text: The Verdict Banal and priceynnWhy this restaurantnI was always suspicion and not enthusiast about Kaizen We decided to give it a try on a Sunday night because the japanese bistrosushi we chose was closednns The First ImpressionnNot a good When a restaurant greets you with a bad taste advertising girl holding a katana with sushi on it it is always a bad signnn The ServicenPeople were friendly Service was quick and pleasant Nothing to complaint Perhaps it explains my starsnn The DecornIt is not very Japanese If one takes off the Japanese paintings and the big buddha it resembles any French or Italian or restaurant Decor is very subjective so I will not further comment but it was not to my tastenn The FoodnOh boy There was no wow factor no discovery just ordinary no more no less I had fresher fish elsewhere in Montreal Please do not take the grilled squid not worth it The tempuras veggies lacked the crunchiness it is supposed to have Sushis were OK Perhaps we were hungry The Spider maki soft she will crab was not good I think I do not need to go onnnS The AmbiancenNothing to say here just a regular restaurant However it has live jazz on certain night Jazz Really In a sushi restaurant I like jazz but this goes with my comment on the decornn PricenThe bill does not reflect the quality of the food At for two without wine including service and tax it is not worth it I can have the same OK food elsewhere for half the pricennPerhaps my overall harsh critics comes from the fact that the sushis are pretty ordinary but overpriced I have eaten at many sushi restaurants and Kaizen is pretty much at the bottom of the list because of this You deserve more for your moneynnPV