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Sushi Xtra
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
423 Queen Street WestToronto, ON M5V 2A5
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core
(416) 599-2688
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 12 pm - 11 pm
Fri-Sat 12 pm - 12 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
17 reviews for Sushi Xtra
17 reviews in English
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Review from Nikola D.
Toronto, ON
One of the best priced and best quality sushi places in Toronto
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Review from Daniel H.
Mississauga, ON
2/22/2012 1 Check-in Here
Everything was pretty good and fresh. However, the Salmon was waaaaay off. My girlfriend and I barely touched it, which was no good.
Everything else was great, but I just couldn't get over the Salmon. -
Review from Marie F.
BEWARE THE SALMON SASHIMI! I have been going here for years and generally speaking I have enjoyed their awesome "Salmon Lover" sashimi platter but my last few visits had me gagging. The sashimi was not fresh... it had that dreaded "fishy taste" non sushi eaters fear .
I have never has such terrible sashimi in my life and for $16 I expected something better. I have never had issues with any other food here but my love for sashimi has forced me to scale down some stars and maybe look for another sushi place to love.Listed in: God save the Queen...…
2 Previous Reviews: Show all »
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6/1/2010
My tummy was rumbling last Sunday and I know it was the kind of hunger only sushi could satisfy.
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Review from Lauren M.
Food quality is quite barfy here, but the draw is 50% OFF the entire menu if you go on Saturday or Sunday between 12-4pm. You can pig out for $10. Portion sizes were good for most items.
However:
-Fish not very fresh
-Ikayaki (grilled squid) was overcooked and chewy
-Seafood salad was kind of gross
Service was not bad, average decor, lots of tables and the place was packed.
Basically, only eat here if you are going for the cheap happy hour. Otherwise, go somewhere with better food! -
Review from Lilliane G.
Toronto, ON
8/7/2011
After an afternoon of checking out the shops along Queen West, we decided to check this place out after walking by it earlier in the day.
Let's be honest, the 1/2 price sushi from 12-4pm was the initial draw and since my friend an I love gorgeing on sushi, this place was like manna for us.
First impression? Ok decor, clean and tables filled with patrons (always a good sign).
The menu pretty good, lots of options.
We ordered quite a few dishes, 6 in total. The sushi was ok, and there was plenty of it. For $20 we ate to our hearts' content. I quite enjoyed the spicy tuna roll, but everything else was average, and whle the sushi was CHEAP, it's important to remember that you get what you pay for. While we sat there eating our food, I couldn't help but think that the fish wasn't as fresh as it could have been, and that the serving sizes though adequate, could have been larger. The service was just ok.
Would I return, probably, but not on a regular basis. -
Review from bold c.
Toronto, ON
10/28/2010 1 photo
2 Opinions:
Tuna portion good value - would return
York sashimi ok - would not return
$$$ good. Ambiance ok. Service ok / marginal.
Opportunity for improvement- server did not know the name of the order which he was serving. Little slow initially to order. Food was not plated on a Japanese container but on a standard home dish. This was strange as the other dish was served in an appropriate Japanese container. Did not feel that we were treated as serious customer.
Odd considering I have come here for 10+ years. -
Review from Kelly K.
Toronto, ON
11/27/2010 2 Check-ins Here
I love this place, they have the best maki in the city. I came here specifically from Leslieville today and was thrilled to see they now have half price sushi on the weekends from noon till four pm.
They are super fast and friendly, and the food really fresh. Ive been coming here for years now and have yet to find another sushi shop on the city that comes close. -
Review from Tong J.
Itadaki-masu!
The type of comfort food I love involves a hot bowl of rice and a hearty piece of protein (preferably grilled or fried) -- like Chicken Teriyaki.
Sushi Xtra has one tasty Chicken Teriyaki. Chicken is juicy, moist and wonderfully caramelized. It has good balance of color and smoky flavor that I look for.
Their sushi is not bad either, especially Dragon Rolls and Spider Rolls. Shrimp tempura and soft shell crab are always crispy.
Friendly service, always a delightful experience. An extra plus: Reasonably priced.
Gochiso-sama deshita!Listed in: Asia On My Mind
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Review from Bijan V.
9/22/2010
Notable Tip: Free California Roll on delivery orders over $25 (which means delivery is also free too!)
As M P. mentioned, when you order delivery it takes it's time (about 45 minutes) and seems as though they've been made far in advance! We ordered the Party tray A and most of the fish were really slimy and mushy as if they've been left out for a few hours.
But there's nothing really special about this place, the prices are okay and the food is meh. Nothing to get worked up about, the standard sushi place (of which I'm finding there are far too many of in Toronto!) -
Review from Farheen K.
Toronto, ON
10/13/2009
There is nothing extra about Sushi Xtra. Infact, its easily classifiable as your average run of the mill sushi place with many variants of dynamite, dragon and spider rolls. I ordered the most exciting thing on the menu: a fire dragon roll with hamachi. Sounded sooo damn cool. Little did I know my roll was going to be blow torched, literally, to produce the 'fire' resulting in a slightly burnt rice taste with every bite. Not to worry, the yummy seaweed salad made up for it.
