Ye’s Sushi

Ye’s downtown location has gone downhill lately. It used to be the go-​to spot for anyone looking for AYCE sushi. The quality was always a bit poorer than pay-​by-​the-​roll sushi places, but it made up for it with variety and volume. However last time I went I was sorely disappointed.
The Ye’s locations in Sportsworld and Northfield have since eclipsed the downtown location in terms of value and quality. It’s almost like the downtown location has been left to wither and die.

Not very good place. The service is terrible — they never get the order right and take a long time to bring food. Their take out sushi is OK but not the best. There are better options out there in KW

If you only care about price or don’t know anything about Japanese food, it’s do-​able. Personally, never again.

Sushi ratios favor the rice. Fish cuts are very thin. Walk down a block and go to kinkaku instead.

Bad experience, never go there again, went there with my daughter for dinner, and experienced bugs in my food, we found little black bugs in our spicy salmon sushi, not good, unfortunately I had to pay, disgusting

The sushi was not the greatest didn’t really give me what I wanted and then the smell of the restaurant was not the greatest I prefer their new location on sport world better better sushi and better smell

Going for all you can eat sushi comes with a certain expectation that the food you are getting will not be up to the standards of finer sushi restaurants, however this is supposed to be offset by the all you can eat component of the meal. Ye’s Sushi manages to be lower than the already lowered expectations for all you can eat, with the only positive being the slightly lower price point than some other all you can eat places.
The fish in the sushi was mediocre in quality with the red snapper being even more so. Of all the dishes I tried the only one that tasted above average was the chicken pad Thai the rest of the hot dishes hovered in the bland range. Overall, I would not recommend Ye’s, there are plenty of other all you can eat sushi places nearby.

I’ve never been particularly impressed by the Ye’s franchise. Their rolls are small and presentation is poor. Sashimi is cut incredibly small but at least it’s fresh. There’s a greater variety of non-​Japanese foods at Ye’s compared to Kinkaku next door, it’s cheaper and certainly the line’s much shorter, but it’s only ever a backup to Kinkaku when it’s lined up for me.
Spicy salmon sushi (not roll) comes highly recommended by my friends. I don’t have any particular favourites here other than salmon sashimi.
Well at least the service at this location was good (for once). Last call’s at 9:45PM. $ 16.99 Tuesday cash-​only deal is convincing if you just want a fix of salmon sashimi on the cheap.

All you can regret sushi that occasionally makes serviceable food.
Seriously, once in a while the food is decent, but most of the time it’s poor even for AYCE standards. I’ve had two meals out of 30 or more that were decent. The rest inspired later regret, and not spawned of over eating. If it weren’t for co-​workers that insist on eating there I’d simple avoid it. Instead I sample a bunch of single items to figure out what is least offensive on that given day and then just order more of it. Given that strategy at least ensures it’s not a waste of time.
Maki are considerably more troublesome than anything else. The speciality rolls are generally overly cold and mushy. It seems like these are made in advance and refridgerated. Not very appealing. It’s worse if the roll contains tempura. You can guarantee that even the memory of that item being crunchy has long since passed.
For the most part the staff is fairly responsive, but with a good side of surly apathy. It is true to the worst aspects of AYCE, sit down and eat. Don’t expect any sort of experience. Don’t pay too much attention to the quality of the food.

The best sushi place for the price in kitchener. My preference is the downtown kitchener Ye’s. The sashimi is fresh and all the food tastes authentic. I used to live in japan so I know a thing or 2 about the food.

Meh! Absolutely unimpressed with the sushi here. As a recent resident of Cambridge I was really excited to give this place a go, considering it had been quite awhile since I had sushi. I don’t mean to be such a sushi snob, but the food was subpar. We ordered a variety of sushi but they all seemed to taste pretty bland. As someone who LOVES sushi, I definitely won’t be coming back to this place to get my sushi fix.

Food was mediocre, service was slow and we were 2 of the 5 people in there. The atmosphere is suffocating, there are only a small panel of windows in the front. My favorite part was the brown (red snapper) and the dried out wassabi ‘flowers’ that look like they been out all day… MMMMM tasty! Honestly go to the ye’s. In sports world plaza. Way better food, service, and atmosphere. Same company. Not sure why this one is not even comparable to the other location. Sportsworlds location is the best in KW region. Go there! Not here!

