Sushi Ichiban Ellesmere

We were out for my birthday and I wanted all-​you-​can-​eat sushi (marked on my calendar for the past year.) I thought this restaurant was all you-​can-​eat, came all the way from Kingston Rd & Warden on one of the coldest nights in February to find it was not. It was so cold and the people here so friendly we decided to stay. The lady told us we would not be disappointed, it was fresh! She was right, the sushi we had was some of the best ever, I was not disappointed, quality over quantity every time. It was a dinner worthy of a birthday feast! I recommend trying the rolls with soya paper as well, number 2 with the asparagus was a delicate lovely taste. Their Saki was delicious as well. Thank you Sushi Ichiban Ellesmere!

The inside of the restaurant is cute and cozy, great for a date. The service is quick and attentive. I had a miso soup, the Salmon, tuna, and butterfish as sushi and sashimi for a total cost of $ 43, which includes tip. I found the sushi and sashimi not bad. It wasn’t the best I’ve had, but it also wasn’t the worst I’ve had. I will probably return and try something else.

Such an amazing sushi place! We go here all the time for lunch and dinner. Nicest owners and sincere. It is a hidden gem. One of the best sushi places in the Toronto. I’ve never had shrimp tempera this good. The maki rolls are prepared just right. Not overly stuffed and correct size. If you know your sushi the price is a bargain considering the quality of the fish. A great review because I’m being honest.

Best sushi in Scarborough hands down. Food is tasty and service is friendly and fast. Great prices and great selection

This is kind of a hidden gem and I’m hoping not EVERYONE is going to go to. The price is kinda pricey but it is totally worth it. There’s never a waiting line and the place is kind of small and cozy. I was here on a nice date and the service was absolutely amazing. Japanese people are the best! The sushi was absolutely delicious. Almost above par because of how fresh the fish is.
Their lunch boxes are definitely affordable and we went to try their love boat which was around $ 70 – 80 for around (65 pcs). Isn’t bad for a place like this. I loved their spicy salmon roll.
I’d come again (very soon actually)! ;)

From the smell and décor when we walked in to the service and delicious food it was a great experience. Would definitely come back. Check it out :)

Small restaurant with a really friendly woman I assume is the proprietor and overall very attentive polite service. We ordered the chicken teriyaki which had a lot of very tender white meat with tummy teriyaki sauce on peppery cabbage, shrimp tempura which came with rice and 8 very delicately battered and fried shrimp. Both were really good. We also got the fresh sashimi (which is 9 slices of fish and you can even pick the salmon only option), a tempura roll and some nigiri. The sashimi tasted just a slight bit frozen but the portions were good and generally all fresh. There was a steady flow of takeout sushi platters being prepared.

You wouldn’t expect this place to serve the quality of food it does, given its location and how it looks from the outside. Inside though, it’s this quaint little place with fairly good (but not exceptional) sushi and absolutely fantastic service. You can definitely feel the family-​run restaurant atmosphere — our server, a little old lady, was just so sweet and nice and made us feel so welcomed there. Worth checking out if you’re in the area and looking for a decent Japanese meal!

Great neighbourhood sushi restaurant. The sushi was fresh, service was fast and friendly, and the prices are reasonable. Will come by again!

It doesn’t have to be «high end» to be a 5 out of 5. Family run place with great value and delicious rolls. The mango roll is proper. Hard working honourable people.
Room for improvement: young waiter could use a bit more savvy with customers and knowledge of food.
Food is fresh.

Decided to check this place out after the high Unilocal reviews. We ordered their «medium assorted» option with sashimi, rolls, and sushi and it was delicious. Everything was super fresh.
I originally wrote this post after finishing the main course with the intention of giving it a 5 start rating while waiting for my dessert. After the dessert came, that changed.
I ordered the green tea ice cream and when it came I was so excited for 2 huge scoops of ice cream. But when I turned it around I noticed that it was just an outline of a scoop and that it was basically hollow inside. The way they scooped the ice cream made it look bigger than it seemed. Pictures have been uploaded. This incident really upset me and unfortunately has left me with a negative memory of this restaurant. Would I come again??? Maybe. But for now, I have to leave this place with a 3 star review.

