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Sushi D
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
671 College StToronto, ON M6G 1B9
Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Bickford Park
(416) 536-8328
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
28 reviews for Sushi D
Review Highlights
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"...happy I live walking distance to my fave AYCE sushi place." In 12 reviews -
"Treasure island 3 orders." In 5 reviews -
"Sashimi was fresh and really good." In 11 reviews
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28 reviews in English
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Review from Yashy S.
Toronto, ON
4/2/2012
We've tried many all you can eat sushi joints in the city and this is by the far the best we've found. For about $25 you get sashimi, sushi, maki, noodles, rice, appys, dessert and whole lot inbetween.
Favourites include : rock shrimp, treasure island, D roll, tuna & salmon sashimi, spicy tuna roll, red dragon roll, sea weed salad, miso soup, shrimp tempura and for dessert the green tea ice cream fried with the Kahlua sauce! -
Review from Thu N.
1/17/2012
I didn't know what to expect here but I walked into a really nicely decorated restaurant and exactly 2 min after we ordered, the food started coming out :) The treasure island was delicious albeit small so we ordered more :) The rolls are quite creative, the rock shrimp is good, actually many of the cooked items were all really good. I wasn't that impressed with the sashimi...but all the other items were really good.
For $22 on Friday night, it was a great deal with a lot of selection, fast service and tasty food. I'm definitely coming back. -
Review from Amy F.
Little Italy, Toronto, ON
12/29/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Quick service and the best AYCE menu in the city.
The sushi/rolls and extensive appetizer/main/dessert menu always have me craving my Sushi D fix.
I've never had to wait for a table and the service is always quick.
MUST TRY: D Roll, Spider Roll and Rock Shrimp. The Rock Shrimp is literally addicting. Try and tell me otherwise.
AYCE: $22 (fri-sun) and $20 (mon-thurs) but it is SO worth it. -
Review from Sandra M.
York, ON
5/8/2012
This place was referred to me by someone who swore it to be the best in the city.
I have my favourites which I prefer, but based on the high recommendation, my friend and I tried it.
We got the garlic rock shrimp, tasty but nothing I couldn't make at home.
spider roll, awful
spicy salmon handroll, mushy, seaweed was soggy and nothing spicy about it
tempura, stodgy
fried noodle, vinegary
sushi was fishy, which means not fresh.
This is the first time I have ever walked out of a sushi place with food left on my plate and a lot of food at that.
House wine my friend ordered was "not good"
Best thing about the meal was sake and leaving
do not recommend at all -
Review from Anabel L.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 11/7/2011
I still love Sushi D. I still obsess about the Rock Shrimp.
But I'm doing my due diligence to advise my fellow Yelpers that...
(a) The seaweed salad went from regular seaweed to an electric green chewier variety. End Result? Tastes the same, sort of. Odd to look at.
(b) Treasure Island no longer comes with avocado. The salmon and tuna was served on four strings of daikon and the portion is smaller End Result? You will need to order more to satisfy your craving. You will need to forget about the avocado.
This update is based on my last two visits in the last two months. It's okay to cut corners if you need to. I'm not sure why Sushi D needs to. It's always busy?!?1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/31/2011
Let me preface this with the obvious: Sushi in Toronto is not on the same playing field as… Read more »
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Review from Alex K.
Toronto, ON
8/9/2011
Sushi D? More like, Sushi A+!!
High-fives all around for that one.
I used to doff my cap to Aji Sai on Queen West as the best AYCE sushi place in the west end, but I have to change my tune.
First, some prosaic issues - this is a wonderful place with a nice patio and great service. Not unlike Aji Sai, it's a darker, not atypical Japanese decor, but rather than Top 40, they played classic rock throughout our dinner. But here's the kicker, at the same price (if not two bucks cheaper) you can walk right in at anytime and find a great table without any wait. Take THAT Aji 'Wait Forever' Sai. So right off the bat, I'm in a better mood.
What can I really say about the food. I'm a squat white guy, so I just like to cram my face as fast and as messily as possible. I'll leave the proper critiques to more advanced sushi-ites. However, all of our food was amazing. Great dumplings for apps - we ordered three more servings. Great sashimi. The salmon was an absolute treat, as was the white tuna. But the real toast of the night was the spicy salmon role which blew my mind to the extent that my GF had to tell me to stop talking about it on the walk home. I was so enamored I totally forgot to pick up dry cleaning. The two of us ate a great meal, and by avoiding drinks (we had a glass of wine at home before walking over) the tab came to less than $50 for an hour of wonderful eating.
All in all this is an absolutely great place and now stands tall as my favorite sushi spot in the city. -
Review from Joel B.
