DJKung and I just got back from visiting some family over in San Diego and we were really looking forward to some old places we've tried, as well as looking forward to exploring more of the local culinary landscape. First stop was in Toro Sushi, located at a strip mall in Mission Valley. DJKung remembered how really fresh and cheap the fish here was. My folks, who themselves are super picky about seafood, love to come here.
Fried soft shell crabs. These went well with some beer. 
Mum loves the Bento Box B, which comes with (clockwise from top left): tuna and salmon sashimi, a little green salad, a few bits of shrimp shumai, a scrawny piece of shrimp tempura, white rice and some california rolls.
DJKung went for the chirashi, which comes with an assortment of fish: salmon, tuna, yellowfin, white tuna, squid. The fish was all superfresh and on the sweet side. There was a goodly bit of avocado slices and pickled carrot, which he remarked was rather off-putting. The carrot was nice, and for once did not taste like extra-woody #2 pencils. The sushi rice came with rice seasoning (seaweed+bonito flakes+ flavoring) sprinkled on top, which he did not like. He also wished there was a bit more variety to the sashimi.
I was disappointed at myself for wimping out and ordering just a soft shell crab roll, instead of a real meal. This thing is enormous and easily fills you up. The fake crab on top was a bit overkill, I thought.
We also got the broiled hamachi kama but were unable to do justice to it, since it was enormous.
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