Hana-Bi Sushi

We got the dinner for two, which included a sizeable portion of the typical sashimi/​sushi, some veggie tempuras, two pieces of tofu, shrimp tempura and yakitori, rice, and your choice of beef, chicken or salmon teriyaki. My favourite were the tempura, tofu and yakitori, which all came on one plate. The sushi and sashimi were decent, nothing too special. Most disappointing was the entrée (rice and meat teriyaki). The portions were TINY given that this was for dinner; I finished mine in about four bites.
Service was unimpressive. There was only one waitress there and she was often busy in the kitchen so there was a lot of waiting for our food, or to clear our plates.
Overall, it was an average experience. Might come back if I’m in the area.

Very standard sushi, good prices considering the location (compared to downtown) but quality is like a good AYCE place:
Tempura is overbattered but everything tastes good when it’s deep fried. Fish may not be fresh but who knows it’s all covered in spicy mayo. So really, it’s all good.

I adore Hana-​Bi, and it’s not just because they’ve given me (and other patrons) free food from time to time. This place serves up consistent quality at a decent price every time I go. It is definitely a favourite sushi place for myself and my family.
First off, the sushi and sashimi. This place does sushi right, with large pieces of quality fish and seafood. The uni sushi (sea urchin) is definitely one of my favourites. It is always very fresh with an ample amount of sea urchin. Sashimi are thickly sliced. The rolls I’ve tried have also been very delicious with very beautiful presentation. For lunch, I usually grab the bento boxes. They always leave me stuffed and are a very decent price for lunch ($ 13-​$ 15).
Service is friendly and quick. It’s a small space but it never seems too crowded. The servers always greet you when you come in and make sure your tea cup is filled (which is always an indicator of good attentiveness). Definitely a great selection in a city with too many options.

One of my go-​to à la carte sushi places. It’s a small restaurant but the food is good and affordable, staff are friendly, and service is good. You get complimentary soup, salad, and green tea ice cream when you go for dinner. They also still serve soft-​shell crab and spider rolls, which is hard to find nowadays.

I came here for dinner about a month ago on a Friday night with my family of 5. The restaurant was a small place, and it was busy, but we were seated in about 10 minutes without a reservation. I’ve been here a few times and have had a good experience consistently.
We were craving sushi, so we ordered a huge boat of sushi. We were each given a small bowl of salad and miso soup soon afterwards. The soup didn’t have that msg aftertaste you’d find at some places, and the dressing on the salad was just right; not too sour, not too sweet, not too bland, not too much. The sushi came in about 10 minutes, and for the amount that we ordered, that was pretty fast. We had an assortment of raw fish, including no tuna and hamachi, as well as raw squid, avocado, and sea urchin. All of it tasted fresh and delicious. The sushi didn’t have too much rice like some places, and the fish servings were adequate. We also got a soft shell crab roll, which had avocado, cucumber and cream cheese. My family didn’t like the cream cheese in it but I thought it was good so I ate all of it.
What I find stood out to me was that every time I’ve went with my family, they always bring us something random that’s on the house. I’m not sure if that’s something they do often or just with larger groups. They use «scrap» pieces of fish such as the bits of meat missed when filleting a fish and make it into something delicious. This time, they made a hot dish of salmon pieces with onions, bean sprouts, carrots and sauce. The salmon was done well but had bones in it. It was free though so I can’t really complain. It’s a nice touch, and I like the idea of not wasting food.
Overall, this is probably one of my favourite sushi restaurants and I’d definitely come back another time.

This is one of our friend’s fav place to enjoy sushi, so we gave it a try today. On a Saturday, we’re lucky that it was not as busy. We ordered their ‘Love Boat’ 75pcs.
Sashimi: salmon, tuna, butterfish, tai (seabream).
Sushi: salmon, tuna, butterfish, unagi, uni
Maki Rolls: one was tuna mixed, one was spicy salmon roll, and one special dynamic roll with salmon.
This fed us four, but its b/​c 3 members weren’t that hungry. I’d say it was not bad, but I had better sushi joints in the city. Seating capacity is about 50 possibly so reserve if you wanna give this place a try.

