Asahi Sushi

hyfr damn good fresh ayce sushi! sashimi melts in your mouth, the rice is fresh, the surroundings are traditional, husband and wife team kept close and gave proper friendly service. i would omikase this chef anyday!

Have you ever ordered a Nabe udon and been given a dirty look for it? Have you ever received a Nabe udon with a side dish of yelling and lecture by the store owner? I have, at Asahi Sushi.
I went there a few weeks ago and had the worst dining experience of my life. I may be young but I’ve seen more than my fair share of restaurants and shit does not get worse than this. There were 3 warning signs that I should’ve trusted and walked out on:
1. The store was dark and empty at prime dinner time. The owner was sitting in the dark and I had to ask if they were open.
2. The owner was extremely odd and brought unimpressive menus and studied us, almost. Made me feel really uncomfortable.
3. When I finally decided on a menu item I thought I could tolerate and ordered (the Nabe udon), he scowled at us as if he was angry that I did not order sushi. Was he crazy? The place looked like it was out of business and had no windows looking out… as if I was going to trust raw fish to be fresh there?!
4. He brought out our food and I dove right into it, only to find chicken. I had ordered the Nabe because based on the description, it contained some seafood and vegetables. I was on a pretty strict pescetarian diet at this time. So, I suggested to the owner very nicely that perhaps he should list chicken as one of the main ingredients on the menu. I made it clear I was not complaining, but merely making a suggestion out of courtesy for the many strict vege/​pescetarians who live in the neighbourhood.
He seemed to not understand this and proceeded to yell at me. He was yelling about what a nabe was, how it is supposed to be made with chicken, yada yada. I repeated that my comment had nothing to do with what a nabe was, and srsly who is he lecturing about authenticity?!
I was outraged that this man, whom I was paying money to serve me a meal, felt he was in any position to YELL at his customer. I asked him to please stop yelling and so we could begin our meal. I should’ve left at this point. He did not stop. He came back to continue yelling. His wife finally showed up at the store and tried to mediate with some water service, but really, how can you redeem what this crazy man had done? No one deserves to be yelled at like that.

A great little place right on the corner of Ontario and Carlton. The service is amazing and food well prepared and priced. Go there once and they remember you. Talk to them and you won’t be forgotten.
Been there twice and really enjoyed it.
I like on their menu:
Combination 1 The Maki is amaaazing