Saturday, November 10, 2012

Tsuki Sushi Bar

Name: Tsuki Sushi Bar 
Location: 509 Abbott Street, Vancouver, BC 
Website: http://tsukisushibar.ca
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Ever since spotting this restaurant on my way to the Old Spaghetti Factory, I’ve been desperate to try it. Luckily, just one week later, I was able to. On Friday November 9th at roughly 6:30pm,I went with a group of friends to try it out!

It was fairly small ( roughly 5-6 tables, one long communal table and bar seats). Despite the size, the place was almost jam packed! Luckily, we only had to wait 5 minutes before we were seated at the bar.

Without further ado, onto the food!

On the table:
- Deluxe Sashimi
- Greater Vancouver Roll
- White Roll
- Half & Half Spicy Sashimi
- Salmon Toro ( 4 aburi)
- Oysters
- Green Tea Rare Cheesecake
- Black Sesame Creme Brulee
- Earl Grey Ice Cream
- Miso Soup

Miso Soup:

Since the restaurant was full, the waitress gave us complimentary miso soup as compensation ( although we didn't mind the wait)!

  • It's pretty standard miso soup
  • Tofu was soft and the green onions were fresh 



White Roll ($8.50):

"Dungeness Crab on top of Scallop Special Roll, torched w/Tsuki Sauce"
My friend, EngineerGirl, ordered this one.

  • Real crab meat! 
  • The flavour combination was very good 
  • Wasn't too big a fan of the aburi on the crab meat 
  • Presentation was simple and elegant 
  • Scallop was very sweet and fresh 
Greater Vancouver Roll ($6):
"Seared Tuna and Tobiko on top of Vancouver Roll"
This caught my attention right off the bat, so of course I had to order it!

  • The tuna was seared so perfectly
  • The mixture of tobiko, tuna and steamed tuna was delicious
  • Presented in the same style of White Roll
  • My favourite roll of the night 

Golden Mantle Oysters ($1.50):

We originally ordered 8, but they ran out due to the high demand, so we settled for 5 instead.

  • Part of their daily special $1.50/piece 
  • Very popular and goes fast! 
  • Small, with a crisp sharp taste 
  • For oysters in the same area, I'd prefer to go to Oyster Express instead 
  • Already have green onions and a sauce on top 

Half & Half Spicy Sashimi ($9):
My sister ordered this one, she absolutely loves spicy food.

  • Wasn't too spicy, slight bit of kick 
  • Sashimi was very fresh ( seems like they value that) 
  • Salmon & Tuna 
  • Comes with cucumbers slathered in the sauce 








Deluxe Sashimi Platter ($29):
The last person in our group, M, choose this dish.

  • Hamachi, Salmon, Tuna, Tako, Ika, Hotate, Amaebi
  • All the sashimis were super fresh 
  • Hotate (Scallop) was sweet and crisp 
  • Tako was surprisingly not too chewy and very "clean" tasting
  • Salmon, Tuna, Hamachi were all very good without any mushiness or fishy taste 
Salmon Toro Nigiri ($2.50):

We all decided to order this, because hey, we don't get to have toro (of any kind) too often!

  • Aburi (Flame searing) is available for $0.25 more 
  • 4 out of the 6 were flame seared 
  • The fattiness of the fish was melt in your mouth good 
  • the sushi rice was a bit warm :(


The desserts were complimentary as well. 
Earl Grey Ice Cream ($4):
  • Very fragrant and strong Earl Grey Flavour 
  • Creamy and smooth 
  • Probably the best ice cream I've ever tasted 







Black Sesame Creme Brûlée ($5):

  • Unique style, I've never had it in this form before 
  • Super creamy 
  • The mixture of the two was a match made in heaven 
  • Could NOT stop eating it!




Green Tea Rare Cheesecake ($6):
Engineer Girl and M each ordered one of these.

  • Very smooth 
  • Lots of green tea flavour 
  • Graham cookie base was a bit crumbly 
  • I don't get what's so "rare" in the cheesecake :S
  • Delicious!





Overall: 
The Yay:
  • Food: Great 
  • Price: Roughly $94 with tip, $23.50/person  
  • Location: Free parking! 
  • Service: for the most part, was attentive and accommodating 
The Nay:
  • No cocktails at the time we went (6:30-8:15) 
  • Small space 
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  2. Absolutely love this place! I went Tsuki today, and although it was a rainy cold night, the place was 90% packed. Ordered some of what you had and some other their daily specials. Each dish was perfect and really enjoyed as much!

    PEOPLE you gotta check this place out!!!

    I am going back tomorrow lunch for other menus. Can't wait!!

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    1. Thank you for dropping by and reading the review, glad you chose some of what we ordered :D. It's really quite good, and if you park at Tinseltown/International Village, there's two hours of free parking!

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