Spring Rolls

If they asked me what restaurant disappointed me the most in Canada, no other place can come to mind before this.
I have been to yonge and bloor location hundreds of times and always loved it, ordered take out many times from the old location on Front street and never disappoint but this location… Oh boy.
The main disaster was the waiter. From the second I walked in and he is dropping attitude like I walked in to their own living room.
It was Saturday Jan 16 2016 and I decided to meet my friend for an early dinner.
The spring rolls were not defrosted yet. It’s hot outside and freezing inside making zero taste and texture. Pic attached.
The main course I ordered comes with A soup or salad the never mentioned that so when I asked he said which one you want «with attitude» I said salad. He brought me what’s in the pic. A disgusting mix of greens with seaweeds and two different dressings on it. I swear it was as if he put whatever 2 left over plates together and gave it to me.
I don’t care what the waiters problem was, but this attitude with poor food and downtown prices isn’t working. It’s pure crap.
You want to dress the place like a fine dining restaurant then don’t serve food court food and hire professional waiters…
I highly do not recommend going there unless you feel like picking a fight.

To be honest I had low expectations before visiting Spring Rolls as I had read a few reviews here on Unilocal that almost strayed me away however I had never been here before and thought I should give them the benefit of the doubt. It was fairly quiet when me and my friend arrived and we politely asked the hostesses the question they probably hear a billion times a day «can we get a booth?». Due to it being so dead they were kind enough to seat us at a 2 seater booth by the entrance where they seat all «a la carte» guests it seemed. We quickly dug through the menu and figured out what to get. I had originally wanted Chicken chow mein but with cantonese noodles but then the classic «Chicken Fried Rice» caught my attention.
Our Waitress throughout the night was very attentive, getting our drink orders first as well as our order with my no onion substitution and I would say it took less than 10 minutes for our order to arrive — Just Perfect, considering we were starving from shopping. My chicken fried rice was a healthy platter portion, the chicken wasn’t the rubber kind and tasted great although I do wish there was a little bit more of it. Presentation was nice as well as it came platted on a banana leaf I believe. As we stayed the restaurant began to fill up and I noticed a lot of staff, management and hostesses running around to make sure everyone was attended too.
Once we finished our meal we decided to get both the street brownies and mango crème brûlée for my friend. The street brownie and blondies were nothing too spectacular, the brownie tasted like regular two bite brownies while the chocolate chip brownies tasted a little dry and stale. almost like a dry brownie. I am not sure if they were meant to taste that way however it didn’t blow me away. I took a spoonful of the mango crème brûlée off my friends ramekin and it was nice and creamy once you got past that hard sugar that comes with all crème brulees.
The only disappointment to my trip was that I got asked if I wanted a refill after I had finished all my food and the dessert options could have been a little better.
I will definitely come back but I won’t be running back. There are better options around the city for chicken fried rice, however I would give this place a shot again if need be.

Don’t waste your time and money. Food is Ok but service is terrible. The all you can eat menu has some variety but the big problem is that you will wait forever to get the food served to your table. If you still want to go there an advice is to order all at once so you don’t have to wait too much to get more food. But probably they won’t let you do that because «they strongly recommend you to order only 6 items at a time». So good luck with that.
Also if you go to the Bay and Dundas downtown location you may have to wait at your table for 20 minutes before the server comes and tells you «sorry but we are not ready to make this dish today». Then why they offer it in the menu?
I will never go there again.

My husband and I always come to this location for the all you can eat menu… and always leave completely stuffed.
We have always had a pleasant experience here and the food has always been very tasty!

If you want bland food served on dirty dishes then this place is for you! The only positive thing about this place was the waitresses were very nice and friendly. Seriously even the tablecloths were blotchy and stained.

Yet another chain with an «Asian» name which caters predominantly to the (sarcasm)“white people”(/sarcasm) crowd. The ambiance is great, reminds me of «Earls», if you like cookie-​cutter, western style places, but don’t expect anything authentic.
The service is normal, rushed «Earl’s» type. We didn’t opt for ‘all you can it’ although, on a second thought, it might have been better value for the money. We had the Sui Mai Dim Sum (highlight of the meal), I had the General Tao Chicken which was way too greasy and too breaded, and my girlfriend had Sizzling Bulgogi Platter, which tasted like regular shredded beef, none of that special bulgogi taste you get if you go to a proper Korean BBQ in Korea Town (Christy/​Bloor).
When the bill came the tipping ‘proposals’ (for your convenience, you know) were 15%, 18% and 20%!!! What’s up with these places along Yonge Street? Do they think only Americans eat there? This is not USA where wait stuff gets paid $ 2/​hr, but Canada, where they must get minimum wage or more.

