Actually I would give it 2.5 star for overall rating. 3 star for food quality, 2 star for service, 2.5 star for ambiance. Went on the weekend for AYCE dinner. I was not expecting much as I read the reviews in yelp, still it disappointed us. Food is below average than most of the other Sushi restaurants, didn't see much effort on cleanliness either. Will we go there again? Probably not. read more

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It must be least a year since we were here. I do enjoy the atmosphere and the food is pretty good. I'm downgrading based on a couple of downers on our visit over the weekend. #1. Service, service .. lack of service. I get it, it's busy and the staff have to hustle; but, I can't remember how many times we were asked about drinks, only to be ignored and forgotten several times during dinner, because we asked for water and tea. They charge enough, I think, to get water and tea straight .. Which brings me to, #2. They need to update their website. The Menu states $28.95/adult on weekends/holidays. Calculating backwards from my bill now, I find out we were actually charged $29.95. Maybe I should have left $4 less for the tip. read more

I don't want to knock a business, especially now during covid, but wow was this ever disappointing. I ordered takeout on January 7 at 5:45pm and while everything looks OKAY and tastes OKAY, it's a far cry from what this restaurant once was. I used to visit this place for lunches and dinners (all you can eat and al la carte), and I never had anything to complain about l, but today the food is just off. The rice doesn't taste fresh, the fish is a little too fishy, and the overall quality is poor. I usually don't complain about these things, but it's just that the comparable restaurants in the area are much better, and especially now during this pandemic does quality count. read more

The service was not good. The person greeting us at the front wasn't very friendly. When he took us to our table he asked us if we want the buffet and we said yes and he set up our tablet and went away. Like imagine we had no idea what the setup was like.. at least tell us what to do. None of the servers made eye contact or said you're welcome any time we said thank you when they'd bring us our food. Even once the bill was paid (with a tip for this kind of service) he didn't even say thank you. Talk about really feeling like chopped liver! Anyways the sushi was good but just because we weren't happy with the service I would never come back. PS. I don't know if one of the servers noticed people can actually see him but he was picking his nose in the mirror... Really grossed us out actually but at this point it was too late for us to get up and leave. read more

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I haven't been to this restaurant for about two years and oh how I missed it. My boyfriend was craving sushi and was talking about the sushi places in Newmarket that had great sushi. We happened to be in the neighbourhood and I wanted to show him what amazing sushi was compared to the places in Newmarket. This is my favourite sushi spot. Sunday night, the place was busy but we were seated as soon as we walked through the doors. Was happy to see some of the same faces working there after all these years. IPAD was given to us and they took our drink orders immediately. We were starving after a whole day of running around town and shopping. First round, miso soups, sashimis, mussels, tempura shrimp and Kani salad. Service was soooo quick and they didn't skimp out on the ginger or wasabi. They had a few new things on the menu and I swear their new baked spicy mayo mussels are DELICIOUS, we ordered both kind of mussels in every round of ordering. The only thing I did not enjoy was the Kani salad. I thought it would be with mayo, corn, shredded cucumbers and imitation crab but it was just shredded imitation crab with three big slices of cucumber. - DO not order the Kani salad. Second round - another miso soup, red dragon roll, skewers, more mussels, spider roll, chicken red curry and spicy salmon sushi. So delicious. Perfect portions, didn't fall apart and so delicious! Their curry usually has a lot more stuff in it but this time, it was just curry broth, pieces of chicken and some shredded bamboo. I swear last time, they added potatoes and other vegetables in the curry. However, it was still delicious. Third round - we ordered dessert and waited and waited, it never came. We ordered the strawberry sundae, rainbow jelly and the tiramisu. After 10 minutes, we were already super full with the food sinking in so we just grabbed the bill. After our rounds of sushi, it's like the service was decreasing. My green tea got filled another time after our third round but they were so quick to top off my boyfriend's water. Despite the little things, I'll still come back. Delicious food every single time and service is sometimes a hit and miss, it was getting busier during the night so I get the lack of attentiveness. DO come here, sushi is always fresh and the place is super intimate and not too loud, perfect for dates! That's it for now! Happy eating fellow Yelpers! read more

