A Feast to Remember

By Maria Nguyen

Sushi is nothing new, but when you’ve lived in Japan for years, it is news to find a Japanese restaurant in Toronto with sushi on par with the real stuff.

As soon as I moved back to Toronto last year, the hunt for authentic sushi was on. And after a year trying as many sushi joints as the wallet of a poor student would allow, I finally found it at Masa. Fish so fresh my eyes gleamed with tears of joy. And the best thing is: I can eat as much as I want.

For $15.99 you can feast on a smorgasbord of nigiri and maki rolls stuffed with everything from spicy salmon and sweet-tasting eel to creamy avocado. Throw in a few plates of dumplings, teppenyaki chicken, tempura shrimp and calamari, and an hour later you’re stuffed not unlike the 20 sushi rolls you’ve just consumed.

This sushi mecca is located next to the Comfort Inn on 15 Charles St. E., just off of Yonge and south of Bloor. Its modern lounge setting is trendy but unpretentious. It also boasts an entertaining teppenyaki show, but I’m too much of a sushi addict to try it yet.

And did I mention domestic beers are only $3.50?

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