nami through the years - early 80's to 2026

Fred Kumoi and staff in front of original bamboo 

Robata Bar - back in the day!

In front of Sushi Bar - original Hall of Famers with Mama-san, Obachan (the only woman Robata chef in Canada - totally ahead of her time), Kumoi-san and others

Good old days around the Robata Bar

Chef Kaoru Ohsada (inventor of Sushi Pizza) and his wife, Noriko with actor Kristie Alley, who was in town for a shoot - early ‘90s.
Source: Toronto Star (Sept 2018)

1997 - staff with Chef Takinami and Jennifer. The former staff member Akiko who shared this photo reminded us that she personally served:  Denzel Washington, Lindsay Wagner, Mike Myers, Chow Yun Fat, Wesley Snipes,  William Shatner, Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger, Alanis Morisette as well as Billy D Williams and Jean Claude Van Damme. The Golden Age of Nami!