Ottawa Foodies

Long time no post, had to share though, I enjoyed a wonderful meal at Kanata Sushi (Centrum Plaza) with friends in the fall of 07, we went there as it seemed convenient, and it earned my nomination for best local sushi, the food quality, service and price were great. Ive been craving a return visit since, and finally got there on Tuesday of this week, I had heard that the business was failing due to the poor location, and was glad to see the place was busy, but not overloaded, we were seated immediately and well attended by our server, who had to make multiple visits to us while we chose from the extensive menu,

My Hubby had the Hot and Sour Soup for a starter, I ordered the Seaweed Salad, they brought me a Miso soup as well, soups, salad were wonderful.

They then brought an oriental garden salad, basic iceberg salad, the dressing was "citrusy" paste and citrusy water on the bottom of the plate, after a few tastes, we both found it disturbing and put the salads aside.

Main Courses, Hubby ordered and enjoyed the BBQ Eel on rice (sorry dont recall the proper name) He enjoyed it very much.

I ordered the Ottawa Sushi Kit (their name) and requested some chenges to it, ie, no Octopus or Clam, what arrived included California Rolls, Salmon Sushi, Tuna Sushi, What Im guessing was Mackerel, Snapper sushi and a Shrimp Sushi.
-California Rools were fine
-Salmon was wonderful
-Mackerel (as Ive named it) was horrible, dry, off flavored, Ive never eaten it raw before, but very much enjoy cooked Mackerel.
-Shrimp was eaten by Hunny, no negative remarks.

Supper with Ginger ale and tip priced out at 50.00, fair deal...

By 3AM the next morning, not such a great deal, both Hunny and I were rather ill, neither of us is willing to pin down the offending food, as we had picked at each others plates throughout the meal.

Sadly, Hunny has now written off Sushi, Im not so closed, but am doubtful I will return again, anyone else had an off experience here recently?

Avoid the tempura!! We ate here last night and we're still feeling sick and indigested this morning. Wifey and I have a pretty good grease tolerance but this was something new. We were even scraping batter off the tempura in order to make it more edible. Yuck!

The maki is pretty good and the special rolls are awesome here. Soup is mediocre. NOTE TO SELF: next time only rolls -- no tempura! Service was prompt and friendly.

Wonderful food in a straightforward environment (i.e. not high on ambiance but the food is still great)

Interesting and creative sushi items. A nice change if you want something other than regular standard maki rolls.

I used to work nearby so once in awhile I'd pickup a quick bento box for lunch. Prices are reasonable compared to downtown sushi bars. They have a wide selection of creative rolls. Friendly service. I would return if I was ever in the area.

This is the Chirashi (Menu: B55). Excellent, excellent fish; the salmon was melt-in-your-mouth.