I decided to go all out and ordered the Chef’s 9-piece Nigiri Special ($36), featuring mostly premium fish from Japan or the West Coast. There was Aji, Kanpachi, Sake (King Salmon), Maguro (Red Tuna), Ikura, Tako, Kimme, Madai, and most preciously, Uni from Hokkaido. As they were selling the Uni $10 a piece on its own, I found this set a pretty good deal. Everything tasted fantastic – fresh and delicate, and the temperature and consistency were perfect. This was the first sushi meal that I’ve found comparable to the ones I had in Japan since I visited Japan last November.
This is place is a non descript little hole in the wall restaurant in a small strip mall. Don't let this dissuade you from checking this place out, we did this past June.
The sashimi is one of the freshest that I have had in the lower mainland outside of Japan.
They offer sashimi that some other places likely won't have available and prices will reflect that.
We had assorted sashimi, a coupe of rolls, chicken karrage, assorted tempura and the chicken teriyaki. Sashimi was a standout as well as the tempura. Batter was light and wasn't greasy.
Food 4.5
Service 4.0
Ambiance 3.0
Pricey
Would come back if in the neighbourhood and was craving some super fresh sashimi like we have had in Japan.
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This restaurant is decorated nicely inside, but isn't too big. I'd recommend making reservations. It was cool that the server came by with an iPad to show is what the specials of the day were and how much it was.
The food came out quickly. We ended up getting one of the specials, which was the tamago with unagi inside. The unagi didn't have the typical unagi flavour but it was still good. We also ordered beef tongue, chirashi don and some nigiri. The beef tongue is cooked on the table using a hot stone plate. It came with this liquid that I think was white radish puree with salt. Whatever it was, it tasted good with the beef tongue. I thought it was pretty worth the price too. The chirashi don was beautifully presented and came with pickled veggies and miso soup. The pickled veggies didn't taste very pickled to me and actually was white bland. The chirashi don itself had a good variety of fish and tasted fresh. My favourite was the ika. It wasn't too chewy and tasted really good. Chopped scallop was also really good too.
Overall, the presentation of food is better than your typical sushi restaurant. The fish was fresh and all the food was yummy. The food here is a bit pricier for some items. But it is still reasonable considering their quality. Service is good too. It feels welcoming and it's an open space where you can see the sushi chefs. Definitely a place worth trying. If I was around this area, I wouldn't mind coming back.
Also one more thing: I really liked their tea (: Not your usual tea that you get in a sushi restaurant.
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