My second time here with family. Service was good for ordering although they weren't quick to pick up dirty dishes. We stacked them at the end of table so they would pick them up sooner. Sushi was ok but found if you pick the speciality dish a drop down menu would show up - where the good stuff was! Eg. the House Sushi! Great choice of deserts. Another specialty menu dropdown! Comfortable and relaxing decor. Good place to meet family. read more

August 8 - Assorted sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Burlington, Ontario

The food was below expectations overall, and the meat in particular was not cooked properly. However, I was disappointed to see that a 15% server gratuity was automatically added to the bill and calculated on the total amount after HST. In my view, tipping should be left to the customer's discretion rather than being imposed as a fixed percentage. Additionally, gratuity should be calculated on the pre-tax amount, not on the total including taxes. read more

if you are a sushi lover, you've gotta come here when you're hungry! This stuff was so good, they have a lot of dessert too. TORCHED SUSHI!! order using an ipad. The food came out a little bit slow and one thing we ordered never came out. and it wasn't super comfortable like the seats and table were small and stuff. read more

August 8 - Two pieces of torched sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Burlington, Ontario

My kids loved to come here for s Suzume and dim sum . The seating is well designed to fit everyone in our group. We order almost everything in the menu. The food was delicious and amazing. read more

Perfect combination of AYCE Dim Sum & Sushi! This was exactly what we were craving for! The server explained very well the lunch menu items that are available on the self-ordering tablet so that we won't over order. On to the food...we ordered quite a few dishes since it was our first time so that we can get a better idea if they specialize more on Chinese Dim Sum or Japanese food. To our surprise all these dishes were good. I really liked that the Dim Sum items were not too big. For example, the shrimp dumplings and siu mai were about half of the regular size so you won't get too full and you can try more dishes. Here are some of the outstanding dishes: 1) Spicy salmon Taco 5/5 - stuffed with fresh salmon and a nice blend of sauce and cucumber (Must try!) 2) Unagi Pizza 5/5 - very tasty with big pieces of unagi! 3) Salmon Hand Roll - 4/5 - this was good...it would be nice if there was less rice 4) Salmon Teriyaki - 4/5 - this was fresh and nicely prepared 5) Har Gow (shrimp dumplings) - 4/5 - shrimp was fresh and skin wasn't too thick 6) Mango pudding - 5/5 - perfectly done! Best dessert! Overall we enjoyed the AYCE lunch and we'll definitely be back to try the AYCE dinner as there are more selections! read more

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Was very very good. Much better than expected. Sushi was great, good service and the restaurant was a really pleasant place to have dinner. read more

August 8 - Nice comfortable chairs here. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Burlington, Ontario

Our experience was awful. I would give it no stars if possible. We went here because of the high reviews. This place is unclean, the food is awful, the service is terrible and the food options are limited. The parking is horrible as well. I will not return and will not recommend, read more

This was my first time at this location; I have been to Stoney Creek and Hamilton location before, but not this location. And I would say I was more happy with the food and service that I received. Their lunch menu is very limited, it doesn't even have much special roll options (like Green Dragon Roll). So, we had to switch to dinner menu and pay more. The rolls, dim sum, tempura that we ordered were delicious and made from fresh salmon and shrimp. But, I wasn't happy with the desserts; Tiramisu didn't taste good at all, but the ice cream was ok. The service was good, but if they could help with finding out how many items of our order is remaining to help us with our order it would be better. Also, it took a long time between our appetizers and sushi rolls to get ready. read more

Unreasonably expensive !!! Their 'prefixed lunch prices' used to be expensive, but money well spent !!! Lunch prices, are what dinner price 'were' !! Dinner prices today, higher still ! Not aware of any Senior Discounts Even with a 'Senior Discount', not great value for Senior's money, unless they've a real appetite ! Many seniors I know aren't big eaters ! My mother like a bird ! Great iPad tablet self serve menu, user friendly and extensive, dinner is even wider ! Don't recall if weekends prices are higher still !? The food has been always fresh, delicious and well presented !!! The service, in my experience, unobtrusive & efficient ! The ambiance, modern but dated, on the dark side going into the restaurant, towards the kitchen Perhaps that's just me ! The washrooms could be better maintained ! I'd give this Burlington August 8, (3) out of (5), downtown Hamilton has (1) too ! That said, if you're hungry & don't mind paying the price, you're going to enjoy it ! Call first, to avoid sticker price shock Bring friends, the more the merrier !!! read more

