The recent reviews seemed pretty good so I decided to give this place a try with two other friends. Gotta say, dont see why the hype. I've had much better sushi. Or maybe ayce sushi in general has really taken a downturn in the past few years since I've been gone. Doubt I'd come back here again, but they did do an amazing torched sushi. read more

Went for dinner with 2 friends on a weekday evening. Had reservations and were seated almost immediately. This is another iPad based AYCE ordering type of restaurant, and they're my favourite. The choice was great, best of both worlds having typical sushi selections with some dim sum options too. Food came out in timely fashion, and there were no shortage of staff trying to help. read more

August 8 - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Now my favourite all you can eat. The sashimi presentation was so good and unlike any other AYCE restaurant I've been to and the torched roll was so good I'd say it was better than some torched rolls I've had at a la carte restaurants. The iPad for ordering is always a convenient touch, the cooked food was fantastic, and the food came out quickly. Finally, the service was fantastic. Quick, friendly, proactive, and a reminder that hiring good staff can make such a big difference in your restaurant. Will definitely be back. read more

August 8 - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Located in Chinatown and has both AYCE and a la carte options. We went with AYCE during a weekday lunch. The decor is nice and the restaurant itself is a bit smaller than the other locations. We were seated promptly and ordered off the tablet. Some pictures are missing and as some reviewers have mentioned, there are some options listed that, when you click into it, are empty because it's lunch (for ex., sashimi). I'm fine with not having the options for lunch but it's not a nice feeling to have to click through each one and faced with a blank screen. The food is pretty good for AYCE :) There's a variety of sushi and dimsum options -- I quite like their eel sushi and har gow! Service is prompt and friendly. I'd come back if I wanted AYCE and was in the area. Lunch with student discount (cash only) is about $20. read more

Went here on a Friday for AYCE, thoroughly enjoyed my experience. Large variety, includes eel sushi (which some other AYCE sushi places don't have on the lunch menu). Order through iPads. Staff was very attentive. Food was fast, fresh and tasty. One of my highlights at August 8 was the salmon sushi pizza. I thought it tasted great relative to other AYCE sushi competitors. The rice was deep fried, just right and the topping sauce was delicious. Will definitely be coming back! read more

This is one of my newest finds! I came across this place with my friends on blogTO and this restaurant combines three of our most favourites things -- dim sum, sushi & an AYCE all day menu! My friends and I came here on a Tuesday afternoon (around 1pm) so it was not too busy, though we were informed they do get incredibly busy on weekends for dinner. We started off by ordering dimsum -- the portions were nice and small, and our food came relatively quickly. Some dishes tasted like how you would get them at traditional Chinese yumcha. Japanese food - Their miso soup is not as great as the miso soup you would find at other Japanese restaurants, but their tempura was so nice and crispy. They even had mushroom tempura here, which is a new find for me.Their sushi is pretty good considering the restaurant's concept focuses on two different cuisines. I really liked the dynamite roll as well as the spicy crispy roll and spicy salmon roll. I would also definitely recommend getting the pan fried vegetables, chicken teriyaki & chicken skewers. Only thing that was super disappointing was their red tuna. The texture was like over chewed gum and it lost its taste after a few bites. As well, I did think that their seaweed is a little bit difficult to bite into, so be aware of that when ordering their hand-rolls. Dessert - The mango pudding here is so good because they include little chunks of mango!However, I was really disappointed to find out their custard buns were not yolky, but more pastey. Overall the staff were very nice and lots of them came over to take away our finished dishes as well as fill up our cups with water. Their price was not bad either! I paid $23.50 including tax and tips for an AYCE lunch meal. In Scarborough, prices are a lot more expensive. I really enjoyed August8 and you can definitely catch me back here again! read more

