Sashimi Island

Mediocre at best.
The sushi was not appetising looking with lumpy over riced sushi rolls. We had to send the salmon roll back because it looked like they cut up any part of the fish with little regard for what it looked or tasted like.
Cheap all you can eat for a reason. I would only eat veggie rolls here but even that.
Also the sound of their radiator is louder than conversation.
Basically never coming back. Don’t trust it or like it here at all.
I don’t advise it.

Any complaint I have is nullified by the takeout deal. 2 rolls for 5 dollars! The options are limited for this deal but you can still get a couple different salmon or dynamite rolls or veggie options. Not only do I consider this the best deal on sushi in the city… it might be the best deal period. Now onto the quality of the sushi. It’s much better than grocery store sushi. Maybe it’s it doesn’t match up with the very high end places in this city but I think it actually beats some of the really popular budget places on Bloor (Big Sushi and Sushi on Bloor I’m looking it you). The service is quite fast, I’ve never done sit down so I can’t say what that would be like. If I had a nitpick I would say they are a little stingy on the wasabi but I do like more wasabi then most. So if you’re ever broke and want some passable sushi this is the spot.

Do not order delivery from them from order
. I waited 90 minutes for my order and it never arrived. I had to call them and they had notified me that they had received my request through email which they do not accept. I don’t know why no one notified me as now I’m hungry and angry. Maybe they are a good restaurant in person but I doubt I will ever know.

Okay quality with even better prices. Did the lunch takeout special: 2 rolls for $ 5! A friend and I both got dynamite rolls and they were pretty standard. I will be back to try their buffet.

I was dying for sushi and this place was within walking distance of where I was and, more importantly, open at 4pm on a Sunday.
I had the sushi F combo. 2 pieces of tuna sushi, 2 pieces of salmon sushi and 8 pieces each of a dynamite and California roll, with miso soup and salad. I found the sushi a bit bland, I used a lot of soy sauce and wasabi. The only thing good about it was that the servings were pretty massive. I had to split into two meals.
Considering the amount of sushi restaurants in this city, I am not likely to return.

If I was to write this review a a year and a half ago, I would definitely give this restaurant 4 – 5 stars. This place was always our go to place for AYCE sushi. The food and service was once great. The sashimi was fresh, maki was not super packed with rice to fill you up, tempura was not overwhelmed with batter and the short ribs were as juicy as it could get. Those days are not over. The last time I went, the table service was absolutely horrible. The two usual servers were not working at the time (the fairly tall shy asian dude and the girl with glasses) and were replaced by two other servers that kept on forgetting people’s orders =(… The usual sushi chefs were gone too! My maki rolls were falling apart and the size of the sashimi cuts were significantly different lol. I’ll probably give this place one more chance before I completely ditch it.

Love the fire cracker roll !!! Been ordering take out from this place for a good year now and I always get it.
If you haven’t tried it I highly recommend
:)

Sashimi Island sounds like a generic, mediocre sushi joint and that’s exactly what it is. AYCE options for lunch and dinner — $ 16.99 or $ 19.99 depending if you want to choose from sushi and sashimi or nah.
The quality of the food is O.K. at best. Chicken Kaarage is obviously re-​purposed from their chicken teriyaki bits (more like popcorn chicken), Sashimi is on the verge of not-​being-​fresh, and everything else falls on the same path. Nothing great.
Service was good, kind and prompt. restaurant was surprisingly busy for the day and location IMO. But hit the sushi spot if that’s all you wanted.
I wouldn’t recommend Sashimi Island in my top 5, but it’s affordable and filling.

