Takeout stakeout: &Sushi

NZ Herald·

5 Jun, 2017 09:19 PM2 mins to read

&Sushi in the City Works Depot serve Japanese food that looks as good as it tastes. Pic Greg Fleming.

IN:

"Isn't it just another sushi place?" asked a friend when I suggested &Sushi's City Depot outlet for lunch (they have another branch in Newmarket). Well, yes it is, but it's what every sushi place should be and isn't - offering sushi of course but that ampersand suggests a lot more - and there is - Japanese salads, noodles, ramen, donburi - all of it as pleasing to the eye as the palate.

You can order via Uber Eats or simply ring as I did. I ordered the Sashimi Don ($20) - salmon and tuna sashimi, lettuce, avocado, orange caviar (salmon eggs) and seaweed salad with a Korean gochujang dressing. The friendly woman on the line suggested I take the black rice option - I did - less calories, more protein, fibre and minerals - and she assured me it tastes better too. She was right.
It would be ready in five minutes.

OUT:

The food came in a sturdy leak-proof cardboard container; open it and you realise the takeaways are assembled with just as much care as the in-house orders. As I picked up my order - which was ready and waiting - I couldn't resist a piece of sushi from the cabinet - salmon nigiri ($2.50) with fresh dill on top - both that and the Sashimi were excellent. Fresh, light and delicious.

Tip - try the teriyaki tofu donburi ($15) - served with savoy cabbage, mushroom, carrot, broccoli, Chinese cabbage and ginger - I've never tasted tofu so creamy; or - if you want a hit of spice - the kimchi pork donburi ($17). But this is one of those rare places where you can confidently order anything off the menu and know it's going to be good.