Aji Sai Japanese Restaurant

We decided to stop in here because it was the first restaurant we saw, and it’s been awhile since AYCE sushi. We saw the board with the pictures and got so excited we ordered almost one of everything. Never again. We got two miso soups, two seafood udon soups, I got a Yu-​tofu soup, we all got wakame salads, green salads, fried tofu, chilled tofu, age tofu, chicken teriyaki, spring rolls, gyoza, vegetable udon, tempura, pan fried squid, fried squid, 5 different hand rolls, and 10 other rolls of sushi including; spicy salmon roll, rainbow roll, dragon roll, green dragon roll, black dragon roll, rock’n’roll, oyster roll, cowboy roll, ajisai roll, dancing roll, and a lot of sashimi that never arrived. Wow we were full. The waiters threw us a lot of shade; one in particular told us; «it’s ok if you don’t finish it, but I’ll charge you more, alright’ she couldn’t wait to charge us extra. We pulled some tricks out of our hats and left large empty platters on the table. When the waitress came by again she told us ‘wow you did a good job. I can only eat one roll. If I eat two rolls I feel very full!’ Giving a look of disgust to my friend who was still eating. Minus a star for that. The sushi overall wasn’t that good. Quality is better than Sake sushi in Brooklyn but sake has gotten worse. I am never coming here again ever.

This place offers two menus AYCE or per order. Came with husband and kids, we went for AYCE
It’s $ 21 for adults $ 11.99 for kids and $ 6.99 for toddler/​preschool
The service was bad really rude servers, but the sashimi and sushi rolls were really good.
Sashimi was fresh doesn’t taste frozen like a lot of other AYCE places.
Our fav was the green dragon roll. The eel was tasty and the avocados were fresh.
Dessert menu was limited about 4 different ice cream Flavours.
Will come back, hopefully catch them on a good day!

Majority of the time if I am in a Japanese restaurant it would be for the AYCE sushi menu.
This one is rated as one of the better ones when people recommend it but after a few visits now it is just okay.
The menu is good enough with a good selection but does not beat some of the other choices nearby.

If you must go to an AYCE, Aji is pretty much the only place to go near Queen/​Spadina. It’s a pretty large setup with plenty of booths, and you can pretty much walk in at most hours without a reservation. Not worth your $$ for dinner, but at 17 big kahunas (taxes in) for lunch, it’s not terrible.
Food is typical, and average at best. As expected, sushi has too much rice, but that’s not a big deal. The roll selections are decent, with plenty of options for noob sushi lovers as well. Green Dragon Roll had good amounts of avocado, and didn’t skimp on eel — pleasant surprise! Hot food though was meh. Had a few dishes including karage, tempura, teriyaki. basically good to fill your stomach. If you still have room at the end, they have a handful of ice cream options and dessert too.

First of all, the service was terrible. The server was rude to the max.
Not one food was good even the wasabi was terrible.
Can soda was the best part of the meal.
Can’t believe we had to wait for this crap.

The best all-​you-​can eat sushi restaurant I’ve found in Toronto. A wide selection of rolls and sashimi; it always tastes fresh and flavourful (especially for an AYCE menu).
The price is totally reasonable — if you have a decent appetite like I do, you’ll absolutely get your money’s worth. Try it for lunch if you’re craving sushi and it’s even better value!

Great sushi place in downtown Toronto for AYCE before 3:30. Never gone after that but it’s pretty good for the money.

First time here, not bad, but not that great. A few things my husband and friends shared were spicy salmon crispy, California roll (not great) cheese wonton (mostly batter) I did really like the veal chop (Kalbi) that was hot and flavourful. The salmon and butterfish sashimi was good and fresh. Service was ok, good at clearing the table, but did not offer to refill tea, water, soft drinks at all. I don’t think I will come here again. I much prefer sushi queen!

AYCE Sushi Weekday Lunch for 1:
I found the price okay for the area, but the quality of the sushi was not that great. Service was good for an AYCE sushi place.
The avocado was very squishy and resembled a thick sauce. That certainly made the green dragon roll very interesting… mushy avocado and filled with too many cucumbers. It definitely was a ‘green’ dragon roll. All their rolls are small which I guess is great if you want to try many different kinds. I did like the crazy love roll… a mix of salmon, cream cheese and tuna which I hadn’t seen before. The oyster roll was deepfried, but I’m not sure what I was expecting. Presentation was uninspired and an afterthought… did they really just serve me a make with one of the rolls leaning over?
The salmon sushi was expectedly thin. The tamago sushi was falling apart. Of the kitchen orders, the katsu was thick and had meat content, which I thought was far better than most sushi places. The kalbi beef (veal chop it’s called on the menu) didn’t have enough sauce, and wasn’t as tender as it could be.
The (men’s) washroom is clean, but has lots of graffiti.
Next time I’ll resist the urge for AYCE sushi and eat at one of many other great non-​sushi places in the area.

Location: Downtown. Street parking is available [metered] and I’m sure there’s a street car that’ll get you here if you’re using transit.
The place: Dimly lit and fairly spacious. It doesn’t boast a fancy décor but it’s nice and cozy.
The goods: I tend to stay away from all-​you-​can-​eat places because personally, I never eat enough to make it worth my while. My date was in the mood for sushi and we were in the area so we came here. The AYCE menu includes appetizers and dessert as well as sushi — so it’s a pretty good deal! That said, even though we ordered a variety of different rolls, the outcome was the same — bland. Everything tasted the same which basically meant that everything I ate was lacking in flavour.
Service: OK.
Price point: I think the AYCE menu was $ 21 + tax, which is pretty good considering everything is included.