Toronto, ON
10/28/2011
I used to go to this place all the time when i lived in Toronto. I figured i'd write something about it because i'm a bit home sick. I have to say out of most of the AYCE places in Toronto this one is always the same. The fish is pretty fresh and the have a pretty big menu. You have to make sure everyone gets the full AYCE menu otherwise you all get charged for full menu. They are pretty strict on this rule.
The tuna is nice and fresh. My favorit is the deep fried softshell crab which is on and off the menu. Its always on the menu but sometimes you can't get that AYCE.
Great place, bit small. -
Review from Sahra G.
11/12/2010
May I start off by saying you serve the thing I would choose as a last meal or something to eat for the rest of my life is the Pepper Tuna Tataki. Holy smokes you guys it's seriously OUT OF CONTROL.
I am really happy I live walking distance to my fave AYCE sushi place. I've been going to this spot for 4 years or so. I love pretty much everything on the menu. Their rock shrimp is amazing and make sure you save room for the french vanilla banana tempura ice cream. You can also ask for extra banana tempura bits in the ice cream too. That is clutch. -
Review from Anita D.
Etobicoke, ON
11/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
Rock shrimp was great, lots of choices so little room. Pretty quick service as well. Would go again
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Review from Ken L.
Toronto, ON
10/17/2010
Despite having many years of restaurant eating experience, this is my first review on Yelp. My first visit to Sushi D more than four years ago was very good so I've been eating at here since 2006 on a regular basis even though it's not in my immediate neighbourhood. I've been going to sushi restaurants for more than 10 years and I still come back here for celebrations with friends and family (all who are big experienced sushi eaters) so I can say it's my favourite and everyone pretty much leaves with a positive experience.
The Google search seems to have the address wrong and the street view is outdated (address shows 705 College but actually it's 671 College St.). The owner knows me by face and name though I don't know hers. Most Japanese restaurants in the GTA area are owned by Chinese or Korean and this one is Chinese. Japanese owned restaurants are usually pricier, rarely AYCE, the quality and service is often more refined but not always better (depending on your expectations).
I'm usually the designated person to do the ordering since I'm quite familiar with the menu so we don't waste time trying to figure out what we want (we often do 3-4 rounds as a group). My first suggestion is go as a group of 4 or more when eating sushi if you want to try different things in AYCE places. The service here has always been decent and they are pleasant though they do occasionally miss a dish or two when it's busy. No big deal, order it again on the next round. The price is reasonable and they do charge extra $2 on weekends. Reservations are recommended if you have a group as the restaurant is not big.
The menu and sushi selection is great. The rock shrimp here is probably the most unique item on their menu and a big hit for most of us. It has mayo and garlic so you need to like that too before ordering it. Fresh seaweed salad, mushroom miso soup, fried scallop, spider rolls, enoki maki (mushroom beef), california hand roll (big), tempura squid and shrimp (lightly battered so not as heavy), salmon sashimi (excellent quality) and kani sashimi (crab stick) are our menu favourites. Don't forget to leave room for ice cream... vanilla with chocolate kahlua sauce and tempura bits is my fav but others like the green tea. Overall, a 4.5 star rating based on value for this type of eatery and I'll post some others when I have time... enjoy :) -
Review from Mary M.
Toronto, ON
11/27/2011
This is one of my go to AYCE sushi places in the city.
As everyone has already said, the rock shrimp are incredible. Just tried them about a week ago for the first time and have been dreaming of them ever since.
I also love the Spicy Tuna Roll. The cilantro and jalapeno give it a really cool, fresh taste.
Also, a decent price considering the size and quality of the menu.
Service can be less than great, and you can be left waiting to order more for a very long time. But overall, pretty great place. -
Review from Termina F.
Toronto, ON
9/17/2011
I read a bunch of bad reviews but decided to give it a shot anyways.
I'm not really sure weather there are new owners or what, because my sushi was delicious and quick, and every time I walk by here it is PACKED; like, you couldn't find a seat if you tried.
I think $20 for all you can eat is a bit expensive, but I guess that's just Toronto. -
Review from Catherine L.
7/6/2009
All you can eat sushi? For $20 a person? Say no more.
Little casual joint in Toronto's Little Italy. Like other restaurants in this area, there's sizeable outdoor sidewalk seating that gives directly into an airy narrow indoor dining room. Affable, fast service and at the ready with great suggestions.
You would think an all you can eat sushi place would skimp on variety, but Sushi D delivers with a great selection of specialty rolls, sashimi (as other reviews mention, the portion and cuts leave something to be desired) sushi, tempura, and a wide splendor of Japanese hot dishes. Not surprisingly, they are heavy-handed with the rice - so keep that in mind when ordering regular sushi.
