PrologueBank Street · 2014

Flour to fish.

Terry used to run a bakery. Before Ten Sushi opened in 2014, heTerry worked through the dishes with the chef, one by one, until the menu felt right. Your turn.

The counter

Setting up the counter.Just a moment.

Terry's storyChapter 1 · 2014

01Bank Street · 2014

A plaza on Bank Street.

Terry used to run a gluten-free bakery. In 2014 he opened Ten Sushi in a plaza at 1490 Bank Street. People followed the build on social media, and when the doors opened, they came.

02The first buffet

Luck or fate?

  1. #1From gluten-free bread to all-you-can-eat sushi. Terry had never run a buffet, and he was sure he'd get it wrong.
  2. #2So he and the chef went through the menu dish by dish, cooking, tasting and changing, until every plate felt right.
  3. #3The doors opened on Bank Street, and the tables filled from day one.
  4. #4Was it luck? Was it fate? Ask him today and he still goes back and forth.
  5. #5Or maybe it's simpler: he has loved sushi since he was a kid, long before the bakery.

03At the table

Order from your seat.

Ten Sushi was one of the first restaurants in Ottawa to put an iPad on the table. Tap what you want and the ticket zips to the kitchen, so orders move faster and plates come back faster.

ORDER

Order sent

Your plates are on their way.

Another round?

Same iPad, same table.

04Notice · Gloucester

A second kitchen.

With orders moving faster, the next step was clear: a second kitchen at 2300 City Park Drive, out in Gloucester.

05Wellington St W

A third kitchen.

Bank Street and City Park were both packed, so Terry went looking for a third spot and found one at 1310 Wellington Street West. A herb and spice shop that had been there for decades had closed. The jars made way for plates, and the corner was busy again.

06Tonight

Welcome in.

Three kitchens, three doors. Sushi was street food first. Come hungry.

Lit lanterns mean open.

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