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Takumi Sushi Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Sushi Bars Japanese, Sushi Bars [Edit]
484 Yonge StToronto, ON M4Y 1X5
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(416) 966-0988
- 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:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
17 reviews for Takumi Sushi Restaurant
17 reviews in English
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Review from Freeda B.
Toronto, ON
1/7/2012
I bought a deal for this resto fro only 3 bucks and after eating there, I wish I had bought more. I was pleasantly surprised at how good the food was. I even told the chef so when I left. It was crowded and I didn't have a reservation but the served me anyway and I had to wait a bit for my food and some confusion as to what I could order with my voucher, but not too, too long though. I haven't had time to go back, but I think about it often when I am in the area.
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Review from Ashley P.
Toronto, ON
1/16/2012
Went here yesterday for a late lunch. We were super hungry and it was cold outside, so this was the first sushi place we saw.
We ordered some starters and a couple of maki.
The starters were: spring rolls, sashimi and deep fried breaded chicken.
The spring rolls were small and alright. They were served warm, but nothing special.
The sashimi was fresh, but the cut was too thick for my liking.
The deep fried breaded chicken was good, but the waitress forgot to bring the ginger sauce that it was supposed to be served with.
We ordered the mango and smoked salmon maki. This was interesting. I am not sure if I would order it again, but it was good overall.
We also ordered the cripsy spicy salmon with wasabi mayo. This was really good. Loved this! 3 stars just for this! :)
Overall, this place was just OK. I've had better sushi at other places, but this it the spot. Service could have been better. I find they tend to forget about you when u sit in those enclosed booths.
Would I return? Maybe, but on a warm day I would keep on walking to find another sushi place. -
Review from Jasper C.
York, ON
3/7/2012
Made the dreadful mistake of trying their "All You Can Eat Special" (13.99 Lunch & 17.99 Dinner). Sashimi was not part of the deal and the sushi selection was limited and not expertly prepared, with the rice tasting over-boiled, heavy and falling off the fish. The gyoza dumplings were greasy and the minced filling feeble. The sukiyaki that was listed on the menu as being served in a hot pot came instead in a plastic bowl and the broth was exceedingly salty, as was the udon soup I ordered. I know it's Yonge street fare and I shouldn't be expecting high-quality cuisine, but with all the competition around, why give patrons a reason not to return?
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Review from Steph L.
7/29/2011
Whose lunch special reigns supreme?
Yonge/Wellesley has no shortage of Japanese restaurants offering cheap lunch specials.
To be honest... they all sort of taste similar.
It's not great sushi but hey, you wanted cheap food.
However, Takumi has one of the largest selection of specials. Lots of bento boxes and specialty rolls. You can add a salmon hand roll for $2.
The bentos are filling.
Specials come with miso soup.
The salad that nobody really eats.
For $9 I had salmon teriyaki, veggie and shrimp tempura, a couple of California rolls, two spring rolls.
No, it's not spectacular food. But it's the middle of the day and I'm hungry and this place is decent. Works for me! =) -
Review from Man Yee C.
Mississauga, ON
9/19/2011
When it comes to food I would like them good tasting, not gross tasting. I usually like eating sushi once in awhile, but seriously when I went downtown with my buddies, they were feeling hungry and wanted to eat ANYTHING. We stopped at the nearest restaurant that looked decent enough to go in. I seriously wished we went somewhere else because those waitress/waiter were the 'HAPPIEST' people on earth.
I ordered the Spicy Shrimp Bento Box, and for the shrimps you're supposed to slice the top and the bottom part of the shrimp to clean the intestines and feces. I would know because that's how you sanitize large shrimps. The small egg rolls tasted really disgusting, along with the tasteless tea and the small amount of rice. The only thing that was decent to eat was the tempura.
I won't mind getting bad customer service with good food, but if you give me bad service and bad food it becomes disturbing because it means you guys don't care and doing what ever to save cheap food and only God knows how long the food have been laying around.
Overall, I was extremely disappointing and if there was a zero on the rating star, I would rate it as that. -
Review from Lisa K.
Toronto, ON
7/9/2011
The first time I tried Takumi, it was better than Sushi Sky next door, but still, your average cheap and cheerful sushi place... not authentic, but for the price, what do you expect?
Lately, I have found the quality has gone downhill... so I have given up on cheap sushi, and go to Solo Sushi Bekkan (which is just around the corner on Grosvenor) or Japango (Dundas and Elizabeth) -
Review from Lauren M.
Pretty average sushi place.
The one thing that is really good about this place is their "special menu" (see my attached photos). They have some REALLY good combo deals and can be ordered for dinner and not just lunch.
