Senbazuru Sushi Bar

Needed a quick sushi fix so I decided to try something new. Little did I know that I had found my go-​to sushi take out bar! I ordered the Polar Bear Roll (Salmon, Asparagus, Crab, Avocado, Fish Egg, Topped with White Tuna) and the Salmon Avocado Roll. They were reasonably priced, $ 11 for 8 pcs of the Polar Bear, and $ 5.50 for 6 pcs of the Salmon Avocado. The polar bear roll was yummy to say the least, with the white tuna as my favourite part of it! The salmon avocado was its own center stage as well. TRUST ME, I always get salmon avocado rolls everywhere I go and I can say without a doubt that Senbazuru has absolutely perfected its magic on it.
Service was what sold me. While I had a 5 minute wait time for the preparation of my food, the server offered me a seat and a cup of tea. On these cold winter nights, a warm cup of tea goes a long way. I finished my tea in minutes only to find the server coming back to refill my cup. Even as she handed me my take out order, she took the time to refill my cup once more. To me, this shows a great sense of kindness and it definitely adds to my overall experience.
Tip: Take advantage of their discount for 10% off when paying cash!
Will definitely be back to try new rolls and their sashimi as well.

My favourite sushi. Some locations have all you can eat but its not really an all you can eat place. Great salmon, tuna and eel.

Ricky the owner and his daughter CC are the best!
Their Pad Thai and Snow White roll are the best I’ve had so far. All the sashimi is top notch, always fresh and flavourful!
They are so efficient and quick to serve you with a smile always on their face: D
Favourite a la carte sushi in Richmond Hill.

BEST SASHIMI IN TOWN!!!
Came here for my birthday and we ordered a platter of sashimi (Salmon, scallop, white tuna, Hatmachi and Uni). Every piece of sashimi just melted in my mouth… it was oh, so fresh! The price was reasonable; each piece was about $ 1-​$ 2 except for the Uni of course, haha. Besides from the sashimi, I’ve also had their Black Dragon roll, Rock n’ Roll and the Spider Roll. The Black Dragon Roll and Rock n’ Roll was on point!!! However, I was a bit disappointed with the Spider Roll, pretty bland and nothing really special in taste…
If you like Salmon a lot, order their Salmon Head. You should place the order a head of time, like before even looking at the menu! Because, it does take some time for it to be made! I’m never really a fan of Salmon Head, however, they grilled it to perfection here. Every piece of the Salmon was tender and juicy; except that they can possibly be easier on the salt!
Service was quick and attentive. However, if you’re a tea drinker like me, you’d have to constantly as them to refill your cup. The server do not attend to you unless you need something. Prices are fair for the most part; a bit expensive and it does amount up, but! The food’s quality is just PHENOMENAL. Well, you pay for what you get right?!

My dad always takes us to this place because he swears by its freshness and quality of fish, and trust me, my dad knows sushi very well. I’m a big fan of the spicy tuna (i only ever get this roll here because nothing else compares). It’s a little pricy, but it’s great quality sushi and made really well, plus the service is on point. The owner usually works at this location so it’s better than the newer one on Rutherford. The AYCE at the Rutherford location is not that great, but don’t let it ruin your perception of the restaurants name. The AYCE is not the best, but the a la carte at the Bayview location is really good.

First time coming and I will definitely be back! My family came here based on a friend’s recommendation. The décor was very modern, which is something we are usually not used to seeing in this area. I would get the the volcano roll, it was amazing. The fish is very fresh and buttery. Services was pleasant, no fuss. The price is very reasonable for the quality of food.

I enjoy eating here when I am craving sushi. Nice variety and service is good. Sushi is fresh and better than most places. Take out is quick as well and the 10% discount helps.

crap. service was bad and the waitress was so rude. selection is bad and portions were small. there are soooo many other better places than this that’s much cheaper. for the chirashi rice (basically sashimi and rice) they gave me like.5 fucking pieces.
absolutely ridiculous.
never going back cause lbh. they didn’t even have freaking green tea icecream for heaven’s sake! what sushi place doesn’t have green freaking tea icecream?

Came here on a friday night; pretty crowded.
Cozy place with dark lighting. Was seated near the door and had a rather unpleasant experience with the wind and loud conversation of waiting customers. It felt very cramped. I was here before and was seated in a booth, and it was much better dining experience.
We ordered the enoki mushrooms wrapped in beef, dynamite roll, spicy salmon roll, and salmon sashimi.
Food was of very mediocre quality; salmon sashimi was not as fresh as it usually is. Waiting took forever. We had to ask for soy-​sauce and wasabi three times. (What sushi bar does not automatically bring out soy sauce and wasabi???) Service was non-​existent; very difficult to flag down a waitress for ordering AND the bill.
I personally would not come here again. Sorry Senbazuru.

