Eat Sushi - Underwood

With the state of the current food industry, where there is a large shopping complex, you can be guaranteed there will be a sushi restaurant in the vicinity. So with the popularity of Underwood Marketplace, it was inevitable a sushi place would be established. Expecting a Sushi Train or a Sushi Edo, I was pleased to see a new contender, Eat Sushi by the same owners as Malay House.  

Arriving on a Saturday lunch hour before doing some weekly groceries, the restaurant was about half full, and food on the conveyor belt was sparse. At $3.50 a plate though, it is hard not to compare it to the benchmark set by Sushi Edo.

Despite the lack of sushi on the train, there was also a tablet on each table to allow for ordering. So of course we got a few things made to order.

This was the unagi. Compared to the standard sized plate, you can see that it's a little small, however the topping to rice ratio was not too bad. The unagi, although likely frozen, had a decent taste to it which wasn't overcome by sauce.

On the topic of sauce, the crab and avocado nigiri was completely drenched in mayonnaise to the extent where it completely overwhelmed the taste of avocado and crab. Again, the portion was smaller than I would have liked. 

The salmon was also drenched in mayonnaise, however at least the salmon was reasonably thick cut and fresh. I liked the spanish onion on top, and the rice was fairly well done.

  

Next were the hand rolls, both mayonnaise with a side of salmon and unagi. Portion wise, hand rolls were more filling than the nigiri, but most of this was attributed to rice more than fillings. The quality of both salmon and eel were on par with my previous comments, however the one difference here was the addition of crispy nori, which is always appreciated.

Last to arrive was a selection of aburi.

The aburi scallop was pitifully small, with a mild amount of toasting around the edges. It was not as much covered in sauce, but the double impact of mayonnaise and teriyaki sauce is more than enough to overcome any taste of what could have been a perfectly decent scallop.

Ending with the most generous portion of sushi, this was the aburi wagyu. It was a little overcooked for my taste and on the chewier side of the spectrum, but I liked the onion on top. 

Price Range: $3.50 per plate

Taste: 5/10
Value: 5/10
Service: 5/10
Environment: 5/10