I had S7 (I think?) which was 8 pieces spicy salmon roll, 6 pieces california roll and a large avocado hand roll. Came with miso soup and salad. It was only $7.99 and the maki pieces were pretty big, definitely really cheap for a sushi "dinner" price. Plus you can get a 32 piece sushi/sashimi boat for $25. That's cheap.
The menu is absolutely huge, too huge, which can make ordering tricky. Janna S ordered a few things off the menu which ended up being quite a rip off. I would highly recommend sticking to the special menu.
The decor is nice, above average but nothing that will blow your socks off. Lots of small booths available. Service was good when we were there. -
Review from Char C.
Toronto, ON
3/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
I'm a little biased here. I live around the corner from this place...and I go here every thursday because I don't feel like cooking. Don't ask why a thursday....I just do. I was there the first day they opened and still go...
You know everyone has that restaurant where they know your order, they know your name and they do a little something extra for you, well this is my place.
The lady who always serves me is so sweet and very nice (I actually see her out of the restaurant sometimes and she always starts a conversation with me). The master chef always makes me a little something extra because I'm there once a week. However, there was a waitress there once that was not the best she spilled miso soup all over my friend and when she came to clean it up after 5 minutes of it sitting there she spilled more on my friend....I dont see her there anymore though. They did comp my meal that day because of that incident. Sometimes they bring me free apps. Yay free food!
The food is good and very fresh. I usually get the black cod bento box, with saba sushi on the side or the chirashi don. My boyfriend is less of a sushi fan so he gets the katsu don and I have tried this and it's AMAZING!
Don't go during lunch hour unless you have to it gets very busy! Thursday and Friday nights are usually busy as well....
Cost: 2 people, 1 apps, 2 mains, $27
Food quality: 4.5/5
Food quantity: 5/5
Service: 4.5/5
Would I Go Again: See you in 5 days! -
Review from Brian Y.
4/7/2011 3 photos
After another long day at work, my sister and I decided to head over to Takumi for dinner. We were both exhausted and cooking dinner was the last thing we wanted to do. Takumi is conveniently located along Yonge Street just a little north of College. It has a small storefront, so it may be easy to miss if you were just casually walking down Yonge street. Takumi has a hard task of winning over the average customer as there's simply just too many Japanese options around this area.
We knew what we wanted for dinner so deciding was rather quick. We both wanted a bento box that would give us a mix of everything. My sister ordered the Sirloin Teriyaki bento box and I order the chicken katsu bento box. Both our bentos came with spring rolls, shrimp and veg tempura, salad, miso soup and some salmon and california rolls. Ordering was quick and the food started rolling in within 5 mins or so.
The first was the salmon and california rolls with miso soup. 5 mins later came the bento box. The rolls weren't bad, nothing special. I felt the miso soup was a little bit better than the average which is usually just way too salty. The bento box came and at first, didn't look too bad. The tempura was freshly fried and had a good batter to shrimp ratio. The vegs didn't appear to have the same delicate touch as some were done well and some were pretty bad. The spring roll was a veggy spring roll and was very lightly packed. Salad didn't have enough dressing and was rather watery. Now onto the main, the chicken katsu was done alright. The chicken was in thin slices and was fresh. My own personal preference would have been to have them cut thicker, but my sister like it. I tried her steak and it wasn't good at all. The steak was tough and was just a bad grade of steak. I would recommend avoid this option for the bento boxes.
Overall, I would have to say Takumi is slightly below average. I mean, out of all the Japanese options in the area, I wouldn't find myself coming back. The food and decor isn't bad. It's kinda cute, but the food just wasn't up to par with what's being offered. And with the beauty of choice in this area of Yonge Street, you can skip places like this. I would have to say pass.Listed in: the asian connection
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Review from Vivek S.
7/13/2009 1 photo
With so many great sushi options in Toronto it's hard to name a standout, but Takumi is rock solid. Came here with friends after work on a Friday afternoon. The decor is elegant with the chef's station near the front, and spacious seating in the back. There is a specials menu with reduced rates from 3-5pm but I ordered off the regular one. My sashimi came in large fresh slabs and was served on a bamboo raft! I can't wait to go back and try their other selections.
Obligatory Title Pun: TAKUMI back to this restaurant!
Menu Readability: Storybook of a menu features lots of options. Well organized into groups.
Need to mention: I usually hate the salad that is served with the miso soup, but this place does it well. Not sure what their secret is.
What this place teaches me about myself: If served food on a bamboo raft, I will probably like it.Listed in: I think I'm turning Japanese
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Review from Kiki i.
