Mac’s Sushi

I was struggling with whether I should give this place 3 stars or 4 stars, but in the end, I went with 4 stars and I will tell you why.
Overall, the sushi is just ok — very underwhelming when compared to the sushi you get at a restaurant. However, this isn’t a sit down sushi restaurant where food is made to order. It’s a «fast food» sushi takeout place in a mall food court.
The sushi is made throughout the day and kept in pre-​made trays that you just grab and pay for at the cash register. It’s very quick, easy, and convenient.
Anyways, the sushi is not the greatest, but when compared to other pre-​made to go sushi trays (like the ones you may pick up at like a Metro, Sobey’s, or Loblaws), this sushi is much better than those.
The rice is sometimes dry but the fish is ok and the whole meal is acceptable — even borderline good, but not quite there.
The main reason I keep coming back is it’s cheaper than going to a sit down sushi place, and if you catch the End of the Day Special, you’ll get a lot of sushi for a good price. The special usually begins a few hours before the mall closes.
In addition, they have given me free food at this location as a thank you when I would buy a lot of sushi all at once.
Tonight, I took advantage of their End of Day Special and purchased two trays of sushi for $ 14 that would have easily cost $ 20+ if I got it at a restaurant.
So, in spite of the mediocre sushi, I must admit the End of Day Special, the great service, convenient location, and the fact that it’s better than other pre-​made sushi places makes this location one of my regular places to grab sushi.
So for me, this is a 4 star place (but barely).