Sushi Legend

The restaurant is pretty spacious and has comfortable seating but the food is awful. The sashimi isn’t fresh at all, the sauce they use is weird. Nothing taste particularly good, overall bad quality ingredients and no cooking skills.
I bit into piece of metal, and told the waitress, she just said its from the kitchen cleaning tools like it’s totally normal.
The floor in front of the sushi bar is very slippery.
Overall bad food and below average customer service. Not coming back again.

I came here yesterday for Father’s Day dinner with both my family and my future in-​laws. I haven’t been to AYCE Japanese for over a year, but when my dad said he wanted to suggest this place, I decided to give it a try.
The space is actually very nice, it’s large, spacious with a lot of comfortable seating space. Compared to the finch/​leslie location, the atmosphere and the seating is definitely a lot better at this location. They recently just upgraded to the iPad system — my dad said last time he was eating here it was still pen and paper. Because it was Father’s Day, it was already packed — we booked a 6pm table and when we arrived, it was promptly ready — group of 7. We sat down, and could begin ordering right away.
Their sashimi is pretty good. quality is fresh, and there are a lot of options to choose from (though not as many as some of the other AYCE in the past — they don’t have red tuna!). The scallop & beef tataki only available on the weekend so we took full advantage of it. If you love raw beef — try the tataki!
Sushi — I tried both the spicy salmon and the spicy scallop, both of which are quite nice and tasty. The seaweed is still pretty fresh and not soggy when served, which tells me that the products are coming straight to us as soon as it’s ready.
Grilled — eggplant — must try, they did a good job grilling it. Tempura also was pretty freshly done — shrimp, zucchini, taro and sweet potato were all very good choices. Their grilled/​stirfry shrimp was really good and the mango shrimp was delicious! Another thing must try is their short ribs — they were REALLY REALLY good. My brother enjoyed the salmon head lol — for those who like to eat that part! their beef with garlic was dry so don’t order that lol.
The ramen soup — my brother did not like his seafood ramen at all — said there was no taste. I ordered the beef ramen and i thought it was not too bad — it wasn’t super salty and there was quite a bit of beef in it — however, i thought there wasn’t enough noodles. i barely got one full bite!
Rolls — mango roll must order. (there are two mango rolls and both were pretty good) a lot of their dragon rolls are pretty good (ther’e sa crazy dragon roll, or any of the green dragon/​black dragon etc those are pretty good as well). volcano roll was just average — I dind’t particularly like it. We wanted to try the soft shell crab roll but it never came. Our hand rolls took forever to come. we asked staff like 3 times, and once with the manager but still didn’t get them. finally we decided to order through the ipad again and they did come and were quite fresh — salmon avocado, eel., calfornia and spicy salmon are all good choices.
Drinks — they do include pop all you can drink, which is kind of nice since most places charge for the drinks. choices include ginger ale, sprite, coke, diet coke, nestea. They also serve tea by default as well.
In general, our food actually came pretty fast, which was good esp on such a busy day like yesterday since it’s Father’s day — the waiting area was swamped with ppl. But it’s easy to order since you just plug a bunch of orders on the ipad and then they usually come pretty soon. some items took a bit longer (grilled) but the sushi and sashimi came pretty quickly — ASIDE from the hand rolls. which i finally did enjoy 1.5 hours into my eating lol. They did miss some of our orders, and some items they actually ran out temporarily as well, which I wasn’t quite happy about — no mango or green tea ice-​cream, only vanilla and red bean available. and can’t remember one of the items on the grill menu was also temporarily out.
Dessert — Their fried bananas are must try together with ice-​cream. really good. red bean icecream was really good. I LOVE THEIR COFFEE PUDDING. it is like a shot of really good coffee/​espresso taste — i had about 4 cups of them lol! the lychee pudding was not too bad, but the consistency was liquid since i don’t thin kthey had enough time to set and probably because they were going through the desserts so fast. the yogurt with mango was also pretty good. the turtle grass jelly was amazing! i had about 2 – 3 of them (they all come in very small portions — almost like bite sized). mango pudding was too sweet — but for those who have a high tolerance for really sweet things that might be a good one for you to try. tiramisu don’t try — it’s not good lol. the crème brûlée was meh — i only ate the top layer lol. they also have jello — my fiancé and brother both liked them.
All in all their food and the quality was pretty good. ordering is relatively easy with the new ipad system in place, but perhaps the first time you try this restaurant should not be on a special occasion day (e.g. mothers day fathers day etc). But do come on a regular weekend and it’s pretty good.
I will consider coming back again in the future, and hopefully next time I will be able to try everything I want on the menu without missing orders and certain items being available.

