Thursday, 31 January 2008

• Tsukiji Tamasushi

  Restaurants Park, 13th Floor, Takashimaya Times Square
  5-24-2
  Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  03-5361-1866
  http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g203823/
  

  Japan is the land of sushi and you'll find a sushi restaurant at almost every corner.  After visiting the fish market's Sushi Dai, I was having high hopes for all sushi restaurants in Japan.  So here I am at the top of a shopping mall (for some reason, most food courts and restaurants in Japanese malls are on the top floors) looking for something appetizing to eat.  I've had enough of ramen for a while so I'm going to try out sushi.

  

  A cozy modern interior with bamboo to bring you back to nature.

  

  Tofu crab soup:

  

  Underneath the soup is a layer of tofu.  Surprisingly it had real shreds of crab.  The bowl is really small and the shallow spoon (on the left) makes it a challenge to eat/drink.

  Seared salmon:

  

  The salmon looks really good but didn't taste as fresh or tender as you'd imagine.  On my whole trip to Japan, salmon wasn't a good fish to have here.

  Sashimi bowl:

  

  A great presentation but under all that is a lot of rice.  The sashimi wasn't fresh tasting and resembled what you'd get in Toronto. 

  Sushi combo:

  

  It's sashimi on rice so it's not much better than the Sashimi bowl.  The rolls had minced tuna.  Minced tuna is really bad tasting.  It was room temperature and tasted like a paste.  This combo was around $22.

  After having super fresh sushi at Sushi Dai, I was hoping most sushi restaurants would be at least close tasting.  I was very wrong.  If you're on a trip to Japan, I recommend skipping this restaurant and saving your money for some better food.

  Eric Tummy Points: 2 out of 5

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