CLOSED - Natural Sushi

UPDATE 2018-Sept-21: I happened to pass by Natural Sushi and it is closed, and doesn't seem to have moved elsewhere. We hadn't been there in a long time since they jacked up their prices and got rid of the small dinner menu however.

Natural Sushi is located at 714 Yonge St. west side in the Toronto core, transit-accessible by being just a minute or two's walk south of the Bloor/Yonge subway interchange. It's a small "hole in the wall" place but I liked the interior ambiance and it's cozy with plenty of booths. Some would call the lighting dark, I call it intimate. The booths are rather small though, so more suited to couples; they also wobble if there's someone sitting back-to-back.in the neighbouring booth.

Natural sushi has a small and large dinner menu at $17.99 and 20.99 respectively. I opted for the $17.99 one which has all the basics, especially my raison d'etre sashimi; there is no dessert nor salad on it, and another of the missing "staples" that many may find inexcusable is miso soup, having been replaced with wonton.
 

Well, I thought I would be one of those to find it inexcusable, but I was happy to be proven incorrect: the wonton soup is as savoury, delicious and satisfying as any miso soup I've had; one bowl just wasn't enough. Sashimi was fresh and very good and all rolls were all excellent. Beef teriyaki was good. Dumplings were excellent (Mishy indicated the among the best she's ever had) as we the chicken cutlets. Mishy also loved the spring rolls, including the way the were served cut in half diagonally so were not overly hot, and for once didn't say that the chicken teriyaki was "rubbery" (we both liked it.) Mishy loved the udon, calamari was and teppanyaki vegetables were excellent as well.

$17.99 is a very reasonable price to so well satisfy my cravings for Japanese fare. The result of this is that there are usually quite a few diners and with one overworked waitress the service can be a little delayed; other restaurants alleviate this by leaving the a teapot on the diners' table so that the wait staff isn't further delayed serving this non-profit item so it may be advisable here.

All in all, although missing some staples it was more than made up for by other excellent offerings and I ended up returning later, and will do so again.

Rating: 9/10