Not impressed. Been here numerous times and it seems the service and food deteriorates every time. Food orders came at 30 min intervals. 45 min for seaweed salad to come? Wth? Sushi presentation is appalling and taste is very bland.
The funny thing is, I’m not even picky and I eat everything and never complain. Hence, you can only imagine how atrocious this experience had to be for me to even bother writing a review.
Anyway, there are far better places to spend your money, and this place should only be considered as a last resort or desperation.

These service is good the atmosphere is nice. But when it comes to sushi and other food the quality is cheap. I’m here for lunch and it’s AYCE restaurant. The fish on the sushi is so small and thin. very disappointing.

Food and service was pretty good. They forgot several items during the second round so that does explain the lack of stars. The cheese wontons I ordered looked fairly stingy in size, so portions were alright, nothing amazing. Overall, okay place for lunch, wouldn’t say that for dinner though since forgetting items is inexcusable, especially with an ipad system. I would come again, in hopes that they wouldn’t forget certain dishes.

I came back again because my friend recently told me that Sushi Legend had implemented the iPad system — which was what I mentioned was lacking the last time I came here (during in Christmas season 2015). This time, I went during lunch time instead of dinner.
Located in the corner of the plaza inbetween the Xiao Long Bao and Dollarama, you can’t miss out on the Dollarama sign!
With a big group of 9 people, we were seated at the big booths in a circle. It seemed cool at first but after awhile, it was quite inconvenient regarding with placement of food, tea and empty plates. Was difficult to reach all the food with one end to another. It did zone us out from the crowd and was more intimate.
iPad system was slightly more efficient than others I’ve seen. Most of the places I’ve been to, you’d still need to flag down a server to «confirm» your order. For Sushi Legend, no need! Just make sure to check if you get the notification that it has been sent to the kitchen. Although the iPad system doesn’t say how much of the item you’ve ordered previously, it just has a red box (with no number) on the top right of the item.
Service was better this time around. They cleaned up the empty plates efficiently, gave us more tea, and was quick to return when asked for more tissues.
The menu, however, shrank from the huge list they’ve provided before. They used to offer «sirloin cubes» which now isn’t being offered. Maybe during dinner but I feel like «sirloin cubes» is a staple in an AYCE menu, regardless of timing.
Dessert section still wasn’t impressive. The tiramisu was horribly tiny and tasted off. Ice cream flavours offered are vanilla, green tea, red bean and mango. Some of us enjoyed the coffee pudding and ordered a second serving but I never tried it for myself.

Overall great experience.
We went in group of 9 and they accommodated us really well. A quick note, if you are a group of 8+, you should call to make reservation as they only got one table that’s big enough.
Food is pretty good. The sushi and sashimi are better than the average of other AYCE places. The beef tataki and the scallop sashimi are really good. The tempura and teriyaki items are on par with the rest of the AYCE places. Their desserts are very… very… GOOD!
Service is good, not outstanding, but we were a huge group and I felt we were taken care of. The speed is relatively fast comparing to other places. However, whenever we put in a big order in the Ipad, the sashimi’s are always the last the arrive. We do get the number of pieces we asked for (unlike some other AYCE sushi place I’ve been to), and it’s not that long of a wait, so it’s not a big deal.

We’ve been here before for lunch, and dinner kicked lunch’s butt, hands down!
The wait to get seated was reasonable considering how busy they were, and the service was on point our entire meal. It was also nice to have the manager check in and see how our meal was.
Speaking of meal, there are no food pics because we inhaled it all too fast. Maybe I’ll snap some next time.
I would recommend trying it all, but the following were our faves:
Beef tataki
Mushroom with butter
Angel roll
Sirloin with garlic
Grilled shrimp

I usually go to the other branch at Leslie plaza, which is very close to home. This one is new and much more spacious and there are dollarama and bestco, so very convenient to go for grocery and small shopping afterward.
Also, I like the décor esp. The lighting, and their service is much better. They don’t cut my orders as much as the other branch. Like tonight, they missed several pieces in the first round, but I ordered the missing pieces the second round, they serviced every order I made.
Husband is allergic to shrimp, shell, and crab. (Not deadly though) And I don’t like deep fried stuff. So we have our «regular orders» everywhere we go:
We both like Yuzu salmon, herb tuna, beef tataki, and sashimi with some sushi rice to go with (or we feel it’s too oily/​heavy), so Salmon rose, spicy scallop sushi (just for me), and crazy dragon rolls are also musts.
Then we randomly selected some pieces (not all) of enoki beef, curry pork skewers, short ribs, teriyaki salmon, chicken wings & hearts, flounder, shrimps (for me), and deserts.
It’s getting warmer and we constantly crave for sushi.
I’ll come back more often if they have torched sushi like some other ayce restaurants.

