EDO

Worst food surprise when they presented a burnt salmon filet to my table! How do you even think of putting that on a plate and then to the table?! We sent it back and had to complain again because it took another 20 minutes to get a new dish while the rest of our table finished their meal. Then the kicker, they had the nerve to charge us for that dish! Any place that gives a round of service like that will certainly see their business crash… and fast. There’s soo many other places to eat in Toronto — cross this one off your list.

If I could give negative star I would give them –5 star. Our experience Today was terrible.
My GF and I went their with the $ 88 groupon deal for the Kobe Beef dinner. We originally bought it for the Markham Hilton Location, but that one closed down so they sent us to here.
We also upgraded $ 24 for the Aburi Sushi taster. But the Sushi quality was under par and worst than AYCE. Ther Service was horrible and Slow.
The Aburi sushi was prepared and sitting at the counter and the Slow Blonde waitress was walking around doing random thing for a good 15 – 20 min and we had to remind her we order the Aburi Sushi Taster. By the time it arrived it was ice cold. and the favour sucked, They just took normal sushi and torched it.
Main Dish Kobe Beef. They just took a normal piece of steak and slapped it on the grill. It was decent for a steak but I wouldn’t call Kobe Beef.
After we finish our Steak both our glasses was empty and she came clear away our dishes and silverware. She walked back and forth 4 times by our table and didn’t ask to refill our water. We had to ask her.
Lastly what put the nail in the coffin is when we got our bill They slapped on an automatic 15% $ 20 tip. For that service I was diffinitly not going to left her a tip. I was soo pissed I just left the money on the table and left without complaining to the manager on duty.
I warn people stay away from this restaurant. Spend your money elseware like JaBistro or Guu.

This wasn’t our original place where we wanted to eat, however where we were planning on going had a line up so we decided to get some sushi since we were starving. This place looks really nice inside and can definitely accommodate large groups (one group had about 20 people for a bday celebration). Lucky for us, even though a Saturday night we got a table for 2.
The menu and drink selection is pretty decent. Had the Wild Elder drink (gi, elderflowers, etc) and at first it was really syrupy sweet tasting. We asked the server if we couldget it in a taller glass with club soda. She was very accommodating and the drink tasted much better after she adjusted it for us.
We ordered a few things from the menu — organic miso soup, beef tataki (I don’t think worth the $ 13 price), spicy tempura tuna (not bad), and another sushi dish with butterfish (which was quite nice).
Service was ok — our server was very nice and helpful when we asked for changes in the drink, but she forgot small things like bringing us water or soy sauce. But everyone was pleasant and nice so perhaps she just had a long day.
I don’t think I would specifically go back here, but if I were in the area I wouldn’t mind giving a few other items on the menu a try.
Decent effort overall

We came here for their prix fixe menu (per Groupon), and were blown away. Note, you need to make a reservation to enjoy this menu, because they need to prepare for it!
Service was excellent. We enjoyed some Bloody Samurai’s (similar to a Caesar but with a few changes), garnished with shrimp.
Now, on to the food.
As soon as we sat down, we were offered a few bites of a noodle/​cabbage dish. I’m actually not sure what it was, but it was delicious and the perfect amount of tangy.
I thought this was our «amuse bouche», as promised by the menu, but then the actual amuse bouche came out and it was divine. Salmon sashimi (I’m sure there’s an official name for this, but I don’t remember it) mixed with a light sauce, garnished with a radish, and sitting atop a piece of seaweed. Lovely. Too bad my date ate his, otherwise I would have been happy as a clam eating both.
Next, we had the lobster bisque with an egg. Yes, an egg. It was amazing and just the perfect size to give us a taste without filling us up for the next course.
Then, the aburi sushi came out. We had a lovely selection of seared tuna, squid, salmon, scallop, and one or two more types of fish. Each piece had it’s own seasoning (e.g. a dollop of something or other), which was a nice touch and helped bring out the flavour of the fish. There was no soya sauce, which I’m not used to, but it’s not a big deal. To be honest, I wasn’t wowed by this, as I regularly have aburi sushi and it seemed like it was supposed to be smokier.
Finally, our kobe beef steaks, medium rare, came out. The rest of the menu is determined for you, but here we had a choice between the kobe beef or black cod. I’m sure the black cod was great, but I just had a craving for kobe beef. It exceeded my expectations, as it was served atop grilled asparagus and peppers, accompanied by a mushroom rice mountain seasoned with truffle salt. Yes, you could actually taste the truffle salt, and it was delicious.
The dessert wasn’t very impressive compared to everything else. My date and I ordered one of each so we could share. He got the green tea affogato and didn’t want to share (it was delicious). I believe it was ice cream covered in green tea sauce, with some cookies on the side. I got the chocolate fondue. The fondue wasn’t warm, and I ate all of the fruit on my plate. I wish I got the affogato because it was really good.

