Tamashii

Tamashii is a kind of place where you go and meet with friends to have a good suchi with affordable prices.  The restaurant is a little small, but its a very cozy place by the way! Their Sake list is a must and the restaurant design is quite special.

In a Word:

Good and Affordable

Location:

The restaurant is located at the end of Gouraud Street, just behind the Electricite du Liban Building.  The place is not indicated at all, you have to heard about it or know it to find it. By the way, the restaurant is aptly named,Tamashii means brotherhood in Japanese! Of course you wont have a place to park your car in front of Tamashii, but you will find a parking lot just across the street. You will have to pay 5.000 LL to park (by night), but it is not Tamashii's fault!

Notation: 5/10


Decoration:

Well the place is very small, so the owner had a lot of fun choosing for the decoration. The walls are dressed with MDF wood pallets with a lot of Japanese trinket around the restaurant. You have a bar for the fast eaters or the latecomers with a typical japanese catties...funny! You will notice the nice collection of Sake bottles above the bar, in which the owner is particularly very proud. 3 tables in total and a bar that can fits up to 6 people.

Notation: 6/10

Ambience:

You really feel like you are eating sushi in a small Tokyo bar. As the place only receives around 26 persons indoor, it is quite cozy and relaxing. But if someone's begin to smoke.... It could rapidely become annoying as you will get all the smoke while eating. No very pleasant. The owner is always in his restaurant making sure that everything is in order but knows when to slip away for better intimacy. A TV is placed above the bar showing fishes in their natural living, symbolizing an artificial aquarium! Nice Idea!

Notation: 6/10


Service:

As the place is very small, the service is very good. There are 2 waiters and the owner to take care of your order and demands throughout your dinner. The menu is very clear with not too much of a choice. With is a good point as you usually get lost with all the sushi names and shapes! The waiters are ready to help in case your not on the right track and you get served very well.

Notation: 7/10

Food:

The menu is quite simple and easy to read, but if I may, Tamashii should add/remove some sushi choices from time to time in order to keep it clientele satisfied as you may get bored from the actual choices in the menu. Otherwise, the sushis are of good quality and different from what you can see in the market. In fact there is more fish than rice in the sushi, which makes it light and digest.
The Edamame portion is bigger than other sushi restaurants... Enjoy it! But the salads are very small and the quantity is very minimal, they should make an effort on this point.


To taste:
Salads are good espacially the crab and salmon salads. You can enjoy all the sushi are they are very simple, but should add more mixtures as the existing ones are very known and really there is nothing special to explore. Shrimp Tampura are very good also.

To avoid

The hot platters... when you go to eat sushi you eat raw fish... you are not supposed to be eating chicken or meat!

Notation: 6/10


Price:


Price is ok reading to the quality / quantity of the food.


Notation: 6/10


Kitchens:


Very small... but couldn't see them clearly!

Toilets:

Nice and clean, but very big compared to the smalness of the place.


Notation: 6/10



TOTAL: 6/10



Conclusion: Tamashii is a nice small sushi restaurant with a cozy atmosphere. If you want to have a simple dinner with attentive waiters and good quality food, Tamashii is the good place for you. The choice of sushi is limited and they should make an effort on this matter.