Tldr - This is a chef owned bistro. I think all orders are made to order, so prepare to wait (solo…read more= 1 chef). But I don't mind the wait; it isn't that long. Food is good and is worthy of the price. I ordered the Chef Bento that included sushi and sashimi. Sashimi was melt in the mouth fresh. Sushi was perfect for picking them up by hand. Other side dishes were standard. The beer selection was average but adequate. What amused me was how hidden this amazing Japanese bistro was, yet it survived the decades and the COVID pandemic. I walked from the parking lot, passed a physiotherapy business to get to an unnoticeable front door of this Japanese bistro. And its interior was like an oasis of calm. Also I find the services polite from the moment I walked through the front door. The owners also let us stayed behind to chat long after the meal.

Course #1. Orion The Draft Okinawa brewery…read more Course #2. Smoked salmon, bluefin, duzu soy bean Course #3: Blue Fin, Buri, salmon, scallop Course #4: Sake Course 4: Egg with salmon, white fish, shrimp and mushroom Course 5: Miso glazed baked cod with deep fried shrimp head Course #6: Blue Fin, Yellow Tail, salmon and eel nigiri Course #7: Desert Course #8. Ask for the plum wine Fantastic experience. Joe the owner and chef is top drawer.

I realize I have had some less than stellar experiences from Minami take out in the past compared…read moreto their Aurora location. Tonight was an experience that showed me how little they care. Not how stupid we are. How little they care. I ordered my favourite. Sashimi salad with a lobster soup. The dressing for the salad wasn't the dressing. It was soy sauce with mustard seeds. The soup. I'm ashamed. I actually called the restaurant asking for a manager. I was told a manager wouldn't be there until next week. Has anyone bought beef broth? That's what it was. Heated beef broth with a little bit of veggies, two calamari and the smallest lobster tail that had been sliced in half. I didn't get both halves. This takeout is a disgrace. The sit down in Aurora is vastly different but the take out is insulting! Stop!!!!! Stop reviewing the Aurora restaurant with the Newmarket takeout location.

Go to favourite of the whole family for a take out sushi meal. Great serving sizes not too much…read morerice. Love the medium or large combo on a boat. That's a staple for us. Unfortunately we gave birth to two sushi hound daughters. They'd eat Asian every night of the week.

We were in the area and had a taste for AYCE Sushi... So we gave it a try. Honestly, we should have…read moreleft. It's a small place and I thought it might be good when I saw several Asian customers. The waitress was rather unenthusiastic. The menu was okay, but missing a few items that other AYCE spots I frequent offer (no Dim Sum for example). The food was average at best (and that's stretching it)... The price was higher than most other places... $41 per person was overpriced in my opinion. That evening both my wife and myself were quite sick... Mild cases of food poisoning. My wife much worse than myself. Obviously ill never go back.

Had the AYCE weekend lunch ($30). Amusingly, you have to accept terms of service. There's no…read moredescription for many of the rolls. The cooking is generally decent, though the chicken skewer was dry & the udon soup tasteless. The sushi is above average in that the rice is noticeably warm & there's not too much of it, but it falls apart easily & there's not that much fish either. The meal came with a complimentary beef tataki. The sauce was heavier than usual - a bit fruity & quite acidic. It was pretty good. They have unusual dishes like yam fries, spicy miso soup & potato croquettes. They have one of smallest portions for sesame chicken for AYCE sushis, but definitely the largest sushi pizza portion. Dessert was a mixed bag. The sundae was good with crispy cookie crumbs & chocolate sauce. However the fried banana was below average (too soft, with too much artificial banana flavour) & the ice cream had more ice crystals than average.

One of the best sushi spots in the area! The quality is consistently excellent, and the flavors are…read morealways fresh and well-balanced. The service is top-notch--friendly, attentive, and efficient. One of the best parts? You get your own private booth, which makes the dining experience feel more relaxed and personal. Whether you're going for a casual dinner or a date night, this place never disappoints. Highly recommend if you're looking for quality sushi and great service in Aurora!