Shiitake is one of the few AYCE Japanese restaurants in the Hwy 7 and Islington area. Located in a plaza, there is plenty of free parking. The decor inside is more modern. Deeper colours add to the ambiance, and mirrored walls make the place seem larger than it is. Not knowing how busy the place gets, I made a reservation, but by the end of the night realized I didn't need one. The place never hit full capacity, so either it's relatively new, the area is not interested in AYCE Japanese, or the food/service is terrible. Well, I would lean towards the latter on this one. The food was not impressive at all. In fact most of the dishes were barely passable at 2,5 stars, and they were missing some key items, staples like Red Tuna and Salmon Roe. However, there were a few things in their favor. 1: it's All You Can Eat (AYCE). 2: all their dishes are in really small portions. 3: they have an extensive selection despite missing a some of the staples. 4: Everything is ordered by picture via iPad. So why 3 stars and not 2 stars? Well although the food was sub par for the most part, I felt that it had enough variety in their menu to conclude the it would be a good place for someone new to sushi to start. So rather then a discouraging 2 stars, I've decided on an encouraging 3 stars for the Newbie. When I say the portions are small, I really mean it, they're even small for tapas. But that makes them perfect for sampling. Since its AYCE, if you like it, order more! If not, well then it's only a small portion to swallow. Most dishes are probably between 2-3 stars. The sashimi is on the thin side but forgiven since it's AYCE. The Thai food, well it wasn't Thai, but it's a good place to start if trying something different. The desserts were hit and miss, and probably the weakest items they serve. The one thing they did do nicely for the most part was presentation, especially the sushi/sashimi. Tonight I think we burned through at least 35 different menu items. See my pics, I've rated each item on each pic individually. Would I come back? Probably not. Would I recommend? Only to someone I'd be introducing Japanese cuisine to. There is a good enough balance of cooked, raw, and vegetarian dishes to suit everyone, and the mild flavours will not shock a Newbie's palette. It would establish a base for the Newbie, and as they slowly expand their menu selections to determine which ones they like, when they venture to other Japanese restaurants, their experience would only heighten. With that said, I would also not recommend this place to anyone who already knows and enjoys foods from the land of the rising sun... If you would like to experience more, come dine-with-me.yelp.com I'd love to have your company... Bon Appétit! read more

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I recommend doing the all you can eat buffet! The food separately can be pricey. Love the food here + the unique iPad ordering service :) read more

This place is not terrible. God value for ok food. Second time here and went with sushi lunch special, not ayce. sushi isn't rolled tightly so it falls apart. Ridiculously small salad portions (they're just head lettuce leafs, owners could spare a bigger portion without cutting into the profit margins). Bit stingy on the ginger too, had to ask for more. Service isn't the quickest. Having said that, $10 for 24 rolls made of fresh ingredients along with soup and salad is a pretty good bang for the buck *50% off on ur bday* read more

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After a long day at work and starving decided to hit up Shitake sushi. Been here before but didn't bother writing a review, and here I am tonight writing one because I feel it is worth writing one now. Sunday night a couple hours ago, the place had plenty of empty seats, we got seated after a minute since no one was at the front except one girl who didn't pay us any attention. We weren't offered any drinks especially any water. They slacked on the ginger at first, our food came out before we had any ginger. Note to any sushi restaurants, have the ginger ready! The food is actually really good, the skewers were nice and consistent flavour. The specialty rolls were on point and ordered 3 nice rounds of food. First round was mostly appetizers (fried foods) The spicy crab sushi, and unagi, and spicy salmon were ordered every round, so that says a lot. The service was definitely a failure, they had one waitress running around the whole place and another guy cleaning up the tables, and it was definitely too much for them to handle to sacrifice service, my water was empty for a good 10 minutes before they decided to fill up the glass of water. Tonight just felt like it lacked soo much of the service which made the experience not so great. They lack in consistensy of the service which to many other people will agree which really makes the place. I really do enjoy the desserts there because no where else has the Strawberry Sundaes, and other desserts that they have. Which I truly enjoyed. Will I come back again? Probably if I forget about tonights experience and need a place to go to a sushi spot in the area. read more

