10% off for take-out if you pay by cash!!! I mean.... I saved $5 by doing that so I would say it's worth it. There are honestly too many sushi joints to choose from that are all too similar and DELISH - and I would say Hamaru is another one of those. Yay to me for stumbling upon this place!!! I ordered the small-sized sashimi sushi and maki boat. All the fish included was very fitting to my taste buds and the sashimi was PHRESH. There were of course the typical assortment of fish that you would find when ordering sashimi - which is why I would dedicate this joint as a place where I would go to when I'm craving for sushi that's not too high-end and doesn't have a whole wacky combination of fusion style sushi. Although I ordered take-out, the server was very generous by handing me a cup of tea to drink while I waited for my order and seated me so I wouldn't have to stand around to wait. It's those little things that really make the Yelp reviews count!!! read more

My family came here for Father's Day and we weren't disappointed. The service here was great. We didn't have to ask for anything and they checked on us often. The food was great as well. We had the dragon roll, seaweed salad, gyoza, shrimp tempura, assorted sashimi/sushi combo, miso soup and mango ice cream. We were also give complimentary noodle soup as well. Everything was fantastic! I think we have found our new sushi spot...yay! I would definitely recommend coming here. read more

Hamaru Sushi - Complimentary soup! - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Terrible place to dine. Waiter had no professionalism. Staff laughing and talking loud during work hour. Very unprofessional environment. Staff had no respect toward to customer. Overall, terrible place to eat and gather. Worst place in the North York area. read more

Prices have gone up, and the quality of fish has gone DOWN. I ordered two salmon avocado rolls and the fish was crunchy. Honestly so disgusting. Really disappointing since I used to love this place. read more

I would definitely say this place is nice and clean which is always a plus. This restaurant had a lot of similar items to the Gonoe sushi. We ordered black dragon roll and snow ball roll, with small sashimi and the Kalbi. The kalbi by far is the best I've had in awhile, it came out on the big thick bones uncut, as a long strip of meat. It was tender, savoury, with little to no fat ! So very lean compatibly to other places. The rolls were fresh, I would definitely say this place hits the spot in terms of fresh, and good quality. I just felt that their food could use some more bold flavours in terms of their special rolls, and more unique and original tastes to add. The service is quite good also, but however I still find their pricing a little bit ridiculous for the taste and portioning. They need the WOW factor to be able to charge those type of prices and it just isn't there yet. Still I will say A+ for quality, fresh, and service. read more

Amazing food and really good service. The servers are so nice and polite and their takeout is also really good and at a reasonable wait time

Our 1st visit ,loved the freshly prepared sushi. Enjoyed the atmosphere. Service could be a bit better. read more

Came here the first time because of yelp, was looking for Japanese sushi. I ordered three rolls, about $15/roll after tax. Service? Not so good. The older lady has a very strong accent in English and she was giving me attitude because I didn't understand what she was saying. Taste of food? Okay, tastes very Korean, should put in description "Korean sushi".... With that price elsewhere can get way better quality of food. read more

This is one of my favorite restaurant in toronto !! I absolutely recommend this place for meal!! read more

Hamaru Sushi - Awesome!!! I really lobe this place!! - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Wow. There were a lot of families with small children here. I considered giving Hamaru Sushi a 4, but I think I'll stick with a 3.5 rounded down. The restaurant had two servers. The lady was knowledgeable and capable, but the man seemed a tad lost all night. His English didn't seem up to snuff, and he neglected to get us tea or bring the plate that my father requested. He also deferred to the lady a number of times throughout the night. I live in the area, so I've known Hamaru was opening for a while now. I read Max's review and knew about the salmon cheek/head. It wasn't on the menu, so I inquired after it. I was told that it was $4.95 ish for two pieces. We were going to order it, but the lady came back and told us that she'd give it to us on the house. Score! We ended ordering their tuna tataki roll ($11.95), their yellow tail yaki ($11.95), their pork ramen ($9.95), and their sashimi set/DS5 ($19.95). With the free somen (noodles in broth) for each person, the free salmon heads and the free green tea ice creams at the end of the meal, we were quite satisfied. The somen was a nice way to start the meal off, but the noodles were clumped together and had to be separated. They were not overcooked. They were just stuck together. The broth was tasty though. The tuna tataki was tasty, but not as unique as I had hoped it would be. Their yellow tail yaki, while being quite generous in portion, was quite dry. Their pork ramen was tasty, especially the roast pork, which actually had a smokey flavor to it, but the broth was fairly strong on the soy sauce, and was a tad too salty. The egg in the ramen had a runny yolk, but looked like it was done in some sort of a mold, as it looks like the eggs found in McMuffins. The bamboo shoot slices in the ramen also gave the dish a strange flavor that I did not appreciate, but I understand due to the odd flavor of bamboo shoots. Their sashimi is not bad, but it wasn't particularly impressive either. The set we got had 18 pieces of sashimi, and none of them were particularly noteworthy either. Nothing fancier than red tuna. The best part of the meal were the salmon heads. Those were cooked well and generous in portion. I'd go back again just for those and a bowl of rice. Total for four before tips was about $60 and change. Fairly good price for Japanese food (even run by Korean people). It's nice to have another Japanese option in the neighborhood. read more

