Temaki Sushi: Oh sa-sashimi!

*late post* After a "productive" day of studying at UBC, the gang wanted to hit up a sushi place. We were debating between Temaki or BC Sushi-- three girls won with no AYCE =P Now I've only been here for lunch, but considering their quality, I figured dinner should be fine!

Restaurant: Temaki Sushi (visit their website here)

Location: 2156 West Broadway, Vancouver
Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi
Price range: $15+





Date of visit: February 20, 2014
Atmosphere: 4/5
Staff/service: 4/5
Food variety: 5/5
Food quality: 4.5/5
Buck worthy? 4/5

Didn't expect to go all out, but we ended up doing it! Sadly there wasn't enough uni for a full order of sashimi, so the gang let me nom on the two Uni Nigiri ($7.00 for 2) instead. It was very fresh and lots of uni in the nigiri. I loved it. Also ordered a piece of Saba Aburi ($2.50), it was way too cooked and dry =/ Bland flavoring besides the ginger that overwhelmed everything *disappointed*.

We had five people, so two orders of Hamachi Sashimi ($21.98 for 8 pieces). This was fresh and delicious. Didn't taste fishy at all! The flavors were rich and the fish had some spring/bite to it =D

Next was a Tuna Tataki ($11.99). This was very interesting because of the "avocado salad" spread on top. There were cucumbers on there too, but didn't do much to add to the dish besides be nibbled on after. The tuna itself melted in my mouth but the preparation was nothing too special.

On this plate are the Red Dragon Roll ($12.99) which could have had more kick to it, a Spider Roll ($8.99) that was filled with crab and batter (but tasted like the red dragon roll beside it), and a Double Tuna Roll ($12.99) which was the most memorable because I liked the overall flavors together.

Since they weren't full (but I was so I didn't try the rest of these things), they added on an Sockeye Sashimi ($13.99 for 8 pieces) and two orders of Salmon Belly Sashimi ($17.98 for 8 pieces). These looked so beautiful and again, they really enjoyed this.

Finally, we (or well they did) finished off the night Roll Combo ($11.99). This looked less impressive, but did the job of filling bellies (or so I hope!). I believe there was a chopped scallop roll, a spicy tuna roll, and a dynamite roll.

However, on a student budget, this was a bit OVERKILL on our wallets, everyone paid around $30 each-- but considering what we ordered, it wasn't a bad deal =) Just gotta be mindful of what choice of restaurant I choose next time for poor starving students =P