00:00i'm on the hunt for the best all-you-can-eat sushi spot in toronto the fish was so great the avocado
00:05was perfectly ripe and it was just perfect bite what's up nurse city i'm brick outen and i'm on
00:11the hunt for the best all-you-can-eat sushi spot in toronto i grew up in vancouver so i was definitely
00:16a little bit spoiled growing up because i had access to some of the freshest and most delicious
00:20sushi in my opinion but since living in toronto for over five years i found some great spots that
00:25i wanted to hear from you guys so i put an instagram call out on our account and asked you guys what
00:30your favorite spots were downtown from the choices that you guys gave me i took a look at the reviews
00:34and the number of reviews and narrowed it down to three spots so this week we're going to be heading
00:38to august 8th kaka and echo sushi and we're going to be ranking these spots out of 15. so out of five
00:44will be for taste quality of ingredients you know what are the flavor palettes like the next five will
00:50be on price is it worth the money you're actually spending all you can eat can be a little bit pricey
00:54so we're going to be looking at the actual value of what you're getting and for the last five that's
00:58going to be ambiance we'll take into consideration the decor of the restaurant the general vibe
01:03and this quality of service our first thought will be kaka in the heart of downtown and they
01:07are well known for their dessert menu i used to come here when i was a student at tmu but it's been
01:12a couple years so i'm excited to go back and check it out next up we'll be headed over to august 8th
01:17which has a couple of locations but we're going to be headed to the one in chinatown this is actually one of
01:21my go-to spots and i come here quite often so i was so happy that you guys suggested it because i
01:26already know it's a pretty great spot one of the things that's really special about them is that
01:31along with japanese style sushi they also carry cantonese style dim sum on their all you can eat
01:35menu lastly we'll be ending the tour at echo sushi in midtown toronto and i've actually never been here
01:41before but it has some great reviews so i'm super excited to check it on out so without further ado
01:46let's get it kaka only has one all you can eat menu and for an adult monday through thursday it'll
01:52run you $41.99 with a two-hour seating window inside the restaurant inside the restaurant it is
01:58spacious and tastefully decorated with plenty of seating and an open sushi bar so you can watch
02:03the chefs from your table i sat down and scared the qr code to check out the menu and i filled up my
02:08order sheet on my table with the numbers from the menu and the number of pieces i wanted of each item
02:13i got salmon nigiri salmon sashimi a spicy tuna roll torch flame sushi beef tataki and lots of
02:20desserts the spicy tuna roll was tasty and pretty standard the salmon sashimi was fresh and thinly
02:26sliced my server recommended the beef tataki and it was super refreshing with a sweet maple soy dressing
02:32the desserts definitely stole the show though i love the green tea creme blay and the earl grey creme blay
02:37they both just offered something a little bit unique and different after about an hour and a half of
02:42eating i was stuffed to the brim and grabbed the bill for a total of 47.45 after tax i am home and
02:49i am full so let's get down to it starting off with taste i'm giving caca a 4.5 out of 5. the food was
02:56really delicious here starting off the sashimi it was a little bit thinly sliced but it tasted super fresh
03:02which definitely made up for that and i absolutely love the desserts they did not miss the green tea creme
03:08brulee it was so refreshing and something that i'd never had before and just so tasty i also really
03:13loved their blowtorch sushi i think it was super fun and getting to witness how they did it too
03:17was just really special and kind of added to the experience moving on to price for 41.99 they just
03:24have an all-day menu it's the same for lunch and dinner and it's all you can eat i do think that
03:28anything under 50 dollars for all you can sushi is a reasonable price so i'd give that a four out of five
03:33the menu has great variety there's so many options to choose from moving on to ambiance i'm giving
03:38them a four out of five this place is super sleekly designed it's gorgeous you have this open sushi bar
03:43where you can watch the chefs that work there's a nice patio that you can hang out in the summer and
03:47enjoy the sun and they also have a great playlist i was bopping and grooving the entire time i was
03:52digging into my food we are at our second all-you-can-eat sushi location august 8th august 8th is actually one
03:57of my favorite locations downtown toronto when i'm looking to grab a quick bite of sushi or get some really
04:02fresh sashimi so i'm excited to head on in and grab their dinner menu august 8th has a dinner and lunch
04:10menu i went monday through thursday or an adult dinner will cost you $38.99 per person with an hour and a
04:16half window of seating the restaurant is stylish and calming with dark blue walls gorgeous murals and
04:22plenty of seating each table has its own ipad where you can browse the menu and place your orders i order the
04:28sandwich sashimi shrimp dumplings seaweed salad miso soup and sponge cake for dessert the shrimp dumplings