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The positive reviews for this place is deceiving. We were looking for a place nearby to eat on Yelp and stumbled across Hamaru. I ordered a Philadelphia roll and my boyfriend ordered an assorted sashimi platter. I ate a piece of the roll and wondered where was the creaminess of the roll and then I looked; My roll had the tiniest piece of cream cheese and salmon I've ever seen in my life. The assorted sashimi platter was definitely not fresh and tasted frozen. At least the staff was kind and provided complimentary ice cream at the end. Overall a bad experience due to food at Hamaru. Won't be returning. read more

Hamaru Sushi - Where is the cream cheese? Where's the salmon? This Philadelphia roll is more of a avocado cucumber roll. - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I've been here twice. First time was amazing, and if it wasn't for my second visit I would easily have given it 5 stars. My boyfriend and I went and it was quite busy so wasn't too bothered by the slow service. We ordered the salmon appetizer and we each had our own bento box. The sashimi had a white layering coat of...something on it. Anyways, my boyfriend was eating it without a problem and so I decided to try it only to almost choke on a bone. Yup, there was a bone in my salmon sashimi. The waitress was super apologetic about it, took it off the bill and gave us free ice cream. My boyfriend still loves the place and much to his disappointment I won't be back. read more

Great lunch combos for decent price. Venue is nicely decorated, felt Cosy and is larger than what it appears from the exterior. Would go back, but they definitely need to crank up the aircon. So hot inside on a summer day. read more

Hamaru Sushi - Sashimi -tempura bento lunch combo. Requested only salmon sashimi which they were able to accommodate. - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Fresh fish, courteous service and minimal contact purchase with efficient set up. Have been looking for a good sushi place in the area and was very pleased! Will be back for sure read more

Good value for lunch take out. Extra discount if you pay cash. One of the best bento lunch at this price range in this part of town. Courteous and efficient. Will go back for dine-in once the covid is over. Hope they keep up the good work and ride out the storm. read more

Good sushi and solid value. It is understaffed though. The service consistently sucks. Worth putting up with.

Always a great experience here. Food quality is great and servers are very polite. Fully recommend!

We picked up from Hamaru Sushi last night for the first time and will definitely be going again - and again - and again. The food was both excellent in taste and presentation and abundant. A wonderful experience. read more

Nothing bad to say about the place. Sushis were average. Service could have been more attentive with tea top ups. Tried the sushi maki combo price is reasonable, and food came in a timely fashion. Had the tuna collar it was smaller than the usual collar ive ordered before, taste why quiet oily seems deep fried. read more

4-stars overall with consideration to the price versus the quality of food. This place is good value. I dropped in for take-out and was pleasantly surprised with the generous servings of fish and other fillings in the maki rolls. The salmon looked to be fresh, great quality too. All of the staff are quite friendly and even the chefs do the whole "irashaimase" thing when you enter (even though they are actually Korean haha). I also like the compact layout with all the rooms/booths that they have for additional privacy. Wouldn't mind coming by again for a dine-in experience. The only downside is that the parking lot is a bit small and space is somewhat limited, but it looks like it has enough spots to handle the traffic most of the time. read more

Hamaru is my favourite Japanese restaurant and I have visited many excellent Japanese resturants around World, etc. The selection of sashimi and sushi is always fresh and delicious. This resturant is an authentic Japanese resturant. Very deserving of 5 stars in terms of their food and environment. Highly recommended! read more

Hamaru Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

A true Japanese experience! Park in the back of the building. Very good service and beautiful interior! A tip for the owners: please select music that matches the ambient instead of Western pop read more

