Rated this place:
1325 Finch Ave West, Toronto, ON
Great food, terrible service: Let me begin with a preface: I'm really new to this whole sushi thing. The idea of stuffing raw fish in my face has never been very appealing to me. So when my Muay Thai group dragged me to Oishi Sushi after training one day, I was surprised that I actually agreed to try it- and liked it!
Although I've heard people say that Oishi isn't the world's best sushi, the consensus seems to be that it's reasonably good. I have little basis for comparison, but I think it's fantastic.
The best thing about Oishi, however, is the fact that lunch costs only $10 for all you can eat sushi AND a Chinese buffet (dinner is $15). Warning: access to this much food can be rather dangerous, so remember to wear some draw-string pants and arrive on an empty stomach. My favourite thing about frequenting buffets now that I'm a "mature adult" is that I can eat all the green tea ice cream I want before dinner!
But there's definitely a catch. While the food is cheap and the sushi tastes great, this place has some of the worst service I have ever endured. First of all, they have a tendency to "forget" part of your order when they think that you won't be able to eat that much. You have to remind them frequently that you're still waiting on part of your order, and sometimes they conveniently act like they don't understand what you're saying. My recommendation is to hit this place when they're not really busy. They open at 11 a.m. most days, so I usually aim for going nice and early, before the noon rush. They tend to service you better when it's dead.