When it's cold and snowy, Toyoda Sushi can warm you up

Seattle had a super snowy night last night and it seemed as though everyone was staying in...so we decided to hop on over to Toyoda Sushi on Lake City Way slipping and sliding, for some fresh, much needed Sushi. We thought the place couldn't be too busy since it was such dark weather, but they were actually packed.

Toyoda has been up and running for 19 years now, in February it will be 20. Their reputation of having the freshest fish, fun and friendly staff and a very nice atmosphere brings them repeat clientele and gets them referred to on a regular basis. You can tell, because the owners seem to know almost everyone who comes in! Helen Toyoda, owner of the restaurant as well as being one of our team members, pointed out to us a beautiful quilt art piece on one of the walls that a customer made for the restaurant...now that's dedication!

Last night we tried the Albacore Tuna Tataki , the Spicy Tuna Bowl along with some sushi rolls. The Toro Tataki is basically lightly seared white fatty tuna pieces (you get a whole lot of them on a big plate!) that goes great with rice and some soy sauce. The Spicy Tuna is a bowl of tuna mixed with sriracha sauce (best sauce ever) and also goes great with rice. For the sushi rolls we went with Helen's suggestion, the Caterpillar Roll and some Shrimp Tepura Rolls and Futo-makis. I've only had Caterpillar Rolls a couple of times, but this got me addicted...there is some eel in the roll along with other goodies and is topped with avocado.

Helen also made us try her own creation of the tempura icecream...I've never tasted anything like it. They freeze a vanilla icecream (wrapped in a short cake-like, breadded thing) ball overnight and deep fry the ball. It was SO GOOD!! I definitely recommend it as a dessert item, but only if you can share it with someone...the ball's pretty big.

Customers love to sit at the sushi bar and talk to the sushi chef, Natsuyoshi Toyoda (the jolly fellow below) who co-owns the restaurant while watching him prepare the sushi and sashimi. He's very entertaining to watch and talk to...and will greet you with a big hello when you first walk in. For those of you who aren't gung-ho on the raw fish, the place also offers yummy teriyaki and noodle dishes as well.

The restaurant is located in North Seattle, in the Lake City community. Lake City Way (also known as Hwy 522) runs east-west, from Seattle to Lake Forest Park to Kenmore to Bothell, and further east to Woodinville and Monroe. The exact address of the place is 12543 Lake City Way NE, at 125th Avneue NE and Lake City Way.

Thanks for the always fresh and wonderful sushi...we'll be back soon!




Amy Kizaki
Buyer's Agent
206.384.7169
amy@seattlepowersearch.com