We went to Hon sushi for a family dinner. Hon sushi replaced what used to be Fish on Rice on top of Earls along Hastings in the complex with IGA located diagonally across from Metrotown.
Hon sushi menu
They had an extensive menu but since we went a week after they opened, a lot of their items weren’t in stock and we were unable to try a majority of their Korean items and they didn’t have lots of sashimi items in stock either.
This ended up being really frustrating later on because not only were we disappointed we were unable to try a few dishes we wanted, the server/kitchen staff didn’t communicate well and they didn’t end up letting us know that the items weren’t going to come to our table so we ended up waiting for those items for what seemed like forever.
Takoyaki
fried octopus balls
Over done on the outside because it was almost tempura crispy if that makes any sense? Pretty doughy filling as well.
Assorted tempura
there wasn’t a description for this one so we assumed it came with both veggies and shrimp but boy we were wrong…it was just all veggies and for $11…we were not impressed. The batter was pretty crispy though but at the same time it was a little too thick
Potato croquette
The potato croquette was filled with mashed kabocha squash. The exterior was well fried and remained crispy which was a nice contrast against the soft interior.
Ebi sunomono
Really really big bowl which is good value wise but I thought it was a little odd that 1) the broccoli was partially brown and 2) the bowl it was served in didn’t allow for the noodles to be in the “soup”
Sashimi salad
Had a 2 slices of tuna sashimi, 2 slices of salmon sashimi, few pieces of octopus, and then imitation crab. The salad was interesting in that they had segmented orange slices in there which I thought was pretty awesome because it added a nice pop.
Deep fried california roll
These were well battered and fried on the outside. The menu could of indicated that there was spicy mayo on top though because lil’ bun ended up being disappointed that she wasn’t able to try it.
Specialty rolls
Spider roll (left): cucumber, avocado, soft shell crab, masago, lettuce
awesome roll (right): cucumber, avocado, crab, masago, with cooked salmon and fried sweet potato on top
ever green roll (left): cucumber, tempura asparagus, oshinko, spinach, carrot wrapped with soy bean paper
rainbow roll (middle): california roll with slices of tuna, salmon, tako, tai, ebi or hokkagai on top
philadelphia roll (top right): cream cheese, red pepper, crab, mango, smoked salmon on top
mango ebi roll (bottom right): crab, mango, cucumber, ebi on top
Deluxe assorted sashimi
simply put…not fresh…like at all. There wasn’t any “fish” flavor in anything either…suspicious…?
Masago, chopped scallop, tako, ika, and ebi nigiris
As with the deluxe sashimi, the seafood here didn’t taste very fresh and you can already kind of tell by looking at the colour of the ebi and ika. Typically squid (ika) is a clear bright white colour but it was looking a little cloudy here :/
Sushi rolls
Dynamite roll (top left) + Tamago roll (top right): your typical rolls
Chicken teriyaki roll (bottom): not a lot of chicken on the inside….2/3 of the roll was made up of cucumber
Beef bulgolgi
uhh…what is up with all the liquid at the bottom? There was barely any beef and since they were sliced so thinly they were really dry and tough.
Japchae
The sauce was really loose so the noodles were on the watery side. There was also wood ear mushrooms in there which isn’t a traditional ingredient in japchae so we questioned the the authenticity of this dish…despite the fact that this restaurant is Korean owned…
Seafood udon
Nothing special; had 2 shrimp, 1 mussel, and tofu puff
Summary
Food: 3
Would I come back?No.
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