Walking in and seeing the mural on the wall immediately setup for a great after movie meal. Couldn’t decide on what type of sashimi we wanted until we hit the big times and ordered the party plate 100 pieces for 4 people!
In order of service.
Sashimi assorted set (all of them were fresh and well portioned slices, highly recommended!!)
Salmon
Red tuna
Butterfish
Octopus (this one was on the chewy side)
Whitefish
Surf clam
Sushi (rice was very well seasoned, perfectly balanced the sashimi on top, score one for well prepared rice.)
Salmon
Tuna
Whitefish
Butterfish
Crab
Surf clam
Maki rolls (well made, aptly sized and did not overwhelm any individual tasting aspect)
California
Salmon
Spider
Chicken teriyaki (not exactly welcome, only one I didn’t like)
Sakura
Green dragon
Tuna
All in all a very well made and presented meal. They have won me over and will receive a repeat visit, sushi bar over all you can eat any day!

Very cozy place with darker lighting than most. I went for a dinner with 14 guests.
Price:
For dinner ranging from 7.99−13.99 very affordable.
Quality:
Miso — unremarkable
Salad — mediocre
Tempura seaweed thing — awesome.
Their sashimi and sushi, I’d rate a ⁶⁄₁₀. I’m sure earlier in the day it may be more fresh, but the cut was too thick. Their wasabi mediocre. Often I find places that offer higher quality wasabi have higher quality sushi.
Their spider rolls had an odd taste to them. Almost as if it had been re-​fried or left out too long.
Quantity:
Rolls size were pretty standard, although some of them I did not enjoy the rice/​goods ratio. Servings of the actual order were tiny (4 beef short ribs) in the bento with 3 california rolls, 3 salmon sushi, a mediocre salad, and 3 dumplings.
Overall:
I wouldn’t go out of my way to go to this restaurant, but would consider it if I was in the area and in dire need of my sushi fix.

Senbazuru is my «I feel like Japanese food, but I don’t want to think too much «restaurant of choice. You won’t be terribly Wowed by the food, nor by the service.
My fall back, I usually order their salad roll, dynamite and salmon skin. But if you’re ordering a small party tray, price wise they aren’t too bad.
I usually go for their California sushi pizza too, which isn’t too bad either.
Definitely not the best sushi I’ve ever had, but if I’m like a good brisk walk away from there, this place is my no-​brainer for good sushi in the Bayview Hill Area.
I recommend sticking to the Japanese side of things for food, since they only started offering Thai food about a year or so ago… and I would honestly said that that is questionable at best.

The only pretty good thing here is there sushi. Don’t order off the thai cuisine section of the menu because its not very authentic, and there yaki udon noodles are kind of strange tasting.
But the sushi is pretty tastey, not the best around but its better than a lot of places around.
They served me DISGUSTING luke warm bitter narsty house salad. Soggy and just GAHH
The decoration and atmosphere is very cute and the prices are quite cheap!
The service is kind of blah, the waitress is there everytime I go and she acts like she HATES her job and or life.
Good for the simple rolls and standard fare but nothing special.

Senbazuru Sushi Bar is quite nicely decorated. The atmosphere here is more Zen and dark… so dark as they even close all curtains in broad daylight…
Lunch Specials starts from $ 5.99 includes a miso soup.
Miso soup that serves here you kind of wish you never need to drink one of those… lukewarm. with a spoon stuck in it when served… (now you know you are not eating in a authentic Japanese restaurant… :P)
Chirashi ($ 6.99)
— OK! I should not should not expect anything of quality for that price point!
— 3 salmon, 2 white tuna, 1 imitate crab and 2 piece of egg
— the fish quality is not bad… for that price
— the rice! the rice is the problem… long grain rice was used. rice is hard and the seasoned vinegar is not balanced…
Service is really lacking. served by 1 waitress that wish she is somewhere else… and she wish I am somewhere else too…
Staffs are mandarin speaking… but she hardly talk to the customers anyway not even a thank you. so doesn’t really matter.

