Finally had a chance to dine in at the Woodbine location for a weekday lunch and I must say, I was just as impressed with the quality of fish here. I've frequented their Sheppard location only and this was my first time visiting this more spacious location with a small dining area. The lunches were reasonably priced for the quality of the fish and we enjoyed the salmon 3 ways don and the lunch sushi set that came with assortment of nigiri sushi and mini dons that were so cute! We added miso and side salad for added cost, but it was well worth it. Also took home a sushi for 2 and some sashimi (cut to order) and this dinner was also exceptional. Taro's will continue to be my go-to for fresh fish and now I have a great casual dine-in spot as well. read more

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The newest and biggest Taro's Fish location has quickly become one of my favourite stops in Markham. The space is bright, spacious, and finally offers something I've always wished for -- a proper sit‑in area where you can enjoy your food on the spot or order takeout to go. Beyond the dine‑in option, the selection here is fantastic. The Japanese grocery section is impressively stocked, with everything from pantry staples to harder‑to-find items. They even carry a wide range of sake, plus other Japanese alcoholic and non‑alcoholic beverages, which makes it easy to pick up something special for dinner at home. My personal highlight is the sashimi‑grade fish. The quality is consistently excellent, and I love packing up a few pieces to make my own donburi at home. It's fresh, clean, and honestly rivals what you'd get at many restaurants. If you're a fan of Japanese food -- whether you're cooking, snacking, or dining in -- this new Taro's Fish location is absolutely worth the visit. read more

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Been a supporter of Taro's Fish ever since they opened their OG North York location. Funnily enough, I've never been to the walk-in only location on Markland St yet. Anyways, this location is huuuuge compared to the other 2 locations. There's the market section (which has a ton of walking space) and then a dining area. My friends and I dropped by after a badminton session for dinner on a saturday. The dining area wasn't full or busy when we arrived so we were sat and given menus instantly. After browsing the menu for about 5-10 min, we sent in our orders and did some market floor browsing. There's some cool drinks in the fridge here that I didn't see available at the other 2 locations. Fish selection seems to be the same (and possibly offer more fish variety actually than the other 2 locations). You can still pick fish off the shelf and have the market staff chop the fish up the way you like to bring home or serve to you in the dining area. The food was still just as fresh and delicious as I rmbr it. Torched otoro nigiri was the best thing we tasted on the deluxe party tray. The unagi was melt in the mouth. Going to Japan later this year so this was a good meal for hype build-up! read more

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Finally made it to their new location! Definitely a lot better than their original spot. It's bigger and you can sit down for lunch too. Japanese uni available $95 per tray. read more

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Just wanted a simple platter of sashimi to take home. It was a good mix of salmon, tuna, octopus, and scallops chosen from the fridge. They then slice it for you at the main counter while you wait. Amazing friendly service. There's a separate area where you can request party trays. They also sell frozen seafood, Japanese and Korean alcohol, and bread and pastries. read more

Taro’s Fish - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This was my first time here. The market area was really cool with lots to browse. I tried the salmon lunch set which contained salmon sashimi, torched salmon, and spicy salmon. The salmon had so much of that white muscle stringy stuff it in that it wasn't that enjoyable to eat, and it didn't taste like much flavour-wise. I guess I expected more from a place that specializes in fresh fish and sashimi. The torched salmon was good, it was a really thin cut so the torching ended up cooking it through. The spicy salmon wasn't great, it didn't taste spicy at all, and there were those stringy muscle pieces in it too. We also got a fish from the market area (nishin and masago) and they sliced it for us. Ambiance was very casual, more like a side-dining area to the market. The tea was $2 for a teabag. The chopsticks were disposable. If you're looking for a classy ambiance to enjoy high grade fresh fish, I don't think this is the place. read more

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This is a spacious location in Markham with dine in seating available. It is a grocery style fish market where you can select your own fish and seafood and go up to the counter to pay. I like how there are pre-cut sashimi options available in the fridge, and when you go up to pay you can order fresh sushi rolls. Friendly workers and they can help you decide on what to order. read more

