Sushi 99 offers a budget-friendly option with really good rolls and sushi. The price difference between Sushi 99 and most fancy sushi places is absolutely insane. I totally understand that some people can afford--and prefer--higher quality options, but Sushi 99 is a very honest choice for those who can't spend over a hundred dollars just to take the family out for lunch or dinner. If you're looking for tasty sushi without breaking the bank, this place is worth a try. read more

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My boyfriend and I always come here! We love it here! They play lovely jazz music, sometimes decorate the tables with real flowers, and the food is always delicious with tons of options and brought out right after being prepared! The price is the best I've ever seen from any all you can eat sushi restaurant in both Waterloo and the GTA. The staff are always nice and fast! Definitely recommend this place! 100/10! read more

JEET is super helpful and take care of the food : ) good location with parking : ) great for student and group gatherings read more

Food came out pretty fast. Quality is just ok since it's an all you can eat, so don't expect too much. The rice portion was very big for the sushi and some rolls and the sashimi was cut quite small. Some of the fried foods was personally too oily. Service was ok. It is one of the cheaper ayce sushi restaurants in Waterloo. They also have 10% off with cash. read more

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Went on a week night with the whole family. Food was good and fresh, and came fairly quickly. Service was good. I like they make orders in small portions so we were able to try various things. read more

I've noticed an overall underwhelming experience with this place, lunch is 20.99 for all you can eat. We find the sushi being a scale they slowly goes down. Less care for sushi and less fresh ingredients. The food is still overall okay but with the competitive nature of sushi in the area this may not be much of a choice. read more

I'd say it is decent all you can eat sushi spot. I love my Philadelphia rolls and they are very good here. Another thing that I prefer is salmon sushi. They also bring you hot green tea, which is nice to sip as you eat. I believe some of the order was mixed up because we got rolls that we didn't order. For that I give one star less. Overall I would come back. read more

In my opinion, just another generic AYCE sushi restaurant. There is nothing special that wow'ed me and makes this restaurant memorable. Yes, the price is cheaper than most at $20.99 weekday dinner with 10% cash discount, but that is about everything I remembered. The rolls seems unappetizing. Even the Sushi 99 roll, supposedly their signature roll, just look like an average sushi maki. What makes me deduct a point from an average 3 star rating to a 2 stars is because I got a really bag stomach ache after eating here. So it's definitely a sign that I should stick my usual restaurants, 168 and Kinkaku Izakaya here I come. read more

Sushi 99 - Sushi 99 roll, looks like nothing special - Sushi Bars Near Me - Waterloo, Ontario

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I first came here when it first opened with my friends back when I attended University and all those years that passed and coming back once again with my significant other brings so much nostalgia. The sushi here is a "you get what you pay for" but honestly it's not that bad at all. I would definitely continue to come back when you want a sushi fix. read more

