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deity_me

Apr 15th, 2004, 02:36 AM

Anyone know of good all you can eat sushi places in the GTA for around $20?

Usually got to
1) Katsu by Pape & Danforth Area (HARD to find parking, not as much selection as other places)
2) Sushi Hut - Warden & Steeles Area (Great place - just hard to get seats)
3) Yang's sushi bar or something by Hwy7 and Warden
Nice place if you can get a seat - made reservations once - went there they said "1 minute" 30mins later again with the 1 minute
30mins later was at Katsu ordering food...

Need other good sushi buffet places to go near the scarborough/markham area

Melfice

Apr 15th, 2004, 04:14 PM

Inaka in the peachtree plaze at Hwy 7 and Kennedy. Sushi & More Japanese Restaurant at 155 East Beaver Creek Rd, unit 26, $14.99 a person on weekdays. Tenchi on Sheppard and McCrown. There're alot more.

ur bud-dee

Apr 15th, 2004, 07:07 PM

cool.. maybe i'll hit some of these places after my finals are done!!

Sushi ROCKS!! :D B)

TenzoR

Apr 15th, 2004, 07:29 PM

UMI
in front of staples

by steeles and kenndy

near pacific mall

been, it's not too bad. Fairly small

Qube

Apr 15th, 2004, 08:15 PM

Umi now has horrible food in my opinion. Conversely, the place at Alton Towers (McCowan & Steeles) HAD horrible food, but now has much improved. Your mileage may vary.

Regarding Warden & Steeles... Destiny... they were doing great, but now I find they've gotten progressively worse after the buffet started.

NB: The best so far has to be the one on Highway 7 and.... damn forgot but it's in a corner... past Times and Commerce. Else, there's always the one on top of the hotel at Kennedy & 401.

Shingo

Apr 16th, 2004, 02:27 AM

I had Horrible service at Umi a week ago.

Rice was way to wet and the waitresses were barking orders "You have to eat this" and was pointing to the bones on the salmon neck.

So thats now on my Boycott list.

My Sushi on Yonge South of Finch has never forsaken me in 3 years and Sushi Hutt is ok during week days when you can actually get seats.

Destiny has better selection of Sashmi than all of the other places.

Maybe its time to organize a RFD Sushi Outing!

ferkel

Apr 16th, 2004, 09:49 AM

Originally posted by Shingo@Apr 16 2004, 01:27 AM
Rice was way to wet and the waitresses were barking orders "You have to eat this" and was pointing to the bones on the salmon neck.

So thats now on my Boycott list.

My Sushi on Yonge South of Finch has never forsaken me in 3 years and Sushi Hutt is ok during week days when you can actually get seats.

Destiny has better selection of Sashmi than all of the other places.

Maybe its time to organize a RFD Sushi Outing!
Of course you should eat the bones... hehehehe... I went to Umi last week (not for buffet) I thought the quality was okay. I prefer Korean sushi places over Chinese ones. Much better food and quality..

batphantom

Apr 16th, 2004, 10:27 AM

My first AYCE sushi was Shintori Buffet at Yonge and Charles, but their sushi selection is a little soft. They have a lot of other items though. There's also Sushi King at Yonge and Hayden, just south of Bloor. Theirs is $17.99 and made to order, but I didn't think much of the quality the time I went. It's also only from 4 PM on, I believe.

I liked Katsu best, IMHO.

zzricezz

Apr 16th, 2004, 01:43 PM

Destiny is the one on warden and bamburg (sp?) circle? beside the MacDonald?

The only thing i like about that place is they had Sashmi white tuna... other than that their menu is a lot smaller than Yang's sushi bar..

Any one know where there is a place that got Tuna on their Sashmi menu??

Melfice

Apr 16th, 2004, 03:39 PM

Inaka have white tuna, they call it white fish, red snapper they call it oily fish heh, The old sakura on don mills and Lawrence have white tuna also.

Shingo

Apr 17th, 2004, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by Melfice@Apr 16 2004, 02:39 PM
Inka have white tuna, they call it white fish, red snapper they call it oily fish heh, The old sakura on don mills and Lawrence have white tuna also.
Is Inka an ordering AYCE or a buffet style? How is the quality?

My office is right around the corner and i was considering going there for dinner.

All this talk about soooshi s made me crave for some Destiny Tonight!

rdtx2002

Apr 17th, 2004, 02:09 PM

i'll usually go Umi or My Sushi

Melfice

Apr 17th, 2004, 04:26 PM

Inka is order AYCE, very friendly service and food is fresh and good quality. They even have fried oyster on their menu :D!

WorldIRC

Apr 17th, 2004, 05:07 PM

Tokyo Sushi is good. Shintori used to be decent. It makes me feel sick now.

h2o-

Apr 19th, 2004, 01:18 AM

Haruba Japanese Restaurant - Kennedy/McNicoll
Not bad... started to have All-You-Can-Eat before X'mas 03. Go on the weekdays... do not go on the weekends, as sometimes when they're busy, they lost your orders.

Tenichi - On Sheppard, East of McCowan
It was decent but turned out not as good as some other rest. which were mentioned above by other members. Did not go there since summer, so that no late comments.

Not sure if anyone mentioned this one, Yang's Sushi Bar - On Hwy 7 West of Main Street Unionville.
Went once only.... was packed but service is ok. Food wasn't that remarkable but not poor.

Nagoya - 14th/Kennedy Plaza.
So-called they have the most different kind of Japanese foods in town as a all-u-can-eat restaurant. They always mess up your order, especially when they're busy like hell on the weekends.

Qube

Apr 19th, 2004, 01:07 PM

So we've all commented on so-so and passable sushi places, now in your opinion, what's the BEST you have been to? Put it in large text so it's easy to scan for in the thread :lol:

ferkel

Apr 19th, 2004, 01:38 PM

Fune is good.. only once a month they have a buffet. Price $40

TenzoR

Apr 19th, 2004, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by ferkel@Apr 19 2004, 12:38 PM
Fune is good.. only once a month they have a buffet. Price $40
I'm going there this Saterday, any details?

Do you get to sit around the table where the sushi boat float around? Or is it self serve? And how is the food there?

jubez

Apr 27th, 2004, 09:02 AM

does anyone know which of those places allow you to order shrimp tempura on its own rather than with all those vegetable tempuras?.. the only place ive been to which offers this is sushi hut but some of those places mentioned ive never tried.. by the way there is another japanese buffet.. (no idea about the name) on 16th Ave and Leslie... me and my friend wouldve tried it..but they didnt have all you can drink.. and my friend is addicted to coke..haha.

rdtx2002

Apr 27th, 2004, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by ferkel@Apr 19 2004, 01:38 PM
Fune is good.. only once a month they have a buffet. Price $40
i'll have to check it out

40 per person?

PPPP

Apr 27th, 2004, 10:10 AM

where's Fune?

rdtx2002

Apr 27th, 2004, 10:23 AM

Originally posted by PPPP@Apr 27 2004, 10:10 AM
where's Fune?
Simcoe and Adelaide i believe

Melfice

Apr 27th, 2004, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by jubez@Apr 27 2004, 08:02 AM
does anyone know which of those places allow you to order shrimp tempura on its own rather than with all those vegetable tempuras?.. the only place ive been to which offers this is sushi hut but some of those places mentioned ive never tried.. by the way there is another japanese buffet.. (no idea about the name) on 16th Ave and Leslie... me and my friend wouldve tried it..but they didnt have all you can drink.. and my friend is addicted to coke..haha.
Hate to say it, seems like I am advertise for this place heh. Inaka only give you the shrimp tempeura when you order. They don't give you any vegi, that's another order.

gilboman

Apr 27th, 2004, 11:40 AM

where is inka and anybody got their number?

EL820

Apr 27th, 2004, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by jubez@Apr 27 2004, 08:02 AM
does anyone know which of those places allow you to order shrimp tempura on its own rather than with all those vegetable tempuras?
Can't recall the name of the restaurant, but it's on Don Mills...just south of York Mills.

Degenerate

Apr 27th, 2004, 05:55 PM

this place was formerly called Sakura but no longer. Still a japanese buffet but don't remember the name of it. Was extremely crappy when it was Sakura and is probably the same now.

KevC

Apr 28th, 2004, 01:04 AM

Woah.... sushi buffet? I looove sushi, but it always empties my pockets cos every time I go I just get a lil bit of sashimi for like $15... lol. poor student. Hmm... this is New Generation on bloor.

Sushi as in... all you can eat?!?!?! Woahh... nice! :D

mjl_toronto

Apr 29th, 2004, 05:05 PM

Been to a few places but wouldn't say that any place stands out as being "the best". I think we're limited here in the GTA, living off of Lake Ontario. The quality of fish will never compare to a coastal city (like Vancouver). Out of all the places I have tried, I'd say that MySushi is my favourite simply because it's never been too busy and the food is good.

Does anyone know of an AYCE place that serves Hamachi?

wasifazim

Apr 29th, 2004, 05:43 PM

Sushiman (Adelaide and Victoria) has a once-a-month all-you-can-eat event @ $25 per person...they're Japanese-owned, for those who think this makes a difference, and their sushi's quite good, though not up to par with the best in the city (Hiro Sushi on King and Jarvis, in my opinion).

One other really good sushi place is Omi on Church...friend of mine swears by Sushi Kaji in Etobicoke, although I rarely venture outside the core myself..

- sef.

Shingo

May 1st, 2004, 02:16 PM

Destiny Sushi at south of Steeles and Warden has Tuna, Salmon, Red Snapper, Makeral and Surf clam on their Sashimi section of the AYCE.

Been to a few places but wouldn't say that any place stands out as being "the best". I think we're limited here in the GTA, living off of Lake Ontario. The quality of fish will never compare to a coastal city (like Vancouver). Out of all the places I have tried, I'd say that MySushi is my favourite simply because it's never been too busy and the food is good.

Does anyone know of an AYCE place that serves Hamachi?

blihp

May 1st, 2004, 06:09 PM

Famous Japan in Etobicoke has sushi buffet. Look it up in Yellowpages.ca. Raw salmon = good. I tried Sakura but their rice is too damn cold and hard in my opinion.