Positives: staff was friendly; sushi, sashimi, ramen tasted good; liked the ordering style (esp good if there’s a language barrier) there’s paper menu you fill out and hand in; area was clean
Negatives: food from the grill or that was fried had crossed flavors (ie. Our beef teriyaki tasted like fish, one of our deep friend sushi rolls tasted like bananas); asked for a drink refill, was brought napkins; asked for a glass of water, they refilled the tea pots; half our dessert order wasn’t brought to us; one guest didn’t want dessert, just another order of ramen, and that item was missed (we suspect they only looked at the dessert section of the menu); half of the grilled items we received tasted very dry.
We went there for my brothers birthday last night. It looked like a nice place, but there are so many AYCE Japanese restaurants I would rather go to. I would go back as a guest for someone else’s event, but I personally wouldn’t choose to go there.

This is a new location for Sushi legend, as they have several Chain stores. The standard for sushi legend has always been okay, and is not bad. This store was once again pretty decent, although not spectacular. I went to this location for a lunch during a weekday, and they are really a decent sushi place.
The sushi is not the best for an AYCE, and the rice to fish portions are not amazing, in fact they could use a lot less rice, however their maki rolls are not bad and the fish quality is decent. The cooked food was definitely a lot better. the tempura was done well, the short ribs are pretty good, and the chicken was decent.
the décor is spacious and beautiful and great for parties.
The service was decent, and it is old school as it is still pen and paper for the most parts. i think overall the consensus is the restaurant is average, and is decent but not good or great.
if you want to grab ayce sushi and in that area there aren’t a lot to choose from. this is an okay choice, but if you are able to drive to other areas. there are definitely better options out there.

Came here for lunch on a Thursday ($ 15.95 without tax/​tip; Fri-​Sat: $ 16.95) and there was ample seating! This place is your super standard AYCE restaurant, if anything slightly above average. The décor was modern and mesmerizing, ceilings high, and premises clean.
Service: Easy to flag someone down, they didn’t forget any food orders
Food: They had a whole list of items that were dinner only (including the crème brûlée, sashimi, some special rolls) and I do wish they had a bit more variety, but for the price point the I could deal with it. Teriyaki (salmon, chicken, beef) and tempura were really good and sushi was average (wish they had more special rolls for lunch). Pop was included in the price.
Dessert was pretty good too! Selection larger than your basic ice cream and banana tempura but not as extensive as matsuda. YES to coffee pudding, mango yogurt, mango pudding, ice cream and banana tempura. NO to tiramisu and herbal essence jelly.
You know how at some ayce restaurants you order something like sushi pizza and the portion ends up being HUGE so you have to share with someone and you think to yourself «how am I going to finish this?! I just wanted a bit of it.» That won’t happen here, so just order away!
3.5÷5

[Service]
It was a little difficult to get their attention when we first walked in but otherwise service was okay. They gave our party 10% off because it was my birthday, so make note of that!
[Food]
As some of you might know, AYCE restaurants are more about quantity and quality. I feel that Sushi Legend produces good teriyaki dishes, mediocre sushi, and great dessert. I will recommend that you order A FUCKING LOT on your first menu sheet because believe it or not, the first installment is always better in quality. I’m going to tell you why, our second installment was filled with sashimi that wasn’t as fresh and even my dad could tell you the difference (and trust me, he sucks at this stuff). The dessert is quite good, so make sure you order the crème brûlée. Otherwise I think the restaurant boasts the same quality as their first one, if not better. I know I reviewed KAKA previously but this place is cheaper and my parents would rather come back to Sushi legend than KAKA.

I think the best thing about Sushi Legend is the fact that it’s still relatively new. The bulb lights look like octopus arms or octopus egg sacs, dangling down from high ceilings into the relatively spacious room that features table seating in the centre flanked by booth tables. The modern décor and clean furniture makes it feel a bit fancier.
The food: it’s OK. I’d say it’s standard AYCE expectations that have been met. There are a few premium, weekend dinner only items like scallop sashimi and beef tataki — the scallop’s alright, not fishy or anything but doesn’t taste particularly sweet. It’s also sliced very thinly, so an order of four slices is actually only one scallop. The beef tataki looks better than it tastes, and is a crapshoot in terms of sizing: I just ordered a second round of beef tataki and each beef slice is the size of a stick of gum (smaller than our first round). The yuzu salmon is very thinly sliced salmon with a tiny squeeze of citrus.
I can take it or leave it. Its alright, but not quite legendary.