Mediocre at best, not sure what to make out of this restaurant. The interior looks nice, very good impression to start off a delightening lunch. 4/5 for interior design. That really fooled me, because the rest of the experience did not follow up. Ordered a generic list of plates: some sushi, chef's specialty (maki), tempura, udon, octopus balls(expected takoyaki), salads and soups. I was surprised of what I got. The shrimp tempura was executed well, could have been crispier but I'd say it's the only thing better than other AYCE in town; Kinkaku and Sushi 168 to name. However, that was probably the only thing I enjoyed besides the water. 4.5/5 The Black dragon roll (chef's specialty) came out first, but I could see the seaweed right past the thinnest layer of rice. Not only was it really small, but it looked very horribly put together, to the point where I would say my cat could make this better. In terms of the size, it actually makes more sense to make them small since it shouldn't really be compared to a la carte sizes, but it was just the worst maki I just ever had. The first bite I may have felt the rice, but soon disappeared and I only felt the texture of the rest of the maki: cucumber, avocado, BBQ Eel; if you call this "chef's specialty", sorry for my harsh words but be ashamed. That was awful. 1/5 Going to skip the takoyaki, I really hope it's store bought frozen takoyaki; else, you're doing something horribly wrong. Also, my partner got a sweet and sour soup and it tasted like someone dumped their post workout socks with a drizzle of sweet and sour sauce into lukewarm water; you can tell that I'm going to say it was horrendous. 0/5 Of course, it's a Japanese AYCE restaurant so sushi(nigiri) is something I'll definitely get. This is the part where I said I don't know what to make out of this restaurant. The basics of making sushi has vanished in the plate I was served. The rice was dry, wasn't really sticky and was blend; to make things worse it was a little more warmer than "warm", that ruins the harmony of the fish and the rice. Was the fish particularly good tasting? Nay. 2/5 Udon, out of all the things I expected, was surprisingly better tasting or my standards at this point probably ran back home. The noodles were too soft and didn't have the texture a udon noodle should have, but the combination of the garnish, sauce and the meat(chicken) was executed well. 4/5 Maybe I was wrong about the sushi(nigiri) and so I ordered my second batch. More egg(tamago), crispy sushi and white tuna, tofu steak, yam and taro tempura, desserts, etc. I wasn't wrong, even the most basics of all nigiri: the tamago nigiri tastes blend, rice too warm, this is far below even for an AYCE standard. Also, the crispy sushi doesn't have a nice balance of textures; the texture of tenkasu sprinkled on top of warm rice with the seaweed just doesn't round up well. Something soft with a touch of flavour should help it up. Still 1/5 Tofu steak was cooked and grilled well, except that the sauce drizzled on top is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too sweet. It should be considered as dessert for it's sweetness. 3/5 Yam and taro tempura in it's execution disappointed me a bit, the fried goodies were not as good as how the shrimp tempura was fried. Nonetheless, the yam tempura tasted average but the taro tempura in it's entirety is just too dry. Not going to comment on the dryness of the taro tempura because that was as expected, 3/5 for execution points Grilled eggplants were also served for my partner in crime but eggplants are living nightmares to me, going to trust my partner with the 4/5 rating with good texture, taste and visually(?). The fried banana was pretty good, this should rather be called "chef's specialty". 4.5/5 The overall customer service I received was peculiar at best, shitty at worst. I'm not asking for smiles, but being thrown plates onto the table and responding to inquiries as a customer with no means of hospitality is a disappointment. 1/5 Overall I'll give it a 2/5, but so far I'm giving kinkaku only a 3/5 as well, which I think has the best AYCE quality in town. Not far away from being the best in town, but all in all that was a very disappointing meal for what I've paid. I'll come back for a revisit if I hear from words of mouth that it's not as horrible anymore. To those reading my reviews, do still give this place a try since it wasn't too too bad, and maybe you'll like the other dishes you get. read more

Sushi 99 - Just a simple photo of the nigiri plate - Sushi Bars Near Me - Waterloo, Ontario

This place is a strong competitor to Ye's. There is a great selection of sushi and rolls. The names are hard to pronounce but the menu lists the ingredients in the rolls which is very informative. The sushi takes awhile to arrive but they are definitely prepared with care and high quality. There is a Waterloo roll which I thought is pretty creative. The seafood are fresh and there are more choices than Ye's for a lunch buffet. The entree meat dishes are also cooked well and very tasty, I really recommend Kobi beef. The serving sizes here is quite small, but that allowed me to try a lot of types of dishes. The servers are also quite friendly and helpful in providing recommendations and refilling tea. Highly recommend. read more

Sushi 99 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Waterloo, Ontario

Struggling to Find Good AYCE Sushi ~$20 + Tip pp Accepts all major credit cards Weekday dinner No wait Feel like the standards of the food in Waterloo have suffered with the overall economy of the city as I haven't been able to find a good AYCE sushi place in Waterloo any more when they used to be relatively plentiful. My friends and I used to have some go to places, but when I visited they said they had all come down hill and recommended this place instead. The restaurant was about half full. This place also likes using the iPad ordering system which is efficient (I remember the old paper system would result in missed or wrong orders), but was a bit disappointed that there was "No Image" for Wonton Soup (webpage under construction?) and some obvious translation issues: the "cancel confirm" button was confusing. Service was not amazing. Bus staff was slow to pick up used plates which was a bit annoying. read more

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No more Sushi 99 for me. We have been here many times in the past, often with a large group, which worked well in this environment, which I would describe as impersonal and basic. It's the opposite of elegant dining. Back when, pre-Covid, service was better, more pleasant. At our last visit, it was simply terrible. The servers were rushed off their feet, more like "runners" than wait-people. We asked for tea as soon as we sat down. None came. I reminded two or three "runners" of our tea request. None came. We also had to ask for wasabi at least three times, which means I ate most of my sushi without it. I know the food isn't top-notch but I was willing to put up with it because the price was reasonable and we liked the all-you-can-eat feature. Also, the sesame balls were always great. However, after this last visit...crowded, noisy, poor service, no tea! .. we're done. Also, the washrooms are not as clean as one would want. Goodbye, Sushi 99.Not read more

