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somersquatch t1_j6h9gmk wrote

Reply to comment by toasterb in [I ate] Sushi platter by IaryBreko

I'm not sure why you priced it so low, as a quick 10 minute look at the menu of a place I've never been before shows that the breakdown is much higher than $25 or $30.

Just the 6 rolls alone would be on average ~$4 each, and that's low end imo. These aren't one ingredient rolls with no sauce or extras on top, like the $3.50 rolls at Sushimoto. So I'm using $4 average even tho it could be $5. $24 for 6 cheap rolls is still very good value, but we're leaving out the 6 pieces of nigiri @ $3 a piece (higher than the $2 I had guessed), so that's another $18. Gonna be easily $40+, approaching $50+ with taxes. The closest thing on the menu to the box pictured is the party tray A, which is 5 rolls, and 12 pieces of nigiri, for $46. That's not a bad deal by any means, but it would still leave you paying $50+ for less sushi than OP got. Quality matters though, for all we know the sushi OP ate was ass lol.

Now, I'll absolutely be going to Sushimoto, and likely often if it's good, because those prices are cheap for 2023. But long gone are the days where you could spend $25 bucks at a decent sushi place and get a large quantity of food.

Edit: and yes, I'm from Victoria, born and raised in Vancouver though. My favorite sushi place in Victoria is similarly priced to Sushimoto, and if the quality is anywhere similar, I'm sure Sushimoto is awesome. But even at my local place I couldn't get this much for less than $50 OTD, but a tray of 8 separate rolls (some bigger/better than pictured by OP) is $49.99, and that's a 58pc tray.

Editedit: I'll also say, my favorite sushi roll from my local place was $11.99 ~6 months ago. It's now $16.99. I actually fully believe that you could get the same amount or more than OP in Vancouver for $30 just a year ago. But prices have shot up like crazy from what I'm seeing.

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somersquatch t1_j6h2fwb wrote

Reply to comment by toasterb in [I ate] Sushi platter by IaryBreko

You are having a laugh if you think you can get all this for $35-$40. That's coming from someone who lives near Vancouver.

7 rolls & 6 pieces of nigiri.

Nigiri ~$2 a piece on the cheap end, so $12.

6 rolls are gonna be at minimum $6 each so that's $36 right there. Plus the edamame is another $5 added on, so $53+ taxes and such, it's gonna be $60+ easily. This is all on the low end, I can't say I've ever seen a sushi place with rolls cheaper than $4.99 and often you're sacrificing quality at that point.

However if you have a sushi place you know of that would allow me to get this much for $40 or less please do share, they'll appreciate how much extra business they get from it.

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somersquatch t1_j2qxgdm wrote

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I don't mind in the slightest if you said you weren't telling people where it is and kept it to yourself, but to say that and also still give the correct info is...weird. It genuinely made me chuckle but I do know this comment comes off as asshole-ish...but lol

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