What may seem like a hole on the wall at Bayview & 16^th, this little restaurant is a gem! Why? Because of the food — consistently fresh and flavorful. Its absolutely not your mediocre and over-​hyped sushi and sashimi place. Its not a huge place but its humility in size is dressed up with Japanese minimalist yet bold elegance with dainty and warm accents. I enjoy it even more because it doesn’t get too crowded there on the hours we need a quiet lunch or dinner.
On peak hours I don’t think I ever saw a line up but the place is packed. Their kitchen is very busy, however, and their delivery cars come and go pretty quickly. Apparently, its very popular for delivery or take-​out.
I’ve been ordering delivery from this place for 3 years now. Reliable to come minutes before deadline and its always the chef who personally made our order who’d be ringing our bell. In their aprons, yes! That’s what I call cool service.
There were some off days, yeah, like the rolls were not as perfectly tight or the size may seem to have been reduced a bit, and the rice not the usual sushi rice, and the ooh where is that usual zing (?). But more often we’re very happy. I can tell their food is made by very skilled hands and with the keen intention to please and satisfy its customers.
Very popular for us would be their party trays. When its Senbazuru party tray for dinner, Mom (that’s me) is in a perfect mood or getting there.
With the huge and enjoyable variety of Sushi Rolls I’m like shopping for shoes. It can get pretty exciting, I tell ya. The price is reasonable translating it to the quality and serving size. For example, 8 pieces of Black Dragon Roll would be $ 10.99 yet ohmygawd this is goo-​uud. Amazing. Must be something with the dressing inside or its probably the tempura and bbq’d eel on top. Whatever. It’s a bestseller. Well, here’s their list of Sushi Roll Party Trays to allow you more time to eat than deciding what to eat.
* Party Tray of 54 pcs. — $ 40.00 — consists of Sushi x 12 pcs., Cucumber roll x 12, California roll x 12, Salmon skin roll x 6, Dynamite roll x 6, Spicy salmon roll x 6.
* Party Tray of 40 pcs. — $ 30.00 — consists of Sashimi x 12 pcs., California roll x 12, Futo maki x 4, Salmon skin roll x 6, Spicy salmon roll x 6.
* Party Tray of 70 pcs. — $ 45.00 — consists of Spicy grilled tuna roll x 6 pcs., Futo maki x 4, Cucumber roll x 6, Spicy tuna roll x 6, California roll x 12, Salmon skin roll x 12, Salmon roll x 6, Salad roll x 12, Dynamite roll x 6.
* Party Tray of 30 pcs. — $ 26.00 — consists of Assorted sushi x 18 pcs., Salmon roll x 6, California roll x 6.
When we do get a bit more craving we pick out from their regular menu.
The Mixed Sushi and Sashimi Party Tray is our usual indulgence. Take a look:
* 48 Pieces Sushi & Sashimi for $ 35.00 serves Sushi x 12 pcs., Sashimi x 12, Salmon roll x 6, California roll x 6, Kamikaze roll x 8, Futo maki –x 4.
* 92 Pieces Sushi & Sashimi for $ 70.00 serves Sushi x 24 pcs., Sashimi x 24, California roll x 6, Salad roll x 6, Green Dragon roll x 8, Salmon roll x 6, Spicy Tuna roll x 6, Kamikaze maki x 8, Futo maki x 4.
* 130 Pieces Sushi & Sashimi for $ 100.00 serves Sushi x 40 pcs., Sashimi x 40, Spicy Tuna roll x 6, Spicy Salmon roll x 6, California roll x 6, Salad roll x 6, Futo maki x 4, Kamikaze roll x 8, Green Dragon roll x 8, Mango Tango roll x 6.
Their Sashimi is superb — Salmon my fave. Its so delectable that the noise at the dinner table is hushed. Kids usually avert raw fish, right? They don’t like it. But my little girls love love love it. The luscious texture and sweet succulent meat, Senbazuru just does it too well. From 12 pcs = $ 12 to 96 pcs = $ 96, it’s a dollar for every slice of happiness.
Their Bento Boxes are good, too. Lunch, which ranges from $ 7.99 to $ 9.99 with Cod Fish alone at $ 11.99 mark, is satisfying in Teriyaki sauce, Tempura, or grilled accompanied by Miso soup, Salad, Salmon sashimi x 3 pcs, Califormia roll, Deep fried dumpling, and Steamed rice. While Dinner, tagged at $ 11.99 to $ 14.99, can be a feast for one chick like me trying to maintain her waistline. Same meat selection and includes Rice, Miso soup, Salad, Fried dumpling x 3, Salmon sushi x 3, California roll x 3. Quite filling… grab Tums.
All this time we haven’t tried their Sushi Pizza, Vegetarian Roll, and Noodles. So I have no comments yet on these very interesting items. Their Rice in Bowl are not bad at all from $ 5.99 to $ 9.99 for a quick meal. For something more economical, their Lunch Special at $ 5.99 to $ 7.99 could not be understated with the varied selection that may be unique to this place. «Cash Only» for Lunch Special order is a setback. Dunno why they don’t accept the plastics. I’m not a Sake drinker but they serve it.
If you wanna dine there or go take-​out/​delivery you won’t miss a thing. It all gives you the satisfaction on good food and good service.

The ambiance in this restaurant is very nice. However, it was very empty for a Saturday night. The service was ok, the waitress didn’t smile even once and took a long time to take our orders down. The food came very quicky and it was delicious. The sushi pizza was a bit strange but it tasted fine. The waitress was not very hospitable and didn’t come back to the table to see if we needed anything else. It took a long time to get her attention to give us the bill, which was strange considering we were the only ones there.

I rather like this little place. Now, don’t drive out of the city for it, but if you’re in and around Oak Ridges or Aurora, you won’t really go wrong. Their sashimi is quite good and they have some good lunch specials. However, if you want a lunch special, bring cash. For some unfathomable reason, they only take cash for lunch specials. Otherwise, you can pay by credit or debit. In short, if you happen to be in Oak Ridges and desire some sushi, feel free to give it a shot.