By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post
We headed to the hidden Hanamori Sushi. When the Assorted Tempura was placed on our table, the veggies didn't look right. The mass of julienned onions, carrots and green onion was wet and unappealing. However, the Chef's Choice Sashimi looked both plentiful and attractive. It had hamachi, sockeye salmon, ika, hokkigai, fried shrimp head, tako, tuna, ebi and Atlantic salmon. We enjoyed the buttery hamachi, but the Altlantic salmon was a little soft while the tuna was too cold.
My son had the Chicken Katsu Don rather than his usual chicken udon, which he liked. Too much white onion overwhelmed the dish. On the other hand, the chicken katsu was tender and topped with barely done egg. Our specialty roll choice of the meal was the Double Red Dragon included a dynamite roll with two ebi tempura topped with seared salmon. The sushi rice was too soft and wet, and was lacking that classic sushi rice chewiness.
Served with Breton crackers sprinkled with togarashi, the Encore Tower had chopped scallop, ripe avocado, salsa, tobiko and mayo. This was a mild and creamy sweet dish that was balanced by the slightly spicy and crisp crackers. Lastly, we had two each of the Scallop and Salmon Aburi Sushi. We liked the acidity of the sauce on the scallop, but the salmon was just soft. We realize the place gets pretty good reviews in general, but for us, the overall experience was too hit and miss.
Sherman Chan is the #1 ranked food blogger on the Vancouver portal of Urbanspoon.com. Read more of his reviews at www.shermansfoodadventures.com.
403 North Road, Coquitlam, BC
The Good:
• Friendly people
• Some interesting menu items
The Bad:
• Hit and miss dishes
• Sushi rice too wet
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