Sushi Kaji Restaurant

Long overdue review of the infamous sushi kaji.
My fiancé and I went to celebrate our anniversary in December. It was super easy for him to book a reservation. He just called them. They ask on the phone if he was booking for a special occasion.
*Tip* sit at the bar! Definitely the place to see all the action. We ordered two $ 120 tasting menus and added a wagyu hot pot.
We got dishes right away. I can’t even name all the dishes we tried, but if you look at my pictures, you will see! The sushi was so fresh and the hot dishes were so nicely plated, and tasted delicious. They spaced out the items nicely. The tea kept coming and was never empty. The wagyu beef was amazing! It put us over the top, but it was so tender and melted in your mouth!
One of the Chef’s made us a fresh veggie flower arrangement! It was so cool watching him crave the veggies into flowers and little did we know, they were for us! They even wrapped it up for us to take home! So awesome!
This place is great for special occasions. The bill is hefty, about $ 350, but it was totally worth it! A sushi experience worth trying!

Eating a meal at Sushi Kaji can only be described as an experience. I came here with my husband for my birthday and it is, hands down the best sushi I’ve had in Toronto. Fish was super fresh, the presentation of every dish that came was a piece of art, and watching them make each dish was also intriguing (who knew that a lobster antennae could be so beautiful?) Each dish seemed to compliment the next perfectly. We left crazily full. Although expensive, worth every penny.

A tiny place with an unimpressive atmosphere. The servers are nice. Food took forever to come. Food presentation was beautiful. As for taste, it was good. But not $ 400 good. I’ve had better at one tenth of the price. Every dish was extremely sweet and loaded with sugar. The dessert tasted like sugar mixed with concrete.

mind. blowing! i just ate here for the first time and will come back again when i can afford it lol. it’s mad expensive but this ain’t your typical ayce joint. your tastebuds would be screaming WTF that F’ing deliscious! i tried the waza tasting menu and every item i got was hella tasty man! if you’re lucky to score a seat at the bar too go for it and watch the chef’s create masterfully crafted sashimi and sushi in the most graceful manner! service was really attentive as well and the place was pretty packed. only con, its really out of the way specially esp. if your from the dt core.

Special place.
Very impressed.
Food, presentation, service.
If you are looking for quality that’s the place.

You can watch chef Mitsuhiro Kaji and his skills in the kitchen (if you sit at the bar, right in front of your table).
There’s no à la carte menu here; instead, the restaurant serves food omakase style.
The tasting menu sushi is all the chef’s creations and varies by the night.
Luckily, you’re in good hands – Kaji’s concoctions are both creative and delicious. On special occasions like an anniversary or birthday, you may be treated to a flowery bouquet of fresh vegetables.

Spectacular food, definitely a place for special occasions and intimate nights out. Three hours dinner, worth every penny :)))

As close to the authentic sushi experience as you will get in Toronto! The sushi was very tasty and fresh, side dishes were also very good! I would definitely come here more often if it wasn’t for the high price tag of the tasting menu.

One of the best Japanese tasting menus in Toronto. I came here on a Saturday evening with three of my friends in June 2015. We made reservations at the bar and were seated in the corner, surrounding the chef’s team.
I ordered the Waza tasting menu ($ 120), which had numerous courses of appetizers, hot dishes, and pieces of perfectly crafted sushi. The first appetizer was a soft boiled egg served with a broth with leeks and shrimp. The soft boiled egg was warm and not too salty. The next appetizer was a platter of thin-​cut sashimi, which gave us a taste of the raw fish to come. At this point, I could already differentiate between the quality of fish at Sushi Kaji compared with other sushi establishments. Next, we were each given a pot of duck with udon noodle soup and green onions. The noodle soup was very savoury and satisfying. The last dish we had before the sushi was served was a cold, green soba noodle topped with some wasabi. This was a very refreshing compliment to our dinner.
At this point we were almost full, while the sushi had not been served yet. One of the chefs then proceeded to efficiently serve sushi to us on individual plates, one after another. Each piece of sushi was amazing and made with so much care. My favourite piece was the salmon sushi topped with some salmon roe. I enjoyed sitting at the bar for this aspect, as the chef explained each piece of sushi to us and served them immediately after he prepared them.
We also shared the $ 80 Wagyu beef. This was also an interesting and unique experience — we were provided with the hotpot to cook the beef ourselves, as well as a raw egg to dip the beef in. The beef was tender and fatty, while the egg yolk provided the perfect flavor.
The only con we noted was that there was no alcohol served that night due to a health inspection, so be sure to call and check beforehand. Overall we had an amazing dining experience here, and I will definitely be coming back to Sushi Kaji in the future.

My bf and I got the tasting menu. None of us drink so the bill came out around 350, and the food is worth the money. Delicate and creative Japanese cuisine. Food materials are high end but nothing too out of the box. It is the effort in creativity that made it unique. Sit at the bar instead of table would be a good idea.

Had $ 100 and $ 120 with my friend. Really full filling! The appetizers are okay. but the sashimi and sushi are very fresh and delicious. Sashimi includes 3 pcs toro, sushi includes toro sushi and chopped toro, uni sushi as well and more varieties of other fishes of course. I would say the money is worth to try out the best sushi and sashimi in Toronto.

I went to sushi Kaji with my frd, this is my first time to go there. So excited. Nice restaurant that I’ve been to, good food quality. I drunk sake n plum wine. Fresh n creative food that I really like. I’ll come again, if you wanna treat some one well, pls take them to here.

