Kasuga Sushi And Grill

  I'm letting the cat out of the bag. I enjoy eating mediocre food sometimes. Yes. I said it. But I have my reasons LOL. Mediocrity serves its purpose, I like eating less than impressive food so I can compare it to higher quality, well prepared food. It makes me appreciate "good" food alot more. Yes, it's usually bad idea. I'm taking a gamble. But do I end up regretting it? Heck no LOL! I go in expecting mediocre food, and mediocre food is what I get LOL!   There are plenty of better than average sushi places near Metrotown, so why did come here? I use to eat at Kasuga when I was in highschool so I wanted to see how much my standards have changed and compare it to "good" sushi LOL. And it was definitely super nostalgic haha! I thought Kasuga was pretty decent back then...but back then I didn't know the difference between a maki and a nigiri LOL...so that's saying something. Needless to say, I've definitely come a long way since then! ;)   Kasuga is run by a Cantonese mom & pop duo! They're one of the larger stalls in the food court, and they've been in business for over 8 years! I don't like giving bad ratings for small family run businesses like this because I know how hard it is, but as a food blogger, I have to speak da truth LOL! In the end, it all comes down to the food!   I've had their chicken teriyaki, tempura, cali rolls, and katsu before and the only item that I remember liking was the chicken teriyaki, probably because it was drenched in copious amounts of sauce LOL! The tempura was not that great, the tempura batter being really thick and a bit hard. The katsu was really thin and dry, but the cali rolls were half decent! But that was 1-3 years ago so things may have changed! :)   If you're really craving sushi when you're in the Crystal Mall food court, Hana Sushi is a better option! It's not great, but it's authentic, and from what I've tried, better than Kasuga! You can read my review of Hana here:  http://www.vancitynoms.com/2014/08/hana-sushi-crystal