Aji Sai Japanese Restaurant

I eat here weekly for lunch if I can, as do many of my colleagues. Reasonably-​priced and a good variety (bento boxes, tempura, sushi, sashimi, udon-​just skip the pork). Friendly, if rushed, staff. Pricier at night but an easy dinner out.

I have had sushi all in the danforth and love coming here since they have fresh and soft sushi.
They have fast service and are very accommodating when I need to customize an order due to some dietary restrictions.
I have had soups here as well and feel refreshed after having lunch there. It’s light and feels healthy. I for sure recommend this place

Had lunch here today. Salmon sushi. It was wonderful! Food is a definite 5 star. Service was really slow though, and a bit confused by our large party and the different orders.

Her name is Ariel, like the little mermaid we all cherish and love. She’s a spectacular waitress with a lovely smile, great mood, and excellent service. Sorry for the girl crush. But she’s really the reason why I dine here. She makes the whole experience delightful for myself and my family.
In addition the sushi is rather delicious. Our favourite menu item is the sushi salad. It’s listed under salads, which is deceptive because it’s a salad roll. The ingredients are stuffed into thinly sliced cucumber and drizzled with spicy mayo. Try it my fellow sushi lovers. You will not be disappointed.

Pretty solid quick sushi I like to grab on the go. Friendly staff and service, not the fanciest joint but hey its the danforth and you get a sweet 13% discount when you pickup. Love the Wakame Salad and Spider Roll!

I used to like going here, since the food was decent and it was close to home… until tonight. As we are sitting there trying to enjoy our meal, the sushi chef coughed non stop. Not a small «I’ve got a tickle in my throat cough» but a disgusting phlegmy“I’m sick, and I’m gonna spread it around cough”. Not only was he coughing non stop, but he made no attempt at covering him mouth at all! After he sprayed the raw fish with his germs, he then proceeded to bring up phlegm behind the sushi bar, again, without trying to hide it, or be hygienic. I don’t even want to know where he spat it out. I will never eat there again In Fear that this actually how little they know, or care about proper food handling and hygiene. I know who to blame if I wake up tomorrow with a disgusting cough.

This isn’t the best sushi in Toronto. (That would be Solo Sushi Ya, or Solo Sushi Bekkan.) Nor is it the best Japanese. But it’s pretty great, and it’s always reliable. Nothing tastes fishy, the rice is never cold, the tamagoyaki is always sweet, and they have plenty of eel. The vegetarian options are also pretty great: the veggie roll is good (it’s hard to miss with sweet potato and avocado), the veggie tempura is still crisp after delivery, the agedashi tofu is soft and lovely, and the salads are surprisingly big for the price. I can’t speak for the grilled items, but I really like their spicier rolls and, well, anything containing eel. They also put a dab of wasabi/​horseradish on the nigiri before placing the fish over it, which I think is a nice, refreshing touch.
Service-​wise, they’re always careful to tell us if it’s a busy night for them and the delivery might take a while. It’s a nice touch, and I don’t recall anything ever being really late. Do order early: sushi can’t really be rushed. At least, it shouldn’t be.

Aji Sai was a very average joint. I ate here kind of on a whim while doing a walking tour of the Danforth. They have a good selection of sushi and other Japanese items.
The quality was pretty firmly average. Some of my sushi tasted on the fishy side and was a little wattery, so I think they may skimp a bit on the quality of their ingredients. The prices are reasonable although not outstanding. They were very quick and the service was good, but for the price, I think there are other sushi places I might try instead. My friend had a dish with tempura which was generally well-​done and earned them a little bit back compared to their sushi quality.
Overall, a pretty neutral experience. Nothing good, nothing bad. It looks like they do a lot of take-​out and delivery business, as I saw lots of food walking out the front door.

