Sushi Matsuri (239 Menzies Street) is a small little restaurant. When I say small, I mean SMALL. There’s about eight tables, none of which seat more than four. While it wouldn’t do for a large dinner party, it was quite well laid out, making careful use of the little space it had.
I actually quite liked the decor, but none of you care about thatŃtruthfully, I don’t either. We’re here to talk food!
Sushi Matsuri offers a good sized menu, with a solid selection of sushi, as well as some other Japanese foods. A really cool thing about the place is that they gave the option to use real crab meat in any of their sushi for an extra 75 cents.
The kind waitress brought us some free green teas (great for warming up my hands, which were thoroughly frozen), and then we started our night off with a plate of Gyoza each. Though it wasn’t really anything special, it was good.
Next came the entrŽe. I got a BC Roll, a simple Tuna Roll, and something called the Stop, Drop & Roll. That last one was my favourite of the night: it had a bit of deep fried salmon on the top, which gave it a nice crunch. Delicious.
This sushi was absolutely delicious! My friend, who was dining with me, agreed, and he is an expert in these matters, or so he tells me. I don’t actually believe him, but it sounds good.
Anyway, the food was really good and we both felt stuffed by the end of it. Better yet, it was pretty cheap for how good it was. I paid about $25 for everything. The basic rolls are around $3.50, and the primo rolls didn’t go past $8.00, which is actually pretty cheap compared to a lot of other places around town.
My advice? Go to Sushi Matsuri and give it a shot. It’s good stuff.