Ninja Sushi

This place is really small tucked in the corner of bamburgh circle. The restaurant itself is really small and is pretty much good for takeout. I wouldn’t say their fish is the best, but it’s pretty decent if you’re looking for sushi, pretty above average.
Japanese restaurants are really dependent on if they’re fish is fresh or not, and this place has fresh fish, but not necessarily the best cuts. The salmon pieces are a bit lean which caused it to lack flavour. The shrimps also lack that sweet flavouring, tasted like any boiled shrimp.
I ordered their sashimi party trays a few times and haven’t been disappointed yet, they are quite generous with their portions and they put a lot more salmon then other fishes. The price is on point and you get what you pay for. Their chirashi is a little bit expensive and not really worth it imo. Haven’t tried their rolls yet but based on menu and photos, they are just normal sushi rolls you’d find at any restaurant, not really unique so I never tend to order it.
Service wise they are very quick and efficient, when I order for pick up they are ready around 15 – 20 minutes.

Affordable and friendly. Place is cozy. Nothing spectacular, but will suffice for a casual meal. This place offers takeout, and if you dine-​in, you get complimentary salad and miso soup.
Their card machine runs on a telephone line, so it is significantly slower than what you’re accustomed to.
They are also very accommodating. Came in late one time, they had everything packed up and ready to close. Instead of telling us to leave, they quickly set up everything again. Felt really bad, but their service deserves recognition.

One of the best Japanese restaurant in the GTA. Food is always excellent yet still very affordable.
An always go to for takeout!

I’ve had sushi from dozens of different chefs. This place is hands down the best. Chef is obviously highly trained. Perfect rice to fish ratio. Super fresh. Perfect consistency. Very good value as well. Hope you live or work close as you will be back regularly.

It’s located in Bamburgh circle Plaza. This is my third time here as I live very close in walking distance. I read good reviews on here so I keep coming back to give it another chance.
Got take out today, nobody else was there, decided to order 3 rolls. Ninja roll (spicy tuna, avocado, tobiko)(5.95) spider roll (10.95), and salmon skin roll (3.95). It took 15 minutes for the rolls to get prepared.
When first opening the box they were nicely placed with neat presentation. The spider roll was big, rolled in tempura bits. When taking the first bite, it was a little disappointed as the tempura flakes were stale, the soft shell crab was warm and crispy.
The salmon skin roll contained a lot of rice and thin layer of salmon skin and some cucumbers. It was warm and freshly cooked, but the ratio to rice was about 70% rice and 30% filling.
The ninja roll was a little disappointing too. I ate the tobiko first and noticed once again 70% rice and very little filling. They used the tobiko to cover the lack of filling so it wouldn’t be noticed if you eat it in one bite.
Some ayce Japanese restaurants provide way more filling than here.
Including taxes, it cost $ 24 for 3 rolls, I thought it was pricey considering the number of Japanese restaurants and higher quality in the area.
I don’t think I will come here again.

Decent sushi for a pretty good price, in comparison to other sushi places I’ve been. Made fresh and the wait is never too long. Not ideal for dine in as the place is quite small.

If you’re craving for sushi, this is the place to go! Good quality and value. They also include complimentary rolls. Very nice owners. :)

Quick takeout spot. It is a small restaurant, there are seats but doesn’t look too comfy. Aside from parking being a bit inconvenience, paying cash you get 15% off. I called ahead to pick up. Quick service, approximately 20m, by the time I arrive they just finished. Quality isn’t bad for the price. Sashimi is quite fresh, sushi is flavorful and pretty big and filling. Not big in sense of rice but the ingredients in the maki is in good amount. The maki came with small party tray was California roll and a shrimp tempura. The shrimp tempura is fresh, crispy batter, and shrimp itself was very tasty. I ordered a spicy salmon maki on side. And I have yet find another spicy salmon maki taste as good as this one. Just right spiciness, and not oily. They were generous and given me a salmon maki as well after I went home and opened the box. I’d come back If I’m around the area for a quick takeout.

I’m definitely not a sushi connoisseur, so most of the time, sushi is just sushi to me. As far as I’m concerned, the sushi here is pretty good.
We ordered the Spider Roll, S.T.A. Roll, Crispy Spicy Salmon, and Ninja Sashimi Combo. Perhaps they’ve changed it up, but unlike a previous review, the softshell crab in the Spider Roll was crispy. The other rolls were a regular amount of enjoyable.
Serving three people for about $ 41 with decent sushi, I have no complaints. They told me to be careful while taking the sushi out so that the tobiko wouldn’t toppled over, which I found charming because it conveyed that they cared.
I wouldn’t say the food is travel-​out-​of-​your-​way worthy, but if you’re nearby and feel like having sushi, I think you could trust this place.

