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| - Sumo quality is consistent and dependable and with their new Menu which features a good variety of rolls, both vegetarian and fish, my daughter and I were satisfied.
Remembering that this restaurant is situated in a busy Mall, Sunridge and has been around for over a decade, it's a place we go when we crave Sushi but don't want to pay $$$ and/or wait for a seat or drive across town.
Sumo is always clean, the service is traditionally Japanese and the food is good, solid Sushi.
For those who don't get the non-engagement of the polite service in a traditional Japanese restaurant it goes like this. Your server in a traditional Japanese restaurant is not there to give you a dining experience, make eye contact, smile and introduce specials, the food is supposed to do that. Also privacy is a very big part of the dining expereince in such a restaurant. You should be able to have a conversation without worrying about your watier or waitress interrupting.
So after a long day of engaging people, my daughter and I were more than ready for unobtrusive, but politley attentive service.
I did give a little freak-squeak when I saw the price of the individual sushi pieces. I'm not used to paying over $3.00 for a single piece of salmon on rice. Especially not for a late lunch!
The manager herself came out and asked if we liked the new menu. I said I didn't know yet. That was a big thing for this restaurant. Managers rarely come to the table unless there is a problem with customer satisfaction so I was very impressed.
That she remembered us made me even more impressed.
And yes, the new menu is good. The rolls are on par with those at the old Chopsticks restaurant across from Marlborough Mall which was a family favourite but is no more as the restaurant was sold and renamed a while ago.
So if you like rolls and polite, discreet service, a clean atmosphere, and a break from the noise and chaos of a shopping marathon, Sumo is a good place to rest your feet and savour the quiet.
And if you are a vegan, you can eat there without worry. The vegetarian rolls are prepared with thought to the vegan palate.
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