In the land of Vaughan where Italian food rules supreme, a decent AYCE sushi joint is hard to come by. And a futuristic one is even harder to come by! I had seen Shiitake Sushi open its doors in vaughan near Pine Valley Drive and Hwy 7, several months ago while pulling into the same plaza to enjoy a calorie infused burger at Holy Chuck. It's been on my list since then and only recent did I remember to stop in. To begin the devote here is amazing. Very modern, almost club/lounge like. Fits within the Woodbridge culture perfectly. We were seated quickly for lunch. The innovation of having the iPad for ordering at every table makes for the lunch experience to be even quicker. No more waiting for your server to fly by and pick up your scrap of paper. The food was on par with most AYCE lunch offerings. But the selection went far beyond just rolls, maki and hot options. I gorged myself on massive Korean short ribs. Like massive. Had noodle dishes, a miso soup as well as the regular tempura, sushi, rolls, make etc offerings. Price for lunch was great $38 for two, tax and tip included. Id be back again to try dinner to rate them on their sashimi offerings. Eatcrest out read more

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We were pretty much neglected for the entire meal. If we were much lesser humans we literally could've walked out without paying. Seriously, we waited at the front and someone came up to us and asked if we were waiting for a table for 2. Will not be going back here. read more

"Just okay! Solid 3.5!" What time we arrived/Wait time? We arrived on a Tuessday at 7pm. It wasn't busy but got more full as the night went on. You will most likely get a spot. Atmosphere? The atmosphere is quite nice! Feels very romantic and modern. It's on the dark palette and you will feel very nice walking in! Service/Staff? There is one guy who was serving us and he worked hard. He was really nice and got us everything we needed really quick. Food/Menu/Pricing? We ordered off an Ipad. It is all you can eat and it's around $30/person. There is a lot of cool options to choose from here. The food comes out really fast - so fast you feel like they just pre-made it and it's been sitting out awhile before they gave it to you :/ It was good nonetheless and I would recommend the crispy squid, the garlic beef, and the salmon sashimi! The mushrooms on a stick was pretty good too. Didn't love the ice cream, the deep fried banana, the beef tataki, or the Sichuan beef. read more

Their menu is very large and they have a tablet ordering system which is really nice to have. The food was overall decent...nothing special. My main complaint was the service. It takes them a while to refill water and some of our orders were slow or just didn't show up even when ordered multiple times. The waiters and waitresses didn't seem to friendly either. There was a lot on the dessert menu...but they were all very disappointing. I do not think I will be returning. read more

Nice decor and ambiance. Extensive menu, satay beef and chicken skewers were tasty. iPad ordering system makes thing easy. All-you-can-eat dinner on a Friday with one drink came to $36.xx before tip. Service was prompt and no nonsense. Would return. read more

Not good food. Very poor for vegetarians. Menu items with meat have veggie friendly symbols and vegetarian items do not. The menu is difficult to navigate, and the waiters are not cooperative with dietary restrictions. Overall a very inconvenient and upsetting experience. Covid has also increased the restaurant's pricing that simply does not match the poor quality that they serve. Save your money, spend it elsewhere. read more

This place is okay. For an AYCE sushi place it had all the typical menu items. Food is tasty but I I expected more from this restaurant because of the reviews I seen online and heard from friends. This definitely won't be on my list of sushi places to go in my opinion. read more

Shitake is legitimately one of the best all you can eat sushi's I have ever had in the GTA. There is no compromise on freshness, quality, presentation or taste. I love the various options they have available as it suits to many peoples different tastes. So many AYCE places are so cookie cutter with poor quality and taste because quantities can be unlimited but I didn't feel that was the case at all here. Even if i'm not in the area I would go out of my way to enjoy it again. read more

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Pretty good as far as AYCE sushi places go, the staff are always nice and professional, the dishes are prepared well and arrive quickly, and they have a good variety of dishes. 100% I always make sure to save room for the fried banana with ice cream!!! Sooo yummy! :) read more

Nice decor. Great quality hot food and sushi. Good, fast service. Prices are a little higher than my regular place (168) and the food is as good or better there. Wonton soup was bland otherwise all ok. read more

