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| - Restaurant: Ninki
Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi
Location: Entertainment District
Address: 40 King Street West
Price Range: $15-30
1: Poor
2: OK
3: Good
4: Very Good
5: Excellent
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ambiance: 3
Overall: 3.5
Extra information:
*All You Can Eat Sushi at dinner time for $21.95
*Friday is $2 more expensive, $23.95
*Tax and automatic 15% gratuity added
*Free parking at Scotia Plaza entrance on Adelaide West
Ninki is hidden away in the PATH under King Street West. I happened to find this place while trying to desperately find an exit from the underground world of Toronto. It first caught my eye because it was very roomy, bright and clean inside. It is a little pricy for a AYCE place, but if you take a look at the menu there are lots of sashimi options so I personally feel like it's kind of worth it. Plus Ninki is more so known as a regular Japanese restaurant than AYCE so that might be a reason why it's more expensive (better quality).
Odered: SALMON/TAI/SABA/HOKKIGAI & SALMON NIGIRI/SPICY SALMON/ UNAGI SUSHI & SEAWEED SALAD
All the food did take a little longer than usual AYCE places but I took it as a good thing because that means they are made fresh. Given the price, there are more choices of sashimi than usual on the menu. You order them by individual pieces and they were all decent size. If you like Tai, Saba or Hokkigai sashimi they are worth trying but it was nothing special. Salmon sashimi was def the best choice, they were fresh and butterly in my mouth. I wouldn't recommend Spicy salmon nigiri because it didn't have much flavor but Unagi sushi was delicious.
Ordered: SPICY CHOPPED SCALLOP & DYNAMITE RAINBOW & SPICY SALMON & GIANT SHRIMP CRUNCH ROLL
There are 28 different types of rolls avail on the menu plus I went on a friday so there were extra 3 special rolls on the list. Spicy chopped scallop was actually very good- I wasn't expecting very much because spicy salmon nigiri wasn't that good but this one had more flavor and they didn't skimp out on chopped scallops so that was def worth getting it. Dynamite rainbow roll sounded good but it was kind of dry, could have used some more mayo. Spicy salmon roll tasted exactly like the spicy salmon nigiri I didn't enjoy them that much. Because I was paying 2 dollars more due to the fact that it was Friday- I decided to try one of the special rolls, giant shrimp crunch roll. This was basically a giant shrimp roll with tempura bits and mayo on top. It had no flavor but the only reason I sort of enjoyed it was because I just love shrimp.
Ordered: YAKI UDON
I didn't actually order this, my sister did. I had one bite and it was ok- lots of veggies in this dish and its teriyaki sauce so I think anyone can enjoy it.
Ordered: TONKATSU, CHICKEN KARRAGE, SHRIMP TEMPURA
All the hot food comes as soon as you order them, I am assuming these are premade. Tonkatsu was crispy and it was warm, I think I would have enjoyed it more if it was hot. Shrimp tempura was big in size, but it had too much batter and I couldn't really taste the shrimp. Chicken karrage was the worst, it was just warm and had no flavor whatsoever. It would have been better served with japanese mayo or some kind of sauce.
Ordered: BANANA TEMPURA WITH VANILLA ICECREAM
This was so good! I love banana tempura with vanilla icecream and my sister and I got so excited when we saw this on the menu. It was so much better than I expected it to be. They pre-cut banana into small pieces before deep frying them so they were all nicely battered. I enjoyed every bite of this dessert and just thinking about it right now makes me drool!
SUMMARY: So far it's the best sushi place I've been to in Toronto (but then again I've only been to 3 so far so that's not saying much). The only thing I didn't like about this place is that they automatically charge you 15% gratuity but then I always just pay 15% anyways (but I just don't want to be forced by the restaurant). I would go back to Ninki again even if I just wanted Sushi.
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