Dinner at Kyoto Sushi Japanese Restaurant

Guess what? Tomorrow's Monday...refer to any one of Tardar Sauce's (that grumpy cat) quotes, and that kind of describes what I'm thinking about. I won't bore you with my feelings about Monday.

Sashimi and I went to the Japanese owned Kyoto Sushi for dinner tonight, after reading a lot of hit and miss reviews about the place, we decided to give it a chance. The main thing the other reviewers and bloggers were complaining about was the service. Frankly, the waitress was very courteous and helpful, checking up on us enough to be helpful but not so often that she was annoying. Service was prompt, we only had to wait for about 2-3 minutes after we ordered to be served miso soup. The ambience was brightly lit with a soft light and decorated with Japanese Geisha dolls. We sat in a booth in the corner, the one thing that bothered me about that seat was the drafty smell. 

First up, is the miso soup. The soup itself was nothing out of the ordinary. As I said before, it was served within minutes of ordering.

California Roll

We ordered the Combo A, which consisted of 3 pieces of salmon maki roll, 3 pieces of tuna maki roll and 9 pieces of California Roll. The the avocado in the California roll is miniscule compared to other places, but, (prepare yourself for a cliché) you get what you pay for. There was a lot of imitation crab meat stuffed in the sushi though. The rice was a bit on the dry side, the sushi was rolled very loosely, though it seemed like it was 'freshly rolled' which is good. Although the rice used to make the sushi was 'short grain' it tasted like long grain rice.

Tuna and Salmon Maki Roll

Again, the roll was very loose and the rice, dry. Nothing more can be said about the roll. The Combo A was served with pickled ginger a dab of wasabi.

Ebisunomono

The Ebisunomono, was too sweet for my palate. This was served after the sushi combo, it's supposed to 'open' your appetite.

Bento E $12.99

I regretted it the moment it hit the table, more California Rolls? I mentally kicked myself. The Beef Teriyaki was piping hot...because it was nuked. The moment I put it into my mouth, I noticed that one part of the beef was cool, while the other part was hot. The beef also wasn't the freshest, having the taste of meat being in the freezer for too long. The beef was sliced into literally, mini-blankets. Aside from that, it passed, barely. The thickly-sliced salmon tasted fresh, the same goes for the tuna. I don't have a close up picture of the sashimi, but I'll be sure to get one the next time I go for sashimi (teehee).  The Gyoza, which I'm pretty sure you can see, was very oily. I think they used too big a bento for serving this as the food didn't fill up the space as desired.

Seafood Udon $8.99

Sashimi ordered the Seafood Udon. A piece of advice if you order this, eat it while its hot as it is salty. I don't know about you guys but I tried a bit of the soup and found it too salty. The broth consisted of a oyster, a baby crab the size of my pinky nail, a stick of imitation crab meat, a sprig? of broccoli, a sheet of beancurd and some pieces of cuttlefish which had the texture of cuttlefish but the taste of chicken. It was served in a metal (I'm going to call it this because I can and because there is no other way to describe it) cauldron, complete with a handle.


The bottom line is, if you don't have high standards and are just looking for a place to fill you up, Kyoto Sushi Japanese Restaurant is the place for you.

Kyoto Sushi Japanese Restaurant

13651 72 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 2P2 604- 592-2883