I did say I wasn't going to dine-in at Gal's Sushi in my last review but I needed a place to grab a quick bite for dinner and get takeout for an event so here I am... This visit is slightly better than the last, maybe because I sat at a booth near the check out so I didn't have to wave like a crazy lady to get the attention of a server. Even though the server acknowledged my need, he forgot what I needed as he went to attend other tables or customers. I think Gal's Sushi should consider hiring more staff. Dining-in, I ordered A2 18 pieces assorted sushi rolls ($17.99) and V1 18 pieces assorted vegetarian roll ($14.99). I really enjoyed the vegetarian rolls especially with how fresh the avocados are--this is super awesome!! As for the assorted sushi rolls, I was very disappointed with the red dragon roll. Although it is beautifully topped with salmon and avocado, the filling in the sushi was largely lacking cucumber in it. I think there were probably one or at most two strands of cucumber in it. The cucumber gives provides a crunch texture but since the roll was lacking it, the sushi just felt mushy in my mouth. Also, the salad appetizer did not have enough dressing and just tasted slightly bitter. Nonetheless, the miso soup was warm and delightful. As for my take-out, I don't have much to say about it apart from the presentation is very pretty since the sushi just tastes meeeeh... Would I return?! Well... as Justin Bieber One sang "never say never" and I did say that I wouldn't and ended up coming back so... we'll see, haha! read more

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Wasn't expecting too much from this place at first, but after seeing many pictures of the Sil's Combo (Chef's special combos), I was quite interested in trying this restaurant! My family and I came here once before, but we got the individual lunch bentos. We didn't think that we'd get miso soup, salad, or banchan with just a simple order of the Sil's Combo - therefore, we were pleasantly surprised when the waitress came with all three! Great customer service on the part of management, given that typically only sets have such sides. It was excellent timing too, especially since we were starving and since the food ended up arriving so late (it gave us something to eat and munch on while waiting). The combo came with many different types and varieties of fish! In terms of sashimi, there were fatty salmon belly, salmon, ika (cuttlefish), tuna, red snapper, tako (squid), capelin roe, akagai (surf clam), and some identified red fish similar to swordfish. The capelin roe was so subtly sweet and delicious, and the salmon belly just melted in your mouth! It was an absolute pleasant surprise and was amazing. The nigiri sushi options were eel, salmon, red snapper, tuna, scallop, and uni. The eel was unbelievably moist and fatty as well, and marinated just right. The scallop was very sweet, but unfortunately, I put a bit too much wasabi and soy sauce - which then covered the sweetness completely. The uni was okay - not the best I've ever had. It was sweet enough and extremely creamy, but a bit too fishy. Overall, still one of the better sea urchins I've had though. There were also 12 pieces of rolls - 6 were dynamite rolls, and the remaining 6 were red dragon rolls. By the end of it all, I was so stuffed! But very happy, since my sushi cravings were completely and wholly satisfied. :) read more

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Ordered Gal's from Uber - sushi and sashimi were very fresh, nice tonkashu udon too! Highly recommended!! read more

Gal's Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

June 7, 2018 - I went here for dinner with a friend. Everyone was nice and we didn't have to wait long to be seated even though they were busy. We ordered the bento box meals. The portions are big. Every tasted very good. read more

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Update review: I used to love Gal's Sushi.. it was high quality sushi and Korean food all in one place..and a great dinner spot with friends throughout highschool and university. I recently came here and was extremely disappointed. We arrived for dinner at 6 and surprisingly.. for the huge decline in food quality.. this place was still at capacity. I ordered the 18 pc maki combo ($15).. it came with 6 pcs spicy salmon, 6 pcs shrimp tempura and 6 pcs crab meat maki. The rice was awful. Just looking at it you could tell that it was mushy and too wet. Upon tasting it.. it was mushy and warm.. something tells me they ran out of sushi rice and used regular rice they serve with the Korean dishes and just slapped something together. I'm not sure if I had a one-off experience.. but this is definitely the last time I am coming here as the prices are pretty high for the low quality food I was given. read more