I liked this place — the hussle of a business
owner that cares what customers think and feel
is important to me.
Stopped by this place for a quick lunch bite and although service was a little slow, the quality of the sushi made up for it.
we were served by the owner/​chef and he answered all the questions we had and made two delicious recommendations. the fish was very fresh and the sushi was very flavourful.
it was decently priced and very nice and clean from the inside — which surprised me because of the location.
definitely would come by again, if in the area.

Nice setting, good food presentation, fresh food, good service, a bit pricey. Still gets a five star since food was good.

After a few visits this resturant and it has been become my favorite sushi resturant in Scarborough. Small place with 5 tables that seat up to 4 people each but plenty of space so you don’t feel like you are dining with the next table. Food is always fresh and delicious, nicely presented like sushi should be. Owners and staff very friendly. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a good sushi experience while in Scarborough.

Excellent sushi & service always! Been coming here for a long time! Even my 6 yr old loves it!

This place is so good. Everything was so fresh, I had the sashimi bento which had like 9 pieces of sashimi and California roll with rice and miso soup and salad.
This is great for a group of 2 — 4. They don’t really have seating for a group bigger then that.
They have lunch specials which was what I had. Though their regular menu looks spectacular as well. I would recommend their crispy roll as the other table ordered it and instantly I regret not getting it!

Sushi Ichiban is a solid neighbourhood Sushi Restaurant.
The interior has been newly renovated and the menu is all the traditional items plus a good selection of rolls.
Lunch Special on weekday till 3 pm has various bento box if not there is some all day special at a reasonable price.
Sushi and Tempura Lunch Bento Box ($ 11.95) was A-​OK.
Great if you are in the area and want to have some sushi.
Maybe dinner is much better? That will be another separate review.

My boyfriend and I always find ourselves calling Sushi Itchiban for pick up when we are either (Exhibit A) lazy to make dinner or (Exhibit B) just came back home from the gym & can eat like a beast w/​a lot of yummy protein! We would normally order a medium platter load of sashimi & some appetizers such as the gyoza, vegetable & shrimp tempura.
The food is just phenomenal and worth every penny. Never was a fan of other fish sashimi other than salmon but when i stepped outta the box & tried the variety of fish sashimi’s here @ Sushi Itchiban… I was on a whole new different level & never want to just stick to eating salmon only! The gyoza’s were nice and crunchy on the outside w/​the perfect amount of meat & veggies stuffed on the inside. The best part of our order was that we asked for our tempuras to be lightly battered…& they easily complied to our request. As a result, the tempuras were perfect! Most tempuras made @ other japanese restaurants have the batter over powering the shrimp, thus having such a batter overload !
Overall, This nice little gem is just walking distance from our home and glad we are now regulars to this nice and newly managed restaurant. I definitely would like to dine in one time during lunch rush to catch their awesome specials!

I neglected to mention that our complimentary pieces of unagi sushi were unique in that the unagi pieces on top were hot (temperature wise). The unagi pieces I usually get on my sushi are warm at best. These were hot, and the heat made the unagi even creamier than usual, and it made the unagi feel less oily, mouth feel-​wise.

So apparently, my first review of this place got flagged by Unilocal probably because they thought I was spamming or advertising, which implied that I knew the owner (which I did not before eating here). So I guess I shall keep it short (to see the original, scroll down and click the «Reviews that are not currently recommended») and give an update on this place.
The renovations are very nice (though I’ve never been here before it was renovated). The service is absolutely fantastic as usual. The food is really good along with the price (if you get the sushi boat it is totally worth the money compared to other sushi places). I come here fairly often now and have gotten friends and family to come here too.
The portions are good too. This isn’t an AYCE sushi joint where bigger is better. The bigger it is usually means the more rice there is. Quality over quantity. All in all I’ll be going back, as I usually do.