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  • I would rate Kirei 3.5 stars. This restaurant is huge!! I mean for a place in downtown core they definitely are oversized. They even have traditional Japanese style seating which I am quite excited to try out. Overall the ambience is nice. It has a very convenient location in the heart of downtown, right at Church and Adelaide. The first time I tried this place was on a weekday night. I was working late so I got the Kirei Dinner Box. The restaurant was completely empty when I went in to get my take out order. I wanted to use my master card and the waitress immediately asked me if I could use cash instead because they have to pay fees for using a credit card. If you don't like that maybe make it a cash only place then....don't ask the customer to do something for you. The Dinner Box was $23 plus tax and was huge!! It came with 9 pcs of sashimi, 5 pcs sushi and 6 pcs rolls and your choice of teriyaki. I got the salmon teriyaki. The red tuna sashimi I got along with it was dry...yuck. I wonder if it was even safe to eat. The salmon was overcooked as well and overall the meal didn't taste fresh at all. I was just left wondering if they gave me left over food from the day before or something. I decided to give this place a second chance. Also, they had a teambuy available, so at least I won't regret it that much if it turns out to be terrible and it would assure me that my first visit was not just a one off experience. We were a group of 6 and again the only ones in the restaurant on a weekday at 12:15 pm. Service was fast and efficient. Ordered lunch special bento boxes ($10- $14) which came with salad, miso soup and a few sushi rolls. Everything tasted good and this time the salmon teriyaki was not dry and was pretty falvourful. There was enough food for the price. We went again recently since I had a much better experience the last time. The restaurant was pretty packed probably due to Winterlicious. Even though it was very busy the service was not too slow. We got our soup and salad right away. The entrees took a little longer to come but everything tasted fresh. 1. Tuna Tataki ($$$!?) - This is an appetizer and had 6 pieces of pan seared tuna. The pieces were a decent size but it was definitely not worth the $14 you pay for it. The fish was not seasoned at all. I am not sure what an authentic Tataki is supposed to taste like but I don't think this lives up to it in any way. We had a bad start to the meal with the Tataki but the miso soup and salad made up for it. 2. House salad ($4) - This definitely didn't have as much avocado as they show in the menu. 3. Sushi and sashimi bento box($14) - They had a little bit of fried eggplant with 5 pcs of sushi, 6 pcs of roll (not all had fish, some were veggie rolls), and 8 pcs of fresh sashimi. The flavours were pretty good for the sushi and rolls but the sashimi was undressed. 4. Sushi and salmon teriyaki box($12) - This had the same 5 pcs of sushi, 3 pieces of shrimp roll and delicious salmon teriyaki. 5. Pork bone soup ($10) - It was a mediocre soup and you can get much better in chinatown for a much cheaper price. Overall the place is a tad expensive if you don't use Teambuy/Groupon. The lunch specials are not a bad deal if you are in the area.
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