Seems like sashimi and sushi is the move here. Fish is fresh even if it's not expertly cut. The rice is a sweeter than I like, but a little soy and wasabi will mix it up. The yaki katsu was dry, sweet and goopy. Service was friendly and the restaurant is dark and cozy. read more

Iruka Sushi - Sashimi appetizer - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I work down the street from this restaurant and always end up staying on the other side because it's easier however, the day we decided to try something new and I am so happy we did. The service was phenomenal and the food was delicious. I'd have to say hands-down the quality was amazing. I appreciated how she spaced out our appetizer to our sushi rolls and asked how much time we wanted in between. The sauces and flavours that came with the sushi rolls were also delicious read more

Iruka Sushi - Three different types of sushi rolls - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Always fresh and always tasty. Good-sized portions. One of my favourite restaurants near home. Service is always welcoming and friendly, and I enjoy the cozy space. Highly recommend. read more

A lakeshore favourite of mine! I've been back multiple times because of its affordable prices and delicious sushi. The sashimi portion sizes here are large! We got the party platter for ~$50 and it was great! The service is terrific as well read more

Iruka Sushi - Party Platter - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Checked out this Korean/Japanese place after disc golf on the island and had no real expectations. We tried to sit on the patio but it was full. Inside the décor seemed old and tired, but that didn't deter us. Ordered the Dinner B Bento box that included 6pc Shrimp tempura roll, 5pc assorted sushi, 9pc Sashimi and Bulgogi Beef. At $29.99 it seemed like a good value. The sushi and sashimi were ok .. I definitely had better and worse. I was pleasantly surprised with the Bulgogi Beef. It was a good portion size and there was a sweet undertone which was nice that Bulgogi should have. There was also 1 spring roll that wasn't crispy and in my opinion not really necessary. Overall, for what it is was, the place was ok and I would go back if I needed a sushi fix but there are better places out there. read more

Iruka Sushi - Dinner Bento Box, B - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Great tempura shrimp, veggies, rice, nice renovation, quick service with a smile. Good value. Will make it a regular thing. Nothing bad to say but 5 stars is reserved for exceptional. But really good is still really good! read more

An awesome little hole in the wall sushi place, great lunch prices and the sushi pizza will change your life

I haven't heard of this place before, so I decided to give this a try. I tried out their Salmon Lover Combo since it had a good variety of everything and quite filling. However, I found it to be quite average and nothing special compared to other sushi places in Downtown. The sushi rice was too sticky. Overall, it wasn't bad but not something I would go out of my way for. read more

Iruka Sushi - a tray of sushi with salmon - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Not very good... ordered a simple salmon avocado roll to test this place out - while the avocado & salmon in it was mostly fresh, the rice on the outside was this horrible mushy gluey flavourless texture. It very obviously lacked all sushi vinegar. Not to mention it was $8 for a measly small 6 pieces. Better places downtown to go for more reasonably priced, better quality sushi. Side note: I'm from Vancouver, and have been to Japan twice. I know good sushi & fresh seafood! read more

Iruka Sushi - Mushy gluey flavourless rice . Otherwise Salmon & avocado quality/freshness was alright. - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I actually happened on Iruka Sushi by mistake! I was planning to get takeout from a Japanese restaurant in the same area (Guirei) but since the two were so close by I accidentally ordered from Iruka! It seems pretty funny to me that two Japanese restaurants would open up literally *so* close to each other. Anyway, my experience at both places was pretty much equal in terms of food quality and taste. The lady at the front who took my order at Iruka was extremely friendly, warm & welcoming, and the wait for my order of tempura udon was only 15-20 minutes. My order also came with miso soup on the house and wrapped up to be about $15 which I thought was reasonable. There is an additional 10% off if you pay with cash though. The udon and tempura itself were fine -- there wasn't a wow factor, but it was pretty good. The miso soup was seasoned well and it was piping hot and delicious. I thought the coating on the tempura was a little too thick and lumpy, but other than that it was very crispy and crunchy. The udon was tasty too! Pretty standard Japanese restaurant overal read more

