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| - Friday night dinner for 2: We did enjoy it but had some criticism of the sushi and sashimi. It wasn't quite as fresh as we'd hoped though good for the most part. First impressions were positive: nice layout and decor, slightly more intimate-feeling booth options, clean washrooms, and music at a reasonable volume. Menus have good variety and selection, and the tea is nice.
We ordered some rolls (avocado, unagi - Caterpillar, and mixed fish - Atlantic), the extra small sashimi party platter that comes with miso soups and green salads (which we upgraded for $2.70 fee each to wakame salad), and a BBQ beef short ribs appetizer (kalbi). It was a very filling dinner, so we could have removed 2 rolls from the meal. The biggest minus was that not all of the sashimi was as fresh as it could have been; unexpected for a Friday night. It wasn't fully off, but there were some fish that were good, and some that were just not as great, tasted a bit older than they should be. The ribs were very nice. The fat content was juicy and appealing for an appetizer (but would be excessive with a whole bunch more if in a main course). The upgrade charge on the salads was frankly disappointing, since I look at their menu and the green salads and wakame salads are actually both priced at $4.95. It was unpleasant that we were charged more than the price of a single salad to change from one salad to another for two people, and without being informed that would be the case in advance, so I feel I do have to point that out. I would consider $2 on the bill ($1 x2) for a requested substitution of an item of equal value reasonable. Our bill had $5.40. The Caterpillar roll had tasty BBQ eel and a flavourful combination with cucumber, avocado, and tobiko and the Alaska roll was straightforward with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and avocado. The Alaska roll was a challenge to find on a menu with so many tempura- or surimi-containing rolls, but I'm glad it was there. The sashimi was cut fairly well, and the salmon and white tuna were fresh. The other fish (tuna, albacore, yellowtail) could have been fresher, but it wasn't at the point of needing to outright reject them or call the health department. The party tray of sashimi doesn't come with any radish for eating in between fish, so if that's important to you (I had my avocado rolls, so was good), I'd suspect a dinner platter of some sort might be prepared with that.
Still hunting for our ideal quick-cheap-local-yummy sushi place.
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