Minato Sushi Restaurant

Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

Reviewed by Laura M

Minato is now under (terrible) new ownership. While it was always a bit of an experience, the sushi was decent even if the owner more eccentric than you necessarily wanted to deal with. I was in the area recently and needed a quick lunch--seeing that Minato had moved to 210 on Long, I ran in and quickly ordered a rainbow roll without looking at the menu, then did an errand and came back. Eight gigantic sushi rolls arrived, which no human could possibly fit in their mouth at one time. The fish was not fresh, there was nothing tasty or aesthetically pleasing about this dish. I managed to force down four pieces before giving up as there was nothing to enjoy in this dish. I was then shocked to hear that this terrible dish cost R120, including a 10% service charge that is added to all orders. I might expect to pay that at Nobu or Kyoto Garden, where a delicious dish would be served in return. The point of this review is simply to caution you not to make the same mistake and ever dine at Minato again.