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Ichimoto
Category: Restaurants Japanese Japanese [Edit]
360 Hwy 7 EUnit 15 - 16
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3Y7
(905) 886-3288
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
15 reviews for Ichimoto
15 reviews in English
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Review from Tyler Y.
Markham, ON
12/18/2011
Awesome place. The food here is always great and I swear I've been here at least ten times. I love their hand roll and I definitely recommend the barbecue eel.
I've never been here for AYCE, but i probably should considering how much I eat each time. The portions are small, allowing you to regulate what you eat which is actually pretty useful.
Personally, I'm a big fan of California rolls, and theirs aren't the best but certainly not too shabby.
Overall? Great food and great service to top it off, definitely coming back even more. -
Review from Joyce K.
Scarborough, ON
3/10/2012
after seeing so many good reviews about this place, I decided to take my family out for ayce lunch ($14/ adult).In short, it was the worst sushi experience I've ever had.
Sushi- tasted like leftover rice, falls apart when you pick it up, hard, wasn't even properly rolled, dry, paper thin sashimi slices, too much sauce
Tempura- rubber texture
Cooked items- soaked in oil, weird flavors
Also, don't ever call their rice dishes. It's a full plate size to fill you up and soaked in oil as well.
Best item- tea
We left the place hungry 'cause barely anything was touched again after one bite.
Beware and don't come here! -
Review from Will B.
Toronto, ON
1/28/2012
Nice place. Good food and friendly staff... until they asked us to leave (nicely) after being there for 2 hours! LOL We didn't mind anyway because it was getting a little busy and they were very friendly throughout the experience.
The portions are very small in comparison to other AYCE restaurants I've been in the area. That could really go either way. Because the portions are small, I found the rolls perfect and not stuffed with rice! The grilled beef is also tasty BUT small! The golden prawns are delicious! A must! :) -
Review from John F.
North York, ON
1/9/2012
Not impressed. Portions small, service uneven, items checked off on the AYCE menu were not delivered, coca-cola was flat and the "white tuna" (whatever the stuff is) was not fresh.
Good grilled squid, though. -
Review from Laura C.
Toronto, ON
10/24/2011 1 Check-in Here
Not too shabby for an AYCE.
Food was good and service was friendly and quick.
We were able to make a reservation for a large party on Sunday and the place is small, so basically we took up the entire place.
$21.99 + tax for the weekend dinner, $19.99 on any other dinner day. They dont charge you extra for speciality items, but there is a caveat at the bottom of the menu (if you eat mostly sashimi they charge you more)....
The menu system is easy, where you write in the quantity you want in the little check box. Tons of choices, but remember, this isn't Izakaya (omg, how awesome if someone made an AYCE night at an izakaya), the menu items were pretty basic japanese food.
The sashimi was pretty good and tasted like something you'd get a place on Bloor (which is quite alright to me!).
My favourite was the grilled salmon head (bc I love fish head). Get this, if you're also a lover of fihsh head. it was fried, but not so much that all the good stuff was dried out. Very soft and slurpy like it should be.
The pork with enoki mushrooms were a bit tough.
The short ribs were think, not marinated enough and not cooked for long enough. That was disappointing.
The veggie yakiudon was very tasty.
Their rolls were also quite good. I love that I can order soft shelled crab with out worrying about the extra cost.
For dessert they have tons of flavours of ice cream. There is also fried banana which you can combine (see the deep fried section).
They also have mango tapioca pearl dessert soup (decidedly chinese, but still yummy).
Overall I'd give the food a 3.5. Not my first pick for a meal, and I wouldn't go out of my way, but I would gladly come here if suggested.
Chinese run, the ladies do a better job if they speak cantonese than english, but were very nice. near the end of the night, I was surprised they didn't kick us out, and gladly took a group shot for us.Listed in: OCT 2011 - 30 days Yelp…
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Review from Louise N.
Richmond Hill, ON
12/4/2011
I love love love this restaurant!
I come here 5 time already and have the V.I.P card.
Its soo great, the waiters are really nice and attentive
My favourite is the sushi pizza! so good OMG -
Review from Darren L.
Scarborough, ON
9/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
Very nice and affordable all you can eat sushi. They have some signature dishes that my Asian friends really liked. I thought they were okay too.
Be careful I you go when it is quite, you will get more than you can eat ;) -
Review from Jimmy L.
Richmond Hill, ON
3/4/2012
This place is good for a couple reasons, you can choose whether to have all you can eat or order individual dishes. If you choose to order yourself, its pretty cheap. food is so so, no complaints. Service is pretty friendly. Reason its not five stars is because portions are too small.
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Review from Rachel L.
Scarborough, ON
1/28/2012
I would say this is one of the better all you can eat sushi restaurants. I was quite pleased with the overall experience.
Most of their menu offerings were on par with standard, like their maki, grilled eggplant, and sushi. What we loved were their tempuras! The breading was quite amazing, crispy and flavorful. The shrimp was fresh and sweet, the vegetable (mostly sweet potato, I believe) were big and tender. We just couldn't stop ordering it.