I came here for groupon deal and we were seated right the way. My waitress serve us the water in 15 mins and I kept asking them to provide me the regular menu (I planned to order some other dishes too), waited 30 mins and kept asking, still no menu!!!
I’ve waited more than 45 mins for my first dish /​drink. This is the worst Japanese meal experience. I ordered the sake and my waitress tole me out of stock. She opened another one before telling me this is not what I ordered.
Later, there is another waitress (Japanese girl?) served me with much better service. She found out the sake that the other waitress gave me is totally different than the one I ordered. She apologized and send back the premium sake I asked for.
The food was okay, but you must be very patient on every dishes. Average we have to wait 15 – 20 mins for each dish. It is worth to wait for the main dish — black cod or Kobe beef. The beef was okay but we both very like the black cod. It is juicy and tender, their five grain rice is very chewy too! The best leave the last!!!
Overall, it is an okay experience. I believe I would have better experience with a better waitress.

I think I will give Edo another chance and modify this review, but tonight it was just Okay.
We had:
Hamachi appatiser — ⁵⁄₅ get this
Seaweed salad — ²⁄₅ an assortment of seaweed, when I only really wanted one kind. The dressing was thick. A peanut, or sesame base. Not for me. I would have preferred a Japanese vinaigrette.
Tuna sashimi — ⁵⁄₅ really fresh and tasty
Spicy salmon roll — ³⁄₅. I’ve had way better at other places.
Black cod — ⁴⁄₅ very tasty. I didn’t love the truffled brown rice. i didn’t care for the flavour combination.
Chocolate fondu — ¹⁄₅ — FON-DON’T!
Cheese cake — ²⁄₅ this was a bowl of creamy, cheesy custard. It was okay with the strawberries, but we were expecting cheesecake. If you order this, modify your expectations.
The service was awful. Our server was slow. She didn’t bring out side plates, or clear old plates at the appropriate times. Water glasses were left empty for half the meal. But I will mention there is a lot of construction on the block Edo is on, so perhaps they were understaffed tonight.
As I said, I will probably return one day. I noticed how fresh everything was and want to try more dishes here.

After my boyfriend and I sat down we got a tiny piece of spicy tofu, we like it, nits not that spicy and the sauce is pretty good.
Then we waited for 20mins ! To get to our salmon tataki, it is a good salad with also very tiny portion, 3 pics of salmon.
Then we wait for another 10 mins to get our sushi, it is very good and variety.
After the sushi, another 15 mins… My boyfriend and I were getting hangry already and finally here it comes the main course, Kobe Japan slider and Japanese style seafood pasta.
After my first bite of the Kobe slider I realized how silly am I to think the burger meat will be different! When Kobe beef become burger meat, there’s nothing Kobe about it… Infact it makes my jaw hurts after I chewed all the meat… The sweet potato fries are just yam tempura that’s been cut same as fries.
Inside the seafood spaghetti, there’s one small scallop that’s been cuffed into two pics, two shrimps and 3 slices of squid… I like the flavour although my BF doesn’t.
At the end is the small portion normal dessert.
I can only say it’s a dinner that just worth 35 $, no more.

