Service/ambiance - excellent, prompt and friendly service. Super nice (possibly owner) lady at the counter who rang us out. She was ADORABLE - she was oohing and aahing over my green hair and asked if she could touch it, in a cute not creepy way. I of course said yes - getting petted by strangers is a hobby of mine. Wait...that didn't come out right. The restaurant itself was cute and very clean, with a very modern simplicity fused with Japanese classic design elements. Again, typical TO downstairs bathrooms. Clean and decent.
Food - The miso and separate complimentary noodle soups before the meal were excellent - satisfyingly complex broths but not overly salty. Noodles were firm and tasty. My date's mini-salad, which came with his meal, featured very fresh lettuce and a tangy, delicious house dressing. The dragon and spider rolls were on the high end of average - tasty, decently fresh and much fatter than I was used to, but nothing that blew my socks off. The sashimi unagi (eel) was the best I've had, hands down. Very fresh, with a mildly sweet flavor and delicate texture. My seafood-hating bf even tried a bite and had to give it props. My date's chicken teriyaki ranked as "the best I've ever had" in his book. It was in a light but very flavorful sauce, with visible char marks from the grill on the meat. Medium portion of meat with ample, seasoned rice and he had trouble finishing it. It was great to see the sushi chefs in a public space (with glass barrier of course) working on the items and all the ingredients they had out looked very fresh.
Totally hit the spot, reasonably priced, great staff, comfy space, but doesn't reinvent the wheel.