Sushi Garden

Maki were small and not very fresh. Both my friend and I felt a bit sick after our meal. Not going back.

Sushi Garden is one my favourite spots in the Yonge and St Clair area for a quick but delicious lunch. It has a great selection of lunch specials with very affordable prices (especially considering the location of the restaurant). For instance, $ 5.99 gets you a general portion of Chicken Teriyaki with Miso Soup, complimentary Japanese tea, and consistently prompt and courteous service. The quality of the sushi at Sushi Garden is also decent and definitely worth the price tags.
The only odd part is they will take credit cards but not debit card or American Express, so be aware before you step in!

The sushi garden is a decent Japanese restaurant serving common Japanese style dishes.
What’s good about it is that it’s sort of the safe style Japanese food catering to Canadians mild pallet.
I’ve been here many times because my family likes it and the food is consistent.
Furthermore the Bento boxes are decently priced and are pretty good size.

1. Prices on the website and actual prices differ by 1 – 4 dollars resulting in me overpaying by $ 10. That was not a pleasant surprise at all. With tip I paid 40 $ for two people.
2. My eel maki did not have eel in them only skin. My soft shell crab tasted off so much that I could not finish it.
3. Katsu don chicken combo #6 looked so sad that I am thankful it was not for me.
4. The miso soup was very diluted and tasteless. How can you mess up a miso soup from a packet is beyond me…
5. THE ONLY GOOD THING: they deliver to nearby places and are pretty fast. I waited for 20 min max.
I am very surprised that they are still in business. If you want to eat good food go to Mc Donals it will taste better and cost way less.

I don’t know what people are thinking to give this place such a high rating.
It’s a mediocre Japanese restaurant, low quality, food taste bad.
Chicken teriyaki is mostly from the cheapest cut of chicken legs.
If you want a better Japanese, walk over a little bit to Sushi Gen, or better yet Sushi Kyu.

decent orices, lotssss of different options/​permutations of bento boxes, packed well!

I live in the neighbourhood. I had dinner twice inside, but I usually went to get take out. Inside there were nice tables and comfortable seats with good space. The atmosphere was good. The service was good. The foods were good looking and very presentable. However, the taste was not excellent but not that bad. I could cook better chicken teriyaki though. Yonge and St. Clair seemed to be competitive for Japanese restaurants and this place was the best looking place, I thought. Even though foods were not the best, probably I would take my friends to Sushi Garden more because the insides looked good and the service was consistent.

***This review is solely based off of their takeout.
I ordered a couple rolls, salad, soup and tempura from
their takeout. The service was really easy to use and the delivery came just as I ordered and really on time. So if it was based on their service then this review would be 5 stars because I couldn’t believe how accurate, easy and fast the delivery from Justeat and Sushi garden was. Amazing.
Unfortunately the food was very sub-​par. The rolls were super tiny and understuffed. The spicy salmon had very little tempura bits and small peice of salmon along with no sauce. The tempura was also very small serving and didn’t taste very good, the veggies tasted like they were a little bit old. I was super underwhelmed by all of it. My co-​worker said the same thing about her rolls. We are big sushi fans and we stopped eating mid-​way and threw it out because it wasn’t very good.

Had a good experience here. Lunch prices are very reasonable and the food tasted quite fresh. The rolls, as mentioned in another review, are on the smaller side, however the bright taste made up for it. I can see myself coming back here. Also very friendly service. I was satisfied. 3.5 stars.

The service is really good and the owner is really nice. But they don’t take debit cards. The restaurant feels like a fast food place. The seaweed salad isn’t good or fresh.

Great place for fresh sashimi! The 70 piece 55 $ sashimi boat is a awesome deal. Good variety, super fresh and delicious!
My only beef with this place is the shorter waiter is cold and stern and every time we go we hope that we don’t get him.

Awesome fish. Fresh. The rolls are bite size, not over stuffed with rice. My fav is the snow mountain roll. Butterfish sashimi and sushi is great here too. For the price it’s def good. Inside the atmosphere isn’t much but service is good. We do takeout/​pick up a lot, always quick and well packed. It’s a neighbourhood gem!

So disappointed. Just had dinner at the st clair location. i ordered 12 pieces of specialty rolls, thinking that i would have some leftovers for home. the sushi they served was so tiny, you are better off going to other sushi places around. waste of my time and money.
service was good. food not so much.