Visited on Mon Oct 13 Thanksgiving for a tasting menu Japanese Tapas meets Spanish Wine. It was a special event with a a group called Spanish Wine Society. Reservations for 4 were easily made. Went with 3 friends Janet, Puiyan and Deanna. Parking in the area was a bit limited to pay-​and-​display along Eglinton.
Atmosphere
The restaurant is split into two levels, we were at first seated on the bottom level with a normal table for 4. After 20 min the server moved us to the upper level. But the seating was awkward we were seating beside each other in a line, it really made it difficult to have a conversation. The server said this section was where guests were seated for the tasting menu. We didn’t enjoy the setup of the tables, and there were 2 staff that were trying to get organized which took a while. We asked one server to get the tasting menu started, and 15 min later the 2^nd server asks if we are ready to start they obviously didn’t communicate. The volume of the restaurant was a average volume, but died down by 10pm.
Wines
The Master of Oenology was Gonzalo Lainez, but he barely talked to us. We were given 3 glasses of wine: a Chardonnnay, a Rosado and a Madre Reserva a red. The glasses were only about ¹⁄₃ full and they didn’t offer refills which seemed kind of cheap. We could see the bottles all opened at the table on the side, they should have offered refills. He made brief 30 second introductions about the wines, but seemed more interested in talking to the group to the left of us. The group to the left seemed to be personal friends, as near the end of our meal he took off his jacket and sat down with them. We asked Gonzalo if he had tasted the food, and stated that he hadn’t. How can he talk about the wines if he hasn’t eaten the food that it was paired with?
Food
There was a small amuse-​bouche consiting of room-​temperature noodles which was nice and sweet.
The 6 items came on two dishes, you can see photos that i’ve uploaded. It was difficult to keep track as on the menu they weren’t listed the same way that they were served. All of the portions were very small, which is typical of tasting menues. The seared tuna was good. The unagi avocago temari was quite unique looking as it was a round-​style sushi. The Kobe gyoza was disappointing as there was only 1 piece! The mini dynamite hand-​roll was excellent and they use a different type of seaweed that isn’t as chewy. The chicken breast was a bit tough in my opinion. There was what we assume were real gold flakes on the dishes.
The highlight of the evening was meeting the Corporate Executive Chef Ryo Ozawa who has been with Edo for 9 years. He has made appearances with Top Chef Canada and other cooking competitions. At least he explained that he tasted the food and the wine to ensure they were paired well. He talked to our group for a good 5 min and was much more interesting to talk to than the wine expert. He even gave his personal business card.
For the price of $ 25 including tax and tip was a great price. But I was still hungry afterwards and got a slice of pizza.

Decent. What do you expect from a place in the food court? Ordered the chicken and beef combo that came with spring roll and drink. Spring roll was soggy. Food was ok.
Only would come back if i was pressed for time and wanted something quick.

I ordered some sushi from Edo recently. I have walked by and it looked like a nice place. After spending $ 130 I was extremely disappointed. The majority of the rolls were rice and minimal fish. The salmon teriyaki was over cooked and dry. I will never order from this place again.

Don’t understand some of the negative reviews below, particularly the one from the girl who claims that she is «put off by fish.» Not exactly clear why she went to Edo in the first place …
I go to sushi restaurants all the time, and Edo is consistently the best for this particular service tier. The sashimi is always fresh, the tempura crisp and light (not soggy or overcooked as in many other places), the rice clean and perfectly textured. This place is my go-​to choice, even though I have to drive across town to get there.

Intro: winterlicious, table for 4
Pro:
— food was good, not very impressive though
— seated us quickly
— we were here so long, parking became free after 9
— clean and cozy environment
Con:
— super slow service (reservation was at 7, didn’t leave until 9:45pm. 20 min wait for each course.)
— waitress forgot to get/​refill our water 3 times
— washroom is in the basement
… All 4 of us will not come back.

We ate the Summerlicious dinner menu for 4.
The food is well made and the service is very well done. However it seems the air conditioning was broken (or malfunctioning), which distracted the dining experience as we have to fan ourselves between courses. We booked at 6:15pm (which is the earliest until 8:45), but throughout the dinner up until we left at 8:30, the resturant was barely half-​full, makes me wonder if they are subtly trying to deter diners using this site (or summerlicious diners?) to reserve seats for the prime dinner hours.
My father ordered the steakloin main dish and he find the meat portion too small, but for the rest of us choosing the tempura one it’s enough.
Not sure if I planned to return outside of summerlicious.

