An average meal. This review is for the Stoney Creek location. We ordered the Fennel Bomb,…read moreMamacita, and 3 Nigiri Set for take out. In general the taste and sauces were good for all dishes, and ingredients appeared fresh. Compared to other sushi restaurants in the GTA, I found the rice too 'loose' and not compact. The ingredients, especially in the specialty rolls fell apart easily and did not hold well on the plate. The fennel bomb was large so had to be cut up so was a bit messy to eat. I didn't notice the tempura in the tempura yam. The yam was al dente. The restaurant appeared clean and food was ready when we arrived.

Fabulous little spot on fennel. great price point, friendly…read morestaff and fresh/flavourful sushi.

We loved our dine-in meal recently with friends. I ordered the spicy ramen with lots of meats and…read moreveggies BUDAE-JJIGAE and loved it! I knew I had to get the sushi pizza again after my last rave review 6 years ago! It was just as tasty as I remember- so refreshing and easy to share. We enjoyed a couple rounds of hot sake yum! Service was excellent and the vibes were great. We got moved to an even larger booth - great staff and food. We will come here more often - wow 10/10 experience.

You'll never leave hungry with a meal from Ajio! The soup and congee that comes with the food…read morealways taste great. I've been to Ajio several times and am always happy with the service. The servers are polite, and always quietly stop by the table to collect garbage and plates. The location is convenient, nestled right in downtown Hamilton. It's cozy and quiet and there's never a wait for a table. It's a great place to eat alone, on a date, or with friends! The last time I was there I enjoyed the Bulgogi Stone Bowl Bibimbap and shared the Onion Pancake. Their Katsu and Bento boxes are also really great picks too.

We've only had great experiences picking up or dining in for a quick bite. Food is always fresh and…read moreservice and vibes are always good.

Salmon sashimi was fresh and delicious! The food came out…read morefairly quickly and so did our drinks. The lighting was nice and not too overbearing. I really enjoyed being able to order on the iPad and not having to interact with a server too often. I would cross the boarder just to go to this establishment!

Stopped by for lunch during my weekend hiking trip to Hamilton. It's an AYCE sushi restaurant and…read morehas a sister location at Toronto Dundas Square. It was quite spacious at a reasonable price, and what's more - they even have a robot server that delivers orders! The sushi was great with a good variety of selections. The servers were nice too. Would recommend this place if you are around Hamilton and are craving sushi. Food (quality, presentation) - 5/5 Drinks (quality, variety) - 5/5 Ambience (interior, cleanness) - 5/5 Service - 5/5 Value - 5/5

I came here during a trip through Hamilton and will definitely go out of my way to return. The food…read morewas phenomenal and comparable to what I had in Japan -- super fresh and delicious. This is a mom-and-pop place and is true to its name, feeling cozy and welcoming. The owners were very friendly and provided wonderful service. I had the unagi bowl and natto, both of which were outstanding.

I'm always leery about ordering food from certain cuisines especially when it comes to things like…read moresushi. Say what you what, but when ones has experienced enough dishes from a certain country's cuisine, one can totally tell when the dishes are not prepared by someone native to said cuisine. But thankfully that is not the issue here! Cozy sushi is comparable to sushi you would find in Tokyo. Ordered an omakase platter of sushi, sashimi and nigiri to go and every piece of fish was super fresh and clean on the palette. The sushi rolls were inventive and delicious as well. Owner is Japanese Korean and really wanted to showcase all of the great food she grew up eating in Japan and does it very well here. Definitely a place great place to visit or order out from. Everything was packaged well and beautifully plated even for a simple take out order. Eat local! Support local!

I've been going for years and never disappointed! Fresh, tasty and good price. Very friendly great…read moreservice too. My only sushi restaurant I'll ever need.

New Location is just down the street from the old place. They are now in a shopping center - but…read moreseriously this place is so good. Give it a try. Lots of vegan / Vegetarian options! We ordered the Vegetarian Dragon Roll to start and Dolsot Bibimbap as our main dish. So yummy. Would love it if they had a choice of brown rice though. Lovely place to have a quiet lunch. Service was fabulous.

I was in Hamilton recently, visiting a friend from out of town. We were both unfamiliar with what…read moreHamilton has to offer so we just drove around looking for lunch until something caught our eye. Restaurants seemed to be few and far between in the area we were in but we eventually came across Sapporo Japanese & Thai Restaurant. Although we were hungry, we opted for their a la carte menu, rather than their AYCE Sushi. We ordered Spicy Basil Beef and Thai Curry Chicken. Both dishes were very reasonably priced at $10.00 and $12.00, including rice. Pretty good deal! The flavours were actually quite good and the portions were more than reasonable. We fished it ALL, with my friend even asking for more rice. She really enjoyed it! With good food and friendly service, check this place out if you're in downtown Hamilton.

In a search for Japanese cuisine we chose this one as being the closest. Some choices were correct…read morebut not the version we had hoped for. The choices that were what we had hoped to receive were excellent. Others were what was ordered but not done the way we had hoped to receive, possibly because of local variation within Japan.

I had the pleasure of getting food from 22 Blossom last weekend. Some of the best fast casual food…read moreI've ever had! The service was great, the ambiance is fantastic (the waiting area in the store is beautiful), and most importantly the food is really good and well priced. The poke bowls are an incredible deal. My favorite roll was the Raindrop Roll and I'm not even vegetarian. The blossom series had a few good options (try the avalanche one). Loved this place and can't wait for my next visit when I go to Toronto.