Be sure to order doubles of the japanese eggplant and the rock shrimp- the preparation is delish! Wear loose pants and get ready to gorge. Just short of four stars... -
Review from Andrea W.
Toronto, ON
8/12/2008
Spicy seafood soup, eel pancake, black sesame ice cream... Sushi D's menu is a little more adventurous than the other College Street sushi joints. Don't fret! The usual array of California rolls and tempura appetizers is available, too.
I used to be a die-hard for Sushi Island but I'm re-thinking my allegiances.Listed in: Little Italy, My Neighborhood
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Review from Maureen P.
Toronto, ON
5/27/2009
Sushi D is automatically on my good list because they have "fancy schmancy" rolls on their all-you-can-eat menu. Usually all-you-can-eat Japanese is filled with the fairly boring typically standard Japanese food items. At Sushi D, pretty much everything on their ala carte menu is available for all-you-can-eat. SCORE!
You must try the spicy scallop roll especially on a hot humid day. It somehow has a refreshing cool taste. You're probably thinking I'm speaking crazy, but you'll know exactly what I mean when you have this roll.
We also tried an "interesting" roll - it consisted of mango, cream cheese, cucumber and salmon. And this invention would have be great, if the cream cheese chunk was smaller in proportion.
One of the other items I thoroughly enjoyed, but don't think my friends shared the same sentiment was the rock shrimp. It was deep fried to a perfect crispy and tossed in some kind of garlic sauce. Deep fried and garlic are also known as my lovers. Hence why, I devoured the cute shrimp without taking a breath of air.
The staff was friendly and helpful - they made suggestions when we were in a stump. The decor is cute, but classy. The restaurant is intimate. And the food is creatively tasty.
Sushi D is definitely a joint I'll be checking out again!Listed in: I HEART SUSHI!
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Review from Marai t.
Toronto, ON
1/7/2012
the food is mediocre, and the selection is average for an all-you-can-eat place. However, what gives it one star is the service. It is absolutely terrible:
1. you have to ask for your order more than twice, it is always late or goes to another table
2. they don't refill your water
3. the serving staff are incredibly rude and have very little knowledge of the menu
4. the cocktails they have on their drink menu they say they can't make because they don't have the proper liquor for it
and here's the shocker:
the waitress that my party of four had had the nerve to come back to our table with the tip we had left her and ASK FOR A BIGGER TIP! she said, "if I knew this was all you were going to leave I should've just included it in the bill as a service charge"
TIP IS OPTIONAL, and it should certainly not be expected from someone who can barely speak English and who can't get orders right.
It's a shame that they hire such ill mannered people since the service makes or breaks the experience you have at a restaurant. -
Review from Lily Y.
Toronto, ON
3/11/2011
Came here because of the many great reviews decided to make reservation before i went with my family. It was not that busy when we arrived. We ordered the rock shrimp and it was really good. The sushi was fresh. Service was okay..The manger was eyeing us the whole time which made my family and I very uncomfortable maybe because we ordered a lot and stayed for an 1 hr, but no reason to eye us down like that and make us feel uncomfortable. Like a pervious reviewer said we were the only Asian customers there.
Why the two star then? As we were getting ready to leave my sister heard the owner ask the waiter how much i tipped her and then she mad a disgusted face. I wont be going there again. -
Review from Susanne J.
Hope, BC
3/18/2009 1 Check-in Here
The night I went they were seriously short-staffed. We spent much of the time desperately trying to get the attention of one of two servers. Once we finally did my request for cold sake was clearly forgotten. My friends, regulars of the place, assured me this never happens here so I can kind of forgive it. As an all-you-can-eat joint keep in mind your dinner's timed. You've got an hour and half. Good thing we wrapped up after two rounds of sashimi and rolls with still one minute to spare.
I liked the rolls we tried. We asked for all with brown rice which was a bit of a treat to have as an option. They came out room-temp and crispy. Loved the spice. However, my fav thing to get is maguro (tuna) sashimi and that came out in bizarre chunks that looked like it had been cut while frozen and tasted like it wasn't super fresh. The white fish sashimi my friend ordered didn't suffer from the same symptoms.
Overall the place is okay, decent music, interesting takes on the regular Japanese dishes. I might try it again but steer clear of sashimi and stick to the rolls. -
Review from Marie F.
7/4/2009
I was looking for a Sushi place downtown/West that was opened late and stumbled on this place. Open until 11:30pm on a Thursday and still serving their all-you can eat menu for $20, I was generally happy with what I got.
