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Red Tuna Japanese Restaurant

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Red Tuna Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato Despite the name, the staff here are all Korean, but that is not to say that the food is bad. We arrived shortly after 8pm, and we were the only ones. We continued to be the only ones till the end, except there were 2 takeout orders.

The restaurant is spacious and clean, though the seats are all stained and could use some washing or replacing.

idearabbit-redtuna idearabbit-redtuna2idearabbit-redtuna3I had the Box A with Chicken Teriyaki and Gyoza (for my options) $10.95. I was surprised that the chicken was actually really well done with good meat. Not the usual cheap fatty meat that you get at some below-than-average sushi places. You got 2 pieces of gyoza – nice! Plus 8 pieces of California roll rather than the usual 6. Thumbs up! Though the price may be higher than some other places that you can get for $7, it’s worth it. The miso soup is good. Rice is cooked well.

idearabbit-redtuna5 idearabbit-redtuna4Sheepie had the Sushi Combo A $9.50 and Dynamite Roll $4.50 which looked good and didn’t hear any complaints.

Our server was very friendly and was a pleasant dinner experience. It’s a bit lonely being the only customers, but we decided to bring our big group next time for about 20 people during lunch. We’ll see how it goes.

Lunch Time

We indeed did return with a big group of about 20 people for lunch. The restaurant was very accommodating. One server was very friendly, but the other one was a bit grouchy. The women’s bathroom was out of order, so we all used men’s but it wasn’t any trouble.idearabbit-redtuna7This time, I ordered the Nabeyaki Udon on a chilly winter day. It was really good!

idearabbit-redtuna6A friend ordered the Caterpillar Roll, and it was presented quite nicely and got a ‘woo’ and ‘ahh’ from other people. He was also curious about the Real California roll with real crabs $5.50, so he ordered that. He gave me a piece to try and yup! The real thing is much better! And the price isn’t all that outrages either, especially when the 8 pieces are decent in size. Another great dining experience!

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Another Return for Dinner

Sheepie ordered Box C $13.95 with beef and karrage, while I ordered Box A $10.95 with chicken and gyoza. The staff even read it out to us to make sure even though it was a simple order, but she or the chef made the mistake. Sheepie ended up getting the gyoza, while I had his karrage. It wasn’t so much of a problem with us since we were going to share anyways.

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Box C came with 2 pieces of salmon and 2 pieces of tuna nigiri. I had one of the salmon nigiri, and it was pretty good. There were also tempura, salad, miso soup and beef on top of some rice. idearabbit_red-tuna20My Box A was similiar. It came with 8 pieces of California rolls (generous!), tempura, chicken on rice, miso soup and salad. The chicken was really good. It was more like chicken skewers with a bit of charcoal flavour, and the meat was tasty, unlike most other bento places that can have fatty meat. The wasabi was dry and hard. Couldn’t smear it on my sushi at all, so I gave up. It was just a big clump.

Otherwise, food was excellent. Service wasn’t that great. When I was paying, and I gave back the transaction machine, her body was already leaving the table as she ripped the receipt and placed it on the table with her back turned to me. No ‘thank you’ either. I saw another table where the other server was becoming impatient with the customer. Can’t really say who’s to blame as I don’t know the situation to comment, but she did have a bit of attitude.

The restaurant isn’t run down, but it was a bit smelly. The speakers were a bit loud playing Korean music. Food was good, but other things were meh…

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Izumiya Sushi

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I love Izumiya’s packaged sushi. Ready-to-go and the cheapest California rolls in town (8 large pieces for $2.95) that I’ve seen so far, it’s a great place to pick up sushi if you’re in a hurry. At the end of the day, they will usually have their sushi for a bargain. But I’ve seen many times that since they are so popular, they are all sold out before they even start the bargain on the last hour. But if they do, you can get them for half off!

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Despite being packaged, the sushi has been always very good. The staff are all (or mostly) Japanese, so they probably know how to keep the food fresh and properly prepared. There’s a huge variety of boxes to choose from. California rolls (with either white or genmai rice), cucumbers, egg, spicy tuna, avocado rolls, sets of nigiris, appetizers such as gyoza, karaage, and even full Japanese-style bento boxes (with no sushi).

There is a very small eating area by the entrance. It does have a microwave for food that needs to be heated. However, it’s very crammed, and not the most comfortable seating arrangements. I’ve only eaten there once due to time constraints. All other times, I took them home or elsewhere to eat.

Momo Sushi House on Bidwell

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This is the smallest Momo Sushi location – all run by Koreans. It’s an easy to miss sushi-ya, almost hidden on Bidwell St.  Some prices seem to be even cheaper than the other two. There are only about 10-12 seats inside, and a table for about 4 outside during the summer, so not good for large groups. It’s usually full with some waiting for take outs.

The price is really inexpensive – $6 for bento box. Service is prompt and friendly. Water or tea is self-serve.When we dine in, we will usually get a small soup that goes with the bento combos with 2-3 strings of udon in it. I find it a bit too salty and usually don’t end up drinking the whole thing.

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It’s a good place if you want to get yourself filled up for really cheap. This is my least favourite location because it is the most run-down and feels super cramped. They did do a bit of renovation earlier this year though – however, it seemed like it was done themselves, so nothing spectacular in the changes.

I suggest doing take out if you live near by.

I had once instance where the spicy tuna looked off, and tasted bad. I shouldn’t have eaten them…I only had a roll and a bit of the three, but later on, I knew I shouldn’t have even touched it! BLAH~~~ also, that take out took forever…waited along time.

Months later, my friend also took out, again waiting for a long time. However, the percentage of long take outs versus quick ones are very low, so don’t think that it’s always slow. However, that time too, he also said the quality was really low.

Since then, I have avoided going to Momo – this one in particular since there are many other choices in the downtown area that are competitive in price and quality.

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