They have really stepped up their game! Since the last time that I had gone there. They even ask for some feedback from the customers using the wrapper that their updated chopsticks come in.
They have also revamped their dinner menu creating a few new rolls, while removing some of their less popular menu options. One of their new additions that I am a fan of is their Islan roll. the Thai roll is definitely a roll that requires an open mind, pickled foods are hit or miss for most people. I really enjoyed the roll, but my girlfriend did not. The remaining rolls are the standard AYCE fare and shouldn’t surprise anyone, though I think the amount of rice they put in has decreased to become a bit more reasonable.
Decided in order to get our moneysworth we ordered some rolls and kitchen Items, but we focused on the sashimi. Their salmon and surf clam sashimi was fairly good quality given that its AYCE. The red tuna and white tuna felt fairly freshly defrosted, though I still ordered the red tuna as I really do enjoy red tuna.
Total cost for dinner hasn’t changed.

Great all you can eat sushi. Good quality food, and reasonably priced.
They have a pretty good selection of Sushi and other entrees as well.
I would definitely frequent this place fi i was around the area.

Ye’s is the first AYCE sushi restaurant opened in Waterloo and I’ve came here with my family for years. It is not the best place for sushi, but it’s got some highlights.
The sushi rolls are delicious, I recommend Tokyo roll, spicy salmon, spicy dragon roll, tempera squid roll and spider roll. I also love their salads. They only have sashimi for dinner. I’ve only had sashimi for a few times, and they had always been fresh and tasty. Other dishes are average, nothing special. As for dessert I love their green tea and red bean ice cream, quite rare flavors.
The price here is pretty high, lunch is reasonable but dinner is very expensive so unless you LOVE sashimi, its not worth it. The waitresses are usually pretty friendly. They do mess up the orders at least once every time I visit, but there are lots of customers so I won’t be so harsh.

This reveiw will be short, but not sweet.
I had ate at ye’s after getting into sushi a few years back, One day i was there alone, and ordered just acouple rolls. I got sick instantly and began vomiting everywhere as these rolls were reacting with me terrible. They STILL CHARGED me, for the rolls i had ordered. While paying i continued to be sick over the counter. Never been back, never will go to another ye’s establishment again.

They’ve gotten worse and worse over the past few years. For every order you make, they serve only ¾ of what you write down. Fish-​to-​Rice ratio is extremely low, and Rainbow rolls are actually just salmon rolls with an extra smear of avocado on a quarter slice of tuna. Sashimi were not even thawed/​defrosted properly when they served them last time. It’s absolutely disgusting. Will I ever go back to Ye’s Sushi? Ya — because all the other sushi bars in Waterloo are at best 1 star.
One more thing… they should get rid of the flies too.

Probably the worst sushi experience I’ve ever had. But then again, you can’t expect much when going to an all-​you-​can-​eat restaurant in K/​W.
Everything is prepared really fast with little regard to presentation or quality. The spicy salmon turned out to be salmon rolls with hot sauce drizzled on top
The cooked food section is OK — the tempura is acceptable. At least you get all-​you-​can-​eat ice cream (you can’t go wrong with ice cream).
I’m always amazed by the enthusiastic responses I get towards Ye’s. I guess people here don’t know good sushi!

Almost the WORST sushi I’ve had in my life.
I asked people about sushi places in KW and they all pointed me here. I was already skeptical of an all-​you-​can-​eat sushi place.
The set-​up… you write numbers that correspond to different types of items on the menu. I give them props for variety but the quality of things were mixed.
We ordered a variety of things, sushi, katsu, fried rice tempura. Service was quick overall but they definitely confused our order and gave us the wrong thing several times.
I was amazed at how crowded this place was but I forgot that this was a college town (value priced food) and I’m guessing people don’t really know what good sushi is here.
Overall — a sad, sad excuse for sushi and Japanese food overall but then again maybe I’m spoiled having grown up in Hawaii and currently living in San Francisco.

This was one of the first AYCE sushi places in KW. There is a large selection and the system is reasonably smooth. Write down what you want, give it to the waiter, they bring it to you. You can order more anytime.
As for the service, I think they need to hire workers who speak better English, or are at least comfortable in speaking English. They are also prone to forgetting your orders. no worries though. just order again. the food comes pretty fast, too.
With the large number of new AYCE sushi places in KW though, I think Ye’s old customers have moved on. I have gone there recently, they have added some new items to their menu, but no changes to the décor or staff, it seems.
Their service could use some improvement. After going back recently, they again forgot some components of our order (Dragon roll seems to be easy to forget). During busy hours, the waitresses are hard to get a hold of. The sushi quality is below average in comparison to Sushi 99 and Itamae.