Ottawa Foodies

Tokyo Sushi is located on the ground level of a small house on Kent Street. It opened about a month ago and Mr. Nanook and I finally got around to trying it together. He had their take out last week and has been raving about it since!

The menu features a variety of sushi, nigiri, appetizers (tempura, edamame, kimchi) and other non-sushi Japanese mains (Katsu etc). The menu isn't overly ambitious, but it offers plenty of choice.

We ordered one of their party platters to share - 42 pieces of sushi and nigiri for $42, which is very reasonable. The presentation was fantastic and the fish was fresh. The sushi was ready in 10 minutes.

The owner said business is brisk, especially on weekdays with the lunch crowd making the trek down Kent Street to their little shop. We were really impressed and will definitely be back.

The sushi and nigiri were made exceptionally well. The rolls were made tightly and didn't fall apart; the nigiri featured large pieces of fish on decent-sized beds of rice. The fish had tremendous flavour, especially the salmon and hamachi.

The edamame was done perfectly. Lightly salted and warm. The pods were still fresh. It was still warm after we carried it home! My only complaint was that I wished that I'd ordered a second serving!

The akedashi tofu is my favourite appetizer, although it's hard to pick one. The tofu is fried and melts in your mouth served in a delicious sauce. This restaurant probably has the best sushi in Ottawa, largely due to the fact that the owner is one of the very few chefs trained in Japan.