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Japan Sushi
Categories: Restaurants Sushi Bars Restaurants Japanese Sushi Bars, Japanese [Edit]
482 Bloor St WToronto, ON M5S 1X8
Neighbourhood: The Annex
(416) 531-5426
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
13 reviews for Japan Sushi
13 reviews in English
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Review from Ellie A.
8/1/2011
Rather than try to stuff hungry patrons with over-riced morsels, like the rest of the sushi restaurants on Bloor Street, Japan Sushi has maintained its dignity. With a slightly smaller menu than Sushi on Bloor and New Generation, it focuses on the star of the show - the fish.
Let me explain: if you ordered a set sushi meal at one of the other spots, you'd get something like a piece of Tuna, a piece of Salmon, a piece of fake crab meat and a clam. Two of those are clearly filler (am I the only one who things that the clams at sushi places taste like the erasers we used to use in kindergarten? Yup, I put those in my mouth, too). Bamboo sushi at Japan Sushi, on the other hand, will come with two salmons, a tuna, a thai and a piece of melt-in-your-mouth white tuna. See what I mean? They are more generous and the fish I've had has always been excellent and fresh. The Chirashi is especially good here. Rice is also balanced and tasty, rather than thick, sticky and flavourless as can so often be the case in cheaper sushi places.
Skip the line-ups at those other places and come to Japan Sushi. It's much better.
Vegetarian score: 5/10. This is the one down-fall - the veggie options are less interesting here than some other spots on the sushi strip. It really is a fish-lovers' paradise. -
Review from Faezah W.
12/21/2011
Sushi on bloor was too busy and packed and we were starving so we walked around and saw this place was empty.
The food tasted okay. The spring rolls were good, the hot pot filled with rice, veggies and other stuff tasted okay. i prolly couldve made the same thing at home better....and my friend got beer strips or whatever it was called and he said it tasted like campbells pre made sauce LOL i cant judge his food because i dont eat meat but ya the restaurant is good to keep you full for a few hours but dont expect delish food. damn sushi on bloor..always too busy! -
Review from neesa r.
5/26/2011
when Sushi on Bloor is packed over and above just cross the street and you'll end up in this small quiet sushi place.
I liked the decorations (red couch seats and benches, traditional cutlery on the displays, guestbooks at each table) and the atmosphere (quiet with a soft background music that doesn't disturb talking).
I didn't like that they have just very few veg options (no veg bento boxes... at least none at the non lunch time)...
but otherwise a cute sushi place one of many along bloor in the annex. -
Review from Spiro P.
Toronto, ON
12/18/2010
I didn't mind the food for Japan Sushi. For budget fare, it is decent.
The bathroom needs improvement. To access it, you have to walk through a hall past the kitchen. Boxes are stacked up against the walls and there is a heavy fish smell.
I really enjoyed the Bibimbap. The Salmon sashimi was enjoyable (even though the pieces are cut small).
I would have enjoyed the miso soup more if they put tofu inside.
I would recommend the restaurant to anyone that would like a quick meal in the Annex. -
Review from Teresa C.
4/7/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Japan Sushi is one of my favourite sushi joints on that strip of Bloor (between Spadina and Bathurst).
It's a quiet little restaurant and is never very busy. Their lunch deals are quite good. You get a lot of food with those bento boxes! Teriyaki (beef, chicken, salmon, vegetable, gyoza - your pick), rice, salad, miso, appetizer, six pieces of yam tempura, six pieces of California Roll...all for $6.99 or so.
It's a great option if you're looking for cheap, decent sushi along Bloor.
Service has always been quite good. Friendly staff.
There is a cute little patio that opens up in the summer (and still operates as a closed patio during the winter). -
Review from Lauren M.
Japan Sushi gets my business when the queues at Sushi on Bloor are too long and I am in a hurry to eat (it's right across the street). You'll get NO line ups here, the place is usually half full at most.
Not sure why because it's pretty decent. I really like their Bento box lunch specials. You can get some basic ones for $5.99-$6.99, then they offer a whole bunch of "extras" that can be added for $1.
The bentos here are not copiously huge portions, but they come with a wider variety of foods and you get a real california roll rather than just a couple of the shitty cucumber roll pieces.
