I've been to this restaurant a dozen times with no complaints. Unfortunately, I experienced SEVERE food poisoning after my last visit. I SERIOUSLY suspect their pickled ginger as the poisoning source. I contacted the restaurant, but management has not returned my call, and that is completely unacceptable. Proceed with caution. read more

After looking at countless sushi places midtown, and basing it on the reviews, Echo Sushi was our decision to try. I must say that the interior of this is very warm, cozy, small with its Japanese themed decor. The servers were very polite and extremely efficient. Though the ambience and service was rated a 4.5/5, the same can't be said for the food. Our dishes that we ordered were beautifully presented but looks can be deceiving. Both Iriana and I decided to share a few dishes: dynamite, California, Echo Sushi roll and mixed veg n shrimp tempura. First thing we both realized was the amount of rice used to make the rolls, it's disproportionate sizing was a bit of a turn off. As well my echo sushi roll did not look appetizing that it began to fall apart as I tried picking it up with my chopsticks. The overall taste was ALRIGHT, their tempura was properly seasoned and fried. Their prices are reasonable, however if you do not wish to order a la carte you can opt for AYCE (all you can eat). Echo sushi is mid range leaning towards my mediocre radar. I don't think I'll be coming back. read more

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If there's one thing Echo Sushi wins at, it would be consistency. We were here for dinner a couple years ago and was pleasantly surprised to find that nothing has changed since. We came for a late lunch on a Saturday afternoon and were seated right away. Food service was quick and they didn't miss a single order. Even though the menu doesn't have anything fancy, all the staples are there, and the quality of the food is better than your average ayce sushi restaurant. read more

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After trying a few different sushi spots near the Yonge & Eg area, I can say that this is my favourite. The sushi is very fresh and the staff are friendly. My boyfriend and I came here on a Thursday evening and the place was very busy. Luckily we got a seat right away but others had to wait for a table. The menu had everything you could expect from a sushi restaurant and food came quickly. If you're looking for a new sushi joint I would recommend giving this spot a try! read more

New to the area. Read the reviews and went for an AYCE. Out of everything we ate. Snow roll was tasty. Everything else mundane. Not to mention all the hot food came barely warm and fried items like tempura and fried banana was soggy and cold. Quite dissapointed with the food. Especially for the price point Service was pretty decent and didnt have to wait much read more

Went yesterday (Thursday night) for AYCE. Price-wise, it's quite expensive for a weekday. The servers were decent, cleared our plates quickly and served water/tea efficiently. The salmon sashimi was not the freshest, it was just ok. I liked the brown-rice option for 5-6 of their maki rolls, however, if you prefer brown rice for their other rolls, it will cost you extra. Also worth mentioning, they don't offer all of their maki rolls from their regular menu on their AYCE menu. Teriyaki beef and salmon were both quite bland. Oh, don't order the eggplant teriyaki, it was just a lump of tasteless mess. This was my first time going to Echo Sushi, and it will be my last. There are better AYCE sushi restaurants out there. read more

