Wow, the sushi tastes great, especially the salmon! The sushi is pretty good too. Hard to comment on the inside of the restaurant since I ordered it for delivery. Soy sauce is a bit too salty but thats just up to personal preference. Wouldn't hurt to try yourself. The wasabi is pretty good; its not afraid of being spicy. read more

I've heard good things about this place. I decided to give it a try tonight. Unfortunately, they undercooked their rice which is the essential in sushi. I tell the waitress to inform the chef but didn't seem care. Well, definitely would not coming back again. read more

Paid 60 dollars for take out for 2 people. Sashimi are all paper thin, despite the fact that is super expensive. Delivery took 1.5 hours, no discount nor apologies and they promised 45 mins. 0/10 would not recommended. read more

Kawa Sushi - Look how thin it is - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Alright, a reasonable option, but never found anything really great Cute location Sushi pizza is unusual with chopped peppers.... Ive got it once, didnt like it, forgot how I didnt like it, ordered it again and still didnt like it. Reliable, generally good service. read more

This is a very small sushi restaurant, it seems like it's only operated with 1 server and 1 chef, who is managing both the sushi bar and the cooking in the kitchen. There are exactly 20 seats in this narrow restaurant. I think they mostly provide take-out or delivery service for the neighbourhood, that's why they don't need that many tables. If you do want to dine-in, they also take reservation. However, I was kind of disappointed...the food is alright, I'll give it a 3.5 star, just slightly better than an average sushi joint. The service is super slow! (well, I'm not sure if that's a fair statement, but at least it was ridiculously slow when I went on Dec 31st new years eve) They gotta improve this if they want their customer to return. Unless, like I mentioned above, their target market is take-out and delivery. read more

My boyfriend and I just ate at Kawa Sushi for the first time and we LOVED IT!!! The restaurant is so cute (but very small) ... great design, and I love the little vases with fresh flowers everywhere. Nice touch! I have a shellfish allergy, but I love the vegetarian rolls, and they ensured me that all of the cutting boards and knives would be washed and that my meal would not come in contact with any seafood at all. Hours later and I'm A-OK! =] The food is delicious! Prices are great! ... and the service was A+++++++++++++. We will definitely be going back again soon!! =] read more

Ordered a sushi boat with the boyfriend to share and found it very enjoyable! My favourite sushi place downtown is still Wow thus far, but I think Kawa is a close second. Although this place is Chinese owned and not authentically Japanese, they did have some fresh fish for the sushi boat, and also the maki rolls that came with the boat were delicious! The spicy salmon roll for example, didn't have the typical hot sauce+mayo mixture, but instead had some kind of sriracha like concoction? Not sure how to word it but it was quite yummy and worth a try. Also, although the owners are chinese (heard them speak in mandarin), they do not have typical nonchalant chinese service, and dining utensils were 100% clean! Bonus points for hygiene and good service! Will recommend you check out this place if you're in the area along with Wow. read more

Have a delisious sushi dinner today. Super friendly personnel. We came about before close time, but noone rush us to finish! Sushi were delisious and they have a really tasty miso soup. Will definitively came back. read more

Kawa Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Fantastic! This small mom-and-pop joint on Church serves up some delectable sushi and sashimi. As others have mentioned, the space is small but intimate with nice Japanese murals on the walls. The service was very good and super-friendly. I had a sighting of the owner's young son who was drawing caricatures of two men who were dining at a table in the corner of the restaurant. Didn't get too adventurous on my trip here - ordered the beef teriyaki bento box ($14) and a side of salmon sashimi ($5). The fish was fresh, and the tempura was evenly-battered, crispy and well prepared. Given the freshness of the ingredients and the price, this will become my new go-to place for sushi. Great overall! read more

I've ordered from Kawa sushi a bunch of times. The sushi is hit or miss - depending on who is making it that night. We have had a bad experience with their delivery guy - who takes over 1:10 min to arrive when we are only two blocks away. He also directly asks for tips before we even finish with the debit machine - he makes it very awkward. Overall I get sushi here for convenience, but not for taste or the level of service. read more

