Saka Sushi is a Japanese sushi shop at 404 Innes Road in St Albans, Christchurch, holding a 4.9 Google rating and taking orders online through its website.
Sushi lives or dies by its rice as much as its fish: properly vinegared, served at close to body temperature, and pressed lightly enough to come apart on the tongue rather than in the hand. Even flawless fish falls flat on dry or over-soured rice. At suburban sushi counters, where much of the trade is takeaway — rolls boxed on the spot, hand rolls, bento — freshness shows in turnover, with trays refilled through the day rather than sitting out since morning. Regular sushi eaters learn to time their visits to the busy hours and to check the seaweed still has its snap.
Right on Innes Road in St Albans, it puts a highly rated sushi counter within easy reach of the neighbourhood.