HIP SUSHI: Japanese Cuisine

This restaurant was my favourite Japanese restaurant, and it still is sorta... They use to have a good deals for afternoon tea (which can serve as a dinner because of it's big portion!) and good eel rice bowl.... until they cancel the afternoon tea deal and shrink the eel in the eel rice bowl. (Note: it is still way bigger than Mikado's eel rice bowl.) But it doesn't fill the whole bowl anymore.  But it still have $9 dollar sushi and the food isn't too bad either. So overall, it's still a nice place :)

The seating might be a little crowded, but they have very comfy chairs. It is an open area where there's only a short fence separating the restaurant and the mall. It is at a quieter part of the mall so the noise level isn't that high :) Still a pretty decent place. 

Cute Menu

These are the 9 dollar sushi I was talking about. I think they have other kinds as well, but these three are the best deal. Squid and torch salmon sushi (What is the official name for this?) are usually more expensive on average, um... around.... $ 15-20? but it is only $9.00 for a plate (two sushi) here. Although are egg sushi

Torch salmon sushi:

This sushi uses a torch/ lighter to grill the top of the fish yet leaving it mostly raw. It leave the fish with more fragrance compare to normal salmon sushi. This method allows the fish oil to drip onto the rice, making the sushi more flavorful. It is used commonly with other fish as well.

If you're interested in HOW torch sushi are made, here are some videos:

Click for Video of torch rolls, but the concept is the same.

Click for A clearer version of how the torch is used, but with beef this time (however the beef is fully cooked and torched salmon and most of other fish aren't)

Egg & Torch Salmon Sushi: 4.5/5

Squid: 3.5/5 (for the price, it's pretty good)

Soft shell crab tempura!!! (You can eat the shell ;))

One of my favourite dishes! A MUST for crablovers!

Rating: 5/5

I feel that this Bento is average. The side dishes aren't very attractive and there aren't that many fish either. The taste is good, but the choice of food I receive doesn't seem that good. There are lots of cucumber on rice so that they won't have to give me that much sashimi. It is OK, but I probably won't order it again.

Rating: 3/5

This is a also a side dish. The steam egg is very good, and the mushroom is good too.

Rating (Egg): 4.5/5
(Mushroom): 4/5

Overall I still love this restaurant for the 9 dollar sushi. If you know what to order, this restaurant can provide a wonderful dinning experience for you and your peers =)