Decent little sushi place. Very small inside so not ideal for dine in. Take away is ok though. Sushi and sashimi was fresh. Not the best or worst sushi place but ok enough to fulfill joke sushi cravings.
Pricing was pretty good for the party tray. I got the small one for about $ 37.
Don’t think I will order from here again as there are better take away sushi restaurants around.

A small restaurant. Good food, fair price. But limited seats, good for take-​out orders.

They are used to be good. Portion, rice, food quality are extemely bad

Theres only 3 reviews here so I thought I put down my views since I’m a regular here. Some background, I’ve eaten at AYCE (All you can eat) sushi places and regular sushi restaurants — so I’m very particular about taste, texture and smell.
Like another reviewer, I’ve been eating here since it was known as Hokkai Ya – in fact I ate there roughly 5 – 6 years during that time. And any friend I brought here was instantly hooked. The owner of Hokkai Ya sold it to second owners that changed the name to Ninja Sushi. Went there twice and it was horrible, keep reading.
A few years had passed so I thought I’d give it another try and found that 3^rd owners have taken over. Thankfully they did and are still there, they have restored this sushi place to its former glory.
Firstly let me just say this is a mom & pop kind of sushi place they only have two 2-​seater tables, 3-​seater if your friends don’t mind a crowded table … and a sushi bar. They also do takeout, but no delivery unfortunately.
The fish quality for this one sushi place has always been spectacular, salmon that is my favorite has always had a great flavor and texture here. The rice for sushi is perfect, good temperature not cold like some inexperienced places.
They automatically put a bead of wasabi under each sushi fish until I requested they don’t do so cause I like to taste the flavors of the fish and my buddy does the wasabi and soy sauce mix.
If you sit down and eat in they also offer you seaweed salad, miso soup and barley tea which is a very nice treat.
The prices are amazing I’m willing to say this is the best sushi place in York Region, and also because the quality is above average I’d say a solid ⁸⁄₁₀.
The only reason I’m not giving it a full 5 stars, is because I’ve had sushi at a sushi restaurant that gets all their fish from Japan and that was amazing — but it was a tasters meal and paid hefty for it.
The only reason why I keep coming back year after year is because although quaint and charming in its small size its a damn good sushi period.
They also do fried items now such as tempura (amazing), dragon rolls and their gyoza (Japanese Dumplings) are crazy addictive.
UPDATE:
October 5, 2013 — Still going here and still great sushi, I like finishing off a sushi/​sashimi platter (with a friend of course) with Salmon Sushi Hand roll, its delish.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion (sometimes thats the issue). If you’re going to bash this place, at the very least say why you don’t like it. Saying stuff like average Japanese restaurant or something like that, then compared to what alternative?
Some people just love complaining or think their gods gift to everyone. Always look at that persons other reviews either they hate every place they try or they love every place. That will give you a sense of how they gauge reviewing. I tend to just review good food spots, cause lets face it people check Unilocal to see where they’re eating next. I prefer objective reviews and I try giving the best objective review I can… I hate this because… I like this because…

3.5 stars. It’s not an amazing place… but for the price it’s worth it. I’ve been going for a number of years to the previous place (Hokkai Ya) and don’t think the quality has gone down that much… as stated in other reviews here.
Don’t go expecting awesome stuff. it’s good though. The quality of the fish & rolls are above most sushi restaurants.

Had my usual dishes there recently (twice in fact), but since changing owners the quality of the food went down dramatically. So much so that this is no longer my default Japanese restaurant. That title went back to my really old default: Sashimi House.
The Chirashi Don though more packed than other places, but it was packed mostly with rice. The rice was mediocre, sort of the same thing you can get with the microwave rice cooker rather than the soft Japanese rice. The quality of the fish is so so for the price you pay for as well.
The soft shell crab roll also needed a lot of work. It had too much rice and the crab was pretty mushy rather than crispy.
It’s too bad that the quality went down so much. I really liked the two previous owners since it was called Hokkai Ya, but change happens and hopefully it would change back, but I am not putting my money on to find out.