By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post

There aren't a lot of good Japanese restaurants in North Delta. By default, Minori had become the "best". However, a new competitor has opened up shop in the ol' Gawa Sushi location, right across the street from Minori.
For my first visit, I ordered the Sushi & Sashimi Box, which included tempura, sashimi (salmon, tuna, tai, ebi and tuna tataki), rice, sunomono salad, nigiri and chicken teriyaki. The sashimi was quite good. The tempura was greasy, yet crispy. The chicken teriyaki was moist. On my next visit with Bookworm, he had the same box. I started with the Ebi Mayo Salad. It was not very good because of its extremely oily dressing. The ebi was chewy and overcooked. The chili mayo was nice.
I tried the Awesome Roll, which had spicy chopped scallop, tobiko and cucumber topped with fried snapper and more tobiko. It had a enough sauce, but wasn't too overwhelming. On my next visit, I had Chicken Karaage. It was served too hot. It had barely any batter. I would've liked some sweet mayo to add moisture and extra flavour.
The Katsu Don featured a large tonkatsu on top of an omelet and rice. It was well-executed. It was topped with enough tangy tonkatsu sauce to flavour the rice. Although not the most amazing Japanese food I've ever had, Todai is far and away better than the joint it replaced. In terms of value and quality, Todai is worthy of a visit.

Sherman Chan is the #1 ranked food blogger on the Vancouver portal of Urbanspoon.com. Read more of his reviews at www.shermansfoodadventures.com.

11156 84 Avenue, North Delta, BC

The Good:
• Well-portioned dishes
• Decent eats
• Friendly service

The Bad:
• I found the rice a bit dry for my taste.
• Some of the fried items (ebi mayo and chicken karaage) could've used more batter.