August 8 - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Nice restaurant with comfy decor, clean washrooms (in Chinatown!), pleasant servers, iPad ordering system. Food came out at reasonable time (1-10 minutes wait). Table was cleared as soon as we had any empty dishes, and it was easy to get a server to table. I like that there is both dim sum AND sushi offered in the same place. The sushi side of the menu is bigger but what dim sum they have covers the basic stuff I would have picked if ordering a la cart. I particularly liked that serving sizes were small so the we could try more different things, rather than only one or two items, had the dishes been bigger. We tried most of the lunch menu items and the best were: shrimp dumplings, chive dumplings, teriyaki beef, fried eggplant, fried shrimp roll, shrimp taco, white dragon roll, custard bun, mango pudding, banana tempura. read more

I'd say this is more dim sum place rather than sushi. I've tried their steamed pork shiu mai and shrimp dumplings that I liked. Good for AYCE place - portions size isn't large so you don't overeat. The broth of seafood udon soup was just right that I needed at the moment. Shrimp tempura and deep fried shrimp dumplings were my favorite just because I love shrimps:) but dumplings were also crispy and tasted perfect with mayo. Yet rainbow roll and tuna sushi were disappointing. Tuna didn't seem fresh. So I'd say that is place to go for AYCE dim sums and other stuff like that but probably not for sushi. But the servers were friendly and not annoying. Food was served quickly. The restaurant is clean and well-maintained. Probably I'll be back but not for sushi:) read more

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All you can eat place with both sushi and typical dimsum fare offered. Price is on the upper end of AYCE, given that they have 2 types of food here. Their sushi is typical for AYCE quality and they don't pile on the rice. Their dimsum is actually quite good and is on par with some other Chinatown dimsum establishments. Staff were attentive and unlike some other AYCE places, all of our orders (via the ipad) actually arrived! read more

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I came here early February before it was promoted on blogto and social media. I don't really like ayce sushi because quality over quantity, but my friends wanted to go. Much to my expectations, the food was mediocre. For a restaurant whose value proposition is ayce sushi and DIM SUM, the dimsum variety was disappointing. The worst part about this experience was the service. We came pretty early for dinner (around 4 or 5pm), so there were only 2-3 other tables. The food runner seemed to hate life and threw our food down hard on the table. Despite this, my friends and I were having a good time, laughing and talking. Later on, one of my friends overheard the same food runner saying to her coworker something along the lines of, "if those girls don't shut up...". Extremely rude and unprofessional. Even if we were being loud (which we weren't), there's a proper way to handle it. After we paid, we complained to the manager (who happened to be chilling in the booth behind us). He looked at us like a lost puppy and blankly apologized. Even management seemed like a lost cause. Unfortunate. read more

August 8 - Basically the entire dim sum offering - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Mixed feelings. First, who doesn't love to sit down with an iPad and order all-you-can-eat?? It's basically the best thing ever. However, I started with a couple of pieces of sushi (unagi/eel and tamago/egg). The first bite felt bony and I knew instantly that this wasn't going to be a great sushi place. They also do not have any sashimi at lunch time. The tamago was tasteless and the unagi had bones/spikey pieces. So I skipped any more sushi and focused on dim sum. They have limited options (4 things), but I picked 2 and enjoyed them. I also had a small bowl of udon which was great, and a miso soup. For $21, it was a good deal and I was able to take my time and enjoy food as it was brought (quickly) to the table. read more

We came here as we wanted dim sum and sushi. The restaurant uses iPads to order food and we received everything we ordered. However, the quality of the dim sum and sushi were short of decent which we expected at an ayce place. Won't be coming back unless a friend wanted to try it out. read more

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August 8 is the only place I know that offers both AYCE sushi and dim sum! They do both of these dishes incredible justice as they were top quality and extremely tasty. The cuts of fish were very fresh and just generous enough. The variety on the menu was amazing and they had all the classic dim sum and sushi rolls that you can imagine. They even had premium options such as a donut sushi that you could try! I was very very happy. The service was amazing. The man/owner I think was very kind and even informed us that there was a student discount. We over ordered sadly, but he came over and said it was okay and that we wouldn't need to pay extra for it. I am dying to come again as it truly is a bang for your buck! read more

