When it comes to sushi restaurants in the Mississauga area, there are not that many decent places  to choose from. Over the years I’ve been disappointed countless times with the sushi being served in the area, whether it be all-you-can eat or just off their regular menu… Thankfully, a friend of mine had introduced me to Hinote Sushi. And ever since then, this hidden gem is one of my favourite sushi restaurants that I can always resort to in Mississauga =]

Hinote Sushi is a very small restaurant located in the plaza at the Mavis Road & Bristol Road intersection. Very clean atmosphere, very comfortable. I never had a problem with the service as our servers were always courteous and patient.

Hinote Sushi ($22.95)

• 16 piece assorted sushi & 6 piece California roll or salmon roll
• Comes with miso soup, green salad and rice
• When the sushi arrived, I was all smiles! – so pretty and colourful
• We were delighted by the freshness, sushi rice was well seasoned
• We opted for the salmon roll – who doesn’t love salmon?! (lol)

Sashimi Dinner ($25.95)

• 20 piece assorted sashimi
• Comes with miso soup, green salad and rice
• The sashimi literally melted in my mouth – very soft, smooth and non fishy
• Hinote is very generous with their portions – these sashimi were sliced into fairly large pieces – 2 bites

Kamikaze Roll ($12.95)

• Spicy Tuna, Tempura Bits & Special Sauce
• Hands Down – This is my all time favourite roll – I always order this – I can honestly say I’ll never get tired of this maki
• This may look a bit saucy but its actually not, the sauce give the maki a nice kick in flavour and extra tastiness
• I also want to point out this roll is HUMONGOUS – Hinote is really generous in portions.
• I would say its at least 1/3 to half the size larger than your average maki (depending what you’re comparing it to…)

This was a complementary salmon teriyaki. I thought the combination of the teriyaki sauce + sesame on the salmon was a bit odd and the batter was a little thick. But yay to free food =] They also serve complementary deep fried banana for dessert if you dine in, a very nice touch.

Although Hinote Sushi may be on the pricier end but I definitely think its money well spent. I’m really tired of being disappointed with the lack of sushi places in Mississauga. I am always confident when it comes to Hinote Sushi – they are always consistent with serving fresh and quality sushi, while being very generous in portions.  You can check out their online menu here!

I went to Inakaya a very long time ago with a few friends for dinner. This authentic sake bar is tucked away on Willowdale Avenue, minutes away from Yonge and Finch. The atmosphere of Inakaya is very warm, cozy and inviting. Very small, so it may be best to make reservations. The staff here were really friendly and helpful and had no problems when it came to promoting their specials or recommending us their infamous dishes.

Here’s a shot of the interior. A few tables and seats all around the bar.

Our waitress gave us way too many cute cups for our sake (lol) =D

Beef Amiyaki

• This was my first ever table cooking experience – thought it was really neat
• liked how you can cook  the meat to your liking
• The beef served was very thick and juicy =]

I couldn’t stop smiling while we were waiting for the beef to finish cooking =D half way done!!!

Rock n’ Roll

• A fried roll with avocado, shrimp tempura, salmon and lightly drizzled with eel sauce
• The rock n roll was simply delicious. and tasty. very scrumptious 

Sushi Moriawase

• 6 tuna nigiri with 8 assorted sushi pieces that includes unagi, salmon roe, salmon, tuna, toro, Shrimp, Ikura
• Honestly, the sushi here was super fresh, everything was made with great attention to detail and impeccably executed
• My favourite was the toro <3

Volcano Roll

• Butter and olive oil sauteed sliced onion, blanched zucchini rolled , torched sliced certified Angus beef drizzled in teriyaki sauce and thinly slice scallions in Volcano fire
• Such a beautiful presentation
• My eyes were literally drooling at the sight of this
• The roll was humongous and filled me up pretty quickly  - very tasty and meaty

Spicy Scallop Roll

• I love my spicy salmon / spicy tuna / spicy scallop rolls – and this was definitely one of the best ones I’ve had – not too spicy
• It’s so rare to find a places that serve fresh sashimi, yummy rolls and delicious cooked food!

Grilled Atka Mackeral (Hokke)

• Lastly, we ordered a grilled mackeral – really fresh, shining under the light
• We lightly sprinkled lemon across the mackeral to make it even more flavourful =D

Everything at Inakaya had exceeded my expectations. The friendly service, the cozy atmosphere, the freshness and variety of their sushi’s and the smallest attention to detail  - had really made an impression on me. I love this place and thoroughly enjoyed my whole experience here!!

*Cheers*