Be Well Sushi

By Nick Laugher, Staff Contributor

Grade: B+

Soft, ambient lighting and carefully hung knick-knacks line the walls of Be Well on Quinpool Road. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting, and feels more like the living room of your well-to-do aunt than that of a café.
Be Well is a newcomer to Quinpool, filling the empty sushi spot that has plagued the road for countless years. And they sling the traditional coffee and tea fare to boot. The general vibe of Be Well, from the staff right down to the walls, is literally about being well. The staff is very personable and helpful in a way that’s human – there aren’t any pushy salespeople or robotic, burnt out wait staff at Be Well.
The café offers sushi options from dragon rolls to shrimp and salmon nigiri, as well as more interesting menu items, such as the puzzling “sushi pizza”.
While the sushi is delicious, there’s not really much of a selection on the menu; there are only four sushi combo choices despite the variety of sushi they offer. For the price you’re paying for a sushi combo – $11.25 – you’d expect a lot more sushi to be littering your plate, which also comes with a small ambiguous salad and a bowl of miso soup.
The Be Well is a perfect place to bring a French existentialist novel, relax and have a coffee, but if they want to compete in the breakneck world of Halifax sushi, they’d better step up their game.