Umi Sushi Express

Love coming here for a quick lunch! There’s usually a long line for the bentos, so I go straight to the «Express Sushi». You can just pick up which roll you want to buy and head straight to the register and skip the long line. You can get a roll for $ 5-​$ 7. And it comes with free miso soup!

When it comes to fast-​food places in The PATH, it only makes sense to compare like-​with-​like. As such, I was subconsciously comparing Umi Sushi to Sushi Shop in the Exchange Tower and Ho Shim in First Canadian Place when I tried it out today.
I put it slap bang in between both. The sushi pieces are larger and fresher than in Ho Shim, and there’s much better variety on offer. The choice and quality of sushi however, is nowhere near as good as what’s offered in The Sushi Shop chain. Then again, you’ll probably pay much less here — my spicy tuna maki (eight pieces) was $ 4.99.
The portion sizes were large but badly put together. The rice kept detaching from the fish and not one piece of the eight in the box was bound together well. This made it a bit of a chore to eat. On the plus side, the fish was decently fresh and the spicy mayo mix was by far the spiciest I’ve ever tried. This was a plus for me, as I like spicy sushi, but for others, it may be a downside. Definitely noticeably spicier here than anywhere else.
Guy at the cash was not pleasant. I was the only one there and the entire transaction was done in silence from his end. Blah.
Good place though — I’ll probably be back tomorrow!

Great place for lunch in the TD food court. The lineup gets long around 1215 so go early.
I always get the mini bento with brown rice, either chicken thigh or beef, salad with their dressing, and their vegetable tempura. Quality of food is consistent and tastes decent for $ 7.90.
This is my go-​to place for food court food.

This take out place at TD Centre usually has a long line-​up at lunch. It has 2 sections, the left hand side Is for ready to be picked up sushi/​sashimi/​maki box. The right hand side is for pick your own choice bento box. It has a small and a large size.
First make up your mind as each slot in the bento box has different choices. The choices are described by other Unilocaler in detail. I usually will pick up the brown rice which is sticky and moist. Depending on the date will either choose chicken or beef Terriyaki. If the Edamame is warm, then I like it. Otherwise, I will choose salad. There are 4 pieces of shrimp Tempura. The Dynamite roll is fresh and tasty.
Best of all, the price is very affordable and is considered cheap with all your choices.

Not a big fan of this place. Had a beef Bento box. The meet was very poor quality. The rolls were really poor. Tempura was very oily. I didn’t expect much from a food court sushi place but this place really disappointed.

Tried Umi Sushi Express this week for lunch. I had the Beef Teryaki Bento box with white rice, salad, 4 rolls, and the yam fries.
The yam fries and chili mayo dip were delicious. Lightly battered and just the right texture. The rolls were also very satisfying (I had 3 Avocado and 1 California roll). And I actually really liked the beef, even though I’m not much of a beef eater. I noticed it was a bit fatty for my liking, and definitely not the highest quality meet. But what do you expect for lunch fast food under $ 10? The sauce on the beef was tasty and I loved stirring my rice around in it so that I could have some sauce on every bite.
Overall, a satisfying lunch, and I am sure I will have it again. Not the highest quality lunch in the PATH, but a good option.

Their bento box with the beef beef is pretty decent. If you fish around you can look for one with the sushi you like. hunt hunt. look for the one with tempura, their best bento combination.
Good to know is you can get cheap sushi after 3pm. buy one get one free sign. you can get the cashier to change the sign from buy one get second half price. Yayy for discounts! Makes the food taste better.

Great deal for lunch!
I believe this place opened only a couple of weeks ago. (Especially since I could only find the Simcoe Place location on Unilocal!)
I’ve only been there once because I’m not actually that close to TD Centre, but it was delicious! A group of us met up for lunch, and all 11 of us got a Bento Box from them.
Choices to be made for the Bento:
Chicken or Beef Terriyaki
White or Brown Rice
Salad or Edamame
Tempura or Yam Fries
4 pieces to choose from: california roll, avocado roll, cucumber roll, dynamite roll
I had the Chicken on white rice, with Edamame, Yam Fries, and dynamite roll. (My friend got one of each type of roll.) And the extra bonus was that if you smile nicely to the guy serving you, he loads up the yam fries completely!
So the chicken was a little dry, but still very tasty and very moist. I would suggest grabbing some of the unagi sauce on the side to make it saucier. For the yam fries, I highly recommend the spicy mayo to go with it. Rice is rice and edamame was good.
The service was fast and friendly. I was surprised at how quickly the line moved. And the price was good too — especially for how much and what you got!
I can’t wait till I have a chance to go back!