MY FAVORITE PLACE WHEN CRAVING FOR SASHIMI AND SAKE This review is way overdue as I've been there many times before. I attended their omakase dinner event (Hiramasa Festival) back in Sept 2024, so I'll comment about the overall place and also some specifics on the dinner event. This is Taro's Fish's 3rd location. Similar to other locations, there's a "market area" where you can pick up sashimi and other food items. The key difference for this location is they also have a "dining area" and this quickly turns into my favorite place in uptown to hang out for lunch, snacks, and drinks. Their services are top notch - friendly staff who pay attention to details, and they always have a big smile on their face! When the place is not too busy, they also like to have a few little chatters with customers, and I'm happy to get to learn more about Japan! The food is awesomely amazing! I'll save their "regular food items" in another review on their other location. Here I'll focus on the omakase dinner and the theme was all about Hiramasa (yellowtail amberjack fish per Google). This is my first time trying, and my impression is that it's a more tendered version (in a good way) of Hamachi. - Hiramasa Crudo: Light flavors with hints of sourness, prefect refreshing appetizer! - Sashimi and Takaki: Very fresh and tendered, and I wish I can have more!! - Agedashi: The Ponzu sauce certainly makes me even more hungry :) - Misoyaki: This is probably my least favorite dish of the night (which means it's JUST an "A-Minus" instead of "A-Plus"). I think Hiramasa generally has less fat thus the misoyaki is slightly too dry. - Soup: It's seasoned just right (great balanced flavors). - Chirashi: It's mixed with ikura and it was sooooo satisfying! They also have a great selection of Japanese alcoholic drinks - beer, sake, etc. Just a suggestion, have a bottle of Orion Beer (a lager from Okinawa, Japan) before the meal, and that'd get you ready for the fuller-bodied sake during the meal. Overall it was a very satisfying experience - awesome food and drinks, wonderful services. I'll definitely continue to be a regular there. read more

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Love that you can now dine in at this location AND they are open Sundays! The hours are so much more convenient and the fish is so high quality and reasonably priced. You can select the fish from the refridgerators and have it sliced for takeout or eat it in the dine-in restaurant along with rolls/nigiri if you'd like. You can also have the sliced sashimi placed on top of sushi rice to make a chirashi bowl - everything is customizeable. read more

I love Taros fish! First time coming to this location and which is a lot bigger than the Leslie one. They have a bit more variety of fish and a lot of different types of sake that goes well with the sashimi. They also have a seating area where you can eat as well. Service was also wonderful like in every location. read more

Taro’s Fish - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Since being a regular at the Markland location, I had high expectations for this location. Wide variety of fish and I had heard lots of good things about the dine in area. There's ample parking which is nice. You enter from the side. Once inside, you have sashimi selections on your left and the dine in area straight ahead. The sashimi quality is what you'd expect. Fresh. I think I was expecting more selections as markland has a quite a few to choose from but this place felt like it had less variety even though it had more space. There were refrigerated and frozen items too - ie unagi and pre made sushi. You can also order made to order sushi at the counter on top of getting your fish sliced. There seems to be some good lunch sets available. They even had a sample so you know exactly what you'd be getting. It's well decorated, makes you feel like you're almost in Asia (almost lol). Service is always excellent. There isn't that big an area so I'd imagine it can get quite busy. I would come back if in the area but if not dining in, I would probably go back to Markland. read more

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A convenient third location that opened in Markham, near Woodbine and Denison. Upon arriving the first thing I noticed was how large this location is compared to the other two stores. It's massive and they even have a dine in area with servers - wow! I come to Taro's Fish a lot when I'm feeling for DIY sushi at home since I can pick my own fish and have them cut it up for me. Their selection is massive with a variety of fresh slabs of fish for you to choose from. I usually get salmon, tuna, hamachi and uni there. The fish priced by weight and you can ask the staff to get it sliced sashimi style or poke style based on how you decide to eat your fish after. You can also buy prepared sushi rice here if you don't want to make your own rice at home. Overall I think the quality of the fish is amazing and fresh. Compared to other sushi shops or fish markets, Taro's is definitely a go to! read more

