I got too excited and forgot to take a picture of the menu or the food before I started digging in so obviously the sushi was good decor has very cool vibes and staff was super nice as well! I got the B option on the lunch menu ($17) which had 10 PCs sashimi and a spicy salmon roll. It was supposed to come with miso soup and a salad but we got scammed but I'll forgive them because their sushi was fire. All the sushi was very well made. A bit pricey but nothing crazy for the quality of sushi. Will definitely come again for their sushi! loved it. read more

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Saku is one of my go tos if I'm looking for fancier sushi but at a reasonable price. They have an extensive menu including special rolls, torched & pressed sushi, a selection of combos and lunch specials! I ordered through Ubereats for my latest visit. Decided to order the assorted aburi sushi, saku roll, and lion king roll (all of which I've ordered before and loved). The aburi sushi was great as always. Unfortunately this time I was quite disappointed with the rolls. The Saku roll was very mushy & had no flavours. I really hope this is just a one-time miss & their quality goes back to how it used to be. read more

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Summerlicious ends Sunday, Jul 23, definitely don't miss out! When I booked Saku, the menu looked oddly familiar but I didn't recognize the connection to The Haam. It has the same great food and lively atmosphere. It's a little less busy during late lunch hour, but there were a couple tables and service was still great. Appetizers are beautifully plated and yummy, the yuzu salsa was a really nice touch to seared sashimi. This time instead of tacos and rolls, I tried the sushi, sashimi and futomaki, which was good in variety and freshness, but missing the wow factor like my experience at The Haam. But definitely not to the chef's fault, cause they still have rolls and taco on the menu, and the Shrimp Taco packs a punch! read more

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Saku is available on Uber with pickup option so we recently took advantage of that feature. Ordered Boat N with 15 pieces of sashimi, 25 pieces of sushi, Lion King roll and Green Dragon roll. Freshest pieces you'll ever have. Saku has never disappointed. read more

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All the sushi and sashimi are super fresh. They have the best aburi (blow-torched sushi) and rice bowls in the city (perfect rice - good to eat even on its own, they don't skimp on the protein toppings, and delicious taste). Great variety of don buri bowls: Fresh Uni & Salmon (with ikura / salmon roe), Holy Crab Dolsot, Unagi, Salmon & Avocado, etc. As for appetizers, the Spinach Gomae and Eggplant Miso are great for getting your veggies in. Their sushi rolls are quite big and equally tasty. The ambience is a bit dark, modern, and hipster with great music in the background. Perfect for an evening out with friends. The place tends to be packed on weekday evenings and weekends, so it's best to come early or make a reservation. read more

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Amazing food and amazing prices. Definitely will come back!!! The lobster roll was super good read more

Saku Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Came here on a week night, and it was not super busy, so was able to walk-in with no wait for a table. I have been here pre-pandemic and found that post-pandemic the service and food were just as good as I remember. The menu and selection of fish changes with season but the fish is extremely fresh. I their specialty rolls are large and filling, with great flavour combinations. read more

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A good, intimate place - dim but well lit so I can still see my guests, haha. Tasted both the tacos and the sushi and it was appetizing! The mocktail drinks were all so delicious too. Our server also took care of us very well. :) read more

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My friends and I decided to have a relaxing evening at Saku as this place is one of my friend's favourite sushi place! The place is cozy and cool. The lighting was a bit dim to give a relaxing vibe. The service was friendly and attentive. During our dinner, our waitress checked in on us a few times to check that we were having a good meal and drinks. As Covid is still here, there isn't any physical copy of the menu. To access it, you need to use your QR code scanner app to scan the QR code found at your table. We ordered three different special sushi rolls and two bottles of hot sake. The portion size of each of the sushi rolls were big and the fillings were ample (yum!). The hot sake was great as well. It was a lovely way to enjoy a cold winter evening. My friends drank most of the hot sake and they said that they loved every sip! We didn't have any room for dessert, so that'll be for next time! read more

I used to frequent saku often Prepandemic. The aesthetics of the restaurant was very pretty, low lights dinner vibe, can be quite romantic. The food was always plated so nice as well. The food was delicious and fresh as well. However I got take out recently and was disappointed. The nigiri and maki tasted a bit too fishy as in not fresh. It was ok taste for the price. Perhaps the experience is different in person. read more

