Akira Sushi

this place closed down recently, but it had really good beef fried rice and tempura. If it ever opens up again try them!

Worst sushi ever! Rice made up 90% of the sushi. This place is a rip off. On top of that, the service was slow and the people that work there seem to have an attitude problem. Would not go back nor recommend to anyone.

I’d come here (AYCE) for the sushi pizza, as well as a few of the rolls and ice cream.
Decent for the price. We didn’t get a few of the rolls in our order, but we were stuffed anyway so it worked out okay.
The good:
Green salad, mango salad.
Agedashi tofu.
B.C. Roll
Red Dragon
Black Dragon
Sushi pizza
Bloor St Roll
Eel avocado roll
White Tuna roll
The bad:
Chicken wings
Sweet & Sour Chicken
The so-​so:
Squid tempura (mostly breading)
Beef teriyaki
Nigiri sushi (salmon, white tuna, snapper, mackerel). Mountainous rice piles.

Sitting here and eating… It is so bad and we are forced to eat sushi that’s filled with a shit load of rice …
Horrible service as well, no wonder no one wants to eat here.

Went here for sushi because all the other places were packed, at prime time this place was empty (we came at 7pm), we were the first patron.
We ordered a few dishes, sushi, and teriyaki dishes, sushi was alright, could’ve been better, but the teriyakis were really tasty. I recommend the ribs, salmon, and eel sushi.
Food came out quickly, and they do have a very big variety of items. Big plus!
The service, however, is spawn from hell. This place has the worst waitresses I’ve ever seen. Slamming dishes and cups, pop served without glass, dirty looks, unfriendly and unwelcoming environment. The other waitress also lectured my girl about not eating all her rice, and «It’s dinner time, we have sashimi, if you order rice you have to eat all your rice” — our less rude waitress.
I was going to give them a better rate but the service killed it. Service makes up for food, in this case, I’d rather go get my own food and serve myself.

DECENT SUSHI, BAD SERVICE
This AYCE’s sushi here is good, but anything else besides the sushi & green tea ice cream is well below average.
The first time I went, I mostly only ordered sushi, which was great. The second time, my friends ordered other things like chicken teriyaki, sausage, dimsum (har gow & siu mai), beef teriyaki, beef kabob, shrimp kabob, and various other things were either cold, bland, frozen microwave food, or just badly cooked. The exceptions were their icecream, most of the sushi, fried milk, and fried rice (which my friend loved).
The service was just terrible. The waitress had kissed her teeth, and was impatient. I thought she was having a bad day the first time I went, but the second time was just worse. Another waitress came along, who was much friendlier and informative.
Overall, 3 stars for good sushi, especially their dynamite, black roll, red roll, eel sushi, fried rices and green tea icecream. I don’t eat live salmon on my sushi, but my friend who did, did not enjoy it. So stay away from the salmon rolls as well! If you’re going to come here, come here solely for the AYCE sushi at cheap rate of $ 20 for dinner and expect nothing else.

I was on Bloor St. with a friend looking for a filling place to eat, and saw that Akira was having a grand opening 20% off on AYCE, so we decided to give it a try.
The selection was pretty decent in my opinion, and we were told there were no limits on the pieces of sashimi we could order (due to our server’s broken English we could have interpreted this wrong). We didn’t test this out as I personally don’t enjoy sashimi much and my friend couldn’t eat a lot by himself.
The food was of average quality; nothing too special, but at the same time I wouldn’t complain for an AYCE meal that ended up being just over $ 20 incl tax. As I mentioned, the selection was quite varied and some of the fried dishes were quite tasty.
Our service was quite disappointing, however, as we had to ask the server many times for food that didn’t come, and in the end there were a few dishes that never made it to the table. Although she wasn’t rude, she also wasn’t the most attentive.
The seats are also very uncomfortable as they are little wooden stools with no where to put your bag/​coat.
For the price, I would consider coming here again, provided they hire some more servers who can speak/​understand English better (this is not a jab at people who can’t speak English — there was legitimately a problem in communication while we inquired about the menu/​ordered our food).

I had gone Akira Sushi because I was in the mood for teriyaki chicken. Having said that I also have a medical assistance dog that goes with me everywhere. Upon entering the restraurant I am greeted by a woman moving quickly towards me to inform me that dogs are not allowed in the place. I show her that the dog is wearing a harness that clearly identifies her as a assistance dog. She says she doesn’t care, the dog is not allowed in the place. I tell her that under the Ontario Disabilities Act she cannot refuse the dog entry. She said she was not refusing to serve me, but the dog had to be tied up outside. I asked to speak to the manager, she said she was the manager. I asked to speak to the owner, she said she was the owner. She said that Public Health does not allow dogs in the restraunt. I told her that she should call Public Health because she would be getting a clearer picture of what was about to happen for denying the dog entry. In the end I asked her to call the police. She refused. I then just sat down ready for a sit-​in. As long as it would take. I told her I only came in to get a teriyaki chicken to go. I probably should have just left because even the dog did not want to stay anymore. Reluctantly she said she would make the order, but I had to sit at the back of the place. So like an undesirable, I sat at the back of the store and waited. The order itself took about 10 minutes to make.
But to be fair to Akira Sushi I will talk about the food. While I may not be a food critic I will say the soup that came with the meal was not too bad. The rice was ok, the chicken was fine. What I think made the whole meal off was that there wasn’t any teriyaki on the chicken or rice. Basically I had plain rice and chicken.
When the bill came the ‘owner’ said she gave me a 10% discount for the meal. My thoughts is that the whole meal should have been comped for the insensitive and illegal acts of the owner. But if I have to pay, I am paying the full price because of the experience I have gone through and the legal problems that this restraunt will be facing after I go through Public Health and the Human Rights Commission.
Akira Sushi, if you are reading this, my number is 416−556−9873 if you want to reach me to try and save some form of face. But I will drop in in the future until you stop telling me that my assistance animal is not allowed there.

This AYCE sushi place has taken over what used to be the Yaki Kushi Bar, which was a fairly good place. Akira, however, is a real let down.
We had two maki rolls which were ok, but nothing special. Their cooked dishes were all disappointing. The hargow wraps were thick and stodgy and the miniscule shrimp fillings were all dried out. Karaage chicken consisted of small, tough, overcooked pieces. And the vegetable tempura included large pieces of inedible taro slices.
Not sure why such a mediocre Japanese restaurant has once again opened up on this strip of Bloor St.

Was taken in by the 20% discount, and all I have to say is, I would not go there again even if it was 50% off.
The staff looked miserable and unfriendly. We had to ask twice for our water.
The food was below standards of sushi, very unfresh (especially the avocado + salmon roll).
The seats were extremely uncomfotable– wooden tables and stools.

Went here with friends looking for all you can eat. Initially we were drawn in by the convenient location plus the 20% off grand opening promotion they had at the time. Upon ordering the service was quick and efficient but, waitresses and servers cold and unwelcoming. The portion sizes were mediocre at most, with a disproportionate ratio of rice to fish, leaning more to the rice side 3:1. The rice itself hard and cold, did not meet even standard sushi room temperatures for consumption. The staff even had the nerve to threaten to charge us extra for «leftover» rice from the consumed sushi. Please re-​evaluate your staff from the ground floor to chefs all the way to management. Also consider better handling, storage and preparation of food you serve.