Eating here was quite disappointing. A group of 4 of us came for lunch today (Sunday) at 1 pm. It was not too busy at the time and we were seated immediately. It'd be rated 1 stars if it weren't for the fact it was kind of a pretty place and new. I believe they only do all you can eat, and no a la carte. I've been to Ye's Sushi a number of times though not recently and I'd have to say that Ye's is better and that's saying something given how quality has deteriorated there over time. This place opened about a month ago I think so they really don't have a similar excuse. Restaurant staff communicate with each other in mandarin - which isn't so much an issue I suppose, if the food quality were better. The spicy salmon looked soggy, and the presentation was not good at all. Something I find a bit annoying for a lot of all you can eat sushi places, though it's undoubtedly to keep the costs down for lunch, is that you you can't order sashimi at lunch with lunch costing $12.99 / person pre-tax and pre-tip. What I liked the most from this place were the beef skewers (it was ordered towards the end so I probably had fairly low expectations by that point) with possibly the scariest looking dish being the spicy salmon pizza - which as noted, it appeared as if the salmon was soggy. The rolls were generally too loose which made them look sort of odd (pictured as uploaded). To be fair, the food tasted ok though salty at times (too much soy sauce on the dragon rolls?). Some of the rolls were remarkably tiny - and like Ye's they would invariably forget portions of orders. Hopefully quality will improve in the future though I can't say I will be returning anytime soon. read more

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Yay: fast service, iPad driven, relatively cheaper maybe? Nay: not much selection, same ingredients just different names for the rolls. Way too much rice... Last time I had ayce in Waterloo was 8 years ago and sushi star was way better back then. Dunno how it is now. Would not come here again nor recommend it. read more

Best AYCE sushi place that I've been too in the city. They also have really good take out too!

Dynamite Rolls + Dragon Rolls are great. Service was not very attentive as they were busy. Tried to order four rolls for my date and I, twice, and both requests were not fulfilled. Decent. read more

Steer clear - terrible furniture with tears - flys everywhere- server didn't tell us that your "automatically" billed all you can eat prices ($40 ea or so) we had 4 small rolls and bill was $97 ?? We question the pricie and then was told about all you can eat pricing buuuutt "we fix for you" - new bill $65 ..lol. Service is just plain bad. Wanted to like it - but crossed off the list read more

Sushi is good, service wasn't. A few of our items didn't come after over an hour, even tried ordering them twice. Don't like that I'm forced to tip when using debit. I was a server, and I pay for good service, i dont tip someone that doesn't talk at all, and doesn't make sure everything's okay with the food. Dinner for 2 on a Saturday = $70 read more

We all get it. The inescapable drowsiness which follows order after order, volley after volley, barrage after barrage of all-you-can-eat food. 99 sushi is a prime purveyor of food which induces those badass mid-day naps. Pretty standard AYCE setting, structure and quality of food. Nothing spectacular or disgusting but middle of the road stuff. It's a large location, sporting dark wood, and nothing but booth style seating. Lets just say, you'll never have to wait for a table and you'll always get a bench seat. You order off two separate sheets, one exclusively for sushi and sushi like things (rolls, maki, sushi, pizza) and the other is for entrees, salads, soups, apps, tempura, etc) the choices are wide and they have everything you could want from a typical sushi resto. I recommend the beef skewers, I really liked those for some reason. I didn't like the sushi rice they used, and the raw fish was sliced too thin. The price is 13.99 for lunch which excludes sashimi. Not a bad price for the variety. Overall, worth the money and I'd probably only come for lunch. read more

My favourite AYCE sushi place in KW region! The speciality rolls are delicious - I'd recommend the dynamite roll, green dragon roll and the rainbow roll. The mushrooms are overly salty. Miso soup and california salad is a great starter dish. The beef skewers are amazingly tasty but the kalbi beef is way too fatty. I love the interior of this place as well! Very spacious and clean. Service is what you'd expect from an AYCE sushi place - efficient. Servers are quick to grab your order sheets and quick to refill waters. The price is great! Only $14 for lunch (+$1 on weekends) - definitely worth getting! read more

It's hard not to be disappointed when I come here, but it is sushi (yum!) and the prices are competitive. The rolls are small and rushed with poor presentation. However, at least they don't fill their sushi with mostly rice and have a good amount of fish. Service staff drop your plates at the table and run away just as quickly. Items that we order never show up. Service charge is included in your bill. 10% discount by cash. I've also heard that the owner keeps the tips. If you're going to tip, leave cash at the table, and not with the cashier or through the debit/credit. read more

ONE OF BEST SUSHI PLACE IN WATERLOO! The sushi 99 special roll is definitely my all time favouite roll. Lots of choices on the menu too! The price is typical of any other sushi place... but it's super cheap during lunch time so if you're feeling cheap come by during the day. The service is a little slow and sometimes not too friendly but I guess it can't be helped since it is such a huge place. Oh and also the decoration is nice and they play Korean/Japanese/Chinese music. read more