Exceptional service and food. Spotless, excellent service. We now just found a great go-to option for reasonable food in the area. Family run. They care about you when you're there. read more

When I saw it had 4 star review on yelp and 5 star review on google, I was expecting somewhat good quality of fish and food. I was disappointed to find out that the fish were not very fresh and the rolls were not that great either. It's safe to say I've had better sushi. read more

Food was good, got seafood soup and chirashi. One note to take out staff - when asked for extra packs of soy sauce, don't say "there are plenty" in the take out bag, if there is just one packet. It's not liquid gold, just add one more maybe? Lol. read more

I have been coming here every couple of weeks for a while now. I get the take out for the small sushi and maki platter! The tempura I have had is also yummy! I really enjoy the quality of the fish and the size of the platter. The freshness is great as well as the chefs and service. I am glad to have this restaurant close by. read more

Was craving some sushi after some shopping and found this place - I'm glad we did! The appetizers include a miso soup, salad and some noodles. Although it was late, the sashimi was still very fresh! It wasn't very busy - maybe 4-5 other table, but service was good. I would definitely come back if I am in the area read more

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Love the food at this place but the service is very inconsistent. The first time I went, I was so impressed with the service and presentation of the food. The chef fancied up my maki roll dinner with flames and fire. It was absolutely beautiful. The next few visits, the waitresses seemed overworked and not very attentive, and I never received the beautiful presentation of food from my first visit. The complimentary noodle at the beginning of the meal is usually offered, but not consistently. The lunch options are good. Would definitely recommend takeout. read more

Hamaru is a small, unassuming restaurant that left my friends and I so impressed. We recently moved into the area, and were looking for a sushi place that was affordable but didn't compromise on quality. We ordered a boat, and tempura, and could barely finish it all between the four of us. We started with an order of pork belly with kimchi, and later discovered that the chef makes his own kimchi in house. THE BEST kimchi I've ever had. We were also told that the chef hand selects his fish. The sushi was beautifully made, and the fish was very fresh. They had uni, toro, and delicious salmon. We're so happy we found our new staple sushi place! read more

We used to go to this restaurant back when it was Sam Jung Sushi. It is right in our neighbourhood, the food was pretty good and the staff was always so friendly. They always knew who we were when we came in and treated us very well. When they changed names to Momo Sushi a year or two ago, we were disappointed but the menu was virtually the same and the quality was still very good. Fast forward to Hamaru Sushi, which just opened this year. Our first experience was right after they opened. The staff was friendly but green - all new servers working under one experienced server. Sushi was ok, everything else was so-so. Very nicely presented on the plate. The 3rd time we went in, the waitress recognized us and had one of the new servers come over to take our order. He was brand new, didn't know what he was doing, but everyone has to start somewhere and she was watching him closely. First, he was slow. And we were the only people in the entire restaurant at 7:00 on a weeknight. Then there was no shoyu (soy sauce) on the table and we couldn't find anyone to ask them to bring us some so we took a bottle off one of the other (empty) tables. They brought us our food but partway through the meal I thought my shrimp tempura tasted "off". It should be noted that the shrimp was breaded (previously frozen) and the rest of it was real tempura batter. DING DING DING first warning bell goes off in my head. Why are the batters different? I pointed it out to the waitress to tell her that one shrimp was bad and the other one was fine. I asked her to tell the chef and was fully expecting her to give me 2 fresh ones, or at least offer me a comp'ed dish. Nope. She came back and told me the chef said it came from the same batch and the rest of it is fine, and that was it. No apology, no offer to replace it, nothing. We haven't been back since. Tempura isn't that difficult. If they take shortcuts on that, what else do they do? read more

Our favorite sushi is back in their new place. The best best freshest ever. Service is great and best ever Uni

I called for delivery , the person who i spoke with could barely speak any English . I read my credit card several times to her and she kept saying OMG. It took her 15 min to get my name ,address and card number . Please find waitress with more experiences . read more

The best sushi I have tried . The servers are very professional. An authentic Japanese environment. Very good prices with big servings .

We ordered the medium sushi boat. Delicious fresh sushi and very friendly service. Highly recommend!

It used to run by the Korean owner. So always with Korean and Japanese foods here. But, didn't impressed me by any foods. And expensive then other places. Rather go to the Japanese buffet.. read more