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Hockey Sushi
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
1102 Centre StreetThornhill, ON L4J 3M8
(905) 882-6663
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
31 reviews for Hockey Sushi
Review Highlights
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"Spicy Salmon Roll (Fresh salmon, spicy sauce and tempura..." In 4 reviews -
"...choices, and a really nice green tea + red beans ice cream..." In 4 reviews -
"...my favourite place in the GTA that fulfills my sushi..." In 3 reviews
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31 reviews in English
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Review from Alen C.
Thornhill, ON
2/25/2012
Yummy!!! The food here is great!
The selection is not very big, but the sushi is very very fresh. It's normal for sushi restaurants to forget an order, but at Hockey, it hardly happens (maybe only once in awhile it happens). The price is also very good. As for the atmosphere inside, the lighting is very dim, so it creates a very comfortable environment. However, it is pretty crammed inside. Nevertheless, you should definitely try out this place, the sushi is so fresh! -
Review from Johnny H.
Toronto, ON
5/9/2012
Barely decent AYCE sushi restaurant. Sashimi is fresh enough, but sushis don't really have appetizing amounts of thick fish. Believe me when I tell you sometimes it is paper-thin. Same for the rolls. Too much rice, not much else to chew and taste.
Something I noticed about this restaurant... I have seen so many people at the restaurant who hadn't tried sushi in their lives. It's really funny to see them eat. Some swallowed giant rolls with one try while some others worked on a sushi for 10 minutes by chewing off a tiny little piece at a time. If this is what the restaurant caters to, then I don't really have much more to say about their foods.
Then there is the service. Servers hardly come by the table. You know what? I think they are actually trained to ignore the customers so they can minimize orders. And they do forget orders... And they are very unpleasant to talk to.
A family was seated right in front of our table. For about 20 minutes, no server came by to take orders. They didn't even receive tea or water. The dad looked rather timid and overwhelmed instead of being furious. He kept waiting and waiting for someone to come by. Then they walked out. -
Review from Ryan S.
North York, ON
4/30/2012
A decent All You Can Eat (AYCE) sushi place. Ok, here's my caveat with AYCE sushi places: They serve pretty much the same thing. A handful might serve more fried dishes, another handful might serve different rolls and another handful but have different menus for lunch and dinner. There's not much that differentiates "AMAZING" ayce and mediocre. I guess it all comes down to how fast the service is that night and how fresh the sushi is.
With that being said, Hockey provides good value for it's price. It's generally a cheaper AYCE - about $42 before tip on a weeknight. It has all the main staples for me: Butterfish, Spicy Salmon handroll, Spicy Tuna handroll, Chicken teriyaki (sue me) and good and tasty Spider Rolls. Mang, I love the Spider Rolls.
I've been here regularly and never gotten sick, and general I've found the sushi to look and taste fresh.
The place is small, so you might be rubbing elbows and overhearing people's conversations.
When would you go to Hockey? A Wednesday night, you don't want to cook after work and feel like stuffing yourself with Sushi. -
Review from Bianca A.
North York, ON
1/27/2012 1 Check-in Here
This is my first ever review and ofcourse, being a sushi fan that I am, it isn`t much of a surprise that it`s of an AYCE sushi resto.
This place is not that big and caters to small groups. Spaces inbetween the tables are limited, and the single table that sits two people is TINY. So if you plan to order alot at a time, which I`m guessing most do, you need to chew chew chew in order for the plates to go faster than they came.
The Sashimi is fresh. Dragon rolls are delicious. Salmon teriyaki portion`s quite small but good , and the shrimp skewers!! Order it with lemon on the side. The tangy taste mixed with the garlic flavor, delish!
Great variety of choices from fried to grilled. Drinks cost extra, it used to be a part of the AYCE menu, not anymore. I prefer eating sushi while enjoying a cup of hot green tea anyways. Soda just makes me feel bloated, and raw fish fizzling in coke in my tummy only leads to painful heartburn!!!!
Washroom on the main floor is flat out disgusting, given that it`s for both genders and has only one toilet bowl!!!! Germ fest galore so I always brings sanitizer with me for convenience. Use the one located in the basement. And you`ll notice an abandoned-looking but cute japanese dining table setting downstairs that probably caters to about 20 or more ppl.