The portions are generous where the service is not at all. With Aji Sai on its left and Hosu on its right, I cant see any reason to come back here. -
Review from Alejandro A.
Toronto, ON
12/18/2008
These guys serve up some amazing sushi. No joke. Very high quality stuff! Their maki combo sets often include 3 different orders of sushi (that's 24 sushi! Give or take...) and range in price from $10-$15. I highly recommend the maki set 'E.'
Some people may think to themselves that for $15, they can get an All You Can Eat sushi deal at several other restaurants. But think about it. Are you really doing anything other than hurting yourself by eating more than 24 sushi? 24 is a lot. 24 is enough.
The only bad thing about this place is the service. While they were very attentive and on the ball when we first got there and ordered, after that they sort of disappeared. When we finished and finally flagged someone down for a bill, they brought it to us, and took our credit card. Unfortunately, after waiting over 10 minutes for them to return our card (and not getting it back) we had to flag someone down and ask them to bring us our card and piece of paper to sign. So, service is not their strong point. -
Review from shyni y.
3/19/2011
I don't know if you noticed, but I was born an Asian - specifically Korean - which has a lot of similarities to Japanese culture, and one of them, is our love of raw seafood.
I have had a good share of seafood - live and dead - in various places and I am quick to promote really great spots. Why?because they are hard to find (And there are so many now) and they really deserve praise (because I'm a very picky food lover).
I am even quicker to spread the word about the bad spots (because there are so many and nobody is so rich that they throw away hard earned $ for crap, when just down the street you can get wonderful noms for around the same price).
This spot was the first one my friend and I spotted - and we were so eager to sit and catch up, that we didn't give it much thought that there was only a handful of Asian people inside(a quick lesson: if you're at an Asian food place and there is no Asian beside the waitstaff - that's not where you should eat. ALWAYS eat where there is Asian guests in it, we know our food).
I walked in and I was pleasantly surprised that its pretty nice inside, though grungy outside - said to myself, "this is gonna be awesome."
The service was good - i thought in the beginning. She brought us drinks, and the food was rather quick to come. Of course, there was much food left over - and my friend and I had to take a breather. I SWEAR TO EVERYTHING HOLY, in span of 1 minute all 5 waitstaff on duty asked us if they can clear the table. They didn't once check if everything was good during the meal(which was fine), it started to feel like they were not particularly interested in anything but about turning the table (meaning, get people in , serve and out they go so they can serve more people). If she offered to pack my food to go, I think I would have said yes. Of course, this could be a sign of service excellence -everyone is concerned about making your experience great - but they should maybe have approached it with some time lapse and different manner.
Now the food.
I think I may be biased - but this is not fresh fish they service here - I know this, because I've had sashimi in Japan and in Toronto as well - for not much more than I paid here ($20); but moreover, because at times it felt like I was biting to a thawed meat. You know that feeling, when you bite in - it's mushy outside but inside is crunched up ice? THAT one - it was not quite thaw.
Another sign that it's not really fresh - your tummy feels sick. As I mentioned, not only am I born Asian, but in a culture where eating raw fish is not - weird. Our body is more accepting to it - and the fact that it's sitting in my tummy and causing it to ache (and really makes me want to gag) after 5+ hours is not a good sign to me. For what I got, it's way too expensive. I DON'T DO PAIN FROM FOOD.
So.
If you want big sizes for cheap - here you go - Asian version of Mcdonald's; It's just one of many sushi places that just doesn't appreciate the art, but is capitalizing on the trend. If you want at least a decent plate of fish, Aji Sai is just down the street - it even has an all your can eat menu , and its filled with Asians. All the time. -
Review from M P.
Toronto, ON
5/14/2010
We placed an order on Saturday to have the food delivered to our door on Sunday, for Mother's Day. They got here on time, but I suspect the food was made hours beforehand so the sushis and sashimis were not as fresh as they should be, and the tempuras were mushy by the time the food arrived.
Best thing though is if your order is $25+, delivery is free. They even throw in a Cali roll on the house. Good deal, huh?!? -
Review from Alex G.
10/9/2010
One of my fav budget maki places. $40 bucks gets two people stuffed with two appetizers and 2-3 maki rolls. Fish has always been very marbly, fresh and just the right temperature. Rice is great, not too hard, not too mushy, not too sticky. Nori is not chewy, doesnt interfere with favor nor texture.
I have been back about 15 times by now and havent had a bad experience yet. -
Review from Steeven L.
Etobicoke, ON
8/15/2010 3 Check-ins Here
Sushi Xtra has delicious food, quicks service and half price happy "hours" (12 - 3) on weekends. There are lots of sushi places to choose from on this stretch of Queen West but nothing beats the price on weekends during happy hour. Definately my favourite place for sushi lunch in the city.
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Review from Kate B.
Toronto, ON
2/26/2010
On Saturdays and Sundays between 12-4pm they have half price sushi. Love this place, always tasty and always friendly service.
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Review from Brenn S.
6/16/2010 1 Check-in Here
I've been frequenting this place for years, and I must give it the golden "best cheap sushi" award. In my books... The Fire Dragon rolls and the teriyaki salmon are my faves.
