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| - Going for sushi with my boy M is like tradition now. We were looking for a new place to try and a friend recommended we check out Ematei. More of a Japanese izakaya than sushi place but it fit the bill.
It's a bit off the beaten path but easy to find. I like how the chefs counter is right at the front when you walk in and they of course greet you warmly.
We came on a Tuesday evening right after work so we had no trouble grabbing a table but by the time we left, the place was bumping. The inside is well decorated with Japanese traditional outfits, posters, maps and artwork along the walls.
Menu is massive, almost daunting with all the choices. A LOT of people were getting hot pot, which seems like a very popular choice here. If we had more people, I would have tried the sukiyaki ($80.00).
- Complimentary salad and soup - both were pretty standard fare but helped starve off the hunger pains while we waited for the main dishes.
- Gyu tan salad ($6.50) - the grilled beef tongue was excellent.
- Ikageso karaage ($7.00) - ikageso was probably our favourite dish. Perfectly battered, crispy, crunchy. Delightful.
- Yam tempura roll ($5.00) and spicy salmon roll ($6.50) - M's favourite rolls that he always orders whenever we go for sushi. Both were tasty!
- Enoki foil ($7.50) - shocking that they didn't try to make the foil into a swan shape. Inside, there was imitation crab and lots of enoki. The sauce underneath was sweet (from the onions). This would have been perfect with some rice.
- Sashimi dinner ($28.00) - 15 pieces of sashimi; salmon, tuna, ebi, tako, yellowtail. I wasn't sure how the sashimi would be after reading some reviews but we were both satisfied with everything. The pieces were properly cut and everything tasted fresh.
- Wafu spare ribs ($10.00) - sticky, tender, moist.
Next time I'll pay closer attention to their daily specials (you see them when you first walk in). Everything was well executed and I'd be happy to come back again to try more things. Japanese hot pot nex
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