The only reason to come to this place is because you’re in the area and craving a trough-​load of all-​you-​can-​eat sushi. It’s not the best sushi in town, and it most definitely isn’t the best service. In fact, you are lucky if you get a scowl upon entry here and a server whole rarely checks in but does so with exasperation and impatience. That said, you’re here to gorge and that you can. The menu is large and the price is right. Eat up, nom nom nom.

I have to say with all the AYCE sushi places I’ve been to in the downtown area so far, this one kind of stuck out for me. In a good way!
Let’s start with the presentation/​layout. Pretty modern and interesting. Service isnt too bad and the place seems to be popular because it was busy when we got there, but then again it WAS dinner time haha ;)
Food came out in a timely manner with no screw ups and food quality was actually pretty decent. The sashimi were all pretty fresh and I LOOOVE the wakame salad aside from the overload of dressing thats put in it and the surprise of lettuce underneath it.
It has a pretty comfortable atmosphere where friends and family can easily come here to enjoy some good food and have a good time. I would definitely come back here if I got the chance!

I always wanted to come here since it’s supposedly one of the best AYCE. So while I was in downtown I decided to walk in and try it out. This place doesn’t have drinks included and even if you get charged for a drink on the side it isn’t unlimited refills. I found that this place didn’t have much variety for an AYCE. My friend accidentally dropped his chopsticks and when I asked for another pair I got attitude instead. The sushi isn’t bad but it’s not amazing. Dinner for one in total was 28 $ not including tips. If I was rude at all I would understand why the waitress would be extra rude but it was unnecessary since a restaurant should have a standard customer service knowledge. Even if I go by downtown again I would never come back here.

I went to Aji Sai with the expectation that it as at least a decent sushi place. Unfortunately, from the start the menu is limited for an AYCE sushi place.
— They did not have sashimi nor unagi.
— The seaweed salad was cut with lettuce (did the the price of seaweed go up?).
— The sushi portions were small.
What was good!
— Grilled salmon belly
Everything else was mediocre at best… not the worse I’ve had but it isn’t on my list of restaurants to return to in the near future.
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Been there a bunch of times with coworkers. Every time I went I got all you can eat sushi.
Locale: if you are there with two people the tables are pretty small, with more people the the tables are comfortable. Some of the tables close to the door can get cold, but otherwise fine.
Food: The food is good, not amazing, but for $ 18 (including tax and tip) it is worth the visit.
Service: The service is good, did need to call them to order more food a couple of times, but no major issues

With all the AYCE sushi places in Toronto, there is a lot of competition these days. This place used to be great and on the top of my list when it came to good all you can eat sushi and sashimi, but as of late it has gone a bit downhill.
The last time I was here with a party of about 10 people, the service was extremely slow and we were even given a time limit for our meal. We never met the time limit deadline, but it felt strange to be given a limit before our meal even started!
The food was alright and the sushi was definitely better than their cooked food. The sashimi was not as fresh as it could have been and there were pieces of salmon that tasted a bit on the frozen side. On the up side, the menu selection is huge and there is something for everyone on the menu. I really liked the dessert iced cream and pudding on the menu, which is always a nice treat before leaving.
Overall great for the price and I will come back again in the future.

I went here upon recommendation for the AYCE. To sum it up, this place is pretty meh.
The crab salad was crisp and delicious and the noodle soup was hot and flavourful. They had a variety of things on their AYCE menu including meat skewers, fried rice, and ice cream. Unfortunately, the sushi itself was ok and didn’t taste as fresh as I’d like.
We came near the end of lunch and it was a little hectic. However, they have a good amount of seating so we didn’t have to wait long. Service was very poor. I had to constantly motion over our server. At some point I gave up and asked another server to wait on us instead.
Personally, if I was going to do sushi I’d go elsewhere, even though it’s relatively cheap.

I used to come here all the time. Not the best AYCE restaurant but it was convenient since I’m a frequent queen st dweller.
I try not to pay too much attention to it but I have to say that the place is not the cleanest. Once you walk in, it smells like a toilet where they try to mask the smell with bleach. They tried to seat me near the toilet once. I refused.
Really huge restaurant. Service is okay. I may come back here if I’m nearby but very unlikely.

Came here for lunch for the a-​la-​carte option on a weekday. Ordered the California box bento (~$ 8.95) which comes with Deep Fried Tofu, California Roll & Salad, Dumplings and complimentary soup.
The box was merely just reached standard expectations, the California roll didn’t have much filling inside so it was pretty much just rice and seaweed. I also found the deep fried tofu to be too oily and drenched in too much sauce. I just took it out of the deep fried outer layer and ate only the actual tofu. Salad was not fresh and you can easily tell by the stale green mix.
Service was alright and food did come out in decent timing which is important when you are trying to make the most out of your lunch hour. I wouldn’t recommend coming here unless you are just looking to have a quick Japanese lunch.

It’s hard to review this restaurant. Probably because almost every negative and positive comment you’ll read is true. But please consider what this restaurant is: one of the busiest AYCE places in Toronto and it’s intended to be a cheaper-​end sushi place.
This is the second Aji Sai location I’ve visited for AYCE and it was quite delicious. They have a great selection of rolls and the quality of their fish is not too shabby. The pricing is pretty decent, but I would recommend that you go to this place for their AYCE rather than their meals or individual rolls.
Fair warning, this place is busy as hell and not necessarily the most organized. While you could tell that the host was trying his best to keep everyone waiting to be seated and balance his other responsibilities, he was being overwhelmed. The waiters and waitresses are fairly friendly but the service is slow.
The décor at this Aji Sai is pretty nice. All and all, if you want a decent selection of sushi at an AYCE and don’t care too much about service, this is the place to go.