TenzoR

May 1st, 2004, 08:03 PM

alright I tried Fune on Saturday and I wasn't too impress. Way overly expensive. The atomsphere was decent. For the buffet they don't have just raw meat; it has to be on the rice so I found that annoying. The selection of raw fish and seafood are decent. I went there because my girlfriend wanted to see the boat float around but that got boring quickly. So IMHO it was not worth $35 per person.

ferkel

May 3rd, 2004, 03:45 PM

How much is the Buffet at Haruba?

I went when it first opened many years ago... I left actually because the sushi guy was reading a book on how to make sushi :S

actng

May 3rd, 2004, 05:34 PM

all these places you people are recommending... is it really good? I've been to Destiny and that 16th and Leslie AYCE and i think both sucked. It takes forever for them to bring the rounds and each round there is only so little sushi/sashimi.

Destiny used to be great before the ayce... they didn't have a lot of business then so there was greater attention to detail. Now there are too many people and the kitchen's not fast enough.

I think you pay for what you get. I rather shell out $50 for a really good feast of sashimi and sushi.

kareshi

May 4th, 2004, 08:36 PM

I like *** buffet.. bad thing is they all add 10% service charge to the bill.. it's no longer optional and you have ot pay taxes on tips! Anyway, be careful when you get the bill at Destiny because they round it off. Lets say your bill is $55.56 for everything calculated. They would put $56 on the bill. I found out and I paid the exact, then the waitress (actually should be one of the boss) told me I didn't pay enough. I told her it's only 10% and then she turned away.

Maybe you would think it's just less than $1.. who cares.. but as a customer I don't appreciate it.

ferkel

May 4th, 2004, 08:48 PM

Paranoid

May 10th, 2004, 11:54 PM

Thats why I don't like going to 'Chinese' owned Sushi buffets. Gawd knows what they are feeding you. Salmon that is not Sashimi grade most definitely. Too cheap to vinegar the rice, and the lowest grade soya sauce they can find :) Yum Yum

In that case, you should try Asahi Japanese Restaurant (200 Carlton St Toronto). Neighbourhood is ghetto, but the food is pretty good - probably one of the better places I have visited.
I believe that the cost is still under $20 and is Japanese run. So, don't expect the service to be fast when you order 20 rolls at a time. :)

rcjeff

May 11th, 2004, 12:51 AM

Syogun at 8261 Woodbine ave in Markham is pretty good too, they only serve sashimi at dinner though

anyone know a place that has all you can eat takoyaki?
mmm takoyaki

ferkel

May 11th, 2004, 09:01 AM

[QUOTE=Paranoid]In that case, you should try Asahi Japanese Restaurant (200 Carlton St Toronto). Neighbourhood is ghetto,QUOTE]

Sounds good to me! I'll give it a try it this weekend :)

zzricezz

May 12th, 2004, 12:35 PM

In that case, you should try Asahi Japanese Restaurant (200 Carlton St Toronto). Neighbourhood is ghetto, but the food is pretty good - probably one of the better places I have visited.
I believe that the cost is still under $20 and is Japanese run. So, don't expect the service to be fast when you order 20 rolls at a time. :)

Do they also have one at Church & Bloor? I remember seeing a place with the same name and have a sign 17.99 all you can eat.. I drove by the 200 Carlton one and i didn't see any sign for All you can eat..

How are the selection there compare to the places uptown?

aznspddmn

May 13th, 2004, 01:37 AM

Best Sushi Buffet I must of been to was at Sushi Place on Queen St. W, juss east of spadina. Sunday - Thursday $17.99 i think. I could be wrong. YES UMI is the worst never am i goin back there again also sakura on don mills is terrible. There is this one sushi place, forgot what it's called but it's in yorkville gotta walk downstairs is pretty good.

ezdoesit

May 13th, 2004, 02:05 AM

There is a good Japanese restaurant at Kennedy and HWY 7, I cant remember the name, its in the Royal Bank plaza just West of Kennedy.
All you can eat soft shell crab.

Paranoid

May 13th, 2004, 06:20 PM

Do they also have one at Church & Bloor? I remember seeing a place with the same name and have a sign 17.99 all you can eat.. I drove by the 200 Carlton one and i didn't see any sign for All you can eat..

How are the selection there compare to the places uptown?

Have not been to the all you can eat on Church/Bloor. I believe that place is called Asahi Sushi Zone. Don't believe it belongs to the same owner of Asahi on Carlton.

I would say selection is about the same as the ones uptown. There's usually a few items that one place may lack, but make up in others. It just depends on what you like. I went on a week night and was pressed for time. So, I didn't get to try out everything. The only concern is the wait between orders. The AYCEs uptown are fairly quick, but I would give the edge to Asahi in terms of quality. You got to try to find out. :)

BTW, I just tried Destiny the other day. I was surprised to see white tuna on the menu even though it was served in paper thin slices. Are there any other AYCEs that serve white tuna?

A little off topic, but there's a place called GAL Sushi on Highway7/Chalmers that serves a lunch special for $6.99. Lunch box with ~10 pieces of sashami, 6 pieces of maki, 6 sushi, rice, some type of noodle, plus the soup and salad. Not all you can eat, but not bad. Closed on Tuesdays. If there are other places like this please let me know. The AYCE places are killing me. ;)

Paranoid

May 13th, 2004, 06:31 PM

There is a good Japanese restaurant at Kennedy and HWY 7, I cant remember the name, its in the Royal Bank plaza just West of Kennedy.
All you can eat soft shell crab.

Isn't that place Yang's Sushi Bar?

Where is Inka?

Melfice

May 13th, 2004, 07:08 PM

If you go back to read the start of this topic, you will see that it's in Kennedy and hwy 7 inside the Peachtree plaza!

Homer88

Jun 17th, 2004, 09:42 PM

hey guys, is Destiny at Metro Square or Bamburgh circle? I'm planning to go next Thursday. Thanks :)

slippy

Jun 18th, 2004, 12:33 AM

i like tenichi as well

i didn't like shintori...too much vinegar

CSR

Jun 18th, 2004, 01:51 AM

hey guys, is Destiny at Metro Square or Bamburgh circle? I'm planning to go next Thursday. Thanks :)

LOL neither... haha close but not in either 'plazas'

its acutally at steels and midland besides NO FRILLS one of thoes lots in the plaza.... good luck!

Homer88

Jun 18th, 2004, 11:04 AM

Regarding Warden & Steeles... Destiny... they were doing great, but now I find they've gotten progressively worse after the buffet started.

I mean the Destiny sushi place, not that bubble tea place that charges like 6 bucks for a bubble tea. =P

CSR

Jun 18th, 2004, 11:10 AM

o sori... i duno where that is

zzricezz

Jun 18th, 2004, 11:16 AM

hey guys, is Destiny at Metro Square or Bamburgh circle? I'm planning to go next Thursday. Thanks :)

Bamburgh Circle.

Homer88

Jun 20th, 2004, 08:48 PM

you guys know how good is the one at metro square? I might be heading there next Wednesday and wouldn't mind hearing some comments .:D

etcbq

Jun 23rd, 2004, 10:06 PM

you guys know how good is the one at metro square? I might be heading there next Wednesday and wouldn't mind hearing some comments .:D
There is a AYCE at metro square???

mc9180

Jun 23rd, 2004, 11:37 PM

Bamburgh Circle.

Destiny sushi all you can eat at Bambourgh is ok.... more like ok-minus. The menu is standard among the all you can eats. Like all the other all you can eat places, they add extra rice to the sushi to fill people up quicker.

It was months ago since I ate at that place, but for the price, it's still worth a try. All I can remember was that the tempura was very oily...

zzricezz

Jun 24th, 2004, 01:52 PM

There is a AYCE at metro square???

Sushi Hut.. the very first AYCE i been to.. I remember it as being one of the better one..

ur bud-dee

Jun 24th, 2004, 09:16 PM

I think Destiny at Bamburgh is alrite. You pay for what you get. Menu is good; I would say lots of variety, I mean all you can eat noodles and rice and stuff. I know that's a scam cuz that stuff will fill you up fast, but at least you get variety. Plus don't forget, at Destiny you get all you can DRINK too!! Haven't really seen this anywhere else without paying extra. Plus the drinks come in cans, so you're not getting ripped off by getting fountain soft drinks when most of the time they are just watered down. The sushi can be better but want can you do, better quality means more money!!

Sushi Hut is good, but ya, like everyone has stated, small.

I tried the other sushi place at Bamburgh, the one beside Pizza Nova and in front of Sam Woo BBQ, its GOOD, but the only problem is that it's not all you can eat and its only take out. Besides that, probably one ofthe best sushi I've eaten so far. I think it's actually opened up by a japanese family.

Tats my two cents.

etcbq

Jun 26th, 2004, 07:39 PM

Was treated to lunch at the AYCE in Metro Square today. Not impressed for that price at all.

Sl300

Jul 4th, 2004, 07:39 PM

the place at kennedy at 14th is pretty good! someone posted before that sometimes they forget your ordres but last time i went it was super busy and we got everythign we ordered, so i guess it just depends on luck

sushi was good too! and yes u can order salmon on its own, mmmmmm

squall458

Jul 5th, 2004, 12:06 AM

Melfice

Jul 5th, 2004, 04:15 PM

hey all, i saw this ad on tv, on the chinese channel on satellite (fairchild). it looks really good and i think its AYCE but not sure. i want to know if its any good! any thoughts are welcome. and I can't find Yang's sushi bar! can someone post good directions to it! that be so appreciated, thanks redflaggers, take care

A Taste Of Japan is not AYCE. For Yang's, Go on Hwy 7 east, past Wardan, You will come across a traffic light, on the right there's a plaza with Royal Bank, just turn in there and on the left. Right across the plaza is a car dealership, forgot what it is. If you pass the railway on Hwy 7 east, then you went too far. It's like one or two traffic light pass Wardan. Hope that helps.

zzricezz

Jul 5th, 2004, 04:41 PM

I think the ad he saw was the one for 14th and kennedy.. as for Yang's , it is the second traffic light past warden..

adsilva

Jul 6th, 2004, 11:09 AM

How much is the Buffet at Haruba?