Gal's is a great little spot in Markham to quench your sushi cravings. You all know Osaka is my go to and #1 if all times! Thursday night I had dinner with a friend and this was probably my 3rd time at Gal's, the first two being my pre Yelp days. The good... - Food came quickly and quality is great. - Korean options on the menu which I love! - playing is beautiful, they put thought and care in, kudos chef! - Food is fresh and delicious. - quite a big venue for a sushi spot..i am used to tiny spaces with elbow to elbow seating. - Server Charlie was very quick to get to us and get our orders in. - sushi rolls are creative! The bad.... - Parking situation is maddening, literally never a spot free! Get there and be prepared to drive and drive till a spot frees up. - Service was slow and the house wasn't full so what's the issue? Rang the bell 4 times before we got water and ended up cancelling on taking some to go because the wait staff took forever. - they used to serve a digestive drink after your meal now you get 2 crappy candies -_- Overall I'll ve here again, very consistently great food! read more

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I used to come here all the time, but over the years they really cheaped out on their portions and raised their prices. Tonight we stopped in to pick up some take out. They added $2 surcharge for a 15 piece sashimi tray for all salmon. Fine. Then I got home to see that they basically split one piece into 2, and the rest were so thin, and the quality was bleh. They must not have changed the fryer oil because the spider rolls and dynamite rolls were bitter Ridiculous. Never coming here again. read more

Gal's Sushi - Charged $2 extra for all salmon only to get smaller pieces. Not coming back. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Ordered take out from them during these covid times. Sushi wasn't fresh, had an obvious taste that it has gone bad. I used to love gal sushi, came here all the time years ago, the quality has really gone down. The take out is also smaller than eating in. They try to squish everything into a small bento box with no salad and soup. read more

The last time I came here I was not impressed, but it has been awhile so thought I would give it another chance. It really has not changed much. We ordered a sashimi plate and soft shell crab roll. Portions were decent and presentation was not bad but the quality of the food is just not there. The sashimi did not taste fresh and the spider roll was quite salty and didn't have much other flavour. Maybe this restaurant is good for the lunch options as they seem to be good value, but I don't think I will be back for dinner. read more

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Service is fine and the food is very good, but a little expensive for its portions. The door is very close to the toilet in the girl's washroom so there is very little space and it was hard to close the door. Design of the restaurant's interior is very appealing. Would come again maybe for the lunch menu, since the bento boxes are cheaper read more

This is one of my favourite places to go for sushi. You can't beat the lunch special here the price is just amazing for what you get. I have eaten here many times and the quality is always consistent. I mostly pick up the lunch special but sometimes go in for Dinner special, a bit more expensive but still very much worth it. Occasionally my wife will get the pork bone soup or soon tofu, she enjoys both of those and the price is very reasonable. The staff are friendly and the environment is very clean, right now cause of Covid 19 they have created a very good social distance area for pick up and dine in. read more

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Come in at Lunch time. It is really busy. So it's quite loud inside. The food is good. I ordered Salmon bubolgi box. The salmon is ok but too much sauce. The quantity is big, don't eat rice so asked to substitute the salad instead. My friend ordered Hae Dup Bap which is little sashimi lots of salad and sushi rice. I forgot to take pictures but got to try some. It taste like poke bowl. Overall it good. Will go back again. read more

Gal's Sushi - Salmon Bubolgi box - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Hands down my favourite restaurant for sushi. The fish is always very fresh and the sushi is pretty authentic. I've only had better sushi in Japan. Their bento boxes have generous portions for the price. It's got quite a bit of sushi/sashimi as part of it, which is what I love about it but it may not be for everyone. What's also a nice touch is offering two free starters. They will give you a small serving of sweet and sour potatoes and noodles. Gal's has a great selection on their menu. I've never ventured into the Korean part of it but I'm told it's fantastic. Everything I have tried (a lot of the appetizers and Japanese portion of the menu) has been good. The service is good. It can be a little slow during prime times but there's an electronic bell that you can push to call the server. Overall, this is my favourite Japanese restaurant. Great food for a decent price. read more

