Wo… I missed “The Viagra”! — but, yes, it was a fairly extensive menu – likely something for everyone (including those who are into trying weird roll combinations). Speaking of rolls, we have a bit of a tradition here at SushiToronto of ordering the roll named after the establishment. Thus, the Kirei Roll was selected, along with the sushi pizza, a spicy tuna roll, the Kamikaze Roll, and a sushi combo (nigiri assortment with a few rolls).

The eggplant was decent. The rest of the dishes weren’t too far behind that. I believe the first thing I reached for were the spicy tuna rolls. No complaints here. I wasn’t blown away but I’d get them again.

Ah!… true. The nigiri was decent. I’d say better then a lot of places we’ve been to. Oh, yeah, the sushi pizza: Seemed fairly like the norm. BUT, it’s the “specialty” rolls where Kirei seems to want to set themselves apart, it seems. As per custom, we ordered the roll named after the establishment – and this one, the “Kirei”, comes with an ‘interesting’ mix of ingredients: deep fried shrimp (ok, not bad), cream cheese (ummm), strawberry (what!?), avocado, cucumber, bbq eel, tobiko, potato chips (say again?), and sweet sauce. Let’s just say I felt like I was eating a dessert. Maybe make it the last roll of the night?

Heh… we skipped that detail. Yep, the Kirei roll was a bit of a disaster. Was a tough one to get through. I will give them marks for having rolls out of the norm, however. As you said, likely worth trying again – but with a bit more thought process put into what we order!?

 

The other large roll we ordered was the Kamikaze – which was my quick ‘pick-something-because-the-waitress-is-here’ pick (tuna sashimi, diced tomatoes, avocado, tobiko, spicy sauce, on top of the lobster salad roll). I enjoyed this one, except for the diced tomatoes — seemed out of place.

Overall, nice enough spot, with good service. Worth another round some day: 7.5/10.