I was able to try this place during Summerlicious, their Summerlicious menu really did caught my eyes, and I’ve been hearing good things about this place, so I decided to try this place.
The place is actually quite small, but it’s very elegant. Menu wise, for regular days, it’s on the pricey end. Due to the longer than usual wait at the front, when I was seated and ordered our food with my friend, the manager of the store gave us a special roll from the house. I was actually very impress with the handroll given, it was smoked salmon but wrapped in rice paper, something I never had before.
Out of all the dishes, I really enjoyed their house special sushi platter. The fish was very fresh and the chef added special sauce on each sushi to bring out the freshness of the fish. The main course was very good too, but having to eat the Beef Patty without actual buns did felt a bit weird.
Overall, I enjoyed my time at this place and I would recommend going here for Summerlicious.

Don’t know much about their regular menu. i’ve only been here once for winterlicious… not impressed and on the pricy end. Wait was very long for each dish, portions are so small, food was not unique. Did not have a good experience. will not come again.

Higher end japanese fusion. Fresh quality food. You’re always greeted with a hot hand towel and a tiny (free) starter noodle salad. It’s best to order everything at once, as it comes as it’s made.

*4.5 stars
Booked a Summerlicious reservation on a Sunday night, which was moderately busy but not packed nor any waiting customers. Décor was classy and had a romantic ambience to it.
Really enjoyed the restaurant, from the food to the service. I was curious to see how this meal would be worth $ 35/​person, but for 4.5 courses and after the meal, I thought it was worth it and would consider coming back. I even found their regular menu prices to not be overly expensive (although pricier than your average sushi joint)… and coming from an asian used to cheap eats, that’s definitely a bonus.
As soon as I was seated, they gave a palm-​sized plate of a refreshing cucumber noodle salad. I’m not a fan of cucumber, but it had seaweed and a bit of sesame mixed in with fine cucumber slices and what tastes like yam noodle. After a few minutes, we were given a complimentary ‘amuse’, which this time around was a handroll, except used a rice wrap with avocado and shrimp laid on some rice on the inside sprinkled with tempura bits, spicy sauce, and sesame seeds. Absolutely delicious. It tasted like sushi and definitely ‘wetted’ our appetite.
APPETIZER:
I ordered the salmon tataki, which was a bit of seared salmon in a yuzu sauce. The sauce was a little overpowering if you dabbed too much of it, but the fish was really tasty and very fresh indeed. I was also pleasantly surprised that the portion was quite generous, ~5−6 pieces of salmon (and not like 2 pieces as per usual gourmet portions), so I was quite happy about that. My boyfriend ordered the sliced duck in soba noodles (which were green) and he really liked it. I found it decent also, perhaps slightly salty, but tasty and a good-​sized portion.
OMAKASE SUSHI SET:
This was a 5-​piece sushi set that made the Summerlicious menu 4 courses instead of 3. I really liked this addition. I had 2 papaya maki rolls (which had a spicy sauce that made it delicious — and I usually hate papaya), a surf clam sushi with a sweet sauce, a salmon rose with green roe on top, and another fish sushi with a peanut-​sesame sauce. They don’t serve these with soy sauce, which was unique, and I appreciated that experience because the sushi really didn’t need it — it was quite flavourful as is and you could really appreciate the freshness of the fish.
*EXTRA*
We ordered a spicy salmon roll because it said it was an Edo classic and had their tempera bits and spicy Dynamite sauce trademarked, so I said, we have to try it! Unfortunately this was a little typical compared to our wonderful East meets West-​inspired meal so far, although there were a few pros. The seaweed used to wrap the sushi is great (as someone who makes sushi having solid non-​musty tasting seaweed is important). The rolls were also very soft and again, fish was very fresh. But yes, a little on the small side and a bit typical… but really good spicy sauce (I guess that’s why its trademarked!)
MAINS:
I had the Kobe beef lasagna. Unfortunately this was a let-​down. Don’t get me wrong, it was absolutely delicious… as a lasagna, but a totally disappointment because there was the ‘Kobe beef’ advertisement. I should have realized that it would be difficult to really distinguish it as Kobe beef if it’s all ground up and overpowered by tomato sauce, but sadly, it only hit me when I took the first bite. Had it not listed it as ‘Kobe beef lasagna’ on the menu, it’d just taste like a decent lasagna using regular ground beef found at any Italian establishment.
On the other hand, my boyfriend was really satisfied with the grilled seafood salad. He thought the shrimp in particular was really sweet and everything was perfectly grilled. Now I tasted that there was pesto sauce in the salad and it was generally a good salad… but it was very Italian. Basically the mains were not very Japanese at all, and were comparable to ordering an Italian dish. I was expecting more fusion between the two cuisines, not 90% Italian… so while I enjoyed it, I had to dock a star because of it.
DESSERT:
My favourite course — I ordered the green tea tiramisu and my, I could eat 3 of those. It was a true delight! It had a nice whipped cream sprinkled with matcha powder with tiramisu spongecake at the bottom of the cup. So when you use your spoon to dip in — it is like heaven. It also came with a matcha-​sprinkled biscuit and some fresh berries. Overall a light and refreshing dessert that I savoured to the max.
My boyfriend had the black sesame panna cotta. He fully enjoyed it also. It was sort of like a black sesame paste with gold flakes on top… but he scraped the little bowl like no tomorrow and stated that it was a must-​have dessert for any black sesame lovers. Dessert was a home run for the two of us and both these desserts deserve a thumbs up.
SERVICE:
Great! Our water was filled frequently, they were fast taking our used plates, and our waiter consistently asked us how our food was.