I went when it first opened many years ago... I left actually because the sushi guy was reading a book on how to make sushi :S

HA HA LOL!! I wonder if he still does it - I know I'd go to get a kick out of it.

adsilva

Jul 6th, 2004, 11:23 AM

Will never go back to Umi Sushi!! The service sucks and they are extremly slow - even though we were one of the two tables being served. Food was decent though. What ticked me off was that after I paid ( included 10% service charge) I had 3 pieces of tempura left and I didn't want it to go to waste and they refused to pack it up and prefered to throw it away!!

I don't get the logic.

Shintori has definatley changed in that thier quality has lowered. i will give the Kennedy/14th ave a try -> anyone know the name of the place. And if I can't find it I'll give Yang's Sushi Bar a try this Thursday for Dinner.

Melfice

Jul 6th, 2004, 12:05 PM

Shintori has definatley changed in that thier quality has lowered. i will give the Kennedy/14th ave a try -> anyone know the name of the place. And if I can't find it I'll give Yang's Sushi Bar a try this Thursday for Dinner.

The one at Kennedy/14th is call Nagoya. They have another location at Bayview and 16th. There's Sushi & More at East Beaver Creek, AYCE dinner is only $14.99. From what I hear from a friend, it's not bad either.

zzricezz

Jul 6th, 2004, 06:53 PM

The one at Kennedy/14th is call Nagoya. They have another location at Bayview and 16th. There's Sushi & More at East Beaver Creek, AYCE dinner is only $14.99. From what I hear from a friend, it's not bad either.

i been to Sushi & More couple of time cause of it price.. but that all that is good there.. the food does not compare to other AYCE in the area..

CSR

Jul 6th, 2004, 08:23 PM

ferkel

Jul 7th, 2004, 11:51 AM

Whats wrong with 10%? You want to tip 9% or none at all eh. I'm all for stiffing when the service is horrible.

soarlow

Jul 7th, 2004, 01:48 PM

adsilva

Jul 7th, 2004, 02:26 PM

Whats wrong with 10%? You want to tip 9% or none at all eh. I'm all for stiffing when the service is horrible.

I think it's wrong to push the service charge on to the cutomer. We should have a choice. Now if they repeatedly provided a good level of service this would be a non-issue - infact I would probably leave extra change on the table for the waitress or bus-boy to pick up.

If i'm provided good service I on average provide about a 20% tip and at some places complimented the manager on the attendee's service - which usually results in better service the next time I come there. That's how much I value service.

As far as AYCE one of the places's I've had great service is StarWalk Buffet right behind UMI Sushi. Now there's a Chinese Buffet that has prompt service. I've done what I said in the above paragraph once and the manager really appreciated it and now visits my table for a quick chat before I begin my dinner. great place.

Shingo

Jul 7th, 2004, 08:05 PM

I recently found a new AYCE Sushi Joint on Bayview north of John Street in Thornhill in the Food Basic Plaza. Its called Aji San the sign from Bayview says "All U Can Eat Sushi"

Sashimi: Best I have had from almost any all U can eat place. Very Fresh and Variety. Salmon, Red Snapper, White Fish(maybe butter fish), Surf Clam, and Makeral.

Maki: Very good and lots of unique choices. and they do not roll them in a TON of Rice.

HandRolls: Lots of Variety and not overly stuffed full of Rice.

Tapanyakie(sp?): 2nd best Terayaki beef I have ever had.

Dessert: Can't go wrong with Green Tea Ice Cream and Chocolate pudding.

Drinks: Pepsi, Ice tea of course they are Bottomless.

Seating: This used to be a fish and chip restaurant so its not too big. I usually call ahead to make reservations just in case.

Customer Service: Very prompt in greeting you at the door and always checking up with fresh tea and beverages. Also they recommend different rolls and stuff. Also worth mentioning is that there is no current time limit.

I have been to this place 3 times and they are very consistant and I will continue to go back.

Damn sounds like I am plugging this place! Anyways hows a RFD sushi night sound sometime? I am always game for going to this place!

gillianchung

Aug 25th, 2004, 01:00 PM

aji san...that plaza looks beaten down....
sushi hut? i dunno abt u...but i don't think it has good quality.
fune is good, but a bit on the expensive side, but i like the uni there.
yang is probably the best value overall, good plaza, good atmosphere, good food.
umi and a bunch of others like nagoya anddestiny don't really have quick and prompt service, but worst of all is the quality of the food is NOT good.
i rather have 10 choices of the best quality food than 100 choices of not good food, makes your stomach go bad.
when you think about it, you can spend $10 more and get yourself some uni handroll, hamachi and toro....just it's not AYCE, but it tastes much better.

gilboman

Aug 25th, 2004, 01:12 PM

Aji San is very good, the plaza is a little old but what does that have to do with anything? the restaurant itself is clean and new, food is good.

Fobulous

Aug 25th, 2004, 06:42 PM

etcbq

Aug 25th, 2004, 07:00 PM

gilboman

Aug 25th, 2004, 07:35 PM

First visit to Yang's Sushi this afternoon. Big disappointment. Though the food seems good quality, it was tons of rice. If you like your tempura greasy, then they were excellent. And yes, there was the mandatory 10% service (after tax!). Must try Aji, to determine if in fact if they are better than My Sushi for me.

so do you usually tip less than 10% anyways? most if not all ayce sushi places have 10% service charge to protect themselves from cheap customers i guess, cant really blame them.

666

Aug 26th, 2004, 03:10 AM

I recently found a new AYCE Sushi Joint on Bayview north of John Street in Thornhill in the Food Basic Plaza. Its called Aji San the sign from Bayview says "All U Can Eat Sushi"

so what is the price for dinner?

KevC

Aug 28th, 2004, 01:17 AM

$19.99

etcbq

Aug 28th, 2004, 06:18 AM

so do you usually tip less than 10% anyways? most if not all ayce sushi places have 10% service charge to protect themselves from cheap customers i guess, cant really blame them.
I hope you are not implying I am cheap. My tips are usually greater than 10%. But I do believe tips should not be mandatory. As well, my report was on what I discovered.

gilboman

Aug 28th, 2004, 02:11 PM

I hope you are not implying I am cheap. My tips are usually greater than 10%. But I do believe tips should not be mandatory. As well, my report was on what I discovered.

no i am not implying that you are cheap. But its understandable they slap on a 10% service charge since a table of 4 for dinner on weekends will be around $92 taxes in, and i sincerly think a lot of people will round it to $100 or even less.

Fobulous

Aug 31st, 2004, 04:11 AM

This is by far my FAVOURITE AYCE Japanese place now. Everytime i go, they have a 10% off special and dinner ends up costing just under $20 (tax and tip in)
GREAT fish, very fresh, amazing teriyaki and an extensive menu of items. No problems getting seats either so far, though it gets busy around 730.

FYI its on the North side of Hwy 7 just West of Kennedy (there is a comic store in that plaza).

Homer88

Sep 6th, 2004, 09:11 PM

I went to Ten Tchi (Tin Yut) at 4800 Sheppard Ave. E. I have to say it was a very very bad. The first 10 minutes they were good, food was in time, service was alright. And then everything just went downhill. We ordered about 40-50 items overall and I think in the end only 20-23 or so came. The oysters were the size of my thumb and the menu was small. They also make you order the stuff with the waiter instead of checking it off a sheet. After the first hour, they started serving us 3 pieces of sushi instead of 4 (we had four people). The waitress there started to get pissed at us and giving us attitude after the first hour. Drinks was 3.99 for a jar with no refills. I have to say this store is crap, and i'm never going back again.

Shingo

Sep 7th, 2004, 10:53 PM

so what is the price for dinner?

Oopse tad late.

M-T $17.99
F-weekends $19.99

May go there tomorrow!

etcbq

Sep 7th, 2004, 10:58 PM

Oopse tad late.

M-T $17.99
F-weekends $19.99

May go there tomorrow!

How about lunch?

Shingo

Sep 8th, 2004, 12:16 AM

How about lunch?

IIRC $12.99

wiggy

Sep 8th, 2004, 08:23 AM

A little off topic, but there's a place called GAL Sushi on Highway7/Chalmers that serves a lunch special for $6.99. Lunch box with ~10 pieces of sashami, 6 pieces of maki, 6 sushi, rice, some type of noodle, plus the soup and salad. Not all you can eat, but not bad. Closed on Tuesdays. If there are other places like this please let me know. The AYCE places are killing me. ;)

That is a rockin' good lunch special. Had it a couple of times. Tasty, lots of food, good price.

KevC

Sep 8th, 2004, 11:56 AM

MmMm... Sushi night tonight! Dunno if I should go back to Aji San (great when we went there) or try Sushi on 7... decisions, decisions, decisions. Sushi on 7 is a tad far however....

M-e-X-x

Sep 8th, 2004, 12:32 PM

got a friend from calgary that wants good ayce sushi... after reading this, and asking my friends, seems like sushi on 7 might be the right place... and it so happens my friend's friend opened it haha... i'm not going there for hookups, but going there for good food :)

trueno92

Sep 8th, 2004, 01:43 PM

My favourite place is Sushi on 7. Its on the North West side of Kennedy and Hwy 7, just West of the Nissan car dealership.
No problems getting seats (though it gets pretty busy around 730), service has been excellent, food has been tasty and fresh and its a bit cheaper than Yang's Sushi.
Without a doubt I will be going back to this place!

is this place all u can eat? i pass by it all the time. it used to be a veitnamese restaurant, then a Cantonese cafe place, now it is a sushi bar.

well if it is all-u-can-eat, how much is it? and how good is their sashimi and maki? a review would be great!

I have done some reviews on www.chowhound.com for sushi places all around toronto.. prob 8 or 10 or more.

............... There is this one sushi place, forgot what it's called but it's in yorkville gotta walk downstairs is pretty good.

the place that is downstairs in yorkville is the BEST place in all of yorkville, better than sushi inn, or yakata.

its called Yorkville sushi, my review can be seen here:

Yorkville Sushi

Well, here is another of a few FREE PLUGS, that i host on my website.. in the past its been anything from electronic gear.. to... well, dining and food. Usually good food, like sushi, or I will rant about HORRIBLE food, again, like sushi...

