"3"^^ . . "7"^^ . "2008-10-29T00:00:00"^^ . . "8"^^ . . "This restaurant is in the Amherst street area, reminiscent of Hollywood in LA or the Castro in SF. It is a mixed neighborhood of small shops, restaurants, with several Asian and Gay establishments with a couple of seedier adult video stores on cross streets. \n\nThe restaurant has been here for 20 years, first owned by a Japanese national, who sold it to a Vietnamese family. It has Japanese decor, with a small sushi bar with 2 chefs. All staff are Vietnamese. Mr. Ho is the head sushi chef, and he escaped from Vietnam on a boat in 1980. Turns out 95 percent of the Sushi establishments in Montreal are Vietnamese, Chinese, or Korean owned. This includes the nearby Yuki sushi (2 locations in the same area) which is Chinese owned and not as good. \n\nThe sushi was pretty good. I had Nigiri Sushi, including Hamachi, Maguro, Saba, Sake and Uni, with a bowl of Miso Soup. All the Nigiri were moderately priced from $4 - $5, even the uni at only $5.75 CAD. \n\nThe staff was friendly, especially after they found out I knew they were Vietanamese and we talked about Vietnam experiences. They speak French, English and Vietnamese. No Japanese, however!"^^ . "13"^^ .