Much like Chris P. below, I was keen on trying a new sushi place near me (see my recent review of Kokyo for some reasons why I've been craving a new perspective.) Kawa was a step forward in terms of the quality of sushi I've had in Toronto! They lay out their menu much like other places, with a la carte sushi, teppan/cooked items and appetizers bookended with a number of combo/boat options and quite a few specialty rolls. The price-to-performance ration is dang good at this place! You can get a lunch combo with 9-12 pieces of sushi, sashimi and/or rolls plus crisp, gingery-dressed salad and flavourful (but not over-salted) miso soup for seven flipping dollars! They even offer discounts on takeout to save you an extra bit of cash. I had a combo with the house creation Kamakachi roll (with chopped tuna and onion, tempura flakes and spicy sauce) as well as some salmon, tuna, white tuna and snapper nigiri (it would have come with yellowtail, but they were out and I chose to sub an extra piece of tuna.) The roll was very nice- it avoided the major problem of most rolls with a spicy component, i.e tasting too much like goopy mayonnaise and sriracha and nothing else. It was tangy and bright but you could still taste the buttery tuna inside. One thing that I will remark about the rolls - they're not gigantic like at some of the other sushi places I've tried lately. I don't enjoy eating a huge roll that I can barely fit in my mouth, so I was pleased by this difference. It's quality over quantity. The nigiri is also nicely done. A quality piece of nigiri should look the part even before it gets into your mouth - the pieces of fish were adequately sized, the salmon was light pink with bands of marbling, the tuna and snapper pale, clean and soft. Fresh, light and flavourful all around - no stale or vinegary flavours to be had. Yum. Small, bright, clean, friendly, cheap, quick and good quality - what more can I say? I'll be back soon. read more

I was really impressed with this place. After watching the Pride Parade today in the rain we realized we were all abit hungry and in need of some hot tea. We found this place on help and read it was one of the better rated places on church street. Let me tell you - it's amazing. I got the takoyaki, fried calamari and the chicken cutlet with curry sauce bento box. All things mentioned were delicious and filling. The service was fast, food quite hot and everything was clean and cozy. Honestly a great place to eat. If I am in the area again I will be back! read more

Kawa Sushi - Chicken cutlet with curry sauce bento box. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Very impressed with this place. Service is excellent and attentive, sashimi is fresh, sushi and rolls were well-made and contained an acceptable amount of rice, the decor is bright and there is a beautiful painting on the wall, no complaints. I thoroughly enjoyed my whole meal. If I lived closer, it could possibly be a potential regular sushi spot for me. read more

LOVE. On a recent visit to Toronto, after a couple weeks on the road, my friend and I were craving some sushi. We both eat A LOT of sushi, typically. And while I won't claim I'm some crazy expert that can taste the difference in the rice/ vinegar ratio, I do know my fish. TOTAL SCORE. Charming atmosphere ( although small ) Stellar, fresh sushi ( no Hamachi - cause, you know, the whole unfortunate nuclear Japan bit.) Excellent service. I wanted to take the owner home with me to the States she was so darn cute and awesome In fact, I was relating a story to my friend over dinner and had a complete and utter laughing fit - which turned into crying-laughing, crazy- coughing ( no snorting, thank god) fit and I couldn't stop for 5 minutes. When I did stop, the owner came right over and brought me some tea -although I hadn't ordered it - to calm me and my throat down. How sweet is that? Eat at Kawa. The end. read more

Customer service is very friendly and the sushi here is really good i would recommand the eel dragon roll read more

Kawa Sushi - Eel roll very good would recommand getting it! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Fabulous Japanese restaurant in the heart of Toronto Great vibe and food We come here often and have never been disappointed I highly recommend! read more

I was in the mood for some inexpensive sushi near Welsley and Church. Yelp recommended Kawa and I was not disapointed. Their menu is typical for the "better than all you can eat" but not super high class sushi either, very Canadian-sushi. Their are veggie options for vegetarian and vegan eaters. My boyfriend ordered some vegetable tempura and chicken teriyaki and I went with the chirachi. The chirachi came with a hot bowl of miso soup, which was okay but nothing memorable, and a typical, terrible, iceburg lettuce sushi restaurant salad. Both of our meals were delicious; everything was fresh and well seasoned. Our whole meal was 23$ with taxes, for dinner, on a weekend. If you're looking for cheap sushi in the Village, Kawa Sushi cannot be beat. read more

