Wow Sushi

Date: April 30, 2012 (backdated, as most of my posts are, but I know this really takes the cake!)

Location: 11 Charles St. W. (near Bay/Bloor), Toronto

Website: http://thewowsushi.blogspot.ca/

Meal: lunch

My thoughts:

My sister and I stumbled upon this place because Okonomi House was closed again - we'd made three attempts to go and they were closed for renovations every time. Frustrated? Were we ever, but I later realized this was a blessing in disguise because I otherwise wouldn't have discovered Wow Sushi. 

Am I the only one a little bit turned off by the name? I found out the name after our meal, when I was given the receipt. Had I known it was called 'Wow Sushi,' I'll be honest, I don't think I would've gone in. It's like calling your restaurant "Yummy in my Tummy" or something to that effect, you know? My sister, on the other hand, thought nothing of it. Maybe I'm just picky with words. Or a difficult customer to please, haha. Moving along...!

Since we were in the Yorkville area, the prices were a bit steeper than your typical sushi joint. The quality and presentation, however, were well worth it (although the pictures don't really illustrate that. I apologize in advance for their terrible quality.) We were given some fried tofu as complimentary starters, which was nice. The tofu was soft and the batter light and crispy.

For our meal, my sister had the Nabe Yaki Udon lunch special ($10), which was udon noodles in soup with some vegetable tempura on the side. My sister liked this, but I am not particularly fond of tempura nor udon noodles. I prefer thinner noodles so that you get a greater soup-to-noodle ratio and hence, more flavour. 

I had an order of the salmon sashimi ($8 for 4 pieces) and butter fish sashimi ($8 for 4 pieces). The sashimi was slightly seared and sliced and arranged in such a way as to resemble an armadillo. The salmon was soooo amazing!!! It literally melted in my mouth!! I consider myself to be a sushi connoiseur, and I'm telling you, this is the best salmon sashimi I have ever had. Ever. The butter fish wasn't nearly as good; it was a bit overcooked, thereby defeating the purpose of it being a raw dish.  

I also had an unagi maki ($8). It wasn't bad, but the salmon definitely stole the show that day, making everything else really paled in comparison.

My verdict: I'm sure they have other great items, but you really have to try their salmon sashimi. It really is something else! It really does live up to its name. A must try!