Fellow food enthusiast and all-around good guy, Seth and I went to I Love Sushi for lunch last week. For some reason, when it rains, we both get an inkling for Japanese food. Well, it rained.
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Right on busy Front street, we arrived before noon and had no trouble finding an open meter to park. There's a free 3-hour lot across the street, but it never seems to have a spot for me.
Plenty of seats for us to choose from... I love beating the lunch crowd. We took a table and they quickly brought over some free appetizers.
Fried calamari with a hoisin sauce and some crunchy pickled cucumbers. They have a decent lunch menu - noodles, combos and of course, sushi. We each went for a 2-combo meal ($8.50).
First comes the soup! Miso soup is so good on a cold and windy day. Little prizes of seaweed and tofu hide out beneath the miso broth. I like picking them out from the salty cloud and then slurp down the rest. Okay, that may have been too much information.
Can you say abundance? Their 2-combo lunch meal is a generous serving of all kinds of goodness. I ordered the Veggie Tempura and California Roll. It also came with salad and rice. Needless to say, nobody left hungry. The crab in the rolls was fresh, but I could have used a bit more avocado. And the dressing to lettuce ratio wasn't perfect - after the first few leaves, it was just plain iceberg lettuce.
Seth went for the Teriyaki Chicken and Veggie Tempura combo. He didn't have to say he liked it, because his plate was empty after enjoying his meal. He ordered hot tea as well when we sat down, but had to remind our waitress once to actually get it. That's surprising since we were one of only 4-5 people in the restaurant.
This is one of our go-to lunch places downtown for Japanese. The quality of the food is great for the price. Service has been spotty at times, but it's nice to get some free munchies as soon as you sit down. Also, this place is known for its late-night party environment. The owner likes to challenge customers to sake bombs. And the karaoke is highly entertaining!
Scores out of 10:
Food: 7
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 7
Value for price: 8
Overall: 6.75
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