Blink and Miss

On Wednesday, I headed over to Pharmacy and Sheppard for lunch. I heard that a non-descript Japanese sushi place was a hidden gem. The other lunch places I've been to in the other strip plaza were no longer there as it has been slated to be replaced with a condo.

Café Michi looked like any other low-rent sushi joint all over the city. But the inside was quite nice especially the sushi bar in the back. The chefs were also all Japanese, a good sign. The prices seemed surprisingly high, as I was still still thinking strip-mall food. But after my excellent meal, they made more sense.

The spicy tuna maki ($10.95) had good sushi rice, nice chunks of fish, and delicate flavouring. The gyu-don combo seemed pricey at $19.95, but it came with good quality salad, miso, green tea, and tasty beef and rice. You also had a choice of their variety of cake desserts. In my case, it was a huge slice of Chocolate sake. The drab suburban location was misleading, this café was a fine spot.