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Excellent quality and fresh .. foods prepared well too Service was on time and well packaged read more

This particular location is large compared to their other locations. Also has a sit down restaurant area with sushi specials. A large variety off sushi , sashimi, other seafood items. All very fresh and made to order. Bought a nice chunk of hamachi, they slice it for you after payment. The uni/rice cones were fantastic, they ingeniously packaged it so the seaweed sheet is separated from the rice/uni. Directions are on the plastic packaging on how to unpackage and assemble the cone. A little pricey but I think it's worth it for the quality and freshness of the seafood. read more

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Ate here on the last Saturday of the year, around 1.5hr before close. There were some people inside, but it wasn't too busy and crowded. It also wasn't that loud inside. They have a fish market-grocery set up with pantry items such as chips, alcohol, fridges for drinks, fridge and freezer chests for fish, and regular fridges for other fish. They have ordering counters to order sushi and other menu items, and to cash out. They also have a separated dine in area. During my visit, there were 2 other groups seated. There's probably room for at least 10 4-person groups. They have an option where you can select and buy fish from the fish market area and they will cut it up for you and serve it in the method of your choice, e.g. Chirashi, temaki, etc. if you're like me and couldn't decide, they thankfully have other set menu items to choose from. I got the sushi deluxe set. When you dine in, they give you a limited drink menu to choose from but you get the option of hot tea for $2. If you want, you can buy the drink ahead through one of their fridges and bring it in. Last call for dine in is 1hr before close. The sushi itself was fresh. Personally not a fan of spicy salmon-type of rolls which it included, but it was good. The red snapper came in a plentiful portion, considering the rice was more like a filling to the fish and not just covering one side. The fish was fresh and not fishy in any way. I liked that the server asked us if we were ok with having wasabi in the sushi or if we preferred it on the side. We opted for inside. We were served disposable wooden chopsticks (though the quality was not bad), and packets of soy sauce in reusable bowls. Overall, I really enjoyed this meal. I've been going to their North York location for several years, so it was nice to be able to try this location out. read more

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Food is yummy. Service is very friendly (we did dine-in). Ambiance is like a store. You can choose your fish and then they can slices for you to dine at the location. I will return for more yummy fish. read more

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Third location with dine in option. For those who want to try, you gotta go when they open because it does get busy. We got our seats right away and they asked if we wanted tea or water. I thought tea was free but apparently it was $2 or $2.50 each lol We got the sushi set and pork belly donburi. The pork belly came first and I must say it tasted like the chinese dish "double cooked pork belly". It was quite filling but 90% was fat (not meat). The sushi set was also disappointing. The handroll was good. Few pieces were very stringy, so the chef probably didn't cut across the grain. We couldn't tell what were the two torches sushi because it was pretty tasteless. If we do come back, we would go for the create your own meal. read more

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Love this location as it is spacious and has ample dining space too! It is really cool how you can pick your own fish and then ask them to slice it for sashimi or in a bowl. We got there just before their last call at 6pm so we just opted for their Sushi Deluxe set. Everything was soooo fresh and high quality! Definitely a go to sushi spot for me! read more

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Good service and a good lunch menu. They have patio seating as well. I tried the lunch menu that had 3 kinds of salmon and it was good. Would come back again. They also have a section where you can get different sashimi grade fishes and ask them to slice it for you. So far this place is good for lunch or to buy sashimi for take out. read more

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Very fresh and delicious sushi! You can preorder trays and also just walk in to pick in fish that they will cut up for you. There is also a seating area. This location is better than the one on major mackenzie. Price is steeper but you are paying for better quality read more

Taro’s Fish - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Absolutely love this newest Taro Fish location. It's clean, spacious, and nicely decorated with a large dine-in area and a wide variety of fresh sashimi, dine-in dishes, takeout sushi and sashimi platters, and other Japanese snacks and goods available. There's also plenty of parking as well. My favourite thing is how they offer free slicing if you'd like to purchase chunks of fresh sashimi. Staff are also friendly and helpful. I only wish that their business hours weren't so limited to Wednesdays to Saturdays. read more

Taro’s Fish - Sushi Bars Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Best fish i've had in while. Fresh & flavorful. Good Service. Standard hot green tea. Bit pricy though!

