Hamaru Sushi

Great experience, service was frequent and really friendly. Food was fresh and delicious and came with complimentary mini starters and ice cream. Prices are reasonable and environment was clean. Would definitely revisit!

Fresh sushi that’s just around the corner from me. This place is fairly authentic. This place is a la carte.
When we got inside they greeted us in Japanese and we were seated right away in one of the private booths with the fabric dividers. There is a door bell ringer to press when you are ready to order.
We ordered a medium size sashmi sushi boat and 2 rolls. It was more than enough for 4 people.

Great sushi spot within walking distance from Yonge and Finch! This location has changed many times, it used to be Sapporo from what I remember and something else but I think this time the owners has finally done something right. They completely renovated the inside making it look more modern and inviting. The booths still remain inside so you still have the option of sitting in a more private area. It was interesting as they had music playing in the background (kinda like Sushi Moto vibe) so it definitely was nice and casual.
I must say that the service was above average. Although it wasn’t very busy on a Tuesday night, but I normally don’t expect great service at most asian restaurants. Our waiter was friendly, enthusiastic, and attentive. He even gave us a complimentary salad and ice cream.
We ordered the small sushi and sashimi combo as well as a tempura appetizer. It came with miso soup and salad. The sashimi was fresh just the pieces were cut a little bigger than I’d like. We also ordered the unagi maki which tasted delicious! Presentation for everything was decent. Tempura tasted good with not too much batter and not oily. You definitely get great value here as the price per sushi if you order a set is less than $ 1. For two people, this was very filling!
I will definitely come back here to try their speciality rolls.

I’ve been here a few times and I’ve been satisfied every time! They have a good value lunch menu starting from $ 7.95. For sushi and sashimi sets, from $ 8.95. Their sushi and rolls are above average and quite tasty. The 4 stars is for my favourite dish from this place — the hae dup bap. It’s the Korean version of Chirashi Don, for less! Think bibimbap with sashimi on top, with sesame oil and gochujang (red pepper paste) added to your taste. It’s available for $ 10.95 lunch and $ 12.95 dinner. I was quite stuffed after finishing it.
I don’t have too much experience with the rest of the rolls, but I recommend Hamaru for a solid sushi experience, with a Korean twist.

When I went to Angus Phở a couple of months back, I noticed this place that seemed quite modern and busy of a sushi restaurant. I frequent the Yonge/​Finch area, so I knew I was going to try here eventually, and today I did.
At 11:40am this restaurant was empty. However by the time I left at 12:30pm there was a small lineup with the restaurant being completely full; pretty good considering the competitive food environment in this area.
I ordered the Sushi A lunch set, which came with a soup and salad. The salad was okay, but the soup tasted quite good! There were also a lot of green onions in the soup, which I really liked (the greener the better!). The sushi set came way before I was finishing the soup and salad, which I sorta didn’t like as it took about 3 – 4 minutes for me to finish the starters before I managed to delve into the sushi.
The sushi tasted very good! There was a large variety of fish, which for $ 11 after tax I was very surprised. The rice was a little undercooked, but not that severely.
Service was great when the restaurant wasn’t that full, however once it was full it was extremely difficult to ask for the bill. I guess a problem though was I never noticed there was a button to press for assistance until after I asked for the bill… but it wasn’t exactly placed at a noticeable spot.
I think Hamaru is probably the best sushi restaurant in the Yonge/​Finch vicinity; I definitely prefer this place over Ume at least.