Banc Sushi

Came here for AYCE lunch ($ 13.99) and it was pretty satisfying. I wasn’t a fan of the rice used for the sushi and the fish wasn’t the freshest, but for $ 14, I wasn’t expecting a whole lot. The food was tasty and the most memorable was the baked salmon roll. Dim sum is also included in the AYCE so I tried the har gow and siu mai, it wasn’t too bad. A lot of menu items such as sashimi were reserved for the dinner menu, but I think the lunch menu was pretty large itself.

Probably one of the worst sushi places I have ever tried. Stay away from pretty much every item. Short ribs were pure fat and unrecognizable as meat. Rolls were bland and rice was cold and hard. Fish was far from fresh in every item. Definatley not going back there. Also service was nonexistent and very poor.

My go to place for sushi. The place has improved over the past few years. At one point there were a lot of issues with not getting the stuff you ordered but with the new tablet ordering system it has improved tremendously. They’ve also added a lot of new items to the menu and I hope they continue to. Down side is they no longer accept credit

The food is very good! It’s fresh and tasty. The service is great. The plates are served very quickly. The waiters and waitresses are friendly and helpful. The prices are acceptable, especially considering that it’s «all you can eat». They are not excessive. The dining area is good. It’s not fancy but not avoidable either. It’s comfortable and welcoming. Overall, my dining experience was fantastic and I’m sure that yours will be too. I highly recommend this place for a great and inexpensive sushi experience.

Our family loves Sushi. My two young boys can disappear an incredible amount of the stuff so sometimes AYCE is the way to go. As usual I use Unilocal!as a reference when exploring for some place new. I figured Banc Sushi at 3 ½ Stars could go either way.
Initial hopes were good. But first came the tacky menu’s. Not tacky stylistically. Tacky to the touch.
The serving staff was detached but nominally effective at taking our orders and returning with same. A kind of bare minimum requirement.
The marque of any AYCE establishment is a count on the variety of options available. While the menu had loads of items to choose from but mostly the variety was quite homogeneous. We stayed on the Sushi track and didn’t wander off into the Dim Sum-​esque non sushi track.
Some of the dishes showed up less than chilled (as I feel raw fish should be served) but tepid. The final order of the deep fried Oysters arrived and they were visually disturbing. Over done to the point of being almost black and covered in a sickly sauce that was kind of like Hoisin and corn syrup. I made the best of it and removed the coating but revealing the inside didn’t help at all. At this point we were done.
Why the 2 Stars? No one died!

my husband and i love this place. we’ve been a few times since it’s only a couple of blocks from our house. the selection is awesome! the portions are pretty small though (it’s all you can eat, but i’d feel weird ordering something i want more of over and over)

The food was good but the service was terrible. We were the only table when we were there. There were two servers and they were folding napkins without keeping an eye of our table. Our glasses were empty for the whole hour. When we wanted to reordered, no one came over. Then I complained to her that no one took care of our refills. She then dropped down a water jug on our table without apologize. Very impolite