Crime brûlée took 30 minutes and I get this… see pic with lemon wedge next to it. Small… so small… two teaspoonfuls. Ugh. Terrible.

One way of seeing if a place that serves ethnic food is any good, see if there are any people of that ethnicity eating there. It was pretty late on a friday, we were tired and we didn’t want to eat in the Eaton food court. So we went to Spring Rolls. And we didn’t follow the rule aforementioned.
The stir fry seafood was cold when it came and it looked like it had been microwaved. The vegetables were so overcooked the whole dish was watery. It left a slimy feel in my mouth; after just a few bites, I didn’t even want to keep eating. The chicken with cashew nuts were a bit better, but not by much. It was warm at least.
So Spring Rolls, never again! Such a shame really, such a waste of a great location.

Dissapointing. The quality of the food and the restrictions on the «all you can eat» menu make this restaurant a 1 out of 5. The desserts are no longer included on the a.y.c.e menu which means you have to pay $ 2 extra for green tea ice cream.
Who pays for green tea ice cream! Is it just me or does this sound crazy?
To make things worse, the free ‘deep friend banana with ice cream’ availble on Unilocal when you ‘check in’ has expired.
Just one more dissapointing moment I had to endure.

I met up with my brother to grab a bite to eat for lunch since he had a 3 hour break between classes at Ryerson. I’ve been to Spring Rolls many times in the past, but it had been a while. They offer a discount to students upon showing your student card so that’s a plus.
The last two times I have been here I ate off the AYCE menu and in the past I have really enjoyed their General Tao Chicken and their Pad Thai. This time I ordered two sushi rolls, Firecracker Dream Roll and Philadelphia Roll off the menu for $ 9.99. I wasn’t blown away by the sushi, but it was fine. My brother ordered one of his favourites which was the Chow Mein and he was happy.
I was excited for dessert because of all the mini options so we ordered the mango crème brulee, the tasty little bites (3 of the brownie bites and 3 of the blondie bites), and both of the mousses with a splash. My brother enjoyed the crème brûlée and I thought the little bites were good with the brownies being better than the blondies. The mousses were a let down because they had more of a jello consistency and I thought it would be more fluffy and creamy.
Based on it’s location and student discount I would return here again for lunch and maybe go for the AYCE option the next time.

Mediocre food at best and fairly overpriced. Feels like a tourist trap. I’ve had the salmon with pad thai, Korean beef short ribs, mango salad and spring roll platter here and nothing was that special except for the spring roll platter. I would definitely order that again. The ambience is nice though, feels like a «high-​end» restaurant and is very clean.
If I’m ever craving Asian food, Spring Rolls would never be my first choice.

We had reservations for a birthday with a lot of people. Hats off to them for doing a great job with service! They brought our food promptly and were quite attentive. We occupied half the tables downstairs. I think they reserve their lower dining area for peak times like dinner or for large parties. However, be warned that you might get split up based on if you’re ordering AYCE or a la carte.
This is mostly a review of their AYCE menu, although most of the items can probably be found on their regular menu. Some yummy appetizers are Satay Chicken skewers, Salt and Pepper Calimari, Coconut Shrimp, and the sauced Chicken Wings. Their Sashimi was ok but didn’t taste the freshest. Their rolls were quite good. Make sure you don’t fill up and be sure you try the sizzling Korean Kalbi hot plate which was amazing! To finish I enjoyed the pumpkin crème brûlée (limited time), vanilla and coffee mini desserts. Avoid the curry at all costs it tasted like a watered down mess!
Overall, this is great if you need a place to accommodate a large number of people with a semi-​decent selection. They’ve changed up their AYCE menu. From what I remember they had the basic necessities covered (salad, miso soup, etc.) but have now included some decent platters and entrees to their sushi. However, if you want to explore some adventurous flavors then I’d consider other options in the area.

As you can tell, I only come here with coworkers — basically when I have no other option. While service was pretty fast for a large group, I felt the food has gone down hill from A-​OK. I won’t be back if I can help it.

Very good food with excellent service my first time here and won’t be my last. Korean barbecue are out of this world for the price! Nancy our fabulous waitress was very sweet and kind. Fried rice was good too.