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Decided to eat here as I passed by here many times while driving to work. Ate here for lunch and even though GTA is on Stage 3 for Coivd dine in, I wasn't impressed. The server advised it was only a la carte as no all you can eat it. My friend and I were hungry so decided to stay as not a big deal. I ordered noodles and my friend ordered "Bento box" meal style. I wanted green tea and my friend wanted water but advised no longer serving either as complimentary like most Japanese restaurants. We had to buy both separate from the meal. When our meals arrived, we were both disappointed as it was served on foam plates and bowls. Even the soy sauce and wasabi were served in small plastic containers. My meal portion was adequate but my friend's seemed smaller than regular bento box. I know we're in Covid times and should support our businesses but customers should get their money worth when going out for a meal too. The bill came to $35 for meal and tip. If I wanted a meal like this, I would have gone to a Japanese stand in a food court instead. Will not come back here again even when they have all you can eat again. read more

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WORST SUSHI EVER! SUPER BAD SERVICE! The broccoli tastes like it had been washed in dirty toilet water. The seaweed on the hand rolls was so dry and fishy tasting - in a bad way They hardly put any fish on the sushi - super paper thin Their portions are EXTREMELY small and don't look like the pictures in the menu at ALL To get a glass of water was like pulling teeth. We had to ask three times for our drink order (which costs extra - you would THINK they want to sell!) Every time the server came close to our table, we would ask for Wasabi and Ginger. Every single time. Not once did they bring it. I ended up getting up myself to get it - and then they had the nerve to give me a dirty look! Food was TERRIBLE. So many competitive choices in the area that are WAY better! DO NOT TRY THE CHICKEN - it was NASTY and tasted like rubber. I'm not even sure if that was even chicken! And the desserts. O M G. Can you say BARF! They have such nice pictures in their menu, but then throw a 1" x 1" small square piece of cake in a small cup and call that dessert. Not only was the sponge cake stale, the mousse was sour tasting, and the deep fried milk was yellow on the inside. We ate less than half of what they gave us and sent most of it back. AVOID IF YOU CAN - SO MANY BETTER PLACES within a few minutes - I can't see this place lasting more than a few more months. p.s. they need to "splurge" a bit and accept American Express - many businesses use Amex as their corporate cards - you lose a large market by not accepting Amex... read more

Great place for family and friends, clean environment and fresh food. Very comfortable seating. Friendly staffs.

Decided to stop by and give it a try after visiting my parents, and I would say my experience was ok. The sashmi did not taste that fresh and was not cold, which is very important to me when I try new sushi restaurants. The sushi roll were pretty good with a decent variety on the menu. The staffs were nice and professional, but the service did take quite some time, had to ask about my dishs serveral times if it was coming out yet. read more

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Garbage, complete utter garbage. Waited exactly 24 minutes for the 1st plate of sushi which eventually came and was only 2 rolls of green dragon. The second tray eventually came and it was completly wrong. After i told the server she was arguing with me saying this is what i ordered... since when is mango and salmon the same thing? You are a complete idiot. Will never return.... oh by the way, there was a total of 4 people in the entire resturaunt. Thanks! read more

VERY IMPRESSED! Better than 168 Sushi! Every table gets an iPad for easy ordering! I have been to many All You Can East Sushi places, and I have to admit, Shitake Sushi is by far the best I have been to in a long time! It is better than 168 Sushi and Spook & Fork. The menu is very extensive including Sushi, Appetizers, Hot Thai and Chinese foods. The wait staff is very friendly and the service is extremely quick! From the moment you hit "Order" on the ipad, it is just a few minutes and the food is on the table. Everything we ordered from the menu was very tasty and exceptional quality. You will not be disappointed! Shitake Sushi can most liley be the best All You Can East in Vaughan, if not Toronto. To top it off, the decor in the restaurant is outstanding. THe nicely decorated enviroment resembles that of a high quality restaurant which just adds to the overall experience. Top Notch! A+++ 10/10 Good job guys! read more

