Nolbu Sushi — Restaurant in Toronto

TLDR: A really good find of a place because they have a vast menu of Korean foods, and Japanese ones as well. They also offer good drink deals, and fresh sashimi.

-[SPIDER ROLL] $16.99 🦀 Deep fried softshell crab, avocado, fish egg, and topped with mayo 🦀 This one honestly didn't have much of the softshell crab flavor to it if I'm being honest 🦀 Makes it a good version for people to try if they've never had softshell crab before

-[SPICY SALMON ROLL] $7.99 🌶 Their version actually does have a kick to it which is not the norm 🌶 I actually couldn't quite put my finger on what was different about their spicy salmon vs other ones until I discussed it haha 🌶 The roll is HUGE for a six piece maki so quite worth it if you ask me

-[HAEMUL PAJEON] $23.99 🥞 This is a seafood pancake that is savory aka not the kind you put maple syrup on 🥞 Had assorted seafood in it like squid, and imitation crab, but also had mushrooms, green onions, and onions as well 🥞 This was well seasoned, and panfried well which made it crispy on the outside, but fluffy on the inside. I honestly thought it didn't need a dipping sauce because of that but it does come with one

-[YUK HWE] $23.99 🥩 Raw beef sashimi topped with egg that is also served with Asian pear/cucumber matchsticks 🥩 My goodness, the portion of this was HUGE in a good way 🥩 I really liked their version of this, and will 100% be ordering it again because the flavor of it was 10/10, and I found myself topping my other foods with it to elevate the overall dining experience

-[UNAGI DON] $18.99 🍚 This was barbecue eel served on a bed of assorted vegetables all on top of rice 🍚 I did honestly think the sautéed vegetebles (beansprouts, carrots, onions) they chose were odd originally but I will admit they ended up working well with the flavors of the eel 🍚 A sizable portion for sure

📝 They do have fresh fluke/flounder sashimi that I have a lot of interest in coming back to try 📝 I didn't have any drinks (this time) because I had work later that night but they definitely had some good deals to...

food was good but a bit overpriced. which is understandable because of COVID. sure. the karaoke however was an absolute madness. $25 for a room, which again, is understandable because of COVID but there was a $3.25 fee for paying with card, and then we ordered 3 bottles of Budweiser (let’s say that’s $15 [$5X3 which is what every restaurant in the block charge for domestic beer]) and like 2 bottles of small drinks and 1 arizona (literally $4 across the street at the Korean convenience M2M). ~$47 would make sense right? no. they charged us $67. I don’t even know how it can be that price with 3 beer and 3 soft drinks. what is that like $8 per domestic beer and $4 per soft drink? that’s unimaginable greedy especially when I’m assuming a lot of the customers are going to be students in the area. in some ways it’s understandable but I still think it’s pretty ridiculous. convince me how that’s reasonable and I’ll...

First thought coming in through the door, PUB. I'm not quite sure why I thought that but it may be because of the really low lighting almost lending itself to dark academia, though it's most likely to carry out a theme of Karaoke nightlife which they have available in the basement.

The service we received the first time was blah and the second was nearing rude; not a drop of cheeriness.

Not a deal breaker, but customers would like to know their patronage is appreciated just as owners/cooks would appreciate to know their food is well liked.

Food, though, was on a different level. Hats off to the Chef, as the food was delicious. We had a variety of makizushi, nigirizushi and sashimi that were yumm. Nabeyaki udon, IMO, is hard to find in the GTA, so it was a surprise to see on the menu - no regrets in opting for that. Sadly, no pics were taken of the food as we were famished at the...