Gals sushi had a special place in heart because it's where M and I had our first date!! The quality of the food is good and consistent. They offer you little Japanese tapas which is great! They usually consist of some potato slices with a sweet sauce and glass noodles. They have a door bell looking button at each table that you can ring when you need to order more, have more drinks or want to collect your bill which makes things a lot easier than trying to flag down your server. read more

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We ordered take out from the hotel across the street. Was ready on time as requested. Everything was hot and fresh and the flavours were great. Would definitely recommend!! read more

3.5-4/5 stars. I got the lunch set (l4) when I visited yesterday ($11.99). It comes with sashimi and sushi along with their complementary miso soup and salad. The sashimi here is decent and I like how the sushi doesn't have a ton of rice here. The fish to rice ratio is good. The spicy salmon and crab meat sushi are a bit on the salty side for me. The spicy salmon also isn't purely salmon...there's another type of fish mixed in it. I did enjoy the fried sushi though (there's sweet potato, avocado and tempera bits inside). The japchae (glass noodles) is just alright. I also got the mixed tempera ($6.99). I don't recommend the tempera here at all lol. Kind of more like clumps of flour since the batter didn't rise properly. Onto the service- wasn't that good tbh. The waitress seemed very rushed even though they weren't that busy. We also forgot to ask for potatoes instead of rice so we asked her after. Idk she just appeared very stressed since she had to hold her head and think about it. So we just got 4 pieces of potato for the 3 of us and still got our rice. I guess she couldn't be bothered to inform the kitchen...? It wasn't a big deal. Our food was served pretty quickly. Also the potatoes kind of taste like McDonald's fries dipped in ketchup LOL. Actually. read more

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Food was great. When we first came in the restaurant, everyone(chefs,waitresses)was eating lunch no one was greeting but eating their feast. The whole time we were eating all the chefs and waitresses were sitting and chatting and laughing very loud I had to actually stand up to get attention from our waitress to get the bill..and by then she came to give us the bill and started to cleaning up other customers table behind us whom left an hour earlier...and after we pay she started to talking on the phone walking around give us changes back. Definitely never coming back or recommend to others even the food was good and pricey. read more

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I have always liked Gals for their lunch bento boxes. I decided to order a platter to share which consists of 40 pieces of rolls and sushi. To be very honest I was very surprised at the quality of the fish. It did not taste very fresh and was actually very fishy. If you are a sushi expert you would know that fresh fish does not taste fishy at all. Even the rolls were very small compared to what I would normally get in the restaurant. I am unsure if this is due to Covid but the quality has definitely gone down. read more

Gal's Sushi - 40 piece sushi and rolls platter - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Not to return. Ever. Twenty minutes after ordering, the food still had not arrived. Meanwhile, the table beside us - two guests who came 10 minutes after we were seated - had already received their drinks, appetizers and main meal which was a large platter of sashimi and sushi. The platter would normally take longer to make than our meal which was the bento box. When we asked our waitress to check on our bento boxes, all she said was 'they are not ready'. Duh. Thought that was obvious. And she did not check on the order. So we got up, told another waitress we are leaving, and left. Never to return again. read more

Was in the area and the kids wanted some Japanese so decided to swing by and give Gal's a try for an early dinner. Located at Hwy 7 and Warden, Gal's Sushi serves Japanese and Korean fare in a modern setting. This place is usually quite busy with sit down and take out orders but to be honest not sure why as the food was very mediocre at best. I really wanted to like the place but the appetizers, sushi and entrees were all just okay as nothing stood out as the quality was similar to an AYCE buffet. Service was nice but the food all came out at different times and the servers seemed a bit overwhelmed at times as the place really got busy during the dinner rush. Not sure if we will be back anytime soon so 2.5 outta 5 for me. read more

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I used to visit Gal's all the time but with each visit, it seems to be worse and worse. I try to revisit every once in a while to see if anything has improved. I recently stopped in for lunch and ordered their soba and an order of California rolls. The soba was mediocre, the noodles were too soft and the sauce was bland. The tray the soba came in was also dirty in some of the corners. The rolls were also not as good as I remembered. They fell apart as soon as I picked them up with the chopsticks. The rice did not hold it together at all. It's too bad Gal's is like this now... Oh well. read more