We decided to come and try their AYCE dim sum and sushi for lunch today. The dining room had a nice decor feeling , i liked how pretty it looked as it wasn't a traditional chinese or japanese look to it. But the music wasn't really restaurant style nor did it tie in with the cuisine style. Good dim sum: steamed pork dumplings, shrimp dumplings, pork siu mai, chive and shrimp dumpling, sesame seed balls Not so good: Beef siu mai The spicy eel sushi pizza was excellent! i would jhighly recommend it. The spicy salmon was good. The Philadelphia Roll, Red Dragon roll were very good as was the red tuna sushi and so was the salmon sushi. The standard green seaweed salad was good but the miso soup was a bit lacking. Better to have the thai mushroom soup which had a very nice flavor. The chicken teriyaki with broccoli udon was a generous bowl size and was delicious. The coconut shrimp was a very nice flavor and delicious. The salmon sushi taco was a little strange for an offering. Overall, the food was very good but there is a lot more choices to choose from when it comes to the dinner AYCE. But for lunch, it was a pretty good choice. The servers quickly cleared the table but never was around to offer more napkins or asked if we needed anything. Also, the drinks were pretty small and expensive alzo read more

This was my first time at this location. It has been on my to-do list to visit because during the peak of pandemic when restaurants were forced to close dining, this place had ayce in the comfort of your car. So it definitely was on my to do list to visit. The location was buzzing. It was non stop busy, people moving regularly orders moving in fast. I love it, it has a nice white noise vibe from all the conversations being had. The interior design is similar to Wind locations. I liked the options for dim sum. One star down for the cuttle fish, it wasn't cleaned properly so you had the ribbing inside still? Otherwise service was fast and people were just hustling non-stop. I will definitely have to return for dinner in the future. Menu selection is great, there are servers who are just ENERGETIC. read more

First time at this location. Servers were nice and friendly. Food came promptly, however, even up until last call, some items we ordered during our dining period never arrived even though we reordered (as it's a buffet). Not the best dimsum, but ok for a buffet. My favourite was the Teriyaki salmon and the fried rice. read more

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This used to be my go to spot for dinner. Always had amazing food and great service. In the past year or two it just hasn't been that great. Food that is ordered never comes to the table, and the quality just isn't there anymore. Its still good, just not as amazing as it used to be. Don't be surprised if you order chicken teriyaki and it never comes. read more

First thing, parking is limited - thankfully we found exactly one spot, but we were there mid-afternoon on a Friday. The food itself was really good - actually, much better than any other all-you-can-eat sushi place I've ever been to. Perhaps I have lower standards, but I had no complaints after eating here. Service was fairly prompt, interior is decently clean and modern, and felt like we got our money's worth for our food. read more

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AYCE sushi place that I think their cooked food is possibly better than their sushi. They do serve scallop and octopus sashimi however I didn't find them to be as succulent as some other places despite perhaps a little meatier in texture than other places as well. Their miso soup is a little bit saltier than I like. Environment is quite classy but coming on a Saturday means there is some wait time. First time going to place where they do offer dim sum as well - curry baby squid was phenomenal! However I wouldn't presume you'd come all the way here for AYCE dim sum plates. read more