Staff look annoyed most times but I`ve never had any problems with any of them. If it`s busy, it`s only understandable that the service gets a bit slower. -
Review from Jessica M.
Toronto, ON
12/25/2011
This place has nothing to do with hockey if anyone reading this is thinking that.
This place is cheaper compared to other AYCE places. You can even use a 10% off coupon that can be printed off their website for their dinner menu. Quality is decent, food is decent, salmon sashimi is actually pretty good and you can taste the quality so go for dinner and get full off 30 pieces of salmon sashimi!
One thing you should not get are their new 'Fried Wontons'. They're oily and they're barely filled with anything tasty inside. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.
The place gets pretty packed during dinner times and if you're unlucky enough, they'll place you by the window seats where there isn't any room whatsoever. The only reason I keep coming back is that it's a decent place but don't expect exceptional service or anything. Pop also used to be included in the AYCE menu but it isn't anymore but tea is free (as it should be).
Overall, 3/5. It's nothing special but isn't terribly disgusting either. -
Review from Toronto L.
Toronto, ON
7/11/2011
Overpriced, bland, no frills, all-you-can-eat sushi. Terrible service that resents the second time you're putting in an order - no matter what size your first order was. I suppose it's successful because people like to stuff their faces and it's all-you-can-eat, but I really wish this place did not exist.
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Review from Heather W.
Markham, ON
8/22/2011
Discovered this place on recommendation by a friend but the Guelph location. Visited the Thornhill location and it too has incredibly delicious food! Very fresh and delicious. The only downside is they don't have French fries at the Thornhill location, only onion rings (yes, we are Canadians who go to eat massive amounts of vegetarian sushi, teriyaki meats, spring rolls and fries)
The waitresses aren't very friendly but that doesn't bother me, I go for the food and as long as my first order is large, I'm not very bothered when it's harder to get them back to order more food.
** Be sure to print the 10% off coupon from their website and also don't forget a 10% service charge has already been built into the prices (it states this on the menu) so don't feel obligated to pay any more than an extra 5% unless you are feeling giddy on sake ;) I only noticed this fine print today, in the past I added 15-20% to the bill automatically.
5+ stars on having a website and full menu details. If more AYCE Japanese restaurants had this, they wouldn't all have to resort to reduced staff making the experience annoyingly slow for patrons, selling discounted certificates and treating said customers with even less attention and/or filing for much deserved bankruptcy. -
Review from Isaac E.
North York, ON
9/30/2011
I used to go here often while I was in High School.
The food is pretty good for an all you can eat sushi place and for the right price too. My problem with the place is that I have gotten sick there one too many times and I now refuse to go there period because of how badly I got sick the last time.
Service is mediocre at best but that is because the place is usually full and the waitresses have a lot to put up with.
I've tried the majority of the menu and it tastes fine but you are taking a big risk when you eat there. Be careful -
Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
11/4/2010
How does naming a Sushi restaurant "Thousand Island" sound to you? At least that is the Chinese name of this place but I guess in this area, that specific business name wouldn't make sense now would it? If you name it after a Canadian fav pass-time, they will come? That might be the idea the owners had as they cater it to customers of this region.
Which region is that? Do I have to draw you a map? Yelp doesn't allow me to draw here so....
South of Hwy 7
East of Hwy 400 Hockey West of Bayview
North of Steeles
Food comes out at good pace which is understandable and probably one of the business motto set here as the Food Sizes and Cooking Techniques needed to make most of these items are set to minimal. The Sushi items looked good and although the Shari(Sushi Rice) was a bit al dente, I can't fault them on that since it's an AYCE after all. 2.5 *Star*
The Rolls looked a bit mangled on the plate presentation but again AYCE. I understand that Panko is nice to give a crunch to most soft textured Sushi but it was added as filler to most Rolls. Panko was basically a replacement for the Rice since it wasn't overly thick on Rice. I guess I'll take Panko over Rice balls anyday.
