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Fire Ocean Roll at Wasabi House

A new sushi place is open on Quinpool Road! And it’s awesome to say the least. Now, Halifax has a lot of sushi of places, many of them very established and with strong followings, however I am confident that the newly opened Wasabi House on Quinpool Road will quickly grow to be a force to be reckoned with.

Opening in the space occupied for decades by the Spartan diner, Wasabi House has done some great renovations to transform the space into a more modern restaurant with a very open concept feeling. As soon as you enter you are greeted by the sushi chef directly from the sushi station. The service is top notch, water is constantly in refill mode and the wait staff are quick to help navigate the menu. The menu itself is well presented and has many unique sushi rolls and combos, as well as traditional Japanese entrees.

Dining area & sushi station at Wasabi House

I went with a few friends for lunch and ordered the Maki Diamond combo – 6pc spicy salmon, 6pc spicy tuna, 6pc California roll & 8pc dragon roll (shrimp tempura with your choice of 5 different toppings such as BBQ eel or mango). However, I substituted my dragon roll for a Fire Ocean Roll: panko crusted salmon, tuna, butterfish & cucumber roll with flying fish roe and served with wasabi mayo. Sign me up. By the way, the substitutions are very cheap, I believe they just charge you the difference in price.

Maki combo at Wasabi House

Soup & salad starter at Wasabi House

I have to say that this was some of the best sushi I have ever tasted. The fish was extremely fresh and flavorful, the toppings were incredible and the miso soup and salad were delicious as well. By the way, all of the above was $25. In my opinion this is some of the best tasting, high quality sushi in Halifax, even more so for its prices.

I really like this restaurant and suggest you go check it out today, and if you are lucky your server will be Hai – super nice and knowledgeable and truly passionate about the food. He also informed us that the owner’s wife makes amazing gyoza (dumplings), which I really look forward to trying. Go to Wasabi House today, corner of Quinpool and Oxford, directly across from the Oxford Theater – you will not regret it.

Back area of Wasabi House