Yoko Japanese Restaurant

Good fresh sushi in North York. Huge menu with lots of choices. Usually fairly quiet at lunch during the week so a good choice for a business lunch. Prices are reasonable.

For its price it’s decent in the Area. Hard to find decent Japanese place at a good price. Food is pretty good. Portion was quite big. Décor is a little outdated but I’m there for the food not for the décor. Pass 8pm the karaōke room next door (part of the restaurant) can be quite noisy.

My go-​to sushi joint around the Scarborough border area! Love the service here. The staff is always friendly and appreciative of their customers’ business. They also treat their regular customers really well (sometimes with freebies!). I’ve only ever tried their Maki rolls and sushi bento sets, but I should probably try their Korean dishes since I come here often. The maki rolls are really yummy! Always fresh and filling (for me at least haha). This sushi restaurant can be a little bit on the pricier side (though I have seen worse restaurants with sub-​par offerings). The food here never disappointed me and is worth the price.

They used to be good but their food doesnt seem as fresh nowadays also their bulgoki is not fully cooked (you can see the red).

I’ve been here plenty of times over the years and still believe this place is a hidden gem in North York. Their sushi is always fresh and their hot items are equally delicious. I would recommend an appetizer, the Kalbi ribs and a sushi/​sashimi platter to share for a party of 2 – 3. You will get a fair value for what you pay and if you’re looking for a private dining experience, they have small rooms and booths available great for first dates, business meetings or for more intimacy. They also have a small party room in the back where you can host a corporate event for a small party. My only disappointment with this place is with their grilled mackerel, which they used to grill to perfection. Now when I order this dish it’s a hit or miss. May be differences in chef skills?

Wow. This place has been here for a really, really long time. For those that don’t know, Yoko is a Korean-​owned Japanese restaurant.
Came for lunch today. Got to sit in a semi-​private room (2 tables in the room) with a call button (Korean restaurants sometimes have a buzzer/​button that you press to notify the server that you want them to come over). Menus are quite extensive. Most of the items are Japanese, but if you’re in the mood for Korean, you’ll probably find something that suits your taste buds as well.
Had:
Shrimp tempura lunch set ($ 8.95) — Comes with 3 pieces of shrimp tempura, 4 pieces of veggie, rice, soup, salad, and three veggie sides (today’s were sesame oil broccoli, black peppered bean sprouts, and shredded potato with mayo. Tempura pieces were large, and fairly crispy. I would have liked the batter a tad lighter, but I can deal with this. Salad dressing was a tad more sour than I would have liked. Shredded potato had a good texture, but the dressing was a tad… strange for shredded potato. Other than that, everything was quite… standard.
Most of the service was quite good, save for one small mishap where the server thought I was done with my meal (even though I had two pieces of tempura left in my bento) and tried to take away my sauce. Easily rectified though. S’all good.
There are cheaper places to eat standard Japanese fare, but this one’s alright.

It went downhill quite a bit over the last year, it’s just a generic Korean owned Japanese restaurant now. Some sushi items are pretty good, but nothing amazing. Some, like the spider roll, are just plain terrible.

This is my new go-​to sushi place as they have gotten better over the years and the service has always been great. Excellent variety of food and sushi and the space is cozy but inviting. The chicken katsu is great but they are most well known for their green dragon.

Was in the area so we decided to try this place.
Service was a bit slow due to how busy the place was on a weekend evening but they took care of us and gave us salads and soups and ice creams for the entire party even though only two of the orders actually came with all that. The food was alright. Nothing really stood out to us. We tried the lobster roll, bulgogi dinner, and California and green dragon rolls. Everything tasted average, The rolls are big, very little rice, almost too much ingredients inside and I’m not sure all the flavours worked together. But it tasted fresh so that’s a plus. Overall, I’d come back if I was closer to this area.

This place is my go to place for sushi. My boyfriend and I go weekly. My favorite roll is their spicy salmon maki, it’s the real one not the one with the mayo stuff added. Love that they are open late. Even at the end of the night their food is always fresh, including the miso soup and edamame which can sit around and get old.

I love that this place is right beside my office, cos there is truly feck all around the area.
The food is great, fresh and the service is awesome, normally.
I have had some moments when I was given the wrong fish, had to get my lunch to go because it took the food a long time to arrive and I’m not crazy about the fact they stuff with spicy handrolls with loads of crunchy bits that quickly go soggy. That’s why I’m giving them a 3 star.
But for the most part it’s a wonderful spot, the staff are genuine, kind and lovely

Pretty good in terms of quality of food and service. The only really complaint I had was that options available for the boats. There was one for $ 30.75 which gave you about 35 of so pieces of sushi/​sashimi and then it jumps all the way to $ 53 for the next size up. I would have liked to see a boat option in the $ 40 range which gives a bit more than the $ 30.75 boat.
The fish was pretty fresh and on par with other Japanese restaurants and they even provided two pieces of the higher quality cuts of salmon which are fattier than the common salmon pieces and so much more yummier. The boat comes with standard salad and miso soup.
I did not leave with a full belly but left pretty satisfied.

