Address: 4901 Yonge Street
Website: http://sushimoto.ca/
Type of Meal: Dinner
Sushi Moto is
a spacious place, there’s large booths and tables in the centre perfect for
bigger groups. Having been there before,
my husband and I dropped by for more of the delicious sounding rolls they
offered.
Being a
little adventurous we ordered the spicy killer maki ($9.95). Sure the name sounds
deadly and makes you sweat in anticipation of the spice but it ended up being
bearable. Essentially a spicy tuna roll with red chillies (although the menu
notes jalapeño) and avocado which is then deep fried so there's a crispy crust
and the tuna cooks. The crunch is nice and the heat augments the spiciness.
Luckily, the avocado helps to neutralize it a bit so you can still enjoy the
flavours. The spicy killer is filled with flavour but is meant to be shared as
quite heavy.
We also had
our normal purchases the spicy salmon ($6.95) and dynamite ($9.95) maki. The
spicy salmon is average with big chunks of salmon rolled with tempura bits and
spicy mayo. Sushi Moto leaves the salmon in big pieces rather than chopped up
into tiny bits, which I personally like.
The dynamite
is large and filling with tempura shrimp, avocado, julienned cucumber, and fish
roe. Also a decent roll it could have been even better if the shrimp were
freshly fried.
Craving
something hot and meaty we also ordered the kalbi ($9.95). Arriving on a
sizzling plate with plenty of onions it's fragrant and hot. The thicker cut and
sufficient marinade was appreciated but for the price I did expect more than
two pieces cut up into smaller pieces.
Additionally,
Sushi Moto provides complementary Japanese noodle soup (not quite sure what the
soup base would be). And if all the television screens can’t keep you
entertained their tea cups offer an interesting read.
Compared to
our first experience, Sushi Moto has improved slightly with their food’s
flavours. Personally, I feel it’s worth it to pay a bit more for their
"special" maki as they tend to have more fillings and often offers a
different take on the normal rolls. Other ones that sound interesting include
the erotica, tataki attack and the pink lady, which I’m sure we’ll go back one
day to try.
Overall mark - 7 out of 10
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Gastro World's Grading System
- Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back
- 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return
- 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return
- 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend
- 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend
- 10 - absolute perfection!