See.. LOTS of ppl go to eat sushi.. more and more are exposed to it, and there are "sushi-buffets" springing up all over markham. I used to be a major threat to those places.... but its restaurants like this one that is keeping me away from those suburban-sushi-smorgusboards-for-the-masses....

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/PICT023s.JPG

yes, that is Japanese preserved shredded scallop, way in the back!

Quanitity I can get anywhere....... but QUALITY sushi is hard to come by these days.. and since i have been eating sushi pretty much, well for over a decade now, i have a pretty picky palette when it comes to seperating the good from bad.. and usually the good has to be very good. Very good value, quality, price, portion and service.

A Toronto staple of mine that long-time-readers will know i mentioned repeatedly has been "Sushi on Bloor". Yes, a suburban kid like me has urges to go downtown for a day and i'll go out of my way to dine at this place.. I have been to others, MANY other sushi restaurants in Toronto, ones that brag on Japanese names, ones owned by Japanese people, ones operated by Koreans and even one in a yuppie part of town where the sushi-chefs were appearently drunk, but they all fall short because when i walk thru that door on Bloor i am always greeted with a table in 5-15 mins followed with generous portions of quality nigiri-sushi, maki, sashimi, terriyaki, tempura, at a reasonable price and i'll be taken care of with great service...and most importantly, this is what KEEPS ME GOING BACK.

Now, one of their own sushi-chefs, Sam, has taken off to become the man-the-helm of a NEW sushi restaurant: Yorkville Sushi.

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/PICT0246s.JPG

Located 1-minute away from Bay subway station is a sushi-bar that has the same core-menu-selection of dishes as Sushi on Bloor, but with a few extras and slightly greater selection.
http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/PICT0251s.JPG
How the heck do i find out about new sushi restaurants in the heart of downtown.. i have no idea, but what i can say is that i showed up at 9pm on a monday night and expectedly the place, as with all of Yorkville, was relatively quiet. I ordered my ususal off a menu very similar to its sister-sushi-bar, and I was pleasently surprised as it was prepared skillfully, with salmon that was firm and flavourful and tuna that was rich, tender and full aroma. Both the salmon and tuna bit cleanly and didn't tear or sheer. The rice used for the maki and nigiri sushi was cold (as its supposed to be) and seasoned perfectly, with rice vinegar and a hint of sugar.

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/PICT0235s.JPG"
I hate it when i go for sushi and my maki (roll) has tiny filling on the inside and a huge coating of rice on the outside... faithful to its sister-sushi-bar, Yorkville Sushi's maki is top-shelf (as you can see) and packs a generous 8-piece maki set with their bento-boxes and sushi-combos and 'a la carte'.

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/PICT0253s.JPG
Prices are similar if not identical to Sushi on Bloor (very high on the value scale), so don't think just because you are in Yorkville, you are gonna get blasted with an expensive meal.

They also have an outdoor patio and are LCBO liscensed.

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/PICT0256s.JPG.....................look for the sign.

Yorkville Sushi
84 Yorkville Ave
Northwest corner of Bay and Yorkville
Tel: 416-962-2828

Caveat is that if i went there a few times and it was good, and u went there once and it was crap, don't flame.

crazyboie

Sep 8th, 2004, 02:03 PM

Hey trueno92,
Nice review..just a quick question...what are their prices like? Are they reasonable or extravagant due to their location?

Thanks!

trueno92

Sep 8th, 2004, 02:18 PM

Hey trueno92,
Nice review..just a quick question...what are their prices like? Are they reasonable or extravagant due to their location?

Thanks!

the prices are really reasonable with say a terriyaki bento box complete with
generous portion of chicken terriyaki,
assorted vegtable tempura (around 8 pcs, can't remember),
salad,
rice
and an 8pc maki sushi (salmon/cucumber - can be substituted for any other roll on the menu for $2-$3 extra, depending)
TOTAL= $8.50, ice cream is included.

they also have sashimi combo dinners and i think the average price is something like $13 for 18pc sashimi... again don't quote me on that as this venue is still relatively new and i haven't been there enough yet to know everything on the menu by memory!

They also have lunch combo specials for $6.95 and includes everything from their bentobox specials, to buckwheat noodles and a very good assortment of maki sushi combos 12-16pc combos, aslo $6.95 of say,
Salmon/salmon roe/avacado/cucumber roll 8pcs AND unagi/avacado eel roll 8pcs
or
Salmon/Salmon roe/avacado/cucumber roll 8pcs and Tuna nigiri sushi 4 pcs.
they also have the tempura shrimp rolls and again they have a pretty extensive list of Maki sushi and some very FRESH SASHIMI.

I have tried the other places in the area and they are waaaay overhyped, too busy and their quality just isn't as good, hands down.

to M-e-X-x, how was sushi on 7??!?!?!????

BTW out of the places listed in this thread, INAKA, TENICHI and UMI are THE WORST, in consideration of

INAKA: they selectively forget your orders, and some of their sushi looks a little too "amature".. sometimes a particular roll with have 3 ingredients, other times it will only have 2, sometimes its just not put together properly.. hand rolls are.......... total rice.
They selectively decided when we were full, and when we wanted more sashimi, we started getting scraps of very flat and thin salmon from what must have been a different part of the fish than what started the meal. Service wasn't great either.

TENICHI: first serve is acceptable, once u start ordering again, they THINK that you have forgotten what japanese food is, or worse, what QUALITY food is.. and they start serving junk, seeing as u got your one "acceptable" order, they save the rest of the "acceptable" food for other customers. Servings are surprisingly rationed here at this AYCE..., making u wait for every 3 pcs of sashimi or otherwise. I have personally witnessed a plate of decent looking sashimi going to a table that was just seated, and what must have been the 'reject' parts of that fish being served to our table (3rd order).

I went to Ten Tchi (Tin Yut) at 4800 Sheppard Ave. E. I have to say it was a very very bad......The oysters were the size of my thumb and the menu was small. They also make you order the stuff with the waiter instead of checking it off a sheet..... The waitress there started to get pissed at us and giving us attitude after the first hour.

............... I have to say this store is crap, and i'm never going back again.

AGREED!!!

UMI: whomever said they PREFER korean sushi over chinese sushi HAS TO BE KIDDING ME. Korean sushi consists of kim-bap, usually california rolls, or vegtables, and closest relative is some futo-maki deviant. Seledom will they have a vast selection of raw fish (sashimi).. koreans use sushi like a 'healthy snack' and i dont' think it would be seriously considered a real meal.. esp when you have duk-gal-bee, bulgolgee and bottles of soju..

see for yourself:
http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v85/fatman_seoul/gochu_kimbap/gochu_kimbap01.jpg <----------- notice box, Jong-Ro's Gochu Kimbap Jong-Ro's kimbap homepage (http://www.jongrokimbap.co.kr/ProductMenu/MenuIntro.asp)
http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v85/fatman_seoul/gochu_kimbap/gochu_kimbap02.jpg

tuna (more like tuna salad) kimbap, top
korean cham chee kimbap, bottom
*notice the ham used in both rolls*

I enjoy kimbap as a compact and healthy snack-on-the-go, but wouldn't classify it as genuine sushi. At least cantonese/chinese stuff takes the original essence of raw fish and rice and adds upon it, creating more elaborate rolls.

the spicy salmon/tuna rolls at umi are hideous.......designed for snacks, not dinner/lunch.

WHAT is the price for Aji San at bayview and john? ( i feel like doing another review, esp considering they have salmon/whitefish/mackeral, do they have unagi sushi too?)
[$18 weekdays, $20 weekends - found it]

trueno92

Sep 9th, 2004, 03:16 PM

zzricezz

Sep 10th, 2004, 11:12 AM

actually, im going this weekend, if it were between "Sushi on 7" and "Aji San", where would u go?

I'm looking for consistant, quality sashimi - and lots of it. :cheesygri

if they have spider rolls (soft shell crab), then i wouldn't mind those either.

I tried Sushi on 7 yesterday and it is now my favorite sushi place in the GTA.. the sushi/sashimi selection was a lot more than Yang and i find it tasting better.. I love their spicy rolls and the butter fish sashimi..

btw they got spider rolls and they pack alot of soft shell crab into the sushi..

Fobulous

Sep 10th, 2004, 01:54 PM

actually, im going this weekend, if it were between "Sushi on 7" and "Aji San", where would u go?

I'm looking for consistant, quality sashimi - and lots of it. :cheesygri

if they have spider rolls (soft shell crab), then i wouldn't mind those either.

Sushi on 7 man! No doubt about it. Their salmon has been amazing :!: everytime i go. I've been there about 8 times since its opened and haven't been disappointed once yet!

they have spider rolls for sure. ALSO try the butterfish sashimi. Good stuff that other places typically don't have.

Fobulous

Sep 10th, 2004, 02:22 PM

Prices:
Mon - Thurs Dinner 17.99
Fri - Sun Dinner 19.99
All week lunch 11.99

Sashimi:
Has been fresh everytime I've been there and tasted great! Even their Uni (when they first opened, you got free uni with an AYCE) was amazing along with their Salmon, butterfish (a must everytime i go). They have a great variety of sashimi (about 7+ items I'd say).

Rolls:
They absolutely ram these rolls with fish, crab, eel etc. All of them are made right when you order so they taste great. The fish inside is the same as sashimi's: fresh and tasty! :cheesygri

Other stuff:
yea why eat THAT at a Sushi AYCE? Just wanted to try everything out... and I'm glad i did.
- Fried Chicken pieces (not cutlet) is like popcorn chicken. They give you some mayo to dip it in and it tastes great.
- Fried Scallop is very sweet and tender inside. They put a light batter on it then fry it up real good. I usually finish 2 plates (8 pcs) myself.
- Sweet Potato Tempura Roll. They just put sweet potato tempura into a roll (think cucumber roll). So simple yet so satisfying.
- Beef Mushroom roll. Served it real hot right from the kitchen. I love freshly made food...
Last but not least:
Banana tempura is great. Save room for 2 of these. These are a personal fave of mine so i don't expect all of you to share my love for these things.

Honourable mention: California Rolls, shrimp tempura, chicken teriyaki udon, fried eel rice, sushi pizza (big rice patty tho)

The only shortcoming of the menu is their spicy salmon. Its good, but certain places can make it better. If they'll tweak is just a bit it would be perfect.

I know this makes little diff, but Sushi on 7 gives you the whole can of pop (Coke, Sprit, C-Plus etc) rather than some 3rd party brand drink in a 2L bottle. Just shows you the attn. to detail.

Like many of the posters said: this is now my favourite Japan Sushi bar

You'll probably see me there sometime with my fried scallops and banana tempuras the next time you go.

trueno92

Sep 10th, 2004, 02:27 PM

Prices:
Mon - Thurs Dinner 17.99
Fri - Sun Dinner 19.99
All week lunch 11.99

Sashimi:
Even their Uni (when they first opened, you got free uni with an AYCE) was amazing along with their Salmon, butterfish (a must everytime i go). They have a great variety of sashimi (about 12+ items I'd say).

WTF?!?!???????????? 12+ diff items sashimi??? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

ferkel

Sep 12th, 2004, 11:56 AM

Can someone post an exact address for Sushi on 7? I've tried to find it numerous times with no success :(

Fobulous

Sep 12th, 2004, 02:51 PM

http://www.geocities.com/fredckchan/Son7.JPG
Here is the back of their biz card. North West Corner of Kennedy and Hiway 7.
There is a comic book store in the same plaza, the Ontario licensing office, as well as "Golden Horse" restaurant. If you can see the nissan dealership at Kennedy and 7, then you're not far off. it is literally in the plaza right next to the Nissan to the West. The store is pushed back a little bit in the plaza (the store fronts aren't flush, rather its shaped diagonally). Below is a pic of the front.
http://www.geocities.com/fredckchan/Son7StoreFront.JPG

Hope you can find it better now!

etcbq

Sep 12th, 2004, 08:06 PM

Went looking for Sushi on 7 today. Missed it and when I turned back, I saw it. The reason why I missed it the first time around is I think it looked like a 7-eleven store!

ferkel

Sep 12th, 2004, 10:04 PM

Thanks Fobulous! I can't wait to try Sushi on 7 out! :D

trueno92

Sep 15th, 2004, 11:21 AM

Thanks Fobulous! I can't wait to try Sushi on 7 out! :D

Has anyone else been there yet, besides fobulous? comments/reviews?

Just wondering how long this place has been around, and are they still offering the 10% special?

Im FINALLY going there tomorrow... hehe, i hope they are ready! :twisted:

full detailed review, coming soon!

trueno92

Sep 17th, 2004, 02:04 PM

Has anyone else been there yet, besides fobulous? comments/reviews?

Just wondering how long this place has been around, and are they still offering the 10% special?

Im FINALLY going there tomorrow... hehe, i hope they are ready! :twisted:

full detailed review, coming soon!

SUSHI on 7
[mini-review] -updated for those that will visit this weekend-

OK, so i came, i saw, i conqured.

The establishment is new. less than 2 months old. decent sized and very attentitive staff. The quality of the food is indeed, worthy of the hype. The presentation is supurb.

I was quite impressed.

Service is fast, and the quality of the food is just really clean, fresh and good.

a full and detailed review will come after i get some time to type it up over a very busy weekend but here are some highlights:

Butterfish or white tuna and Salmon Sashimi. Very very well done :razz: the quality of the pieces were above average even of a-la-carte establishments. first plate was on par with most of the better ayce's but the 2nd serving blew it out of the water! Not limp, and the slices were full sized sashimi grade, thin lines of fat and simply some of the better sushimi i had in quite a number of AYCE outings.

Torigai sushimi, rare again, this and the hokkigai were very clean (rare) :D and very fresh.. the fact they were so clean surprised me at what i may have eaten elsewhere in the past.

TEMAKI. HANDROLLS. this is one of only a FEW places where i have had a temaki where there was fish all the way thru to the end.

Honourable Mention:
Temago Sashimi = Egg omlette sushimi. This is rather a treat because its rare to find at many restaurants and it was executed perfectly at this one. I have had this at few sit down restauarants and those don't even come close to the one at this 'all u can eat'.

Special rolls were very good as well. They are about the size of Futo Maki at other places but here was 1/2 the rice on the outside and a great selection of filling on the inside. Rainbow rolls are very large (futo sized) and have a generous amount of salmon on top of the roll as well as another layer of avacado over the salmon! The spider roll has just a bit too much mayonaise for my taste, but thats just me... the crab itself was excellent! far better than what is served up at yangs or sushi hut - and sushi huts spider roll isn't bad at all most times.

I am overall quite impressed and will probably be abandoning the other sushi all-you-can-eats for the very reason that this place seems to thrive itself on quality food - not just horde amounts of it. I will have much more detail in the full review.

The only weakness i can see is that the names on the menu are translated right from japanese/chinese into english... so not everyone may know what a "unagi and avacado temaki" (bbq eel and avacado handroll) could be. Or a spicy murago maki, etc..

The menu listings could be just a humble oversight, or it could be a straight out hint that this new sushi bar on highway 7 packs the quality demanded by real sushi purists, as well as a selection that will appeal to long-time fans and newcomers of all-you-can-eat sushi.

hope that helped, stay tuned.

Fobulous

Sep 17th, 2004, 02:43 PM

SUSHI on 7
[mini-review]

It could be just a humble oversight, or it could be a straight out hint that this new sushi bar on highway 7 packs the quality demanded by real sushi purists, as well as a selection that will appeal to long-time fans and newcomers of all-you-can-eat sushi.

I wasn't lying when i said their stuff is good! Thanks for a great review Trueno! Can't wait to see your full review!

ferkel

Sep 17th, 2004, 03:37 PM

Thats a great review.. can't wait to try Sushi on 7 tonight :razz:

KevC

Sep 17th, 2004, 04:43 PM

Sounds awesome! Can't wait to go haha.

CSR

Sep 17th, 2004, 05:24 PM

i want a email 10% off... student on a budget

freebiejunkie

Sep 17th, 2004, 10:10 PM

KevC

Sep 17th, 2004, 10:13 PM

freebiejunkie

Sep 18th, 2004, 08:25 AM

$10.99! Woah. Nice... will make use of Metropass to get up there between classes :D

The only drawback for lunch is they don't serve "SASHIMI"; only for dinner time

Enjoy!
:D

deesaur

Sep 19th, 2004, 12:43 AM

i hardly go to all you can eat japanese restaurants, but we decided to give Nagoya at 16/bayview a shot, and the place was horrible!!

the rice in the hand rolls were buldging out of the seaweed....the taste of everything das drained out by disproportionate amount of rice.

the service was poor, the restaurant was not packed, but the server still managed to be impatient and forgetful...

dinner consisted of 2 adults and one child, but we were still charged for the price of 3 adults...worst of all, the charged an additional 5% service charge for credit card usage...

will not recommend...

ferkel

Sep 19th, 2004, 03:37 PM

I went to Sushi on 7 this weekend.
180+ menu choices items to choose from. My gf and I were very impressed by the food quality!
Lots of servers to take orders, and green tea glasses were constantly re-filled.
Very happy with the experience, aside from eating way too much :)
I'm definitely going back soon.

Thanks for the recommendations for Sushi on 7 Fobulous! :cool:

KevC

Sep 19th, 2004, 05:05 PM

The only drawback for lunch is they don't serve "SASHIMI"; only for dinner time

Enjoy!
:D

NOoOooOoo! That's like my "staple" japanese diet. rofl. Oh well. rolls are good enough :)

CSR

Sep 19th, 2004, 07:42 PM

Hey ... do they serve sashimi during lunch at SUhi on 7?

ShadowVlican

Sep 19th, 2004, 07:51 PM

Nagoya japanese restaurant
7740 kennedy Road, Unit #7 Markham
905-943-8968
in other words, southwest corner of kennedy and 14th

i tried them and it's pretty good during lunch.. of course... no sashimi :o

etcbq

Sep 19th, 2004, 08:49 PM

Just came back from dinner at Sushi on 7. Food was very good. But I'm still having a hard time trying to understand the calculation of the bill. For 3 of us, the bill came up to $68.?? after applying the 10% off coupon. Something is wrong, since I thought it should be 17.99x3x.9x1.15x1.1 = $61.44. If my calculation is right, then I'm afraid I cannot recommend the place, since the people there insisted they did give us the 10% off. Unless of course they have increased the price from $17.99 to like $25+. In which case definitely not recommending.

HomerJ

Sep 19th, 2004, 10:16 PM

etcbq

Sep 20th, 2004, 07:49 AM

If i remember correctly, their price for dinner from Fri-Sun is $19.99
19.99 x 3 = 59.97
59.97 x 1.15 tax x 1.1 s/c = 75.86
75.59 x .9 discount = $68.28

Usually i'll go for dinner Mon-Thurs, or else lunch. Cheaper that way for me!
My mistake then. In any case, I paid $70 in total for the 3 of us. Did I say the food was very good? Best of the bunch we've tried so far.

zzricezz

Sep 20th, 2004, 10:32 AM

So who go the 10% off coupon? can someone please email it to me at j_sum@hotmail.com?

thanks..

darth wolf

Sep 20th, 2004, 12:00 PM

So who go the 10% off coupon? can someone please email it to me at j_sum@hotmail.com?

thanks..

someone correct me if i'm wrong but i don't think they have the 10% coupon on the web, it's prob found in those chinese newspapers like Sing Dao.

zzricezz

Sep 20th, 2004, 02:25 PM

someone correct me if i'm wrong but i don't think they have the 10% coupon on the web, it's prob found in those chinese newspapers like Sing Dao.

if you go back a page, Fobulous said he got a 10% email coupon for RFDer's.. i PM him already but haven't gotten mine yet..

peppy5

Sep 20th, 2004, 03:39 PM

if you go back a page, Fobulous said he got a 10% email coupon for RFDer's.. i PM him already but haven't gotten mine yet..

yeah, i pm fobulous and he hooked me up with the coupon and answersed some of my questions too. thanks fobulous!!! i can't wait to go to this place and i'm going to make a trip to markham just to eat there from mississauga.

Fobulous

Sep 20th, 2004, 05:48 PM

.. i PM him already but haven't gotten mine yet..

hey Jimmy,
I haven't received your PM yet, but i sent an email to you address you posted in the thread.

Enjoy it!

Fobulous

Sep 20th, 2004, 06:21 PM

Hey ... do they serve sashimi during lunch at SUhi on 7?

Hey CSR,

S on 7 doesn't have sashimi in the lunch AYCE, only during dinner AYCE's.

redarmyalex

Sep 20th, 2004, 07:17 PM

trueno92

Sep 21st, 2004, 11:41 AM

I highly recommend Katsu, in the Pape & Danforth area. I went down with the guys after volleyball and downed plates of 150 pieces of sushi at a time. Although it took an enormous amount of time to recieve orders, we discovered if we ordered immediately, after recieving each dish, it would feel like an endless supply of sushi. Also, the non-sushi portion of the all you can eat was great including well-cooked meats. The seating is comfortable and the service is great if you remember to divide up your requests between the different waiters & waitresses.

katsu is alright... they have improved from horrid to acceptable since they first opened.

the sashimi portions are retardedly small (salmon and surf clam i beleive are the only selections), and the more u order at a time, the smaller each piece gets........ so basically 6 pieces on one order could be the same amount as 12 pieces on your next order.

bdckr

Sep 24th, 2004, 07:58 AM

Hey Fobulous,

Thanks for the coupon, Sushi on 7 was great!

mjl_toronto

Sep 24th, 2004, 09:34 AM

Just went to Sushi on 7 last night with friends and yes, it is really good! mmm butterfish.

Thanks fobulous!!

Tsukagi

Sep 24th, 2004, 11:29 AM

Hey, anybody try Hockey sushi on center st. in Thornhill yet??
Their selection of items isn't that bad.
saw, the menu on their window.

ah_long

Sep 25th, 2004, 12:30 AM

went to sushi on 7...it's definitely worth it...

good thing they serve coke in cans..before we left..we each ordered a can..and opened it..and then we asked for the bill..and we each took a coke on da way...nice..

one more thing...for those who still pay tips, don't pay...there's already a service charge applied already, just a heads up...

HomerJ

Sep 27th, 2004, 01:35 AM

before we left..we each ordered a can..and opened it..and then we asked for the bill..and we each took a coke on da way...nice..

Wow... that is so pathetically sad of you to do that. You maybe saved an extra 60 cents there? If you're Chinese, I'd be ashamed to be associated with types like you. For ah_longs info, most if not all AYCE's charge 10% service.

Anyhow, Fobulous sent me a coupon (much thanks) so we checked it out during lunch. His testimonial was completely true and the food there was really good especially the butterfish and scallops. Sushi pizza is interesting but filling.

We paid extra tip as service was excellent in every possible way (attentive staff, tea cups always full, prompt food delivery, etc). Even though they charged 10% for service, the servers were superb and they definitely deserved a bit more.

Fobulous

Sep 27th, 2004, 02:05 AM

Hey y'all,
Great to hear so many of you going out to try this place out. I'll be there on Wednesday for lunch so maybe i'll see some of you there too!

Anyhow, Derek gave me the green light to post it up (Thanks D) so here is the link to the coupon. Enjoy it everyone!

http://members.rogers.com/sormui6161/coupon.JPG

KevC

Sep 27th, 2004, 02:06 PM

trueno92

Sep 28th, 2004, 11:00 AM

:idea: I apoligize for the delay.
<s>pictures will be up tonite.</s> ;)

Sushi on 7
Review: September 28th, 2004

I am glad I waited until I had 2 visits at this sushi venue to give a hopefully concise review. The first time, I could have sat anywhere I wanted. Exactly 1 week later, I would have had to wait 20 mins for a table. On a day when the restaurant is dead, I would expect fast, decent food, but on an unusually busy evening when just about all ~90+ seats are occupied, that to any restaurant is a completely different story. And for one that takes your orders as an all-you-can-eat (a-y-c-e), well, that is quite the challenge. How did ‘Sushi on 7’ fit the bill?

Popular to many Japanese restaurants, the décor utilizes Japanese-styled brightly stained wooden tables and this lends for a very clean appearance. The dining area is larger than it appears to be with unobstructed seating. Booths line the left side and each can occupy 4 adults or around 5-6 children.

Service is much better than average. The waitresses speak English and Cantonese fluently know how to hustle. On the slow night they were very attentive and on the extremely busy night, they were bussing tables and taking orders like programmed machines. With the bustle, it was difficult to catch their attention at times, but it wasn’t long before one of them would notice and quickly take our orders. I didn’t find this much of an issue as the food still came within a reasonable time, and it didn’t seem at all rushed or thrown-together. There were a few tables that had been seated well past the 1:30hr limit and it didn’t seem to be much of an issue, as the staff had let them complete their meals, even with a short lineup at the door – reasonable in my opinion. Tips here are well deserved – even ontop of the service charge.

Sushi on 7’s menu boasts a selection of over 180 different items. I will let you know now, that I do not possess the stomach capacity to fit each item, but instead I took a generous sampling of the items that many sushi a-y-c-e’s are beginning to skimp on.

Sashimi.

Just about EVERY SINGLE AYCE I have been to has tried to feed me some very obscure slices of salmon. These are usually the really flat and long ugly slices that hardly resemble sashimi at all. This is from the tail end of the fish where the meat gets skinny. THANKFULLY, I suspect that Sushi on 7 reserves these unsightly pieces for their maki (rolls) and temaki (handrolls). To serve that fish and call it sashimi is truly disrespectful to the art of sushi.

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/sushi7b.jpg<-----excellent

Some people describe good sashimi as ‘butter’ or melts in your mouth. Has to be firm enough to hold with chopsticks and cold enough to have that refreshing clean taste. There should also have a degree of firmness to the meat and shouldn’t be wet and limp (overthawed) or rubbery (thawed, frozen, and thawed again). Look for the flavor to be full and pure, no hints of freezer burn and taste should refreshingly clean. I was surprised that this was just the case at this AYCE. I have had worse sashimi at some sit-down-places and have had much worse sashimi at many Toronto AYCEs. Slices here are picture perfect, large, full-bodied, tender, flavourful salmon.

The ‘butter-fish’ is also known as white-tuna or ‘oil-fish’ is indeed a treat, as most places do not serve this, or the ones that do, serve it with a huge sacrifice to quality to everything else on the menu (anaka). Very well done, fresh, clean and since it is some tuna-variant, the fish has an unusually high water-content, so do not expect it to be completely dry like the salmon and red-snapper.

Sashimi Honorable Mentions

Other sashimi includes popular hokkigai (surf-clam) and extremely rare cousin, torigai (not the bird-shell clam, another cousin to that) but these are both perfectly clean, tender and very well prepared. Tamago or egg omlette sashimi is extremely well done.

All are prepared and arranged beautifully when brought to your table. (huge oversight at some restuarants)

Nigiri

Neatly prepared on an individual bed of rice, nigiri sushi is the favourite of most Japanese and considered the finest art and leaves no room for mistake in execution or final presentation. Here each piece was perfectly prepared and the Unagi (eel) nigiri is great. Pay attention to the rice and look for a hint of rice vinegar and touch of sugar. Solid selection here and again, picture perfect and very fresh.

2 items that could be added would be octopus sushi and mackeral but its wasn't missed too dearly.

Temaki

Murago (red tuna) is only one out of a generous selection of handrolls here. Again, the nori breaks off cleanly and I have not had to try and tear it as I attempt to eat. They do not over fill these with rice and the 3 Tuna temaki had the tuna going right through to the end of the handroll. This is perfect temaki.

Maki

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/sushi7a.jpg<---spider maki

I can tell that the chefs take great pride in the selection and presentation of their maki rolls. The rainbow rolls here are skillfully prepared and are a benchmark by others should be measured. Spider rolls of softshell crab are excellent, and top quality. Every other place I have dined at does not have the same quality of crab used in their rolls, the flavor here and size of the crab used is superb.

Hot menu

Chicken karaga (popcorn chicken) is a welcome treat, as is the mussels in sake broth. Tempuras range from vegetable to shrimp to tai (or mackerel, i can't remember), to squid. There are also many different don-bury (eel on rice, teriyaki chicken on rice, something on rice, etc) on the menu, but I didn’t try them, I would trust they are just as good as everything else I had tried.

The hot food and sushi both arrive quickly and are fresh/hot/crispy/cold depending on what you had ordered and from what I could tell, the dishes were not sitting for long before it got to our table.

Desserts are well thought out with a selection of fried-ice-cream (ice-cream rolled in a light/crisp coating) as well as tempura banana (notoriously always ‘sold-out’ at yangs) and these are both very delicious ways to end a great meal.

I am not crazy about the cans of pop, opposed from served 2L torpedo bottles. I am there to eat sushi, and I like green tea with it. If it were McDonalds, then sure, but at a sushi place, really, the difference is hardly noticeable, especially when the sushi is THAT good.

Overall

I am overall quite impressed and will probably be abandoning the other sushi all-you-can-eats for the very reason that this place seems to thrive itself on quality food - not just horde amounts of it.

Sushi on 7 offers many sashimi, maki and temaki that is unique to only their restaurant from the rest that i have been to across the GTA, from downtown to 16th avenue and anywhere inbetween. Many of the sushi ayce's now all overlap each other, offering pretty much the same fare of the same somewhat acceptable quality. It is easy to see that Sushi on 7 has tried to diversify their menu with a broad range of items that only they serve.

The staple items that they do cover are superior in quality to others in the area (yangs/nagoya within minutes away = direct competition) and with the quality and freshness comes picture perfect presentation (try saying that 3x fast), and effecient, accurate service. Many places i had been to have confused my orders and forget about them completely or selectively forget certain items from our order. This only happened once here, but instead we got 1 extra Sashimi rose on top of what we ordered.

The only weakness i can see is that the names on the menu are translated right from japanese/chinese into english... so not everyone may know what a "unagi and avacado temaki" (bbq eel and avacado handroll) could be. Or a spicy murago maki, etc..

The menu listings could be just a humble oversight, or it could be a straight out hint that this new sushi bar on highway 7 packs the quality demanded by real sushi purists, as well as a selection that will appeal to long-time fans and newcomers of all-you-can-eat sushi.

On my 2nd visit, Sushi on 7 was rammed and from what the chef had told me, he said it had been busy all week, when just last week things were rather slow. So I think he will have his work cut out for him in the weeks to come.

I have noticed that the quality of many restaurants tend to decline after they have received such success ( :o Nagoya, sushi hut, yangs, etc) but I sincerely hope this is not the case with Sushi on 7, but until then, ITADAKIMASU!!! :razz:

Sushi on 7
4568 Highway 7 East, Unit 3, Markham
905-940-9288
between main st. unionville and kennedy, south side.

Questions/comments/suggest a place for me to review? Trueno92@gmail.com

ferkel

Sep 28th, 2004, 11:37 AM

Great review Trueno2 !
I went to Sushi on 7 a second time this weekend also. It was noticably much busier... i guess the word has gotten out. Excellent food at Sushi on 7 :D

KevC

Sep 30th, 2004, 05:33 PM

Wow. Sushi on 7 was really up to the hype! We must've put a dent into their salmon supply, we ordered at least 25 pieces! (4 of us). LOL... they were probably thinking "wtf is this chinese kid thinking bringing 3 white guys... cleaning out the place!" In total, we would've spent over $250 at an non-AYCE place.

Anyway we felt bad b/c we got the waitress to come like 5x and had really complicated orders. We didn't use the 10% coupon, and on top of the 10% gratuity we chipped in $15. It was well worth it! :D Can't wait till we go again, I bet they can though :D

K1R

Sep 30th, 2004, 11:28 PM

i went to sushi on 7 this evening...
i like the sashimi .......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the food is pretty good... :D :lol:

rdtx2002

Oct 4th, 2004, 02:14 PM

was at Sushi on 7 at their Grand Opening.. couldn't say i was pleased.. especially when they brought out the 'iced' white tuna.

i may try it again..

shadowfighta

Oct 4th, 2004, 02:38 PM

What time does Sushi on 7 close? Do they accept reservations?

civic6url

Oct 5th, 2004, 01:39 AM

:) Sushi on 7 close at 11pm but last call at 10:30pm

Yes, they do take reservation. You can call 905-940-9288 between 11:30 - 11 to make a reservation.

civic6url

Oct 5th, 2004, 01:46 AM

was at Sushi on 7 at their Grand Opening.. couldn't say i was pleased.. especially when they brought out the 'iced' white tuna.

i may try it again..

They have improved. Right now is much much better. I know what you mean by the "Iced" white tuna. Go give it another try, I'm sure it will be a different story!!! :cheesygri

Fobulous

Oct 6th, 2004, 05:20 PM

I'm soooo.... FULL! Here's a rundown of what i had today

Tamago sushi (thx for the suggestion Trueno! It was great!)
rainbow roll (quickly becoming my favourite roll!)
cali roll (its a classic and I LOVE IT)
popcorn chicken (still a must have for me here)
sweet potato tempura roll (i love this one too... give it a try if you like tempura)
salmon sashimi (DAMN YOU ONT GOV!!! I'm going to miss this. Still very fresh and clean)
salmon sushi
butterfish sashimi (mmmm .... melts in my mouth)
butterfish sushi
spicy salmon crispy roll (very tasty still! We ordered 3 of these rolls for the four of us)
banana tempura (dessert lovers should save some room for this! its so delicious)

and i'm spent...

For those sushi purists, go get some more sushi before Gov't regulations make sushi inedible.

666

Oct 7th, 2004, 01:32 AM

Fobulous

Oct 7th, 2004, 02:16 PM

great find 666! I"m definitely adding my name to the list. I don't want to see the end of sushi in Ont!!!

civic6url

Oct 7th, 2004, 11:33 PM

i hope this has not been double posted.

anyway, for all sushi lover, please go to this: http://www.tass.on.ca/ , click on petition and signed up. so that we can continue enjoy our beloved sushi. thanks for all whom support.

I already signed it!!!! Does the health department people know how to enjoy *** Food?? I guess they don't. Is just like ... eating Salad ... uncook veggie can contains worm and virus too ... no matter how clean they were. The only way to stop the virus fr veggie is cook the lettuce and tomato for a salad.

666

Oct 8th, 2004, 02:11 AM

I already signed it!!!! Does the health department people know how to enjoy *** Food?? I guess they don't. Is just like ... eating Salad ... uncook veggie can contains worm and virus too ... no matter how clean they were. The only way to stop the virus fr veggie is cook the lettuce and tomato for a salad.

haha.........good said! anyway, if any of your friends also a sushi lover, please forward the petiton to your friend(s) and ask him/her to sign it. More support is better.

jui_jui

Oct 8th, 2004, 11:35 AM

does anyone know any sushi buffet near Mississauga???

taro-chan

Oct 8th, 2004, 12:00 PM

not to my knowledge

however, the place on Burnhampthope (sp?) near square one? Wherever the newest staples is. Isnt that bad. I went there twice and both times it was good.

revert

Oct 8th, 2004, 04:07 PM

Tenichi - On Sheppard, East of McCowan

My first visit to a sushi buffet place, kinda hefty on the wallet tho 17.95.
I cant remember exact names of the sushi we ate but we mixed it up i think we got almost everything on the except the soups even the deserts. we chose to go here cuz it was closest to us.

are there any buffet sushi places that are open late? say past midnight - 1?

solo.

Oct 9th, 2004, 01:15 AM

does anyone know any sushi buffet near Mississauga???

The only buffet I know is Wasabi Sushi House on Hurontario and Eglington. It's right beside Swiss Chalet.

But BEWARE, the service stinks and seating is only limited to 1.5 hours. Cost is $19.99 I think and lunch is $13.99. Food is mediocore and selection SUCKS!

Only sashimi is served for dinner buffet and the only choices are Salmon, Red Snapper and some other one that tastes like crap.

IMHO, I'd rather take the effort and drive to Markham/Scarborough for sushi buffets.

But for normal eating, UMI SUSHI at Grand Park Drive and Burnhamthorpe is alright. Crazy Sushi is OK, but too pricey for me. ;)

felix

Oct 9th, 2004, 01:46 AM

Wow, that sucks. Is it like that for all japanese buffets? Guess you have to pay less tips then :cheesygri

I like *** buffet.. bad thing is they all add 10% service charge to the bill.. it's no longer optional and you have ot pay taxes on tips! Anyway, be careful when you get the bill at Destiny because they round it off. Lets say your bill is $55.56 for everything calculated. They would put $56 on the bill. I found out and I paid the exact, then the waitress (actually should be one of the boss) told me I didn't pay enough. I told her it's only 10% and then she turned away.

Maybe you would think it's just less than $1.. who cares.. but as a customer I don't appreciate it.

jui_jui

Oct 9th, 2004, 09:35 AM

The only buffet I know is Wasabi Sushi House on Hurontario and Eglington. It's right beside Swiss Chalet.

But BEWARE, the service stinks and seating is only limited to 1.5 hours. Cost is $19.99 I think and lunch is $13.99. Food is mediocore and selection SUCKS!

Only sashimi is served for dinner buffet and the only choices are Salmon, Red Snapper and some other one that tastes like crap.

IMHO, I'd rather take the effort and drive to Markham/Scarborough for sushi buffets.

But for normal eating, UMI SUSHI at Grand Park Drive and Burnhamthorpe is alright. Crazy Sushi is OK, but too pricey for me. ;)

thanx for the warning ~~~ i think i would be better off driving to Markham ~~ since it cost as much and the only extra is the gas !!! and indeed crazy sushi is way ~~~ too expensive !!!!

but talking about the 10% service charge, i'm always confuse, whenever they give me the bill ~ i don't know if i should still leave some tips or what?? and i hate it when they don't state the service charge on the bill, they only show GST, PST and then all of a sudden the amount would jump!!

Homer88

Oct 9th, 2004, 11:17 AM

666

Oct 10th, 2004, 12:28 PM

666

Oct 13th, 2004, 12:58 AM

:arrowu:

mtevel

Oct 13th, 2004, 01:00 PM

OP this thread is POPULAR .. can you update your original post with people's preferences (And one's to avoid) so that people don't have to read through 145 posts ! ? ! ?

That would be very helpful!

aok

Oct 14th, 2004, 12:05 AM

Yang's Sushi Bar had great food. Our waitress had supreme attitude though. But I just figured it was that time of month for her ;)

Homer88

Oct 15th, 2004, 08:39 PM

you guys got any recommandation for AYCE places in Toronto that can be reached by TTC? I've been to Sushi Hut and Ten Itchi so far, Hut was alright but Ten Ichi won't be getting my business anymore. Thanks =)
Edit : Unlimited Drinks is preferred >=D

shadowfighta

Oct 17th, 2004, 01:16 AM

Going to Sushi on 7 tomorrow night. Can you guys list the best or must try items. I only know the basic items like crab/california/avocado rolls etc.

civic6url

Oct 18th, 2004, 12:41 AM

Going to Sushi on 7 tomorrow night. Can you guys list the best or must try items. I only know the basic items like crab/california/avocado rolls etc.

I don't know if this is too late to reply ur msg ... but if it is ... u can order these stuffs next time u go ...

* Seaweed Roll (One of a kind)
* Seafood Soup
* Grilled Salmon Neck
* Sashimi (It's Fresh)
* Spicy Scallop Sushi
* Kalbi
* Tempura (Shirmp, Snapper)
* Sushi Blossom
* Spicy Dragon Roll
* Steamed Egg
* Fried Banana
* Fried Ice Cream

igk

Apr 5th, 2005, 05:32 PM

Do you know what the unlimited sashimi choices are at Syogun? thanx.

btw, no one mentioned "my Sushi" on Valleymede - inside the Mcdonald's plaza across from Commerce gate in Richmond Hill. It is Korean owned. They have Korean "galbi' ribs and the best salad and seaweed salad. Anyways, their sashimi choices include - salmon, white tuna, red snapper, mackeral, and the usual surf clam, fake crab... they have rainbow row, black/red/green dragon roll (shrimp tempura with eel/salmon/avacado rolled on the outside...

