It’s not often you will see a ‘fast food’ establishment reviewed on this blog, but this time I had to do it. My first experience at Mi’Hito Sushi Laboratory was with a dear friend and long ago tenant, Lower Level Leanne. We needed a quick and healthy bite after we shopped at Tap Phong (my favourite restaurant supply store). She ordered the Rising Sun Sushi Burrito which was filled with raw salmon, lettuce, cabbage, avocado, tempura crunch, tobiko, carrot, crab meat, green onions, spicy mayo dressing ($11.99) and I had the Ahi Tuna Poké Bowl which had raw tuna, spinach, cabbage, carrots, edamame, crab meat, mandarin orange ($12.99). Although my poké was good, both she and I were blown away with her burrito, made with seaweed instead of a wrap! And it was HUGE. So I knew, the next time we were downtown and needed lunch, Mi’Hito would be our stop!
JT and I were touring downtown for Doors Open 2018 way back in May (scroll down to see some of our pics of Our Adventure) and fortunately, we were close enough to Mi’Hito to make a lunch stop (OK, full disclosure, I planned our route to end close to it!) This time JT and I shared a custom Sushi Burrito, made with raw tuna, avocado, lettuce, seaweed slaw, corn, sesame seeds and cucumbers ($15.99), it was awesome, fresh and totally filling. And their wasabi (in a little packet like soy sauce) was the hottest I have EVER had! The burrito comes in a really cute paper cutaway container, which is great for takeout, but a little overkill when eating in.
The food is served on little aluminium trays with small packets of soy and wasabi. The restaurant itself is fast food, no table service. It is brightly lit, with several large back-lit menu boards hanging behind the counters and a TV in the seating area. You can order off the menu or chose a custom bowl, burrito or taco. They also have sushi, but the burritos are so much more interesting!
I will definitely keep this place on my radar when I’m downtown.
Here are some of the photos from Doors Open 2018. We visited several sites over two days but these were the most memorable pics. We have lived near Colborne Lodge for 17 years and have never toured through the house. You can read about the house and its history here. The Masonic Temple is special to me because my parents’ Puppet company performed for a CBC Children’s Christmas Party in the 1970’s. The graffiti pics are from our esteemed College of Art. There was graffiti all over the inside of the building, it was rather shameful. Plus, it wasn’t all that great for an art college!!!
The food sounds wonderful, though at first I thought it was a Mexican flatbread filled with sushi 😉 From the photograph I’d say it’s temaki sushi! I must say in comparison to temaki sushi I’m used to there isn’t much rice (luckily! not that I don’t like rice, but in big amounts in maki sushi it gives a false idea of diet food 😉 ).
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Thanks for your comment Sissi. I’m always a little perplexed when restaurants offer sashimi and include a bowl of rice! Like the Greeks that serve potatoes and rice as sides for one meal.
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I quickly skimmed this post and assumed you’d travelled back in time to discover an extremely large sushi roll. Now that I’ve read the post, wow! Why has no one thought to marry the idea of a burrito with the idea of sushi! I love it!
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Thanks Jeff, they are quite popular in TO. You should definitely try it when you come to TO next.
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Sushi burritos haven’t really taken off here in a big way but you can get them. They’re enormous and much too big for one I find though. I can see why you shared one with JT!
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Thank you for your comment, Lorraine. They are quite big here too, far too much food for one but also expensive if only one person is eating it. Much better to share all around.
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How is it that I’ve never had a sushi burrito? Love the idea! This looks like an excellent place — fast food that’s good. A concept that should catch on. 🙂
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Thanks John, it’s amazing that people expect fast food to be a treat and not necessarily good for you. This would make a good lunch if you’re downtown with a friend.
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We have friends that we often order in for dinner with – and it’s usually sushi or burritos. Now I can tell them we can finally combine our favourite meals! Mi’hito sounds pretty amazing – I can’t wait to try it! Great pics of doors open. It’s awesome that you and JT always make a point of going. We haven’t been for a few years and your photos make me want to make sure we go next time! Thanks!
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Thanks for your comment Michela. I hope you have a chance to try this place, it’s soooo good. What type of sushi would you have?
We love open doors and we missed a couple of doors that we really wanted to see this year so they have made the list for next year.
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Now this is some fast food I could go for! Your burrito looks fabulous!!!
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I love that it’s so fresh and compact to eat on the run. Thanks for your comment, Liz.
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Wish I were a sushi fan…well, too much white rice involved, I would just pick up all the fish and seafood to eat 🙂
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Yes, the rice is a bit much but the rest of it is awesome. I suppose you could ask for it without rice and just use lettuce as the filler.
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