Tasting Journey #33 - Nao Sushi

Nao Sushi (魚旨)
7060 Kingsway  Burnaby, BC V5E 1E5
605.521.3131
http://www.naosushi.ca/


Nao Sushi is located in South East Burnaby.  I typically don't travel over there since it's outside my social circle (haha).  I've visited this restaurant a few times, and have enjoyed it every time.
The place is always busy, and the service is friendly.  We haven't had to wait crazy long hours for a table, but I do have to say that there is a bit of a wait every time. Just a bit, but it's totally worth it.

The food is very authentic Japanese.  I would say the unique dish that this place offers is the Kamemshi, hot pot rice with mixed vegetables in a steamer (I don't have a photo of it, but it is definitely worth trying).  The rice is extremely well-flavoured from having been cooked with the vegetables.

Lobster sashimi is definitely a deluxe.  It first comes on a boat (like all other party sashimi trays) with the lobster meat chopped up along with all the other types of sashimi's.  The head and tail is used as decoration for the boat.  If you are scared of live seafood, do not touch/stare at the lobster. Although the meat could already be well into digestion in your stomach, its whiskers could well still be moving while sitting on the boat.  Once we finish enjoying the sashimi dish, the server then takes it back into the kitchen to make the 2nd dish - miso soup noodle.  The head/tail is used to add seafood flavouring into the soup noodle.

Below is a clip of me trying to tape the lobster's moving whisker.

If you are a fan of lobster, this is a must try!


Price: $20/person.
$ spent is well worth the quality!