Ordered takeout and food ordered was wrong and sauces were leaked all over the takeout food boxes and bag! Paid extra for one type of sushi sashimi (all salmon) and they did not do that in the order either. read more

They are opened for takeout during the pandemic. 10% off if paying by cash. You can also order from their website. I love their sushi rolls and sashimis. It's always fresh and delicious! Their Korean seafood pancake and their fried chicken with hot pepper sauce are my favorites! I've ordered their seafood udon before and it's not worth it at all. It's a very small portion and I can make the exact same thing at home for 1/10 if the price. read more

Delicious sushi and sashimi; very fresh and light. We also enjoyed the shrimp and vegetable tempura. We had take out but while we were waiting the sushi chef was very polite and the waitress was so nice. The restaurant is clean and comfortable. I would recommend this to large parties as well. Looking forward to dining in the restaurant next time. read more

My wife and I love eating Japanese food. We have been to almost all the Japanese restaurant in Markham and by far this place customer service is at the top. The server was there when you need them right away and as far as I can tell all the server understand English-speaking so all of them can communicate with there guest and they are very polite. Whenever I go to a Japanese restaurant I always eat the same food Salmon and shrimp tempura. I love to compare them with taste, price, quality and quantity. Taste = normal Price = high Quality= normal Quantity = average Overall = I have a very nice welcoming experience and was happy with the customer service with that made my food tastes good and made me forget the price I paid for. read more

Ordered take out from here several times. 30 pieces Sashimi was about $31 two years ago, but now is $37.99. Inflation? Pricing to be more upscale but the portion is the way smaller. The size of sashimi is only 4cm. Almost $39 for 30 tiny sashimi. Definitely is kind of rip-off!! read more

Although Gal's Sushi opened up for a long time, this is the first time I've been here! I really wanted Korean food, but somewhere a little closer to myself, so my friends suggested to come here - even though their specialty is Japanese. It was fairly filled up on a weekday night over the second week of holidays. Something I really enjoyed was their privacy that they value in all of their seats - each person had a booth - not a wide open area, though in thick winter jackets and bags and presents, it was a little challenging for 4 girls to share a booth area. I ordered the Gam Ja Tang - $11.99. Gam Ja Tang is Korean for Pork Bone Soup. They served us sweet potatoes and glass noodles (classic favourites) for the banchan. All of our meals came out at once, at a decent speed. This also came with a bowl of rice. The pork bone soup had maybe 5 pieces of rice cake or so, though I didn't think of it as anything SUPER special. The soup was moderately spicy, and the pork bones had a little bit of meat. I think I would come back to try their Bento Boxes because I heard that those were their specialty. read more

Gal's Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Delicious! Quantity was more than enough for my boyfriend and I to share. The meal came with 2 side salads, 2 miso soups and 2 Korean side dishes (sweet potato and japchae noodles). Overall, the sushi was fresh and we would come back! read more

Gal's Sushi - A7- Sushi, Sashimi and rolls (47 pcs) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Great sushi and udon. We got their Chan combo and their seafood friend udon for three people. The fish was fresh and melty. Their rice in the nigiri were nicely portioned where I didn't feel like I was eating a rice ball. Their udon were very saucy and great flavouring. Their sea urchin had the taste of ocean with a subtle sweetness. Not really my thing but I can tell that it was a good one. Overall I would recommend the place for a nice lunch. Their staff was nice and attentive and their restaurant was clean enough to eat off the floor. read more

This is one of my favourite places to come for lunch or when I'm craving some fresh sashimi! Their fish is super fresh and you can tell they put a lot of care into making the food. They have a wide range of authentic Korean and Japanese foods on their menu, for a great price as well. I always get their lunch special or their platters for parties and group meals and it never disappoints. It's busy but the service is great and the interior is always clean and has a beautiful aesthetic. Definitely recommend coming here. read more

Affordable, delicious, fast service. Walk ins are great too with plenty of space for lunch hours. My one pet peeve is that the waiter/waitress' lack of action on taking away empty/finished bowls and dishes. Other than that, love the food, love the service read more

