By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post

The Green Leaf Signature Aburi Platter consisted of mackerel oshi, tuna yuuke oshi, tobiko roll, salmon oshi, basil prawn oshi and scallop oshi. My favourite was the tuna as it was buttery soft with aromatic hits of sesame oil. The salmon was not far off with a creamy oshi sauce accented by a thin slice of jalapeno. With the brightness of basil and the saltiness of parmesan, the ebi was possibly the most impactful of the bunch. We loved the scallop as it was buttery soft with equal parts of creaminess atop chewy sushi rice. The only thing that could've been better would be the doneness of the fish as it was fully cooked.

The Tornado Omelette Rice with sweet & savoury demi glace, garlic flakes, tomato and chili was a mashup of a Korean tornado (or volcano egg) with a Japanese omerice. The result was a silky and fluffy egg exterior encasing fried rice that was sweet, savoury and slightly spice. The onion really came through while the sauce was a good compliment to the mildly-flavoured egg.

Rounding out our dishes, we had the Sockeye Salmon and Hamachi Sashimi. Although the salmon had a firm butteriness while being naturally sweet, the beautiful hamachi stole the show. It was delicate and tender with the slightest bite. There was a definite taste of the sea to go with the usual sweetness. Our experience at the Lougheed Mall Geen Leaf was better than our visit at their Kits location. Everything was carefully prepared and the food was generally quite good.  We thought the pricing was reasonable as well.

Green Leaf Café

9604 Cameron Street, Burnaby, BC

The Good:

• More spacious than their other location

• Reasonably-priced

• Food was above-average

The Bad:

• The cook on the aburi could be less aggressive

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