Went for ayce! Staff are nice but not the most attentive and forgot a few things I asked for. There is an extensive selection to choose from including dim sum. The food itself just isn't as good as Kiku. Too much rice on the maki rolls. The quality was all over the place. I can't even remember a stand out item that would make me want to go back. The location is right in Chinatown and there are so many options for food that I cannot recommend this place. read more

I've only been to 3 AYCE sushi so far and August 8 definitely tops them all. The food was tasty and high quality, the space is clean and the iPad isn't ran down lol. The ice creams tho I don't remember how many we had but I'm sure that was a lot of calories. Beef Tataki and fish tacos were really good, deserves a mention. The servers were really friendly and smiling all the time. The best thing about this place for me is the serving portion. I'd like to have a little bit of everything so it helps that the serving portions are not a lot so I can actually devour everything without worrying of left overs. Price is right for an AYCE place. read more

August 8 - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I have never been to a sushi place that puts this much time and effort into their food, their presentation and their service. Really spot on at August 8. We walked in on a Thursday night for dinner and noticed that the decor and vibe of August 8 was much more sophisticated than we were expecting. The all you can eat sushi places that I was used to were more along the lines of Kyoto and Fushimi with the fanciest being Spring Sushi at Yonge and Dundas. While there's nothing wrong with any of those places, they have a certain vibe to them that you come to associate with all you can eat sushi joints. August 8 however, was not like the others I mentioned. It has dim lighting, music, and cool decor that really put it above the rest. We were seated and shown how to use the iPad ordering system. Points to note: - There are pictures for every item on the menu - There's a summary page where you can review your order before submitting - There's a breakdown of what's in each sushi roll when you tap on the image The variety on the menu is also something I really appreciated. Not only was there dim sum, sushi and other Japanese cooked food, there was also a variety of items within each category. I did find that the average roll size was larger than what I was comfortable with. The thing is, they weren't stuffed with rice, they were stuffed with actual filling. It was a bit difficult to eat but not a huge deal. One more thing that literally blew me away at August 8 was the presentation, the tableware and cutlery they used. Some of the plates were stone?!? The sashimi came on a bed of ice chips, presented beautifully and I also ordered udon that came in a cute stone bowl. Didn't even feel like AYCE! read more

This place tastes great. Nice decor. The washrooms have bright, high ceilings, very clean and eclectic. Downside is that everything is fried or uses peanut oil. ***Not safe for nut-free patrons. read more

Very elegant and cozy seating and aesthetics. Sharp, intelligent staff - great on time service, using the I-Pad. The servings were 99% the best I've had so far. I love scallops and they served the best and juiciest scallops - even the fried scallops. I liked the tempura pumpkin, although the batter was thin, but at least not too oily. I had some melt in your mouth tuna, and the salmon sashimi was worth ordering more than once. The sake is very smooth. Upon request we were loaded up with white pickled ginger. I wish they used a stronger miso paste for the soup - it was whitish and bland - almost like water. I've had better salad and salad dressing, and better tempura batter, and better sushi rice, but it was all passable. I also want to try out the 520 Sushi bar and see how it compares. read more

This is definitely not a traditional dim sum place - all the waiters spoke english and looked very proper. The menu variety is ok - all the dim sum staples EXCEPT my favourite rice rolls. It is also helpful to note that everything here is MINI (mini pork buns, mini dumplings, mini spring rolls, etc). The quality of dim sum is surprisingly good for an all you can eat restaurant. There is actually a pretty good variety of maki rolls as well as sushi. The sashimi took forever though so we gave up trying to order it after a while. Overall sunday dinner came out to 40 a pop after tax and tip which is way more than it would cost me to eat my hearts desire worth of dim sum at any chinatown joint. I would give this place 4 stars because i didn't have too many bad things to say about the food, but the price i think is too much even comparing AYCE places. read more