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When it comes to AYCE, you can count me out most of the time because I just feel as if the quality isn't the same + you just end up stuffing yourself to get your money's worth. Being a self-proclaimed food critic, I expect 2 things - good service and GREAT FOOD. Have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised about the decent quality in some of their menu items (P.S IMO, you should never have expectations for AYCE, it is usually a hit/miss. Just expect to be full :) ) For helpful tips/what to order/pricing, please look below - this is going to be a long review, but it will be helpful, so get some popcorn/desert while reading this! Review: 3.8/5 - For AYCE sushi, I believe you will be genuinely happy with the quality if you order the items I strongly recommend below. I'm not saying all their menu items are great, but please temper your expectations with AYCE - it's meant to be fast so they can keep serving you, thus, quality takes a hit! Ordered - please also refer to my pictures! 1) Shrimp Tempura - very thin, a little different from other places because there is less batter on this 2) BBQ Eel - this is like the 2nd best thing my friend and I ordered, **RECOMMEND** 3) Sashimi - if you don't like Makis. get this - White Tuna + Red Tuna **RECOMMEND** - Salmon is medicore 4) Mackarel - OMG, the most flavourful piece of sushi. My friend and I absolutely loved it that we had a lot of these **RECOMMEND** 5) Surf Clam - texture-wise, not as rubbery/chewy likes the ones I have had. If you like less chewy, get this 6) Red Dragon (comes in 6 - Maki) - pretty dry to say the least, was our least favourite - mediocre 7) Fried Oyster - surprise, surprise, they took the oyster out of the shell and actually fried it - try it 8) Mushrooms wrapped in beef - mediocre to me, friend enjoyed it. I thought the beef lacked taste. Teriyaki sauce on it made up for the flavour 9) Chicken Skewers - same as the beef, nothing special. Again, I thought this lacked flavour 10) Seaweed Salad - very generous with their portion. If you like it, don't order to much of it before you start. Trust me, it wouldn't be a wise decision on your part if you ordered big orders of sushi 11) Ice cream/fried banana - they only have 3 types of ice cream: Green Tea, Mango, Coconut - tried Mango/Green tea and they were quite good **RECOMMEND** - fried banana - not a lot of places have this, get this **RECOMMEND** Overall, I was pleased with the sushi experience despite being skeptical at first. Despite coming here for dinner at 8:30pm on a Friday night, the restaurant was at full capacity and we were lucky enough to get a seat. Sushi orders came quite quickly. WARNING - there is no waiting area, so be prepared to stand if you are waiting for a table. Would I come here again? YES, pretty good AYCE, only thing is, I don't like to travel so far to eat unless I'm driving haha We ordered some additional items, but this review is quite long, SORRY, but thanks for reading/hope this helps. Below are some helpful tips for you! HELPFUL HINTS/TIPS - Address: 2036 Yonge Street (TTC: Eglinton station - we ended up walking south on Yonge for about 10 mintues. About a 3 min walk from St. Louis Wings Price: Mon-Thurs dinner $25.99, Fri-Sun/Holiday = $27.99 for dinner - Seating: It is a small restaurant and it seats less than 85 people. Good for big groups between 4-6. Have about 5 booths, 3-4 tables of 2's - Walk-ins: very helpful - they do not have a waiting area so if there are no seats, be prepared to stand! - Methods of Payment: Beware - they DO NOT accept debit. They only accept cash, Visa & Mastercard (NO AMEX) - Wi-fi: Sorry, if you are running out of data on your mobile plan, you are out of luck. NO WI-FI! read more

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Decent local sushi. Quick service, you can order from the acye menu but I decided to try the lunch specials instead. The Bento box specials are pretty good and you have a good mix of items in the bento box. Unfortunately the chef burnt the heck out of my beef short ribs, probably my fault for not sticking with sushi. So my tip is.... if you go to a sushi restaurant. Eat sushi... I will definitely come back to this restaurant the sushi rolls are good the sushi does not fall apart when you pick them up with chopsticks. read more

Fresh sushi. Fast service. Authentic ambience. Brown rice sushi was not bad, but a bit on the dry side. Only reason it's not getting a 5-star is because their sushi bites are big and some have too much rice. read more

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I ordered for delivery on a busy Friday night, so the food took a bit longer than expected to make but it was worth the wait. I ordered the Maki Set B and was successfully able to substitute the salmon roll for an octopus roll since I don't like salmon but wanted to try the dragon roll and the eel roll that was included in the set. The portions were reasonable, Echo Sushi followed instructions nicely and the sushi was quite filling. I'm impressed. Next time if I order from this place I think I would order at a less busier time. I don't mind waiting(Friday nights at takeout places are always busy after all), but I think I would enjoy it more if I were able to get the sushi a bit faster. read more

If you want *good* AYCE sushi, there really isn't anywhere else to go (for under $25). Echo doesn't get everything right, so part of the fun is knowing what they do get fresh - and that is the salmon frickin' sashimi. Honestly, order a ton of that and whatever maki rolls you please (firehouse and jade dragon are 2 of my faves, but they are all ) and you won't be disappointed. I've had the salmon every single time I've gone and my visits have numbered close to a dozen times a year. Echo hasn't missed a beat in that dept. As to what to avoid...I wouldn't waste time or stomach space with the tuna. But seriously, if you want good tuna, you shouldn't be going to an AYCE joint read more

Amazing sushi, quick service! It's our go to sushi spot. We've been over 10 times now and only once was it a little slow because it was insanely busy. They have lots of options and yummy sashimi, rolls aren't stuffed full of filler and the udon is sooo yummy! read more

This place is pretty good as far as all you can eats go in the city. Generally come here for lunch for AYCE or the sashimi lunch special which is also pretty filling. Come during the start of the lunch service to get fresh rice. The rice tends to be drier around 3pm. Otherwise the service is pretty good and the quality of the fish is ok read more

