. "3"^^ . "2"^^ . "2012-08-26T00:00:00"^^ . "So, first of all, the lunch price is insane (in the really awesome way)... $12.99 for everything you want off of this menu: http://www.matsucuisine.com/menu.html.\n\nThey basically put an a la carte menu CHECKLIST at each table with a pencil and you check off everything you want. There is a large selection (especially for the price) of options in the following categories: appetizers, soup, dim sum, wok dishes, stir fries & noodles, curry and wraps, sushi, maki, \"Chef's Special\" (salmon pizza, salmon & mango pizza, and unagi & avocado pizza), hand rolls and dessert.\n\nSecond of all, if you have to do buffet, this is the civilized way to do it. Waiter service. Love it.\n\nYOU try to restrain yourself. It's not easy.\n\nWhat we ordered the first time I went with an overall thought or two for each:\n\nGreen tea - very nice. Only matched by the green tea at the Caesar Spa in the Days Hotel at Yonge & Carlton.\nSpring rolls - YUM!!!\nYam tempura maki - a couple were slightly soggy, but A-OK.\nAvocado maki - avocado was a bit too far gone - too squishy.\nInari sushi - Yummers, though rice could have been stickier.\nEdamame - unsalted and microwaved-tasting. Gross. \nBeef enoki rolls - OK.\n\nWhere they lost the stars:\n\nSERVICE\n- very friendly and energetic, unfortunately to a fault. Upon being seated, four different servers approached us and took our drink order. I was polite to the first one but COME ON. Three and four got a bit of my lip. Deservedly.\n- the above experience was repeated each time I have visited (three times now).\n- that said, I loved the enthusiasm and cheerfulness. You don't see that much. It was a refreshing break in the middle of the day.\n- the hot & sour and miso soups we ordered were served last... what? \n- the above soup experience only happened the first time.\n\nKITCHEN\n- edamame was unsalted the first time, oversalted the second, unsalted the third...\n- Miso soup is pretty flavourless.\n- something is happening with the sushi rice. Are you making it ahead of time, perhaps? A bit too firm and not sticky enough... like trying to use long-grain rice for sushi. It's not good.\n\nDRINKS\n- awesome.\n- mid-day cocktails rule.\n\nSo, it's not great, but it's fine for what it is - better than a lot of downtown hole-in-the-wall sushi joints! \n\nFinal note: Decor, serving ware and bathrooms all get A+ grades!"^^ . "2"^^ . . "0"^^ . .