Miso, tempura and sushi sounded like the perfect end to a fun evening with the fam. So where to go in south Calgary. By sheer good luck, we discovered Yumi Sushi in the Avenida mall. It has a most unassuming exterior so we were surprised at how large it is inside. Looking around, I searched for the ubiquitous sushi river, sushi train, or long curving sushi bar which I'd come to expect in these places. Nada. In fact this is a basic "sit down and eat" kind of joint. Curiously however, I noticed a row of wooden boats dry docked on the bar at the back of the room.
We went basic and ordered miso, mixed tempura and a variety serving of sushi. In no time the miso and tempura arrived and then came the wooden boat. This boat cum serving platter is the size of a new born's crib. It had to be turned diagonally to fit our four top table. Inside the boat rested a fresh yet uninspired selection of this restaurant's namesake. It was certainly enough to eat and the quality was good however there was nothing in it that hasn't been served millions of times. We were pleased with the prices and will certainly return-they had floated our boat.