This place was originally just called August and it would include 8 in brackets because August is the 8th month and 8 is a lucky number in Oriental countries. However more and more people started calling it August 8 instead of just August (8) and so the owner changed the name of the restaurant to reflect it, and so that's why it's now called August 8! As for the place itself, the first thing I realized is that the parking lot is TINY. The restaurant itself also occupies a really small area. We had to wait for some customers to leave in order to take their parking spot. When we went in, our host asked us to wait in the waiting area until they had a table ready. The waiting area is very small--only 4-5 seats at the entrance. So if you're going with a big group, definitely make a reservation so that you don't have to wait. Inside, the décor is beautiful. The walls are elegantly designed and everything is laid out in a simple but modern manner. You order with an iPad, like most other sushi buffets nowadays. The food is actually really good. I was pleasantly surprised because I thought it would taste like every other sushi buffet. Even the seaweed salad, which usually tastes bland at every other restaurant, tasted good here. They offer dim sum, sushi, sashimi, and just about everything. Aside from the usuals, I recommend their mango pudding dessert and banana tempura. I also ordered two drinks, the Sangria and Bellini. Definitely recommend the Bellini--it looked and tasted great. At the end, when we asked for our bill we noticed that they charged us for 3 cocktails instead of 2... I don't even understand how they got it wrong because we ordered straight from the iPad and it even had the record that we only ordered 2 drinks. When we told the lady who gave us our bill, she went back to her station to change it. But before changing it, she said really loudly and skeptically to her coworker, "They're saying they only ordered 2 drinks instead of 3. Did they really?" When she gave us our bill again, she didn't even bother to apologize for the mistake or even look at us--she just dropped the receipt on the table. I found that really unprofessional and not a good way to end the meal. So overall, the food and atmosphere are great, the service is good with the exception of one lady, but the spaces (of the parking lot, dining area, and tables) are small. read more

August 8 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Burlington, Ontario

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Good for the burbs; far cry from Toronto cuisine. Lean on the rice if you like that. Also, It is a drier rice sushi. read more

We came here HANGRY because of a slow pedicure session earlier in the afternoon and it was tough to not select one of everything and chow down. However, we refrained and managed to select some really delicious items. A favourite was the "house roll" which we were happy the server recommended as I'm not sure we would've picked it otherwise. I liked that there is some dim sum on the menu because it provided an opportunity to try for the first time. Personally, I did not like the texture of what we ordered and whether or not that is what dim sum is, I don't think I'll be keen on eating again. I liked my dinner here and if I'm back in B-town, I would go again. read more

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Quick service, good variety, and ok enough to satisfy my sushi craving. However the biggest disappointment are the rolls, which seem even worse than grocery store sushi. They are so bland I had to order a side of spicy mayo to dunk it in to make it edible! The green dragon wasn't too bad because it was topped with avocado. Dim sum, short ribs, and sashimi were passable for AYCE. Overall, there isn't much to compare August 8 to in Burlington, I'll go back because it's quick and close. read more

I came to august 8 after a year of waiting after the pandemic for me to come to having to wait an hour for my sushi. The service was not good and the food quality has truthfully declined since the last year. With the increase in prices it is not worth it. I am completely unsatisfied and will not be returning to august 8 again. Pro - servers were friendly read more

I would eat here every day, if I could! They have a great variety and they take pride in preparation. I believe we tried everything on the AYCE menu and nothing disappointed. The service was outstanding, and I love the tablet ordering. It wasn't very busy when we went, so we didn't have to fight a crowd for parking or ordering, but I can see how it could get cramped during peak hours. My first experience was a great one and I look forward to going back. read more

I've been to the one in Oakville and Brampton and by far this is the smallest location with the smallest parking lot. As for the food... seaweed salad was dry, the chicken fried rice was bland, the asparagus with bacon was smaller compared to the size served in the other two locations I've been to. However, the mushrooms wrapped in beef is a larger portion size compared to the other two locations. The green dragon roll was good, tasted fresh. The pumpkin tempura tasted too much of the batter. The dim sum was good. The torched sushi was good as well. The spring rolls were okay. The cheese wontons were good. The service was okay. The servers were probably tired due to the majority of them appears to be fatigue. The price is pricey for the limited amount of food you can select from. I understand this is a popular place in Burlington but I'll see if there are better. Any recommendations guys? read more

This is a great family restaurant. The Spicy udon soup, sushi, dim sum items are great, and there is plenty of variety to make the all you can eat worthwhile. We love coming here an enjoying a little bit of everything. The kids love it and it's a great value for the money. read more

August 8 - Dragon Rolls, yum. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Burlington, Ontario

As mentioned by many, parking is limited. But the food more than makes up for that. The sushi is great, as are the dumplings. Steamed pork dumplings were amazing. Its not cheap but its well worth it once in a while. read more

