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Lots o' yummy fish, no fuss.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
I love their laid-back atmosphere at Toyoda Sushi. The workmanship is not quite top-notch, but it delivers good, decent food with fresh ingredients, and the people are so nice. Nigiris here come with big pieces of fish for sure :-) I like how miso soup comes out as soon as you sit down at the bar. Don't know about the last complimentary salad we received though - it was some pasta-y salad with milky bland sauce and fake crabs in it. If you gotta do a little complimentary dish (referred to as sakizuke - a little dish preceding a meal) you gotta do it right.
Like kabuki, sushi was really for commoners to begin with if you trace back the history, so I hate all the fuss at some places as well as pretentious chefs. Toyoda Sushi is plain and old fashioned in a good way - it makes you comfortable and they are considerate of how you are eating. In my book their eagerness to please you gets high marks.
Their ikura is good (tastes like it's cured in house) and unagi is also good. I'd ask the chef what's good that day if you are eating sushi. I haven't tried lots of their cooked dishes, and I don't intend to try tempura ice cream they push - they are usually nasty things that come pre-packaged from a supplier, ready to be fried. It's just me (I don't believe in food at a restaurant that's not prepared on-site), but who knows what preservatives went in there. All in all, eating sushi here is a good neighborhood experience when you crave sushi but don't want to have to dress up for it.
Don't miss the huge model/model train store down the street if you're into that sort of thing. Also they have a Prime Minister Koizumi maneki neko (lucky cat) - pretty classic.
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