Other items are Meh to A-OK while the services is typical Chinese as they are Chinese waiters and waitresses speaking Mandarin. The music was Mandarin POP too as I could barely hear it over the Non-asian crowd filling up 80% of this place to capacity.
I'm just SAD that I wasn't able to test them to 100% capacity as I didn't order or eat the portion I would normally do as I had to rush back to work. I did them at 50% and at that pace they did a GOOD job providing all the items we requested. We had way too much fun chatting(i.e. Brazilian Wax to Nipples to Pimping) anyways to focus on the Food.Listed in: 2.5 **Stars**, Oishii
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
11/5/2010 10 photos
Hockey Sushi? Why is it call Hockey Sushi? I should have ask one of the wait staffs here.. but I know I would never get an answer out of them. Since I never even ever talk to me... no eye contact... hey here here here!
I think Hockey Sushi is one of the worse AYCE for services. These Mandarin speaking waitstaffs are the coldest bunch of people I ever meet. Maybe you think we are just some cheapo coming for AYCE sushi and you have your 10% tips regardless how you treat us... but we still customers.....
Aside from the services.. the food is Meh. The rolls are mainly made with rice rolling loosely together with hardly any ingredients inside. How can tempura bits be in almost all the rolls?? I know cost cutting to maximize profit. The spicy tuna and salmon tasted the same rice/tempura bits/seaweeds and mayo... where is the fish??
The sushi we order has this thin piece of fish on it.. I have to give credit for the kitchen staffs to able to slice fishes that thin... a technique to be trained by frequent practising. The quality of the fish is standard for AYCE.
Presentation... I don't need any great presentation.. but at least don't let loose food dangling out of the plate and on the table.. gee am I suppose to eat those??
Now to the cooked food. Hockey Sushi really have to take it easy on the deep fryer. I am really puzzled when Chicken Teriyaki is served as a deep fried chicken cutlet with some teriyaki sauce on top. Here come the chicken with curry served with the same chicken cutlet with curry sauce on top?? First time I have Chicken Teriyaki in a form of fried chicken.....am I eating at KFC??
Green Tea Ice cream is good though... no complaint with the ice cream.
Lucky I am with some fun loving, asskicking yelpers! They make my lunch experience here so enjoyable! + 2 stars!! -
Review from Fabiano P.
Toronto, ON
11/4/2010 1 photo
I went with the elite of yelp, so it had to be good! And it was, at least for a my taste (which is not the most accurate) :P
Good price for all that we had, a big variety of choices, and a really nice green tea + red beans ice cream at the end.
Tks for the good time guys! -
Review from Joe P.
Toronto, ON
10/9/2010
We came here because of the good reviews.......
After ordering some of the sushi/maki pieces the first thing I noticed was that the chef's don't care about presentation at all. (If you know anything about how dragon roll should look order it and you'll see what I mean).
For me presentation is part of the sushi experience, but I figured my tastebuds would forgive given all of the positive reviews ....behhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnn WRONG! the quality is just not there. In fact, even the pieces are over sized - they barely fit in your mouth, and the fish on top of the sushi is minuscule, making the disproportion even more apparent.
Okay we thought....lets change the game plan....so my friend and I decided to switch to sashimi....thinking it would be the hardest thing to mess up.... wrong again..... we found bones in the red snapper.
at least the green tea ice cream is on par with every other sushi restaurant +1 star!
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Review from Joe H.
10/27/2010 1 Check-in Here
I really don't understand how this place gets the reviews it does. This quite possibly could be the worst Japanese restaurant I've ever been to. Even food courts are better than this place.
The place is actually quite hard to find. It's next to a country style, but the "hockey" part of the sign is in neon lights (which weren't turned on... helpful). Apparently they also have another location out of town, but I'm guessing it's close to the same thing.
The service from this place was HORRENDOUS. I mean, really really bad. I remember asking someone for something else to add on and the two times I asked the same girl, she said "just hold on". The place wasn't really packed, there were empty tables all around. I also remember ordering steak teriyaki, and going back and forth telling the waitress how we wanted it cooked. We asked for it rare (because it was really really well done before), and she replied "medium?". This actually went on for about 3 iterations before we just kinda laughed and gave up.
