Tenkai Sushi - Brisbane

HmmI went into this place when I was really hungry.

It can be hard to distinguish between all the sushi trains that have popped up around Brisbane, but as long as they aren't God-awful it's a pretty good

Popped into Tenkai for some takeaway sushi a few nights ago. Excellent takeaway prices - most sushi rolls are $2.20-$2.50. The dine-in prices range from $3-$5 per plate. Went with the Unagi (grilled eel) and the Salmon & Avocado. My first impression was that there wasn't much eel or salmon, but I can't really complain given the price. That said, the ratio of rice and Nori (seaweed wrapper) to filling was off - too much rice and the Nori was too thick for the amount of filling within. The Unagi rated 3-3.5 and the Salmon & Avocado rated 2.5-3. The little packages of wasabi are very poor quality. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they use real wasabi when dining-in.

We went specifically for the lakes. Delicious flavour, great heat, really lovely to eat. The restaurant is a little shabby and could do with a thorough clean. Quite busy so turnover is good. I'd go back.

Hands down my favourite sushi train in Brisbane. The fish is always fresh and generously portioned, but it's the rice in the sushi rolls that sets this place apart from all others--the texture is just perfect, and there's never too much of it to overpower the contents of the roll. The atmosphere is perfect for a sushi train--nothing fancy whatsoever, just grab a stool, grab your sushi and enjoy.  The only hot dish I've tried is the tempura udon--very nice and reasonably priced.  Would highly recommend to anyone looking for no-frills, delicious train sushi!