Decor is quite nice but my experience was just ok. The waiter who seemed to be the manager was very friendly and talkative to us when he took our drink orders. However, after that he was no where to be found. We didn't get refills on our pop and teas until close to finishing our desserts. We tried to ask the other wait staff for refills on our drinks but they said we have to ask our waiter... Sashimi was presented nicely and tasted good. However, the fish in the rolls and sushi were all quite tasteless. The cooked foods were decent, but nothing to rave about. The mango pudding was quite tasteless. The waiters seem to be very hard working getting all the food orders out. Not a bad place but wouldn't be interested in eating there again. read more

If you are a fan of AYCE, Shitake is A-OK. You will find it very similar to other mainstream AYCE places: a fairly big menu presented on an iPad with the integrated ordering system. Select the tabs and hit the "+" sign to ratchet up your order. Efficient and consistent, in a systems-based sort of way. I stopped in, bypassing my destination of Holy Chuck next door, thinking "if it's AYCE Brazillian Churrasco tomorrow, I might want to skip red meat today". The sushi is as expected, fresh, with a ratio of about 90% rice to 10% fish. Of course I skipped the heinous "white tuna" mystery fish, but at least the Tuna Maki was red tuna. Tempura shrimp was crispy and hot. I tried a new dish, Kimchi Fried Rice, a combo I had not experienced before. $16.95 for the lunch, I got away with $18 before tip. read more

I've been on a mission to check out all of the All You Can Eat Sushi/Thai places in the area and I have to say Shitake surprised me by standing out among the crowd. The interior of the place was a bit drab and the servers were a bit curt, but pretty much every single thing we ordered (and we ordered a LOT) was top notch. As with most places in the area, the iPad app is easy to use to order a wide variety of Japanese and Thai dishes, though as usual I leaned way more into the Japanese side of the offerings. I honestly don't have any real complaints. Food was fresh, served at right temperature, came quickly after ordering, and was really tasty. The servers made sure our beer was kept topped up and that we were always looked after well. It wasn't perfect, one or two dishes were so-so and again I found the restaurant a bit drab, but I'll definitely be back here again. read more

Run while you still can. Food is horrible, dessert tastes like shrimp and management is even scarier. We tried giving most dishes a chance and it did not meet any quality standard. We let management know very kindly and she responded rudely to feedback. Sad to see a small business go down, but horrible customer service and food quality was inedible. read more

Location: 4401 Highway 7 W Vaughan, ON L4L Price: $$$ Service: BOO (thumbs sideways) I visited a couple of time and I'm not impressed. I am all about the costumer service and the visit today was disappointing. We were seated and there was a big sticky stain on the table, so I told the server and he stated in a crude tone that it was just water and I should just wipe it off. However, it was actually dirty and I once again told him that, and he rudely said to me "this is the only table we have..." Honestly, I was not being a difficult customer, I only inform him so he can send a wet towel my way to clean it up. SOOOO ain't nobody want your rude attitude SIR! ANYWAYS on to the food. I feel like Shitake is a very generic AYCES place. Their sushi is decent, and they have a relatively large selection of other items (from dimsum to soups to crispy deep fried foods). They're sashimi selection was small, they had the typical sashimi like salmon, tuna, surf clam (to name a few). Overall, there are better place for AYCES around Vaughan. The one thing that makes this place very intriguing is the special during dinner, they offer lamb chops per person. If you like lamb chop, you will be pleasantly surprised. They also offer bubble tea as well, which I had and it's okay. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very modern and lounge like. It is also innovate, since customers are able to oder the food items on an iPad. The orders came out very fast as well. Verdict: lost a star for the rude service. BYE read more

I went here with my ex girlfriend quite a few times. She really liked sushi, and I did not at all. Shitake allowed us to compromise and choose a restaurant that satisfies both of us. I enjoyed basic foods like chicken, pork, along with others while she ate Thai food and sushi. The prices are pretty high so be prepared to spend. The atmosphere is great, and the staff is very friendly and always joking around with me. Creating a more personal feel every time I come in for dinner. The portions are very small, which may surprise some people, but you can just order more food. The iPads are very effective, as you can make orders while you are still eating your food, so it arrives in a reasonable amount of time. I usually use YouTube on the iPads and watch something while eating. The waiter was pleasantly in shock when he saw me doing this, saying he has never seen anyone else do it. read more

