Kaito Sushi
1211 St Clair Ave W, Toronto ON M6E 1B5
$$$
Japanese
Recommended
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Editor's Pick
Cancellation Policy: At this restaurant, a credit card is required to hold tables on this day. You will be charged the full price + tax per person for no-shows, cancellations and changes of the reserved day less than 48 hours prior to the reserved time. Similarly, any reduction in the number of parties less than 48 hours prior to the reserved time will be charged according to the number of persons for which the reduction applies.
Reservations
Booking Notes:
*Advance days for booking: 30 days, *Advance time for booking: 3 hours, *Time for dining: Around 1 hour
Business Info
- Address: 1211 St Clair Ave W, Toronto ON M6E 1B5
- Cross Street: Dufferin Street
- Location: Dufferin County
- Cuisine: Asian | Japanese | Sushi |
- Cost: | Moderate
- Category: Upscale Casual
- Star Rating:
- Reservations: Required
- Dress Code: Casual
- Meals Served: Dinner |
- Parking: Street | Public Lot | Car Park |
- Payment Options: VISA | MasterCard | Cash | Debit |
- Corkage Fee: 20.00 |
- Website: https://kaitosushi.ca/
- Phone: 4167926796
- Features: Full Bar, Tasting Menu, Personal Wines Allowed, Free Wi-Fi, Tea Service,
- Occasion: Romantic Dining, Dining Alone, Business Dining, Meet for a Drink, Quiet Conversation, Special Occasion, Trendy / Hip, Date Night,
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Business Hours
Reservations Available
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- DINE-IN ON THE SUSHI BAR 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Wednesday
- DINE-IN ON THE SUSHI BAR 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Thursday
- DINE-IN ON THE SUSHI BAR 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Friday
- DINE-IN ON THE SUSHI BAR 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.
- Saturday
- DINE-IN ON THE SUSHI BAR 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Sunday
- Closed
Customer Reviews & Ratings
4.85 out of 5 stars based on 332 votes
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 16, 2023
Edward W.
Chef/staff were very friendly. Everything was fresh and delicious and all at a reasonable price!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 06, 2023
Christopher G.
Perfect food and service, always a great evening at Kaito
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 6/10
- Value: 9/10
Dec 08, 2022
Andrea B.
I brought my dad here for his birthday. We both really enjoyed the experience - the chef was great and the food was delicious. It wasn't *a lot* of food, but we left feeling satiated. My only suggestion would be to improve the ambiance with better lighting and to play better music - the mainstream Christmas music just didn't fit with the experience, perhaps traditional Japanese music would have been more appropriate. I would definitely recommend coming here to try omakase for a reasonable price (my bill came to just over $200 with tip one tea and one soda).
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Nov 23, 2022
Sue S.
Great experience overall. From Interacting with the talented chef, to the soft jazz in a the background, to the very fresh fish! Definitely worth the drive!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 12, 2022
Jeffrey C.
The best value Omakase
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 07, 2022
Melanie D.
We really enjoyed the experience from the reasonable prices, to the pleasant conversation!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 03, 2022
Jiwon P.
One of the best Sushi Omakasse in Toronto!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 26, 2022
Joanne C.
One of the best kept secret in Toronto!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jul 04, 2022
Sojung H.
Everything was good as always
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
May 10, 2022
Nicole B.
It was excellent!!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Apr 17, 2022
Justin Z.
Amazing experience and great food will be back for sure!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 22, 2022
Sang Back L.
It was great
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 17, 2021
Su-Ying L.
Omakase at Kaito was a lovely intimate experience. I felt safe according to COVID protocols. The food was made and delivered to us with care. Delicious and complex. I'm looking forward to going again.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 7/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 12, 2021
Inhae L.
Because it is omakase service, I would train the server to be more proactive rather than reactive so chef can only interact with customers during the omakase time
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Aug 13, 2021
Jinwoo K.
Entire experience was so great!!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 14, 2020
Marc S.
Overall an excellent experience. The chef churned out a very impressive experience. 100% going back. We liked it more than Yasu.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 01, 2020
Marcus D.
Loved it. Sat at sushi bar and had a remarkable a d delicious omakase menu. A must try.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Aug 31, 2020
Gustavo A.
This was a steal. They should charge double. The food was as good or better as other "fancier" places and a fraction of the cost. We stayed behind after our seating session and got another round.
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 7/10
Jan 14, 2023
Meredith M.
Fabulous sushi! We loved it!!
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 31, 2021
Jessica I.
The chef was very nice and courteous. It was little sweet for me for some reason. I think I am spoiled as I had omakase in Japan.
Overall, it was a really good experience for all of us. I really loved the plug-in pot (hot sake, not sure what it's called) version! Soooo fancy. I really liked ponzu soy sauce with scallions. I would defintely go back when the covid numbers are lower
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 04, 2021
Angel A.
If the menu can add dessert(tamago, cake or ice cream) it would be perfect. I would love to eat uni sushi~~ Also, I expected dining time to be a bit longer, felt a little rushed even tho we were late 20 mins. The fish was fresh and it went really well with the rice. The sushi omakase price was reasonable compared to a lot of omakases out there. Will definitely go back! Chef can try to interact with customers more!
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 9/10
Jan 17, 2023
Sequoia M.
Overall, the experience was good, though I would counsel eaters to stick with the prix fixe menu and avoid add-ons. The sushi itself was amazing and it was a unique experience.
The sushi was fantastic, with one exception: the Uni (sea urchin) was served improperly, which ruined it. To wit: it was served straight out of the icebox at almost freezing temperature, so it tasted like I was eating an ice cube. At $18 a piece I would expect it to be served properly. I remarked on the extreme coldness of the fish to the chef and how it made it hard to taste, he told me that the uni spoils quickly which is why it's stored so cold. I didn't wish to press the issue with a guest present, but it would have been appropriate for the chef to correct his mistake and offer a second portion after letting it warm enough to taste, or to remove that item from our bill.
The ambiance left something to be desired, it's my opinion that the restaurant could stand to invest a bit in interior decoration as well as cleaning and maintenance. The washrooms needed a once over, and there was a fire alarm with a low battery which chirped every thirty seconds throughout the entire meal. I informed bot the hostess & the chef multiple times about the chirping fire alarm, and they thanked me kindly for informing them, but did not seem to understand that I was asking them to go fix it. In short, they're very good at making sushi here (with one exception), little attention is payed to aught else.
I'd go again, but this time I'll avoid the add-ons and come prepared with some AAA batteries so I can dine in peace.
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 9/10
Nov 14, 2021
Winnie m.
Food was flavourful although there was sand in my scallop sushi...I thought there was 12 pieces of sushi but I can only counted 11 including the appetizer (My count can be wrong though). $18 for a small piece of uni sushi is also a bit too pricy.
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 9/10
Sep 22, 2020
Tyler L.
chef has nice techniques and the way the food is prepared is very innovating, but the affordable price also means some of the fish are not the highest grades. also since we are the only two dinning at the time, the close proximity to the chef felt a little bit rushed. however, great bang for your buck if you have never had omakasi before