Great village Japanese restaurant. Love the food. Prices are excellent. The staff and owners are really friendly. We've been coming here for years. It's a regular restaurant that we frequent often. We recommend their sushi. The fish is really fresh. Their Bento boxes are delicious. Salad and miso soup accompany most meals read more

I rarely post my foodie experiences. However, I have ordered sushi from this place multiple times now on Door Dash, and it's really good! Usually it's tough with sushi because you never know how big the rolls are or if they are even worth it bc prices in the city are so expensive. But, this place is phenomenal! Their speciality house rolls are even better! I highly recommend this place! read more

A lady working there was really very rude with Uber drivers.. In a place like church street this is unexpected behaviour. Hope the lady will be humble with everyone. read more

Being in Toronto for the last few weeks and being a huge fan of sushi, I've done my fair share of exploring. This place popped up on yelp, and was just around the corner, so we decided to walk in and give it a try. It was not too busy on a Thursday evening, and we were seated quickly without waiting. I was pleased with the range of 'fancy' rolls available. Now don't get me wrong; I'm completely fine with the usual tempura/teriyaki chicken/red dragon roll combo. But once in a while, I do enjoy being adventurous and sampling the more strange and inventive. I've found that in Toronto, places that offer these weird rolls are less common. We ordered the Moscow roll, the fire kamakachi, a seared salmon sushi, and some spicy salmon rolls. The fire kamakachi was definitely the best roll, but the seaered salmon was an interesting twist on a traditional sushi, and we enjoyed it too. We wrapped up the meal with a tempura appetizer, and paid about 18 bucks each. Definitely worth the price. read more

Have been to the restaurant a couple of times, ordered in many times. The restaurant itself is a more intimate atmosphere but with two guests we get seated quickly. Sushi is pretty good quality-wise but the selection is ordinary. They have the same stuff everyone else has (dragon rolls, eel roles, spicy rolls etc). Sashimi is good quality and large peices. However the food is a little overpriced. The beef-wraped mushrooms are a good Appetizer. read more

This place is run by a former chef at Ginza, so the menu is very similar. He does use better rice though, so the sushi tastes richer. Standout dishes: Sushi Pizza Kamakachi (tuna or salmon) Black Cod Just short of perfect. It's a 4.5 star place. The only drawback being that it has one sushi chef, and one server. But if you're not in a rush, then the great prices and fresh food will keep you coming back. read more

Got one of their kawa special the Super Salmon Bowl and I absolutely loved it. The salmon tasted fresh. Would certainly recommend this to people who are salmon lovers. It's appetizing and fullfilling read more

Kawa Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The server walked away before my wife could order drink and the place was not busy so that bothered us. On the bright end we had the S2 combo we both loved the crunch tuna roles and my wife who typically dislikes meiso soup loves the soup they made, the dressing on the salad off guard both of us it's home made was a home made ginger sauce and it was divine the first impression put us off but over all we are both quite impressed. read more

Popped in to the local sushi place that is always packed for a quick lunch. Ordered a Moscow Roll & a Deluxe spicy Salmon Roll. Both were outstanding. Yummy!!!! The place has about 9 tables and the decor is nothing to write home about. The place has a terrible echo - hearing everything that everyone is talking about is rather disturbing. read more

