311815 Mon Jul 24 14:57:10 -0700 2006 229 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 1763104 I have read quite a few recommendations on another board, and I would like to hear your opinions here before I go try a few of them in the coming weeks when friend and family will visit us in Toronto. Mon Jul 24 14:57:10 -0700 2006 20171 diehardlasallejai 1 1763376 My favourite for this is Echo Sushi on Yonge St, two blocks north of Davisville. It is all you can eat, but it is not buffet, everything is made to order. Mon Jul 24 16:43:22 -0700 2006 1763104 13618 shanman99 2 2190273 Second Echo. Very fresh fish, prompt service, and super-clean. Mon Jan 15 15:47:10 -0800 2007 1763376 27754 AmandaEd 3 3893627 And I third Echo. I'm going again this Friday. Both the Spider Roll and the Dragon Roll are very good. Can't wait! Wed Jul 23 05:49:36 -0700 2008 2190273 145685 Ron M 4 4025655 Didn't have the same experience at EchoSushi I'm afraid...sushi was pretty bland, no real taste outside of the white tuna served. Rolls were all inside out, which just multiplies the rice...Couldn't get a simple tuna maki to save our lives. Won't return, thought it was a 4 out of 10. Wed Sep 10 23:10:44 -0700 2008 3893627 215566 chaptwo 2 4884394 Echo Sushi does not seem to have a website of its own with a menu. Do they serve other items than sushi? Thu Jul 23 11:31:53 -0700 2009 1763376 121815 lamaranthe 1 1763524 I don't mind Sushi Kuni-Ya on Baldwin St. $17.99, I believe. Mon Jul 24 17:26:58 -0700 2006 1763104 14721 Tara9000 2 1765759 i second this rec Tue Jul 25 15:00:55 -0700 2006 1763524 13092 jayseeca 2 2076036 What do they serve there? How about weekends? I'm planning a thing for friends and would like to know how service, quality of food, and pricing is for Sushi Kuni-Ya on Baldwin for weekends. Oh, and do they limit your sitting time? Thanks! Wed Dec 06 20:11:52 -0800 2006 1763524 12423 jennjen18 1 1764655 Haven't tried the above recommendations. Our current default for AYCE Japanese is: Maison du Japon, 7500 Woodbine Ave, Woodbine+John - I'm a sucker for their spicy baby squid (said octopus before)...just cooked little octopuses in korean spicy sauce. We tend to go with sashimi as we are not crazy about their nigiri. Rolls are decent. It's been awhile since we been to Maison but because we haven't felt the AYCE need. It is pretty good we found. There have been mixed reviews so I'd do a search on 'maison du japon' and also try 'ayce' too. Lots of choices...might try that Nagoya place. Mon Jul 24 23:23:38 -0700 2006 1763104 16163 kerwintoronto 2 1774004 I'd definitely second this rec, have gone there for lunch, $11.99, and dinner $19.99. Major difference is sashimi and tuna on the dinner menu. Lots of good places up in Markham and they're just off the 404. A couple others are Yang's Kitchen, on Highway 7 near Main St. in Unionville, they have very good teryaki dishes and sushi and rolls are good. Another is Sushi on 7, on Highway 7 also, close to Kennedy, a smaller place, but you won't leave there hungry, beware if you ask for sashimi, because they will give you a ton to start. Fri Jul 28 19:57:01 -0700 2006 1764655 20161 tbone187 3 2004322 I would not go to Yang's again. A friend brought me there (I'm from Scarborough, and dont have a car) and I thought "oh wow, somewhere north of Steeles, YAY!" Boy was I disappointed. I think their way of doing business is totally unacceptable! Yes, their food is superb (sashimi was very fresh, stuff from the grill was excellent.. ) but on our second round of ordering, they tell us that its last call? And that they're all out on garden salad? At 8:15pm? I dont think so! They were sooooo kicking us out by getting us to order dessert. And so by the time we ate our dessert, paid the bill, we found out that there was a long lineup at the door. But to tell your client that the garden salad has run out at 8pm? I dont buy that at all. Oh and before that--once we sat down, took our coats off, we were expected to order right away, as 2 staff came by us immediately. Wow. Thats efficient service alright. Tue Nov 07 21:56:18 -0800 2006 1774004 12423 jennjen18 2 4149578 I just went to Masion du Japon this weekend and was disappointed with the quality of sushi. There is a lot of selection, but the surf clam on the nigiri we ordered was ridiculously tiny. They have a reputation for being better with the hot dishes, but overall, they were average. The beef ribs were probably the best, but they were way too fatty. I wouldn't go there again. Tue Nov 04 13:52:51 -0800 2008 1764655 181090 foxymoron 3 4149771 Where would you go instead? At MDJ, it's all about the salmon sashimi and salmon nigiri for me. Other than that, I like the black dragon roll, eel roll, eggplant tempura, grilled eggplant, and black pepper beef. Tue Nov 04 14:57:28 -0800 2008 4149578 13581 kwong 4 4152283 It was lunch time, so we couldn't have any sashimi but if we return, I'll try it. Some of MDJ's dishes (like the eel and tofu spring roll) were just downright misguided and left--literally and figuratively--a bad taste in my mouth. If I had to pick an all-you-can-eat sushi place to go to, I'd like to try Wasabi. My parents compared MDJ to it and said Wasabi was much better, although slightly more expensive. That, or Sushi Island. I think SI is overrated and wouldn't wait in line for it, but if I were seated immediately and not pressured to leave before the 1.5 hr time limit expired, I'd return. Wed Nov 05 17:47:19 -0800 2008 4149771 181090 foxymoron 5 4154101 The items I like at MDJ I like better than at any other AYCE. I don't go there for variety... I know exactly what I want and I keep re-ordering and enjoying those items. Even for lunch, I could literally sit there and eat only salmon nigiri until I was stuffed. I've been to Wasabi before. The items I like aren't as good there, but I'm certain there are plenty of items I don't like that are probably better. Thu Nov 06 13:10:57 -0800 2008 4152283 13581 kwong 5 4155186 We went to Sushi Island for the last time a couple weeks ago. The food was bad, the waitresses were clueless. Our fave is Aji Sai on Queen West. Next is Sushi Baldwin, not a big selection but has some good fish, esp amazing fresh scallops. Thu Nov 06 21:07:03 -0800 2008 4152283 13182 Teep 3 4149861 I agree... MDJ was a big let down.. the white tuna was chewy due to the tendons.. i suspect they cut again rather than with the grain.. however the service there was very friendly. Kaze is pretty good.. with two locations- woodbine and the other in Richmond Hill. They have a pretty nice variety including yellow tail, red tuna, octopus, and grilled calamari sushi on the menu. The specialty rolls were delicious too. Tempura on the other hand was a tad greasy. For dessert, they had sesame as well as coconut ice cream listed too! Unfortunately they mentioned they were out of the former when we tried to order. Tue Nov 04 15:32:36 -0800 2008 4149578 74336 sugarcube 4 4192258 Hey Sugarcube, I just want to confirm with you that Kaze had tuna and yellowtail on their menu. I have only been able to find tuna at Sushi Fun, but yellowtail can no where to be found on any all you can eat menu out there now after Sushi Time closed. If that is true I will go to Kaze to give it a try, because I have been going to Sushi Fun most of the time now because their foods are quite good and they also offer tuna sushi---last time I went I had about 17 pieces of them. : ) Please advise, thanks! By the way, I am glad to see this thread I started couple years ago is still going strong with information being added regularly by forum members. I am looking forward to hearing more from other members about their new finds and updates pertaining to Japanese all you can eat restaurants. Fri Nov 21 11:53:40 -0800 2008 4149861 20171 diehardlasallejai 5 4195248 Thanks much for the info diehardlasallejai. Overall, I still recommend Yang's Kitchen (despite the horrid service) in the markham/ richmond hill area I tried maison du japon, syogun, and kaze's richmond hill location. Maison lacked variety and syogun had way too much filler aka rice for their rolls, although service for the latter was quite friendly and efficient on a friday night. kaze was all right, but nothing spectacular. if in the mississauga area I always love to go to Price Sushi. However service isn't the best there-- it's hit and miss, some staff are friendlier than others. Sat Nov 22 21:59:41 -0800 2008 4192258 74336 sugarcube 6 4198451 Hey Sugarcube, Does Kaze serve both tuna yellowtail???? I think you mentioned that before and I would like to confirm that with you. Mon Nov 24 12:04:23 -0800 2008 4195248 20171 diehardlasallejai 7 4199458 Hi Diehardlasallejai, it's been awhile since I've been there but I believe they do offer tuna and yellowtail as sushi. http://www.kazesushi.ca/menu.php Mon Nov 24 18:12:03 -0800 2008 4198451 74336 sugarcube 8 4201308 Thanks Sugarcube, I checked their menu before, and if the menu is updated and correct, then they do not offer tuna and yellowtail for sushi. I guess I shall keep frequenting at Sushi Fun for now since they do offer tuna sushi, which I can chow down 20 pieces each time I go there. Tue Nov 25 11:57:41 -0800 2008 4199458 20171 diehardlasallejai 9 4201898 Oh, that's odd. Their Richmond Hill location offered it.. I'm pretty certain.. If anything, you can call and ask them. Tue Nov 25 15:48:26 -0800 2008 4201308 74336 sugarcube 1 1765034 All you can eat? there is no best. Tue Jul 25 02:18:50 -0700 2006 1763104 11611 TCB 2 2454492 Second that! Thu Apr 05 13:04:31 -0700 2007 1765034 71837 redearth 2 2816929 Newsflash: The sky is blue! Mon Aug 06 05:14:51 -0700 2007 1765034 73719 SirAlain 1 1765472 Just go to the nearest Mandarin or other open trough Chinese buffet. Nearly all of 'em now offer AYCE "sushi." Tue Jul 25 11:43:04 -0700 2006 1763104 16382 Kagemusha 2 1765542 This is a joke right? The worst AYCE japanese place is 100x better than Mandarin or any other Chinese buffet. Mandarin in particular is horrible beyond belief. I haven't been to AYCE in a long while now, Sushi on 7 used to be the best (Hwy 7 between Warden and Kennedy) but not sure how it is now. Most recently I've been to Maison du Japan which is pretty good, but not spectacular. Tue Jul 25 12:55:20 -0700 2006 1765472 12679 Wil 2 2005480 AYCE sushi is actually something that you order and they make when you order, it's not a buffet. NOTHING like mandarin etc. Wed Nov 08 13:11:25 -0800 2006 1765472 11544 mainja 3 2858539 This must be a joke. Mandarin Sushi!?!??! I'd rather eat shards of broken glass. They even have a sign that says specifically "Our sushi does not contain any raw fish". That's like eating fried rice without rice. Sat Aug 18 18:34:01 -0700 2007 2005480 120006 kymah 4 3461457 Yep, my 14-year old daughter freaked out when she saw that. "How can they call it sushi, Dad?!" Wed Mar 05 05:55:33 -0800 2008 2858539 48210 KevinB 5 3461825 If "that" means the "no raw fish" sign, it's actually fine to have sushi without raw fish. Literally, "sushi" means "vinegared rice". The toppings can be anything, although it's usually raw fish. But if she was referring to the quality and appearance of the stuff at Mandarin, I agree 100%! Wed Mar 05 08:03:27 -0800 2008 3461457 13182 Teep 4 4086311 Yah dude. Mandarin is nasty. And I lived in London where nothing is that great. And Mandarin was still nasty Mon Oct 06 16:05:38 -0700 2008 2858539 230919 silverfyre 1 1765562 I have been to Maison du Japan before and my SO and I used to like it a lot. We haven't been there for quite awhile so I'm not sure if it's changed. I have also tried Sushi 7 before, but found the place small, the tables were too close to each other. The last AYCE I went to was Sake at Pacific Mall. We really liked the price of I think it was $13.99 or $14.99, but I believe it has gone up a couple of dollars. The food at all of the places mentioned above are comparable, they're good, but not excellent. Tue Jul 25 13:22:01 -0700 2006 1763104 14694 pocky 1 1765671 Thanks guys and gals! I have been to Sushi on 7 many times, and their quality remains good, but then we really hate the size of the place. We sat in the middle of the restauant before and the expereince was just terrible--people's buttocks passing by us while we were eating! I do not know if that place can pass the fire code if some one reports to the fire department. Nagoya serves pretty good food, but then their service is so slow even my mom at the age of 81 thinks they are too slow for her. When the owner couple was not there the chefs and cooks just talked to each other and some of them even talked on their cell phones when making up the food. We were so turned off by that and have never gone back. Maison du Japon is a hit and miss really. Their service was excellent, but then the food there is really average. Tue Jul 25 14:28:37 -0700 2006 1763104 20171 diehardlasallejai 1 1765744 If you are thinking about the area around Sushi on 7, there's a place a bit west of the that store called (Yang) Yang's Kitchen, at 4261 Hwy 7 in Markham. It is an all you can eat Japanese restaurant and it is not bad. (Although, I would not order the "thousand island" maki again.) It is just under $20.00 for dinner and $13.00 to 14.00 for lunch (weekdays). Tue Jul 25 14:58:12 -0700 2006 1763104 21050 juniorcruz 2 1767663 I second Yang's kitchen. They offer over 200 items, including a very good wakame (sp?) salad. Better than most of the middle of the road a la carte sushi restaurants in the downtown area, and much better than Mariko and Katsu. If I remember correctly, they also include pop and dessert(ice cream or fried bananas or I think fried ice cream?) in AYCE. Their service was not bad either, as I went with my parents and several relatives who ate obscene amounts of food, and continued to order more and more over the course of two hours. Also, I changed my mind between a la carte and AYCE and although they warned me beforehand I would have to pay for what I had ordered before I changed my mind, they ended up taking it off the bill unasked. Wed Jul 26 03:24:24 -0700 2006 1765744 13222 sway 1 1765746 they are all going to be garbage bastardized places and none will be good but if you are craving junk food, ((which I do sometimes) Hockey Sushi in Thornhill is good, especially at $11.99 For lunch (17.99 for dinner maybe) Tue Jul 25 14:58:17 -0700 2006 1763104 14779 jkm 1 1765818 Sushi Island on College street offers AYCE, its pretty reasonable ($12.99 weekdays for AYCE maki rolls, more $ for appz/nigiri/sashimi & more on weekends) everything is made to order... they have rolls on brown/black rice too which are yum! their regular menu is pretty good too... Tue Jul 25 15:21:24 -0700 2006 1763104 18388 mgs 2 1768296 Where is Sushi Island exactly? $12.99 for weekdays? Is that both lunch and dinner pricings? That is incredibly reasonable... oh but you say its only for maki rolls though? What about cooked foods like noodles, don buri, teppan, teri, tempura snacks...? Wed Jul 26 14:50:33 -0700 2006 1765818 12423 jennjen18 3 1769297 Sushi Island is on College at Manning ( 571 College St. W.) I think if you want AYCE off of the entire menu (sashimi included) it will run you around $21 on a weekday, more on a weekend...i'm not 100% about the price though so you might want to call and find out (416) 535-1515 Wed Jul 26 20:38:29 -0700 2006 1768296 18388 mgs 1 1765886 I second Sushi Island. Although AYCE Sushi is NEVER a good idea, if you absolutely have to kill yourself Sushi Island makes fresh, excellent sushi (as above, set price for rolls only, more if you want a wider menu variety). As it stands, Sushi Island is a good place for decently priced sushi - period. Tue Jul 25 15:51:14 -0700 2006 1763104 21381 Cereal Killer 2 2190495 I disagree totally that AYCE sushi is never a good idea. Kimono on Eglinton (just west of Avenue Rd.) is terrific, and I've actually stopped going to my regulars (Sasaya and Takesushi) because of the good food and service at Kimono. Mon Jan 15 16:51:15 -0800 2007 1765886 66803 prairie_dog 3 3931542 i have to second kimono. been a couple of times and it has a really good AYCE list. i am wondering why people are saying "AYCE Sushi is NEVER a good idea". i thought they were the healthiest of places to eat. Tue Aug 05 09:42:15 -0700 2008 2190495 135374 BritinCan 1 1765928 Out of all of the all you can eat sushi I've had sushi island is my fave. Much better than mariko or katsu. Tue Jul 25 16:07:43 -0700 2006 1763104 21070 cupcakez 1 1766630 Sushi island AYCE maki rolls pay for themselves if you get the Dragon Roll (soft shell crab) & Rainbow roll together... very tasty too Tue Jul 25 19:42:01 -0700 2006 1763104 18388 mgs 2 2858546 I believe the Spider Roll is the soft shell crab roll. Or you can just order the Soft Shell Crab appetizer. Sat Aug 18 18:37:02 -0700 2007 1766630 120006 kymah 1 1768192 Went to Yang's Kitchen last night to give it another try after a long elapse. Well, the food was indeed quite good, but the service was just terrible. All the waitresses who worked there acted like some one in their families had just passed away. On the other hand, the waiters were much better. I believe it is the pressure, work load and low pay they get there turning the girls into zombies. Another thing was we were a group of five and they were gutsy enough to put us in a table for four just because they probably expected the place would be packed later on. Nevertheless, around us many parties of two could dine at a table for four with lots of room and table space. You should have seen our table when food came we had to move all our tea cups and menus away in order to accomodate the dishes: very stressful meal indeed. We arrived at 6:07PM and they were bold enough to just put the bill on our table at 7:35PM, even when we were still waiting for about 7 items of food to arrive. They were so rude, because even before all our food arrived they had already asked us what desert we wanted and said it was for last call and if we did not order the ice cream we would not be able to get it later. So we had to have the ice cream before we went back to the food that arrived later on. Well, four of us thought they were very impolite and swore we will not go back any more. We will stick with Tokyo Tappanyaki on Yonge for now, because their seating is much better, and they even have a nursing room for the small children, and they never toss us the bill at the 90th minute. We are always able to sit and eat for more than two hours every single time we dine there, and the quality of food is very good also. So long, farewell, Yang's Kitchen. Wed Jul 26 13:49:45 -0700 2006 1763104 20171 diehardlasallejai 2 1768230 We were at Akina Sushi AYCE this weekend, and we thought we had bad service (sully waitress, orders not filled), but your ice cream story tops it! Of course I don't recommend Akina. Some of the food is OK, but their white tuna is the worst I've ever had, it's got chewy sinewy bits! BTW we couldn't *not* leave a tip because they have a 10% service charge, but then they offer a 10% discount. Wed Jul 26 14:14:08 -0700 2006 1768192 13182 Teep 3 3462142 agreed. missing orders and one waitress in particular who was very unpleasant on both visits. if u MUST visit, visit at lunch when it's not as hectic, and when the price is much lower. avoid at all costs though. their "backdoor" is located inside the mall. when it was open one time, i saw a cook take an old deep fried "scallop" from a just cleared dish (a leftover from a table that had just left)...and use it for a brand new order... Wed Mar 05 09:17:35 -0800 2008 1768230 168490 blitz 4 4515302 I just went to Akina last week and suprisingly their sashimi was amazing! Their salmon and white tuna tasted so good! I agree that i didn't enjoy Akina the first two times I went but last week I went for my best friend's birthday and it was good. I don't mind coming back now. Tue Mar 17 22:30:10 -0700 2009 3462142 275346 sushisuzzy 2 1831108 Tokyo Tappanyaki is closed. they did not pay thier rent. and they were good Thu Aug 24 20:45:25 -0700 2006 1768192 11101 galambo 1 1768227 I would usually avoid any "sushi buffets" but have had consistent food (in the a la carte "all you can eat" style) at Asahi Sushi on Carleton, just west of Parliament. You order from a large menu and it's made to order...I'm not sure of the "authenticity" but it's always fresh and enjoyable. The Sushi chef tends to get a bit excited when things are busy (is he swearing in Japanese? I'm not sure, but it's kind of entertaining)...they charge you for any left-overs to avoid people ordering like little piggies...they seem to have a pretty loyal neighbourhood following, so must be doing something right (19.95 per person I believe) Wed Jul 26 14:13:42 -0700 2006 1763104 16999 redhead 2 1768255 I don't think there are "Japanese Sushi Buffets" around much more (since Shintori closed its doors). Buffet means everything laid out on a table and everyone serves themselves. The ones under discussion are simply "All you can eat" or AYCE, where you order a la carte. However, Chinese food buffets *with* sushi are all over the place, and they are almost always crap, or at least very limited at what they offer. E.g. Mandarin's are total crap, but Star Walk's is passable. BTW, there are buffets that are NOT "all you can eat for one price". For example the vegetarin restaurent Le Commensal on Elm - you fill your plate and they charge you by weight. Wed Jul 26 14:28:42 -0700 2006 1768227 13182 Teep 1 1769377 For myself, the buffet/AYCE experience is not so much as "ALL YOU CAN EAT", than "whatever I'd like to eat in whatever portion size I want". I get bored by having an entire regular entree and prefer to have a bit of this and one or two morsels of that. As for making it at home, I'm afraid I can not buy just 2 pieces of salmon sashimi from the fishmonger. However, I have not yet ventured into "tasting menus" because the chef dictates what I have to eat. I don't eat red meat so it can be a problem. But I do plan to try omakase as you can tell the chef what you like and don't like. Wed Jul 26 21:05:32 -0700 2006 1769338 13182 Teep 1 1769426 My wife and I go to a small, family-run sushi house on Mt. Pleasant called Sushi & Tea. For $17.95, they have an all you can eat menu. It's not a buffet, rather you order a few things at a time that are made a la minute. The great thing about this place is that the all you can eat also applies to teriyaki, tempura, noodles and a few Korean dishes too. Wed Jul 26 21:26:23 -0700 2006 1763104 16797 bogie 2 1788943 How is the quality of food at Sushi & Tea? What are the choices in the teriyaki, tempura, noodles and Korean categories? Was it $17.97 for a weekday or weekend dinner? How much is lunch? Sat Aug 05 02:07:11 -0700 2006 1769426 12423 jennjen18 3 1810999 We just tried it tonight. Nice recommend bogie. The AYCE menu was $19.99 weeknights and $21.99 weekends. They have a very full a la carte menu too...AYCE is on a separate form. Lots of rolls (hand or std). Salmon/tuna/crab/hamachi...sushi standards salmon/white tuna/red snapper/???...sashimi...fewer than sushi - white tuna comes in very small sashimi pieces Chicken/beef teriyaki Spicy chicken (korena) Spicy beef bulgogi Beef bulgogi Chicken katsu Tempura, didn't try so don't know the mix Udon, seafood/beef/chicken... -noodles not bad, decent pre-made Chicken karage - very nice Spicy chicken - good kick and sweet too...like my friend's mom made. Wakame salad - not like I'm used to...cut sheet seaweed rather than the strands I see at store or other resto...and in a very tangy dressing...sunomono like. Gyoza - deep fried but very light filling Dessert extra. **Given that it's about same distance for us to get to I'd choose Sushi & Tea over Maison du Japon, 80-20. Maison has a much wider selection but we preferred quality at Sushi & Tea. Another visit and this will firm up. Wed Aug 16 03:49:48 -0700 2006 1788943 16163 kerwintoronto 2 2187191 Sushi & Tea on Mt. Pleasant is, alas, no longer offering AYCE. Sun Jan 14 06:56:14 -0800 2007 1769426 19782 Full tummy 1 1771153 I had been to Shintori a few times before they closed down. Buffet style did not really suit me, and they got kind of bad in term of quality the very last time we went. By the way, they opened another one by the name of Sakura on Don Mills North of Lawrence. We went to give it a try and the food served there almost identical to the one in down town on Charles! We have never gone back, because the quality of food just was not there. Thu Jul 27 17:34:32 -0700 2006 1763104 20171 diehardlasallejai 2 2004353 OH my goodness, Shintori was horrible when it was alive! For that price they were serving sooooooooo little food, and the owner defended himself by saying that it was all in the price of the sashimi! I had gone with my mom, and she felt quite fumed by the whole concept, and yelled at the owner! So finally, he got the chef (or whoever ran the kitchen) to make more food (tempura shrimp) and to specifically put it on our table. My goodness.. it was just horrible. Tue Nov 07 22:05:07 -0800 2006 1771153 12423 jennjen18 3 2008355 I don't remember them serving "so little food" for under $20 - I thought it was a fair selection and quantity, except for the tempura shrimp. If you got there around 5pm you can get several, but after that you are out of luck. However there was something about the oil they used which had an odd falvour, so I usually just have sushi if my buffet freak friend begged me to go. Thu Nov 09 14:54:42 -0800 2006 2004353 13182 Teep 3 2011141 yelling? lol... it's like walking on thin ice at a lake.. a few years ago, I was visiting southern california and went to a dinner buffet with soem friends at a place I think called home town buffet.. it's a chain buffet place and they have all over california.. anyway, there were 2 couples sitting several tables away from us, and one of the guys was complaining about food or something and the manager came, the guy yelled at the manager, and he asked not to yell, but the guy continued yelling.. so he asked them to leave..lol. Fri Nov 10 15:06:47 -0800 2006 2004353 47714 newcaveman 1 1829315 I recently went to this place called NAHA SUSHI on 16th (I think). It was in a unassuming plaza and could have easily been missed. The service was good, thep lace rather cramped, and the food was hit and miss. Yet, the serving sizes were big. I've been at other places from Vancouver to Markham were 1 order of salmon skin maki meant 1 piece: not 1 roll, but one slice of said roll. At NAHA, however, my sis ordered a couple salmon belly... we received 8 pieces, each piece being half a fish! My cousin ordered one fried tofu appetizer... we were given a minimum of 12 pieces! Huh?! I'm sure we did order a lot, but as the plates came in, it looked almost indecent. As I said, the taste and quality of the food was hit and miss. I enjoyed the standard dragon rolls, the grilled steak, and deep-fried chicken. The salmon & white tuna sashimi were okay. I was disappointed in their hand rolls and other selection of sashimi. Also, I expect a 'sundae' to be more than simply a tiny scoop of ice cream with a drizzle of chocolate sauce on it. Against better judgement, I ordered a single piece of Uni (maki). [It was my first time trying it and it was on the special sushi menu. Maybe not the best excuse, but an honest one.] At the very least, it was not disgusting; yet, it wasn't worth noting: a slight woody flavour, almost non-existant texture... and well, nothing else to remember. Kinda ruined my impression of revered sea-urchin roe. As for NAHA SUSHI,I'd go back, maybe for lunch. It wasn't bad. I'd stay away from the uni, though. Maybe next time, I'll try something form the a-la-carte menu... lobster sashimi, maybe. I have enjoyed that before at another place, so I can at least compare theirs with something. Thu Aug 24 02:35:09 -0700 2006 1763104 21050 juniorcruz 1 2004412 I think there are 2 ayce Japanese around Steeles & Silver Star, one nearby the Star Walk Chinese buffet, and another one at a plaza (beside the No Frills) across the street. Tue Nov 07 22:15:45 -0800 2006 1763104 47714 newcaveman 2 2005362 Yeah, the one near StarWalk is called Wasabi. Friends told me the service was poor, and that they forget to bring u things. I think its the same one across the street from No Frills--they're all in that general area. Wed Nov 08 07:20:57 -0800 2006 2004412 12423 jennjen18 3 2008190 That means those 2 places will be on my hot list lol, and I'll be paying a visit soon. The other day I came out of Star Walk buffet and saw a group of ppl going into Wasabi. Im generally a contrarian, and not easily influenced by negative reviews.. Generally if there are good reviews, eg. Swatow, Splendido, etc.. they do turn out to be good/great, but if a joint got some negative reviews (except for cleanliness), I'd usually give them the benefit of the doubt.. and almost always go to evaluate it.. I think the strip along Midland from Finch to Steeles is interesting.. Rona is building a big home hardware center at the corner of McNicoll.. so definitely that area will get busier.. I especially like the arae around Silver Star- Steeles.. with 3 ayce places it's rather unique.. and there's a tea house at the plaza beside NoFrills.. the other day, we wanted to go there.. but the place was fully packed like over 70 ppl.. Thu Nov 09 13:24:10 -0800 2006 2005362 47714 newcaveman 4 2013789 I'm a HUGE fan of ayce jap and I always go with my boyfriend the last place I went was Wasabi the one right by silverstar and I have to admit, it's my new place. I went to Kilin Japanese (I believe that is what it's called) the restaurant right across the street by the No Frills plaza and it was the worst experience EVER. I have to admit the food is fairly good compared to other ayce jap but the service and their way of running the business is just excuse my language but crap. They advertise "10% off w/ cash before 7pm" but they dont give it to you. They claim it's expired despite the fact that there is no date or anything on it. However, I recommend Wasabi, good service and most importantly the seats are comfortable too! Sat Nov 11 17:40:38 -0800 2006 2008190 52528 eaterholic 1 2005410 One of my favorite is Miriko on Danforth. (next to second cup) Although it was "okay" the last time I was there, but they have/had really good rolls. And it's 15 bucks a pop. Try them out. Wed Nov 08 09:10:48 -0800 2006 1763104 42122 cwong5 2 2005698 Mariko's is a senitmental favourite. They used to have a pricier AYCE deal with tonnes more on the menu (AYCE spider rolls if you can imagine!) but toned down the menu when they moved. Still lots of variety on the menu and while it's not the best sushi in the city, i've never left disappointed (or hungry for that matter). Mariko's also has locations at yonge south of bloor and bloor west of spadina. all offer the same deal: AYCE for $14.99 Wed Nov 08 15:28:12 -0800 2006 2005410 48117 yoyodyne 3 2007720 We ever run into each other back at the carrot commons? LOL I am sure we would of cleaned out thier spider rolls!! LOL. Didn't know they had another 2 locations! Good times! Thu Nov 09 03:17:44 -0800 2006 2005698 42122 cwong5 2 3036716 I used to like Mariko's on Danforth, even after they moved from Carrot Common across the street. I still like them for anything but AYCE. It's not that the quality of what they offer on the AYCE menu is bad, but for me service dropped off to nearly zero when I was trying to order from it. The first couple of times, I blamed the crowds, but a couple of times after that when the place was half-full I got the same slow service, so I stopped going for AYCE there. Still go for take-out or a la carte, service for these is very responsive. You can draw your own conclusions... Mon Oct 15 13:48:32 -0700 2007 2005410 123543 Pincus 1 2006280 Anyone know how Nagoya (14th and Kennedy) prices? Wed Nov 08 18:41:27 -0800 2006 1763104 12423 jennjen18 2 2008551 Just went to Nagoya (14th and Kennedy) last night. They're doing a 15% of thingy right now, and they're quite good. Bummer that they didnt have much grilled stuff tho. I remember when I went to Yang's, they had lots of grilled goodies (salmon, squid, ...). But for $17.99 minus 15%, the food was not bad. We had: seaweed salad (kinda weird) miso soup white tuna, snapper, salmon sashimi (very fresh, the snapper was very sweet!) spicy tuna roll crispy salmon skin roll (very crispy) california roll (classic) dragon roll (their unagi is superb) sirloin beef on skewers (very nice and tender) lamb chops (very fatty and stringy, not so good) short ribs escargots (which were unidentified meat on mushroom caps) baked mushroom with garlic and butter (tasted weird, but my friend said it tasted like pizza; i think we should have gotten the mixed mushrooms in pot) basket of tempura (the shrimp was okay, but was halved) stir fried udon (very oily) baked mussels with garlic and butter (same weird stuff that was on mushrooms) shrimp skewers (the highlight of my night, ... sooooo good) beef with onion rolled up banana pancake banana split green tea and mango ice cream (green tea's better) It was good, not spectacular. I do like Yang's selection, but I would never go back there again (to Yang's). Nagoya, not bad. Their service was attentive, they brought everything that we ordered, they didnt kick us out after 90 minutes and let us sit even after we paid the bill (it wasnt a busy night tho). Thu Nov 09 16:14:15 -0800 2006 2006280 12423 jennjen18 3 4077954 Went to Nagoya again just yesterday (Wednesday night). Still very consistent. They have 5% off special right now... adults are $17.05. Would go again. Thu Oct 02 15:54:40 -0700 2008 2008551 12423 jennjen18 1 2007159 Where exactly is the Mariko's on Yonge south of Bloor? Above or below Charles? East or west side? Wed Nov 08 23:08:23 -0800 2006 1763104 45908 orangewasabi 2 2007715 Wow. didn't know they have one at yonge and bloor. I am constantly looking for something to eat in that area! Thu Nov 09 03:16:34 -0800 2006 2007159 42122 cwong5 3 2008432 According to yellowpages.ca there is only 1 Mariko - on Danforth. Thu Nov 09 15:27:55 -0800 2006 2007715 13182 Teep 2 2011035 i believe the yonge st. mariko's is on the east side of the street, just north of charles. Fri Nov 10 14:17:47 -0800 2006 2007159 48117 yoyodyne 1 2008442 Mariko on Yonge is south of Gerrard at Elm and is not ayce. I'm surprised no one's mentioned Masa or Katsu. Thu Nov 09 15:33:13 -0800 2006 1763104 25232 Herb 2 2009039 Both of them are quite limited in what's available to order. But Masa (where Shintori used to be) is better of the two quality-wise, in my experience. Thu Nov 09 18:22:16 -0800 2006 2008442 13182 Teep 2 2031873 Just passed by the Mariko next to FutureShop on Yonge - there are large friendly letters on their window announcing that they have AYCE - "Sushi and sashimi - 65 items" - for $14.99! Sat Nov 18 05:20:20 -0800 2006 2008442 13182 Teep 1 2008824 Best all you can eat is by far the OMAKASE at OMI. Just tell John to keep the ball rolling until you're ready to burst. I ususally tap out after round 12. Thu Nov 09 17:27:17 -0800 2006 1763104 13577 dlw88 2 2010432 Wow--and how much does that cost? Fri Nov 10 02:29:25 -0800 2006 2008824 12423 jennjen18 3 2011105 Over $60 I believe. Omakase is an entirely different experience than the usual AYCE, not just because of the price, but the whole philosophy. With AYCE, you pick out what YOU like. Omakase means "trust the chef", to give you anything that the CHEF feels like. You can't say "I would like some veggie tempura and uni hand roll and tuna nigiri". Some people enjoy the surprise (and good Omakase should include items not found on the regular menu) but others may not like being dictated as to what they have to eat. Fri Nov 10 14:52:52 -0800 2006 2010432 13182 Teep 2 3039211 So where is this OMI restaurant? Thanks. Tue Oct 16 09:20:23 -0700 2007 2008824 83039 ahysin 1 2009612 Anyone been to Kimono Japanese Grill & Sushi? 359 Eglinton West, Toronto, ON, M5N 1A3 (416) 487-8660 I think it's new. Thu Nov 09 21:12:39 -0800 2006 1763104 52173 ghetto_scarlem 2 2187109 Kimono is terrific! The food is cooked to order, and the AYCE includes numerous appetizers (e.g., tempura, dumplings called gyoza, little ribs, etc), soft drinks and desserts (my whole family loves the chocolate-drizzled fried bananas with ice cream). Best of all, you can get up-scale sushi that other AYCE places exclude: green dragon rolls, spider rolls, dynamite rolls, etc., and the service is personable and good. We like it so much we go several times a month. Sun Jan 14 06:00:45 -0800 2007 2009612 66803 prairie_dog 3 2189171 Sorry, I've had many a dragon roll, spider roll and dynamite roll in AYCE restos. However will definitely give Kimono a try (although the "little ribs" made me think it's probably a Korean run place.) Mon Jan 15 02:00:10 -0800 2007 2187109 13182 Teep 4 2191204 Well, Teep, you've had better luck than me, then. I recently went for dinner to Masa, on the grounds that Now Magazine said it was he the best AYCE in the city. NOT! The rooms are cavernous but pleasant, and we liked the decor, but they didn't offer any of the above sushi that I mentioned. They said it was too expensive to be included. Mon Jan 15 19:40:28 -0800 2007 2189171 66803 prairie_dog 1 2011902 Anyone been to "wasabi" around Highway 7 and Leslie? The place is always packed, any comments? Fri Nov 10 18:54:22 -0800 2006 1763104 24935 oohlala 2 2336221 My coworkers and I went there 2 weeks ago after work and when we got there and gave them our reservation number, they said there was no reservation under that number. They kept on asking for different names and phone numbers that might've been used to hold the reservation when the restaurant was about 90% empty. We were eventually seated. Service inside was much better. There was a good proportion of waiters to table, therefore we were pretty much attended to when we looked for someone. This is important given that all sushi/sashimi/rolls are made to order. They seem to have a greater variety of fish/rolls offered than most other ayce places (sushi on 7, maison du japon, the one east of 16th and warden, yang's kitchen). There is a large variety of of hot foods offered, a lot of which are made to order as well. Personally, hot foods don't interest me as much as the sushi/sashimi does, but if you're going with friends who aren't raw food lovers, this is a pretty decent choice. Tue Feb 27 20:45:42 -0800 2007 2011902 77761 doutdes 1 2017128 We went to Kuni Sushi Ya on the weekend (Baldwin St.) Their AYCE is $18. The menu is divided into different sections, and you write down yourself what you want. But at our table, my friend wrote down a heading of Handroll:, then listed the ones we want, e.g. "spicy salmon" - but they came as maki rolls instead. So we end up eating at least twice the portion for that as what we had intended. The table behind us did the same thing with sashimi, and they got also maki rolls instead, which they sent back. We don't know whether they were just simply not paying attention, or if it's a ploy to stuff you so you couldn't order more! The sashimi was so-so, what put me off was when I picked up a piece of salmon, it was still connected to the next piece! That tells you how well trained the "sushi chefs" are. The nigiri sushi was better, esp. the unagi and saba. However the hotate was terrible - just a paper thin slice of scallop overpowered by what seemed to be unagi sauce. Spider Roll was good but not the best I've had at AYCE. Tempura shrimps were large and fresh. "Tempura salmon skin" was a package of veggies wrapped in salmon skin, fried in a tempura batter. Doesn't work! Kara-age chicken did not taste like what it should, though not necessarily "bad". Chicken Katsu was a little dry, pork katsu much better. Can you image they were out of Green Tea ice cream at 6 pm on a Saturday? The ginger and red beans versions were still good though. One more thing, the menu uses Japanese terms only, so you have to know "sake" under sashimi means salmon, or what "geso age" is (I didn't) etc. They also have some specialty rolls like "Martini" with no descriptions whatsoever, and we didn't feel like asking the waitresses who always looked harried. Also we were glad we didn't order the sushi pizza, it's huge! Overall not bad, since it close to where I live I might visit again some other time, but would try others first like "Sushi and Tea". Mon Nov 13 16:13:58 -0800 2006 1763104 13182 Teep 2 2858560 "geso age" -fried squid Sat Aug 18 18:45:03 -0700 2007 2017128 120006 kymah 3 2858650 geso is more specifically the squid tentacles. Sat Aug 18 19:47:30 -0700 2007 2858560 10023 Professor Salt 1 2043414 Decided to try Mariko on Danforth (near Chester station, across from Timothy's) and really regret it. I was very disappointed. When I first walked in, it felt like I walked into the kitchen without the stove fan on. It seemed like there was no ventilation. The AYCE menu was $14.99 and not very extensive even though it mentions 65 items to choose from. It only had 2 types of sashimi - salmon and red snapper. Not many choices in rolls - they didn't have spider rolls. Not many choices in nigiri - they didn't have ebi. The rolls and handrolls were not wrapped tight and the rice was falling everywhere. The yakitori (BBQ chicken on skewers) was not fully cooked. The yaki soba (stir-fried, thin buckwheat noodles) was served on a big platter even though I swear the waitress motioned a small bowl and said there would be soup inside. No dessert included. I did read mixed reviews before going, but now I understand why people said that the quality and service has gone downhill. Will not go back and do not recommend. Thu Nov 23 05:31:55 -0800 2006 1763104 14694 pocky 2 2043980 Told my buffet-fiend friend about Mariko and he said he's not going to try a Japanese AYCE at that price - it's sure to be no good. Thu Nov 23 18:47:08 -0800 2006 2043414 13182 Teep 2 2044483 As an aside, Mariko's a la carte is leagues better than their AYCE. I think they must give the AYCE orders to very, very junior sushi chefs because there is literally barely any comparison between the AYCE ones and the a la cartes. Their menu items are bigger and better presented by far. I don't mind their AYCE if I'm just in the mood for a ton of salmon, gyoza, and maybe sone teriyaki. I get my fifteen bucks worth, easily, and am content with the quality to value balance. It's akin to fast-food sushi, best I can tell. Fri Nov 24 04:59:45 -0800 2006 2043414 42487 Smalph 3 2064149 I tried the Yonge St. location, there was just 1 guy at the sushi counter, so he would be doing the same for regular and AYCE sushi. We had the AYCE but I wasn't feeling adventurous so I just got an unagi handroll. The rice was too warm and not flavoured enough. The chicken katsu was very good, crisp but moist and tender inside. Tempura batter was too thick, but still flaky and the shrimp fresh. I was surpised the yaki soba has tons of veggies in it (as much as, if not more than the noodles!) however it tasted a bit of a "dirty wok" (i.e. not cleaned between each dish. At that price, my mindset is more like a "make your own bento" rather than a full fledge ayce experience. Sat Dec 02 16:50:05 -0800 2006 2044483 13182 Teep 2 2467800 yeah, the AYCE sushi is just terrible...i went a while back when it was still in the Carrot Common. They seemed to have a larger selection of sushi back then compared to what you've listed, but all the sushi was essentially a mound of rice and a thin piece of fish. Back then it was also more expensive (18.99?), probably cause they had more selection. It definitely wasn't worth it...and now with the decreased selection and assuming same quality, it still wouldn't be worth it. Just avoid the AYCE at Mariko all together. Tue Apr 10 13:22:41 -0700 2007 2043414 12715 bobbieMac 3 3463388 Ditto what Smalph and bobbieMac said about Mariko. Don't waste your money on their ayce. Wed Mar 05 13:40:51 -0800 2008 2467800 162654 DishyDiva 4 3463510 I also find the service on the AYCE (for me) to be abysmal, like they are hoping I will lose patience and get out. When I get a la carte, take-out or a lunch special, on the other hand, service is fine. Wed Mar 05 14:12:03 -0800 2008 3463388 123543 Pincus 1 2043510 Anyone have any info on the new WASABI at East Beaver Creek/7 ? I believe the place took over what used to be PAPARAZZI. Thu Nov 23 07:56:19 -0800 2006 1763104 13577 dlw88 1 2043973 My boyfriend told me the food was good, but not surprisingly excellent of course. Besides usual fish selections (salmon, white tuna, snapper) they also have tuna (maguro) but comes in nigiri sushi instead of sashimi. Also they have crab legs as both cold and hot dishes. All the sushi and cold dishes are ordered from order sheets, and the hot dishes can be picked up from buffet trays. He told me he liked the cold crab legs and grilled dishes. Service was alright. I have yet to try this place. Thu Nov 23 18:40:59 -0800 2006 1763104 12305 kaka 1 2044882 Sushi Island has got to be one of the best All-You-Can-Eat Japanese restaurants I've dined in. The food was delicious and fresh. The service was impeccable. We never had to wait long to get another order filled, our water glasses were always full, and out empty plates were never left on the table very long. Very friendly service, and the price was right: $14.99 (no shashimi or nigiri), $17.99, and $21.99 (everything) for a selection of stuff on their menu... I went in the evening, so it might be less during the day. I'm heading there again tonight. I didn't get a chance to try their noodles. :) Fri Nov 24 16:39:55 -0800 2006 1763104 55351 Psylocke 2 2045012 where is Sushi Island? Fri Nov 24 17:46:20 -0800 2006 2044882 12305 kaka 1 2045971 Sushi Island is at 571 College St. West of Bathurst. I made a mistake with the pricing... it's actually $12.99 for AYCE (no shashimi/nigiri/dessert) and $16.99 for sushi (no shashimi/nigiri), and $20.99 for everything on the menu. $2 more for weekends incl. Friday night. Sat Nov 25 05:59:54 -0800 2006 1763104 55351 Psylocke 2 2865002 can you get brown rice rolls AYCE? Tue Aug 21 05:13:08 -0700 2007 2045971 70876 LemonLauren 3 3000503 You can get "forbidden" or black rice rolls... I'm not sure about the brown rice though! Wed Oct 03 11:32:08 -0700 2007 2865002 93263 Yum2MyTum 1 2064877 I'm surprised I haven't seen Katsu mentioned on here. They offer an All You Can Eat (made to order) menu that is excellent. Them and Echo Sushi are my 2 favourites, but i'm about to try Sushi Island tomorrow :) Sat Dec 02 23:33:31 -0800 2006 1763104 57233 spikella 2 2069643 Sushi Island is my new favourite! Mon Dec 04 22:02:47 -0800 2006 2064877 57233 spikella 1 2065573 I've been to Yang's Kitchen many times over the past few years and generally their food has been very good...but service has almost aways been very poor to absolutely horrible. I can only remember less then a handful of times where their service was some good. But I tolerate it and mostly go for lunch because its cheap (13 bucks) and has quality food. Main thing to avoid would be their udon noodles/noodle and soup bowls, none of them are very good. My fave dishes there though are; soft shell crab rolls spicy crispy salmon hand rolls eel and avocado roll salmon sushi veal spare ribs grilled saba (mackerel) and a bunch of other stuff dinners (20 bucks) have beef tenderloin cubes, salmon sashimi, tempura ice cream, and beef sashimi (carpaccio) haven't tried them yet but Sushi on 7 and Maison du Japon I have heard very good things about and hope to try them soon. Sun Dec 03 09:45:06 -0800 2006 1763104 17070 xianzhong 2 2070290 So I guess you can eat within the 90 minutes that they give you, huh? But I didnt see the tempura ice cream on the menu last time I was there.. is that a weekend only thing? I've only had the fried banana thing for dessert. Do they also rush you out for lunch sittings? Tue Dec 05 01:37:57 -0800 2006 2065573 12423 jennjen18 3 2073203 like I said, I mostly go for lunches...so an hour and a half for lunch is plenty of time. I've only gone a handful of times for dinner and generally I'm just glad to get a table because usually the waits have been very long whenever I go for dinner. I maybe felt rushed a couple of times I was there, but mostly the service just stinks because they keep giving you the wrong food or never bringing certain things at all after asking multple times, etc. But half the times I go, I aim for a time when they are not busy, so usually I wouldn't have much complaints. Except the last time I went a few weeks ago, super busy, waitress took forever to come to take my order and didn't really pay attention when I gave it...first two items that came to my table were things I never ordered, etc. So I was generally not in a very good mood but the food was very good. They ran out of mango ice cream though, so that sucked. oh and I meant the Tempura Banana Ice Cream, is for dinner. Tue Dec 05 22:31:23 -0800 2006 2070290 17070 xianzhong 1 2072145 I used to like Maison, but prefer Sushi on 7 now. I agree that you should not got to Sushi 7 if you have a large group (more then 8). I find that the food is fresher at Sushi on 7, at Maison especially on busy nights the maki seem like they have been sitting around for a while. Tue Dec 05 18:27:20 -0800 2006 1763104 34604 sweetie 1 2072151 PS do not eat the tempura Icecream at Sushi on 7......so dissapointing. Tue Dec 05 18:27:59 -0800 2006 1763104 34604 sweetie 1 2126729 We usually go to Ajisai at Bayview and the 407, right across from Thornlea SS. It used to be awful there but now the fish is fresh, big variety, owner is so nice. I think weekday dinner is $17.99, $19.99 on weekends. Sun Dec 24 19:43:41 -0800 2006 1763104 61762 chemenglala 1 2190502 If you're looking for an alternative to Yang's, try Syogun. The menu is quite extensive (with Rainbow Rolls, Spider Rolls, sashimi, etc) and the service isn't rude. http://foodpages.ca/30701?showmap=1&toz= Mon Jan 15 16:53:16 -0800 2007 1763104 59523 flashy_mcflash 1 2215247 Has anyone been to Sushi D on College Street? For AYCE it seems quite fresh and priced well. Sashimi comes at times very cold and at times frozen in the middle. Share thoughts! Mon Jan 22 20:48:08 -0800 2007 1763104 67968 SushiZ 2 2225159 Sushi Island on College is much better. CK Thu Jan 25 08:04:49 -0800 2007 2215247 21381 Cereal Killer 3 2288799 I agree, I've eaten at both and Sushi Island is better. But try to avoid it on weekend nights, there is a huge wait and there's really no good place to line up, so everyone ends up crowding right in the doorway. I also like mostly non-authentic sushi, like California rolls and veggie rolls. The crunchy rolls at Sushi Island are great. Sushi purists will probably want to go elsewhere. Tue Feb 13 11:29:11 -0800 2007 2225159 64705 melsky 2 2288022 Just dreadful! Forget about it if you have any true love of sushi. Tue Feb 13 08:39:46 -0800 2007 2215247 12631 dinin and dishin 1 2453995 I like to second Sushi D, Amazing food and super fresh sashimi, sometimes me and my husband forget it's an AYCE. haha yeah definitely get the rock shrimp and treasure island, which is also served at Nobu in NYC but costs you an arm and a leg to get the sampler dinner plus I actually like the Sushi D version much better. They are located on college, diagonally across from the Mod Club, west of . They also have a really nice patio setup, which will coming up soon. When the snow stops. Thu Apr 05 11:11:06 -0700 2007 1763104 88895 SushiElite 1 2461037 I just came from a show at the mod club, which is just down the street from sushi D, so my friend and I decided to have some sushi for dinner. The all you can eat menu is very extensive, ranging from delicious rolls (I recommend D roll, Tiger roll, spicy salmon roll) to hot dishes such as stirfried udon noodles, and beef stuffed with baby mushrooms. For an affordable meal, it was a very classy dining experience. I highly recommend this place - just down the road from good music! Sun Apr 08 09:55:16 -0700 2007 1763104 89754 eyewristlung 1 2823684 if the last 3 posts arent from sushi d staff my instincts are terrible Tue Aug 07 18:42:34 -0700 2007 1763104 96424 YYZ2LAX 2 2823772 Haha, I got nosey and saw that those are their sole comments on CH so you may be correct. Recommendation: Back to the topic at hand, I like VIP Sushi in Thornhill, although I haven't been there for a while. AYCE to order, with decent quality sashimi. I have never been rushed out of there like some other places seem apt to do, and the orders come quick. This *may* be because my group always orders a lot of alcohol (sake bombs, anyone?) to go with said sushi. I think you can only order one dessert, but that's all you'd have room for by the end of the evening. I think it's $18.95, and well worth it. The plain bright yellow sign outside makes it look like a super cheapo, sleazy place, but it's fine inside! Bad Experience: I went to Mariko's on Yonge south of Gerrard, not for AYCE, but just a regular dinner set. Perhaps it was because it had recently openly, but it was the worse "sushi" that I have had......EVER. And I don't have a problem going to the mediocre places on Queen St. Even the rice did not taste right, and the rolls fell apart when you picked them up. Tue Aug 07 19:11:24 -0700 2007 2823684 116353 jinxed 3 2858572 Ha! And not only that, the first three are posted within about 10 minutes of one another: just enough time to re-register under a different pseudonym and type up a quick (grammatically similar) note :) The manager, I should think. Sat Aug 18 18:50:20 -0700 2007 2823772 16347 goofibulator 2 2827821 lol good find! Wed Aug 08 22:12:41 -0700 2007 2823684 49556 s0memale 1 2825857 Being Japanese, I am a Sushi snob, and will only go where I know Japanese Sushi chefs are working. Too many places don't even know how to prepare the Sushi rice, let alone anything else. All You Can Eat = Lower Quality Food whether it be Sushi, Chinese Food, or any other food - with the exception of pricy brunches at expensive restaurants and hotels... and of course Mom's! Having moved downtown I miss two of my favourite places to get Sushi in Richmond Hill... For dine in: Miyabi 280 West Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3Z1 905-709-2915 For take out: Sue's Market 280 West Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3Z1 905-709-2915 At Sue's there is an in house (Japanese) Sushi chef who makes simple authentic Sushi from lunch to dinner and at the prices of the stuff trying to pass itself off as Sushi in stores like Loblaws and Longos. I miss being able to pick up the best California Rolls and Futomaki on my way home for a quick and easy dinner. If you like Sushi, treat yourself to the REAL stuff, not for the quantity but the QUALITY. Wed Aug 08 11:54:09 -0700 2007 1763104 112508 LovelyAsia 2 2827626 I go to Miyabi all the time but I never noticed Sue's Market. is it in the same plaza? If so, which part of the plaza Thx. Wed Aug 08 20:38:49 -0700 2007 2825857 85530 caitlink 2 2828305 same phone #s for both restaurants? Sue lives @ Miyabi i guess Thu Aug 09 06:48:16 -0700 2007 2825857 24935 oohlala 2 2829663 Woops! I obviously goofed when I did a cut and paste! Here is the info for Sue's Market: 205 Don Head Village Bl, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 7R1 905-737-0520 It is on the South Side of Major Mackenzie, 1 street East of Bathurst. Thu Aug 09 11:41:40 -0700 2007 2825857 112508 LovelyAsia 3 2838923 Good grief! Time really flies! I have not been browsing this forum for almost 9 months since my last post, and I cannot believe it has been over a year since I started this thread. Any way, I am glad this thread is still pretty alive. I have been trying out some of the next All You Can Eat Japanese restaurants in town, and I have couple more to recommend. Sushi Home on Steeles Avenue East close to Midland is quite good for the money. They used to have Hamachi sushi, but after we had gone twice they took it off, but they still serve Tuna sushi. Their cooked foods are good, but I love their cooked, cold Boston shrimps. My wife likes their crab legs. For less than $20 I still think AYCE Japanese is a very good deal, because for me to eat at A La Carte places it would cost about $90 with taxes and tips in(no alcohol since I do not drink). Another place we love to go now is JR at Midland and Finch. I would say it is a better deal if you go there for lunch, because for a mere $9 you can pretty much order everything in the menu except for sashimi. Their cooked foods are very very good, and if you can spare couple hours for lunch with a big appetite you should give this place a try. Their hot steamed shrimps is one of my favourite, not to mention their beef tatake. However, having said that, in their dinner menu they do have some specialty items that you do not get to taste at lunch time, and the variety of bottomless drinks are numerous. Sun Aug 12 18:20:33 -0700 2007 2829663 20171 diehardlasallejai 4 2860945 When I saw this thread I was thinking I most post my high praise for Echo Sushi on Yonge near Davisville. Much to my surprise they when the first restaurant listed. Not only is the all you can eat dinner special fabulous but they also do the best Bento Box lunches in town. Dirt cheap too. I used to work just down the road from them and the whole office would order from them at least once a week. They have stiff competition in the area but they are by far the best. Sun Aug 19 22:06:29 -0700 2007 2838923 120561 Jimbo Bob 5 2885855 I'm sorry diehard, but JR is terrible. I used to go there on Sundays after church and their service is slow, the waiters have bugs up their asses, the food is pitiful. Sure you're paying a buck less than everyone else for a lunch AYCE (on a weekend no less) but if it sucks, a dollar can't make up for the slow service, slow food and crappy food that I'll be getting. If it's during the week, there are plenty of other options - like Sushi on 7 The place's decor is cheap and just looks over the top and gaudy. For normal "non-japanese" dishes, it's cheap and does the job well. If you want GOOD japanese food, Hanabi beside JR at Finch and Midland (in the corner of the plaza) is awesome although small. Not AYCE but still great. Mon Aug 27 11:04:22 -0700 2007 2860945 122536 Paradocs 6 4515318 I live right there and Hanabi is great!! Their lunch specials are actually offered anytime, I recommend the sashimi special. On top of that, the chef is really nice, and you get free appetizers- miso soup, salad, a special roll, you know, nice jap appetizers! The prices are great too! Definitely recommend this place. It's a small little place but great food~ Tue Mar 17 22:46:57 -0700 2009 2885855 275346 sushisuzzy 4 2889045 After I read your post, I decided to give Sushi House a try for dinner. The chef's specials were different. I tried the special king crab hot pot. The pot took forever to heat up even though I saw others really boiling. I was surprised that they were out of a couple of items...the scallop special and green tea ice cream?!? The service was a little slow. Overall, it was okay, but like Yang's Sushi better. I think any AYCE Japanese/Chinese is good for the money, but average quality. Tue Aug 28 08:51:20 -0700 2007 2838923 14694 pocky 3 2864064 'Lovely Asia' ...now that you've moved 'downtown' what have found to be the best restaurant for Sushi? Mon Aug 20 17:57:40 -0700 2007 2829663 78717 pearlD 1 2955678 Finally tried Sushi Island AYCE and it is quite good, though not the best. Almost everything is very fresh, well made and delicious. Great service, no attitude, no missing items. A few minor disappointments, like the "spicy chicken nuggets" - which tasted like what you would find at a cheap buffet, in contrast to the heavenly fried oysters and soft shell crab, or the "tempura banana" with ice cream which is so soggy you couldn't tell it was deep fried. And for some reason both my friend and I thought "Thai roll" with mango and crab on their specials list was some kind of fresh spring roll, so we were surprised to see it was just another maki. What keeps it from not being great is that some items like beef teriyaki and pork katsu are only served as complete dinners, so we didn't order them cause that would be too much. Other places serve them appetizer-sized or a la carte which is great for sampling. [After I got home I realized we could have asked if they can do that. Has anyone tried?] Wed Sep 19 09:36:44 -0700 2007 1763104 13182 Teep 1 2998943 Gallery Sushi on Dundas near the AGO has a big sign saying AYCE for years, tonight we went to try it. We sat down and told the waitress we want AYCE, she said OK she'll bring the paper over. For over 5 minutes, she walked back and forth serving other customers with nary a look in our direction. Either she didn't want our business, or it's a sign of bad service, so we left. We walked up to Baldwin looking for alternatives. Lo and behold, there is a brand new place called Sushi Baldwin which offers AYCE. Similar to Sushi Island, there is a cheaper $13 AYCE which includes a limited list of rolls only, and a $18 version which includes everything on the menu, except tuna and eel which you can order once. The sashimi is very fresh and generous (although strangely they gave us 3 pieces of fish for "two orders"). They even have scallop and shrimp sashimi (not the cooked version but amaebi - the raw botan shrimp). There are lots of rolls to choose from, but not too many small portioned cooked food, just a few things like soft shell crab and shrimp tempura. Ice cream is included although they don't have the tempura banana that goes with it. Currently they even have a 20% off grand opening special! so it's a real bargain if you like sashimi and sushi. Still not as good as Sushi Island overall though. One bad thing is the place smells like stale cooking grease on the walls, left over from the previous resto. Also they don't have sake yet. Tue Oct 02 22:24:39 -0700 2007 1763104 13182 Teep 2 2999848 do you know who they took over on baldwin? just curious. Wed Oct 03 08:49:34 -0700 2007 2998943 10634 pinstripeprincess 3 3000255 We couldn't remember, but it's the second one from McCaul, in between the one on the corner and Kowloon Dim Sum. Wed Oct 03 10:36:34 -0700 2007 2999848 13182 Teep 4 3000303 used to be kuni sushi? Wed Oct 03 10:48:39 -0700 2007 3000255 24935 oohlala 5 3000825 Kuni is still across the street. Wed Oct 03 12:37:46 -0700 2007 3000303 13182 Teep 6 3013176 checked out sushi island tonite after reading many posts. We are ate only the rolls...and we are happy campers. The service was top-notch, the little water pitchers on the table were amazing (why dont more restaurants have this idea?), and we loved the brown/black rice combo-sushi rolls. Defintely will be going back. I also tried Kimona on Eglinton..2 months ago (after reading recommendations)..and there is no question that we will be going back to Sushi Island. Sun Oct 07 18:35:06 -0700 2007 3000825 44524 domesticgodess 6 3512881 used to be golden chop suey ?--> 3 Baldwin Street Thu Mar 20 18:00:46 -0700 2008 3000825 126366 togone 1 3033409 finally checked out sushi island, on a friday at 8pm. we got a table (shock!) but two of our party-of-four were late in meeting us, and the servers kept harrasing us about if they were coming. whatever, ok, it was busy. the service was great with the green tea refills, but pretty rushed otherwise. as for the sushi, the AYCE deal is pretty sweet considering the range of rolls availible, and the brown/black rolls are a nice variety. i'm going to marry the crunchy roll, that's for sure. will definately be back, on a weeknight, for even more food for less money! Sun Oct 14 11:31:23 -0700 2007 1763104 70876 LemonLauren 1 3127178 Read about Asahi on Carleton so went to give it try, not expecting too much. Pros: - great wait staff - no time limit - small selection but a bit of everything - fresh raw shrimp (amaebi) sushi - delicious chicken katsu (the waitress said it's a "regular portion", but the pile that came out is at least twice, if not three times, what you'd get in a normal order elsewhere) Cons: - smells like stale grease as you walk in - we were the only table the entire time - few customers lead to sashimi being not that fresh, e.g. tuna - thick cakey tempura batter. they give you 2 shrimps plus yam, taro, pumpkin and carrot - rice in sushi is kind of mushy The conclusion is we won't be going again. Thu Nov 15 08:02:02 -0800 2007 1763104 13182 Teep 1 3127435 just thought i'd tack on some recent experiences. sushi island went for the highest end because we saw scallop was a choice in the sushi sashimi section... what a riot what they consider sushi and sashimi. chopped up previously frozen but raw scallop was mixed up with a huge amount of gloopy mayo and tobiko. it was gross. all the other sushi was just ok at best. they did shine with the beef sashimi, fried oyster bits and generous wakame salad (that was not the weird rehydrated stuff). the dessert was disgusting. awful ice cream and a seriously sickly looking tempura banana. many of our items were forgotten and had to be reordered. they delivered the wrong maki to us and after we discovered this by popping a piece into our mouths, they scolded US about not noticing the mistake. it's not my problem! needless to say, never again. momiji tried to go to kumai but it was closed for a private party and so we decided that gorging over quality would do us fine. it was pretty darn good. shrimp tempura was succulent and lightly crisply battered, we totally understood why mountainous baskets of the stuff kept streaming out of the kitchen. unagi too sweet, ebi (cooked shrimp) wasn't dry like many other places and actually quite tasty, the rest of the sushi was ok. here you can get a single order per visit of tuna nigiri and handrolls. i found the tuna tasted old but did find it commendable that they stuffed the rolls and topped the nigiri quite generously. the spicy version didn't even have any mayo! just spiciness mixed right in. zawanmushi had obviously been sitting in the steamer way too long and the kalbi beef was one of the best ones i've ever had - tender, sweet, meaty, juicy.. delicious. had fruit for dessert and the ice cream was ok. the service was smooth, consistent, quick and unflustered. we had to cancel an order because we were getting stuffed and it wasn't a problem. wish they had a wider selection of sushi, but otherwise quite tasty and i would definitely return. Thu Nov 15 09:06:52 -0800 2007 1763104 10634 pinstripeprincess 2 3127702 Our Sushi Island experiences were better. The first time we went the tempura banana was limp and blah. The second time it just came out of the fryer and was hot, crispy and delish. And where else do you get sesame ice cream at an AYCE? One or two servers seem to have a slight attitude but overall service was quite good and we've never had a missed order. Were you there on a weekend? Thu Nov 15 10:17:43 -0800 2007 3127435 13182 Teep 3 3127812 i can't remember exactly. but i know that it was a very busy evening and the tables were full the entire time we were there. i forgot to mention, they gave us a last call (even though we were missing a bunch of dishes) which confused me because no one ever bothered to mention the time limit. was this on the menu? i also got hassled for having my camera with me. they said something about how they didn't allow photos of the food due to concerns regarding "competition" and "copying". i think normally the sesame ice cream thing would wow me... but i've got a batch of homemade stuff sitting in my freezer that i'm already having quite a bit of difficulty getting through. Thu Nov 15 10:46:22 -0800 2007 3127702 10634 pinstripeprincess 4 3272041 I agree with pinstripeprincess. I was also grossed out by their scallop (hotate) sashimi. Here's what I wrote about Sushi Island: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/345783 Yea the 'last call' got us by surprise too, they didn't inform us beforehand and I don't recall seeing the time limit thing written anywhere on the menu. About the sesame ice cream... they didn't have it when we were there. Now I remember another thing that grossed us out... one of our regular maki (i.e. white rice) orders came with bits of brown rice stuck on them, as if they used the same utensils (which is okay to a certain extent) but forgot to clean it after making the brown rice rolls (which is NOT okay). I realize this place is popular among CHs, but for me, a big NO. Mon Jan 07 19:45:26 -0800 2008 3127812 116270 lilith 1 3252182 Thought I'd chime in again about Sushi D. We wanted to go to Sushi Island but it was closed today, so tried this alternative. Yes they have terrible sushi - both rice and fish are flavourless (though the texture seems fresh.) However all the deep fried dishes are good, like tempura, soft shell crab (in panko coating), chicken katsu, Rock shrimp (deep fried with a light sweet/sour/garlic sauce) etc. So we would definitely go back for that. And since this thread is not just about AYCE Sushi, but Japanese food in general, this is relevant. Tue Jan 01 18:15:44 -0800 2008 1763104 13182 Teep 1 3252310 One place I haven't seen mentioned is Shi-Ki Sushi in Richmond Hill (Yonge St, just south of Elgin Mills, east side). We go for lunch as a family about 2 times a month. We usually don't order AYCE, as they have lunch specials that include miso soup, salad, California rolls, and a main for quite reasonable prices. I'm low carbing these days, so I usually order the sashimi lunch; it's pretty heavily loaded with salmon, but that's OK with me. I think I get about 18 pieces of sashimi for under $10, and I'm always full when we leave. Tue Jan 01 19:18:00 -0800 2008 1763104 48210 KevinB 1 3257112 Here's one nobody mentioned yet. For what it is, it's not bad. It's one of the standard order-off-the-card places where you also pay for the food you waste and don't eat (so order carefully) but the food comes quickly and it's decent quality. I think lunch is well below $15, dinner is closer to $18 or so. When I went there I had zero complaints. Akane Japanese Restaurant 433 Comstock Road Scarborough, ON (416) 757-8833 Thu Jan 03 10:32:52 -0800 2008 1763104 145676 50firstdatesguy 2 3257275 You brave, brave man. I work within spitting distance of Akane. I've never entered the building. I'm ashamed to admit it, but it always looked too scary. What are the patrons like? Here are some other opinions on Akane in case you're interested: http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=321022 Thu Jan 03 11:09:40 -0800 2008 3257112 12072 Googs 3 3257745 Googs, very few places would deter me from entering based on exterior alone, else I would have never set foot in many of my favourite Toronto establishments for food or otherwise :) As we see from the reviews you've kindly linked, it's not that bad of a joint according to others who also took the plunge. When I was there the patron's consisted mainly of lunchtime warriors from the area, although I was just there for fun at the time with my friend. It was relatively quiet but there was a steady influx of patrons. Unfortunately it appears to have closed down for renovations and there is no indication as to whether it re-opened. Since you work so close-by are you able to confirm?? The number I called was out of service :( Thu Jan 03 12:43:52 -0800 2008 3257275 145676 50firstdatesguy 4 3260496 Normally I don't let appearances deter me. It was the combo of nasty appearance and raw fish that made me stay away. I'm a fan of the DineSafe website. Its always the first review I check. Speaking of which... I was wondering why I couldn't find Akane listed on the City of Toronto site. I know they remove a listing switftly after a place closes. I will go take a wander over once the temps are above zero. I don't think I'd hold out much hope though if I were you. Have you tried Zen yet? Fri Jan 04 08:42:55 -0800 2008 3257745 12072 Googs 5 3260588 I haven't, I will though. It's gotten some good reviews. It's a little far off the beaten path just in terms of where people usually go to play on the weekends so I'll probably have to make my way out there solo one of these nights after work if an opportunity doesn't arise soon! Shame about Akane, sounds like they never re-opened after the renovations. Now that I think about it there's one more AYCE around J-town on Steeles that I'm not sure anyone mentioned yet. I can't remember the name at the moment and I can't find it online. It's literally in front of J-town off Steeles east of Woodbine, and it's quite a large place. I remember thinking they were about the same quality as Akane, although the interior was a little more modern (expensive looking and less cozy). Fri Jan 04 09:08:03 -0800 2008 3260496 145676 50firstdatesguy 6 3260734 Thee Chow! HL. Fri Jan 04 09:46:24 -0800 2008 3260588 49536 HarryLloyd 7 3270592 Harry Lloyd, that's the place, thanks for remembering the name for me! This place wasn't bad, it was about as good as Akane. Not bad for AYCE, order by pencil&card, etc. Here's their website: http://www.theeasiankitchen.com/ Mon Jan 07 13:21:12 -0800 2008 3260734 145676 50firstdatesguy 8 3270762 for ayce, i've been pretty happy with thee and i don't get charged for not finishing something because it was a failed experiment. no restrictions on getting only a certain amount of a certain type of fish and the selection is decent. what wins me over though... is their dessert section. it's chock full o' cantonese things that i quite enjoy. Mon Jan 07 13:57:06 -0800 2008 3270592 10634 pinstripeprincess 9 3271401 I took my mom to THEE a few weeks ago for lunch. I thought it was decent but nothing special. I'm not sure I remember 100% but they only gave you sushi and sashimi was extra cost, and still the bill came with 30 bucks (this was after a promotion). I much prefer Wasabi at Kennedy and Steeles in terms of variety, selection and freshness and they gives you Salmon sushi for lunch and is comparable in price. Although the service at Wasabi I have to say is pretty bad, they ignore you unless you call them over to your table. Mon Jan 07 16:51:47 -0800 2008 3270762 66238 sexyaznboy 10 3461888 i've been to THEE too (anyone know why it isn't just THE?) ... anyway, i went on a monday a month ago with my extended family (12 of us) ... it was quite empty, but there was lots of seating and the room was nice .... unlike most ayce places in the markham/RH area, they had a salad and dessert bar with a large choice among ice creams (you scoop yourself). the dinner included everything on the menu and their steak was surprisingly cooked well! it was cut into thin strips after it was grilled and was very tender... my cousins, brother, and i order that several times over cuz they'd only give u a few pieces at a time..... the sashimi was quite fresh....we ordered lots of salmon and white tuna ... the knock i have about is that when we asked for some ice water, there was someone's lipstick clearly on the rim... i have pictures!!! ... also, some of their staff don't understand english, I asked if the ayce came with soft drinks and they said yes while shaking their head.... so i asked another person if soft drinks were included, who said, "yes, it is not included" ... i just decided to drink the tea and avoid the confusion.... oh, and my dad found a coupon (in a chinese newspaper?) that gave us a "buy one get one half off" .... for a lady ... so that could come in handy for couples.... not sure if it was specific for monday tho..... Wed Mar 05 08:18:22 -0800 2008 3271401 167498 msprnt 1 3460926 I went to Sushi Fun a while back - an AYCE Japanese place on Yonge, just north of Steeles on the East side. Don't let the weird name fool you, this place was pretty good. All the standard rolls and a la carte dishes, plus the extras (spider, dragon, etc) and sashimi. Food was good, service wasn't terrible - I think they were slightly understaffed when I went. Went with my sig other on a weekday night, $19.99 for AYCE. A lot of rice on the rolls, but otherwise not a bad find! Tue Mar 04 20:22:00 -0800 2008 1763104 171965 CL416 2 3464173 Oh Wow! It has been almost 2 years since I started this thread and it is still going strong. Well, I went to Sushi Fun on Yonge around Christmas time after they had changed hands, and what a pleasant surprise! The quality of the cooked foods was excellent. We were enticed by their deep fried chicken wings, by the way! For wing lovers, they have very nice juicey deep fried wings, marinated perfectly. We had been going to JR quite a bit on Finch at Midland until they closed down due to rent eviction just recently. The food was nothing superb, but for $9.99 dinner and lunch what could I say. We have also gone back to Sushi Home on Steeles at Midland, but the cooked foods they served just were not up to par. I do not think we will go back until we hear some good things about them again. I went back to Maison du Japon on Woodbine two weeks ago for lunch and I was rather surprised by the full house they had at 12:30PM on a wee day. The food was quite good even though the place was packed. Service was quite prompt and I would not mind taking my family back one more time to see if they are consistent. One thing though, when the place was full it was like 37C inside and I really lost most of my apetite. I will report back here again soon! Wed Mar 05 17:32:12 -0800 2008 3460926 20171 diehardlasallejai 1 3559944 I went to Katsu tonight on the Danforth. For what I paid I really can't complain. Selection was my biggest gripe but if you have a little of everything it's easy not to get bored in one sitting. I've been there once before and it was the same thing, nothing outrageous but quite decent for the price. I haven't even gone into their main menu because I've had tabehodai both times, I'm sure they've got some other good stuff there. Thu Apr 03 22:15:48 -0700 2008 1763104 145676 50firstdatesguy 1 3562759 I decided to check out Ten-Ichi Japanese Cuisine near Sheppard and McCowan after a recommendation from my brother and ended up having a great dinner! It was a Thursday night around 6:30pm and the place was already full but we were lucky enough to get 2 seats at one of the Teppanyaki tables. Ten-Ichi is the only place in Toronto serving AYCE Teppenyaki and Sushi. Our chef was quite nice and efficient at serving up our orders. I really enjoyed the sizzling rib eye steak, salmon filet, and grilled jumbo shrimp. Sashimi, chopped ika sushi, spicy salmon sushi, spicy tuna maki and gyu tataki maki were quite fresh. All the usuals are there and staff was quite friendly. The AYCE Teppanyaki dinner is $21.95 Mon-Thurs and $23.95 Fri-Sun + Holidays. They also have your regular AYCE for $19.95 Mon-Thurs and $21.95 Fri-Sun + Holidays. I recommend going for an early dinner, we left around 8pm and the line up was already 30 people deep by the door. Ten-Ichi Japanese Cuisine 4810 Sheppard Ave. E. Unit 213 Scarborough, ON Fri Apr 04 15:21:07 -0700 2008 1763104 116489 gtafoodie 1 3739185 A friend took me to Sushi Star, south of College on the west side of Spadina, for lunch this past week. Have to say that the 9.99 AYCE menu was quite tasty: fresh sushi and greaseless tempura. Sun Jun 01 09:57:23 -0700 2008 1763104 42449 mrbozo 1 3739486 Any updates to this thread? I'm looking for a good AYCE in Mississauga... or somewhere not in the Downtown area. Sun Jun 01 13:14:32 -0700 2008 1763104 177694 kashirat 2 3750136 Try Prince Sushi @ HWY10 and Courtney park near AMC. Its the best AYCE japanese in Mississauga. Wed Jun 04 15:07:33 -0700 2008 3739486 118240 ricenice 3 3890521 I second that. Prince Sushi rocks. Tue Jul 22 06:29:53 -0700 2008 3750136 172200 missyoulikegravy 4 3928299 i totally agree with ricenice and missyoulikegravy...I hate AYCE sushi places but this one is fantastic and is the only one I'll go to.. Mon Aug 04 08:32:04 -0700 2008 3890521 215566 chaptwo 5 4688141 Okay - didnt find Prince that great for lunch with their a la carte stuff.. but for AYCE its good? I live on Hwy 10 and Eg, what about the one in the plaza with the Food Basics, beside BBT Republic? How does that place fare? Fri May 15 17:44:39 -0700 2009 3928299 12423 jennjen18 6 4707466 Just went to Kobe last night - at Hwy 10 and Eg, beside Swiss Chalet. They charge $20.99 for cash, and $22.99 for credit/debit, I think. They dont have a start time per se, but I noticed that their menu was the same for lunch and dinner (which included sashimi). Lunch was something like $12.99, I can't remember. We liked: -salmon & surf clam sashimi (salmon was served generous pieces) -bbq eel, tuna, salmon sushi (bbq eel's sauce was REALLY yummy.. and served warm, tuna very fresh...) -spider roll (nice and crunchy) -shrimp shish kebab -tempura shrimp, yam and eggplant (that was the highlight for me.. their batter was EXCELLENT) We didnt like: -grilled squid (the sauce was so sweet, though they charred it to give it a smokey flavour... and it still was too rubbery for my friends) -cooked beef with green onion rolled up (beef was not fresh) -seared raw beef (quite raw... ) -tai sashimi (really tough) -grilled mackeral, i think.. cant remember which fish it was, but it was cooked too much as it came out tough We had the usuals, really ... Service was excellent. No throwing us out at 1.5 or 2 hour mark. I like them. I'll visit again. Fri May 22 14:35:09 -0700 2009 4688141 12423 jennjen18 2 3889692 Sorry I'm late replying to this one, Kashirat, I just noticed the thread today. I don't know if you'd be interested in heading out as far as Hamilton, but there's a Japanese AYCE there called Sapporo that's *amazing*. It's at 96 Main Street East, 905-527-1668, and I highly recommend it. $18.99 a person at supper; everything made fresh and arriving fast; marvellous tempura and yummy rolls. They don't put any limits on your orders (although they do charge for food wasted at the end), and there's lots of seafood on the menu. Another thing I like about Sapporo is that the menu is fully illustrated in colour so you know exactly what you're ordering. Good for non-Japanese-speaking guests like me. Mon Jul 21 19:09:32 -0700 2008 3739486 165248 StriderGirl 1 3749931 A new place in Richmond Hill called Kaze is pretty nice. Really fast service and a lot of options in both sushi and cooked items. Wed Jun 04 14:11:34 -0700 2008 1763104 136066 graydyn 2 4009680 Contact details for Kaze? Thu Sep 04 18:19:12 -0700 2008 3749931 12423 jennjen18 3 4022129 I think Kaze is the one at Woodbine and 16th where the old Taiwanese ramen place was, near the corner with the congee place (king?). If it is that one, then it's not new at all. I remember going there a few years ago and it was all right. Tue Sep 09 19:19:43 -0700 2008 4009680 150133 tksh 4 4202096 Not to be persnickety, but Woodbine and 16th is Markham, not Richmond Hill. Tue Nov 25 17:21:43 -0800 2008 4022129 48210 KevinB 1 3889264 sushi d is decent food, awful service. i wouldnt go back because others in the area (sushi bon, aji sai) have the same quality food with superior service Mon Jul 21 16:42:05 -0700 2008 1763104 207894 joshto 2 3893291 spouse and I tried sushi d once and decided not to return because the food was not as good as alternatives in the area (sushi island) we recently discovered aji sai on queen west and so far have been pleased with the quality, given the price point. service at times can be quite slow. we've not experienced poor or slow service at sushi island yet. Tue Jul 22 22:33:39 -0700 2008 3889264 50461 tjunmin 3 3893564 When they first opened Aji Sai was great, e.g. the Spider Roll was bursting at the seams with softshell crab. However it's gone a little down hill now, not so much crab in that roll anymore, in general less tasty, but we still like it a lot more than Sushi Island. Wed Jul 23 05:10:39 -0700 2008 3893291 13182 Teep 1 3895304 Has anyone tried My Sushi (on Yonge south of Finch)? Comments about quality, selection, service, prices? Wed Jul 23 15:01:50 -0700 2008 1763104 10760 Crepes Suzette 2 4275723 My Sushi is excellent. Great selection, the dragon rolls and spicy salmon hand rolls are our favourite. My wife loves the sushi pizza too. The cooked foods are good but smaller portions. Great friendly service, but make a reservation on weekends as it gets busy and its a small place. Enjoy! :( ) Sat Dec 27 08:46:46 -0800 2008 3895304 208582 petertheeater 1 3897362 Went to Sushi Fun at Yonge and Glen Cameron a few weeks ago and we were not disappointed. The best thing about this place is the non existence of a seating time limit so we could just chit chat and relax. It was a Tuesday and the place was only 1/3 filled. Service was a little bit wanting though, but we can live with it for the price. We paid cash so we got an additional 10% off the posted price, which was a bonus, and we all went home stuffed. This place still serves tuna sushi and beef tatake! Last Saturday we went to Maison Du Japon for dinner at John and Woodbine, and we were quite happy about the experience. We went in at 5PM and there were already 10 people waiting in line. As soon as the door opened we were seated accordingly. Both cooked and raw foods were good and we were all satisfied. I am sure we will go back again for some more on a not too hot day, because the air conditioning in that place seemed to be quite weak. I do not think there is a seating time limit at this place also, because were not given the bill after two hours had passed. The only thing is that this place has fewer selection than most other places, but then since they do it well with what they offer I am not going to complain. Thu Jul 24 08:52:47 -0700 2008 1763104 20171 diehardlasallejai 2 3928211 Soooo just to recap we have Aji Sai Sushi Island stupid Sushi Palace on Queen West had to be bought out :( Yea, it wasnt the best sushi, but it was $20, and when I have a hankering (like right now!!) I dont really care what it tastes like (OK, I wont go to Mandarin but ya know...) Mon Aug 04 07:58:08 -0700 2008 3897362 199496 dmbphan041 1 3931771 Went to Wasabi at Silver Star and Steeles last Friday for the first time and I was very surprised for the food quality they provided there, because I had been to their other location in Richmond Hill inside the Jubilee Square Plaza on Hwy #7 and it was an absolutely terrible experience---long waits for their make to order sushi and sashimi, and for the rest of the cooked foods they were mostly chop shui Chinese foods for westerners' tastes. For sure it beats going to places like Buffet King and Mandarin, but the fight to the self served food tables was irritating during busy hours. Nope, I prefer sitting down to be served with the foods I order. We swear we will not return to their Richmond Hill location, but their Scarborough location has given us a pleasant surprise. Raw and cooked foods were both good except beef tatake, which was too lean we had to chew 27 times before swallowing. The oxtail in red wine sauce was a joke, because it came out like a soup with very dilute sauce with no taste. I think those were the only two things we did not like at all. So thumb is up for Wasabi Scarborough. Oh, one more thing, their bubble tea was horrible with artificial colours. So opt for other drinks instead, and they are included in the price. : ) Tue Aug 05 10:54:06 -0700 2008 1763104 20171 diehardlasallejai 1 3986530 for those who mentioned Yang's kitchen and Sushi on 7, between the two which one would you choose? I am looking for AYCE sushi places that offer a good variety of sashimi and specialty rolls (i.e. dragon, spider,etc) also, regarding THEE (the one on steeles and woodbine), do you order from a menu or do you grab your own food? thanks in advance Mon Aug 25 17:48:51 -0700 2008 1763104 74336 sugarcube 2 4009207 Sushi on 7. They give bigger slices of fish and their specialty rolls are generous sizes and not just more rice. IMHO, Akina at 1661 Denison St. is still the best. THEE I believe you order from a menu. Thu Sep 04 14:47:26 -0700 2008 3986530 223808 asianhunkster 2 4014166 Sushi on 7 is the obvious choice between the two because service at Yang's is next to nothing, but I shy away from SO7 because of their tight seating plan. Couple times I was there they put us in the middle of the place, and people going in and out would bump into our shoulders with their butts. The best time to go is in the mid afternoon. Do not forget to go to www.ccue.com and download their discount coupon: 15% for lunch and 10% for dinner, good till September 30th. Enjoy! Sat Sep 06 18:23:44 -0700 2008 3986530 20171 diehardlasallejai 3 4016422 thanks for the helpful info asianhunkster and diehardlasallejai. I'll be sure to try Sushi on 7 for dinner soon. Although the seating arrangement can be bothersome at times, I don't mind it that much (in fact my friend and I chatted up quite a storm with our neighbouring diners when we tried Yang's Kitchen 2 weeks ago). Also a note about service: it was quite efficient when we went on a packed (!) wednesday night. I haven't heard of Akina before. Do you order off a menu as well? What would you recommend getting? Sun Sep 07 21:20:27 -0700 2008 4014166 74336 sugarcube 4 4017293 I have been to Akina many times, and I must say their seating plan is one of the most comfortable out there, but their food quality has gone down quite a bit from when they first opened. I may be wrong on this, because I have not gone there for about a year now while exploring other AYCE Japanese places in town. You also order from a menu and they will make the foods for you right away. Go try it out sometime, but do not expect anything extraordinary. Mon Sep 08 09:12:36 -0700 2008 4016422 20171 diehardlasallejai 1 4014501 College/Spadina - Sushi Star's dinner menu is great! Salmon sashimi is fresh, lots of roll options. Appetizer list and dessert list is good too! They have a roll on the menu called the Kamikaze roll ... try it if you like spicy rolls. Their lunch menu is quite limited it's better to go there for dinner. Sat Sep 06 21:48:51 -0700 2008 1763104 218583 cityplacegirl 2 4016937 The one time I was at Sushi Star I didn't enjoy it. The atmosphere feels more like a run down Chinese resto than a sushi place. I didn't have AYCE but got the grilled cod which was not good quality, so it didn't give me confidence to have the sushi there. Mon Sep 08 07:08:19 -0700 2008 4014501 13182 Teep 3 4017415 I must differ in opinion. Sushi Star is definitely not run-down by any stretch of the imagination. As I'd mentioned in a post above in this thread I found the Sushi and teiryaki, though limited in scope, both tasty and well-prepared. Have also noticed single Japanese men aged 40+ dining there at lunchtime (whether that be due to choice or lack of preferred options I cannot say). Mon Sep 08 09:54:05 -0700 2008 4016937 42449 mrbozo 3 4017627 I'm with Teep - I was not impressed with Sushi Star. I was there for lunch, and not only is the lunch menu limited, but there were items we ordered repeatedly that we never received. If you have taken something off of the menu, take it off of the order sheet or at least tell people it won't be coming when they try to order it. It is ludicrously cheap, though (I think AYCE at lunchtime is $9.99), so I guess you get what you pay for. Every roll we ordered looked and tasted exactly the same, regardless of the description on the menu or the type of fish. Nigiri were okay, I guess, but overall it was just...bland and uninteresting. And the most off-putting thing the day we were there was the smell of the place when we walked in - I haven't been back to know whether it was a fluke or not, but it just didn't smell clean that day. Had it been up to me, I probably would have turned right around and followed my nose out of there. They do have a clean DineSafe record, but I just can't see any reason to return based on my first experience. Mon Sep 08 10:55:30 -0700 2008 4016937 139230 Wahooty 1 4076453 The name of the resto escapes me-- it's acutally a place in Markham, in a plaza across from Markville Mall. Does anyone know the name of this AYCE sushi place and whether it is a good place to dine at? What are their offerings? Thu Oct 02 06:46:39 -0700 2008 1763104 74336 sugarcube 2 4076516 Its called Hachitarou. We like it...lots of variety especially with cooked foods. Very large, spacious and clean restaurant. Pricing on par with other AYCEs...there's a 10% coupon in the Sunday Ming Pao (chinese) newspaper. Thu Oct 02 07:16:11 -0700 2008 4076453 45254 baby_tran 3 4077145 Thanks for this Baby tran. How's their sashimi and maki rolls (any specialities?) Thu Oct 02 11:14:01 -0700 2008 4076516 74336 sugarcube 3 4077887 My brother and I went once. We found the fish to be less fresh than places like Sushi on 7 and Maison du Japon. There was a large variety of cooked food available, but it must have been an off day because they didn't change the oil, so all the cooked items we received were really gross. If the fish had been at least as good as SO7 or MDJ, I'd definitely have returned to give Hachitarou a second chance on the cooked food issue. Thu Oct 02 15:21:44 -0700 2008 4076516 13581 kwong 1 4086466 had really good experiences at aji sai sushi (bayview just south of 407) consistently good food average price - and quite good service (may have something to do with the frequency im there) - by far my favorite as well tried wasabi (west beaver creek & 7) a couple times buffet style for lunch but a la carte on sushi for dinner (still gotta get up for the rest of the food though) - sushi was quite good and service was nice as well Mon Oct 06 17:10:28 -0700 2008 1763104 230942 aaronhb 1 4089174 Wanting to try a new AYCE resto, I made calls to both Syogun and Nagoya... I received the most obscure voice message from the former and thought I had the wrong number. When I tried Nagoya, the phone just kept ringing and ringing.. my experience begs the question: do these restos still exist? Not wanting to take a chance, drive there, and end up disappointed, we opted for Yang's Kitchen... it never fails to please.. we went there on a Monday night and the food was served at an unbelievable lightning speed (within 5 minutes). Everything that arrived tasted fresh and delicious. The food was tasty: one of the unique winners being this specialty sushi pizza with a zesty sauce, salmon and red tuna sashimi (it`s listed at the bottom of the menu). other favs include the sashimi of course (white tuna, snapper, salmon, there was also surf clam but i've always found it to be rubbery and chewy),beef sashimi (careful, sometimes it arrives icy cold, rather than soft and tender, but don't be expecting beef carpaccio, it's not nearly thin enough nor of a high enough grade to qualify) spicy crispy salmon maki, eel sushi (slightly warmed and oh so good!), Yang`s roll (shrimp tempura, eel and sauce), spider roll, and spicy red tuna maki. scallops were yummy but there is a limit of one per person. The only damper was the silly 10% service charge added to the bill,which eliminates the 10% "discount" you get when paying by cash. pshh Also went to Hachitarou on a Friday night.. even though it got pretty busy, we were never ushered out after 1 1/2 hours. The food was decent (stay away from the fishy tasting mackerel sashimi.. aka saba I believe. I also insist upon avoiding the crab-avocado and mandarin maki rolls.. i thought the mandarin was some crispy skin of sorts with an orange flair... i.e. crispy orange duck.. oh how WRONG I was.. it turned out to be mandarin peel! worst combination of flavours for a sushi roll- ever! ) but compared to Yang's, there weren't as many sushi/sashmi varieties.. but for those who enjoy cooked items, you'll be pleased. (though, wasn't too fond of the greasy funny tasting chicken skin dish) Sushi on 7 was all right but once again the variety for sushi/sashimi just wasn't there... Although the coconut jello like cubes were quite cute looking.. and my girlfriend mentioned they taste all right (though the flavour was a tad bland). I quite liked the squid balls, which came out nice and piping hot. The mussels we ordered were not fresh at all-- do NOT order. They also have 'sushi or sashimi' "taco" which was really a ceviche of sorts mounded on top of a pringle chip!.haha I've been to Akina before for lunch.. (no sashimi is available then).. I didn't like how the maki rolls had quite a lot of rice on them. I want to try Gal Sushi (is that AYCE?) and Maison Du Japon.. but how are the offerings? Tue Oct 07 16:52:27 -0700 2008 1763104 74336 sugarcube 2 4089196 Yeah, Nagoya at 14 and Kennedy is still open! :) Went there a week ago, and also a year ago, the review here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/311815#4077954 The sashimi choices are the same as that for Yang's. Specialty sushi offerings are abalone sushi, shark's fin sushi (not worth ordering), and sashimi sweet shrimp. Cooked foods were excellent. We especially like their buttered shrimp on a stick, and the cubed and stir fried beef tenderloin (so very tender). Tue Oct 07 17:02:14 -0700 2008 4089174 12423 jennjen18 3 4089277 Hi, taking my sister out for dinner and she wants ayce - we are in central TO but willing to drive if it is worth