Sushi Kaji doing takeout - thank Jesus

[lomotil]

In Japan cooks have to work under a master for years just to learn how to cook the rice. Even the way a sushi chef cut and slice the fish effects the taste and flavour of the sushi or sashimi.The hardest dishes to prepare are simple dishes and there’s nothing more simple than sushi.

This is true in Japan, but some of the archaic rituals that you mentioned are steep in tradition, chauvinism and misogyny. Woman are thought to have hands which are too "warm" to make sushi or sashImi so that you almost never seem female sushi chefs. I was lucky enough to have had a personal female sushi chef for a few dinners.

Kaji himself is a stellar guy, with a stellar operation for which Toronto is very fortunate to have.

 

[glamphotographer]

Enjoy while you can, cause I don't know much longer they can stay open for take out only.

 

[james t kirk]

Just a little update (and let the good news keep on rolling for all you sushi aficionados out there).

I've ordered Kaji 3 or 4 times since my original post. It helps to keep me just slightly on the outside of the insanity line.

I am very pleased to report that Kaji has now added a "Premium Sushi" plate to his take out list for $85.00 per plate (as opposed to his regular of $45.00 per plate which is still on the menu).

Tried it last night and it was outstanding!!

Also a few other treats have been added to the menu. (I usually stick to the sushi and the Sashimi plates.)

Enjoy:

http://sushikaji.com/takeout.html

 

[Mozo]

I've had Sushi Kaji three times since Covid began. Consistently excellent. Best sushi in town.
I haven't tried the premium... I'll have to give that a try!

 

[GameBoy27]

Just a little update (and let the good news keep on rolling for all you sushi aficionados out there).

I've ordered Kaji 3 or 4 times since my original post. It helps to keep me just slightly on the outside of the insanity line.

I am very pleased to report that Kaji has now added a "Premium Sushi" plate to his take out list for $85.00 per plate (as opposed to his regular of $45.00 per plate which is still on the menu).

Tried it last night and it was outstanding!!

Also a few other treats have been added to the menu. (I usually stick to the sushi and the Sashimi plates.)

Enjoy:

http://sushikaji.com/takeout.html

Thanks for the heads up. I've had takeout 6 or 7 times already. Might have to try the Premium Sushi now offered. Kaji Rocks!

 

[Samranchoi]

What is it that makes this sushi so much better than other places they are much less expensive. If you had sushi placed in front of you from 5 different places would you be able to tell the difference between them. Just wondering.

 

[Don Draper]

What is it that makes this sushi so much better than other places they are much less expensive. If you had sushi placed in front of you from 5 different places would you be able to tell the difference between them. Just wondering.

If you are a true sushi aficionado, you can tell. Especially if you've been to Japan. It will bring those flavours and texture back to you. The same way you recall Mexican food or Italian food in it's native habitat.

Example: If you're served Toronto's Sushi Moto or Akira Back, you will certainly enjoy it, no doubt. If you're then served from the Kaji menu, you will certainly taste the superior difference.

During this downtime, I turned a few friends onto Kaji. Some of them now go 2 -3 times a week. One of them was so eager, he ate all he ordered sitting in his car! His wife and kids were so pissed!!

 

[Samranchoi]

If you are a true sushi aficionado, you can tell. Especially if you've been to Japan. It will bring those flavours and texture back to you. The same way you recall Mexican food or Italian food in it's native habitat.

Example: If you're served Toronto's Sushi Moto or Akira Back, you will certainly enjoy it, no doubt. If you're then served from the Kaji menu, you will certainly taste the superior difference.

During this downtime, I turned a few friends onto Kaji. Some of them now go 2 -3 times a week. One of them was so eager, he ate all he ordered sitting in his car! His wife and kids were so pissed!!

Thank you for your response. I will definitely try them one day. I have not been to Japan but enjoy eating sushi. Although I am not a sushi aficionado, those I usually eat it with are.

 

[james t kirk]

The problem with Sushi is once you've tried top line sushi, it's reaaaallllll hard to go back to the neighbourhood stuff.

Real hard.

It's like once you've gone out and finally bought a higher end car, like say a BMW or an Audi or better yet, an F Type. It's real hard to go back to a Chevy Malibu. Sushi is the same way. It's probably the only type of food where I can honestly say that. I mean, you could go and drop a C note on a steak at Harbour 60, but you still don't mind eating a decent steak for 30 or 40 bucks from some decent restaurant. But Sushi? Nope, can't do it.

 

[GameBoy27]

The problem with Sushi is once you've tried top line sushi, it's reaaaallllll hard to go back to the neighbourhood stuff.

Real hard.

It's like once you've gone out and finally bought a higher end car, like say a BMW or an Audi or better yet, an F Type. It's real hard to go back to a Chevy Malibu. Sushi is the same way. It's probably the only type of food where I can honestly say that. I mean, you could go and drop a C note on a steak at Harbour 60, but you still don't mind eating a decent steak for 30 or 40 bucks from some decent restaurant. But Sushi? Nope, can't do it.

Yup. The difference is in the quality of the fish someone like Kaji sources, to the rice he prepares. He even makes his own soy sauce. The vast majority of sushi restaurants are Chinese of Korean owned. They often source/serve the cheapest farmed fish. I can think of several Japanese owned sushi restaurants I used to go to, that were sold to Chinese owners who kept the same name. The quality however went downhill in a big way as soon as they changed hands. I only went back to those places once. So disappointing.

 

[james t kirk]

Yup. The difference is in the quality of the fish someone like Kaji sources, to the rice he prepares. He even makes his own soy sauce. The vast majority of sushi restaurants are Chinese of Korean owned. They often source/serve the cheapest farmed fish. I can think of several Japanese owned sushi restaurants I used to go to, that were sold to Chinese owners who kept the same name. The quality however went downhill in a big way as soon as they changed hands. I only went back to those places once. So disappointing.

It's really hard to find a sushi restaurant in Toronto that is genuinely owned by a Japanese person / family.

Kaji obviously. Hashimoto is another one that comes to mind. Yasu is another.

None of them are for the faint of wallet, but boy are they good!