Jumi — Restaurant in Toronto

Here is my feedback:

I got the $98 Jumi Signature dinner

Scallop in the miso could be more tender.

Cherry blosson tofu was very dense, dry, and not for me.

Mackerel was very dry. When the mackerel is this dry, the foam and the sauce just could not save the dryness.

Braised bamboo shoot with uni had the smallest amount of uni I have ever seen. There wasn’t enough uni for the two pieces of bamboo. There should probably have been double the uni to create a balanced dish.

Lightly seared wagyu beef did not do justice for the beef as they were three very thin slices, yet it was also slightly tough with not much flavour.

The squid in the firefly squid sumiso was great, yet the greens were flavourless and desperately needed more sauce.

The 6 piece sushi was good.

However, why are the 6 piece sushi not served piece by piece? Throughout the dinner, there were staff behind the counter just standing around. Instead of only serving the “premium sushi” piece by piece for an additional 30 dollars, the standard 6 pieces should also be served piece by piece, and I find this distinction of service between the types of sushi tiers to frankly be out of place.

This place is set up a lot like your classic sushi bar / omakase places. However, there is nothing interesting happening behind the counter. The staff should strive to foster a lively, fun, dynamic and interactive setting, instead of a rather awkward quiet one that I had my dinner in. I found all patrons talking very awkwardly and quietly as the place was quite dull. I will add however, the waitress was kind.

I appreciate them trying to “honour Japanese tradition and pay homage by serving these luxurious meals to our valued diners with a modern twist”, but I would argue this is far from it. I appreciate that they asked for feedback during my dinner, but I felt it was better if I left the constructive criticism here since I did not see any of it when reading reviews before hand.

It took the two of us an hour to get through this meal. Having been to Miku, JaBistro, Yasu, Shoushin, Sushi Masaki Saito and others, the experience I had here tonight was far from my expectations. I would be more than happy to revise the review in the future if things are...

We found this little bistro accidentally and based on what we saw on their website, it looked enticing to give it a try. No problem getting a lunch reservation the day before and was seated right away when we arrived. It was all bar seats which we like and the stools were comfortable. The interior decor was modern Japanese with a clean feel. It is comfortable overall.

We didn’t get serviced until 10-15 mins later, some other customers waited much longer. We saw only 1 waiting staff working and maybe 4-5 kitchen staff on a Sunday afternoon.

The prices of the 3 set lunch were reasonable. They offered a 9-pc nigiri, a wagy don and an 8-pc pressed sushi set. All come with a clear soup, a small salad and a 4-pc sashimi appetizer. The portion was reasonable and the presentation was nice. However, we didn’t find the fishes market-fresh even though they are not too too bad. The rice from a few of our pressed sushi fell off when picked up. The part we felt could have been done better was - we ordered a 300 ml bottle of Hakurou Kara Honjozo sake, the waiter suggested we drink it hot which is quite unusual. Other than it took a while to get our sake, it came lukewarm and in 2 separate carafes ! We couldn’t tell if they were actually the sake from the bottle of the Honjozo we ordered. That was disappointing. Overall the service was reasonably prompt but slow. The price-value ratio was good.

Having said all that, we don’t mind going back to try their famous Gozen tasting menu. We could only conclude there is room for...

I ordered take out from this restaurant so my rating is based on the take out experience. I ordered the traditional Chirashi and the 17 pcs signature nigiri for $72. The only way to order take out is online. I phone them because I have allergy restriction and they told me I have to order online and leave the allergy note when creating the order online. Abit of a pain to type … my allergy note for substitute was intended only for Chirashi but they applied them to the signature nigiri also… I think for things like these, should be handled by phone and chat in person so there is no misunderstanding.. anyway , not a big deal, it’s just a side note want to mention.

The fish are fresh. Wasabi, which is the good kind you would get from restaurant that’s serious about sushi! Presentation of the dish is very pretty and good! Except for a minor complaint the outside of the box is not perfectly clean, they are actually abit wet and I have to wipe it first… I hope it’s just water. Lol. Again, not a biggie but just want to point this out if they are shooting for perfection 🙂

Need to mention the only thing that’s preventing me in giving the food 5 stars because of two things: the sushi rice is abit too soft (more mushy?) for my liking and the nori used for the roll doesn’t has much of the nori taste/aroma.

Price wise is not cheap but also not the most expensive either when comparing to restaurants offer similar fish quality such as Zen/Umi/Cho San Sushi in uptown. So I didn’t regret to come and try. It’s still a good quality...