The other thing about this place is that the quality of their fish. Sashimi can't really be messed up... well that much. There's only really a couple reasons why it can't be good. The first, is the size of the cuts. I mean, it's all you can eat, don't cut the fish into little pieces of paper. The other thing is bones. The sashimi had bones in it... gross. You can tell what grade of fish they're actually using.
Save yourself a trip and never come here. Even if there's a coupon (we had one), don't bother. -
Review from Melissa G.
North York, ON
8/7/2009
For a T-Hill sushi spot with the ALL YOU CAN EAT option, Hockey Sushi is a great place to dine Asian style if you are just up north from Toronto.
My boyfriend took me for my first all you can eat experience at Hockey Sushi and I was pleasantly surprised and satisfied with their selection and fast service.
Here are some of the delightful rolls we ordered that I know I would recommend and my boy would:
- Salad Roll (Crab, lettuce and other veggies mixed in a mayo sauce)
- Spicy Salmon Roll (Fresh salmon, spicy sauce and tempura bits)
- Shrimp Tempura Roll (Crisp to perfection and juicy)
- Dynamite Roll (A yummy staple of shrimp, crab and veggies)
If you order rolls separately there, they range anywhere from $3.50 to $12.00, depending on what contents are in each roll.
If you go the ALL YOU CAN EAT route, it is around $17 per person.
So if you live uptown or in Thornhill and don't want to venture to the sushi spots of midtown and downtown Toronto, you have this lovely Asian stop near by your neighbourhoods. -
Review from Katrina L.
Richmond Hill, ON
8/20/2009
I went here for the first time last night and I have to say I was not disappointed. Other then some frozen sashimi everything else tasted wonderful.
Their menu had so many different things to choose from. The food tasted great and the service was amazing. Considering most all you can eat places don't need to have good service as the 10% service charge is already added on to the bill, this place gave great service and there were many of them so that there was always someone at your side.
Quite a small little establishment but they've got great comfy leather chairs, no booths which is a drag but the seats make up for it. Sometimes when it gets busy, the place gets a little too close for comfort as I could hear the conversation at the next table clearly. Also helped that one of the ladies was speaking loud.
Downstairs there's a huge party room in which you sit on the floor and have your legs dangling underneath the table. Cute idea but I can't remember the last time I went for all you can eat sushi with 30 other people. It is a little bit out of the way but definitely worth the extra few minutes of driving. -
Review from Debbi R.
9/29/2009
I love that they offer an all-you-can-eat option as well as a-la-carte...
The best though is that their all-you-can-eat is still made to order and not buffet style. I'm not really a fan of buffets, especially sushi when you never know how long the food has been sitting out, so this was great!
Fresh, quick service, decent price... perfect for sushi lovers! -
Review from Abby R.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 8/22/2009 1 Check-in Here
We came here yesterday for a birthday party with about 15 guests or so. I have to say that I was really impressed with the fast service. We were seated in the party room downstairs and those poor girls where haulin' a** up and down the stairs bringing us our oodles and oodles of sushi.
The sushi was super tasty (as usual) and I even enjoyed the spicy tuna rolls (I normally hate fish). My only ish' with having such a huge party is that they bring all the sushi orders out on huge plates - and by the time the food would reach me whatever I had ordered for myself had been gobbled up by the people closer to the door. Had to get a bit aggressive with my maki but it was well worth it. Also - if you are a carnivore you should try the baby beef with mushrooms - people tend to looooove it.
Another good thing about the party room is that if you have small children in your party they can cause a ruckus and not bother the other customers. They can just bother....us.Listed in: I'm Rockin' the Suburbs
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/16/2008 First to Review
All you can eat Sushi - need I say more? I love this place, despite the stereotypical Canadian… Read more »
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Review from RJ S.
Mississauga, ON
Considering I live in Mississauga, the 30-45 minute drive depending on traffic is well worth the wait. This place is absolutely my favourite place in the GTA that fulfills my sushi craving. It's so good that one of my friends who hated sushi before, that I convinced her to come out and try it. Lets just say after the first bite she absolutely loved it and has been calling me almost once a month to go back.