There are many restaurants along this strip of Eglinton, some of which attract a fair bit of buzz from the Forest Hill crowd, before settling into mid-​town mediocrity.
Located down the street from Ave/​Eg anchor Yitz’s Delicatessen, Edo provides a convenient answer to those who feel more like raw fish than cured meat.
At one point, they pretty much had the strip to themselves. Now, sushi joints dot the landscape, in varying degrees of authenticity. I doubt anyone would accuse Edo of being overly authentic, but if you’re willing to shell out, you will receive a perfectly decent meal.
In light of the clientele and toned-​down offerings, I humbly suggest that we coin a new term for this kind of cuisine-«Jewpanese”-ethnic food that you can bring your squeamish grandparents to enjoy.
Viewed through this lens, dinner at Edo is a success. Miso soup packs deep flavour into warming broth studded with tofu and wakame. Wait staff don’t bat an eye when superannuated diners request spoons.
Gyoza-​made with veal, not pork-​are tender pasta pockets with a light crispness, surrounding delicate meat.
Tempura anything is properly crisp, although the Shiso leaves always have gloopy cold spots. They’re best avoided in favour of the sweet potato and zucchini. My only regret about the shrimp is that there aren’t more.
Bento boxes offer the usual suspects. Rice is texturally perfect; stir-​fried vegetables occasionally overdone; teriyaki is predictably sweet and dry-​just as your grandparents like it.
Sushi is well-​executed but unadventurous. Cream cheese appears often in rolls, along with crispy tempura bits. The fish itself is reliably fresh, though. A pick-​and-​mix selection makes for a fun and collaborative meal.
This is the rare case where I deduct points for atmosphere. The room is cold and grey; the chair are hard metal, set at odd angles. Service discourages lingering. A model of efficiency, perhaps, but an underwhelming dining experience.

Went here for Winterlicious 2012, and can’t say that I am impressed. Actually I am slightly embarrassed that I picked this restaurants for my girlfriends on our night out. We did a pretty late booking for Winterlicious but I went on Open Table and picked this one because it was available on a Friday evening and had good ratings. I’m glad I booked because there were a few people waiting for seats at the door when we got there.
The Winterlicious meal included appetizer, sushi, main and dessert. The portions were dainty, even for us girls who usually eat like birds and can never finish anything. We ordered an extra sushi roll to share. The food came out so slow, I think we must have waited 20 minutes before our salads came out. The martini that my friends ordered tasted like soho and cranberry, for $ 6 a pop, that was a bit pricey for something that was so simple.
I think the most disappointing part of the experience was that the waitress kept pressing us to order her favourite picks. She practically made my friend switch her vegetarian salad pick to the tuna salad and didn’t mention to my friend who is already putt off by fish that the tuna is cooked very rare. Then when my friend said she didn’t enjoy it, she egged my friend to eat it and then made her feel bad that she barely touched it.
The taste of the food was interesting, creative, pretty but it didn’t taste very good. The sushi that was included had some kind of mint leaves in it which was weird. The chicken/​kobe beef dish wasn’t good for my friend either. The salmon dish that was part of Winterlicious was completely deep fried and the «tartar sauce» was just chopped up eggs and mayonnaise — gross. There was just too many things thrown into that dish, the tartar sauce, balsalmic reduction, tomato salsa, yuzu sauce, and another green sauce. It didn’t come together at all. The only thing that was good was the sushi pizza and the dynamite roll. The dynamite roll wasn’t part of the Winterlicious menu.
I also have to mention that their soy puff pastry tastes like the puff pastry that I can get from Costco. Not bad but I can buy a few tubs of these for the same price that I paid for this meal.

