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| - I've walked by this sushi place on a regular basis since it opened last year but have always failed to give it a try as it never seemed to distinguish itself in the din of restaurants along King Street's Restaurant Row. I had my first sampling a couple of weeks ago with a group of friends and found the sushi and appetizers fairly good. More notable was the owner's efforts to accommodate and make the customers comfortable. The stand out characteristic of this sushi bar is that they offer customization for your rolls: choose from beef, chicken, kani (crab), salmon, tilapia, cooked shrimp, tempura shrimp, masago, tofu, tamago (egg). They also have a set menu of course and I was hungry so I shared the Pork Belly and Chicken bento boxes with a friend. I found that the chicken was more to my liking as it had a fresh flavour to it while the pork belly seemed too much like thick bacon. Of their appetizers I found their gyoza and particularly, the pork karage particularly tasty.
It says on their website that the owners wanted to open a "fast, casual, Japanese-themed establishment that understands & is deeply passionate about its customers." In this they have succeeded.
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