Went for lunch ( All you can eat) with a friend, tried Edamame, shrimp and yam tempura, shrimp dumpling, salmon sushi and House deep fried roll, sashimi. Also, ordered Tuna, but it did have a weird smell so we returned that but everything else was fresh and tasted great. For dessert mango ice cream, mango pudding and chocolate ice cream all hit the spot. Service was great too, would highly recommend the place for couples and groups. read more

I've been eager to try out August 8 ever since I heard they had combination AYCE sushi and dim sum (two of my favourites!), so when my friend suggested we visit for lunch, there was no hesitation on my part. Located in Chinatown, the place was packed when we got there at 12pm on a Thursday, as expected. It's a pretty standard AYCE sushi joint: order on an iPad and they bring you what you order. Despite it being so busy, our servers were attentive and the food came out quickly. I didn't realize the lunch AYCE didn't include sashimi, mistake on my part, but the regular maki, rolls, tempura, and dim sum were delicious. We were in and out within 45 minutes. Very well run restaurant with delicious and fresh food. I look forward to revisiting for dinner to try their sashimi! read more

I saw the video from blogto and since sushi and dim sum are two of my favourite restaurant foods I was dying to try this place out. The outside decor is very simple compared to the inside. Inside he restaurant was very nicely decorated and made you forget you were in busy china town. The staff are friendly and still seemed very new to their job which wasn't a big deal for me. FOOD: This restaurant as a dim sum/sushi place was good/surprising for dim sum. But compared to a real dim sum restaurant I'd say you can get better. As a sushi restaurant I was a little disappointed. The rolls were basic, the fish weren't fresh and the sushi rice wasn't fresh either. As an all you can eat sushi restaurant I would go elsewhere. If I enjoyed anything for the name it would be their salads or cubed steak....lol All in all I would rate this place a 6/10 on food alone. The idea was great but when put together it is clear it's half good but worth your money to go to a restaurant that serves separately. read more

BRING YOUR OWN WATER!! My family and I went to the August 8 in Brampton on Friday July 10. We were in the middle of a heat wave and had asked for water. We were served bottled water. We were NOT told that we would be charged $2 per bottle. Half way through the meal, we asked for more water as we were overwhelmed with the heat. Again, we were not told of the charges for the water. If we were not in a pandemic situation we would have been given water in glasses and we would have been served top ups throughout the meal. Clearly, this charge for water was a way of gouging the customer. We were charged $20 for water. The manager explained that the pricing is due to the pandemic.....really?! $2 per bottle for water? We usually enjoy Going to August 8 because the food is great but taking advantage to the heat and the pandemic to make more money left a bad taste in my mouth!! read more

Terrible service!!! We went to August 8 because we saw them on blogto and it looked delicious. Upon getting there, we were immediately seated and started ordering on the iPad. I usually focus my reviews on the actual food - however I have never received such bad service at a restaurant. We were getting full and had requested that the balance of our order be cancelled. However over 10 min later they still brought us more sushi. From that point on servers kept giving us strange looks and being rude in their demenour when passing our table. We asked for our bill and they charged us a $15 over ordering fee although we had requested the order be cancelled. We asked to speak to the manager - he removed the charge and then literally THREW our new bill on the table. The service was terrible and the food was nothing to write home about. We will not be coming back . I would've rated this 0 if I could read more

Pretty good value but the food was really mediocre. Nothing tasted bad really, but also nothing stood out. I like how most things were bite sized/small portioned though so you can try a lot of different things. It was fun ordering from an ipad... plus the interior was nice and clean. read more

August 8 - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Food was okay...this is our first time at this location after frequenting the Oakville location multiple times. Tough chicken feet, but we had one very nice servers while the rest were indifferent borderline rude. Their tablets were down and cash only because their system was down. Convenient location in Chinatown. Probably won't visit here again. read more

i went into this place expecting that its rlly good. I was a bit disappointed obviously because they weren't that special. However, they still serve the basic of an ayce and have some pretty cool options, such as salmon taco or their chive and shrimp dumplings, which were my two favourite options on their menu. Also we received great customer and the waiter was very attentive. Good place overall. read more

