{"id":1146,"date":"2011-11-02T12:57:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T19:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2011-11-02T12:57:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T19:57:09","slug":"worth-the-trip-su-su-sushi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2011\/11\/02\/worth-the-trip-su-su-sushi\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth the Trip<\/i>: Su-su-sushi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campus Caf<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lansdowne campus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sushi Combo<\/strong><\/p>\n

$8.95<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Campus caf sushi (photo by Tyler Rowe).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\nPresentation and service<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason:<\/strong> Sushi from the cafeteria. This seems safe… I hope. As a rule, I avoid sushi that has been sitting in a cooler for an undisclosed amount of time, but we have a job to do, and it actually looks pretty decent. Plus, you get a fair amount of sushi in a pack.<\/p>\n

Tyler:<\/strong> Honestly, the safety thing is probably all cool, since there isn\u2019t any actual raw fish in it, but I couldn\u2019t open the wasabi packet and I love wasabi. Bad mark for the caf there; I could\u2019ve really used some wasabi, too.<\/p>\n

Taste<\/strong><\/p>\n

J:<\/strong> The best way I can describe it is \u201csoggy.\u201d The rice was just a gelatinous paste that coated flavourless fake crab, or in a ball under a slab of poor smoked salmon. It was too cold: sushi is supposed to be room temperature, when it\u2019s cold it loses all its flavour.<\/p>\n

T:<\/strong> It\u2019s pretty flavourless, and the texture is brutal. The so-called \u201cspicy\u201d California roll was a disappointment, especially after the no-wasabi incident. I was hoping for a bit of a burn, or at least flavour. I guess people buy it every day, though.<\/p>\n

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Fujiya Sushi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sushi Combo and California Roll<\/strong><\/p>\n

$11.65<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fujiya sushi (photo by Tyler Rowe).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\nPresentation and service<\/strong><\/p>\n

J: <\/strong>Everyone on staff is super nice, and you get tons of selection. The fact that you get fresh sushi for half the price is just the bee\u2019s knees. That\u2019s right: the bee\u2019s knees.<\/p>\n

T: <\/strong>Well, it\u2019s basically a food market, but instead of being full of Triscuits and Spam, it\u2019s full of delicious, fresh food. Don\u2019t let the look of the place throw you: it\u2019s a gem. And there are tons of non-fish items for those of us who don\u2019t eat sushi. Like my grumpy 94-year-old great-uncle Mort.<\/p>\n

Taste<\/strong><\/p>\n

J: <\/strong>It tastes real, like it was made the same day. Better than that, it tastes great. Really top-notch sushi. It\u2019s of the same quality as any great sushi place in town and for super cheap, so you can\u2019t beat that. The California rolls weren\u2019t bland this time; whoever invented fake crab was a genius.<\/p>\n

T:<\/strong> More like made the same hour. One of the best things about Fujiya sushi was that it wasn\u2019t super cold, even though it contained actual raw fish. That raw fish was awesome, too, it had real flavour, and you could tell the difference between fish and rice.<\/p>\n

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And the winner is…\u00a0 <\/strong>Fujiya<\/p>\n

Verdict:<\/strong> Fujiya has amazing quality for a low price. We had twice as much sushi for only three bucks more. And it was great sushi, too. No contest; it\u2019s kind of like comparing apples and crapples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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