So back in my university days, we frequented AYCE (all you can eat) sushi joints often. We would find a new place to try (thank goodness for student loans) and eat until we couldn’t walk anymore. However, after growing up and realizing that these things cost money, I haven’t been able to go out as much as I used to. But my boyfriend and I do occasionally enjoy going out binging and seeing how much we can polish off.
Over the years, I’ve had quite a number of go-​to AYCE. But it wasn’t until about a year ago I stumbled across Sushi Legend. One of the pricier AYCE places, this joint is worth the money.
Their beef tataki is amazing. The super thin cut slices of beef paired with the citrus ponzu sauce is beautiful. The delicacy of the beef adds to the wonderful experience of the dish. The only downside is that sometimes the meat and the plates are quite cold (straight out of the fridge/​freezer) and the tataki doesn’t taste as good when it’s in a frozen state.
They also offer salmon yuzu which uses the same ponzu sauce and it’s just as delicious. The outside of the salmon has been quickly seared but the inside is still raw and tender. I do prefer the beef over the salmon because the sauce does become a bit overwhelming when you’re expecting the freshness of the fish to come out.
On Fridays and Weekends for dinner, they offer scallop sashimi. The pieces are cut inconsistent but the freshness makes up for that. The pieces of scallop are so subtle and they just melt in your mouth. They also have spicy scallop sushi but I find that the spicy mayo takes away from the natural flavours of the delicate scallop.
Since this is a place that focuses on quantity (as do most AYCE joints), I’ve noticed that the rolls do get messy when you order a lot of them. The spider roll (soft shell crab) is much better when you order it when it’s an off-​peak time (such as during lunch because it’s not included in their lunch AYCE menu and they’ll deep-​fry the crab as per order).
One of the surprising dishes I enjoy is the grilled chicken hearts. They’re not overly chewy but soft and tender. The sauce they marinate the hearts in is a sweet sauce that isn’t too overpowering. However, if you don’t enjoy the slight taste of iron, I wouldn’t order the hearts. Some other stand out dishes include the rock shrimp, stir-​fry beef diced with garlic, grilled squid, and beef teriyaki.
Overall, this place is pretty good. It’s a bit pricey ($ 24.95 for dinner Monday-​Thursday, $ 26.95 for dinner on Friday, weekends & Holidays) but it’s along the lines of most AYCE places these days. Sushi Legend is my new go-​to place and as long as they keep having great food, I’ll keep visiting.
(I’ve tried both locations for Sushi Legend multiple times– food quality is about the same, between the two locations, I prefer the Leslie/​Finch location over the Brimley/​Huntingwood one).

I rarely visit ayce Japanese restaurants, but came here with my parents and their friends.
They have a big selection of cooked foods. I came during dinner, so I got to try the sashimi. The scallop sashimi is really yummy and not many ayce serve them. The beef tataki is served in a ponzu sauce and really good!
There is also the salmon in yuzu sauce that makes it very citrus-​y and refreshing. The roll and sushi come with small amounts of rice, so you won’t be too filled up on carbs and you’re able to try more foods.
My mackerel sashimi never came, but I didn’t bother ordering it again since I was getting full trying all the other foods available.
I tried a couple of rolls and wasn’t too impressed. I had crazy roll and spider, it was just okay. The sushi and sashimi are much better.
The tempura are very crunchy and fresh, beef enoki roll and pork enoki rolls are fresh and juicy. Diced garlic with sirloin steak is not over cooked.
The service is pretty good, and really fast. Food just keeps coming and we were trying hard to clear the plates fast enough to accommodate new ones.
The menu comes with free drinks, but don’t fill up too much in carbonated drinks.
Lastly, the desserts! Huge selection, not just your ice cream. There was herbal jelly, crème brûlée, mango pudding, mango yogurt, lychee yogurt, fried banana.
The mango yogurt shots are so good!!! Something I look forward to whenever we have ayce!
The price is pretty decent. 26.95 for weekend dinner, 24.95 for weekday (no scallop sashimi). They have children prices and senior pricing.
The restaurant is bright and big. Nicely lit up, and in the new mall next to bestco.

+.5 for service
Sushi Legend has been one of the AYCE places that I wanted to try ever since I knew about the Finch/​Leslie opening. However, with the abundance of AYCE places that opened lately, it was put in the backburner until recently. I finally decided to try this restaurant after being in the area and craving some AYCE delicacies.
The interior was quite nice, as it had that palace/​mountainous feel thanks to the decorations. It’s quite big as well, but also busy, which wasn’t surprising considering this is the only AYCE place in quite a wide radius.
There was a decent variety of sushi and sashimi, although sashimi is only available for dinner buffet. I always recommend for AYCE places to skip the sushi and stick with the sashimi, as you can down more food that way. They have two unique sashimi selections that are actually quite delicious: yuzu salmon and herb white tuna. Scallop sashimi is also available on weekends, though I found it to be nothing special.
I wasn’t a huge fan of their grilled foods. Most of the items there were either too tough or too dry, with the exception of the chicken wings which tasted okay.
Service was good, and despite the large size of this place it wasn’t hard to wave down someone to give the order sheet to. Overall Sushi Legend is a good place for its price point (under $ 30 per head), but there are better AYCE places out there with wider selections, especially for grilled items.

Came to Sushi Legend on a Friday afternoon for a late lunch and had a good experience.
I don’t frequent AYCE that often but I won’t mind coming back again if my friends invite me to join.
Give yourself a lot of time. Even coming here on a Friday after 2:30 the service was still a little slow. It took us a hour and a half to finish our lunch. All the food we ordered took awhile to arrive and we were also served with food that we did not order.
I do like how their rolls and sushi are not a mega piece of rice ball. They were small bite size piece and at least you won’t be overdose with carb. So if you are a big eater, you can order more pieces of different varieties.
Hot food is decent too. The tempura shrimp though as of small size but tasted fresh and not mushy. The beef ribs was well prepared.
There are also quite a good selection of dessert all served in mini portion. Good thing you can try quite a few of them but they all just sloppy prepared.
Sushi Legend is decent as an AYCE and if you are not too picky about Japanese food, you might enjoy the experience at a decent price point.

Came here on a Sunday night and made reservations for 7:00pm. When we arrived the place was already at full capacity. We still had to wait about 10 minutes for our table. They provide you with a sheet of paper where the full AYCE menu is displayed. You simply just write the quantity you want beside each item.
The service here is fast. Like really, really fast. No more than 3 minutes and the food started arriving and when the first item arrived it was like an assembly line after that. The food just came one after another, non-​stop until our last items. In fact, they were so fast that I could barely keep up with taking pictures and shoving food in my mouth. Our table was so filled with food that we had to prioritize which items to eat first so we can clear off the dish from the table. I though it may have been a fluke that they were so fast but when we put our second order in it was the same deal. Hope they can keep up this great quality, speedy service.
Quality of food was excellent too. Large and thick cuts of salmon sashimi. The scallop sashimi which is only available from Fri to Sun was also excellent. Small pieces but still a decent size for scallops. It tasted way better than the ones at Sumo Japanese Cuisine. Another item that caught my attention was the BBQ eel sushi. There were actual large chunks of BBQ eel. Dessert was also another great surprise — crème brule. The online menu needs updating because crème brule was not shown online and when I saw it on the menu at the restaurant it made me really excited. I tried one crème brule just to see how it tasted first but it was excellent so I ordered another two for myself.
This place has all the popular items like scallops, tuna sushi, BBQ eel, beef sashimi and etc. The only thing I believe they are missing is shrimp sashimi and blow torch sushi. If they added these to the menu then this place will be unbeatable.
The only shortcoming was the deep fried items like the shrimp tempura and veggie tempura’s. There was so much oil left on the tempura that it looked wet. Overall though the food was above my expectations for an AYCE restaurant. In fact, I may be so bold to say that this is hands down the best Japanese AYCE restaurant in the area.
$ 26.95 per person from Fri to Sun (Dinner)
4.5 stars because I really can’t think of another Japanese AYCE restaurant that can beat this place.

We came here for lunch buffet today. The restaurant is nicely decorated and tables are well spaced out.
We were given 2 sheets to fill out our orders on. We placed our first order and I think every dish came. The place wasn’t very busy though, maybe only a third full. The food is not bad for an AYCE buffet. We liked everything. Only bad dish was the breaded chicken cutlet, it was way overcooked, dry and too thin.
The service is really great here, all wait staff are smiling and say you’re welcome (in both Chinese and Cantonese). Truly remarkable to have trained such nice staff (shows that it can be done).
I would definitely return here, I have been to their other location, which is much further away for me. Only bad point is that the desserts are lacking here but I only get a green tea ice cream, and they offer that here.