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Some friends and I went to sushi Iruka for a Friday lunch. It was a quiet day and the restaurant was not busy when we arrived so we were promptly seated. The service at the restaurant was friendly and we were served with water (or you can choose to have tea instead of water). Browsing the menu, it is pretty much what you expect from a sushi restaurant: an assortment of sushi and maki choices along with some selections for bento box, chicken teriyaki, ramen etc. I decided to order the maki lunch combo, which comes with miso soup, green salad and a complimentary mini noodle soup on the house. After a short wait, the food came and it was good. The miso soup was seasoned just right (not too salty) and green salad had the right amount of salad dressing. My maki came and it had 12 pieces: 6 salmon and 6 tuna. The fish tasted good and there was enough food to satisfy. My friends also ate all their food and nobody mentioned any complaint. Note: I want to point out that there is another sushi restaurant across the street from sushi Iruka and that restaurant provides a similar selection at approximately the same value. I would consider eating at either restaurant interchangeably. Although the restaurant does not provide a wow factor, Sushi Iruka is a good place to eat. They provide good food and excellent service at a reasonable price and I would come back for another visit from time to time. 3.2 / 5.0 read more

Went to Iruka in the afternoon on a weekday. It's a fairly small place so I wouldn't recommend going here with a big group during peak hours. However when I went it wasn't very busy so we were able to sit anywhere. I ordered a salmon teriyaki Bento box and it came with salad, rice, tempura (shrimp and vegetable) and of course, rice. The food came pretty quickly and it seemed like it was freshly deep fried. The price was not too cheap, but also not very expensive. They also give you complimentary corn tea and a very small noodle in soup appetizer. The lady who served me was very kind. I would definitely come back here again if I'm in the area. read more

Iruka Sushi - Salmon teriyaki Bento box with tempura - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Great for take out if you live in one of the nearby buildings. Thier party platters are worth the it. Havent eaten inside but they do have a few tables and is often busy. read more

Cute little sushi place near harbourfront. Very warm and welcoming ambience and the service is pretty great. The meal comes with "chicken noodle soup" which comes in a little bowl and is pretty tasty. And depending on what you order you'll usually get a miso soup and salad to start. We ordered the Iruka sashimi dinner (25 pc) but unfortunately the cuts were inconsistent and sometimes ridiculously small. We've ordered the smaller sashimi dinner in the past and the value was much better. But all in all the fish is fresh and the rolls are nice and big. Our friends ordered the chicken katsu which looked really yummy too. read more

Iruka Sushi - Iruka sashimi dinner - $29 - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We stumbled upon this little place our last night in the city. The waitress was so nice and polite! The food took a little while but was worth the wait. The sushi had big pieces but everything was fresh. The katsu was very good and flavorful. The miso was a little skimpy but tasted good. read more

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Did a takeout order and everything was very yummy!! They put everything (4 rolls) on one tray which is good in terms of being environmentally friendly! It took a bit to figure out what was what but once we did we were very happy. They even gave me a free soup which was very nice of them!! I think they offer a discount if you pay cash as well. read more

This is our new sushi spot in the area, definitely the best option around lakeshore! I don't understand some of the reviews, I go there every week and everything is always delicious and fresh. The service is great too, shop local and small businesses! read more

Iruka Sushi - Aburi appetizer - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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It's alright, that's all. I tried their more premium sushi and two of the rolls tasted the same (dynamite roll and crunch roll) despite an extremely light seasoning of tempura on the crunch roll. I'm from Los Angeles and the throw on a amount of that tempura powder for the awesome crunch! But I guess it's different here? Anyways the spicy tuna roll and the kinya roll were perfect and I highly recommend those fir the price and taste. Finally, the sweet potato in the shrimp & vegetable tempura were also not good, not sure if it was a bad batch. Lower priced options seem to hit the spot. read more

Surprisingly this place makes a decent ramen. The sushi is average and so is the service. Keep in mind I've only done take out at this restaurant and this could be the reason why my experience has been been so so read more

