Yuzu No Hana

Don’t come here for lunch on a weekday. I came in by myself, seated at the counter. Waited 5 minutes, no one came by to give me menu. Waited some more and finally had to literally get up and ask someone to get the menu. I ordered almost $ 30 worth of sushi. Sat there another 10 minutes without any water or tea. No one came to ask. Did I have to do all their work for them? I decided to give them a chance and wait another 10 minutes. Still no one paid me any attention, so I went to the front and told them to cancel my order. They simply said «ok». No apologies. They didn’t even asked for an explanation. I guess they didn’t care for my business.

From the winterlicious menu ($ 28/​dinner/​pp), we ordered the tuna tartare, and the spicy salmon salad with uni bits. It was alright, but nothing special, very little uni. Then for the entrée we had the grilled miso salmon – the portion was small but tasty (make sure you order extra rare). For dessert, the matcha tiramisu was good, but the sake cheesecake was more interesting (but quite strong).
We also ordered the yuzu roll for $ 15. It was a shrimp tempura roll with a bit of salmon sashimi, torched scallops and some tobiko on top. This was the best part of our dinner! In hindsight, we should have probably ordered from the sushi from winterlicious menu, or the rolls from the regular dinner menu.
The bill in the end came to ~$ 95. We might come back on special occasions.

Toronto is replete with great food, and superb sushi. Yuzu No Hana most definitely ticks all the boxes for both top quality fish and a far above average variety. The dining room is charming with the traditional Japanese flair you want. The urban space constraints only enhance the coziness, like it is in many Japanese sushi bars. Service, like everyone else has said, is inconsistent depending on where you look. The host is fast and efficient as are the sushi chefs. The servers in my experience were not. The bus boy serving tea had to grab our server twice for us. Better service would have earned them the fifth star in my book.
Now, on to the most important part… Food
The oyster shooter is a must try. The textures and flavors are incredible. You will love Uni and quail eggs after this one.
The omakse sushi, sashimi, or dinner are the way to go. The variety was the perfect mix of expected and exotic.
Perhaps beef tartare isn’t in their wheelhouse. While the quality was good, the beef was chopped so fine it was lost in the garnish.
They have an extensive selection of sake and shochu to complement your meal. It’s a great chance to experiment with some pairings too!
Definitely on my list in Toronto. A delightfully delicious and satisfying night.

Had their Omakase and a la carte. Great omakase experience and nice ambiance. It may be a bit too dimly lit. Plating was nicely done.
Oyster shooter was nice with its quail and uni. Never had a bad experience here.

Very friendly and clean. It was getting crowded when I went there for dinner so I highly recommend making a reservation. The menu is pretty extensive. You can do a la carte for sashimi and nigiri, or you can also get chef’s selection for 30 bucks if you are looking for some fresh raw fish. Ordered their signature yuzu roll which came out with the flame (very cool! But it dies pretty quickly so if you want to capture it in a photo, do it right away!) Yuzu roll was pretty spicy but in a good way. It was flavourful and the sauce was just amazing. I also tried shrimp nigiri and it was very fresh and tasty.
Next time I go, I would like to try their udon and seafood bowl. But I would say that this place has very fresh sashimi. Highly recommended.
Took off one star just because I didn’t get to try other things on the menu, but I would probably give 5 stars next time.

Came here last month with my boyfriend for our anniversary. I had done a bunch of research and waned to get nice and fancier sushi.
I picked Yuzu based on Unilocal reviews.
It was very good overall. The service was good but we didn’t have one waiter really, which was kind of odd but whatever.
Everything was delicious but I found some of the rolls a little small. They weren’t THAT pricey but I’ve been to cheaper places with bigger rolls. Also the drink I got wasn’t what I expected. It was good but very slushy and half of it was like undrinkable.
The tuna tartare app was amazing. My other favorite was the signature roll which was served on fire. Very very cool.
Overall a great experience and I’m glad we checked it out!

Friendly service, fast service and plenty of space to eat at without a reservation during the week. Great selection of cocktails too! Had a spicy salmon hand roll, rainbow roll and uni sushi rolls. Fish was super fresh, especially the live uni– melted in my mouth. The only thing disappointing was the seaweed salad. Although it is tasty, you only get two bites worth. Definitely hope to go back soon!

3.5 stars for service but 4 for atmosphere and quality of most of the food.
Order (for 2): oysters on the half, tuna seared on salad, age dashi tofu, yuzo roll, yam roll and namuil roll.
The negative: Given the stunning atmosphere of the restaurant we were surprised to get the rush treatment, and a little disappointed our server did not bringing out our order in courses as we had asked. We had specifically asked to start with certain menu selections so we could have a leisurely dinner but it all came out haphazardly and so fast so that there was no room to have our drinks on our table. Speaking g of drinks… Impressive sake menu bit no wine by the glass on the drink menu.
The positive: The chefs were accommodating, adjusting my friend’s order to be vegan and the presentation of the signature roll was amazing (fire!) As it was for the oysters (DELICIOUS) and the salad.
I dont believe I would go back as it wasn’t quite as high end as I was looking for but I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for good sushi. The fish was fresh, the rice was lovely and those oysters! #nom

Looking for an upscale-​ish yet comfortable experience with delicious, reasonably priced Japanese food? Yuzu.
AMBIANCE
+Rather non-​descript from the outside — simple black overhang with the resto’s logo in r

Sushi is my first go to when I first start travelling to a city. It’s predictable, gluten free, and filling enough to stave off hunger for a while. Yuzu No Hana was my first foray into TO sushi and in one visit I tried a variety of rolls with the seafood rice bowl (shrimp, tobiko, scallops, seasoned vegetables, quail egg, rice, in hot stone bowl).
The food was neither good nor bad… just meh and rather bland. The rolls were generous in ingredients but oddly had no taste except for a smattering of sesame seeds. Strangely, there was no wasabi or ginger. I was able to swap out the shrimp tempura for plain shrimp in the rice bowl, but again, the whole dish was really bland. Also, the stone bowl wasn’t hot enough to make the rice crunchy at the bottom (the best part of stone bowl rice dishes)… this may have been an unexpected good thing because the restaurant was super hot like a sauna (adding a hot bowl to the table would have made the temperature worse).
I don’t actually know what to expect for sushi in Toronto. Perhaps my expectations are high after working/​living on the West Coast for 4-​years where even supermarket sushi is super fresh and melts in your mouth.
I will say that the wait staff (especially my waitress) were really sweet and friendly. The two-​star rating is for the food.

This place is a hidden sushi place off Adelaide, on the second floor. So unless you know about it, I doubt you’d stumble into Yuzu!
I don’t know the current status, but I heard as of a coupla years ago, Yuzu has the same owners as Japango. So if you’re familiar with it, expect the same quality as Japango. Also reminded me of Sushi Nomi on Roncy, but of course, the dining experience is better at Yuzu.
This place is definitely not your pedestrian, AYCE quality sushi. Attention is paid to plating, you get a good variety of cuts (not all salmon), AND, the best part, wasabi is fresh ground. None of that powder stuff and it does make a big difference!
Seems to be a good place for a business lunch.

Nicht sonderlich neuwertiges Ambiente, aber seht authentisch. Klasse Sushi und gute Auswahl an Sake. Service war japanisch — reserviert.