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| - After an afternoon at the nearby Trinity Bellwoods Park, my husband and I were meeting up with some friends for Sushi. We went to Izmi because apparently our friend (who just moved in close by here) had been to this place and didn't mind the sushi. Of course I quickly checked Yelp before we went to get an idea of what I could expect. Unfortunately we still went.
When we got there, around 6:45, we were the only diners in the restaurant. This already told me something about this place, never mind the reviews I had just read. We were promptly greeted (no kidding!) by the hostess (our waitress as well) and were taken to the table right by the window. Great spot, because then we could do some people watching on Queen Street. Because I had just come from a picnic in the park, I wasn't starving, but wanted to get an idea of the quality of food this place had to offer (given its lack of popularity). They've got the typical appetizers I've come to expect at a low-end sushi joint. Edamame, gyoza, tempura, miso soup, etc...Of course I jump right to their maki rolls (I know I'm not getting anything fancier as I'm not sure I trust this place). They have a bit of variety, though they stuff a lot of their "fancier" rolls with imitation crab (which I can't eat) so it limits my choices. My husband and I end up ordering an Asahi beer each to drink, one order of gyoza to share and 3 maki rolls (spicy salmon, spicy scallop, and a yam roll).
Moments after our drinks arrive out waitress comes by with complimentary salad. The salad was nothing special, though I am always a fan of the dressing on the salads at sushi restaurants. After we finish our salads she brings our order of gyoza. The gyoza are very hot, which tells me they are fresh! Nice touch! Before we can begin eating them our waitress comes by with complimentary miso soup for everyone at the table. Now our gyoza have cooled down enough to eat so we dig in. The gyoza are nice and greasy, still hot on the inside, and when dipped in the accompanying sauce they are quite tasty. They became the #1 dish in our dining experience here. We drank our miso soup because it was there, but I really could have done without the extra sodium. Our rolls arrived on one big plate. I'm never a fan of this. I must prefer eating a roll and then having the next delivered. Just a personal preference.
In my opinion the rolls were terrible. The scallop rolls had such a fishy flavour I could barely stomach them. The spicy salmon rolls had too much tempura flakes rolled into them and the yam rolls were simply flavourless.
Overall I was not impressed by this place. With so many sushi restaurants to choose from on this strip, I would definitely recommend looking around before you stop here. Its cheap here, and if that's what you're looking for then that's what you'll get.
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