Spicy scallop hand roll is $9 and has decent filling including avocados. Fish roe and raw scallop and tempura. The tuna and salmon roll was really good too. It read more

The third location of Taro's Fish opened up today in Markham at Woodbine Avenue and Steelcase Road. The main entrance is accessible from Steelcase Road. There are wheelchair accessible washrooms on site. This will be their primary processing facility, with fish being sent out to their North York and other Markham locations from here. The space is bright and airy with room for about 40 people in the dining area. Fish is available for purchase by weight (saku), which can then be cut into slices for sashimi or diced for poke. There is an additional charge of $3 if you wish to have your fish placed on a bed of sushi rice with a side of pickled ginger. A limited number of pre-made rolls, chirashi, and donburi bowls are available. They also have some shrimp tempura, vegetable kakiage, and plenty of frozen goods on hand in their open refrigerated containers as well. We selected scallops, salmon, and chutoro for our sashimi dinner, as well as a torched salmon roll. We gave our fish to be sliced to the staff at the sushi counter. The staff gave us an electronic buzzer to notify us when our order was ready, which was completed in about 5-7 minutes. The scallops were sliced in half, and the fish was cut into 1 cm thick slices. We were asked if we wanted chopsticks or soy sauce with our order, which we declined. It was fairly pricey (nearly $60) but you can definitely tell that the fish was fresh. Taro's Fish is open Wednesday through Saturday from 12-7pm for takeout only for the time being. Last call for ordering from the kitchen is 6pm. Dine in option will be available in the future. read more

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I love taro'a fish and I was so excited to hear they opened a new location! Wow this store is huge, calm open ambiance and the selection is even more. It's so clean and organized and so much more parking space. Friendly staff and service. I'm in love with their fresh made to-go handrolls! I can't wait to keep coming back here again. read more

First dine-in visit. Great service and awesome food! Everything was fresh and nicely presented. Highly recommended! The store overall (incl the restroom) was very clean. read more

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Came in to get some sushi and sashimi , it's very spacious and clean inside. No any fishy smell at all, they also sell some Japanese grocery on shelves. Because of the freshness, this place is not cheap though. They do have a seating area , but is not open, most customers were for take outs read more

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New location... New operation, so the the shop and dining area is clean, and don't have a setting fish smell yet. The dining area is full services, you can bring in your own selection of fish from the shop and request them cut and served to you. The food is fresh, considering the shop is part of the restaurant. But for the quality expect a premium price. For the 4 of us, tax and tip in, is 55$ per person. But it's definitely worth a try, will come again although infrequently. read more

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I thought it was average? Everyone on Yelp seems to have loved this new location of taro fish and really I thought it was average. It was nice that they could cut your raw fish for you once you've paid. We also ordered a few rolls. I thought the rolls are pretty good but for the price point, I was expecting the fish to taste super fresh and rolls to be superb. Overall, I really found everything average. For reference, we bought the salmon, scallops, tako mix, and a few rolls. Pretty average for me! I do not think I'll be coming back. There is a bit of a line even on a Saturday afternoon! read more

Fish is really fresh, great quality but come early as supplies are limited. Note it is quite pricey. read more

Fresh Sashimi for take out & good selection of sit down menu. Beer selection can be improved (quantity), nice Japanese speaking staff provide excellent services expected from a Japanese establishment. read more

Fresh sashimi. Really enjoy that you can select your own fish and get it sliced. The dine in option is awesome too.

Super fresh sushi and sashimi. The place now offers dine in which makes is even better.