I gave this place 3 stars because although I agree with Maureen that the all-you-can eat menu is pretty varied as it offers the "specialty rolls" the quality was just ok. I had Sashimi which is a great was to test the quality of the sushi and I was rather disappointed with both the size and cut of my salmon.
Unless I was looking for an all-you can eat in that area or late night sushi... I would probably pass on this place and venture to Queen West or the Annex for some better sushi. -
Review from Keidi K.
5/30/2010
Another AYCE sushi on College. I tried this on a late Friday night. I enjoyed the patio very much, as this is probably the only place where I can have my sushi outside, and it made me happy.
The service was the best I have ever had at an AYCE sushi. The selection is great and the sushi is fresh. -
Review from Giuliana B.
SCARBOROUGH, ON
8/3/2010
The bf and I did some research and Sushi D kept popping up as a great AYCE sushi. So we gave it a try. My first impression was that it had a nice patio,and it was very busy, so it must be good! Wrong.
Things started well, we were seated within seconds of arriving and handed our menus. The AYCE menu is huge and had lots of variety, so I was impressed thus far. We ordered, the rock shrimp, chicken and beef gyoza, and sushi pizza as starters. We also got an assortment of rolls, including Dynamite,spicy salmon, green dragon, rainbow, and the salmon and cream cheese roll. We also got some sashimi. I was excited!
I love sushi pizza....LOVE,LOVE,LOVE. This was awful. The salmon on top was mush. My bf pointed out that it looked like all the scraps were gathered and placed on top. It had no flavour, no tobiko (horror!). Just plain terrible, No yummy mayo sauce.
We were waiting for about ten mins, when we saw the waitress come out with a tray full of rolls. We thought "great! there's our food!" But then she placed it on the table next to us, where a confused looking couple said "we didn't oreder this" She then gave it to us. It looked like what we ordered, so we dug in.... Ummm I thought spicy salmon rolls were suppossed to be spicy. I flagged the waitress and asked her if in fact this was a spicy salmon roll. She looked at me like I was stupid and said " Uh ya!" It wasn't spicy. It had no flavour at all. And again the salmon looked like mush and left over scraps.
The rest of the meal went pretty much the same. All the rolls were mediocre at best. AND...the gyoza never made it to our table. When were done eating we asked the waitress about our gyoza and she said she'd go see what happened. She returned 15min later and told us it was given to another table. Seriously?! So we placed another order. It took another 20min for that to make its way to our table. The gyoza were ok. Not worth the hassle. And a very flustered man came to our table to bring the gyoza out and apologize. He went to refill my glass and poured water all over my phone. Nice.
On a positive note the sashimi was good and fresh and the rock shrimp was yummy. So that's what gets them these 2 stars.
Im still on my search for a decent AYCE sushi place.Listed in: Sushi!!!!
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Review from Melissa J.
Toronto, ON
1/15/2009
Sushi D is probably my number two when I consider the sushi joints along College. I'm still 100% loyal to Sushi Island, but lately I've been questioning whether or not I always want my maki to have grapes in them. The answer is obviously yes, but sometimes I long for different options.
Sushi D has the standard Japanese fare, but they do have so many options it doesn't make sense. Especially on their all-you-can-eat menu. That menu works with the same denominations as every other place -- around $14-15 for maki only, closer to $20 for the whole menu. $2 more on weekends and holidays. I had the whole menu AYCE once and we got great service and I ate until I had to unbutton my jeans.
The interior is gorgeous and staff are generally OK. They could take some tips from Sushi Island and give a few more tea and water refills, but besides that, this place is worth checking out if you're in Little Italy and craving some Japanese food. -
Review from Ken X.
Scarborough, ON
2/14/2011
Pros:
-Tuna Tataki is amazing, not sure if it's limited to 1 per table though.
-Rock shrimp is also amazing, it's lightly battered fried shrimp with a sweet and salty garlic sauce
-Other cooked dishes were also properly done, although the tempura were a bit too greasy and left me feeling a bit queasy afterwards
-Sashimi is fresh and they have Tuna sashimi for dinner
-Attentive staff, great service
Cons:
-This is the deal breaker for me: the rice they used for sushi was barely seasoned, it was bland and ruined the taste of every maki we tried. The ingredients they used for the sushi were great, all fresh fish and properly prepared eel/shrimp etc but without properly prepared and seasoned rice, it just tastes like seaweed, fish & soy sauce.
-Stay away from the Philadelphia roll. They make it by using a huge chunk of regular salmon + a thin sliver of smoked salmon + a chunk of cream cheese. The sliver of smoked salmon was literally half a CM wide. Anyone who has had proper Philly roll knows that there shouldn't be anything other than smoked salmon + cream cheese, they were obviously trying to cut corners since smoked salmon costs more than fresh.