Echo Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I had lunch buffet at the noon time. Not many options for lunch, not sure about dinner, but food were tasty. Pass by few times notices that sometimes there were people waiting. There was once I waited at the table for 15min but nobody serviced us read more

This is my favourite AYCE sushi place south of Finch. The service is quick, the staff is friendly, and the food is great. A few highlights: - The shrimp tempura is surprisingly delicate, crispy, and not too oily. - The various BBQ eel rolls are good quality. (A few AYCE chains use gristly, gross eel and drown it in sauce. Not Echo.) - The sashimi is legitimately fresh and delicious. (I love the white tuna and all of the tataki especially.) - The octopus sushi has great texture. AYCE sushi is never going to be the highest quality, but this is consistently tasty and in competition with mid-range a la carte places. read more

My favorite sushi place The staff is very kind and fast, the food is always fresh and amazing! Love it!! read more

My friend and I were driving through the area and decided to go in. The place is small, and it was very busy, but we still got a table right away. We were handed a menu and three sheets on which to tick off our choices. We decided to go for choice B, ($20.99) as it has more options than A ($17.99). We went on a Friday night, and prices are higher by a couple of dollars on fri-sun than on weekdays. We chose about 6 or 7 of their special rolls, some sashimi, sushi pizza, veggie and shrimp tempura, and some nigiri. We were a little scared that this would be way too much food for two girls, but we were really hungry. The fist part of what we ordered came out very fast and we were impressed. The sashimi was all very fresh, and the nigiri delicious. We finished all we had in fromt of us, but we were still missing all our rolls and a few other things from our order. So we waited. And then we waited some more. And more. 30 minutes went by and no one brought out the rest of our food, cleared our plates, or checked in on us. At this point my friend called over the waitress, who came by, dropped off a new order sheet on our table and walked away. Fine, we'd re- order what we wanted and had clearly gotten lost on its way. A few minutes later the first half of our second order shows up. The shushi pizza was good, but it had pickled onions on top, which I've never had on sushi pizza before, however I didn't mind it. The spicy salmon roll was good, but no spicy enough for me. The crunchy roll was yummy, as were the green and red salmon rolls, all good. Not great, but good. However we were still missing the second half of the items that we had re-ordered. I called the waitress over and she told me sorry, but we lost the sheet, so can you please re-order what you are missing? Again? Really? At this point both my friend and I were pretty annoyed, so we told her all we wanted was the "firehouse" roll and our bill, thank you very much. Well, the firehouse roll was good and weird at the same time. It had banana in it, spicy tuna and tempura flakes on top. The combination was yummy, but I'm still surprised to find banana in my sushi. This AYCE is good, and the selection you get is great for the money, and everything is really fresh, however the service was so attrocious that for the first time in a very long time I found myself wanting to tip less than generously. I'm going to give this place one more shot, since maybe they were just having an off day, but that's all they get, and I hope that the next time around my food doesn't get lost on its way to my table. Also worh noting, they don't have debit available, so have cash or credit available when you come here. read more

Echo Sushi is officially added to my list of great sushi restaurants in this great city we all call Toronto! I had my first experience at this restaurant tonight but I was very impressed with the freshness and quality of the fish and veggies in the sushi rolls I hungrily devoured. My friend and I decided to go for the ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI option, but what makes Echo Sushi so smart is that they offer 4 different levels of ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI so you are able to either pay a cheap rate for amazing sushi or go a level or two higher to get insane stuff like octopus. I selected the first level (BUFFET A) and I had a ton of things to choose from. In the end, I ordered with my friend the following rolls, which were delicious: - Rainbow Roll - Catepillar Veggie Roll - Spicy Salmon Roll - Fire and Ice Roll - Firecracker Roll - Red Dragon Roll In addition to the large selection, you can get any roll in hand roll or sushi roll format. As well, they offer up a ton of appetizers like warming miso soup, crunchy green salad and tons of green tea and water to go around. The total cost for my meal tonight was $13.99. This is what I call AMAZING for sushi that was delicious and for a menu that had pages of options to pick from. read more

Came here on a busy Friday lunch for the AYCE with 2 other coworkers. Overall we were quite satisfied with our meal, all of our orders were very accurate. The rolls were a nice size, seaweed salad was good, tempura and sauce were excellent and also enjoyed the skewers. What I thought were below average were the sushi pizza and some of the Grilled meat. It was okay, but not a fan of the sauce they used. It was a tad too sweet. Good experience overall and would recommend anyone looking for an AYCE in that area. read more