Came here for lunch & had a great experience!
Highlights:
1) affordable
2) complimentary extras: salad, miso soup, green tea ice cream (!)
3) friendly service
4) vegetarian friendly (will substitute)
Quality of food itself = good although not exceptional, a bit low relative to the quality at other sushi restaurants. LOVED the yam rolls. Would recommend to anyone seeking to indulge their sushi cravings w/​o spending too much $

Came here on a Saturday night, around 8pm. There was only 1 table with customers, rest was all empty seats. (Mind you, this place is usually jam-​packed with people waiting in line!)
We ordered two rolls; Crunch and Orange Dragon, and a sashimi boat. They made a terrible decision of serving all these on the same plate (boat), which resulted in missing sauce for the rolls and missing three pieces of sashimi when we order a total of 30.
The sashimi were insanely small and thinly sliced, you actually can’t really taste them because they were so miniature.
The only up to standard food was the tempura, the batter was fresh and fluffy.
Reading through other people’s comment, I believe they’ve changed ownership. The quality of food has gone way down, and it really shows in the lack of customers.
I will definitely look for other sushi places because there is no way I’m coming back here again!

Used to come here a lot but ever since they changed owners the quality of the food went way down. Got the zen box for 15.99 with salmon teriyaki… the piece of salmon was charred to the point it tasted burnt. The sashimi in my box was also very thinly sliced… I understand if they wanted to be stingy with the tuna, but they cut the salmon thin as well. The only good thing about this place was the service. Definitely won’t go back.

Honestly, I was excited to try this place because of the high ratings but was extremely disappointed at the quality of the sushi. We ordered some of their special rolls, the Beautiful, Black Dragon, Crunchy, Orange Dragon, Tataki and another roll. They all looked similar and tasted similar as well… The avocado in all the rolls was raw, meaning hard avocados with no avocado taste. I have eaten a lot of sushi and never have I had sushi with raw avocado… They fell apart easily as well.
We also had the beef sashimi and the tuna tataki which was mediocre… The beef was sliced way to thick, and was chewy.
The service was painfully slow. There was only one waitress. The poor waitress was buzzing around and I saw customers getting the menu instead of being served. I feel bad for the waitress… And the other customers that were there tonight.
Things were edible… That’s about it… Definitely not going to give this another chance.

I love eating here,
I only eat salmon so when I change my sashimi or maki into salmon they sometimes mess up, but I’m cool about it.
They will charge you a few dollars for the change, but its worth it.

i think its one of the better sushi places in the area. (if you’ve read my reviews, i’m a NO GAL SUSHI), the food here is consistent. i’ve been a couple of times and get the same satisfaction everytime.
Today i went for lunch, and had their L1 which is their lunch special that comes with miso soup, salad and a bento box with sashimi and some rolls. the portions are SMALL! but for the price, 8.99, i guess it was ok. its not the BEST thing in the world, but it satisfied me, and i dont think i should be eating too mcuh anyway, so the portions are ok. they will fill an asian girl not looking to be bloated
nothing fantastic, if you’re looking for FANSTASTIC, dont come here. but if you’re just looking for sushi, its a good place.
the restaurant is small, and they squished my friend and i to a table near the kitchen area when there were clearly other table opened. they wanted to make space for other 4 people groups, but we went when it was nearing the end of the lunch time, so that wasn’t too smart of them.

