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| - I've been to quite a few AYCE places before. I've got to say, this is definitely one of the top ones I've been to. You usually do not expect this kind of quality at an AYCE place either. At a price of $15.99 for lunch on Christmas, this was definitely a surprise, though not too much of a surprise, since I checked the Yelp ratings beforehand ;) Here are a couple things that really stood out to me:
1) Sushi: fish to rice ratio was very good. My brother, who is my food connoisseur, was impressed with how the fish can droop over the piece of rice and touch the plate, as it should be for proper sushi according to him. The fish was also very flavourful and fresh.
2) Sushi rolls: There was good variety and about 3-4 unique rolls. What made me happy was that the rolls came out warm and not cold. There was also a good amount of stuff in the middle and only a thin layer of rice. The only roll I wasn't a big fan of was the Calamari roll, which was too big and fell apart while being picked up. The mango sauce was also a strange accompaniment to the squid.
3) Ramen was quality ramen. Usually at AYCE, you order ramen and you get some flimsy noodles with a mediocre amount of seafood/meat, maybe some lettuce, all served to you in some watery soup. Not at Fushimi. This is the same kind of ramen you could expect from an actual ramen store, with bamboo shoots and half an egg included! My only regret is that I was too full from everything else to order more.
As someone who's from uptown, I don't venture downtown to eat too often. I might have to make an exception for this next time I want to have some really good AYCE.
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