Was once a good all-​you-​can-​eat sushi and sashimi restaurant but business/​management has unfortunately changed hands.
Everything we ordered tonight was stale and bland, including the wasabi. The orders were mixed up a few times (salad instead of miso soup, then tuna sashimi vs. salmon which was ordered). Even at the end of the night when we asked for one bill (as a friend wanted to pay for the group), separate bills came prolonging our awesome experience
I guess all good things must come to an end… What a shame :-\ Never again

Out of all the AYCE places in Toronto I’ve been to, this definitely wins. They took us in a little past 10pm, after we were rdeniedan AYCE menu at another sushi place down the street because «it was too late.» The food came promptly but didn’t impact the quality of the rolls. Everything was AMAZING. The price is reasonable too, even for dinner (compared to other places that charge outrageous prices for dinner).
Can’t wait to go back!

UGGH. Sashimi Island! I feel like we’ve been longterm on again/​off again lovers. I’ve been ordering takeout/​take away from you at least once a month for the past four years. I love you and I only keep my distance because I know I’d become absolutely obsessed with you.
But lately things have been a little strange between us. You’ve been aloof! A little impersonal. You seem off. You give me way less (soy) sauce. You taste different… and you’re just not fresh. I’m not really as into you. What’s happening between us?
Is this just a rough patch or do you have different priorities now?
Last time I ordered spicy tuna rolls, the tuna had a REALLY bad taste and I had to throw them out because I’ve had food poisoning from fish before and I knew not to go there. What’s up with you? Baby don’t hurt me.

Best AYCE sushi I’ve had in the city by far! The rice is always cooked perfect and they have a HUGE selection of rolls and other menu items to choose from.
Service is always amazing and the staff is super friendly. and the food always comes out super quick.
Great location as well!

What a disappointment… We’ve been going to this place for two years but it seems like something has change recently… Before today, the sushis were delicious and they had big chunk of fresh fish. Today, it was a totally different experience… We ordered their ‘fire cracker’ and ‘spicy tuna’ roll and what we got was a disgusting fish paste roll. We were wondering what type of fish it could be… Very deceiving…

Great value and fast service. Quality is good for the price. Good all you can sushi place but don’t expect top quality fancy authentic sushi. Nonetheless it is a great establishment and have visited it many many times; always happy.

For value, service and freshness: Sashimi Island just can’t be beat! My go-​to for AYCE and take-​out, hands down. Service is fantastic and each order comes out incredibly fast, yet care is always taken with the food. Crispy light tempura, inventive rolls, good-​quality veggies (avocado is always creamy and perfect), and most important: always fresh-​tasting fish. Especially love their volcano roll and black dragon roll, which we order every time. Will keep coming back!

Best AYCE in the city! The sushi chefs are awesome and the food is fresh and done well. Lots to choose from. A bright, clean establishment with great service. The reason this is my favourite is because of the many options on the AYCE menu, and the great food quality. Sushi is great, grilled items are cooked nicely, fried items aren’t greasy, and the homemade BBQ sauce is delicious. They have soba noodle soup, grilled steak, and awesome dumplings. I like to try new AYCE’s wherever I am in the city, but I keep coming back to Sashimi Island because it’s the best. And their beer & wine prices are great! They also have wifi.
We’ve also done regular menu and home delivery and had great experiences every time.

I’m amazed at the quality of food for the price. The servers were friendly and professional. Food came out so quick we often have a full table of food while we were catching up.
I think the reason some people thought this place was dirty, which it is not really, is because of the décor. The décor is surely dated, colour tone throughout does give the feeling of being dirty. As for the table, it is treated wood table. The pain with the finish of these tables are that if there is any moisture between the table and the plate, they stick to each other like glue. When dry, it will also feel sticky. It is not because it is dirty.
Food wise, the grill stuffs are the sure winners. It is not that that the sushi, sashimi, and rolls are bad, just the hit stuffs are better.
The grill squid is perfect, the Urajiro, which is a Deep-​Fried Mushroom stuffed with diced shrimp is so good went for second. Yes, the galbi is a little fat, but it’s no worst than, probably better than, most Korean places.
The sashimi are not of the best cut, what do you expect, but they are fresh. With the turn over like they do, how can they not be?
I like the Snowing Dragon Roll, but my wife finds it just a little too gimmicky.
Oh, how can I forget the salad. The portions are huge! The seaweed salad is not inundated with sauce, so the taste is just right. I love my Avocado Salad, because it is the seaweed salad topped with Avocado and sauce. Perfect.
For my wife and I, we will come back for sure, but likely to focus in the hot food menu… so many things we didn’t try…