Food: 8.5÷10
Atmosphere: ⁸⁄₁₀
Service: 8.5÷10
Overall experience: 8.5÷10
Hana-​Bi is a small restaurant located in the First Markham Place plaza. I’ve been going for a number of years, and even seen it through a change in management, but still feel the same about the place.
The sushi is good — it’s not the best you’re going to get, but it definitely is quality. The udon is really fantastic, I would highly recommend!
The service is great. The waitresses are always friendly. The décor is as you would expect in a Japanese restaurant. It’s clean, however, a big plus when it comes to any Asian spot.
THE BOTTOM LINE: it’s no Tokyo-​quality sushi, but it’s good all the same!

I had a craving for sushi and we ended up here for a quick lunch. I had the bulgogi beef bento and the fiancé had a spicy sushi bento. We weren’t impressed with the quality of sushi. One of my fiancé’s tuna pieces had gone dry and he didn’t feel comfortable eating it. When we have a la carte sushi, we expect a certain quality from it, as opposed to the mass produced all you can eat sushi. The sushi we got here was not even up to par with all you can eat sushi. The sushi are smaller than expected. The beef bulgogi was nothing to write home about. It kind of lacked the flavour you would expect from a bulgogi and it was kind of dry. My fiancé and I left unsatisfied with our meals. The server was very sweet, though.

3.5÷5
Came here after my friend from Japan recommended this place… To be frank, the portion sizes were a lot smaller than I anticipated, and although the fish tasted fresh, I just wasn’t impressed with the overall vibe I got from the food.
The staff were super friendly and the service was relatively quick. Ultimately, the environment is very comfortable, but unless you were looking for a sushi-​craving satisfying lunch, I would suggest otherwise.

Came here today on Nov.3.2014 for lunch !!
The food tasted ok laa… it wasn’t the best. But it was cheap !7.99 for lunch special bento box !! Came with a decent amount of food just enough to fill me up !!
The sashimi slices were very thin though and small… but not bad .
The california roll felt a bit empty.
Service was ok… they forgot to give us cups to pour our tea in. but they apologized for it and that makes it better~
But will come again~ for lunch one day haha.

I’ve been coming here for years and always leave happy and full :)
The restaurant is quite small but you can usually get a spot within a quick wait. The sushi is always fresh and delicious and some of their rolls are really unique and yummy. I usually get their bento box which is the perfect thing to satisfy my sushi craving.
Service here is always excellent, the waitresses are always extremely pleasant and quick. The sushi chefs are really nice too and they usually give me a roll or appetizer or something on the house which is nice of them. The small bowl of green tea ice cream at the end of the meal is always the perfect touch of sweetness to leave me feeling happy and satisfied.
It’s a really relaxed place that I go to when I just want good food and good company without the fuss. When I’m in the area this is usually where I recommend we go for sushi.

Have been coming here for a few years now. Always been ok with the food. The quality and quantity is always above average compared to most places in the area. Never had problems with their service and some days they will offer free complimentary apps which I did receive a few times.

I used to come to this place all the time years ago.
Just paid a visit yesterday & wasn’t impressed with the downfall in quality of the sashimi.
Service wasn’t too pleasant, chefs and waitress were watching soccer the entire time on really loud volume. (Their break time I guess)
Sashimi tasted dry, wasnt soft. Kind of like it was dried out with a paper towel (especially the tuna).
Beef overall was good, tofu was overly battered.
Don’t think I will be coming back anymore. pretty disappointed.

What can I say about this place that has not already been said?
This is your true mom&pop sushi restaurant, run by a Korean family with an all Korean staff, naturally. Their menu consists of the basic sushi dinners and Korean staples such as bulgogi and kalbi bento boxes. I’ve been coming here for years!
They have a great lunch menu deal that’s all under $ 10 — and their service is quick, their staff are quick and attentive, overly friendly with a smile!
I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here but when I want some good decent, dependable sushi this place comes to mind! I definitely prefer this place over Nakwon which is also located in the same plaza for Korean food as well.
A cozy, comfortable sushi joint in a sea of a Chinese restaurants at FMP, this place should be on your list for when you need that Japanese and Korean food fix while in Markham!