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I heard about this place before and recently saw an ad for it. Decided to come for lunch today. The location is in Chinatown and a bit out of the way. After coming in from the snow it was a nice cozy feeling. The decor is modern asian. It was not busy for the lunch hour on a weekday. It's an all you can eat lunch menu with dim sum favorites and sushi that you order on an iPad system so it's fast. The food came pretty quickly. Service was good but it was not busy. Presentation is excellent for an AYCE place. I liked the bowls they used. The dim sum tastes very fresh and likely made in house on the premises. The hargow and shrimp chive dumpling was petit and delicious. I didn't try everything from the dim sum menu but it's not as extensive as a regular dim sum restaurant. The custard bun was very fresh and the bun was soft and chewy. Sushi nigiri was not bad, the salmon was a nice portion to the rice. The rolls seemed to have a lot of filler but maybe that is typical for AYCE. Dragon roll was acceptable. My friend ordered the dynamite roll without tobiko and they were able to accommodate. They have a good dessert selection. The only thing that stood out was the chicken wings which looked like they were refried and it was undercooked on the inside, both wings in the order were bloody red inside. Also the beef enoki roll was undercooked. Overall nice new AYCE place but not in a convenient location. read more

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After reading about this online (NARCITY) I was really excited to try it out. I love dim sum, sushi, and the value seemed great. It was a really big let down. Nothing was bad, but nothing was excellent. My overall thoughts on the food is that everything was mediocre. We tried a lot of the dishes (albeit nothing with pork, so I can't speak to those dishes) and it was all...ok. Portion sizes were good - I always prefer smaller portions with AYCE because that you can always order more if it's not enough. I'm glad nothing that came out was too big because I don't know that I wanted more of anything (except the beef enoki, which wasn't GREAT but I just had a hankering for beef enoki that day). The restaurant itself was clean and bright. They had Drake playing on repeat the entire time. (No complaints there. Shoutout to Drake if you read random Yelp reviews!) Ultimately I look forward to my bimonthly dim sum Sunday brunches and this one felt like a bit of a waste. If you want good dim sum, go to a place that just does dim sum. Same goes for sushi. read more

I'm generally not a fan of AYCE despite of really liking sushi because they tend to be terrible (*cough* heart sushi @ fairview mall). This is one place where I feel like the food is decent and worth the price and I'm not traumatized after eating there. It's a typical ~$30 dinner but for that price there's a decent variety of items including sashimi and none of the items were bad. Highlights: octopus sashimi, blow torched sashimi, beef sashimi, cooked beef was chewable, all day dim sum. Oh, they also bring a huge plate of sashimi if you order it, unlike a lot of other places that will bring you 5 pieces when you ordered 20. Tablet ordering system. I also tried this place in Hamilton/Burlingon area and it was about the same quality there too. Good if you feel like pigging out on sushi and don't care about high grade fish. It won't taste as good as high end places, but it's a good value and worth a return visit. read more

A wonderful experience. Greeted with a smile as soon as you walk in. Seated in a timely manner and handed over to your server soon after that is also professional and friendly. The food is of high quality. The aroma is fantastic. The texture and the freshness of each product that is brought to the table is top notch excellent. AYCE Sushi and trying out new dishes was a fun experience. Great value. Items get brought to your table quickly. Quality overall is something to be impressed with. We will be back and will bring more members with us next time. read more

We went there as a group of 7 and booked reservation beforehand. The food came quickly, but the taste was mediocre for its price ($40 after tax and tips). This is a sushi and dim-dum AYCE restaurant, but honestly if you want to try dim sum, just go to somewhere else in Chinatown. Also, there were not too many sashimi selection. One of the things I like is the salmon and tuna tataki. Last but not least, the service was not good. The sever did not take the plates on time, probably because the restaurant was full. At the end, when we were about to pay and one of the waitress was cleaning up the table, she took a bowl and the soup in the bowl spilled my friend's pant. It is understandable as long as you apologize, but she didn't say anything and just give my friend some napkin. Eventually they didn't charge my friend's $5 tip, but this wasn't a pleasant experience. read more