I came to this AYCE because I wanted to try an AYCE downtown-ish. So based on the reviews here, 80 reviews average at 4 stars..my family came here. but wow, were we disappointed. Everything was sub-par considering the price of what I can get at other AYCE. Let's compare: Sashimi - no squid, no sweet shrimp, no mackerel, no scallops, Cooked food - no steamed eggs, no teppanyaki shrimp, no mussels, grilled salmon bellies, fried squid balls... no other kinds of noodles besides udon.. no baked seafood avacado... basically, they don't have a lot for their price tag.. then add the additional parking fee If you're looking for AYCE uptown, try ten-ichi (expensive but a wide variety of quality food, and you can request the items be served on a boat), or sushi on 7 (most economical at $19.99 - plus print 10% coupon from ccue.ca (chinese site, so if you can't read, just type sushi on 7 on their search bar). read more

Wooooooooow. Ive been to many AYCE Sushi places in toronto and this one is by far the best one ive ever been to. It's unbelievable how amazing every single item was. My friend and I were on a mission to try every sushi restaurant in Toronto but it'll seriously be hard to find somewhere else better than this place. Definitely worth the price. read more

My partner and I love Echo. The sushi is very fresh and the AYCE menu is quite extensive, with many creative maki. Teriyaki is also excellent here. The tempura is crisp and tasty. Brown rice maki is also on the AYCE menu for a change of pace. Spend the extra bucks for the "B" menu - there are many more choices including sashimi, if you are watching carbs. The ark clams taste really fresh here as does the white tuna. Servers are very polite and pleasant and much more attentive than in many AYCE sushi venues. Green tea ice cream with kiwis is a nice dessert offered with the AYCE menu. Very busy on weekends. read more

Good sushi but not amazing. The place is nice and clean and service is fast. I had sushi combo A which was more than enough for one person and it comes with tea and salad. The place is small and was semi full when I went which was weekday. Also they close at 3pm which is less than ideal but they open at 5pm. Overall great and I recommend. read more

Echo Sushi - Sushi combo A comes with soup and salad. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I called this location prior to going as I knew it was a popular place so I wanted to see if I would need a reservation. The woman on the phone said it wasn't necessary as it would only be my sister and I. Upon arrival, we had to wait 30 minutes to get a table, kind of annoying but we had a chance to look at the AYCE menu. They served the food quickly. There was a good variety and unique combinations of flavours. Some of our favourites were the Echo roll and the Football roll. Fish tasted very fresh and they had decent prices - $23.99/per person for AYCE. I will go back but probably not as soon as parking was a pain in the butt and I don't live in that area! Very good! read more

Liked the big selection for their lunch menu. The place was clean, smelled clean and the food was great. To sum it up I was happy and I will go back, hows that? read more

One of the best AYCE sushi for sure, specially the sashimi and its beef ribs. The sashimi is thick and fresh! Have been here for a couple years and I highly recommend it. *it also open on Easter Sunday.* read more

Looking for a bad review? look somewhere else. This place is amazing. The AYCE menu (lunch and dinner) are both great for a reasonable price: wide variety, fresh and food comes quick. I am a big fan of their seaweed salad, dynamite roll, steak teriyaki and cube steak garlic. The servers are fast, speak good english and are aware if you have an empty plate or an empty glass that needs to be filled. read more

We went on a Saturday night and the restaurant was fairly busy. Despite being a small restaurant, Echo Sushi had a cozy environment and attentive staff. The AYCE menu included regular Japanese sushi staples like salmon sashimi (and several other types of sashimi), We also ordered Kalbi ribs, Salmon teriyaki, Chicken teriyaki, Tempura shrimp, Deep fried scallops, Udon noodles and an assortment of sushi / sushi rolls. The fish tasted fresh, the food came fairly quickly and all the dishes were tasty. Great food and excellent service. The overall dining experience was excellent. Overall: 4.2 / 5.0 read more

Came here simply because my 9 year old cousin insisted that I try it. I'm glad I trusted her. Just came back from Japan, so I was a bit worried that my sushi standards would be too high. But, I absolutely loved this place. Came here on a Friday night and it was busy, but the service was still great. They constantly came to refill our cups. Definitely going back when I'm in the area. read more

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Good place to try specialty rolls. Salmon and ginger roll make up for no sashimi. They even have brown rice rolls too. Make sure you only order what you like. They charge you for leftovers. read more

