Torii Sushi

Was in Laval on business and this place was close to the hotel. I have to admit that living in Vancouver, I’m used to cheap AND good sushi. In the rest of Canada, it’s one or the other it seems.
Torii had a fairly decent menu selection. It’s your standard sashimi and nigiri selections and the rolls you’re used to at any other sushi joint. The fish seemed fairly fresh. (for fish in a landlocked city) Presentation was nice but it was a bit on the pricier side when compared to Vancouver, which to be honest, I can’t really fault them for. The service was fairly good though I was hoping they would come refill my drinks more often than just twice during my meal. With so much other unique foods in Montréal, I’m not sure I’d make another stop here next time around.

Came here for a group dinner. Looks like some of the speciality items were good but we were encouraged to order from the set menu which was pretty standard and massively overpriced. We were told it was ok to bring kids but they did not seem very kid friendly. To top things off, we went back to the car and had been broken into! Parking is not safe here! Would not go back.

We came here for lunch. My Tokyo Bento consisted of a small miso soup, shrimps & vegetables tempura, grilled chicken, sauteed vegetables and rice. The miso soup was decent, the shrimp and vegetables tempura was good. The main course of chicken wasn’t good. It was moist but held almost no flavor. How is that possible? The sauteed vegetables found under where chicken rested were overdone and tasted only of soy sauce and salt. On the side I had a total of 5 mushrooms, they were OK.
The price-​tag is pretty expensive for what you get. The small soup and Bento platter didn’t fill me up and set me back almost $ 19 before taxes on a weekday lunch. This is clearly not competitive to other sushi places in this area where I can get all you can eat sushi for $ 14, how exactly can one justify a gastronomic single plate of $ 19?
No thanks.
If you’re the kind of person who likes to eat in pretty places that focuses in its esthetic and not so much in its food then Torii Sushi is for you. Not for me though.

Decided to come here with another Unilocaler Jason for lunch one cloudy day. The place looked promising however when opening the menu pricing was quite steep. $ 16 for a sushi lunch plate!!! I know this is not Vancouver or Toronto but there is no need to charge that much. Actually there is a need, It’s called profit and it usually turns me away from a restaurant. I will pay more for food if it’s exceptional quality however this was not.
For my lunch I had selected the salmon bento. It came with tempura vegetables, a scoop of rice, some potato salad mix, fried mushrooms and the salmon was on a bed of carrot and cabbage fried mix. Plus a miso soup. All in all for $ 18.50. The more humorous thing was the bento was not even in a bento box. I was thinking why call it a bento if it’s served on a plate? I asked the server as to why this was and he said «it’s too hard for people to eat from». Really? seriously? Lol! So as I was eating my salmon I had noticed the middle was seriously undercooked. Like raw! I myself prefer more medium rare cooked salmon. However you don’t know or can trust a restaurants food handling. So I showed my server who looked surprised. I asked if the salmon was fresh or frozen. He mentioned frozen and thawed. He offered another piece. I told him I didn’t want another piece and I went to eat around the raw middle. From cooking salmon much at home I know that the center of a thick cut usually takes much longer to cook. So at home I never cook thick pieces! The funny thing is he didn’t really look too apologetic. Good thing I didn’t get sick but if you have a sensitive stomach you may not fare as well.
You only have one chance to make a first impression. My impression of this place is overpriced VERY EXPENSIVE faux Japanese food. Lots of cheap filler on the plate. Oh yes and raw salmon! The bill came at full price I tipped minimally and won’t be back.
Slightly over $ 20 after tax and tip for this?
Seriously people there are better places to eat at.

I’m from LA this was really good sushi
Really cool idea to keep your saki warm.
I had rolls and eel and maguro. Proper sized sushi.
Try it you will like it

The Maki rolls were great. Real crunch where it needed to be. Staff is friendly and knows the food well. Readily accomodates food allergy requests. Atmosphere is casual and friendly.

PROS:
1. Décor is nice. Love the hanging lanterns.
2. The seafood soup was light and deeelicious. The sashimi, sushi, and maki were well made and presented.
CONS:
1. A bit pricey for what it’s worth.
OVERALL:
–Not a terrible or outstanding place for sushi. So-​so. I would go here if I’m in Laval and craving sushi otherwise I wouldn’t make an effort to go to Torii.

Great place, very nice décor. Sushi is typical of a upscale sushi place. Not the best I have tried. I never seen this restaurant full, however even if the restaurant is empty service is really slow. It’s not my first choice for sushi, but if I am not downtown montreal i’d go here.

This place has very good sushi at reasonable prices. Service is good and staff if friendly. Nicely designed.

This place has some incredible rolls. The Sexy Cucu is wrapped in cucumber and there’s one for dessert with fresh strawberry that tastes like some magical combination between sushi and a funnel cake.
The owner is also a huge fan of San Francisco and loves Slanted Door. Gotta love that.