After reading all the reviews on Unilocal and experiencing Sashimi Island in person, I felt compelled to write a review.
I honestly don’t know why several people have said it’s dirty — we didn’t see any indication of that at all. Instead, I actually noticed how thorough the servers were in cleaning and prepping tables as they turned over. We sat at the tables (booths were full) and had absolutely no issues with cleanliness at all.
The service really is some of the best I’ve seen in a sushi restaurant. We did AYCE on Friday, and weren’t expecting the food to come out as quickly as it did considering it’s a busy night, but we were wrong! Food starting hitting our table within 5 (!!!) minutes of giving the server our order. In fact, our handrolls and some sushi was on the table before our miso and salads. And they paid attention to the table, regardless of how busy they were. I have to note that this was the first AYCE place that didn’t skimp on the ginger and wasabi — and they even refilled them for us when they noticed the dish was empty. And they wished me a happy birthday when they overheard my fiancée and I talking. Now THAT is service!
As far as their options go, I was a little disappointed to see the limited choices for sashimi — salmon, white tuna, crab, mackarel, tilapia and tobiko were pretty much it. No Tuna, Tamago, Surf Clam or Unagi! But the portions were consistent, and of decent quality. They really do shine on rolls, though. We really enjoyed the Firehouse roll, and the soft shell crab, and enjoyed the fact they were lighter on the rice than other AYCE joints on the strip. We didn’t end up getting any tempura, but both tables around us did — and they both mentioned how good it was. It’s on my list for next time.
In all, this is a pretty solid sushi joint for both takeout and AYCE. It’s got better rolls than Sushi Bön, and the service is miles better and more consistent than the laughable Sushi D. The only thing they could do better would be to nick the Rock Shrimp recipe from Sushi D — the only reason to put up with D’s mediocrity — then they’d be perfect.

I really like eating sushi and like the idea of an All You Can Eat place. I have eaten at some very good All You Can Eat places and was definitely hoping for yummy deliciousness here. No such luck. I felt a bit misled by the three and a half Unilocal stars.
Here are the good and bad points, as well as a hopefully helpful fact or two…
1. The service is not bad. Food comes out fairly quickly. While the service is short of amazing, it is more attentive than many sushi places I have tried.
2. The sushi was not all that fresh. While I will grant that it is tough to maintain a super fresh menu when there are a gazillion choices on it, sushi that does not taste fresh does not taste good. Maybe limit the choices to what can be served fresh.
3. Other menu items such as lemon chicken and beef ribs were somewhere between average and slightly above average. The beef ribs were very fatty, but ok.
4. The BIG NEGATIVE is that this place is DIRTY. The restrooms were dirty. The walls by the booths had stains running down them. My feet stuck to the floor. There is thick dust on some ledges and vents. The place needs a thorough top to bottom scrub down.
5. Supper is $ 19.99, lunch is $ 13.99. You will get plenty, but nothing stands out.

BEST AYCE!
If you are a maki/​roll fan like me, you’ll LOVE the AYCE option. They have three tiers, the cheapest being around $ 15 for just appys and maki, second tier including dessert (maybe?) and the third including everything mentioned PLUS sashimi.
AYCE is best when it’s big group, you can order more selection and get more bang for you buck. I usually opt for the cheapest tier because I’m usually just in a duo and want to feast on rolls. But the quality of service and food here is awesome. Timely services, quality sushi and they don’t hound you to leave quickly like some snotty places (AJI SAI ON QUEEN W *COUGHCOUGH*)
i always recommend this place for AYCE. So sooo soooo good!
#omnomnom