My Sushi Cafe

I was in the area and craved something healthy. Not impressed. Waited more than 20 minutes on a dead day for a simple avocado and cucumber roll. They tried to overcharge me for the avocado roll by 50 cents off the menu. Not impressed. The actual sushi itself was good. Not sure why it took more than 20 minutes and they didn’t seem apologetic about it. So why 3? As mentioned, the sushi was actually good.

I tried their Vietnamese pork vermicelli and sub. Vermicelli does not taste good at all, meat was as thin as they could. Sub was crispy but too less meat. The only good thing was, the price was cheap! Will not go back.

I am always wary of the multi-​cuisine restaurants and I tend to stay away from it since it is usually an indication of half-​a$$ food. At My Sushi Café, they serve both Japanese and Vietnamese food, and I was really hopeful that their Vietnamese food is their strong/​primary skill set.
House beef noodle soup, one size: $ 7.95. Small portion, ingredients are passable, soup needs more depth.
Spring rolls: 2 rolls/​order: $ 4.50. Very impressive looking, and it is actually wrapped in rice paper instead of egg pastry, so it comes out crispy and bubbly. Sadly, looks are deceiving, they were a bit bland. It’s ok.
Grilled pork & spring rolls on vermiceilli: $ 7.95. This is probably the best value out of all the dishes we ordered. However, I don’t think they have an actual grill, the pork chop is stomped super thin and looks like it was cooked on a flat top.
Lemongrass chicken sub: $ 3.95: Meat is on the skimpy side, nothing to write home about.
All in all it’s not bad, not great. However, because there are no phở in my work area, this is as close and as good as it gets. At least the pricing is decent.

There’s a lot of sushi places in New Westminster (surprise surprise). Over the past year, I think it’s safe to say that I tried most of them out!
This place makes Japanese food AND Vietnamese food. Overall, it’s A-​OK. Maybe it’s the overly sticky and warm rice that makes the sushi? It’s like they use rice that they also use for their Vietnamese cuisine. It’s interesting, but I can’t say it’s my favorite.
Their phở, on the other hand, is pretty decent! The noodles are cooked well, so there’s none of that funky plastic smell that comes with rice noodles. Their broth is pretty good, and the meat portion is alright. The only thing that irks me is their lack of lime. Instead, they give you lemon, which, to me, doesn’t produce a distinctive taste in phở. The first time I went there, they didn’t even give me basil, which was also sad. When I returned the second time, they gave me basil AND bean sprouts, but alas, still no lime…
I say try it out, and see for yourself, but IMO, I think I’m willing to make a «longer» trip to another sushi place or phở place.