I've read many positive reviews about this restaurant so I finally had the chance to go there for dinner earlier today. It looks very modern; there are booths along the walls, wooden tables & chairs in the middle on a checkered floor. Their washroom was very clean with private stalls (and I mean doors that go to the floor and not show your shoes haha) iPads are provided if you're going for the AYCE option (there is also a spot for the iPad to hang on to especially since their tables a slightly small for the 2 people booths) I enjoyed majority of the food that was ordered except for the salmon sashimi. Yes, the pieces were thick and appealing, but it lacked flavour which was disappointing because I love salmon sashimi! Their sashimi selection is very limited so far but there are more in the sushi section. Other than that, the blow torched red dragon roll was delicious. The steamed custard bun was a yummy warm treat. If you love red bean ice cream, theirs tastes more fruity than creamy which is very odd but the green tea ice cream is just right. It wasn't super busy when I went so I appreciated the fast service. read more

Came here after previously experiencing the other locations in the GTA. The food was definitely mediocre compared to the other locations. While eating some shrimp dumplings I found a piece of sharp plastic while I was chewing. Could have been a disaster. We were offered a 10% discount after alerting the servers. Definitely not enough for something like this. read more

I found out about this place via Facebook and let me tell you, I am so glad that I did! First of all, this one is located right by Dundas and Spadina! Which is (in my books) pretty darn close to my school so now I don't have to go all the way down to Yonge and York Mills for my AYCE sushi break. As soon as you turn onto Spadina coming from Dundas, it's right there! So location is amazing. Onto the decor/ambiance. I loved it! Very minimal but elegant. There are a lot of booths and a good amount of tables so you're sure to get comfy seating if you come in at the right times. It's not that quiet but it's also not that loud so it's very peaceful/relaxing :) Onto the best part: the food! Now yes, I agree with other reviews saying the food was mediocre but it's AYCE... what can you really expect? The portions are definitely well thought out as they aren't that big and you can finish it easily. For the dimsum portion, we only got the steamed pork shui mai, deep fried shrimp roll, ha gow, and steamed beef balls. Everything was great but the steamed beef balls. I personally didn't try it but my boyfriend didn't like it so I'm just going based off his opinion! For tempura, I got my all time favourite: yam tempura! It's so small and cutely sized. It's not as crunchy as I'd like for it to be but it was still pretty darn bomb! Sushi: everything we ordered was really good. Spicy salmon sushi, eel/unagi sushi, butterfish sushi, red dragon maki roll, salmon/avocado maki roll, eel maki roll, spicy salmon hand roll, avocado/salmon hand roll... I loved each and every one of it! I also randomly ordered a corn and mayo sushi - just one piece to try it out - and surprisingly, it didn't taste THAT bad although I wish it was cheese instead of mayo! Everything came out at a pretty decent rate. You order everything through an iPad BUT this one is special. At a sushi joint that uses an iPad system, you'd press the order button and wait for a server to come and press in a password that'll send the order off but here, as soon as you place your order, it just goes to the chefs and then comes out to you in minutes! I don't know how it works so well but I truly love this. Pricing wise, we went during lunch time on a Monday and it's $18.99/person, with 12% tip totalled to about $24 which (in my books again) is not that bad! For me to find a really good AYCE sushi place is so hard so I'm incredibly grateful August 8 opened one downtown and now I have a favourite AYCE sushi within walking distance of my school! Will definitely be back for dinner someday... read more

great service and location, love getting AYCE and they have a great variety of options!

