people that actually know sushi - beware.. i decided to order from here as it's the closest sushi restaurant to my house, and my brother in law recommended it. urbanspoon reviews had also been very positive to date. i found someone else's review on here that had a copy of the menu. we decided to try the party tray for 4 which has 5 rolls and somewhere between 10 and 15 nigiri sushi. at $39.95 (from the photo on urbanspoon), it seemed like a good deal.
we called to place the order and found out that thepriceshad changed to $46.95 for the same item. ok, nobody's fault here. it's pretty normal for sushi places to increase theirpricesonce they get a reasonable customer base. said it would be 25 minutes to pick up.
i waited the 25 minutes, then left to get it. the restaurant is small, seating only 6 people. the staff were friendly when i arrived and took my payment. i guess they were busy as it took an extra 20 minutes for the food to be ready. i was ok with this.
got the tray home and opened it up. very nice presentation. the rolls looked good, all on their side. nigiri was noticeably larger than pretty well all other sushi places in winnipeg.
after trying the first few pieces some things were very off. the rice didn't have the vinegar flavour to it that is normally associated with sushi rice. also, the soya sauce appeared to have been watered down. both of these things are key to the sushi experience for me. there was also something else i wasn't used to. cucumber. so much cucumber. i think the extra $7 price increase went directly to the cucumber budget. it was not great.
the nigiri sushi, aside from the rice issue listed above was very good. it was fresh and large portions. they have a menu item with 12 nigiri and a california roll for $15.95. i think this is probably the best value item on the menu.
all in all, i would not order here again, except for trying the nigiri/california combo listed above. izumi is still my number one pick for east kildonan sushi. the chef is japanese and trained with masa from masa/yujiro.pricesare similar, and quality is far higher.