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| - Overall - Quite like this place! Great for lunch takeout. Haven't sat in yet though.
My continued sushi conquest took me to this location. As it would happen, my new work location is littered with sushi joints. And with several of them heavily under-performing to my expectations (maybe I've just become a sushi snob), I decided to test my luck out with this location.
From first perspective, I noticed that the restaurant had different names. Kyu Sushi, Ichiban sushi, etc. Other reviewers have mentioned a change in management/names along with rather low rating, so I did what I could to lower my expectations accordingly.
The restaurant is very pleasing visually. Very large with several seats available. Definitely a plus on my side. They had a lady dedicated to take out orders (which makes sense during a busy lunch rush), and even provided a take out discount if cash was used.
I ordered myself a salmon lover lunch set which included a spicy salmon roll, 6 salmon sushi, and 6 salmon sashimi, for ~$14, and I must say it was the best sushi meal I've had among the sushi restaurants I've been to around these parts. Their spicy salmon roll was (finally) not a slurry consisting mainly of tempura flakes (there was still a good a mount of tempura in it, but at the least it was tasty). Their sashimi is something else, though. Very fresh, their salmon was extremely delicious and flavourful. I believe the fat content of the salmon they used for sashimi was higher than other places, providing a richer texture.
The quality of sashimi was so good, I came back another week to try out their sashimi dinner combo (yes dinner for lunch, I'm a baddie.) To my surprise, they included a rather expensive salmon roe to the platter! And while the menu states 18 piece plate, I counted at least 20 pieces of fish (picture attached)! Definitely the most delicious sashimi platter in these parts.
All in all, this will probably be my go to location for sushi in the Yonge/St.Clair area. the fish was really delicious and their portions were more than adequate. For under 20 dollars for what I got, I'd say this place is a real treat.
Definitely give this place a try, regardless of what they've changed their name to!
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