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Sushi-Ya Japan

3.9 (229 reviews)
ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
Closed 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Miso soup
Mary T.

In late July, my friend and I wanted to get together to celebrate our birthdays. Mine was belated and hers was a few days early. I like that my friend diligently looks for places to dine that we have never frequented. She suggested Sushi-Ya Japan. It's near my old workplace. Back then, I never went to this sushi restaurant. Instead, I went to the sushi place across from it on Dixon Road. To this day, there are two sushi places across from each other, with my old hangout having changed its name to Makimono. I said yes. We decided on a 6 pm meetup time. She was coming in from Oakville. I was feeling like I was heading to the old workplace from Markham. As I was driving along highway 401, I received a text from her that she was there. It was roughly 5:15 pm. Even with the horrible rush hour traffic, I would also arrive much earlier than our specified time. Punctual people. It's another reason why we get along. I knew where this eatery was. Even for me, it was tough figuring out when to pull into the lot. In the past, you could clearly see the Sushi-Ya sign. With this pandemic and restaurants building patios, this one built a large one such that it blocked its sign for anyone to see it from the road. The other thing was parking. Since the patio now occupied several former parking spots, parking is limited. You can find parking spots around the building. I managed to find the last vacant spot at the back and pulled into it. Spots are a bit tight, too. The entrance is on the east side of the building. There was signage! I walked in. It's gorgeous that you never want to judge this place by its boring exterior. A woman immediately greeted me. I indicated that I was looking for a friend. She knew exactly where she was and guided me to our table. I got water and a Diet Coke to start. My friend stuck with water. We had both perused the online menu a week earlier. I wanted a bento box and got the Sushi-Ya bento. My friend ordered some sashimi and a few sushi rolls. We got complimentary yam fries to start. They were yummy. They were crispy on the outside and naturally sweet inside. Each fry had light tempura batter, which made it special. My bento box came with miso soup and a side salad. My miso soup was flavourful. I kind of wished that it had little cubes of tofu, but you can't win them all. The salad was excellent. The romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and carrots were super crispy. The dressing was equally as flavourful as the miso soup. My bento box had a lot going on. I had a mix of veggie and shrimp tempura. I got sushi and sashimi, chicken teriyaki, and steamed rice. My tempura was good. I found the zucchini one a bit mushy, likely because it was the vegetable with the most moisture out of all of them. I loved the shrimp one. It was delicious and crispy, even after dipping it in the sauce. I loved my sushi and sashimi. The seafood was fresh and the quality was excellent. So good! I enjoyed the chicken teriyaki. The chicken was tender and perfectly done. The sauce was flavourful and wasn't overly sugary. There were veggies underneath the chicken, which I welcomed. Everything tasted yummy with the steamed rice. My friend loved her sushi and sashimi. She admitted that she had ordered way too much and had what remained boxed up. It was a nice evening chatting and catching up with each other. Our server was highly attentive, removing our plates when we were done and refilling our glasses with water. We paid at the table. I used a credit card and tipped. All was great. We let our server know that the food was excellent. She appreciated it. It's a decent sushi place. I'm so glad that I finally crossed the street to visit this restaurant! (363)

Kesha S.

On the outside you would not expect to be transported somewhere else completely. The ambience is giving date night vibes but it can also be kid friendly. The food was so good they gave us complimentary beef dumplings. I'm personally not a fan but I really enjoyed these. We also got the lobster roll and spider roll, miso soup and spring rolls. All the food was good and the service matched.

Caterpillar Roll and KomaKai sushi boat

Atmosphere was very intimate and relaxing, we got warm hand towels to clean our hands with at the beginning when we sat down which was a nice touch. We ordered the miso soup, mushi gyoza, tuna pizza, caterpillar roll, komakai sushi boat. My favorite was the caterpillar roll and the tuna pizza... actually it was all super good service was great and would definitely come again if I'm ever in the area. I was visiting from Las Vegas and was impressed. Definitely recommend.

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Steve B.