Echo Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Everything was good about this place. The portions were great, the price of $19.99 that included sashimi was good and they were not slow at ALL in getting the orders out (they also got them out exactly as we had ordered them) But at the end of the night, I wasn't feeling so good. I hadn't ordered anything out of ordinary and I think the red snapper might have been a smidge too **something** (watery, tasteless, bland..), and the food sat really heavily on my stomach that night. I wasn't sick, I was decently hungry and I ---love---- sushi I left full but not happy, if that makes sense. Even though everything looked and was good, there was something about that food last night that didn't make me feel good like AYCE usually does and I don't know why which puzzles me. So I'm giving this 3 stars for now and if I ever go back, I'll see if I get the same feeling about the food before I leave. read more

Awesome AYCE - my fave in the city. First of all, the service is good - sometimes they forget a roll, but they are generally friendly and helpful and don't give you attitude about their mistakes. The sushi is delicious, the fish is fresh, they have some fun rolls I haven't seen before, and the price is very, very right. They generally do groups really well, even though it's a small place. The only thing is that the menu doesn't actually have descriptions of all the sushi on the ordering card - but hey, it's an adventure that way. read more

I've been to many AYCE sushi restaurants and this one deserves 2.5 stars. Considering the location and lack of competition in the area, it's decent enough. There are better AYCE sushi restaurants north of the city though. Three of us came here for dinner on a Sunday due to convenience and extreme hunger. I've actually been here twice. The first time was several years ago but the only thing I remember was that it was an average AYCE restaurant. This time around, I had the opportunity to assess better. The variety and options were good. The size of the shrimp tempura were embarrassingly tiny. I had noticed that the beef dishes, including the garlic and beef and the short ribs were small pieces as well. The spicy udon noodles were good, with chewy textured noodles. The rice from the maki rolls were a bit plain and tasteless. The salmon sashimi tasted fresh. They didn't have a lot of sashimi options though. The service was very good though. They were attentive, food came quickly, and our tea cups were always filled. The price was about the same as any other AYCE restaurant, which was $24.95 per person on a weekend for dinner. read more

I started typing this email as I sat down with my 20 month old daughter for dinner...and I'm finishing it 3 days later after recovering from a terrible bout of food poisoning. Now, I've eaten at Echo sushi a dozen times in the past and never gotten sick (either Celiac reaction or a bug) but obviously something was different this time. Also, I was put off by the $7.99 charge for my daughter to eat. i don't think I'll be back there any time soon. The food is generally pretty tasty but this last experience was fairly unenjoyable from start to finish. read more

Definitely "as good as it gets"! As a regular patron for some time, and an 'ex-pat' from Vancouver, I must say this truly is a consistently exceptional AYCE place - great quality, excellent selection, excellent (prompt, friendly, attentive) service, and an all-around great experience.. every time. A must try for anyone that enjoys sushi.. and has a half-decent appetite. read more

Sushi and salmon rose over here is so delicious and fresh I love it and it is highly recommended. read more

Echo Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Best AYCE sushi joint in Toronto. The fish is so fresh. Service is amazing (they're so fast), and I think it's $20 a person (or close to that). You can't beat that. Yes we've all heard that the quality of sushi you get at an AYCE sushi place is crappy, but that is NOT the case at Echo Sushi. It's DELICIOUS! read more

We had the all you can eat and it was just okay and given the quality the price was a bit unreasonable. Nothing amazing but not despicable either. Service was great so for that they get the extra star. The meat on a stick was dry and maybe deep fried so it was tough and chewy. Short ribs were equally tough. Sushi, sashimi, maki were alright, nothing memorable though. We're not going back, because the food isn't worth going back for. read more

A great little place for dinner with friends! The decor is bright and cozy and staff is friendly. They have a good selection of vegetarian sushi and appetizers to share. read more

A disappointment. Even in terms of AYCE (all you can eat) sushi. What's different on the menu is the brown rice sushi roll selection. They were the worst thing we ordered. The brown rice on the outside of the rolls look red , red like red bean and tastes sweet to boot. Yuck! The Udon soup with spicy beef, the beef was sweet not spicy? The panfried dumplings were steamed? What the heck? Just an average all you can eat sushi place with the standard rolls and cooked food selection. Don't expect good food, and if it's good it's a surprise. You can't trust everything on the menu will be done properly. I had high expectations here. Why? Because yelpers scored this place a 4 star at the time of this writing, plus I saw a sign on the store window being voted best sushi place from dine.to We had to try it. It sucked and now we know. 2 stars I had much better. read more