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Police congregate outside New Generation Sushi on Bloor Street in the Annex, where a man was fatally stabbed on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (CP24/John Hanley)

Half-finished meals covered the tables at New Generation Sushi on Sunday, the morning after diners were rushed out in a hurry when a man was stabbed to death in the Annex restaurant’s kitchen.

Toronto homicide officers are probing the killing, which took place just after 11 p.m. Saturday when the popular Bloor Street restaurant was full of late-night patrons.

Police say a 27-year-old man was stabbed after a dispute broke out in the kitchen. The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Michael's Hospital. One suspect is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.

On Sunday morning, an eerie scene remained at the restaurant where the stabbing took place, which has been taped off as a crime scene.