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it's been years since I've last been to Saku - especially with the pandemic. walking down queen street, i noticed a lot of the old places have now closed because of the pandemic but i'm so glad saku sushi is still here! still chic as always where the ambiance is great for a celebration, just meeting up, or a date. still one of the solid sushi places in toronto that you can't go wrong with. prices are fair for the quality. we got a large hot sake to share and the aburi sampler. it was delicious and quality has not gone down. honestly had forgotten about it for a while since i have also not been out in some time but it was nice to come back to a nostalgic place read more

Saku Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Service was attentive and welcoming, food was fresh and creative and my cocktail was delicious. [[HIGHLIGHT]]A fun spot to grab drinks with friends.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Heard great things about their aburi sushi set and had to try it! Came here with my friend who is vegetarian. I ordered the aburi sushi set, my friend got the vegetable Gyoza, yam and avocado rolls and Peter Pan rolls. The set was incredible, the sushi were perfectly torched and the sauces were an amazing complement to the Individual pieces. I tried my friends sushi as well, the Peter Pan roll was excellent. It was great to find a place with more vegetarian options than cucumber and avocado rolls. I would highly recommend this place :)) read more

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Great Summerlicious 2023 value! Oreo churros were amazing. Also - I accidentally left my wallet there when I dined there and the staff were amazing. Took care to answer my emails and kept my wallet safe until I came to get it. The food, ambience was great - it was an accidental Queen West find for me - glad we found it and WILL be back! read more

Cute place that reminds me of Hamm! The environment is great. Great for group/friend gathering. They have specials for each day of the week. We'd/thurs is $3 off cocktails. We had the Tokyo rose and Hawaiian breeze - both really good! read more

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Went for a birthday party. A nice place, but it is very expensive for the portions you get (it's like a tapas size portion for the price of a full portion). The tacos were pretty good, but underwhelming with the size. The one item that was probably worth the price was the karaage chicken. If you choose to go here, keep in mind your budget, and it may be a good idea to have a snack before you go. read more

Love this place! I have tried their Fried chicken, Aburi platter, and sushi rolls! Their food is alway fresh and love their green tea too There is parking Behind the restaurant so it is a convenient location. read more

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Disappointed in this place. It used to be one of my go-tos a year or so back. I wanted to retry this place as I was looking for good sushi in the city. However, the sushi was not as fresh nor good as I have remembered it. And honestly- the price was way too expensive for what we got. Should have gone to Miku instead for the price. read more

Had a lovely dinner with family on a Sunday evening. We made reservations since it gets busy and was promptly seated the moment we walked in the door. We ordered a bunch of items for the table and everything was fresh, delicious and well balanced in flavour. The sashimi was so fresh and sweet. My favourite roll of the night was tied between the island roll and the volcano roll. The island roll has a thin layer of dried yam on top which gave a sweet and crunchy element but did not overwhelm the taste of the scallops. The volcano roll was fun, with crispy potato bits on top that lent a crunch factor to the roll but at the same time was so well balanced in flavour that even the spicy salmon didn't overwhelm everything. The price is on the more pricey side (a roll is easily $15) but there is real quality and thought in each dish. read more

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This place is sentimental to me. I had my first date with my husband here and the food was delicious back then as it is now. It's a solid sushi restaurant that serves great quality sushi, sashimi, and rolls. We took our cousins here when they visited from California. read more

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The Oshi-sushi is the best part of the experience. The menu has been parsed down and now does not include any basic rolls in order to supplement the special rolls. The service is rushed and cold hearted. It makes you feel like you're only there to give them your money. read more

I came here on a Sunday afternoon and it was not busy at all. This is a restaurant that, unless you are looking for it, you may completely miss it. The name Saku Sushi doesn't hit your eyes. What made me stop was the Sake specials they had that made me wonder what the restaurant was. I was not disappointed when i walked in. Clean, roomy, and a wonderful ambiance. We were seated immediately and were brought water to start. The menu has lots of variety, from apps to rolls, rice bowls and bento boxes. We ordered the premium sashimi platter, Atlantic Queen and the Lobster roll. The food came quite quickly which was wonderful and the flavours were explosive. Premium Sashimi Platter: Organic salmon, Uni, Scallop and Sweet Shrimp. The salmon was cut a little thick for my taste, but still very fresh. Uni was good, not the best I've ever had, but still very satisfying. The scallops and shrimp had a certain sweetness to them that were to DIE FOR. Absolutely delicious. Atlantic Queen: Torched salmon on top, the sauce was beautifully paired on top. It was a bite to eat and very satisfying. Lobster Roll: Thick chunks of lobster fried, throughout the roll. It is definitely a mouthful. But just enough rice to keep everything together. All the ingredients in the rolls were fresh. Delicious. The prices were decent, average I would say. The service was wonderful. The waitresses were sweet and would come by to make sure that everything was good a few times during our meal. They cleared plates as needed and kept watch for when we needed more water without us requesting it. I would hands down come back here again. Wonderful food. read more