One of the better AYCE spots I've been to. Really enjoy the variety since they serve both sushi and dim sum. Food quality is solid, service is pretty prompt, and you get what you ordered every time. The steamed BBQ pork buns and steamed shrimp dumplings are definitely must-haves imo, and if you don't get the custard buns for dessert I think you're making a huge mistake! read more

Catering more to individuals that enjoy some asian flavours but do not want to eat lots of raw fish is August8 sitting just a bit north of Spadina and Dundas. The menu and ordering system are on tablets which is definitely ideal to see a picture, ingredients and serving size of what is being ordered. Selections are good but limited (e.g shrimp dumplings, Japanese sushi pizza and torched rolls rather than rice rolls, salmon pinwheel rolls, glutenous rice ball desserts and japanese desserts). The food came out fast in small dishes or steamer baskets a few mins after ordering. Portion sizes are just right so that you get a few bites rather than overly full from 1 or 2 noodles or rice bowls. Recommendations: - torched rolls, dumplings (each are a small bite, good flavour and wrapping is a good thiness), desserts, fried squid, beef ribs Pass on: - sushi pizza (batter was fried solid unless you like extra crunchy), noodle and some rice bowls (common flavours no special creations) and ice cream Overall, ambiance was great and seating was comfortable, staff was attentive and food was good and very fresh. An improvement I can suggest is to make sure food comes out pipping hot. Ours came slightly over warm except for the custard sponge cake dessert which was so hot it was steaming! Also, perhaps it was because I went with a friend on a week night instead of Friday or weekend but we sat for almost 1.5 hrs and was not rushed at all until the end when we started ordering desserts. We were going to order more than one item but staff already quickly cleared the table of utensils and dishes. If it was with another group of friends (who enjoy going back and forth from mains and desserts, this rush would not have been received well). Would I go back? Maybe but if selection increases and food temp was improved. For $28.99 M-T dinner, it was a bit pricy. read more

August 8 - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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It looks like the reviews here are a hit or miss here, but I had a pleasant experience. After hearing there was a dim sum/sushi ayce place in the city, I was excited to try this place out! Came here on a weeknight for a friend's birthday which wasn't empty but not fully busy. They have an iPad ordering system which seems to be a standard nowadays but it makes for easy ordering. The decor is modern and chic. I really enjoyed the portion sizes here and the selection of dim sum and sushi. The dim sum obviously isn't as high quality as it would be a regular Chinese restaurant, but I thought it was worth it for what it was. I enjoyed the curried squid, chicken feet, siu mai and shrimp dumpling (the wrapping on the shrimp dumpling was very aesthetic!) On to the sushi, the sashimi seemed fresh with a nice thick enough slice to enjoy. Go for all the torched stuff on the menu -- torched shrimp, torched salmon, torched dragon roll... I'm a sucker for aburi sushi and this wasn't bad at all for ayce. There were some items that were a miss like the salmon tataki and beef tataki... I would avoid it as it wasn't done well. It had a weird sauce and the beef seemed too cooked and not sour enough. Some of the desserts were also hit or miss, but the custard bun was a nice touch, I enjoyed the tiramisu served in a shot glass, along with a mango ice cream to finish the night. I had the green tea ice cream, and mango pudding as well, but it wasn't memorable enough to be reordered. I found that it's difficult to find a good ayce sushi downtown Toronto, and almost no ayce dim sum anywhere. I enjoyed the dim sum items slightly more than the sushi/Japanese, but the sushi was still quite enjoyable. I'd return again :) read more

This place is good for anyone that only likes basic dimsum and sushi. The dimsum tasted good, but my whole family couldn't believe how small the portions were. Some of them were laughing at it because they thought it was a joke. The baby squid, shiu mai, and har gow literally came in 3 pcs in each basket and they were the tiniest things like toy food, as you can see them compared to my hands in the picture. Like look at the sticky rice bundles lol. The sushi was so basic and mediocre, it tasted like buffet sushi. I believe one of the fish rolls we ordered was even spoiled. After all, it is AYCE. I'd say it's good for how much youre paying, but don't expect it to be like your favorite dimsum or sushi place. They only have the popular dimsum items like har gow, shiu mai, chicken feet, baby squid, and bbq buns. read more

August 8 - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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