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Sushi Tei Japanese Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Korean Japanese, Korean [Edit]
115 Times AvenueUnit B2-B3
Markham, ON L3T 7Z5
(905) 882-1110
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
13 reviews for Sushi Tei Japanese Restaurant
13 reviews in English
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Review from nisha c.
Richmond Hill, ON
5/13/2012
Good food, nice atmosphere but too pricey for Sushi that isn't authentic. Apparently this place is Korean. I ordered a Benton box which is ridiculously priced at just under $20. The food is good but not worth the price when I can go across the street to my Sushi and have all you can eat for the same price.
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Review from Mary C.
Richmond Hill, ON
2/10/2012
When I found out that Sushi Tei is a Korean-Japanese fusion restaurant, I was immediately skeptical about how much I would enjoy this place. I am a huge fan of Japanese and Korean food individually, but I'm not too fond of is most Korean influenced Japanese food. I'm not saying that all Korean made sushi is terrible, just that most of the time I don't find it as satisfying.
Sushi Tei is very spacious, and I found its decor to be very refreshing. For a Friday night, it was relatively empty. On the bright side, the service ended up being pretty fast, and all our food ended up coming at the same time! They had upbeat and catchy Asian music playing and almost made me feel like I was watching a fashion show. In order to have the true korean japanese fusion experience, we ordered both Japanese and Korean dishes.
Spider Roll ($9.95) -Soft shell crab with flying fish egg and avocado:
The rolls were exactly as I invisioned most korean sushi rolls to be. Slightly damper rice that lacks rice vinegar, and a roll composition that is loosly bound. I must admit that in terms of ingredients and rice balance, this was right on. The soft shell crab was crunchy and tasty. A Teriyaki-tasting sauce was drizzled over it, and topped with a salty spice. In my opinion the roll was too salty if you intended on dipping it in soya sauce.
"Chrashi Sushi" ($13.95) - Sliced fresh raw fish and seafood over a bed of seasoned rice:
I was really attracted to the plating of the Chrashi Sushi. It's so colourful that it makes me happy just looking at it! This is the first place I've been to where they actually put ingredients other than raw fish with the rice. The egg, fish roe, seaweed salad, and crab meat would've been a nice bonus, if it wasn't drench with a excessively salty teriyaki sauce. I'm starting to see a pattern with the Japanese food here. The saltiness didn't make it taste bad, just made me really thirsty afterwards. The sashimi itself was actually quite good. They were thick cut pieces of considerably quality fish. While I normally don't enjoy having white tuna that much, it was not bad here and not frozen like it is at most places. Definitely would've enjoyed this Chrashi more if they toned down on the sodium.
"Pork Bone Soup" ($8.95) -Pork neck bone soup with potato:
While the description on the menu says it comes with potato, I do not recall having any in my bowl of Pork bone soup. It literally was just pork bone, and soup. The soup came out boiling, so at the beginning I just picked off the meat. The meat was practically falling off the bone and came off effortlessly. I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture, but on top of the pork and in the soup there is a handful of these tiny hollow seeds. I later did a little research and found out they are perilla seeds. They don't really taste like anything, but added a nice crunch.
At the end of the meal, I feel like I needed to drink a galon of water from all the salt. It was a pretty unmemorable experience. Everything was up to standards by the books, but for whatever reason it just didn't cause sparks to fly. I wouldn't go out of my way to seek the food here, but I also wouldn't be against coming back as it does serve up a filling decently priced meal. I still stand by my opinion that however similar Korean sushi may be in substance to Japanese sushi, it is by no means identical. -
Review from anita l.
Thornhill, ON
11/14/2011
dinner with family last sat, it's our first time even there're just 3 mins walk from my home.
The food was good in reasonable price, service was great too, cozy environment. Definitely will come back in future. -
Review from Peter C.
North York, ON
9/14/2011 3 Check-ins Here
Went to Sushi Tei last night with a couple of friends.
Decor was pretty nice, i liked the idea of projecting video on glass.