Place is great for budget friendly sushi but they just allowed a customer with a dog to dine in, so if they bend rules out in the open, what rules could they be bending behind closed doors? read more

I came here only for the convenience. But if you have the time I'd go to a different Japanese restaurant. I really enjoy their lunch boxes because I feel they have a good variety for the value. It's around 9-15 dollars per bento. They include miso soup and salad. A lot of plates are cracked from beginning to end which is a bit concerning because it's hard to clean. The waiters are a bit slow and seem to have a really bad attitude, never smiling, ignoring you, but good thing they have the button on the side of the table so you can click it to get their attention. It took 5 minutes for them to finally get us the menu in the beginning. Food came out really fast which is good. In the bento, note it doesn't have a lot of rice and the portions compared to the pictures are quite off. It gets really busy during lunch time (around noon), i would recommend coming a little earlier than that. read more

Gal's Sushi - Sushi sashimi bento box - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Gal's Sushi has a long history in Markham. Did you know before they moved to the highway 7 and Warden area, they were at highway 7 and Leslie? Anyways, the "newest" location is much larger than its previous but the quality of food they serve is still very consistent. I would like to point out although it's call Gal's sushi, the owner is actually Korean and they also serve Korean food! I go to Gal mostly during lunch for their bento boxes, and for 8.99 to 11.99 for a bento box that includes two Korean side dishes, rolls and your main choice (chicken, tempura, beef, more rolls, or sashimi), the price is very reasonable. The portion is good for one person and their sushi and rolls are well made. If you are not into raw food, they also have set lunch menu for Korean food with the traditional hot stone rice, Korean rice cakes just to name a few. If you decide to come here for dinner, it will be a little more expensive, but if you have a group of 5 to 6 people, I will highly recommend ordering a tray of sushi or sashimi or a combination of both to share. Their sushi and sashimi are very fresh and if you order the middle tier sushi tray, it already comes with Uni! Also known as sea urchin which is considered as a higher tier sushi in Japan. What I am really impressed with this place is how they make their sushi. The amount of rice they use for sushi is exactly how sushi are made in Japan! The fish is able to wrap around the rice not the other way around where you see very often in cheaper restaurants that serve sushi! Their services are great also, if you do not eat a certain fish, you just need to let them know and they will be more than happy to substitute the fish you don't eat with something else within the same tier with no additional cost! If you have a sudden craving for sushi or sashimi, do not want to travel far and stay in Markham and do not want to pay too much, then I would recommend giving Gal a try. You try this place once, you will always be coming back!! read more

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Went here with a couple of friends for a late lunch after aborting the trip to another restaurant that was west of 7 and 404 when the traffic was insanely slow Considering it was 1:30pm, the place was still pretty packed. That's usually a good sign. Looking through the menu I can feel my wallet thinning away already. The prices were a bit on the higher end. My friends were hungry so they ordered the kalbi and Soon Tofu while I waited for the $50 sashimi platter (which was the cheapest party tray they had with the most pieces) Since this was a Korean place as well we did get some appetizers, though it was good it was just two: sweet potatoes (yum) and some other thing which I didn't like as much. Their food arrived first. The Soon tofu looked spicy so I didn't bother trying it. I had one piece of the kalbi. That was enough of a turn off for me. Eventually the main event came and a big tray of sashimi had arrived. All I can say was yum overall. They had (in order from dislike to like): * shrimp heads uncooked, didn't bother. They need to deep fry this sucker before I'd eat it. * semi-cooked butter fish, didn't like that one too much. Left my mouth feeling a bit icky. * Something wrapped in squid. Though I never liked squid sashimi, this was actually quite good. * Surf clam / Octopus / Red Snapper (run of the mill) * Variety of RED tuna (not that white crap) tasty * Shrimp sashimi ooh. * Variety of salmon parts. Though my friend didn't like to eat it because it wasn't "cleaned" properly, personally I liked the inner skin of the salmon as it gives it a bit of a real fish taste. * mackarel with roe attached to it, never had it like that before and it was yummy yummy. * finally they had what could be the equivalent of ootoro in salmon form. My friend also says they normally though this part out, but oh man it was sooooo good. It was very fatty and buttery feel in my mouth. I put the thing in my mouth, bite, let the flavor waft inside, savor, repeat. Something that tastes that good is likely bad for me but I don't care :) I would come here again, even though it's significantly pricey. read more

