YASU *.

My boyfriend took me to Yasu for Valentine's Day dinner :) 
(THANKS PETER! :D)
He booked a month in advance - so book early if you plan on visiting here!
It was amaaazing.. We agreed on coming back here again :P 
Highly recommended!

We ordered the sake pairing which comes in a set of 6:
1) Niigata prefecture sake
2) Niigata prefecture sake #2
3) Ichinokura from Miyagi, Japan
4) Yamagata prefecture sake
5) Seikyo from Hiroshima, Japan
6) Yuzu sake

CHEF OMAKASE (18 sushis in total - chef selection):
pictures are in sequence

1. SEA BASS from Greece WITH UNI from Vancouver, Canada
Uni was very fresh  - a good mix with the sea bass.

2. SHINAME FLUKE from Japan
Sweet taste to it

3. MARINATED TUNA from Sri Lanka
Buttery flavour and cuts in very easily - not too much fat

4. WHITE SHRIMP from Japan
Sweet and mushy

5. SCALLOPS WITH ROCK SALTS from Hokkaido, Japan
Sweet and mushy - similar to the white shrimp but more sea-taste

6. OCEAN TROUT from Scotland
The fatty is SO GOOD :D

7. GOLDEN ICE SNAPPER from Portugal
Tail moves up when he seared it! So fresh! Not too strong of a fishy taste

8. SNOW CRAB from the East Coast
My boyfriend said he got goosebumps from eating this because he loves this so much hahaha

9. BLUE RAY MACKEREL WITH PICKLED DAIKON
Salty mackerel and daikon created a good texture and a good balance

10. IKURA handroll
One of my favourite! The roes were huge and juicy

11. STRIPPED JACK from Kyushu, Japan
Chewy and super fresh

12. MONK FISH FOIE GRAS from Boston, USA
This one is MY FAVOURITE :D - We actually ordered another set of this at the end of our meal because we loved this the most out of the 18 sushis that we've had. AMAZING :) The mint was a good mixture with the flavour - monk fish was very sweet.. loved it!

13. SEA BREAM from Greece
Less chewy version of the snapper, similar in freshness

14. OTORO from Spain
My top 5 picks of the night :)

15. BONITO from Japan
Seared part of the fish was amazing

16. TORO and SCALLOP HANDROLL from Japan
My boyfriend said it was the best handroll he's ever had in his life.. hahaha 
The sushi chef made this handroll in a very crafty way - he cut up the seaweed so that the contents would stay in tact easier

17. ANAGO from Peru
So sweet, not too much bones

18. TAMAGO
Tastes like cake

DESSERTS:
- Green tea panna cotta
- Ginger ice cream (I liked this one more)

Yasu

81 Harbord Street
Toronto, ON M5S

Ps. Happy belated Valentine's Day! :)