Location: 122 Elizabeth St (near Bay and Dundas), downtown Toronto
Website: http://japango.net/
Cuisine: Japanese
Meal: dinner (part I)
My thoughts:
I got this to go while waiting for my dad to meet me at Sansotei. While I was waiting, I chatted with arguably the friendliest and most polite waitress I've ever encountered.
I picked their signature Japango roll, which at $13, cost a pretty penny, but I'd heard rave reviews about it and wanted to try it. I don't remember what was in it, but needless to say, a lot of things, as you can see from the photo below.
My order was ready in about 10 minutes, and just as the waitress was packing up my order, I asked her if I could first snap a quick photo. I told her I had a blog and she took great interest in it, even asking me for the URL, and mentioned that she really takes pride in working there because she also likes taking photos of food and the chefs there put a lot of attention into the presentation of all the dishes. I could certainly see that.
While I was very impressed with the waitress's customer service, how did the food (at least the roll) taste? So-so, I'm sad to say. Maybe it was the raw scallop, which although seared, made the roll overly slimy for my liking. (I am for the most part unadventurous when it comes to consuming foods that are raw.) A sauce was drizzled over top, but clearly it did not do enough to give the roll flavour, as I found the roll bland. I do have to give them points for not skimping on quality (including the freshness) and quantity. I saved most of it for my mom, who really enjoyed it - although I suspect it may have had to do with the fact that she knew the price of the roll (i.e. it was psychological).
Will I be back? Maybe, but I definitely won't be ordering this roll again. Not for that kind of money.
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