+.5 for service
So close to five stars! Lemme explain.
I was volunteering nearby two nights ago, and brought up Yelp search to see any nearby affordable minimum 4-star restaurants. This came up, and the photos shown looked very scrumptious so I decided to give it a shot.
Arrived at around 9:30pm, and the place was about half full. Not bad for late night. I was promptly seated and treated immediately by a waitress who gave me green tea (which by the way tasted very good, as it has that pinch of rice and sweetness flavour). I ordered the Tokyo Sushi Set, and I found the meal to be beautifully crafted with extremely fresh fish that's between thin and thick. It was simply delicious, and definitely I rate it among one of the best sushi restaurants in the downtown core.
Now why did it lose one star?
The set doesn't come with miso soup or salad! For $15.99 I sorta expected at least a soup or salad to start up, as is typical with all the other Japanese restaurants. However this one came with nothing. Just the sushi. I looked at the menu after and I didn't see any mentions of soup or salad to come with the sushi sets (didn't take a look at the lunch specials or the other combos).
Lack of starter aside, I highly recommend this place for high quality sushi at affordable prices. I have a few other places I want to try before giving a final consensus to where I'll be having my Tuesday dinners from now on, as I'll be volunteering down by Wellesley for the next 6-7 months.