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| - Went to Toko for the first time today and ordered takeout. We got a clear soup, miso soup, spicy scallop roll, vegetable roll, rainbow roll and tiger roll. The miso soup is very nice - my first time having it, but just what I expected -- savoury and salty with scallions, tofu and seaweed. I was mad about my clear soup, though... It was brown in color, which confused me, and I figured out why when my boyfriend ate one of the little white bits floating in it.. The clear soup is broth, 2 shaved pieces of mushroom, and tempura onion. Which means the soup basically tastes like tempura grease as a main flavor. Ew.
The sushi was good! Everything tasted fresh and clean. The sushi rice is mixed with a little bit of black sesame seeds, which I like.. The veggie roll is nice and clean tasting. Spicy scallop roll is a little mushy and not very scallopy, so we probably wouldn't get that again, but not bad. The rainbow roll was my favorite, as it's got varied flavors throughout but never gets too complicated. And the tiger roll was nice, but perhaps a little too sushi-esque for my n00b sushi-eater self.
I think we'll definitely try this place again, and perhaps try the eat-in experience next time. It's a sweet little surprise to find this place hidden in Kent, though. But there are definitely a few things they could work on. I'd actually gives this place a solid 3.5 rating currently.
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