I went here for lunch with one of my friends recently. (Weekday lunch is $ 12.99). This place came highly recommended. My brother and sister-​in-​law both love Banc Sushi and they think it’s the best all-​you-​can-​eat sushi in Ottawa. I did not agree.
My brother and sister-​in-​law like what I call «real sushi;» they like sashimi and nigiri with all types of fish. Now at the risk of sounding untraveled and uncultured, I’m more of a «California Roll and Dynamite Roll» kind of girl. I see nothing sacrilegious about smoked salmon and cream cheese maki (and I in fact like it). I’m just giving you an idea of where I’m coming from, so you can keep that in mind when reading my review.
We ordered 3 different maki rolls (Toronto Roll, Dynamic Roll and Calamari Roll). The nori used for the rolls was really fishy smelling. It did not have that roasted seaweed flavour that I feel good nori should have. The rolls fell apart really easily. And the rolls just didn’t taste like anything special. They tasted like rolls you get at Loblaws (which I don’t think is all that yummy). Although kudos to them for creativity. I’ve never seen tempura calamari in a roll before. And any place that pays homage to my hometown (Toronto) gets brownie points with me!
We also had the General Tso’s Chicken and the Lemon Chicken. FYI: these two dishes are identical except for the sauce. The Lemon sauce was good, the General Tso’s sauce had way too much hoisin in it. I did not enjoy the General Tso Chicken at all. The batter to chicken ratio was ok, better than most places, but still more «battery» than «meaty».
We got the Asian Spicy Beef. I don’t know what cut of meat they use, but the beef was full of fat and sinew.
We had the Shrimp Dumplings (aka Har Gow). These were delicious. The filling was full of shrimp and the dumpling was soft yet chewy. These were probably the highlight of our meal.
We had the Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms as well, which is shrimp paste stuffed inside a mushroom cap, battered then deep fried. It tastes like it sounds. Ok, but nothing great.
We also had a Salmon Pizza. The sauce was really interesting (creamy and lemony). The fried rice cake was good, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. It wasn’t too greasy. The salmon tasted fresh.
The portions are pretty large because we were stuffed after all the above. We managed to have some ice cream (I had the mango and my friend had the green tea). Both ice creams were fresh. They were creamy and not gritty like at some places. We also shared some banana tempura — delicious, not too greasy.
The servers are really nice. They clear away plates in a timely fashion and they refill your water promptly when you ask. They are all pretty young, likely students. The place looks older and a bit dated, but maybe that’s what gives it its charm. The washroom was really cold. However, it was laid out nicely so that you don’t have to contaminate your freshly washed hands when you leave.
Soda pop is free with the buffet (I didn’t have any though). They also have a Frequent Diner card were you get your 11^th lunch buffet free. There’s free parking in the lot behind the restaurant.

Solid selection and quality for all you can eat sushi in Ottawa! Like the sashimi and the dim sum items too!

First place I had sushi and still my favourite all-​you-​can-​eat :3
I’ve gone several times now, sushi is always great, rolls are awesome– a lot of vegetarian options (der) and the staff are very well mannered and polite ^_​^
Definitely recommend this as a nice sushi place to go, seating is great and the atmosphere is comfortable.

This is our favourite all you can eat sushi in Ottawa. It is always consistently good, fresh, and delicious. They have had lots of renovations over the years and the place looks great. The staff is always great and we’ve never had problems with lost/​missing orders. Like I said, it is always consistent and reliable, which can’t be said for every AYCE place in Ottawa.
They have also redone their menu in the past year and made it even clearer. Our favourite item is hidden in the appetizers/​starters section (or specialties?), the baked salmon roll. It is absolutely amazing and you should get it. We also love the yummy roll (who doesn’t like delicious sushi deep fried in tempura batter).
Hands down our favourite place for AYCE — The sashimi is always fresh and the slices are generous (unlike Sushi Village on Rideau). 1000 sushi islands is never as fresh tasting as Banc. Hokkaido is similar to Banc, but they seem to have some issues with City of Ottawa food inspections so I’m always a bit suspicious. Hao sushi on Merivale was unmemorable — we can only remember we didn’t want to come back. Sawa sushi in Orleans used to be a fantastic contender to Banc sushi, if only for their creative huge rolls, but they are closed now.

Impressed by this all you can eat sushi place and quality of the food. Loved their salmon sashimi! I’ll definitely go back with a big group of friends.

The best part of the restaurant is the quality of the food. For AYCE sushi, it’s rare to see quality like this.
The restaurant could think about improving its image because from both the outside and inside, I would not have entered inside were it not for previous reviews (thank you fellow Unilocalers). From the inside the presentation is lacking as well.
⁴⁄₅ for quality of food given AYCE
²⁄₅ presentation
³⁄₅ prices
³⁄₅ overall

I’ve been to this restaurant three times and I can say that the food is pretty decent. Some dishes are better than others but you get a lot for your money. The only thing I don’t like is that communication with the wait staff is difficult. They barely speak English as they are newcomers to Canada, so they don’t always understand what you ask them. Also, be prepared to get something you didn’t order. We always get mystery dishes sent to our table. But it’s all you can eat, so we take it…

We ate at Banc Sushi several times a year and always found the food to be excellent. There are a large selection and the food was always fresh and tasty. We noticed that the menu has changed recently. There are Dim Sum items now. If you decided to order the noodles dishes, ask for not too much mushrooms. We recommend the calamari, Sashimi and Sushi, they are very good.