I've been here quite a few times - eat in and take out and it's always been really good. First off, the parking is atrocious. The parking lot is so small and it's really hard to turn around. If you get to the back and there isn't any parking left, you have to do a 28 point turn just to get out. I end up parking in a lot down the street and walking. Much easier! Service is not awesome. Often times when I walk in there is no one at the front to greet or seat people, so you just have to wait it out until someone comes over. This location is typically very busy, lunch and dinner, so there may be a wait. There are seats in the front entrance way though. Love the iPad ordering system. It makes it so easy! They have a great selection of food and it is always fresh. My favourites are the beef ribs, tampura veggies (especially the broccoli) salmon sashimi, tuna sashimi, spicy salmon roll, spicy tuna roll and yam tampura roll. I'm allergic to shrimp, so there's quite a few rolls I can't have, but there is always lots of other things to choose from. I often order take-out during the week. Their prices are great. I can get out of there for just over $10 for one order of spicy salmon roll and one order salmon sashimi (5pcs). Their take out service is always quick. One time they made a mistake with my order and I caught it before I left. They got me the correct order and told me to keep the wrong order as well, no extra charge. I thought that was a really nice touch and honestly, it's what keeps me going back other than the fresh food. I will definitely be back again and again! read more

Went last week with my family to meet a former coworker and his family. Before the dine in shut down, had the chance to enjoy the ACYE at August 8 and enjoyed the whole dining experience , plus my wife enjoyed their sangria. We will return after these current events normalize read more

My worst experience in customer service ever. I'm literally still sitting at the restaurant as I write this review. Decided to give it a second try as I had the same bad experience the first time. Staff at this place are very arrogant and NOT helpful at all. My family's experience wasn't good at all. The food is just okay but not near the best. Not coming again. I hope the manager reads this and makes some changes to help future customers have a better experience than mine. read more

Slow service, and not very helpful staff. When we asked questions about some items on the menu, most of the time the item name and code was repeated to us. Staff was defensive, and seemed concerned only to satisfy themselves that any mistake was not theirs. The food presentation was good, but it was not very flavorful. Half of the food we ordered sat uneaten on the table, because after trying a sample, no one wanted to eat any more of it (let's try something else - maybe it will be better). One star for good ice cream and soda refills. read more

More of a sushi place than dim sum, only 8 or so items on the dim sum menu, and no sweet soya sauce :( Waited 15 min for takeout in a 1/4 full dining area. Friendlier than most dim sum places. Didn't make me wait in the cold foyer either. Dim sum portions were small, miniature even. And there were only 3 shrimp dumplings where most dim sum places give you 4. Wasn't impressed with the dim sum, but it seems like that's the best your gonna get in Halton. Go to Mississauga for dim sum! read more

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Hands down best sushi in Burlington. Don't even talk to me about anywhere else. Seriously. Don't. Freshest, yummiest, fastest, cheapest, cleanest, trendiest, and many more -iest (meaning THE BEST) adjectives describe August 8. Just go. Right now. Yes, this is a repeat of my Hamilton August 8 review. They're frikkin' awesome so what more can I say. read more

Visited for the first time with my family of 12 people (we made a reservation two weeks ahead) and we were seated near the entrance. The cold air kept coming in as the door was opened each time which was hard for the older people. I would have preferred to have been placed in their side room just off the main dining area. However the atmosphere was nice and the food was delicious and came quickly. My three old loved the steamed buns, soup and noodles. I loved the shrimp and pork dumplings, fried eggplant and yam sushi rolls. The shrimp tempura was also delicious. My party left satisfied and happy. Thanks for a nice first experience. read more

Went here tonight for dinner with my sister. The salmon sashimi and salmon nigiri tasted funny but I just ate anyway figuring it's just not my normal sushi spot (heart sushi in heartland). Then the funny stomach feeling came maybe 8-10 minutes into eating. My sister felt fine so I assumed it was just me. The edamame were still quite hard but warm on the outside. The chicken skewers were made of weird processed from frozen chicken with no flavour. Spat that out seconds into chewing. Ordered the dynamite roll. Shrimp inside likely wasn't fully cooked so that went half eaten. Ordered the beef short ribs- they tasted like they sat in blood water and then lightly seared on the outside. That was spat out seconds after chewing. The quality of all the food I tried was just subpar and I'm sorry to say that. My sister felt not so hot either after we had paid the bill so I know it's not me being dramatic. I told the waitress the food wasn't so great and I hardly ate anything but all she said was sorry to hear that and still charged me. The Oakville location is much better with larger weekend selection but I won't be visiting any of their August 8 locations again. $40 bucks with tip (I always tip, I'm not an animal) and I still feel gross after 2 hours read more