Service excellent: Place spacious and nice. Stops there ! :(Food very disappointing. Tempura extremely greasy to the point of saturation. Meat had lots of cartilage in it: not good quality meat.
Group of three all of us had to leave food and left hungry. So sad.

1. Maki set
The maki sets contain large rolls but the rolls are similar so it almost feels like you ordered one type of roll.
2. Sashimi boat
— Each piece was thick and evenly sliced
Service
Great staff
Décor
There are individual rooms with curtains or tables in the main dining area.
They take reservations but we’ve never had to wait. The location is not the best but there is lots of parking.

The food was average, just average. We ordered a boat and it came with sushi, sashimi and a California roll. The sashimi had salmon, red tuna and white tuna, which was average like all other typical Japanese places. They had 2pieces of seared tuna which was terrible, it was hard, because it was not seared well which caused it to overcook, making it dry. Also, it was a piece towards the end so it was small and dry. Very disappointing. They’re sushi was just average, nothing special in particular, the regulars you get at any other restaurant. The California roll was also disappointing too because they did not use enough seaweed so when we tried to pick it up with chopsticks it fell apart. It just seemed they were trying to save on seaweed so just enough was used to roll and didn’t roll it tight enough. They’re service was good, people were nice, environment was very quiet maybe because we were the only table there. I was recommended by a friend to go, but I was very disappointed and will never go again and mot suggest it to my friends.

This place is amazing !! The staff are so friendly and hard working. Fast service the food is always fresh and delicious they can make anything on the menu just the way you like it and the portions are just perfect for sharing so you can order multiple items to share. The prices are also very fair and the environment is also super friendly .
You can also book for privet events and they even have a karaōke machine for you to have your entertainment.

I think that this place is in between 3 to 4 stars so I’m a little sad I can’t do «3.5» in this case. I have never truly been ever disappointed by this place but I have never actually been blown away.
Lunch & dinner are quite quiet but there are lots of businesses around this area so I guess there is a loyal crowd who comes in. Their cooked dishes (teriyaki chicken, teriyaki salmon, etc.) are not too special but what really impresses me is their yam maki.
Their yam maki is a must-​try. While they have a daily special on their lunch menu, I always go for the yam maki because it is delicious. It’s not your average yam roll with a chunk of tempura yam in it. The sauce on this roll is excellent and they have avocado in it. The roll is quite big so if you don’t have a huge, huge appetite, it may be worth pawning a few rolls off to your friend or packing it home (word of warning — it is not as good once it’s cooled down).
Their salad dressing is also quite delicious. I am a big fan of «vinaigrette-​like» dressings and the two best places are definitely Yoko and Le Café Michi — they’ve both absolutely nailed it! :)

From eating at Hanabi or Niji to Yuzu No Hana, Wow sushi, Katsura, and Jabistro, Yoko remains my favorite Japanese restaurant in Toronto! Although it is usually quiet during dinner hours, it makes the atmosphere quite peaceful. Ive become a regular here, coming about once a week and I order Yoko sushi B, Alaska maki, and their tempura udon. (More than enough for 2 – 3 people).
I am VERY picky with my maki rolls because nothing makes me more sad than lots of rice and little ingredients in a roll:(with that being said, Yoko makes THE best Cali rolls! It’s SO simple yet not every restaurant can do it. Their fish is veryyyyy fresh and I LOVE Yoko’s service! Everyone is so kind :)
The price is very reasonable.
Come give it a try if you haven’t already!

This Japanese restaurant has been in the current location for decades. When we went in for dinner, there were only two tables including us.
We order a sashimi boat. The fish is fresh and the temperature is just right. It has raw shrimp, salmon, white fish, white tuna, and hamachi. It gives us a very good impression.
The next one is spicy tuna maki. Not a very special dish. Then comes the dynamite and soft shell crab maki. The layer of rice is thin, the roll diameter is big but half of it is filled with yam. The yam overrides all other ingredient tastes. There is little, close to none, avocado. Disappointment.
The chicken donburi is very good. Chicken is tender and juicy well mix with the rice and egg. The boogugi is ok but beef is in large pieces. The grilled mackerel is ok and can be better though the fish is fresh
Overall it is a average Japanese restaurant. I bet lunch should be lot more busier than dinner

I came with high expectation for Yoko Japanese Restaurant and I left feeling so disappointed…
The Good:
— Great Services: the staffs are so friendly and they have this good exciting energy
— Seating: We have a lot of privacy in our private room. but we were there on a Friday night at 9 pm and we are the only one there…
— Rolls: The Black Dragon Roll ($ 14.95) so nicely presented! The one of the best one I ever have! And it is both tasty and pretty to look at! +1 star
The Bad:
— The Sashimi Medium ($ 35.95) though looks so massive and nicely presented in a boat, it is the most horrible sashimi I ever ate…
The Salmon is the only fresh ones… The other fish does not taste fresh, taste fishy and a little slimy… It is the first time I really want to throw up when I put those tuna fish is my mouth. My Boyfriend comes to the same verdict. We just could not finish what we order — 2 stars
I don’t think I will be back to Yoko Japanese again. at least I won’t be ordering any raw fishes…
BTW, they do have a good selections of Korean dishes. maybe I should have order some of those instead?
They accepts Mastercard, Visa and Amex.