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In the past, I used to visit Saku Sushi all the time for their lunch specials. I eventually stopped visiting because I felt that their portions weren't amazing value for the sushi you get. However, with the rapidly raising prices of the competitors in the area, I decided to give Saku another try. They've definitely gotten a lot better overall. I can safely say that Saku Sushi is definitely one of my all-time favourite sushi restaurants in the GTA now. Their fish was absolutely delicious today and the portions were much more generous than before. My go-to lunch order is the salmon combination lunch special, which includes a spicy salmon roll, three pieces of salmon sushi, and three pieces of salmon sashimi. It might not sound like much, but like I mentioned earlier, the size of these pieces and rolls have noticably bigger and I always get very full from eating them. Every bite into these salmon pieces oozed of freshness. It almost felt like the salmon was melting into my mouth; I never thought sushi could taste this good. I don't regret revisiting Saku Sushi. Something definitely changed about the food they serve, and it was 100% in a good way. I'll be back! read more

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We ordered "Chef Special Sushi" for $31 and had absolutely no regrets. Every single piece was delicious. I can't wait to go back to Saku Sushi to have some more of their sushi. I'm very picky about sushi restaurants, for most of them are mediocre in quality at best, but this one is definitely above average. read more

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Visited with the family during our visit to Toronto and although it is a bit secluded, there are some tasty japanese-korean fusion items here! Coming for lunch, we ordered a lunch special with sashimi, their saku roll, ocean dream roll, lion king roll, saku ceviche, chicken karaage and panko soft shell crab. Of everything we ordered, I liked their special rolls the best because even though they were a bit pricey, they all had a decent amount of filling to rice ratio and ingredients were fresh! The lion king roll had prawn tempura, topped with spicy tuna and fried potato bits. The saku roll had tuna, scallop, cucumber and just a hint of jalapeno while the ocean dream roll was my favourite with tuna, avocado, fish eggs and salmon. The fried foods were also quite good but the lunch special was a great deal including a spicy salmon and sashimi! Overall, we enjoyed the food here and the prices are high but its a tasty meal! read more

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Short Review: I was on the hunt for excellent sushi, and found just ok sushi. Although they are friendly, they rush you out of there. Oh, and remember those AMEX commercials in the 70's? Well, leave home without it, cause you can't use it here! Long Review: So I figured in downtown Toronto you should be able to get excellent sushi. I mean, right? Its fricken downtown Toronto - a tourist trap at the least! Well, so I go searching...on Yelp of course. I always rely on my fellow Yelpers...until now. The pictures on Yelp made this place look amazing, so I tried it. Got a nice Kirin Ichiban bottle of beer, a seaweed salad, and a special roll called The Lion King (shrimp tempura, avocado, topped with spicy tuna). Nothing outstanding, but I'd say good solid "regular sushi" fare. I wasn't disappointed by any stretch. Then... the restaurant started getting crowded. Since I was a party of one, I was saddled up to the bar - but now they were seating 2s and 3s there to accommodate everyone. I was finished with my food, but my beer was only half gone...and my waitress brings me the check! "How do you want to pay for this?" she asks, as she's literally holding the card machine in her hands. "Uh...ok...here" I respond as I give her my American Express card. You know that deer in headlights look? Well, she gives it to me and then smiles: "We don't take American Express." Well...you can't even guess what happens next. After I tell her its all I've got on me because I left everything else back at my hotel, she goes back to the deer stare. I'm thinking, you can't be serious...then she runs to get the manager. Now, in my head I'm thinking they will just make an exception and swipe my card. I mean, come on, its downtown Toronto. This has to have happened before...right? So, the manager comes over and again the statements about how they only take Visa begin. Only take Visa? After I say, again, that all I have is an AMEX, she stares at me. I honestly thought I was going to have to go wash dishes in the back room to pay for the meal. So I tell her that I'm happy to go back to my hotel and get a Visa card, to which she responds: "you know there's an ATM machine next door." Really? So I say again, I'll go back to my hotel and grab my other credit card. She is really unsure now, so then she responds, "well you have to leave your drivers license here then." I comply and hand it over, although I was a bit annoyed. But hey, I get it. So, then I begin to grab for my beer to finish it, and they begin clearing my plates - AND TAKE MY BEER!!!! They wouldn't even let me finish it! Before I could even walk to the front door, they were getting out 2 menus to seat a couple waiting. O H. M Y. G O S H!! Then, I walk outside and hail a cab. Thank goodness he was really nice and made me laugh about it. He said he'd been driving a cab for 10 years and had never heard a story like this. 3 stars for the initial good service and the food. Minus 2 for not taking AMEX and not letting me finish my beer! read more

