Ah, yes… Walter said in a note to us “I’d be curious to hear your thoughts” about Ginza. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. Either way we took the plunge. And, hey, it’s Yorkville so can it be that bad? Meet up time was on a Tuesday at 5:30. I was late due to the whole TTC ticket-replacing-tokens fiasco. Ok, I should have planned better. Anyway, the place was actually pretty much empty. Nice restaurant, actually, but I think we were only one of two (maybe three) tables of people.

I’m guessing that’s not a good sign. Anyway, let’s get down to the grub. We decided to go all rolls plus the sushi pizza. First up, for the rolls, was the ‘signature’ Ginza Roll (soft shell crab, tempura shrimps, BBQ eel, tobiko, avocado, cucumber, asparagus, green onions and mayo).

Agreed on the Ginza roll – nothing special. I was expecting to much better based on the presentation. Ditto for the other two signature rolls. The Moscow Roll ($10) was almost impossible to eat without making a mess. When I eat sushi I want a comfortable eating experience to really enjoy it. If I have to take two bites to get through a piece or have it spilling all over my plate it really ruins it for me. The Moscow wasn’t amazing, that’s for sure. Why did it remind me of onion rings? I put it at average at best. The Black Pearl ($15) didn’t do anything for me either. I’m not sure if I was having an ‘off’ night or what but none of these rolls really did anything for me. The Spicy Tuna rolls were the final roll we ordered. They were average as well. My pint of Sapporo was good though!

The Salmon Sushi Pizza ($8) was decent – and was the tastiest thing we ate. Afterward our waitress asked if we wanted ice cream. Not knowing whether that was extra or not we went for it anyway. I went Mango and you went Green Tea.

Hehe… annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd, free ice cream! No extra charge for the ice cream, which was nice (but, I may add, seems to be standard at many sushi places). We also had a special guest as part of the Sushi Toronto team this time around. Our guest decided to take advantage of the 2 for 1 martinis! I don’t recall which ones but the review was ‘yum’ (paraphrased) I believe.

Agreed. The restaurant environment was great. Clean and modern with good, friendly service. All was good except for the actual food. Too bad, really. I suppose we made it a bit difficult in choosing mostly all ‘signature’ rolls, but, really, your ‘signature’ rolls should be your best stuff. They looked good but dropped the ball on the taste factor and the fact that they’re difficult to eat ‘properly’. I can’t believe I’m going to join you on this one, again, but I can’t justify a rating of 7: I give Ginza Sushi in Yorkville a 6.5/10.

Sush Inn has an upstairs and downstairs, both accessible from outside so you get to choose (woo-hoo!). The confusion led me to choose the downstairs for whatever reason. Once I walked in, I was greeted right away and offered what I call the ‘VIP Section’… Ok, it was one of the two tables that sits elevated from the rest of the seating, and is along the windows looking out to Cumberland. Works for me.

I chose from a decent selection of beer, which was poured into a glass by our server. You went with tea. As for the good (ok, better) stuff, we started off with the sushi pizza (it’s now mandatory when we go for sushi!). I can’t complain – it was quite good. Next up was the spicy tuna maki…

To be honest, except for once, I rarely remember the difference when it comes to sushi pizza! Soooo, the spicy tuna (with sauce on top), I thought, was great; we had the Dragon Roll which was good as well; and then a roll with crab. BBQ eel was another one. It was all tasty goodness!

Yep… All around I give Sushi Inn high marks. Good food, great service, all in a decent setting. What’s with the gummy candy they give you with the bill, though? I’m giving Sushi Inn 9 shopping bags out of 10.