Food was very good, lots of options. We found our food took awhile to come out once we confirmed our order. Overall a good experience, we will be back read more

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I come here a lot of with hubby's family and while the sushi is decent, it is certainly not great. I'm a picky sushi person, I guess I need to be amazing for me to love it. But this place is as passable as most all you can eat places can be. Don't have high expectations, it's good if you just have a craving but can settle for something okay, but not amazing. I have tried many things on the menu and I'd say their appetizer and main dishes are better. The service is okay, friendly enough. Nothing to write home about. We've never had any issues at Shitake, I consider it alright. read more

This is by far my favourite Sushi restaurant. At first I thought I had biased but after bringing at least 30 different people they all agreed that Shitake Sushi and Thai was top quality. Their Shrimp tempura is godly and their selection/taste of their Sushi was phenomenal. The only food I wouldn't order is the sushi pizza. Besides that feel free to order anything off their menu. Whenever I bring my American friends here they absolutely lose their mind on the selection and the fact we order on IPads. The employees are very professional and the food arrives relatively quickly. read more

Ordered dynamite roll, bbq eel roll, and spicy salmon roll. They're pretty basic/standard maki rolls but didn't find the rolls that good. Dynamite roll was probably the better of the 3 which really doesn't say much. There was barely any spicy mayo in the spicy salmon roll, and none drizzled on top. There was also too much crunchy tempura bits stuffed inside the roll and coupled with a small piece of salmon, it just wasn't enjoyable to eat. Bbq eel roll was ok but I just didn't taste much of the bbq eel. Seaweed was too chewy and hard to break through. Overall: Food - not great. Price - fair, for small portion and not great food read more

New to Vaughan, So we decided to test it out! Kitchen- food was amazing lots of good variety 5/5! Sushi- the rice was a bit dry and they brought a few rolls incorrect. 2/5 Dessert- the fried milk cake and the creme were amazing and the normal ice creams like all sushi places and tempura banana! 5/5 Service- Super Friendly, quick, and able to answer questions! 5/5 If they work out there sushi quality this place has a good chance at being perfect! I'll give it another shot in a month to see if an improvement! read more

FOOD POISONING!!!! This was the worst place I have ever eaten. Everything was horrible! I called them to tell them that, I was really sick and they said it must've been something else I ate. I only wanted to let them know so that no one else would get sick. but the manager did not care. Beware of this place! read more

When I found a hair in their curry, I was told "You have to pay cause, you ate around the hair." The food and service of this place is a joke. Staff is arrogant and rude. I found a hair in my curry, for which I was asked if I wanted a replacement - I did not want that as I was already grossed out. The server gives me a 10% discount for that and when I asked he has the audacity to say "You have to pay cause you ate around the hair." I then asked to speak to the manager. The Manager shows up, does not address the issue at all, just asks everyone to pay. By this time, me and my colleagues were so agitated that we argued and she said okay you don't pay but not once did she apologize about the food, just repeated that I was asked if I wanted replacement. Seriously, worst customer service ever! read more

Sushi - 3.5/5 Appetizers 4/5 Other food (fried rice, padthai, chicken, beef etc) 2/5 Service - 3/5 ( Depends who you get. The older guy is not that great.) Atmosphere 5/5 Another Chinese owned AYCE sushi place. Price seems a little higher than other places $21.99 for dinner without drinks and the food doesn't really reflect to it. Sushi itself is decent but other dishes have the distinctive Taiwanese or Chinese herb taste to them. Appetizers are pretty good though and I like the Ipad menu. But spend $4-5 more and choose Spoon and Forks if you like to have good AYCE Japanese/ Thai. read more

All you can eat sushi, the food was decent, the services were good and quick. Just one waitress was really strict with the eating rule. The first plate she took away, my table and I got scolded for the one salmon sushi that I ate but threw the rice behind. She had gave our table a warning and quite embarrassed us. In the end our table couldn't finish two full dishes but the manager was fine with throwing it away for us with no extra charges. read more