They also do some great sushi boats which are good if you have 2-3 people. Fairly cheap. -
Review from Angela H.
1/2/2010
Last night I walked up to Bloor Street, an hour before work, so I could browse through BMV and get some new books. BMV are never closed, so I was totally surprised to see they were on New Years Day. Then I saw that pretty much everything in that neighbourhood was closed too. It was -18, super windy, and I now had over an hour to kill. I hadn't eaten dinner, so I found myself wandering into Japan Sushi -- one of the only places opened last night!
When out for sushi, I normally order a couple of specialty rolls - I've recently realized that rolls are actually kind of expensive. I went for the Special Bento Box, Japan Sushi offers. For $8.95 you get:
- miso soup
- rice
- glass noodles
- teriyaki (with the meat of your choice)
- assorted vegetable tempura
- 8 pieces of California rolls
That is a lot of food for 1 person!
Everything was pretty good - even the teriyaki. I don't order teriyaki, mainly because I find it tastes like bad breath (barf!), but this was actually alright.
I think for $10, it's a great deal. -
Review from Chris C.
York, ON
6/25/2011
Delicious food, generous portions, good prices, professional service, calm atmosphere. The most reliable sushi place I've encountered in Toronto. Always good. Have been going there for years. Would recommend to anyone.
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Review from Tamar A.
8/4/2010
Two other reviews? For SHAME, Toronto! Are you truly such a nation of hustle and bustlers that you can't slow down for a moment to sniff the soy sauce?
My sister and I discovered JapSu during one fated evening while we once again stood in the freezing cold in the line to get into Sushi on Bloor. Why martyr ourselves, we figured, when we could just as easily go across the street for sushi on Bloor regardless? JapSu was clean, empty, welcoming, not entirely un-desperate for our patronage, and we were thusly treated like queens.
The food is delicious - for the same flat fee as any sushi-on-Bloor experience, you get soup and salad (although the soup is actually a little bland and watery, the acidic bite in the fresher-than-Sushi on Bloor-salad dressing is a more-than-fair exchange), a little dish of sesame-oiled glass noodles that I still dream about regularly, and a sushi combo: gorgeous, thick sashimi, small but fresh maki, easy avocado substitutions, no filler crap like imitation crab, food that arrives on an effing BOAT, and...
*FANFARE*
...White Tuna. The greatest invention ever. Creamy, sweet, savory, slightly oily, mouthwatering, salmon-eclipsing, booking-a-flight-on-Porter-Air-as-we-speak white tuna. OMFG. I would kill you and your loved ones for a piece right now, and it's 9:13am.
They also have a bit of a Korean specialty, so all your bi bim bap needs will be authentically met.
Charming Anecdote:
Our waitress was a total doll and, without being reminded, always knew our substitutions and my sister's food allergies. One evening, midway through our Bamboo Sushis, we decided that it would be nice to bring her some sort of little gift. We started tossing around ideas that eventually devolved into deciding that we should plant a tree in Israel to her honor. Our hysteria at this theoretical idea resulted in an actual snarfing of wasabi-laden soy sauce, and our sweet waitress was there with napkins in record time. -
Review from Tina H.
Toronto, ON
12/30/2011
Price: Quite cheap Rolls: Delicious!! Sushi: no. just no. Miso soup and salad that began the meal was a failure which quickly diminished our appetite. So if you ever want a cheap lunch that doesn't include sashimi or sushi, it's a great place to be! However, if you are looking for fresh fish, try somewhere else!
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Review from Ray G.
Toronto, ON
4/20/2011
Japan Sushi is my favourite place to go for bento box combos. I like the lunch special because it's the right amount of food to have without feeling hungry after or too full. The lunch special bento includes glass noodles, choice of chicken/beef/salmon teriyaki, California rolls, sweet potato tempura and more. The staff are quite friendly too.
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Review from Maria P.
Calgary, AB
2/18/2010
This place is my favourite one when I'm up for sushi. It is never too crowded, the interior is welcoming, and prices make you think about one more portion.
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Review from An N.
Scarborough, ON
6/29/2009
I went here this weekend (june 27). the food was super affordable and the washrooms was clean. i would definitely go back.