Hello Waterloo! Coming from Mississauga the AYCE sushi doesn't have as much choices compared to 168 or Heart. However! The quality is pretty good. I love the green dynamite roll and the torched rolls. Taste fresh! The seaweed salad was regular. The shrimp curry was pretty good but I would make the curry more powerful in flavour. The shrimp tempura, mwah! The light batter on shrimp is way better then the others I have eaten anywhere else. The mushroom wrapped in beef was good. My favourite dish is the asparagus wrapped in bacon way better than 168 and August 8. The asparagus is cooked softly and the bacon wasn't over cooked nor undercooked. The oil from the fat was perfect. Cheese wonton tasted like the others. Who can really make bad cheese wontons? They're so simple but good! The beef fried rice was also good! Love the butter taste of the rice. The octopus balls were okay, I don't recommend putting spicy mayo sauce though. Maybe something sweet. Overall I would visit again! The service was good. Attentive servers. However, the restaurant wasn't busy. The parking space is decent. A lot of other food places so you may have difficulty finding a parking spot at peak hours. The price is appropriate for dinner time. read more

Sushi 99 is a great place for the whole family - even those picky little eaters :o) My son will not eat sushi - in fact he won't even try it! However Sushi 99's all you can eat menu offers many dishes that he will eat; everything from rice to chicken balls to chicken skewers. This makes Sushi 99 a hit with my family. The AYCE menu provides a wide variety of choice and is very reasonably priced. As well, the quality of the foo The atmosphere is very laid back, casual simple decor, yet very nice. The dinning area is large and offers plenty of seating and room. While there is a take out option, unfortunately the few times I have exercised this option, I have been less than impressed - sushi rolls seem to be smaller, avocado pieces too ripe, etc. etc. All in all though a great place to eat! read more

I went here for all you can eat lunch. I thought it was costly at $17.99 (I was expecting fifteen dollars or cheaper). The food was good. There was no sashimi on the lunch menu though, which I was disappointed in, especially for the price we were paying. I particularly liked the spicy salmon roll which I normally don't like. It was exceptionally good. Everything else was average. The service was slow, it was okay. The place was really big and really busy. I liked it but I wasn't thrilled with Sushi 99. read more

I ate AYCE lunch today at Sushi 99 with some friends and I think the overall experience was great! The place was fairly busy however our orders still came relatively fast. Although they did miss a few of our orders, I don't blame them since we almost ordered the entire menu haha and this kind of stuff usually happens at AYCE places anyways. The waiters and waitresses were constantly going around to clean up empty plates and platters which was great since that allowed room for all our dishes. Food wise, I cannot say I am knowledgeable about sushi or Japanese food since most of the time I only consume AYCE Japanese food. However, I think that the quality of the sushi at Sushi 99 was very good. The sushi tasted fresh and there was actually a good amount of "filling" in the sushi and hand rolls as opposed to some places that provide more rice than "filling". Also, the tempura was very delicious; it tasted very fresh and crispy. I also enjoyed the deep-fried banana the eel pancake and the chicken and beef skewers. My friends and I all left very satisfied and full! I would definitely come back to Sushi 99 for AYCE again. read more

Good food, nice ambiance, and good presentation. The service however was extremely slow. While the rolls were plenty delicious, it took forever for them to make it, and bring it out. Unlike other places, they did bring out individual rolls, or ones that were ready, instead of bringing it all out on the same platter. The kitchen items/entrees came out rather quick, and left us waiting a long time for out rolls. Overall, it was pretty good, and got pretty packed quickly. read more

Fun for a group of friends when getting the buffet! Good quality sushi and bang for your buck! read more

Sushi 99 was the place in Waterloo to get on your sushi fix back a few years ago. Now, the establishment is slowly going down hill. I had better experiences with sushi 99 but this time has got to be the worst. Ended up with food poisoning and the rolls were not even made with effort (looked like the rolls experienced a sudden earthquake). The creme brûlée tasted raw as well. read more

Sushi 99 - Rolls look like they experienced some earthquake. Didn't even focus on presentation of the rolls, disappointed. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Waterloo, Ontario