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Very poor value. I ordered the Sashimi Moriawase and they gave me the smallest slices of fish I ever seen in my life. This was 20 pieces and more than half the fish was salmon! I am still starving as I write this. Service was good though. I will give them that. Clean space. But terrible value. read more

Iruka Sushi - Very poor value. More than half the fish is salmon! - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Stopped by for a quick snack before our dinner reservations at a different restaurant (we were starving after a long walk by lakeshore). Definitely worth it! (Full review to come when we go back for a real meal) The rolls came in a timely matter, and the service as good. The restaurant is quite small, could probably fit about 40 patrons. It was less than half full when we were there. The decor was cute, nice and clean as well. We only ordered one thing off the menu to share and it was the Black Dragon Roll (SM13 on the menu). It was delicious, the ingredients were fresh, the rice was perfect and the sauce made it even better. I didn't even use the soy sauce. It had a really comforting feeling in my mouth, a feeling that you don't get at every sushi restaurant. We were on the verge of ordering more but we had to leave room for dinner but we will definitely come back for a full meal. read more

Iruka Sushi - Black dragon roll (almost couldn't get a picture because Alex couldn't wait to dig in) - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

One of the best sushi places I've ever been, wow. Our waitress brought us a little sample of chicken soup while we were waiting for our food, which was delicious. The food was absolutely delicious as well from the beef gyoza, AAC roll and spicy avocado roll to the Chicken Katsu Yaki Ramen (which seemed to be a mix between ramen and lo mein with some chicken fries on top. Sounds like a weird combination but I promise, it was amazing!) Good price for the amount of food we got too, overall this place was great and would 10/10 recommend! read more

Iruka Sushi - Chicken Katsu Yuki Ramen at the top, bottom is a spicy avocado roll (left) and an AAC roll (right). - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Iruka Sushi is a great little place! I love the fact that if you do takeout they bring little snacks while you wait. It makes me never want to call ahead because who knew that waiting could be so delicious. As for the quality of food, it's just wonderful. I enjoy the chirashi because I feel that of all the sushi places in the city, they give the biggest cuts of fish, the most fish and the best selection of fish. Their rolls are interesting, tasty and well constructed. My partner is NOT a sushi person so we opted to do the Galbi Beef as well (Beef Shortribs). Let me tell you, the amount of food for the cost was nothing short of amazing! Absolutely incredible value! But even more important... the flavour was incredible!!! These ribs are above and beyond delicious! While sushi places are a dime a dozen in Toronto, Iruka is a special little place. Great location by the lake, great happy staff and great food. I can't ask for much more read more

I came in on a Saturday before my dance class. I had an early lunch so I wasn't very full and had a room for a quick bite. Although I only ordered a small dish, the restaurant offered me a complimentary noodle soup, which was very nice. I decided to come back again for a lunch a week later. Overall, the fish is fresh and food tastes authentic to me. Unfortunately, they don't offer lunch combos for weekend so I got the dinner menu, which is a few dollars more expensive than the amazing lunch deals people are wowing about. I ended up paying around 18 dollars for it. I think it is a pretty decent place considering if you live nearby or come to hang out along queen's quay. I don't think I will come all the way to have food here but I will stop by once a while when I am in the neighbourhood. Compared to what is offering nearby, I still think it is a pretty good spot for lunch! read more

Iruka Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I thought that the fish was pretty decent but it was cut really huge and thick, uneven. I got the chirashi and it was presented nicely but wish it came with more - a bit overpriced for what you get. Compared to other places they give you very basic stuff for $20 :/ ah well at least it was clean and pretty quick. read more

Iruka Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I was very unimpressed with the service here. They kept forgetting about us even though the place was only half full. Our teas were not refilled and our sushi kept coming out without any ginger or wasabi so we had to ask for more. The sushi was good to start but I think they ran out of rice and used very hot rice for our last roll so the roll tasted gooey. read more

You're an American Tourist???? Go here! Go anywhere! I was drunk and wondered in here. It was good and cheap since the USD is worth a lot more haha! I had the sushi dinner which is the chefs special. Like 14usd or 20cad. Not bad, was delicious! I'd say the service does need to be a little quicker but they were getting ready to close when I came through anyway. read more