Now, before everyone everyone bashes me for the 3 stars, I would like to say I am from Vancouver, BC and we pride ourselves on having really good sushi. I was in Burlington for a work trip, and needed to get my sushi craving fulfilled. And it didn't live up to my standards. The selection is great - dim sum, steak options and sushi and dessert. Totally awesome. Our AYCE sushi places doesn't have as big of a selection, but with that being said, the quality of food was not up to par. The dimsum isn't as big as the portions in Vancouver, but they were tasty. The sushi, however, left a bigger craving even though I left the restaurant full. I had the rainbow roll and the lover's sushi (which is basically roe on top of a pringles chip, wtf?!) and they were okay. The sashimi was pretty decent, but I was not a fan of the tuna. The service was good, and so was the green tea ice cream. But I'll stick to Vancouver to satisfy my sushi cravings. read more

Really good for all-you-can-eat sushi. Service often leaves a lot of room for improvement. Order the 'real' sushi and sashimi items and you keep away from the mayonnaise-soaked stuff. (and order, and order, and order...) Some dim sum - not bad on that count either. read more

Great quality AYCE. Definitely get what you pay for. Love their raw scallop and other fish options. Maki's are well made and is not loaded with rice as a lot of AYCE tend to do in order to fill you up fast. I would say their dim sum quality is on par with dim sum restaurants. For someone who was born and raised in Scarborough and now have moved out to this area, it's great I have an establishment like this I can rely on when I was a mix of sushi and dim sum. read more

Here we are on a Saturday night at 8:30pm with a small line up to be seated. After a short wait we are led to our table by a friendly host. Standard iPad ordering of everything. Friendly server asks us what we want to drink and brings us piping hot tea as requested. There is a nice assortment of dim sum, sashimi, sushi rolls, and some other Asian foods. We order an assortment of dim sum,sashimi. and rolls as well as beef tataki and seaweed salad and miso soup. The dim sum was really good and close to / authentic which is a pleasant surprise! The rolls are ok although I found them a bit loosely rolled. The sashimi was fresh and tasty. Dessert was fried banana and ice cream - all delish! Servers promptly bring out your food, clean up your empty dishes, and refill your tea. The great service makes this a great place to frequent. I can see why this place is busy! read more

All you can eat sushi and dimsum? score! quality sushi at cheap prices in... dare I say it Burlington? Am I dreaming. Great place, great decor, good atmosphere for a 1st date, although I was there with 4 friends. Great food all around, except the waiter forgot some of our orders, but that is ok, its all you can eat and you can order more after all! The waiters were very nice, one of my friend joined us later and didn`t have the all you can eat option, the waiters was cool with that ( other places with all you can eat doesn`t allow this) and we didn`t have to pay for pieces we cannot finish. Lunch is the best deal, 14.99 per person 7 days a week read more

1 word, iPads. That's all you need to know. You can place your order with iPads! The food was amazing and the speed was surprisingly fast. I highly recommend this place. The restaurant was nicely laid out and clean. Will go again for sure. read more

Ive ate at like 20 all you can eat sushi places and this one is my favorite. Food is a la cart quality. Soup is awesome read more

This is one of the best places to get all-you-can-eat sushi in Burlington. The interior is nice and has a lot of seating and they're good at accommodating large parties (I've been here for birthdays and business lunches). The self-serve iPad menus are great and very easy to understand and use, and the sushi is always delicious. It sometimes takes a while for the host/hostess to come over and seat you, but overall it's still my preferred sushi place when I get back to Burlington. The parking lot is a bit squished and difficult to maneuver if you're in a truck or SUV, and the spaces fill up pretty easily if the restaurant is busy. read more