As a parent, I am extremely disappointed by the experience my 14-year-old daughter and her two…read morefriends had at this restaurant. The girls visited during their lunch break and ordered bento boxes. They had saved their lunch money for several days so they could afford this special treat. When it came time to pay, the waitress placed the receipt directly in their faces and pressured them for tips. Instead of simply explaining tipping etiquette if she felt they were unfamiliar with it, she took the POS machine and manually entered a $5 tip for each girl without their understanding or consent. These are young teenagers, and they felt intimidated and frozen in the moment. They didn't know how to respond. After leaving the restaurant, they were upset, scared, and embarrassed. My daughter told me they felt taken advantage of. What makes this even more disappointing is that the waitress was rude and unfriendly throughout the meal. Aside from bringing their food, there was very little service provided. This restaurant is located in a high school area, and staff should know how to treat young customers with respect. Pressuring minors into tipping and making them feel uncomfortable is completely unacceptable. It felt more like bullying than customer service. We will never return, and I hope management addresses this issue so that other young customers do not have a similar experience.

Nigiriya exceeded my expectations! The sushi was incredibly fresh, beautifully presented, and every…read morebite was delicious. You can really tell they take pride in both the quality of the food and the presentation. What made our experience even better was our waitress, Sarah. She was so kind, welcoming, and attentive throughout our meal. She had such a warm personality and made us feel genuinely taken care of. Great customer service like hers makes all the difference. If you're looking for fresh sushi, generous portions, and outstanding service, I highly recommend Nigiriya. We'll definitely be coming back. Thank you, Sarah, for making our visit so enjoyable!

Food 3.5/5 Service 3/5…read moreAmbience 3.5/5 An attractive clean looking restaurant with dine-in and take-out. The restaurant has several menu items for sushi and Korean foods and offers a menu of lunch specials. We ordered: Takoyaki Lunch BBQ salmon Donburi Tonkatsu Curry I enjoyed the Takoyaki. The size of the pieces of octopus was decent. My partner enjoyed the Tonkatsu Curry. The curry sauce came in a separate bowl. The best part of the BBQ Salmon Donburi was the avocado, which they gave a generous serving of avocado. In the Donburi, I thought the sushi rice was underwhelming and bland. The BBQ salmon was over barbecued and sooo dry it could not be saved by the lime aioli and teriyaki sauces. Our friend who ordered the sushi really enjoyed their appetizer. Service: This is the first time I can recall that there is no complimentary green tea offered when dining in at a restaurant offering sushi or Korean food. We asked for water and our friend ordered a beer. At about 15 minutes later, the beer was served. After the food arrived, still no water. We asked for the water again, and four little Chinese tea cups of water (100ml) was served. I don't know if this is standard at this restaurant but it stood out as very unusual in my experience. Plenty of parking right outside the restaurant. The restaurant is at the end of a plaza. There was a sign at the door for a sushi platter special on Wednesdays $49 that looked promising. I wanted to like the restaurant more because the dining in area was very pleasant.

To contrast Hokkaido with the food court in the mall would be unfair. although this small…read morerestaurant next to Sunset Grill is teppan style, the only comparison to Made in Japan is the cooking surface. A variety of teriyaki dishes are on the menu, but they also have a variety of Dim Sum arranged in various combinations. That's a bit different. The food is nicely done. I often have the Shrimp Teriyaki, which always comes with fresh, tender and crisp shrimp. The owners are very gracious. When ordering a green tea, the owner instead offered a cup made from higher quality, aromatic loose leaf tea, which I recognized by the aroma from a trip to Taiwan years ago. It brought back memories. The restaurant can get busy at lunchtime when the usual group of well behaved high school students stop in at around 12:30. Get there before that and you have the run of the place!

The food was really good and the service was probably the best part. The place is very clean and…read morewe would come back here for sure. Did I mention the service was great?

Had 2 California dragon rolls. Each was huge & had a lot of avocado but they were rather…read moreunbalanced, with not enough protein. The crab flavoured stick was also too mild to flavour the roll. The crispy bits were nice though.

Ordered some take out and their quality was amazing. We ordered some soft shell crabs, dynamite…read morerolls and a bento salmon box, it was so much food for us and we have lots of leftovers for Friday night dinner. The food was absolutely amazing and there was SO MUCH FOOD for so little - it was unbelievable. I definitely will be ordering from here again! Happy eating fellow yelpers!