I am going to assume I went on a very bad fluke-of-a-kind of day since my experience with the food is far from anything mentioned in the rave reviews before me. I came here a while back with my then at the time boyfriend since he loves AYCE sushi and a few friends mentioned this one was very good. The rice. Let me tell you about it -- it was awful. I was attempting to eat the very well-decorated dynamite roll that graced our table. After chewing for what felt like a century, I was beginning to realize this was going to be a long and painful meal. The rice was overcooked to the point it was like chewing on a piece of mochi. I'm pretty forgiving of sushi rice, but this is just not acceptable at any standard. The actual fish and such seemed on-par with most AYCEs. The portions again about the same. But the fact the rice was so gluey just made it inedible. Even my boyfriend at the time said something about it and this boy eats anything without complaint. I'm much too forgiving and willing to try it once more since it has been a while, so hoping they've improved since! read more

They quality of the fish in their maki rolls seems to have dropped during the last couple of visits I have made to this place. The raw fish meat feels more stringy as if it has been on ice for too long. Please fix this!! read more

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I've been coming here since I started uni (which was around 7 years ago) and it's always been a place my boyfriend and I looked forward to going to. After being away from Waterloo for half a year, my boyfriend and I noticed that this time there was a significant drop in the quality of the food. The sushi rice was very soggy and mushy but the good thing is they didn't put too much of it in their rolls. I had a piece of spicy salmon sushi that tasted off (not sure if it was the sauce or the salmon) and my boyfriend found that they were really skimpy on the salmon in their maki rolls. All in all, it was a disappointing experience and we will probably not be coming back for a while... hopefully things can only get better from here! read more

Takeout appetizers (octopus balls, cheese wontons, tempura), sashimi, tempura California roll were all very good. But something went very wrong with the katsu pork. It was quite inedible unfortunately, and very very disappointing. Overdone to a crisp, most of the pieces had only a thin strip of chewy pork in it, looked like it was sliced before deep frying?!! Will be wary to order any entrees in future. We want to support restaurants, but sorry Sushi 99. read more

Overall a very solid 4 star spot. Fresh sushi good speed of service and the ease of ordering off and I pad. However the overall attentiveness of the staff is just okay nothing at all special. Overall a solid sushi spot for a date night. read more

Sushi 99 - Lovely sushi night. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Waterloo, Ontario

Just your average AYCE restaurant except now the market has exploded with many competitors that do it much better. Menu is quite small compared to other AYCE restaurants - sashimi options were the bare minimum (aka salmon, escolar, surf clam and that was basically it), and no torched/seared sushi. The specialty rolls were lackluster as well - basically they all relied on avocado or sauces (spicy mayo, unagi sauce) for flavor. Regretted coming here, and won't be back. read more

I had AYCE dinner post-game.. Food was quite good, however, they messed up our order a few times. Service however was bad. Waiters were kind of throwing food onto the tables, constantly rushing themselves. Students come here often to eat so it can be busy at times read more

Update: For the past 6 months the quality of food and service have noticeably declined. I still enjoy coming here but this is no longer my favorite ayce place. Ok prices, good food, quick service all in a very nice place. [ 15/20 ] Food [ 6/10 ] The sushi was on point and quite good (IMO). The fish is good quality and sashimi is decent too. The rest of the menu doesn't disappoint either, good selection of appetizers and tempura helps to keep the meal interesting. Service [ 4/5 ] Speed and efficiency is the game, and sushi 99 is f**kin fast. The food came at reasonable times, dishes were cleared quickly and overall everything was just very... well, quick. I swear the time between when I pick up the last piece and when the dish is cleared off the table is under 30 seconds, or your money back (lol). Its nice because I come to a restaurant to eat, not chat. Atmosphere [ 5/5 ] Very nice place to take for a date or just with some friends. Tables and dishes were clean, presentation was great (although some beg to differ), and the building had a very nice modern design. Muted lighting, black interiors, and decorative accents all offer a great experience. Fits nicely with their repertoire, classy and elegant. Overall - I would recommend this place to anyone who loves their sushi, want to try a variety of menu items and doesn't want to sell a kidney to enjoy a full meal. ( 28/30 ) read more

The sushi is 6 parts rice 1 part seafood. I love going for a sour rice buffet. Servers were nice at least

Came here lastweekend wanting AYCE sushi. What an experience... first, the price is good. I'll give it that. Beyond that, can't say too much else positive. Waited 45 minutes to get an iced tea (after asking twice). Not a whole lot of flavour in the sushi rolls; tried all the spicy ones too. Probably a 10-15 min wait between placing orders and receiving them. Got someone else's sushi order on accident, meanwhile my order came 30 minutes later. Eventually got through dinner and ordered dessert. We got our ice cream within minutes, never received our deep-fried banana (waited 30 minutes for it before giving up). Paid and left. Won't be back. Almost 2 hours for sub-par sushi & service. read more