Looks like I’ve found a new sushi place!
I went here last night with a friend and we were both really impressed. The service was fast and friendly from the get-​go.
The dining area is actually quite nice too — which we weren’t expecting from the outside.
My dining companion and I both ordered the dinner special (includes: miso soup, salad, california rolls, kappa rolls, an ebi (shrimp) nigiri, assorted tempura and chicken teriyaki for $ 9.99!)
We also split a 2-​piece unagi (freshwater eel) nigiri, a 2-​piece maguro (tuna) nigiri, and the spider maki.
The miso soup was tasty, as was the salad: loved the dressing!
next came the nigiri pieces and they were fresh and delicious. I especially liked the eel. Then the spider maki came and blew us away. We were fighting over the last piece.
This was probably the highlight.
The dinner came next, and we knew we were getting close to full, but it was so good, that we gobbled up most of it (my friend took part of hers home and I left a bit on the plate).
The tempura included shrimp and assorted veggies. The batter was light and crisp.
Everything was very fresh.
We ended up paying $ 20 each and were completely stuffed (with leftovers when we left).
I will definitely be back.

I get deliveries from Aji Sai, and it’s good food at a good price. They’re pretty fast too.

We’ve enjoyed the food from this place up until the last few months. On 3 occasions of ordering for home delivery we’ve received our food cold. Strike 3 «you’re out». The food is alright as I’ve had much better but when you’re finished work at the end of the day and you’re tired, this place will do. Well we’ve moved on to a Japanese place on Queen East. Don’t bother with this place, it ain’t all that.

My actual rating for Aji Sai is 3.5.
I have been here numerous times since back in the day when I was a poor student and I looked forward to the cheap dinner special ($ 7.99… can’t go wrong!) for a dinner out. Tonight I decided to revisit since it’s been a year or so, but I went delivery.
I ordered two chef specials and a martini roll. The total bill came to $ 35 with delivery tip. It was nothing fantastic, but I also had no reservations about eating my whole meal. For the money, I think it was completely reasonable. And the delivery guy was so polite and personable… so good :) But not unexpected.
Reflecting back on the servers I’ve had while dining in, I’ve never had bad service at Aji Sai. The food is always fresh, though again, nothing near awe inspiring. Still, it’s really worth a go, especially if you love Japanese food but you’re on a budget.

After a four day week, which felt like an eternity, a few colleagues and I decided to go out for dinner. Between the six of us, the majority felt like Japanese rather than Greek cuisine.
This place is more convenient for me (during the weekday) than anything else. It’s about a 20 minute walk and 5 minute drive from my workplace.
As we did not have a reservation, we were required to wait for about five minutes. The five minutes were to put the tables together. Half of us ordered from the sushi menu and the other half ordered dinner sets — chicken teriyaki and salmon teriyaki. The service was quite slow and it took a good 15 minutes to receive forks that we requested. Portion sizes for the dinner sets were quite big. For example, the salmon teriyaki set comes with two pieces of salmon. The sushi was okay; it didn’t blow me away.
For the drivers of Toronto, it’s quite inconvenient as there is only metered parking. I must say, this area has the most feisty parking enforcements ever! I went with my colleague in his car. After bidding our farewells to everyone and wishing each other a happy Easter, we noticed that expensive yellow piece of paper on his windshield. We were two minutes late and there was already a $ 30 ticket.
For the TTC users, it is about a five minute walk from Donlands Station on the Bloor-​Danforth line.

For years this was our go to take out and delivery joint in the neighbourhood. Our office was within delivery range and I can’t remember a week pass by without a large group of us ordering in Aji Sai for lunch.
The staff was always friendly, the food affordably priced and competently prepared, served up in sizes that satisfied. But those days have slowly slipped away. The trouble started right about the time they remodeled the interior of the restaurant. Perhaps they over spent, and had to start cutting corners? I hate to speculate but something happened. Something not good.
The quality of the meat and fish was the first thing we noticed going. Then it was the flavour of their sauces. Then the care put into presentation. Within six months a place I totally adored eating became a restaurant that, after two questionable stomach issues after eating there, I’ve sworn off forever. It breaks my heart to «two star» a familiar haunt like Aji Sai but I hope that if enough people speak up, Aji Sai will recapture its glory days and go back to what made them a neighborhood staple… quality food at a good price. For now, if you want good Japanese… don’t go to Aji Sai.