We were the first customers for lunch yesterday and it felt nice to have the restaurant to ourselves since it was my boyfriends birthday. Small, clean, bright blue wall but nothing to write home about. We both got a lunch special with some additional things. The miso soup was more flavorful then most spots I have been too although I can see some people thinking it might be on the edge of being salty. The salad and dressing were pretty basic. My BF liked his shrimp spring rolls but didn't care for the dipping sauce. The chicken teriyaki was a thin chicken breast with sauce drizzled over. It also comes with way too much rice and sat on top of a bed of bean sprouts with two baby pieces of broccoli. They could do better with their side of veggies as suggested on the menu. The Avocado Cucumber role was fresh and ordinary. You can't go wrong unless you don't use fresh ingredients. We also got the Fried Sweet Potato roll which was different but we both ended up enjoying it. The sweet potato was fried in a tempura batter before being rolled. The BF really liked his Dragon roll which I can't comment much about because I don't eat seafood. The only thing I didn't like was the hot sake which wasn't there fault. I know I don't like sake in general but wanted something warm. Our total for everything came to about $45. Oh, no free refills on juice. I wouldn't trek across the city for this place but if your somewhat in the area then check it out! read more

It's my go to place for sushi take out! I've never eaten at the restaurant itself, so can't comment on the service or ambience. But the sushi here is fresh and good value for the money. I especially appreciate that their rolls don't have too much rice in them (which is how it should be). I've also ordered their cooked food, like tempura and udon, and it's solid. read more

I ordered blue fin tuna sashimi and pepper tataki. The tuna was very fresh and oily. Very decent and quiet Japanese restaurant. read more

Kawa Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This review is solely on the service... I asked the hostess if the rolls had mayonnaise and to put sauce on side for allergies. She nodded and I preceded to order the deluxe roll but switched it to eel roll.. Waited 25min for my order to see it was covered in sauce. I walked back to the store and ask for refund because didn't want to wait another half hour.. She told me "I thought you were talking about first order, but you switched". Usually when you give instructions on how you want your food prepared it's for the entire order.. She told me she has to ask her manager for permission, then the screaming match began in the back room... At this point I'm ready to leave and she comes out and tells me "I'll pay for your food". I replied , "don't worry about it". Took the food and gave it to some hungry people on church street, so taking a negative experience and turning it into something positive. read more

My second favourite sushi place downtown. Great service and reasonably priced. Although the restaurant is quite small, they turn the tables fast and the food doesn't take too long to arrive. Try the pork cutlet with curry sauce if you feel like something different. Their salad has an interesting dressing with a bit of a kick to it. A solid four stars! read more

Fish quality and sushi roll composition was great. Exceeded my expectations. Sushi boat had no boat

Stopped by the place because it was close to the hotel. I really enjoyed the sushi and the service was quick and attentive. I'd suggest going there! read more

I order party platters from here, and I am definitely a fan! They offer a large assortment of sushi, sashimi, and rolls and it is definitely worth the cost. Never had to wait too long or had any issues and I have ordered from here several times over the past two years. I have never been in-store though, so not sure what the dining experience is like. read more

Stumbled upon this place on Yelp and did not read the reviews beforehand. I enjoyed the crunchy sushi experience and the different variations of sushi presented. The prices are good and although the place is small, the ambiance is quite nice. Everyone in our group enjoyed their meal and my daughter (who is not a fan of sushi), tried it for the first time and enjoyed it. Most important the bathroom was clean. Will definitely visit again and I recommend this quaint little spot for sushi. read more

Small, not too noisy (depending on the other patrons, of course), excellent menu selection, friendly and efficient service, reasonable prices. We've both eaten here a number of times, and had delivery twice. On all occasions everything was excellent. No complaints! ^_^ read more

ive ordered from here twice, first time was good, second time, food was tasty but i found 3 long hairs in my food which is kind of gross :(

Decent sushi and a decent price. Although the quality isn't amazing, I would rate it higher in relation to the area. 4/5 if you only wanted sushi in the church and Wellesley area. This area isn't generally known for quality sushi. If you don't want to travel far this place is a pretty "safe" bet. read more

Been here several times now and it has never disappointed me yet. Love their salmon as well as everything else. It's never packed even though its a small little restaurant but food is always fresh. Friendly service and great food! My default japanese restaurant in my area. read more

We went in for the sushi, there was the of us, two of us ordered the deluexe chriashi don and the other had the Bento. There was an order error and the servers were able to correct the order. The sushi was good but portions for the chirashi don were smaller than expected. The Bento's portion were really big. Overall I had a great time other than the little issues we had. I would recommend anyone getting a Bento from here if they're in the area looking for sushi. read more