Overall, a pretty disappointing experience considering all the positive reviews here. I've tried over 10 AYCE sushi places in Toronto and this ranks in the bottom 3. It really is a shame because if only they would take the time to prepare the sushi rice properly, then I'm sure this would be the best AYCE I've ever had since almost everything else was there.
Personally, I think I know why the rice is so bland, not only does it save time and sushi vinegar, but when we dined there, I noticed that we were the only Asian customers in the restaurant. Everyone else was Caucasian. I'm not being racist here, but maybe Caucasians prefer sushi rice to be more bland? I also noticed that all the maki were rolled inside out (rice on the outside, seaweed inside) which was invented because Caucasians didn't like the look of seaweed on the outside. Most other sushi restaurants don't bother doing this because it takes more time to prepare the rolls, so I think Sushi D does this intentionally to cater to the Caucasian clientele which is perfectly fine because they seem to be doing quite well. Just not recommended for Asian taste buds maybe :)
Bottom line: Go here if you like cooked japanese food + fresh sashimi, stay away if you like sushi or maki or anything that contains sushi rice. -
Review from Dean L.
Toronto, ON
7/26/2009
I liked Sushi D, but I didn't fall in love.
The sushi and maki rolls were disappointing. The rice was sticky and they put way too much for my taste. Your probably better off, ordering sashimi with a side order of rice so you can achieve the best rice to fish ratio. Oh, and they put cream cheese in some sushi rolls which grosses me out.
I recommend trying some other non-sushi items from the menu.
The Spicy Tuna Tataki is awesome (its seasonal, but they say you are limited to one order per table.) Try the rock shrimp, beef teriyaki, tempura shrimp, and the Korean Bbq ribs.
They were out of Soft Shell Crab, Fried Oyster, and some other stuff when I went. So that took away from the experience.
The quality is just ok, its what you expect from an all-you can eat place. I've eaten at better all you can eat places though. -
Review from Kayla B.
North York, ON
4/17/2011
We decided to visit Sushi D as a late bday dinner with a few friends. Several people I know always compliment their food and had good things to say so we decided to give it a shot.
Great price for AYCE on a Friday/Saturday night, 21.99 per adult.
2 words Rock Shrimp - I could eat this for the rest of my life, there are no words to describe how incredibly amazing it is! We hadn't ordered it but the waitress suggested it. I did however see it on 4 other tables and was going to ask what it was.
The way the maki was cut the pieces were sort of large, but still really good. They also had a really good selection of rolls on their AYCE menu, even some of the fancier ones on the menu which isn't always common. Sashimi was fresh and really good.
We had great, prompt, friendly service from more than one server.
We will be back for sure, and will drag more friends along! -
Review from Bernadette L.
Toronto, ON
8/11/2010
Sushi D has never let me down. The waiters always seem to know exactly what goes into everything, so if you don't know, ask. Challenge yourself to try some of the more complex creations, they are always surprising.
Any roll is available w/ white or brown rice (no extra charge) but of course brown rice will fill you up quicker (not ideal!). Go on a weeknight; they'll charge $2 extra on weekends and I'd say it's already on the pricier side for AYCE.
My Must-Orders:
- rock shrimp (garlicky goodness)
- treasure island (a mountain of chopped mixed fish mixed in spicy sauce)
- volcano (spicy salmon w/ a hit of sriracha on top)
- spicy white tuna (an actual slice of jalapeno on top)
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Review from Andrew G.
Toronto, ON
1/30/2009
Sushi D... #1 sushi all-you-can eat place by far.
their staff is fast, prices are great (if you come on weekdays).
A must to try menu:
- Treasure island 3 orders
- Spicy salmon maki 24pc
- eel maki 12pc
- Teriyaki beef stuffed with Japanese mushrooms.
I guess this place is for people that don't understand Sushi Island on College (like me)
Great competitor for Sushi Island. -
Review from Austin Z.
Toronto, ON
7/22/2009
This is a good place. Four of us went last night and were seated after a 5 min wait. The $20 AYCE sushi is well worth the price. We ended up getting a lot of food. Some of the dishes that stood out was the treasure island, 'd' roll, volcano, enoki maki, rock shrimp. There were other more normal fare sushi/sashimi. The food was good and fresh, obviously one of the more important factors. Even though my manager picked up the bill, I thought the beer was pricey. As everyone mentioned, the variety is fantastic, and I always enjoy finishing off with some green tea ice cream. This is a place I'd go back to if I were in the mood for AYCE sushi.