04:33were juicy and chewy and the salmon sashimi was thick and massively cut which pretty much filled me
04:39up immediately the sponge cake was sugary sweet and the perfect bite to end my meal after about an hour
04:45i grabbed the bill and the total came to 47 44 after tax we're back from august 8th and i am uncomfortably full
04:53starting off a taste i'm gonna give them a 4.5 out of 5. i honestly didn't eat a lot here because i
04:58got full so fast from the salmon sashimi it is so thickly cut and the sizes of those strips are so long
05:05that halfway through my 10 pieces i could already feel the button of my pants like threatening to burst
05:11um that being said the dim sum was delicious as always it was the perfect temperature not too hot not
05:15too full and that flavor was just right the sponge cake was nice it was fluffy it was sweet but i just wish
05:21i could see a little bit more variety on their desserts menu similarly to what kaka had moving on
05:26to price i'm going to give them a 4 out of 5 for 38.99 for one person with an hour and a half window
05:32of eating i do think this is very reasonable and you can get your money's worth just maybe don't
05:36fill up as much salmon sashimi as i did moving on to ambiance i'm giving them a 5 out of 5. i don't
05:42think i've ever been in an all-you-can-eat restaurant that's more beautiful than this one
05:45they have these gorgeous midnight blue walls paintings throughout it's just really well kept and the vibe is
05:51great not to mention that you have an ipad tablet at your table so you can order as you go which i
05:56think is a really handy feature especially when you're on a timed clock and trying to eat as much
06:00as you can echo sushi has no time limit on its eating and for an adult all you can eat dinner
06:07tuesday through thursday it's 37.99 per person i went in and was met with a comfortable and homey vibe
06:13the restaurant has an open sushi bar where you can watch the chefs at work and plenty of tables and booths
06:18i sat down in the booth in the back and began filling out my order sheet i got a salmon avocado
06:23roll salmon sashimi a hand roll beef teriyaki ribs salmon flame torch sushi and finished my meal off
06:29with a scoop of green tea ice cream the sashimi was thickly cut and tasted supple and fresh the salmon
06:35avocado roll was stunning the fish was so great the avocado was perfectly ripe and it was just perfect
06:42bite the ribs literally peeled off the bone and they were so tender and tasty but i didn't love the
06:47flame torch sushi it tasted a little bit too much like cooked salmon on rice for me after about an
06:52hour i was uncomfortably full so i grabbed the bill and my total came out to 42.95 after tax
06:59we're back from echo so let's get into the ratings for taste starting off with a 4.5 out of 5 everything
07:05here was absolutely delicious i honestly think it was one of the best sushi rolls i've had in a really
07:10long time the salmon avocado was exactly made to my taste i loved it the rice was fluffy and sticky the
07:16salmon was perfect and the avocado was just amazingly ripe all came together for an incredible bite
07:23the hand roll was a really great touch the only thing that i didn't love was the flame torch sushi
07:28but i think that's more of a matter of personal taste versus any fault on them i just prefer the
07:32taste of raw fish to cooked fish so really i just shouldn't have ordered it moving on to price i'm
07:36gonna give them a 5 out of 5 for 37.99 for an unlimited seating time that is absolutely bonkers that is so
07:43affordable and the menu has such a great variety you really have something for everybody there so
07:48i don't think it gets more affordable than that moving on to ambiance i would give them a 3.5 out
07:53of 5. and this spot is a lot more homey kind of a hole in the wall hidden gem type feel versus the
07:58trendiness that we saw at august 8th or kaka i think this place is just a little bit less updated but the
08:03service is impeccable the food is great quality so i really just don't think it matters it's just not
08:07a spot that you're necessarily going to be going for an instagram photo but you're definitely going to want to
08:12go for the food i've eaten so much sushi this week but we finally have a clear winner coming in first
08:17is august 8th with a total score of 13.5 out of 15. now there's a reason this is one of my favorite
08:23restaurants the experience was just seamless from top to finish inside the restaurant is gorgeous the
08:28service was quick and impeccable and the food was just quality each dish was delicious and immediately
08:34filled me up with those massive chunks of sashimi coming in second is echo sushi now this was a hidden
08:40gem it was the most affordable option and i wasn't even quoted with a seating time and despite this
08:46affordability and one of the best salmon avocado rolls i've had in a hot minute now coming in last
08:52is kaka sushi with an overall score of 12.5 and 15. but that being said i do think this is a great
08:58establishment it just fell a little bit short in comparison with our other contenders it was the
09:02most expensive option on the menu which i do think contributed but all that being said it still did have
09:08the best desserts let me know in the comments where you guys think you should check out next and thank
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