As I was about to arrive, I had a weird feeling that it was going to be closed like the last time we tried. Lucky for us, it wasn’t. For the second time in a row you got there before me?!? as I see you sitting near the entrance. I notice its a quite smaller than I thought it would be but appears very nice from the decor.

Ha I guess you are right. I am getting burned by the fact that I expect the TTC to be late and they are actually on time! Don’t worry, it won’t last. Also, it’s one of those things where the closer you are, the more likely you will be late for whatever reason. The menu was pretty classy and the place seems more like a genuine Japanese restaurant and that of course means no Sushi Pizza on the menu. I guess it’s not the big hit in Japan as it is in Toronto. Based on what I see and hear from the Sushi chef in the corner, I think he is actually Japanese! A rarity among Sushi restaurants in Toronto as most seemed to be either Korean or Chinese. Figure that out. True about Labatt ice. It brought back memories of good old Molson XXX with the higher than normal alcohol content. Whatever happened to that piss tasting beer? Anyways, the menu seems a bit more expensive than most and the standard items are there. No “crazy” or specialty type rolls on the menu this time.

As far as a refill offer, do you notice that it’s actually kind of rare to get an offer? It seems like you always have to ask for another beer at most of these places. Or maybe it’s just me. Oh food. Yes, the sashimi was good size and tasted very fresh. Was a good choice to start with. Up next was the rolls. I believe a few came out at once?

Yes the veggie…. never a fan of pure veggie only dishes unless it’s called a salad. For some reason, I always feel there should be some kind of protein/meat involved but good to try something different. The rolls tasted pretty good. Halfway through though, I could tell that we probably needed to order some more.

Yeah the veggie comes back to haunt you. Hmm I believe I predicted that :) The other rolls were very good as well. They weren’t kidding about the SPICY tuna. Had some nice zip to it and I expect the same with the soon to arrive spicy salmon roll. The second roll we ordered was some kind shrimp tempura roll. Both were very good. I also believe you had to ask for a refill for your empty glass? I see a pattern here as that’s pretty much the norm at sushi places. The green tea constantly gets refilled but the beer… that’s another story.

Yup, gotta love the spiciness of the spicy salmon. Rolls were great and I agree with you that you really can’t go wrong with the place. The atmosphere, sushi chef and menu are on the more “traditional” side of things and the prices are a bit more but the bill wasn’t as big as I thought it would be which is always a welcome surprise. I give it 8.5 out of 10. I think I would have bumped it to 9 but I must admit, I kind of wished they had some more unique and creative types of rolls that some of the more “nontraditional” places provide. Still a great place but remember it’s not open TUESDAY nights!

I really did have high hopes for this place. At first I thought the place closed down but it was just closed and that area is pretty dark. It does look pretty nice from the outside window from what I could tell. Go figure it would close early on our ‘Sushi Review’ night. I guess we’ll have to make an exception for them at some point.

Ah yes the Love Boat. One of those dinners for two with all kinds of combos including appetizers, sushi, rolls, tempura, etc. It’s good if you want a variety of selections. The place was pretty nice although there’s kind of a fishy smell that I noticed. We should mention that the reason we went there twice was because we attempted to go to Ichiriki but it was closed (see review) and we ended up going back to Asahi since it’s right near by.

Ha yeah you never like those ‘frills’ of salad or miso soup. Have you ever had a Corona with lime at a sushi place? I remember them giving us a huge bowl of Edamame which wasn’t a big winner. There was maybe 85% left when he came over and said that we can switch it up next time. I did really like the selection and options they had. One thing for me though that I didn’t like is I found the rice a little too hard, almost like it wasn’t cooked long enough or used enough water.

Rice is a lifeline for us Asians. Having said that, I can only give it a 6 out of 10.