Let's start off by letting people know that I partake in the dinning experience called sushi...3 times a week... So by no mean is this place bad, but it's 100% over rated for the sushi we had, Sushi Ya... how about Sushi No We ordered, somen noodles, salmon sashimi, salmon nigiri, a dynamite roll, a salmon lover roll, hakaku roll, a salmon aburi oshi Maki, sushi yeah and a lobster roll. The somen noodles tasted good, but the quantity was poor. Very small and almost no noodles, not worth the money. The salmon sashimi and nigiri was good. Out of all the rolls, the dynamite roll seemed like the best roll out of all of them and it was hardly a good roll. The pack on the rolls seemed poor and low quality. There was more cucumber than fish/avocado which is a sign of a cheap restaurant. My cousin got the Lobster roll and the Sushi Yeah Roll. If it wasnt for the gross imitation lobster they used (if it wasnt imitation I have no clue where they buy that ... poor, fish like substance) that had the texture and the flavor of a soggy cheese string, i would have thought that both the Sushi yeah and the Lobster roll were identical. Also WHO PUTS TOMATOS ON A SUSHI ROLL.... like it was like i was at harveys when i tried some. I not even mentioning the fact that the "tail" of the lobster was so sharp it PHYSICALLY cut the roof of my cousins mouth. My cousins BF had the salmon aburi oshi maki.... they should rename it to Rice balls with thin salmon on top. There was no flavor, the rice was wet and it looked like they shoved a piece for nori inside and called it a day. after eating 6 or 8 pieces it seemed like you just finished a bow of mushy rice. No Flavor At All My salmon lover roll had salmon, cream cheese and a metric F.T. of cabbage . If I am pay almost $20 for an 8 piece roll, I am NOT expecting CABBAGE!!! CABBAGE, what am i eating..... coleslaw?!?!?! it was soooo weird. And the pack on the roll was soooooo poor, it was falling apart before i even looked at it. I am not even touching on the fact that we waited 40 minutes after they took our order for the food to come out. Did they have to go catch the fish first? Overall, if each roll was around $10 i would think that this place was worth it. But for each roll to be $17-20, the quality wasn't good enough for them to be charging that much money. Sorry

Maki sushi set (4 types of rolls) and free spring rolls.
Elaine S.

Order a Maki platter off of Uber eats! It was delivered quicker than expected. The esthetic of the platter was very nice, the restaurant gave us two spring rolls on the house. The four Maki rolls were good with the expecting of the spicy mayo on-top of the eel and the sashimi on-top on the rolls. It was jus too much sauce and overkill. I would recommend to get the Maki tray but ask for the sauce on the side.

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Phuong N.

The atmosphere was good, nice decoration, the staffs was extremely friendly. We started with the yam tempura, miso soup and salad which are on the house. Thank you, Sushi ya Japan! Then, sashimi was fresh and not cool like other restaurant. On top of that, the roll was excellent with explosive taste. Besides, although the udon was kind of normal the shrimp and vegetables tempura were crunchy with tasty sweet sauce. Gonna visit again

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Jalapeno P.

The sushi and sashimi here is excellent, definitely fresh and skillfully prepared. First dined here many many years ago long before the pandemic, and their service and food quality has stayed consistent! Thank You.

Katsu don

The servers are friendly, and though the ambiance is a bit average, the cuisine being served is authentic. Overall, very good food and service for a decent price.

Miso Soup

We were seated in the back in a semi private room which had a good ambiance. The food came out pretty fast and I'd rate it overall a 4/5. Ordered the miso soup (5/5), cucumber salad (5/5), salmon teriyaki (5/5), fried gyoza (4/5), tempura (4/5), California roll (4/5), spicy tuna roll (4/5), lobster roll (4/5), dynamite roll (4/5), and red dragon roll (4/5). Would come back for sushi again!

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Tanya S.

Some of the best, freshest and tastiest sushi in the city. Small, quaint restaurant. Peaceful vibes. Extremely clean. Prices are good for the portions. Always leave satisfied and stuffed lol. Bonus is that they always give you a little complimentary amuse bouche.

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Went in for lunch! Had spicy chicken lunch special! Best miso soup I've ever had! Excellent service!

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Very good food , Excellent service and cozy atmosphere strongly recommended and definitely coming back.

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