+.5 for service
I would’ve given this place 4 stars if the current rating wasn’t 4.5÷5. The restaurant would have to blow me away to reach 4.5 standard, and sadly it didn’t reach to that point. However I’ll give them some credit for their variety because their sushi specials (not lunch specials) can consist of many different kinds of fish.
I had the tuna/​surf clam/OCTOPUS!/flying fish roe + 6 salmon rolls combo. It came with a soup, but no salad. The miso soup was extremely bland; there was barely any taste at all. Eh, whatever.
The sushi and maki were all actually good given the price ($ 8.99 for 10 pieces; definitely on the lower side), with the fish tasting like fish and not some sort of weird non-​fish taste. Of course there are definitely better sushi restaurants around, but if budget is something you’re tight in this restaurant would definitely satisfy your hunger.
Service was good as well; I was quickly asked what drink I wanted (like literally before I sat down). Some restaurants they don’t even ask you until after you order. Either way the servers were efficient in getting my food, bill, and making sure the flow was good since it was a busy lunch day today.

This place is fantastic! The sushi is tasty and their bento combinations are very filling. My husband and I ordered the D1 and D4 between us and it was more than enough food. We just had the leftovers for lunch! The calamari is unbelievable. One of the best I have had and the tempura is top notch. Mmmm, and I could eat their spicy salmon rolls forever. To top it all off, the prices are very reasonable. Highly recommended!

First time here and had a great experience. The service was fast and friendly and the place has a lovely ambience. The avocado salad is quite a generous portion and has the most amazing ginger dressing. The short rib appetizer wasn’t overly fatty and they had a great sweet sauce on them. What really impressed me was their spicy tuna– great price, great size and ACTUAL pieces of tuna rather than the more commonly chopped up tuna at lower end sushi places. I also tried a kamikaze roll which was nice. The food came out so quickly, but that didn’t jeopardize the quality of the dishes. Would definitely come back again!

Very good sushi.
Pleasant staff and good choice of sushi rolls.
Tucked away in a quaint area too near st Clair.
My usual sushi place.

Came here last week craving for sashimi and found this place on Unilocal.I wasn’t sure what to expect but I was surprised. I ordered salmon, scallop, and sweet shrimp sashimi and they were all very fresh. Each piece of salmon was thick cut, unlike most Japanese restaurants in Toronto. The scallops were on the smaller size though but the shrimp were really yum too.
I would definitely come back for a sashimi fix if I’m in the area again

First, a confession.
I lost my raw, fishy virginity at Sushi Garden.
I was working a slavish retail job a few blocks North. Traditionally, managers and staff would unwind after a rough shift by spending their paycheques at the bar next door. One day, one of the managers decided we should try something different. So we did. I was nervous, but excited. To that point I’d had a bit of a reputation for being pretty reserved (I still do, to be honest), so my colleagues were surprised when I not only joined them at the table, but made it through an impressive away of hacked-​up sea creatures. I survived the surf clam and octopus (although the latter is still not one of my favourites), but tapped out at the thought of eel.
Almost fifteen years later, I find myself in the same spot for a pair of visits. One rates a solid four stars, the other a lowly two. So we’ll split the difference.
Dinner begins with a steaming mug of green tea. In lieu of a proper menu, we have the take-​out version spread at our place, by the paper-​wrapped disposable chopsticks and napkins. Good news: prices seem frozen in time. Better news: they deliver.
We’re going away the next day, so we agree to err on the simple side. We split an order of California rolls, and a shrimp tempura dinner each. The rolls are fine; well-​stuffed and tightly-​wrapped. Entry-​level sushi, but just what the doctor ordered. Tempura is fab; precise slices of veggies ride alongside four large shrimp, all battered and fried to perfection.
The second visit took place on a Monday. Let’s just say Anthony Bourdain was right about when to order fish at restaurants. Slices of tuna draped limply on a roll were generously cut, but tired grey rather than vibrant red. It’s a (bad) sign of things to come when I catch the sushi chef skeptically sniffing shellfish out of the corner of my eye. We all feel a bit gamy after this meal.
Pork Katsu is tough and gristly with or without egg; the dish is more rice than protein. Chicken teriyaki looks fine; a mound of white meat and vegetables, glazed rather than glooped with sauce. Too bad the bird is stringy and difficult to chew.
I’ve visited many sushi spots since that initial experience, and devoured exotic species in exquisite preparations. It was a long time between visits, and the Sushi Garden menu now seems decidedly conservative. It may still be worth a visit the next time I crave basic Japanese food and don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for it. After all, you never forget your first time.

This is hands-​down my favourite sushi place in the city.
The good: The service is excellent, prices are cheap. Food is amazing.
The bad: honestly, nothing. They don’t take debit, which is a bit irritating but that’s it.
Salmon sushi pizza is really good — if you’re a fan of sushi pizza, this is one of the better ones with the right mix of sauce and deep-​fried rice base.
Tempura is a little bland, but I usually find that anywhere.
One of the highlights is their spicy crispy avocaco roll — avocado-​topped maki with little bits of tempura inside and a secret sauce. The absolute best sushi I’ve ever had.