I stopped in here yesterday for a quick bit, however I didn’t realize it was an all you can eat sushi place. I have to say the sushi wasn’t bad, it tasted pretty fresh, especially the white tuna, however I was really disappointed with the service. The servers were careless, they were no where’s to be seen and some of our items never showed up. The waitress spilled a cup of tea and didn’t bother wiping it up.
As for the food, for a $ 20 lunch I would have hoped to have gotten all my food, but I didn’t. It was not worth the price. Also a tip, do not order the chicken fried rice– it’s scrambled eggs with a little bit of rice. If you are bent on going here, I would say to try the white tuna and spicy tuna sushi (not the hand rolls which are all rice and nori).
I don’t think I will come back here nor would I recommend it. I’ve had better sushi for half the price.

Definitely one of the best AYCE sushi places. Very fast service, always fresh (have been 5 – 6 times), and the portions are not huge so you can try all kinds of stuff and not overdo it. Desserts are great as well!
The outside of the restaurant does make it look like a hole in the wall, but the inside is nice. Service is limited (i.e. they won’t chat you up), but I like it that way. The only negative, they’ve brought me the wrong plate a few times… not a big deal (they’ll replace it right away).
Also love their takeout platters — very good deal pricewise if you don’t want to do sitdown.

Whenever I revisit a restaurant, I always prefer to update my reviews in hopes that it helps foodies in Ottawa when they are in search of their next place to eat/​visit.
I was REALLY fond of Banc Sushi, but I did not enjoy the sushi or any of the dishes that we ordered tonight. The service started out great, we were seated quickly, and our first order came to our table within minutes.
We ordered several rolls, spring rolls and of course, tempura shrimp. I could barely eat the tempura and handed the rest over to the hubz.
Our second order got lost somehow. We waited a good 20 minutes while the waitress paced back and forth in our section, waiting for us to put another slip on the table, *because the waitresses/​waiters here do not seem to enjoy talking to the customers*. We finally got the hint and realized our food was not coming out, and she was just going to pace back and forth until we place another order. So we created a new slip with chicken teriyaki, sweet and spicy chicken, and a couple of; yummi yummi rolls, salmon rolls, philli rolls, ect.
We were not fans of the yummi yummi rolls. The philli rolls were OK, but after eating about three I wanted to move on from them, unfortunately I had to eat six of them because the hubz did not like them. The chicken teriyaki was horrible; and burnt.
Lucky for us we kept swatting away fruit flies. YUM! Service and food is one thing, but once I see bugs of any kind, that restaurant is off my list!
Sorry Banc Sushi but you failed to please this time around! Wont be back!

Alright AYCE sushi lovers world wide, I think I found the secret to this place. It’s not absolutely PACKED that the servers can’t keep up with the people ordering.
I came here with a friend of mine for their birthday. It’s an AYCE sushi place though you can probably order ala carte. It took awhile to get out here from Westboro but it let me see an area of town I’m rarely in. When we pulled up outside it looked like a dingy dive bar but when you walk inside it’s actually pretty nice.
Alright here’s the run down on the food
Sushi — Ok at best. Rice is overcooked and not well rested like all the Chinese run sushi joints in Ottawa. The eel I got with it did have a slight funky taste.
Sashimi — Ok selection, nothing amazing. I was very happy it was not frozen or skunky tasting as I’ve experienced at a lot of places in Ottawa.
Teriyaki — Surprisingly not overcooked and I might have to say they were cooked very well.
Noodles — Very interesting and spicy. Not a bad dish.
Tempura — Ok tempura, very happy it was not overbattered and extremely oily.
Soups — This was probably my favourite part of the meal as they weren’t super salty like some places.
Maki — I only ordered one and that was the deep fried soft shell crab. It’s not the type I’m used to but if you like this roll I would recommend not ordering it from here. Between the crappy rice and the large crab they use it’s not the greatest.
Service was ok. They never came by to fill our drinks until we really chased them down. The server never checked up on our drinks but unlike all the other AYCE sushi places in town our orders came in full! 3 stars for that!

No complaints about this place ! The servers are friendly, and all orders are always received quickly and taste great! I love anything that is made with the salmon at this place. It tastes very fresh. I also think this place uses just the right amount of spiciness in their dishes, as some places you may not even taste the spice in a spicy salmon dish, or it may be TOO spicy. It’s just right here!
The prices are average for an AYCE restaurant, at about $ 15 per person for lunch (after tax). But don’t forget to tip your servers ;)