Mississauga, ON
9/25/2009
Another hole-in-the-wall Yonge St sushi stop, but this one's excellent. Servers are curt but the price is right - lunch specials - I tried the California and Spicy Salmon rolls - before 5pm Mon-Fri are only $4.99! Fresh fish, nice atmosphere, fast service. Pop in for takeout and get 10% off. Also came for dinner once and had lobster sashimi (call ahead) for about $40 - super fresh and delicious. If you've never tried raw lobster before, it's amazing, and that's a shockingly cheap price.
Bottom line: great sushi at a great price. Bring friends. -
Review from David B.
Toronto, ON
12/25/2011
The walk-in dinner specials are extremely cheap. The portions are decent but you'll notice the amount of fish in the hand roll specials is miniscule. The taste is okay. Salads and soup are mediocre. This place would get 2 stars if it weren't for the super cheap dinner pricing.
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Review from Renata R.
4/24/2010
I should have noticed there was something wrong when I had to ask if they were opened. This is never, EVER, a good signal.
The only waitress was looking me with that bored face, like "oh no... more work on a friday....", and I suddenly understood why the restaurant was so empty on a friday afternoon.
She took about 5 minutes to offer me a menu and serve me the worst green tea on earth. I decided to order something without fish... the "vegetarian bento".
Well, after a long, long wait the only eadible part of the bento was the miso soup. I tried the spring rolls, but they were basically deep-fried pastry with nothing inside. The rice looked like a week old, and the california rolls had nothing but rice. All the deep-fried vegetables had this sad yesterday look. I never touched them.
The bento was supposed to include some fruits as dessert. When I asked for the bill - after having to SCREAM for the waitress - she brought me "fruits" - which turned out to be one slice of melon. And I suppose I should eat the melon using chopsticks, as she didn't bring any kind of fork/knife with the melon.
I just paid - and left no tip, just the melon. Worst japanese I've ever been in my life. Pretty sad place.Listed in: Sushi & Cia
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Review from Cait H.
Toronto, ON
8/8/2009
My favourite sushi place in Toronto thus far. Adorable, sweet servers, yummy green tea to sip while you wait, and reasonably priced.
This is the one I always return to.
They deliver as well, if I read the menu correctly.. -
Review from Annie L.
Toronto, ON
5/26/2011
I am giving it 2 stars because the waiters/waitresses have done their best what what they have, everytime.
There are 8-10 sushi restaurants within a 5 minute walking radius, I don't see why anyone would have to go to Takumi to get their sushi fix.
Yesterday was the 3rd or 4th time I went in there. This is their 3rd menu in the last year. First time, I went because of the group buy deal that was too good to be true. The food was good, the restaurant was not crowded, but a 2.5 HOUR WAIT for 3 people's sushi order and only 1 floor staff?!? The makis take rolling I'd admit, but it definitely doesn't take cooking nor fishing! And then our soups and salads came in styrofoam cups because they ran out of utencils!
A week later I went with a friend who was adament about giving this place a try. They've introduced this ridiculously cheap menu since my visit, that has set dinners starting at $6.99. After trying a bit of everything, we can all safely say, there's nearly no difference between their red dragon, their dynamite roll, their spicy salmon makis nor their regular salmon makis. They don't taste bad but they all look and taste the same despite the supposely difference in ingredients.
Yesterday I went back to revisit their affordable menu, only to find out on their window, ALL YOU CAN EAT! is their new thing. But they didn't give me an all-you-can-eat menu! Their "new" menu was gone already, so back to the old one.
Chirashi Don ($11.95) was literally a huge unseasoned bed of rice, forming a moat around 7 kinds of the cheapest sashimis. They gave me 1 slice of tuna, 3 chunks of fake crab and 2 slices of surf clams. No radish. No sweet egg. No Masago or Ikura. No squid. The "vegetable" was a HUGE sheet of seaweed paper lining the rice that got stuck to the bottom of the bowl.
Takumi, What the **** are you trying to do here? -
Review from Madison A.
Toronto, ON
3/12/2011
My boyfriend and I dined here for the first time tonight because we had purchased one of those group buy coupons (shhh! don't tell my regular sushi place I cheated!). We went all out and ordered a sushi boat that let us sample a nice range of their sushi and sashimi. Everything was delicious, and the salmon and red dragon rolls were especially good. The dressing on the salad that came with the meal was also better than the standard sushi house dressing, and the miso soup was pretty standard but good. Service was great and prompt with hot tea flowing the whole time. I left feeling full and happy after an overall great experience.
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Review from Melanie C.
Oakville, ON
12/7/2009
We were looking for a light snack before heading out for a late dinner. We decided on sushi and made it just in time for their happy hour. Beautiful decor - creative and modern. Great prices for sushi. They weren't busy on a Friday afternoon, but it was still difficult to get our waitress' attention at times. The rolls were a little bigger than I prefer (I like them bite-size, not gigantic). The miso soup and Japanese salad were pretty standard.