Our birthdays were a month apart so we decided to treat ourselves well and try this place. We couldn’t get the chef’s table but were seated on the side. We didn’t mind as we wanted some piece and quiet to catch up. We decided to both try the Takumi ($ 150) dinner. I can’t remember the name of everything I ate (good thing I took pictures) but it was a lot of dishes. I don’t know how people have room to order an additional sukiyaki pot.
–simmered daikon radish w/​calamari cake
–abalone risotto & sweet shrimp
–assorted sashimi plate — salmon, tuna, mackerel
–steamed sea bream wrapped in cherry leaf
–deep fried monkfish karage
–soba noddles
–assorted sushi — uni (sea urchin), eel, trout, hamachi (yellow tail), toro, sea bream, octopus
All the dishes were nicely done. The fish was super fresh, it does change the other sashimi I eat at other restaurants now. The presentation of course was nicely laid out on the dish it self. It’s like you don’t want to touch it and just admire it.
For dessert, there was a variety as well.
–yuzu sorbet with pear compote and green tea macaron
–crème brûlée with wasabi macaron
The sorbet was very refreshing, light and paired well with the pear. The green tea macaron made a nice touch. The crème brûlée was sweeter compared to the sorbet. When I bite into the macaron, I had no idea what the flavour was, I thought it was vanilla or something but then it started to taste like wasabi. I thought it was just the green sprinkles that were wasabi but it turns out, it was the filling. And my friend who doesn’t like wasabi, told her to try a small bite and she immediately spit it out. Haha, I had the rest of it. Also had some dessert tea to clear our palettes.

I’ve heard so many amazing things about this restaurant, but just checked it out last night for the first time. It was even better than I expected!
The menu is omakase (chef’s selection) style, so we ordered the $ 150 and $ 120 set and shared. Every single dish that came out to us was on point. The presentation was stylish and most importantly the food was delicious. The portions were small, but there were so many courses that by the end of the meal we were completely stuffed! We had a conversation with an assistant chef after our meal and he told us that the fish they bring in is not only from Japan, but from other places in the world such as Malta and they pay a high price for it. He told us that for some of the fish, such as the Toro, a slice of sashimi can be as high as 4 – 5 dollars, which means that there is very little profit to be made. Chef Kaji is generous with the amount he gives to the customers because he wants them to have the best experience possible. I really respect that and this type of care for the patrons at his restaurant was evident during our meal because it was easily in my top 3 dining experiences in Toronto! I will be recommending this place to everyone I know!

Yes. Just yes. You must come here for an incredible orchestration of sushi and various Japanese dishes. And come hungry… we could not believe how much food came. Dish after dish after dish of incredible food was presented, all of it excellent.
The quality of the various sushi dishes were all outstanding, and each non-​sushi dish was delicious and unique. Too many items to name each individually, but I’ve attached pictures of them all.
Sushi Kaji absolutely exceeds expectations. You will not be disappointed (or hungry) after a visit here.

Came during j-​new year menu period. I have to say that it is below my expectation. Taste was good, but not as good as its price. The sushis are filled with a lot of wasabi (especially lobster sushi). Also tried the wagyu sukiyaki, which might be the only lightspot among the whole meal.
Also i felt uncomfortable after finishing the meal, hope those seafoods are as fresh as they mensioned.

这是迄今为止吃过的最新鲜的日料。这家的老板对食材特别挑剔。不是最新鲜最好的就算进货了也绝对不销售给客人。厨师大部分都是老爷爷。只有一个外国小伙长得还挺帅，应该是学徒吧。他们家每月初第一个星期一都会换菜单。好期待他们会有海胆啊！！！下个月要去试试新菜单

I couldn’t after these years suspend my disbelief. Linear ;in the service of quality is fine as long as the quality delivers. Pricey and.
It didn’t .
Availability (range was limited) A majority of raw fish items were blow torched and covered with added Goop.
Mushroom hot custard and broth were fine.
HotParchment seafood distinctly fishy.
Then more cooked fish as sushi .
Dessert sorbet/​ice was passable with Ma’s green food colouring macaroon –abominable.
Friendly crowd; cool Canadian sous sushi dude behind the the bar.
? Even the best bend to the steely reality of our metropolis: home of the famous three day old fresh fish.
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Um, yeeeeahhh, about this place. No way to avoid sounding like a stuck up ass here, but if this is the best meal you’ve ever had, then enjoy your first trip out of Buffalo!
We did the $ 150 omakase or whatever the top one was. Wanted to see their A game. Very disappointing. The quality of the sushi serves here was akin to any mid to low level sushi spot in NYC or California. Think Haru. Ok. Not great. We say at the counter for the full experience. Let me highlight that for you:
1.A really sweet guy who has been working with sushi for 7 months (his last job was at a Mexican chain it came up in conversation) who is trying his best and working his ass off but has zero training.
2. A drunk Japanese chef who I am sure used to be great and could still be so but is more interested in free sake and leering at the women in the restaurant.
All in with drinks and tip was $ 700. Would have been better off just eating that.
So sorry Yasuda, I will never cheat on you again!
Ps– would be remiss in omitting that some of the cooked dishes that came out of the kitchen were actually quite good, but we came her for sushi.

Been lucky enough to visit this place once and it was a very memorable experience. Our party of 3 sat at the sushi bar which was fantastic as we got to see all the moving parts up close. The tasting menu seemed to go on and on and on… the sashimi courses were delicious and unique– having travelled to Asia many times, I have never tasted some of these fish outside of Asia before so was thrilled to see them so well prepared locally.
The omikaze menu is not for everyone. Its allot of food but very well paced. Service is phenomenol. Price although not an every meal thing, is completely justified. A must try for the Japanese and foodie enthusiast