I got food poisoning after eating here. I believe the fish was bad. They also put tempura in every single roll so that they can get away with putting less fish. The worst sushi place in the neighbourhood. read more

Overall impression: not the best sushi I've had, but not the worst. I ordered their dinner maki a special which came with 6 pieces california and 8 pieces of the dynamite, along with miso soup and salad. Also got complimentary Japanese styles chicken noodle soup. Their rolls were nothing much. Seaweed was a little stale and their tempura was overfried. California rolls were good but then again, california rolls are a staple to any sushi restaurant in Toronto. Service was quick and pleasant. We came early on a Friday evening and the restaurant wasn't very full yet. The sushi came about 10 minutes after ordering which surprised me at how quick they were able to prepare it. By the time we left, the restaurant was almost full. read more

AVOID They fill their rolls with fried batter crunch instead of fish and don't say anything about tempura on the menu - watch out especially for the Sunset Roll which claims the roll contains Spicy Scallop, Avocado and cucumber but contains only avocado and cucumber lining mostly a massive pile of tempura batter. When I talked to the owner, he claims this is how all sushi is! read more

We stopped in for a quick bite before our flight. It was definitely better than the airport, but not by much. We had a katsu dinner and two rolls. The black dynamite roll was 7/10. But the deep fried California roll was awful. The chicken katsu itself was fine, but the accompanying sauce and salad were the worst; the salad dressing was literally mayo and ketchup. The service was average, as was the ambiance. Overall not terrible, but not good either. read more

Easily the worst sushi I've ever had. It's hard for me to describe all the issues with this horrible sushi. I ordered a spider roll and got imitation crab deep fried in a roll. This was only the half of the issues. I would sooner eat from the floor of Taco Bell than ever try another roll from this place. read more

Good stuff, food was fresh and service was nice. Definitely would be back! The seafood was fresh and the cooked food was tasty as our kids liked the food a lot too. read more

I came here couple times, it was close to my home and convince. This time I had sushi and sashimi boat and it was very very disappointed. Sashimi was chopped like diced potato. It was worse than cheap food court. It is value deal combo. But does not meat it's cheap either. I rather pay more and get fresh fat cut sashimi. I won't go back again read more

I live right above this sushi restaurant and it's amazing, I absolutely love it, probably the best spare ribs I have ever had, service is wonderful, great venue and overall A+, 10/10, highly recommend Iruka read more

This place recently opened at Queens Quay and Dan Leckie Way. Really nice interior. The sushi is not bad (don't take my word for it; I'm far from a sushi connoisseur & everyone has a preference in their love for sushi). They have maki roll specials. I love this because sometimes, all I want is a lotta maki :) However, the two rolls I ordered, spider and dynamite, did tend to fall apart a bit. The staff is really friendly. I got tea when I arrived, they engage in small talk when it's not too busy and will even open the door for you when you're leaving. Extra star for that. read more

Went back here for sit in lunch with a coworker, food arrived quickly. Irena (owner/server) was very attentive and made sure we had all the necessary items/our appropriate order! I definitely recommend coming here for lunch as the combos are bang for buck! read more

Iruka Sushi - Lunch combos - a & b, comes with miso soup & salad - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Great Sushi!! The Best!! Not much more to say, but it looks like yelp demands a minimum amount of words.... Epestein Didn't commit suicide!

Moved into the neighborhood a week ago and have already had Iruka sushi twice! Tiny sushi joint on the quay but they've been busy both times I've gone to pick up. MUST TRY: spicy yam tempura roll. Omg, I can't get enough. Perfectly crispy with spicy mayo and sweet glaze. Salmon has been super fresh, and rice was still warm both times I ordered take out. Dinner combos come with delicious miso soup and traditional salad. Have never been hungry after. We will be back lots, so happy to discover this little gem! read more

This place is consistently great. The food is fresh, delicious, and reasonably priced. Portions are generous. The service is super friendly and reliable. We've always left satisfied and will keep coming back. read more