The service was superb the day we went. Maybe because it wasn't extremely busy. The waiter came by often to clear away dishes and refill tea, and the food came fairly fast, which we appreciated because we were hungry!
If you are craving japanese food and is looking for an AYCE that offers quality dishes that leave you wanting seconds (in which case you just go for it and order again, a great feeling), then give this a try. You may not be awed or wowed, but it gets the job done. -
Review from May L.
Markham, ON
9/15/2011 1 photo
This is a great place for AYCE sushi.
There are several places I enjoy going to for AYCE sushi around where I live, although this is a bit further from my house, me and my boyfriend keep returning back because of their scallop sashimi. I've tried many AYCE places in the GTA area, and this restaurant is probably amongst the very few that have scallop sashimi in their AYCE menu. Before the Japan earthquake earlier this year, their scallop sashimi was actually imported from Japan. Not sure where their scallop sashimi is from now, but it's still very good!
Me and my boyfriend always arrive with the intention of trying their a la carte menu, but we always end up having AYCE because of the scallop sashimi.
Everything else is good too, but I wouldn't say as much variety as Tenichi. Warm food is also good, I really like their chicken wings and gyoza. Golden shrimp is also very good.
Definitely worth a visit. -
Review from Maggie L.
9/1/2011
I've been to this place 5 times now and I have yet to think of a complaint other than when it's busy things come a bit slower but then again all restaurants have the exact same issue.
My husband and I are originally from Toronto but now live in Seattle, WA. We go back to Toronto to visit family and friends, and usually do a group gathering at Ichimoto, this time I made a reservation for 9 people. Most of us got there on time but 2 of them showed up 1.5 hours later which is when they should have kicked us out. The restaurant was very busy yet the owner was so nice not to kick us out after 1.5 hours. Since 2 of our friends showed up late they gave us extra time and we spend 3 hours there in total.
The scallop sashimi is always so delicious there and is definitely one of my favs. I also highly recommend the beef sashimi, soft shell crab roll, salmon sashimi, and mango tapioca dessert. When coming in a large group they will usually offer a sashimi platter to start, I personally find that very proactive.
This place also has a 10$ off VIP card, and is definitely worth your money. They take credit card if you pay full price but cash only if you use your VIP card.
Every time I'm in town that's where you can find me at least once per trip. -
Review from Rana L.
5/25/2010
Ordered the Veggie Bento Box $5.99 for lunch. The waitress also gave us a small dish of cucumbers as appetizer.
-the mitso soup was as expected.
- didn't like the salad that much. perhaps too much vinegar?
- spicy rolls were awesome though! too bad there are only three.
- tempura veggies were good! I tried it w/ soy sauce instead of the usual tempura sauce (since they forgot to include it w/ my box) but that was nice.
- salad roll (which is really cucumber rolls) was just ok.
the place was clean though & service was ok. waitress was friendly but not genuine imho.. -
Review from Henry F.
Markham, ON
4/26/2010
This place serves suchi like dim sum....little portions just enough to satisfy, but not too big so you can't try a tonne of stuff.
They do have a buffet option...and I would suggest that if you're even slightly a big eater...just go for the buffet because you'll find yourself ordering lots, and it'll just cost you more. One of the first times we went, the 4 of us ate $100 by going a la carte, then we realized if we just did the buffet option, it would have been $60 (tax + tip included).
So...the next time we went, we did buffet and ate like it was going out of style! The jumbo golden shrimp are fantastic! A must try! They are giant, and wrapped in sweet potatoe, then fried. The fried oysters are also good, but the best is the Beef Sashimi!!! All this for $11.99 at lunch on weekdays.
We've also tried the lunch specials. The bento boxes are $7.99 and you get a decent amount. Of course...if you're a buffet person, you'd eat at least 2 of those, if not more.
In the last 4 months, we've been there at least 8 times. The kids love it and it's cheap for them because I can get them a small beef udon noodle soup for $2!!! I order a couple of califonia rolls for them and each kid costs me less than $5 to feed. Not bad for a japanese kids meal.
Is it the best sushi I've had....no. But does it have good variety for a decent price - Yes! As mentioned before, the beef sashimi is something unique, along with the oysters and jumbo fried shrimp....those alone are worth going to try! -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
Updated - 1/22/2010 11 photos
I went to visit Ichimoto again to try out their al carte order. This time I ordered the Salmon Hand Roll ($2), Eel with Rice ($1.5) and stired fried bittemelon with egg ($2) and free miso soup.
I am again disappointed with the Hand Roll... The Salmon is so small but there is a lot of rice.
The eel with rice and the bittermelon though are quite good! The portion is just perfect for eating alone!
Bill comes to $5.60. Ha ha I cannot argue that is a really good price to treat that as an afternoon snacks!
As usual the waitress is really nice! Now second time I visit we are on first name bases.. :)Listed in: Japanese Restaurants in the…, Stuff Myself Silly!
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1/14/2010 First to Review
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Review from Stephen C.
Scarborough, ON
6/20/2010
Was craving AYCE sushi, and this place totally satisfied us.
They have lots of cooked food options also, beef sashimi, grilled beef, deep fried oysters.
They have All You Can Eat or A La Carte menu. We'll be back again soon.