I've eaten here a few times but I can't say I am particularly impressed. They do have interesting house rolls, but I find that their sushi and sashimi are lackluster in general. The sashimi pieces are too small and the quantity of fish on their sashi is also a bit lacking. Considering their particularly high price I would expect better sizing. The rice was OK. Being located in Markham they do have a wider selection of fish available but all places in Markham do. All in all I think I've given them their due and it is not a place I would recommend. read more

I have been to Gal's many times because I accompany others who wish to come here. It is just A-OK in my opinion. Inconsistent experiences almost every time. Service can be hit or miss... tonight's dinner was somewhat inattentive even when it was almost empty around 9:30PM (they close at 11PM daily). Maybe it was a slow Friday? Their prices are more expensive than comparable places and the lunch specials are also higher than comparable places, so maybe people are finding better value for taste elsewhere as they used to be always packed. They serve both Japanese sushi and Korean dishes, but mostly the former. Their sushi is smaller than other a-la-carte sushi restaurants. Their Korean dishes are a lot more expensive than restaurants that only serve Korean dishes (e.g. gamjatang $12.99 here vs most other places $6.99-8.99). I have tried both the soon tofu and gamjatang here, they are tasty. They were also nice about refilling the kimchi banchan (they only gave us kimchi and potato banchans, no japchae this time, also gave each person a miso soup and salad). One unique thing they do is pre-add a tiny amount of wasabi between your sushi so all you do is just dip into the soy sauce. May be good/bad depending on your preference. Agree with another review that since this is an a-la-carte restaurant, I can't help but compare the price/quality to an AYCE sushi buffet, and I feel like you get don't get that much more value for the higher prices/smaller quantity here. Still I would come back due to location and the fact that they are just A-OK. read more

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I really like this sushi spot! Lots of variety and they have different kinds of food options on their menu whether you are craving Sasha, Korean pork bone soup, or stir fry they have it all. I came here on a late Monday evening around 10pm after a movie night with my boyfriend and to our surprise this place is actually opened until 11:30 and not 9:30pm (score!). Giving taste and portion 5/5 Atmosphere 4/5 Taste and portion 5/5 - We ordered the sushi combo (highly recommend) for $39 and a rainbow roll. The combo was such a great deal (see my photo) should have opted for the larger one instead of adding a rainbow roll. I'm in love with raw scallop sashimi and salmon and this place has it done right! Quite generous on the sashimi slices and was very very full. I also love all the side dishes they give you typically at a Korean restaurant AND we get soul and salad also. Atmosphere 4/5 - parking is a bit of a hassle here since there is no parking right in front of the building. You have to park around the corner inside the plaza complex and walk around to the restaurant which was no biggie for us but maybe not ideal for those who are not able to access places as easily. The decor is okay here except for the creepy red dim light in the middle of the restaurant on the ceiling. They could do some sprucing up on the furniture as the seats in the booths were starting to show tear. read more

Gal's Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I came here one night with a friend and both of us were unsatisfied. We ordered sushi rolls and bento boxes. The food was just ok, but did not have that yummy sushi feeling. The green salad was jut fresh. I also had the spicy tuna which was ok, and the chicken katsu did not have much flavour. I will probably not come here again. read more

Parking lot is in the back which may be inconvenient for some. The ordering system is quite unique - you press a button and the waitress will come to your table which will definitely be good news for people who get discouraged by laggy waitresses! Food: 4.5/5 I ordered the spider roll and loved it - large portions and very crispy and fresh. As I didn't eat breakfast that morning, this one roll was enough to fill me up Service: 4/5 Service was enhanced due to the button system - waitress was also nice and refilled our tea in a timely manner Price: 3/5 The cost of my spider roll was quite expensive compared to other places I've been to - around $20 after tax and tip. If you want to get your money's worth, try out their wide selection of bento boxes! I heard you could also substitute some parts of the bento box if you so choose read more

Gal's Sushi - Spider roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario