Katsu Japanese Restaurant has been a staple for our family for nearly 20 years. The owner and staff…read morehave taken such good care of us and make us feel so welcome. The quality of the food is only surpassed by the kind service they provide their customers. While we order the same favourites nearly every time we come, so much so that Chin remembers our order everytime, there are so many wonderful options to choose from. We recently celebrated an 80th birthday at home with many guests and we ordered catering from Katsu. They went above and beyond to provide us with an amazing assortment of sushi and other dishes to try and everything was so fresh and tasty. It was wonderful to try new items and our guests were very impressed with the tasty offering. If you are looking for quality traditional Japanese food at a VERY reasonable price with wonderful service, this is the place to go. We visit weekly and for special occasions. 20 years ago we brought our grandchildren here and they loved it so much. They would always ask to go to the sushi restaurant with the monkeys in the tree... and to this day, when asked where they want to go out to eat, Katsu is the first choice. Thank you to Katsu for being such a wonderful part of our family.

Tried Katsu's all-you-can-eat. There's no difference between their lunch and dinner ayce offering,…read moreand I'd say this was lunch quality at dinner prices. While they did have over 80 items on the menu, I've seen more at that price point and at a better quality level (though this wasn't bad). Usual suspects were on there - sushi, sashimi, rolls, grilled and deep fried good, Asian icecream desserts, etc. Freshness was ok, neither good or bad. Service was quick. I know people who like this place so maybe their regular offering is better.

We were both craving sushi, so we decided to check this place out. It looked like a family-run…read morebusiness, as we saw people of all ages bringing food out, from teenagers to what looked like grandpa age. We were actually surprised there were so many empty tables on a Saturday. We expected it to be much busier! They offer both a la carte and AYCE, starting at $39.99 per person, with an extra $2 on weekends. We weren't that hungry, so we just ordered off the menu. We got the Gyoza (6 pcs) and Assorted Tempura to share, plus two Akimi B Sets. Each set comes with 3 pieces each of tuna, salmon and red snapper sashimi, assorted nigiri, and 6 pieces of spicy salmon roll. The fish quality was pretty much what you'd expect from an AYCE sushi place. Nothing fancy, but it satisfied our sushi craving. I liked the spicy salmon roll, especially the spicy mayo and the crispy crunch inside. The gyoza came out PIPING hot, so we had to wait a bit before eating them, but they had a nice crispy shell. For the portion sizes, I thought the prices were pretty reasonable. Ordering a la carte was definitely the right call for us since we weren't hungry enough for AYCE. Our bill came out to be around $66 tax included. Overall, it's a decent option if you're craving sushi and don't want to do AYCE. Nothing that blew us away, but we enjoyed our meal and would consider coming back when we're in the mood for sushi again.

Came by late dinner on a Saturday evening. The restaurant is inside a strip mall in Richmond Hill…read more Ample parking. Nice clean interior with lots of comfort tables and booths. We tried the à la carte menu. Sushi typically for casual sit down. We tried the salmon lover set, dragon maki set, teriyaki salmon, Fuyuu box and salmon boat. Food was fresh and tasty. A lot of rice on the rolls. Service was fast and friendly. They are constantly providing top up of the tea that was nice. Overall enjoyed our casual dining experience.

Their tempura is a must try! The batter is really good and it's just on point! I recommend trying…read moretheir lotus root tempura,who would have known lotus root can be this good. Sashimi is fresh, sushi are great. After all, you usually won't expect too much from an all you can est restaurant, their food quality is just really good. The staff are friendly, the place is nice and clean.

Me and my wife have ate there for years and never have been disappointed with their sushi. Always…read morefresh melt In your mouth. The shrimp curry is excellent as well as the tempura. The ambiance is good with relaxing Japanese music, the service is good as well.

After spending a few hours at the beach in Georgina, we were craving for sushi. Googled for sushi…read moreplaces around Newmarket and found this place which also had a really good rating on Yelp. After looking at their menu on their website, I got the Sushi and Maki Party Tray C. It was a great deal for 40 pieces and 10% off paid in cash for only $41. The sushi was fresh and rolls were tasty! We liked that it included some cooked shrimp and imitation crabmeat as my husband is not crazy about raw fish. It's a little far for us to come here regularly but if you live in the area, I highly recommend this sushi place!

We were in the area and had a taste for AYCE Sushi... So we gave it a try. Honestly, we should have…read moreleft. It's a small place and I thought it might be good when I saw several Asian customers. The waitress was rather unenthusiastic. The menu was okay, but missing a few items that other AYCE spots I frequent offer (no Dim Sum for example). The food was average at best (and that's stretching it)... The price was higher than most other places... $41 per person was overpriced in my opinion. That evening both my wife and myself were quite sick... Mild cases of food poisoning. My wife much worse than myself. Obviously ill never go back.

After trying a couple more spots in the past few months (ranked from worst to best: kiku, 168,…read morekaka, ichiban, Kung Fu), Echo sushi still reigns the best AYCE lunch spot around Toronto at the moment. Every dish is well catered, the fish is always fresh, the grilled dishes (beef ribs & garlic cube steak) are always cooked excellently, the fried items are delicious, and even the desserts (the ice cream with the chocolate sauce) are amazing too. I only wish that other big AYCE restaurants can learn from echo and stop wasting their money on iPads or robot cat servers and whatnot, but on their food. The service is always nice. Although the restaurant is quite old, but it's homey (and to be frank I don't care because the food is just that good).

If you know, you know. Have been happy every single time…read more And have missed this place. Best eatery in the biz.

This restaurant has been here for a really long time, maybe 15-20 years…read more My family and I used to come here a lot but not so much recently because we moved. Luckily I had a chance to return the other week and it was still great. The servers are very polite and attentive. They also have a variety of combo options for meats, sushi, and sashimi. I often used to get the teriyaki combo but their rolls are surprisingly good too. They also often have extra bonus dishes on the house such as salmon collars like when I visited, or bonus rolls. Their small noodle appetizer is also a nice touch. The sashimi was good and they allow minor substitutions which was definitely appreciated. One small observation was their shrimp tempura was actually using fried shrimp batter but it was still yummy. If you're in the area and looking for sushi, they've done it for a long time and do it well. I hope to have an opportunity to come back again soon.

Came here with my husband before going to a late night movie (Thunderbolts)…read moreUnexpectedly, the sashimi bento combo was HUGE and I had a really hard time finishing it, but it was all really delicious. My husband helped me finish so we didn't leave anything behind. Service was really nice and they were super polite and kind. We got a booth seat and it was nice to be away from most people, as it was quiet.

Yknow what? I liked this place even though it was a bit pricy for all you can eat because they had…read morea good premium selection of sushi and the fish was fresh. Portion sizes were very small and controlled but they didn't skimp out on flavour and it also meant we could order more if we wanted to. Initially I was concerned because when I walked in it was extremely quiet (there was a very big table and even they were quiet)... but now I understand... it's because the food was good thát everyone kept their mouth shut to enjoy it. I recommend getting the monk fish and Kaka special roll off the premium orders but bear in mind you can only select 1 item per person. My favourite menu items were the tataki and torched sushi. I would've given this place 5 stars but the servers were a bit rude and stand off ish so that wasn't a great experience. And even though the interior was very bougie you could at least come in casual wear and be fine.

Have not been here in a long time. It seems like the options have been reduced from what we…read moreremember. No music was playing. We had a reservation and still have to wait for 30 minutes. Workers were talking about customers in chinese right next to our table. Food- our salmon sashimi had bones. Our eel had large bones as well. Udon had little to no flavor. Sushi was a large portion of rice and small and thin peices of fish. Sea weed salad was very dry. I think kaka food and service has slowly been going downhill for the last couple of years. Would recommend trying a different place if looking for sushi

Such wonderful owners here! We ordered from here on a Tuesday evening and ordered two party tray…read moreBs. Since it was a weekday, it wasn't too busy and our order was ready in about 20-30mins. The owners were so nice and gave us lots of variety and even gave us extra pieces! We really enjoyed the different types of sushi like the seaweed salad rolls, eel rolls, surf clam sashimi, octopus sashimi and sushi. Everything was fresh and tasty. The restaurant probably has around 10-15 tables that can fit 4 people (more if the tables are combined). Prices are great and the customer service is excellent! Owners are super humble and were thankful for us supporting their business. So glad to have found a sushi spot in the area. We'll be back! Thank you Sakada Sushi for the great experience.

It saddens me to write this review because this was one of our favourite sushi spots in Pickering…read moreand one that we kept on our regular rotation during Covid to make sure we did our part to help them get through it. Unfortunately, over the past year, we have come here less and less because of "shrinkflation". I understand the price of everything has gone up and I can somewhat stomach that but when I'm paying more and getting less, I struggle to justify it. Sadly though, when we came here last night to get a takeaway, we were really disappointed that the quality of food has also taken a steep decline. The fish was not fresh and the rice had a musty smell and flavour to it. Even the spicy salmon rolls and california rolls left a lot to be desired. Overall, everything just lacked freshness and flavour. Needless to say, I did not enjoy my meal and I will likely be looking for a new sushi spot. The owners are such wonderful people though and they have fed us so well over the years that it just breaks my heart to see this decline. I hope it can get turned around.