it. We have had recs for Sushi on 7, Maison du Japon and Thee Asian Kitchen. What would be our best bet for cooked and raw (mostly interested in fish - she doesnt eat beef or pork) . Thanks! Tue Oct 07 17:34:57 -0700 2008 4089196 80788 avec9 3 4089318 that's a relief... thanks for the update jennjen18.. it's hard to find a decent AYCE sushi place nowadays ooh banana pancake and split (like a regular banana split you find at Ice Cream shoppes)? That sounds interesting :) Was it real abalone and shark's fin? Side note: I wish AYCE sushi places included uni or black sesame ice cream on their menu! Tue Oct 07 17:52:30 -0700 2008 4089196 74336 sugarcube 4 4090489 The only AYCE with uni I've had was in Hong Kong, where it was close to $80 per person! you'll never find that here, there is absolutely no cutting corners with the cost of uni. Sesame ice cream I've had on College St (forgot which one) but they don't have it any more. Wed Oct 08 08:57:19 -0700 2008 4089318 13182 Teep 1 4090746 Makimono on Liverpool in Pickering, really like this place I mentioned place in another post about Pickering, but I went back to Makimono over the weekend and was not disappointed. They are lacking a bit in variety but the food is good. I love the dynamite handroll !!!!! The sushi pizza is particularly good. Wed Oct 08 10:32:27 -0700 2008 1763104 34604 sweetie 1 4091002 if I must go to an ayce japanese - which one is best? choices are Sushi on 7, Maison du Japon and Thee Asian Kitchen. Wed Oct 08 11:51:59 -0700 2008 1763104 80788 avec9 2 4092342 Personally, I've always enjoyed both Sushi on 7 and Maison du Japon. They both do salmon really well, which is probably my favorite fish. Due to proximity, I end up going to MDJ the most. The items I tend to order the most at MDJ are: salmon sashimi (or salmon sushi if it's lunchtime) spicy salmon sushi eel roll black dragon roll eggplant black pepper beef beef teriyaki (this one is a misnomer; I find it tasty, but it's definitely got the wrong name) short rib teriyaki Wed Oct 08 21:11:49 -0700 2008 4091002 13581 kwong 2 4153131 does this mean that they do not offer tuna, or that you just dont like tuna? Thu Nov 06 07:33:24 -0800 2008 4091002 114375 matbouha 1 4091087 http://toronto.ibegin.com/restaurants/echo-sushi/reviews/ is not enthusiastic, far from that. I live nearby and I never tried it, so I cannot comment. Wed Oct 08 12:18:43 -0700 2008 1763104 121815 lamaranthe 1 4205018 um...ten-ichi is the only one I like. I order more for their cooked food though. But their food is consistent, and pretty good. The food comes pretty fast. Better than any of the ones I have tried so far. Their teppanyaki actually uses a teppan! You should ask how much a serving is though, when you ask for one order it's usually just one...which is good so you won't be full from just ordering a few things. Wed Nov 26 21:45:05 -0800 2008 1763104 212885 AngelSanctuary 1 4254567 Saw this from RFD, " CHEAPEST Japanese AYCE ever seen, Sushi Tomato is having a special $14.99 AYCE dinner (Fri/Sat +$2). Have never seen Jap AYCE price SO LOW!!! " http://www.ccue.com/toronto/eat/coup...=348&cat_id=29 http://www.sushitomato.com/ I don't think the coupon is needed, since the price is posted in their website, but I think it is CASH only at that price point. These are my thoughts. Was there before, and Last nite, Tues. The varieties are many, and the sashimi (or if you prefer fishies <g>), ARE fresh. Doing AYCE, I usually eat lots sashimi, few rolls, and a bit of the misc items. Their sashimi got downsized by about a 1/3 as compared to before. And the rolls are maybe 10 to 20% smaller only. The other many items are not too bad, here are my thoughts: - Sashimi very nice; Saba (Mackerel) is very strong in flavor - The rolls are somewhat bland, ALL of them - I don't do hand rolls, so won't comment on them - The tempura shrimp and veggies are all quite good, light, fluffy and not that greasy. - Deep Fried Japanese Squid Ball is weird tasting, sorry but thats the best word I can use for it. - Grilled salmon anything is good, as in not bad in AYCE, had the grilled salmon and salmon belly. - Grilled Baby Mushroom with Bacon is not as good as it sounds, the bacon's flavor is TOO strong for a nite of sushi eating. - grilled OX tongue was a tough. - the grilled ribs, actually are minute steaks, or short ribs, are OK. - the Grilled Beef Roll with Onion & Garlic is very good. Hope this helped. Wed Dec 17 13:23:35 -0800 2008 1763104 150211 stv 2 4279325 Went to try out Sushi Tomato on the 24th for dinner and it was a pleasant surprise, indeed. The place was packed by 6:30PM but service was still very acceptable. Food was mostly good except for the roast beef. The owner was very friendly and the three staff were very prompt. I liked their tuna sushi and spicy tuna handroll a lot. The sushi rolls got a bit sloppy when the place was full, but quality was still maintained. The tempura shrips were good, and I was quite fond of their deep fried squid balls. For $14.99 it is a real bargain, and drinks are included too. I shall go back one more time to see the consistency is there and report back here. : ) Mon Dec 29 06:09:03 -0800 2008 4254567 20171 diehardlasallejai 3 4515342 Miyako Sushi on Bathurst and Rutherford Road\ this place is my favourite, their variety of rolls and dishes are good and they're really nice. The place isn't so so pretty but it's good. I've been to many many sushi places and this is still my favourite. I've yet to try Sushi on 7. I definitely recommend the volcano salad, the most unhealthiest salad you'll eat (it's deep fried but awesome good!) Akita Sushi On Hwy 7 and Martin Grove This place is good but their service is bad. I'd rather go to Miyako lol Tue Mar 17 23:08:01 -0700 2009 4279325 275346 sushisuzzy 4 4668662 I want to take myself for AYCE today. I've been to Sushi Island in the past and it was decent. I was thinking of trying Kuni Sushi Ya. We'll see how it goes. Sat May 09 09:51:02 -0700 2009 4515342 199496 dmbphan041 1 4689022 New entry: Rice Paper at Finch and Leslie, where the Chinese supermarket is. AYCE Japanese/Thai/Vietnamese, $22 dinner (I think). For $3 extra, you get unlimited uni and hamachi as well! The fish is mostly on the fresh side, the uni is of course not the top freshest but still sweet, I ordered it 3 times and the freshness varied between the pieces. (The last order was urged by the manager, "You had so few!"). One thing I like is they don't give you a big hunk of rice to fill you up like other places. Some of the Thai and VN items are pretty good, like fish cakes, spring rolls etc. The pad thai is predictably ketchupy. The sauce is also very bland in the satay dish. The have black sesame ice cream, but it's more like a gelato and not creamy. They said it's made in house. I didn't like it but my friend loved it. It's become my "gourmand" friend's top favourite AYCE place! Sat May 16 06:49:52 -0700 2009 1763104 13182 Teep 2 4839042 Went back to Rice Paper and it's now off our list. The uni special was only for their "grand opening". Furthermore, the fish were mostly tasteless. Even the fried oysters were not fresh. The VietThai items are still OK, but not enough to keep us going back. Perhaps they found they couldn't sustain the quality they set out with, so have to cut corners. Or maybe they had planned it that way, to suck you in at the beginning. Reminds me of Woo Buffet! Wed Jul 08 07:00:45 -0700 2009 4689022 13182 Teep 3 4839542 I am glad to see this thread I started 3 years ago is still alive and kicking. Any way, I went to try out Rice Paper as well, but I have mixed feelings about the place. If you want Japanese all you can eat, stay away from this place, because they do a very mediocre job preparing the Japanese raw fish, sushi and rolls. None of them came presentable for us. We saw uni and hamachi on the menu so we were jumping with joy on our seats, but then after we had ordered they never came so I asked the waitress about the orders and then she broke the news to us---those two items were only available during their grand opening days. Good grief! Why did they not erase or cross out those two items in their menu??? We ordered a lot of Thai and Vietnamese items to try amonst the 5 of us, and most of them were good, except the Pho. You can forget about the Pho and the Japanese items there and concentrate on other things in the menu. The fried chicken wings, whatever style, was a joke too so do not even bother. I think they are good at producing most Thai items and some Vietnamese, especially the Vietnamese spring rolls, but other than that nothing much to impress me with. I will treat this place as Thai all you can eat instead, because they are quite weak when it comes to Vietnamese and Japanese food items. Also, drinks are not included so you will have to pay a few bucks extra for each person for a cold drink and the bill will come to about 30 some dollars per person on weekends. For now I will stick to Sushi Tomato, because it is the cheapest in town still, and they offer tuna sushi and handrolls with bottomless drinks for a mere $17 on weekends and $15 on weekdays. I just went there last Sunday and it was still good! Wed Jul 08 09:17:32 -0700 2009 4839042 20171 diehardlasallejai 4 4841950 I second (or is it third) this opinion. I went to Rice Paper after hearing about the uni thing. I was incredibly dissapointed with the sushi. It was nearly inedible. Wed Jul 08 21:09:24 -0700 2009 4839542 34604 sweetie 1 4713533 i went to Ten-Ichi in Sheppard East of McCowen last night. IMO it was the best AYCE place that ive tried so far... and ive been too alot. the reason why its so good is simple.... 1) food was good- fresh, tasty, large variety 2) super quick- they are always very busy and to have food served that fast in that quality... great. 3) the service was, compared to the others, outstanding. from the server to the busboy to the owner... very nice. Definately worth a try. Ive been to Sukyaki, Sushi on 7, Yangs, Syogun, Nagoya, Hachitarou, Kaze, Akina i think (the place in the grocery plaza on Denison and Kennedy), Wasabi, and a couple of other places that i cant remember the name. Mon May 25 14:48:18 -0700 2009 1763104 278698 ttran88 2 4717295 What are the specialties at tenichi? Used to be teppanaki (?). Do they have big grilled shrimps or any worthwhile house items? Tue May 26 19:52:01 -0700 2009 4713533 85530 caitlink 2 4720882 Some time ago, I decided not to go to any more non-Japanese owned self-proclaimed Japanese restaurants. Encouraged by ttran88's approval of Ten-Ichi whilst rejecting so many other places , I went today for lunch. Here goes. The AYCE format runs only in the evening and weekend lunch.$20.95, and $22.95 on weekends. Lunch on other days is from a menu. The food is cheap and plentiful and ingredients seem to be good. But...... I should add that I am Polish; my idea of sushi is herring; I can only say whether I liked something , not whether it was good. I had the beef donburri combo.for $7.95. Tea- yes, quite rich tasting. Supposedly green tea. Salad-no- bad tasing iceberg lettuce leaves, 3 slices of cuke, 3 tomato wedgies French dressing. I don't need to go to a Japanese resto for this. Appetizers- OK I suppose. A bit of tofu in soy sauce , some marinated shredded vegetable. Beef donburri. I ordered this in part as a test. Generally Konichiwa's donburri is a monument to Japanese aesthetics., although I have had a couple sub- standard ones there. This one was as if from a college dorm food line. Wholesome, but just calories. Pickled ginger. iI asked for some ginger as a palate cleanser. Yes, nice and spicy, no sacharine taste. And believ eit or not , there is dessert, a scoop of ice cream with this $7.95 lunch. I passed. I preferred to end with the ginger. The big problem was the MSG helmet that lunch gave me , which got worse as th e afternoon went on and which I still feel; look at the time. Yes Ten-ichi is Chinese owned. I never have MSG problem at Konichiwa. K is on Baldwin; owned and operated by Japanese, ex- Prince Hotel. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing; but you are warned about the MSG. VVM Wed May 27 21:27:30 -0700 2009 4713533 16181 Vinnie Vidimangi 3 4724093 I forgot to mention the miso soup. I liked it , it tasted a bit smokey. My Japanese friend said that it likely was made from powder and heavily MSG'd. Thu May 28 22:28:26 -0700 2009 4720882 16181 Vinnie Vidimangi 2 4841236 So, earlier in this thread, someone mentioned that there's an option at Tenichi! You could get AYCE teppan + sushi + cooked foods at $21.95! Do they still have that? I was just there a couple of weeks ago, and I must say they dont have that much of a variety that others do, ... no tuna! And their unagi was horrible - so dense and tough! Yuck. We had the weeknight regular AYCE at $20.99... not quite a bargain for the quality of sushi... :( Wed Jul 08 16:40:26 -0700 2009 4713533 12423 jennjen18 3 4841556 Yes, Ten-ichi still has AYCE teppan + sushi+ cooked foods but you have to request to sit at the teppanyaki tables. Wed Jul 08 18:27:04 -0700 2009 4841236 116489 gtafoodie 1 4728698 I have try a new place on Bloor street, just east of bathrust on the north side of bloor, cant remember the name, their price is around $13.- for basic adding $4 for extra items during weekday. Not many selection on sashimi but a lot of choices for maki rolls. They taste really good and the protion of rice and raw fish is just right . I special love the butter fish maki roll. If you just order the basic AYCE menu, I found it is the best value in downtown. Sat May 30 17:43:12 -0700 2009 1763104 324379 Thaithechef 1 5109847 The only AYCE to which I would return is Tokyo Maki Sushi , in Brampton Bartley Bull and Hurontario Just opened. Standard prices ($13 lunch, $14 weekends) lunch to 4pm, $20.50 supper. See main thread. Sat Oct 17 03:39:18 -0700 2009 1763104 16181 Vinnie Vidimangi