Sushi Tei (China Square Central)

Quality Sushi at Affordable Prices

Sushi Tei's one of my favourite go-to restaurants for cheap and quality sushi that's extremely value-for-money. I prefer the China Square Central branch (only for dinner) as it is usually quieter and less crowded than their sister branches around town.

Sushi Tei has quarterly promotions in accordance with the season's finest produce. From January to March 2010, it's the Ocean's Enchantment promotion, which focuses primarily on oysters.

We ordered:

1) Aburi Maguro Black Pepper with Special Sauce ($14), 6 pieces of half-broiled black pepper encrusted tuna. I love love lurve this dish! Every piece is absolutely worth its 2 dollar price-tag.

2) Cha Soba ($7), cold green tea-flavoured buckwheat noodles. Some people hate the idea of eating cold noodles, but I love its refreshing and clean flavours.

3) Katsu Don ($10), sweet and yummy

4) Sashimi Salad with Wafu Dressing ($9). The piquant and salty rice vinegar and soy-based dressing is the perfect complement to the delicate flavours of the salmon, tuna and octopus sashimi.

5) Soft Shell Crab Maki ($6.50) to share. This dish had been on the conveyor belt for a while so the soft shell crab was not as crispy as I'd like it to be. Still, the sushi was yummy.

6) Mini California Maki ($5.50), with avocado, crab meat and smelt roe. The delicate, powdery avocado balanced the sweetness of the crab meat.

7) Hanasaki Ika Tempura ($5.50), squid tempura, served with some mayonnaise. The squid was fresh and just out of the fryer, so it was hot and crispy. The squid was also done just right, no rubbery texture.

8) Gyuniku Roll ($10): a must-try.

9) Salmon Skin Maki ($6.50), I love salmon skin. This was also freshly made, so the salmon skin was still crispy and hot.

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