Petite, locally owned restaurant serving up a variety of sushi & Japanese eats in a relaxed setting.
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Address: 1401 River Rd E, Kitchener, ON N2A 3X9, Canada
Phone: +1 519-578-7782
Website: http://linhaisushi.com/
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We went for a combo order for 37 pcs, and the owner has such a thick accent it was hard to even communicate. When we proceeded to select our rolls, she would suggest lower priced rolls to offset some basic rolls such as the rainbow roll (salmon and avocado).
She forced crispy rolls on us as well.
After ordering, once we received the order, you can see by the picture how little fish was put into it. There was more crisp than fish as well. For such a large platter and cost, the rolls shouldn’t be so small with such an average taste.
This has been the worst sushi experience I’ve had, and I wished this family owned business was a hidden gem coming from Toronto, but it turned out to be the total opposite.
I ordered a Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk ($4.95). Very pleasing, but hard to mess that one up. This is where the good ends.
Everything on the menu looked far too overpriced for what it was and for the amount it came in. 2 slices of salmon sashimi for $5? Good Lord! But I made my food order anyway.
I ordered the Avatar Rolls and “Shrimp Fried” Rice + Miso Soup.
Avatar Rolls ($16 for 10 pieces):
– Advertised as having salmon (which I expected to be a proper piece on top of each roll). But it wasn’t. In fact, I had to ask the waitress where the salmon even was. She pointed to a tiny piece of it within the extra crunchy shrimp tempura mess that tasted like OLD oil encapsulated in rice. A sushi roll should never taste like that and leave the aftertaste of old oil in your mouth for 2 hours after.
“Shrimp Fried” Rice ($13):
– This one was just false advertising and NOT Shrimp Fried rice. It was a plate of (beautifully presented) greasy rice (OLD OIL AGAIN!) with some cabbage and a little bit of carrots and sesame seeds… with 4 shrimp laying on top. For $13.
Miso soup ($4):
– Nothing spectacular. The mushrooms in it tasted sort of old (potentially rehydrated?).
Also, the place charges EXTRA for EXTRA ginger and soy sauce? That’s a first one for me.
All in all, a terrible culinary experience for almost !!!$43!!! for one person! Maybe I did not order the items that the place is known for, maybe I got the chef on their off day… Or maybe I am spoiled by the abundance of high-quality sushi places for a good price in Toronto (Sushi Legend, Mi Ne Sushi, Sushi Rock, August 8 (Hamilton) etc.)?
Important to note, a friend of mine attended this place prior to me and had very good things to say about the restaurant. So there is that.
Regardless, as clean as the place was and as lovely as the staff were, the poor food quality is what is remembered most. Based on the previous reviews, I really wanted to like the place, and I’m all for supporting local businesses, but I will certainly not be coming back to this one.
Went with my family, and we all had a great time. The food was really great looking, super fresh, and smelt great! Great family owned business, great place to bring the family, or just your special someone.