We ordered the Hotate Skewers (Scallop) with grilled veggies which was about $8.50, a bit over priced, Green Dragon Roll, and Chirashi Meal which was about $13.95
I wasn't very happy with the Hotate Skewers to be honest, the scallops were small and taste wise, i've had much better ones. The sauce was a bit overdone, it was a bit crispy like tempura but it was too much batter and flour....I saw white powdery parts in the skewer as well which was strange...i am guessing its part of the excess flour or batter they used...
The Green Dragon roll was pretty good and delicious, i liked the way they decorated the green dragon roll too, they made the avocado really like green dragon scales, which was something I dont normally see.
Their sushi fish was better though, as their were somewhat fresh, it was pretty decent, but for the price and portions, it is a bit overpriced for sure.
Maybe I just didn't get their better items, i might give it another try and see. -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
Updated - 4/15/2011 19 photos
Stick with Sushi ... stay away from Soba noodle!!
Specials 2 for 1 for soba/udon noodle soup brought me back to Sushi Tei.. Now I know why it is call Sushi Tei, not Noodle Tei
Seafood Soba ($10.95)/Soba with Shrimp Tempura ($10.95)
- The soup base is quite good... salty with a hint of sweetness... fish flavoured sweetness
- The Seafood Soba has shrimp, mussel, squid and is plentiful
- The Tempura though is a Little disappointing.. they tasted like they were deep fried a while ago... and is a little cold
- Soba does not taste good in noodle soup especially when it was not cooked properly!! The soba tasted a little starchy, soft and soggy...
2 for 1 is good value.. since the meals comes with banchan and salad... but if I paid full price, I would not be happy!Listed in: Japanese Restaurants in the…, Lunch Specials in Richmond…, Restaurants Serves both…
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11/5/2010
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Review from Stephen W.
Markham, ON
2/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
Nice decorations however overall, Not too impressive...
Service is good... Their staff are friendly and helpful in finding menu items.
The yelp pic of the crispy salmon dynamite roll us no longer on their menu.
We ordered:
Tei roll - not bad, cannot taste the fried lobster, but I could taste their fake crab meat.
Salmon teriyaki was dry
Spicy salmon roll was good.
Bubble tea was bad... Don't know why I ordered it -
Review from Charmaine L.
Richmond Hill, ON
3/24/2011
3.5 stars. We have ordered a spicy salmon roll, double crispy roll and the seafood pancake. The spicy salmon roll was great, they used some special sauce to make it quite tasty, I suspect it is the garlic that they have added. The crispy roll was great, the tempura shrimp was fried to perfection! And for the seafood pancake, I have to say it is the best I have ever tried. It comes in a sizzling hot plate with load of ingredient inside, the side of the pancake is kind of crispy. It was a bit smaller than the one that you can get from the other korean restaurant, but then the way they made it is way better than the others.
I have to mentioned the service was excellent!! I def will come back to try the other dishes as well. -
Review from Eric T.
Toronto, ON
11/18/2010
The truth is Japanese/Korean restaurants are a dime a dozen in R. Hill. This one is different - in a good way!
I've been there three times since they opened. Every time I've been impressed with the quality of the food, service and the decor ain't too shabby. I've tried a bunch of their special maki rolls, sashimi, their Kalbi Dinner and their chirashi meal set.
-The rolls are fantastic. Not too much rice and and toppings are always fresh. I enjoyed their Spider Roll recently and didn't find it too greasy as I have at other places
-Sashimi. Nice big pieces and fresh. Very good
-Kalbi. This was excellent. They don't cut the kabli for you, so it comes with the big wide bone with the meat attached. It was very tender and super tasty. Not too salty.
-Chirasi. Very good as well. Good selection of fish, all fresh and reasonably sized. Rice was tasty.
All food comes with Korean snacks and half an orange.
It's not cheap, but I find it worth the premium. It's also a very comfortable with a light, open decor, including these two plexiglass panels which showed scenes from Japan or Korea on my last visit.
All in all, thumbs up! -
Review from Ed C.
