On my last working day of 2025, I decided for once not to pack my lunch and instead head out to see what was available as a small reward for myself finishing the year. Without too much planning, I ambled on the new-ish branch of Mistaboo on Edward Street. Always keen for sushi, I was interested to see how they compare to Sushi Edo on Elizabeth St, so went to try it out.
Arriving just past 11 on a fairly quiet workday, it had a few tables of customers. The ambience was modern and casual, however I really don't enjoy the fluorescent purple lights.
The train was very well stocked despite the time of year. Items appeared fresh and I appreciate the additional plastic cover on top, noting other diners comments on google reviews about flies. As usual though, most of my ordering was done by way of ipad with only a few additional add ons from the train.
As an end of year celebration, I ordered a serve of sake. This was fairly cute and well priced at $11 for the bottle. It was crisp and fruity.
Service was fast. It didn't take long until all my orders had arrived.
Starting with the scallop nigiri and salmon ship with lobster salad. Both were reasonable. The scallop and salmon were fresh but could have been a bit thicker. The lobster salad ship was falling apart which was a bit disappointing as the salmon could have been a bit bigger. The biggest letdown for me though was the rice which was strongly undercooked with an overly hard centre and a bit underseasoned.
Same applies to the crab salad salmon ship. The salmon was small, the rice was hard but at least the seafood salad was well seasoned and had a generous amount of mayonnaise.
The salmon avocado nigiri was also just fine. More or less the same as what you would get at sushi edo except for the overly firm rice. The avocado was also under ripe and a bit too firm.
My comments follow through for the salmon tobiko ship and the ika. The ika, whilst fresh and delicious was paper thin and left me wanting more. There was a generous amount of rice with the soft shell crab hand roll and not too much crab. It was however freshly made and the seaweed was very crispy.
Rounding off with an unagi nigiri, this too was a lot thinner than I am used to, although the copious amount of sauce made up for any lack of flavour.
I didn't mind my meal at Mistaboo. I would say that it is notably worse than Sushi Edo, despite being 30c cheaper per dish currently as the quality really falls short. Given the option nearby, I don't think I'll be back anytime soon.
Price Range: $4.50 per plate
Taste: 5/10
Value: 6/10
Service: 7/10
Environment: 6/10