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Menu: Energy Sushi ($15) Pressed Salmon Sushi ($14) Salmon Avocado Donburi ($14) Combo A (Chef selection 10pc sushi and house maki) ($25) ---------- Wow.. One of the best sushi I ever had in Queen West area. The sushi was very fresh and full of flavours. The pressed sushi (torched salmon) was my favourite. I had the salmon avocado donburi and the pressed sushi and it was enough to fill me up. Now that I know this place exist in Queen West, I will visit more often! read more

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Friend and I came here at 2pm on a Saturday. Lots of empty tables and nice décor. I was surprised that booths are quite narrow to the table and I didn't expect mainstream hip hop music playing lol. Clean washrooms. My friend and I shared a few items: Saku Ceviche appetizer (salmon + tuna with avocado, mango and taro chips)--$13 Basically a Japanese version of salsa. You get tang from the tomatoes and richness from the avocado and fish. Taro chips are nice and thin. Sea Urchin sushi (à la carte 2pcs)-- $8 I never had sea urchin before so I didn't know what to expect. Interesting that the sushi had extra seaweed rolled out and that the urchin was orange. The consistency is very soft and delicate, pretty much like a liquidy jello. Tastes like the ocean. Lion King roll (shrimp tempura, avocado, tuna, topped with potato puree and crispy bits)--13 Interesting to top off sushi with a potato puree. Tastes fine, I found it quite oily though. Overall good service but I just found the food average. read more

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TAKE ME BACK!! Such amazing food that is hasn't left my mind since it hit my tongue! Everything was the perfect combination of flavours I'm having a hard time making proper sentences it was so good! Strongly recommend! Oh and get their fried chicken in gochujang sauce. That was to die for!!! Unfortunately I did not get a photo. read more

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Fantastic sushi from Saku! Ordered a sushi platter along with a few rolls one evening and thoroughly enjoyed it. The sashimi and fish was fresh and the rolls were flavourful. Noticed some unique garnishes on-top of some of the sushi which added a bit of flair. Reasonable pricing for the quality. Will definitely visit again! read more

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Loved every dish at Saku! No complaints when you have great service and an extensive menu. They have great patio seating outside of the restaurant ensuring social distancing and breath of fresh air * Pictured here: Assorted sashimi Saku ceviche Saku roll Takoyaki Uni sushi roll Blushing dragon and Yuzu Totoro cocktail Everything was so fresh and reasonably priced. If you're planning on getting takeout, they do offer Saku boat (comparable to platters) which includes different combinations of sashimi, sushi and rolls! * Highly recommended for those who love Japanese cuisine. You will not be disappointed. Cheers Check out IG: @ooi.eats for your next foodie adventure! read more

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Loved this place. Probably some of the best sushi I've had in Toronto. I like that they take reservations. Came here with bf for his bday (he's a sushi snob) and he loved it too. Between the two of us, we split the A combo meant for one person and two separate rolls. We ordered just the right amount of food. The rolls were very fresh and the rice was seasoned very well. You can taste that the fish was of great quality and never pre-frozen. Would highly recommend and would come back. read more