Summerlicious Round Three: Gentleman’s choice, and he did a good job! We arrived with high expectations, especially my boyfriend since he lives in the area and has been wanting to try Edo for quite a while. In the best possible way, this dining experience was reminiscent of an infomercial to me.
Anyone who’s tried to find something to watch between 2am and 9am on a weekend knows how infomercials work — it’s never as simple as «5 easy payments of $ 19.99 buys you this wonderful device!» They always knock off a payment, add a carrying case, double the quantity, offer their first born — to really convince you that it’s a deal. So as a lover of deals and, admittedly, an occasional victim of infomercials, how could I not be excited by a place that goes above and beyond the expected three courses for Summerlicious?
Online, I had learned that there was a «surprise complimentary amuse» to start things off, and a sushi course offered with your choice of entrée! When we sat down, we were presented with a tiny dish (a little bigger than a toonie) with some julienned greens and glass noodles. It had a mild flavour, but I enjoyed what I presumed was our amuse. But wait, there’s more! Apparently the amuse was still to come, and this was just another extra that had been thrown in for good measure. The actual amuse consisted of vegetables wrapped in rice paper with sauce. It was very pretty, and was tasty too — although the first bite didn’t have much sauce and as such not as much flavour as the second. But, like the first dish, it was light and refreshing and a nice way to start the meal.
There’s always one not-​an-​actor testing the product who gets really REALLY excited by it — this part was played by my boyfriend as he gulped down two Japanese Slipper martinis before I managed to finish my first. I got the impression he liked it.
I do have to mention the server we had. She was amazing, and really embodied a TV presenter as she described each of our courses. I loved the details she gave, including the chef’s suggestions on how we should eat each item. It elevated the meal to more than just dinner — it was an experience. She described each of the 4 types of sushi the chef had created. All delicious, a particular favourite was one with a small piece of cream cheese on top. Each piece had individual sauces, and weren’t served with soy sauce because «they don’t need it», our server informed us. She was right!
The product salesperson and/​or inventor always has to take some time to explain to you why it’s so much better than the competition. Through the grapevine, I’ve heard that the main chef’s concept for the restaurant is to show that Japanese cuisine is more than just sushi, and as such there isn’t a lot of it on the regular menu.
Perhaps to emphasize this point, our main courses consisted not only of the assorted sushi plates, but also of a separate entrée. I selected the Wafu Umino-​sachi Noodle — shrimps, scallops, and mushrooms with soy flavoured spaghettini. The seafood, the server informed me, had been soaked in sake. I could taste it, but it wasn’t overpowering. Again, the flavours were mild but worked well and I really enjoyed the dish. My boyfriend ordered the Kobe Beef Hamburger Steak. It was the first time trying kobe beef for both of us — and WOW. So flavourful, so juicy… just delicious. I highly recommend it!
As for desserts, I ordered the pear and he the chocolate fondue. Both dishes came with a good amount of fresh fruit and were both very tasty and a nice lighter finish to the meal.
Luckily, that’s where the comparisons end; there was no mad grab for further sales when we finished our meals. This is the way I believe a Summerlicious experience should be — professional, and really showing why we should come back to the restaurant for the regular menu. An extra hat tip to this lovely experience — as we were leaving, the chef himself called after us to thank us for coming. A very nice touch.
All in all, it was a fantastic meal with amazing service in a very nice setting.