Great food!
The Tom yum soup and seafood platter are so far my favourites, but everything else tastes and looked great as well. Heads down for the size of their rolls– those are huge!
The service was very fast keeping in mind in was a Friday night and we all were coming straight from work, so we were super hungry :) our server was very knowledgable and recommended us a few menu items I probably wouldn’t think of myself. I’ll definitely stop by for lunch/​dinner when I’m in that area.

Came here for lunch with my mom and we ordered the mango salad and shrimp pad thai. This is more of a fusion restaurant, so the food is not as authentic. But I still enjoyed the mango salad and pad thai. The décor is very modern, has more of a western feel.

Being around Eaton Center and hungry, my boyfriend and I decided to go to eat here since it was convenient and looked really nice inside. I’m really happy we chose this place to eat then eating at pickle barrel. We were seated immediately and the staff were really nice. As seen from the outside, the inside has a really clean environment and modern style, perfect for a casual dinner date!
We got the 3 course meal ($ 20) and the bulgogi (~$ 13). We weren’t too sure how big the portions we but we were pleasantly surprised! We were both very full at the end and could barely finish the last bits of our food (reminder, we came on an empty stomach!). The food is definitely an Asian fusion style, which I actually really enjoyed. The bulgogi came with 3 side dishes, edamame and a bowl of rice. The wait time for the food was longer than expected though (~25mins) despite it not being a full house.
Being in a very tourist-​y area, I thought the restaurant would be extremely expensive (since it is also nice looking on the inside too)! But $ 36 including tips for two people dinner was great. Would come again if it’s the closest around and feeling non-​adventurous.
Tl;dr satisfying, non-​expensive Asian fusion food but long wait to get food

This place exists mainly to have an Asian food option that isn’t in a food court and without having to go to Spadina. It’s a tourist trap, basically.
The food isn’t bad. The portions are about half the size of Chinatown and a few dollars more, but again, see tourist trap designation.
It’s been ages since I came here. I try not to go as it reminds me of what the Asian version of East Side Mario’s would be like. Formulaic Asian food, over priced and generic.
I will say the place is clean, nice, and the service I’ve gotten I don’t ever remember being bad. It’s got tons of seating upstairs, downstairs and on the patio. The Ho Fun is decent.
I also wouldn’t say don’t go. It’s not a bad restaurant. But it’s pretty ho-​hum and uninspired, pretty much the way it was designed from the start.
(Incidentally, I think this is what in Canada we get instead of PF Changs, which I like a lot better)

I haven’t tried their sushi to often but I’m a big fan of their Chicken Bento Box. YES! My review is just for the bento box! I love it. It is my go-​to spot if I’m craving tempura, some sushi and some teriyaki. They have a take-​out corner and I never have to wait for more than 15mins. It’s the right quantity too, not too much and not too less. Their tempura is good but its their teriyaki that I prefer to other similar priced take out places.
Overall, if you are trying the bento box for the first time, try this place. Its also very reasonably priced. Their bento box is better than the spring sushi box.

At $ 26 per person for the AYCE option, you better come here hungry! The restaurant was nice and clean. I didn’t that there was another floor below us for dining.
We were seated pretty quickly and here before the dinner rush — approx 4:30pm. Water it’s the standard unless you want to pay extra for drinks — even tea. You’d that that at an asian restaurant, tea would be included. Anyways, I ordered a green tea… but never got it. It seemed like a few items that we ordered either didn’t come out at all or was wrong. For an all you can eat place, it was weird having someone take your order. Why not give me a list to check off or order electronically like many other places? The food quality was just ok.
— dim sum was lacking in texture and taste.
— sushi was a pleasant surprise as it was nicely prepared and quite good.
— steak was somewhat soggy. Seemed like it was sitting in liquid for a long time. Maybe it was to prevent it for drying out as it was such a thin piece?
— dessert was good. But how could you go wrong?
I wouldn’t come back. I would hit up the japanese ayce places instead.

On sait tous que Spring Rolls est une chaine mais j’en suis à mon 3e depuis mon arrivée au Canada et c’est l’un des plus sympa que j’ai fais!
L’ambiance générale est très agréable avec un petit bassin au milieu du restaurant!
J’ai gouté les makis, qui né sont pas les meilleurs que j’ai mangé depuis mon arrivée mais si vous n’avez rien d’autre sous la main ca peut vraiment faire l’affaire! Car ils né sont pas si mauvais que ca!
Le service quand a lui était normal, rien a redire mais rien d’exceptionnel non plus!