Matsu Sushi in Peterborough

Yesterday I drove my good friend Michelle to Peterborough. We arrived just in time for dinner and she took me to her favourite sushi restaurant. Matsu Sushi is ridiculously fun as you walk in or out the door to a chorus of "HELLOOOOO", or "THANK YOUUUU....GOODNGHT". It's a nice intimate sized room, with walls covered in polaroids of happy customers, playful pictures in crayon by the younger regulars, and a few decorative paintings. The tables are nice (and fairly private) with a few even more private booths along the wall. These booths looked pretty cozy with their curtains. We'll have to be sure to sit there next time.

At the moment, Michelle can't have raw fish and I thought I could go without, but I caved and got the sashimi sampler for $11.95. It was delicious, fresh and a great deal.
The sampler included the follwing sashimi : 6 pieces salmon, 3 white tuna, 3 tuna belly, and 3 snapper. Not bad at all!
We also ordered avocado maki, mixed pickle maki and an order of tomago sushi (which came as maki by mistake - still pretty tasty). All delicious and all at a very good price (under $5.00each).
Michelle ordered some grilled tuna with lemon and I completely forgot to ask her how it was. Maybe she'll read this and add her own comments below.

About the mixed pickle maki. It has pickled cucumber, radish and squash. I've had pickled mushroom rolls before...and they are super good, so we thought we'd give these a try. They are totally worth it and have a great crunch factor. Yum.

After we satisfied ourselves with this feast, I ordered some take-out for the folks back in Brockville. I chose the Peterborough roll (tuna, salmon and green onion with roe) and the pickled squash roll (only $3.95!!!). While waiting, we shared a bowl of green tea ice-cream topped with parsley and a maraschino cherry. Now I can totally do without the cherry, but the parsley was genius. Great combo of flavours.

This meal cost us a whopping $47. What a deal! Good sushi at a good price can be hard to find.

Here's the problem with ordering take-out. When ordering something this delicious and snackable, always order twice the amount you think you need if you're drive for 3 hours afterwards. I don't know how I saved any of this for James at home. I ate most of the pickled squash and some of the Peterborough maki. If I had to go vegetarian sushi for the rest of my life...pickled squash would make it less challenging.

I promise I will keep my camera with me from this point on.