Syogun at 8261 Woodbine ave in Markham is pretty good too, they only serve sashimi at dinner though

anyone know a place that has all you can eat takoyaki?
mmm takoyaki

igk

Apr 5th, 2005, 05:36 PM

WHat are the sashimi choices at sushi on 7? And where is it located? thankx

I don't know if this is too late to reply ur msg ... but if it is ... u can order these stuffs next time u go ...

* Seaweed Roll (One of a kind)
* Seafood Soup
* Grilled Salmon Neck
* Sashimi (It's Fresh)
* Spicy Scallop Sushi
* Kalbi
* Tempura (Shirmp, Snapper)
* Sushi Blossom
* Spicy Dragon Roll
* Steamed Egg
* Fried Banana
* Fried Ice Cream

Iron Chef Ajax

Apr 12th, 2005, 10:36 PM

Inaka have white tuna, they call it white fish, red snapper they call it oily fish heh, The old sakura on don mills and Lawrence have white tuna also.
Oh, I am in the area tomorrow. Anyone know any more details about this place? Address, phone number price?

keanefan

Jul 15th, 2005, 03:56 PM

the place that is downstairs in yorkville is the BEST place in all of yorkville, better than sushi inn, or yakata.

its called Yorkville sushi

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/PICT0253s.JPG

I recognize this restaurant. I ate there a long time ago. Nice, clean- no complaints from me. Is it still opened??

Yorkville Sushi (probably not all you can eat)
84 Yorkville Ave
Northwest corner of Bay and Yorkville
Tel: 416-962-2828

someone had bad experience at Katsu (All You Can Eat)/(at Danforth/Carlaw):
http://chowhound.com/canada/boards/toronto/messages/25674.html

trueno92

Jul 15th, 2005, 04:04 PM

http://imagehost.darkernet.co.uk/i/PICT0253s.JPG

I recognize this restaurant. I ate there a long time ago. Nice, clean- no complaints from me. Is it still opened??

Yorkville Sushi (probably not all you can eat)
84 Yorkville Ave
Northwest corner of Bay and Yorkville
Tel: 416-962-2828

someone had bad experience at Katsu (All You Can Eat)/(at Danforth/Carlaw):
http://chowhound.com/canada/boards/toronto/messages/25674.html

Unfortunately, Yorkville sushi closed its doors just under 3 months ago... nice picture btw hahah

i honestly don't think ANYONE ever has a good experience at Katsu. That place is crap. I have eaten there a couple of times and its OK, but NEVER good.. its just barely cutting it because anytime i had been there, has been out of sheer desperation.

edkate

Jul 16th, 2005, 01:23 PM

Have you guys tried New Generation Sushi at 493 Bloor West?
Any reviews?

TheFuteballer

Nov 13th, 2006, 10:02 PM

Sorry to dig up this thread but it would be really good if the OP could update the first post wiht all these places

also I'm looking for a good (and not too expensive) sushi buffet downtown toronto.. if anyone knows?

seven

Nov 14th, 2006, 11:29 AM

http://www.dine.to/kunisushiya

Kuni Sushi Ya on Baldwin St. near College/St. George. It's around $15 I believe for AYCE. Very nice food presentation. Food taste is reasonable too (but then im never too picky with my sushi). They charge for leftover food so only order wat u can eat.

colorwolf

Nov 24th, 2006, 10:49 AM

IS there any AYCE Japanese Buffet near 404/Steeles or 404/Hwy 7. Planning somethings for Lunch. Oh must have at least Salmon shashimi.

xtcnrice

Nov 24th, 2006, 01:54 PM

Wasabi @.. not too sure on the actual address. But it's near Pacific Mall. To be exact, it's almost right beside "Star Walk Buffet" as it's one of the smaller shops along the side.
Great place, and don't forget to try their green tea ice cream :cheesygri

colorwolf

Nov 28th, 2006, 08:49 PM

wasabi a bit too far for me. Looking for somewhere close to Lawrence and Don Mills. At lease within driving distance.

Michie

Feb 8th, 2007, 11:15 PM

I went there 2 or 3 times. the last time they have me a spoon that did not looked washed at all. I had to order a cup of hot water and a stack of napkins to clean that dirty spoon.

the fokinator

Feb 8th, 2007, 11:18 PM

IS there any AYCE Japanese Buffet near 404/Steeles or 404/Hwy 7. Planning somethings for Lunch. Oh must have at least Salmon shashimi.

Near 404/7 there is wasabi.

Hwy 7 and west Beaver Creek.

lace_belmort

Mar 31st, 2007, 11:46 PM

I frequent an AYCE Japanese Buffet on Yonge and Eglinton...it's called
SUSHI STAR...fairly new restaurant (2 years)...lunch $ 10.99 and dinner $19.99...they also have the separate ordering on the menu...

The food is pretty good...they bring you the food on your table once you completed the form that lists all the food you are ordering...BUT make sure that you finish what you order or you have to pay extra...

The place is small but quaint

The actual address is: 109 Eglinton Avenue East (west of Yonge Street)

:) :)

I decided to try out Sushi Star tonight, I have to say I was disappointed. The form they give you to select buffet items is very short, I thought it would be close to the menu they put on the website but it's not. For $18.99 for dinner, I expect there to be more selection. They only had 4 or 5 kinds of sashimi (salmon, red snapper, surf clam, crab, maybe one other?) so no tuna, nor white tuna.

To be fair, the sashimi was exceptionally fresh, and the tempura was super crispy. The service was prompt. But... for me the destination items are the garlic steak cubes and baby ribs that you can get at most Japanese AYCE; they didn't have it, so I won't be going back to Sushi Star.

wolverine07

Apr 6th, 2007, 12:35 PM

Hello fellow Sushi lovers,

I went to Sushi on 7 about 1 month ago after reading the great reviews here and it is true. Great selection and quality sushi, ate alot and enjoyed the service too. My favorite was the Spider Roll and Beef Udon noodles.

The only thing I missed out on was the 10% coupon, which you don't need to really enjoy as it was well worth the price. But with the gratuity added on to the bill, any little amount helps I guess.

I plan on going tonight and if anyone can please direct me to where to find this coupon, it would be greatly appreciated.

The link posted on this thread doesn't seem to work anymore.

Thanks all, happy eating!

waigirley

Jun 26th, 2007, 08:25 AM

CHINAdeals

Sep 22nd, 2007, 11:36 PM

Tenichi is the worst place for AYCE i've been to. I'd rather eat McDonalds with my 23 bucks than at Tenichi

really?

i went there tonite.

it was JAM packed. the place was crazy. we literally waited about 2 hours in line. ugh.

but once we got the food. amazing. every dish was really pretty good

and the dessert..some 'mango yogurt thing (looks like an egg) is DELICIOUS.i think i had about 5 of them.

their raw beef sushi roll was great too. great place.

Homer88

Sep 23rd, 2007, 01:29 AM

really?

i went there tonite.

it was JAM packed. the place was crazy. we literally waited about 2 hours in line. ugh.

but once we got the food. amazing. every dish was really pretty good

and the dessert..some 'mango yogurt thing (looks like an egg) is DELICIOUS.i think i had about 5 of them.

their raw beef sushi roll was great too. great place.

I think I posted that like 2 years ago, they might be different now though =P

kashirat

Jan 30th, 2008, 10:56 PM

Anybody provide any updates to this thread? :) Planning on heading into the area for some good sushi (or AYCE sushi).

AcidBomber

Jan 31st, 2008, 01:52 AM

The only sushi buffet place i went to was Wasabi (someone already mentioned - east of Steeles & Kennedy [Pacific Mall])
is like the first street after the railway crossing if you're going east on Steeles. :cheesygri

Be warned - they serve really slowly... (for lunch at least)

Siefer999

Jan 31st, 2008, 02:21 AM

sushi house is the best place i've been to so far.. i went there yesterday and the shrimps are really good.. the grilled shrimp skewer is alway good as well... only thing is that they don't have a liquor license yet... the place was nicely renovated too... it's on steeles and midland behind the royal bank
i think that place is called sushi home. i went there the other day and the place was really nice. price was 18.99 for dinner. food came really fast and they didnt miss a single order that we made. their beef dishes were really good.

azlar2007

Jan 31st, 2008, 02:29 PM

What happened to Sake? :(

profguy

Jan 31st, 2008, 07:25 PM

Anyone been to Yangs lately?

I don't really go to AYCE but mainly go to Japanese places downtown - in fact Yangs is the only AYCE I've been to - nothing special in terms of service or food.

superbooos

Feb 1st, 2008, 10:29 AM

IS there any AYCE Japanese Buffet near 404/Steeles or 404/Hwy 7. Planning somethings for Lunch. Oh must have at least Salmon shashimi.

u can check out http://www.maisondujapon.ca/, it's on woodbine between steeles and 7

Draff

Feb 1st, 2008, 05:16 PM

Does anyone know if there are any good AYCE sushi places within walking distance of Pacific Mall?

A friend suggested Wasabi but the reviews in the official Wasabi thread aren't too great.

g0ku

Feb 1st, 2008, 05:48 PM

theres sake, kilin, sushi home, wasabi and umi..id say kilin is ur best choice from those

petah

Feb 1st, 2008, 05:53 PM

u can check out http://www.maisondujapon.ca/, it's on woodbine between steeles and 7

if you go to maisondujapon you must try their black pepper beef. :)

brawas

Jun 21st, 2009, 02:46 PM

Sorry if this has been menioned before, but I didn't have the patience to read the entire thread. The best sushi place I have been to by far is:

Sushi-ya Japan on Dixon rd near the congress center near the airport. Try their Dynamite and Crazy roll!

I have also tried:
Masumine
Prince
Iron Chef
Maki Maki
Japan buffet
Yang's Teppanyaki
Kumai Sushi
Sushi Dragon
one on mavis and eglinton that I can't remember the name
others I can't remember right now.