From the owner: Discover a premium takeout sushi experience like no other at 22 Blossom Sushi. As a family-owned…read morerestaurant, we take pride in offering both classic favourites and modern creations, ensuring something for every sushi lover. Whether you're in the mood for a quick bite or planning a special meal, we provide high-quality sushi with convenience in mind. Enjoy restaurant-level freshness and flavour, made to order and ready to go - because great sushi should be enjoyed anywhere!

I haven't been in years but I always loved this place amazing sushi and other things.read more

When I did a staycation in Hamilton in February 2020, I remember passing by an August 8 restaurant…read more It has a handful of locations that offer all-you-can-eat sushi. Last month, I was back in Hamilton for a mini staycation. I needed dinner. I looked on my Uber Eats app and saw that this August 8 had a number of BOGO items. I had to get in on the deals. I ordered the following items: - Avocado salad - California roll - BOGO - Sticky rice (3) - Salmon sashimi (3) - Steamed sponge cake (4) - BOGO I drove over to the eatery to pick up my order. It's located in a tiny plaza with limited parking. I managed to snag the only parking spot available. I had to careful back in, as there was a car parked illegally in the parking lane. It's the downside to fetching or heading over here to dine. The parking situation is atrocious and downright dangerous. More on that in a bit. I headed to the counter and got the nicest young man. I let him know that I had an Uber Eats order and stated my name. He found my order and handed a bag over to me. I thanked him and left the eatery. There were a handful of students hanging around outside. One of the guys was sweet to open and hold the door for me. Kindness isn't completely dead. It was a nice touch. The downside was that the woman who parked illegally parked in the fire lane didn't bother doing a check behind her and decided to back up. I don't get why she needed to back up, but she nearly backed into me. I was not impressed. I actually managed to get out of the way and had a good look at her from the passenger side of her car. I let her know through some arm gestures that she needed to be careful and that she nearly ran over me. My gestures did have words accompanying them. I can't state them here. They weren't pleasant words that I use regularly. I got to my car and safely placed my food in it. I then drove back to the hotel room to chow down. The food was yummy on the whole. I will break things down: Avocado salad The miso dressing was flavourful. The avocado slices were delicate and were starting to turn brown. The veggies were fresh, but I didn't love the iceberg lettuce. I'd skip getting this salad. California rolls Excellent! The filling was warm, which was different. I loved them. The fake crab, avocado, and julienned cucumbers were so good. They did have black sesame seeds around them. Sticky rice (3) It was a bit weird seeing white paper wrapped around each bundle of sticky rice with its own leaf wrapping. I felt that it was a waste of paper. The bundles had more white pepper than necessary. The filling was generous, with small chunks of pork. I ate one each day. They heat up nicely. Salmon sashimi (3) The best! Each piece melted in my mouth. You don't need to chew much. The sashimi was super fresh. Steamed sponge cake (4) I am a huge fan of traditional steamed sponge cake. There was a twist with the version here. You get dainty triangles with layers of sponge cake. I'm not sure what separated each layer, but this cake was subtly sweet and still warm. I loved it so much. I want to return and get some more food. I'd avoid the avocado salad. The parking situation makes me want to fetch food from a different August 8, though. Maybe I should try coming during lunchtime when I'm in the area and see if parking is better. (442)

We tried this place for the first time today. Excellent…read moresushi, fresh and tasty. Employees are super friendly. We will come back for sure.

My wife took me to Sushi Masayuki for lunch for my 46th birthday. We've been here numerous times…read morefor dinner since they opened, but this was the first time for lunch. For some additional context, my wife is Japanese, and having been to Japan numerous times over the years, it's hard not to compare the quality of fresh fish to what we have available here.  This is one of the reasons why we've kept coming back to this restaurant, because it's on par with what you would get at an excellent sushi restaurant in Japan. For our meal, we both ordered the Masayuki Tasting Sushi Lunch. The meal started off with 3 types of tempura (shrimp, okura and pumpkin), along with an egg with eel in the middle called "umaki". There was also braised eggplant in a dashi broth.  Each of these dishes were exceptional quality.  I especially love the braised eggplant since we've had this as an appetizer on previous visits.  The second dish we had was octopus with "yuzu kosho", which is a paste made from chili peppers, yuzu peel and salt.  We were also served sashimi pieces which included greater amberjack and tuna.  The sashimi essentially melts in your mouth and you can taste the quality of fish since the flavours are prominent.  In addition to the fish, the dish was presented with shiso (perilla leaf), wakame, radish, shaved daikon, and shaved Indian carrot as part of the presentation.   The third dish was a set of nigiri, which was served one at a time as you eat them.  This dish contained sea bass, salmon, tuna, scallop, Japanese Spanish mackerel, and amberjack.  As was with the sashimi, you can tell the fish is high quality since each piece is buttery and melts in your mouth.  This was also the first time I've had Japanese Spanish mackerel, and it was absolutely delicious. The dish was also served with a side of miso soup which has a very nice flavour while not being overly strong.  The fourth dish in the set were rolls which consisted of tuna with pickled radish. My wife explained that tuna and pickled radish (torotaku) are put together in a way to melt the fish in your mouth, plus provide the crunch with the radish. When we were speaking with Chef Masayuki, he mentioned that umaki and torotaku were unique to this particular lunch set, and not something you'd see on a regular menu. Finally, for dessert, we were served green tea ice cream with a sesame senbei on top, along with green tea cheese cake. Both the ice cream and cheese cake were amazing. Neither of them had a lingering aftertaste like you'd get with a cheaper quality of green tea. This is something I'm extremely picky about, and was extremely satisfied with.  When speaking with our waitress, she mentioned that both the sesame senbei and green tea cheese cake are made in-house - which you can absolutely tell due to the quality and overall flavour.  As with previous visits, we walked away quite full and extremely satisfied with our meal.