For me I hate sushi places that have massive maki rolls but is made mainly of rice. Not here though there is barely any rice on the maki rolls just a good even mix of everything. They have a great selection and is really fresh, not like those other places where you take a bite out of it and its still frozen.
The waitresses are such sweethearts, they always make me feel at home and are always willing to serve me and my friends with a huge smile on their faces.
For those wanting to try this place, I have a fair warning during dinner time it is very busy, very busy that I always make a reservation before I head out. The funny thing is everytime I call they already know its me!
Things to definetly order:
-spicy salmon sushi
-dragon roll
-sashimi
-baby mushroom beef roll
-house special roll -
Review from Erwin M.
4/9/2010
I visited this place at a pretty bad time, 12pm, which is probably why my mood wasn't the best when we got our seat. The waiting area is small and can get packed really fast.
That being said, the quality of sushi as well as the selection is admittedly a lot more superior to the other AYCEs I've tried around the GTA. The waitresses could have been a bit more pleasant and smiled more as they seemed very impatient while writing down our order.
For sure if I'd arrived at a less busy time I would have had no complaint whatsoever. They do deserve fans and I am one of them now.Listed in: Best Japanese AYCE
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Review from Jenn L.
Markham, ON
6/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
3.5 stars = 4 stars for the sushi/maki, 3.5 for the kitchen food, 3 stars for the service.
Why this place is called Hockey Sushi is beyond me. Perhaps they wanted to seperate themselves from their other AYCE brethrens that were named Sake or Wasabi or Yang's or Sakura, etcetc. This place knows exactly how sushi and maki rolls should be made. I'm all about the ratios when it comes to food and the rice to "stuffing" (as I like to call it) ratio was perfect. Sushi and maki rolls shouldn't be surrounded by a half an inch of rice (as ALOT of other (non)/AYCE places do). Nor should it be bathing in mayo to cover up the stench of bad fish. Hockey Sushi does neither. The best maki rolls there are the Dynamite rolls and Salmon & Avocado rolls. They charge $1 for pop (recently added the price) and no sashimi during lunch (but that's typical of AYCE). We went for lunch on Saturday and it was $11.99 pp (10% off with cash). The price is the same for lunch whether its a weekend, weekday or Holiday so that's definitely a plus. Alot of places jack up the price on weekends and holidays, which I think is completely bogus b/c the food's the same on weekends, if not worse.
I give the cooked food a 3.5 because some dishes were questionable. There was a "new" item on the menu called "Japanese Wontons" and it was basically a wonton skin folded into a triangle with a tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny piece of shrimp stuffed inside and then deep fried like there was no tomorrow. The shrimp tempura was off that day. It was cold and not very crispy. I think they deep fried a whole batch at once and served them as they were being ordered. The best cooked dish was the Teriyaki Eggplant! They give you half an entire eggplant and drizzle it with teriyaki sauce. IT WAS GOOD!!!
Service gets 3 stars b/c all employees looked like they wanted to kill themselves. But who wouldn't want to stick a pistol in their eye if they had to wait on a table with ten prepubescent Bieber fans. Anyway, given that it was a full house on a weekend afternoon, the service was surprisingly fast. I don't even like AYCE (I'm always under the notion that it's disgusting and everything is just mass produced), but Hockey Sushi is definitely one of those places that warrants an exception. -
Review from Jessica L.
Thornhill, ON
6/13/2011
Until this past weekend, I hadn't been to Hockey Sushi in years. I stopped going because the service wasn't great and the sushi started going down hill. But, I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised this time. The spicy salmon sushi was delicious and so was the rest of the meal. The service was as you would expect at one of those all-you-can-eat places. I will definitely go back again - and not wait a few years this time.
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Review from Jess J.
11/14/2010
- Cheap, fast, sushi buffet (~$12/person, 10% off coupon available on their website)
- Attentive staff (don't expect nice service tho)
- Decent selection
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Review from Brian H.
12/14/2010
Decent quality sushi for the price. Known for it's cheap "all you can eat" special, don't expect white glove service in return. For sushi at this price, be thankful you don't get worms!
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Review from Nan C.
North York, ON
10/8/2011
I've seen other people saying the service was terrible, but it even worse when I want to try it. I walk in the sushi bar, no one welcome me or show me a table (there were several empty tables at that time). After 2 minutes, a young man point a table with the menu in his hand, after we sat he put the menu on the table and went away -- without saying even ONE word. I had to stand up and walk to other resturant.
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Review from Jane M.
Toronto, ON
9/7/2010
I daydream about coming here to eat when I have a sushi craving. It's almost embarrassing to admit that I'll force someone to journey with me to thornhill just so I can over eat at this place. Best sushi place uptown. Quick service, amazingly fresh food and the huge menu is amazing. Remember to make reservations on weekends.
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Review from Tina N.
Toronto, ON
1/20/2010
Sushi is great, good value and best of all - fresh. The servers are always walking around and it's easy to flag one down however they can be slow at times bringing out the food. Most of the food is really good, especially the spicy salmon roll and the seaweed salad which are awesome!! "Service charge" (tip) is automatically added to your bill so I hope they are sharing their "service charges" with the chefs because the food is what keeps this place in business!
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Review from A C.
Richmond Hill, ON
9/9/2011
I went to this location on Labor Day weekend and it was SUPER CROWDED. This restaurant is a regular spot for my friends and I, so I've eaten there when it's super-busy and also when it's super-dead. Let me tell you...the service is appalling regardless. I dont care if they cant speak english well or dont make eye contact...but i DO care when the waitress THROWS our plates and chopsticks on the table and walks away. My friend and I were stunned. We had to order the same thing 4-5 times to finally get it. At the end of our meal, we told the cashier to take the 10% service/tip charge off our bill because the service was absolutely disgusting.
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Review from Edwin A.
Updated - 4/19/2010 3 photos
i continue to frequent here. i've gone on lunch and dinner times.
service and food is always good. and very consistent. consistency is very important especially if you're hungry. :)
if you're craving sushi this is _the place_ to go.
i've told my friends about this place, they've tried and they are now believers. lol
see my orig review for more info1 Previous Review: Show all »
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2/21/2010
Hockey sushi, a very odd sounding name of a sushi place naturally causes apprehension. What the heck… Read more »
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Review from Elaine M.
6/27/2010
Due to the extremely high reviews, i went to this restaurant yesterday for lunch, and it was a disappointed. Maybe they have a different menu for lunch and dinner but it was very limited, a lot of the stuff that i use to eat at a regular AYCE have sashimi, smelt roe, and tuna nigiri. But for 11.99, what can you expect? The salmon and white tuna was not as fresh as I used to eat it...according to food regulation you should store sushi grade sushi at temp 40 degree F but when it came to the table it is room temperature and a little warm...
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Review from Toronto M.
Thornhill, ON
12/31/2010
A consistently good meal! We love going for the all you can eat menu in the restaurant but we also frequently order pick up/delivery and the fish is always fresh and the rolls are great. I love their salmon sushi pizza :) the sushi at Hockey is well priced for what you get. A definite recommendation.
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Review from Josh G.
Thornhill, ON
2/20/2011
I cannot believe this place has been in Thornhill for so long yet I had never tried it. Two weeks ago I ate lunch at this place for the first time with a good friend of mine. I suggested sushi and he suggested Hockey Sushi. Having never been I decided to give it a shot as I had heard the name thrown around in the past. The menu features everything you could want for all-you-can-eat sushi. Salads, appetizers, nigiri, maki rolls, donburi, fried rice, udon, soups...the list goes on. Sashimi, like most AYCE places is available at dinner only. What really surprised me the most about Hockey was the freshness of the fish. My past experiences with all you can eat sushi bars have been hit/miss in terms of the fish's taste. Every piece at Hockey was soft and did not taste old/fishy unlike some other restaurants I have tried. Even though the dining room was full, the service was excellent good and our orders came to the table quickly and precisely (another big problem at other restaurants are forgotten/wrong orders). Overall, my experience at Hockey Sushi was excellent and I cannot wait to try more of their items next time.
