A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
As tradition goes, I try to go to an AYCE sushi restaurant every time I visit Canada. This place was in Whitby.
I have to say, aside from the deep fried scallops, this place was pretty bad. The rolls were nothing special, and even the fried dishes were meh. I guess that’s enough said.
Overall, a great find (and it’s right next to the parking garage I always park at in San Pedro Square).
For a drink, I believe I got the Samurai Sunset )it was a really good twist of a mai tai).
For special rolls, we got the the classified rainbow and the dragon roll, both of which I would get again. We also ordered a salmon roll (which was pretty standard).
We also got beef tataki, and shrimp tempura, both which I liked. The only thing we got that I didn’t like were these tuna tacos ( it sure why, but I thought it was wayyyh to greasy for my taste).
Update (11/4/2018): We went back to this place, and one thing we ordered that we didn’t order before was the Korean short ribs as a starter. Definitely something to order again (and hands down, the classified rainbow roll was still the best roll).
So yea, this place was definitely worth the $35 (Canadian). It had most everything I wanted in an all you can eat sushi place (had sashimi, rolls, cooked food. The only thing it didn’t have was deep fried scallops).
The main “featured” dish that they had were the Torched sushi (which is the first two pictures from below). I would order everything again.
First restaurant I’ve eaten at in San Carlos, and it was good (but not cheap).
To start, I got the Apprentice sake sampler. To be honest, I don’t think I actually noticed any difference between the three sakes (and I still like the cloudier ones better. These ones were all clear). I do like how it was presented, and the wooden cups did add to the experience (they were surprisingly light and added to the taste).
We got the sashimi salad, which is a great deal (since you get like 8 pieces of sashimi for $17, compared to an order of 8 pieces of sashimi, which costs $32).
We also tried the soft shell crab and chicken karaage (which was actually cooked just right – not too crispy. Perhaps its the batter they used that was good).
For the rolls, we got the Jalapeño Hamachi (it’s pretty simple, and probably a California roll is even more complex), and the Great balls of fire (this one was really good. It was temperature hot and spicy. It had panko crusted spicy tuna roll with spicy mayo, unagi sauce scallions & tobiko).
Overall, this sushi place is good for the fact you can get a lot of selection, and each plate is usually only $2. However, the quality is not the best (but not the worst, just ok).
Got the Spicy Tuna Don with a side of salmon sashimi. Overall, food was good (but other poke bowls I’ve had are better).