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We got the Atlantic Queen and Spider Roll to split between two people. The Spider Roll was our favorite because it was crunchier but Atlantic Queen was also good. We devoured it in about 10 minutes :) When I walked outside maybe 10 feet away from the restaurant, I realized I didn't have my gloves with me and almost went back inside to check/ask if I forgot them there. Right as I turned around, one of the waitresses tapped me on the shoulder and said "excuse me, you forgot this." Stellar customer service right there in my opinion. Would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone and I will definitely be back to try more of their dishes. read more

Saku Sushi - Atlantic Queen on left, Spider Roll on right - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We were out and about on a recent Friday night and we were both craving some sushi. We happened to stumble upon Saku Sushi, which I'd never heard of, and decided to take a chance. I'm so glad we did. We were immediately shown to a cozy booth, where we began perusing the joint's promising-looking menu. We wound up going with three rolls: Spicy Scallop Roll, Unagi Kappa Roll, and California Roll. They were uniformly, in a word, amazing. We quickly devoured each of the rolls and instantly described them as among the best we'd ever had. I was particularly a fan of the Spicy Scallop Roll, which was just so unusual and so delicious. We were pretty peckish, so we decided to also share a bowl of the Bulgogi Dolsot Bibimbab ("Warm white rice topped with variety vegetables, beef and egg yolk") and we asked for it with the spicy option. I think this might have been the best version of the venerable Korean dish I've ever had (or at least that I've had in a long, long time). Everything was prepared perfectly, and the spicy gochujang sauce perfectly tied the whole thing together. I can safely say that Saku's gonna be my new go-to sushi spot in the area. read more

Their sushi honestly is mediocre, what I would say is a plus about Saku Sushi is their daily bar specials that are incredibly affordable to grab some drinks with friends! The ambience inside is very dimmed and relaxed! but overall their sushi is a little too pricey. read more

Saku Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

A shell of what it used to be. It was 11/10 beyond excellent when it first opened, but the quality has declined every year after. They don't even use real albacore/white tuna anymore, now they use Escolar fish. (search Escolar vs White tuna on Google for a side by side comparison). I used to come here specifically because they actually used real white tuna. The salmon wasn't as fresh either. They're also serving "spicy salmon roll" for the lunch combos, which is basically undesirable trimmings of salmon mushed together with tempura bits and spicy mayo. Salad is now just lettuce (it used to be a very good salad with lots of variety and even edible flowers). The value is bad. This is the price of a mid-range sushi restaurant but with the quality of a take-out. I'd rather get kibo. read more

The food and vibe are really nice. We tried the sushi taco, dolsot, and special roll, and they were all delicious. My friend and I really enjoyed dinner here, and the basement mirror is very aesthetic too lol read more

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Overall, pretty good sushi at mid-level price point. Decently fresh, nicely packaged, but a bit too heavy on the sauce. Could see myself getting food here again but wouldn't call it a favourite spot. I ordered a Lobster King Roll, a Hamachi Negi Roll, and an Atlantic Queen Roll (happened to be on BOGO special) via Uber Eats. The items came neatly packaged although the sauce from the special rolls were spilling out a bit. Hamachi Negi Roll - this was actually my favourite item. The hamachi was very fresh and the green onion further accentuates the flavour of the fish. Lobster King Roll - pretty tasty roll and the tempura lobster on the inside is quite distinctly flavourful (although doesn't taste too different from shrimp) and works nicely with the asparagus. Probably wouldn't order again just because there isn't great value at $19. Atlantic Queen Roll - a pretty average roll that you might find at other sushi joints, and the execution here is not bad but just has too much sauce. read more

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I ordered takowasabi (octopus marinated in wasabi sauce), miso eggplant and sashimi a la carte (unagi) via Foodora since I see my fave place for takowasabi (Kinko Izakaya) no longer has it for delivery. The tako wasabi was really good, with a perfect texture. The miso eggplant was plentiful and decent. Unagi was kind of expensive for 5 pieces, and not too plentiful. It was chilled, which was weird. A few pieces of lettuce somewhere would've been nice. Expensive, but good. read more

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I'm not a huge sushi snob, so maybe you should take this with a grain of salt, but I prefer the sushi at some AYCE spots (August 8, Ginza) over this one... I had their gyoza (good) and their special pressed sushi (mediocre). The service was a bit spotty, as we were kicked out of our table despite the place being a quarter empty. I also felt a bit sick after eating here, so I definitely won't be coming back. read more

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