sushi s: perfect rice to fish ratios!

sushi s has great reviews on urban spoon and my mom asked me to choose a restaurant for a lunch of 8 people. i wasn't expecting too much but was IN LOVE when the first rolls came out and i saw the amount of rice. it was PERFECTION. i am one of those annoying people that pick off chunks of rice from sushi pieces because its just too much and at sushi s, i did that NOT ONE TIME. although the prices are a bit high, i think the quality is worth it. 

spicy salmon roll ($4): really nice big chunks of salmon and again, it was made so carefully but be warned it is actually REALLY SPICY

4.5/5

chopped scallop roll ($4): so beautifully constructed and tasted delicious

4.5/5

S roll ($10) crabmeat, prawn tempura, yam tempura, cucumber, avocado: very good combination of deep fried and sauce flavours. 

4/5 

red dragon ($12) prawn tempura, avocado, cucumber with salmon on top: beautifully constructed again, presentation was really amazing for the rolls! the flavours worked well together and it wasn't too spicy. 

4/5 

black dragon ($10) prawn tempura, avocado, cucumber with bbq eel on top: flavours the same as the top, i actually preferred this one because i now love unagi :D 

4/5 

alaska roll ($5): same concept as the sushi garden rolls but this had a way bigger piece of salmon and instead of being stuffed with avocado, it had a california roll filling. sauce onto wasn't too citrusy making the roll delicious. 

4.5/5 

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smoked salmon cream cheese roll (red pepper and mango) ($6): this was actually very delicious, it had the perfect balance between the different flavours and was constructed very neatly! a bit pricey though

4/5  

seafood yakisoba ($12): small portion but lots of stuff other than just the noodles! a little bit oily. 

3.75/5

bbq beef short ribs ($13.50): honestly don't remember details but they were good. 

3.5/5

spicy combo (spicy tuna, spicy salmon, spicy chopped scallop) ($11): same spicy sauce as mentioned above but used for all the rolls making it a little bit one dimensional as we couldn't even differentiate between the 3 sometimes

3/5 

overall: sushi s has really good rolls because of not only presentation but the care they put into constructing each one. none of the flavours were too overpowering except the spicy but hey, i love spicy. definitely recommend for sushi (cooked food was mediocre) that is quite a few notches up from the sushi garden variety but yes, good food comes at a higher price.

kawa sushi: cheap sushi makes for bland sushi?

a couple months ago, i got a takeout menu in the mail for a new sushi place near my house called kawa sushi. the menu was full of special rolls that were reasonably priced and seemed pretty good. finally, i got around to getting take out from the little restaurant and although it wasnt bad, i was disappointed. 

power roll ($6.95): prawn tempura, cucumber and avocado topped with salmon and tuna - honestly, there was nothing really wrong with the roll, the prawn was crispy and the slices of fish were nice and thick. the only thing was that the whole thing didnt have very much taste. there were no sauces which i knew when i ordered it but for some reason, i though it would just have more flavour. 

3/5

at first i thought $6.95, thats not bad but after eating the roll, i realized that other special rolls elsewhere that are tastier are around the same price. i would return to try different rolls but for now, even though $6.95 sounds good on paper, it did not reach my expectations.