North York, ON
11/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
Had dinner at sushi tei. They serve Japanese food and also korean food. The restaurant has nice decor and service was good. I ordered the chirashi sushi which is raw fish with a bed of rice. Fish was very fresh. My friend order the bento box which has chicken teriyaki/ tempura/salad/sushi/miso soup and everything tasted good. A great place for a date.
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Review from Edwin A.
11/30/2010 3 photos
A pleasant surprise. This restaurant offers Korean and Japanese food.
Decor is nice, have some projectors showing videos and around were festive snowflakes for the holidays.
We ordered 1 spicy dynamite roll and 1 pork bone soup to try Japanese and Korean.
As a bonus, they brought some appetizers like the edamame, kimchi.
Only negative, the tea cups, taller than typical look cute and all with the design but functionally they are too hot to hold as heat conducts all around the taller surface! So anyone from the restaurant reading this I'd suggest to change your cups or pour in a smaller tea cup.
Food was fresh, prepared well and tasted good too. Pork bone soup had some kick to it. Had my camera on me so I took some pics. -
Review from J L.
Richmond Hill, ON
10/20/2010
The Mississauga location is much better. I always travelled from Richmond Hill to Misissauga for their food, so when I found out this lcoation was open, I was excited.
But when I first went to this location, I was a bit disappointed. The food wasn't as great as their other location, but it was okay. I highly recommened trying out the sushi pizza. It's great.
I do love the how Sushi Tei gives on-the-house dishes to your table at random. It's a great way to try new food and they are very nice there. -
Review from Amy L.
3/24/2011
I went for a light dinner with Jo at Sushi Tei, which replaced The Chef; a restaurant that used to serve Chinese Fusion cuisine. The place was really beautiful with Japanese-inspired decor. I ordered Toro sashimi ($5.95/3pieces) to begin with. Toro is Tuna belly and it's very fatty but expensive. The ones offered at Sushi Tei weren't as fresh and delicious, but I guess that shouldn't come as a surprise. I also ordered a Spicy Dynamite roll ($6.99) with shrimp tempura as the main ingredient. The rice wasn't soggy and the shrimps were crispy so I have no complaints. This restaurant also included Korean dishes in the menu which is never a good sign. I'm not sure why so many restaurants are Japanese/Korean, but I feel that it takes away from the overall experience and inevitably lowers my standards quality wise. It's always best when restaurants only focus on one type of cuisine and excel in it than to offer several types and only be mediocre in delivery.
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Review from Rudy W.
2/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
ok, who ever give this place more than a star, have to try a real sushi.
first when you go to sushi place, you look at if they have prepared any fish (cut), not just in block of fish and wrap with plastic. that means, they don't have enough customers, so they cut when the customer order. that also means, they'll use the same fish for the next day. you get the picture.
second, you taste the rice. there are only a few ingredient to make a good sushi and it wasn't that difficult. but many restaurant manage to blew it.
and the last in the ingredient is the seaweed. the rest are the same (mayo, salt, pepper, etc.)
looking at those check list item, if any of those failed, if you can bail. bail.
unfortunately for me, I sometimes wants to give them the benefit of the doubt and I always end up with very bad dinner. (yea I'm picky, and you should too.) its not like they will give away the food, you have to pay for your food, so you want your food to be good.
to test any good sushi place, if they give you the fresh ingredient or not, order spicy scallop hand roll. that will give you the taste on their Rice, their freshness of the food and also if the seaweed is still crispy or not.
Sushi Tei, failed to deliver any of these.
1. the seaweed was soggy (means, they expose this to humidity. or were holding or wrapping it too long)
2. the rice were sticky but no flavour (taste like old rice, over cook)
3. the scallop were chewy (scallop supposed to be white, not yellow and it supposed to melt in your mouth, not chewy like rice)
all failed, and then I ordered another roll. (did I say I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, .. yea. no more next time)
I don't usually use soy sauce, because good sushi not supposed to dunk your food on the soy sauce. but since this one has no flavor, I asked for low sodium. took them a while to come up with the bottle, but they failed to deliver low sodium. (they said its low sodium) I know its not, because I ate sushi at least 5 times a week, its almost like telling a coffee drinker that this is the same coffee they take yesterday.
so I had a bad dinner :(
