Sushi Train Does the Deadpool

I went once... this place was a little out of my budget... Toko down the street has a similar concept, but it's more casual and easier on the wallet. i love the rotating dishes!!

At least twice recently I've walked by and made a mental note to check if BlogTO's blogged about its demise yet, and then to send a tip if it hadn't. I tend to lose mental notes. I kind of liked the note to customers on the door (not the one directing the Coke guy where and how to pick up the refrigerator).

Sushi Train was very good but as the other three have said, it was too expensive. There's so many sushi places around. They have to provide good product and value.

The reason you'd pay a lot for sushi, is if it is good fish, which is not the norm at Toronto sushi places. You get what you pay for. Don't kid yourself.

I find it hilarious that the best sushi places in terms of value are almost always run by Chinese people.

I'm going to miss the revolving plates.

Anyone that hadn't seen how cool the moving plates were, check out a short video I made earlier in the year: http://vimeo.com/1002764

No wonder this place closed. It seems, at least by the reactions of the first few comments, Toronto judges its sushi by price, not how good the sushi ITSELF is. I find it telling that people keep talking price. Japanese food is not something I want to go cheap as can be. You're just not going to get seafood at bottom-line prices and if you do, I would be wondering why...

For those who have had both high end and your local fast-food chain sushi, Sushi Train was CHEAP for the quality and presentation of its food. The service was also great. I'm almost certain this place jumped into the deadpool due to location, rather than delivery of food and service. Compared to poor excuses for sushi such a Toko (day old avocado slices and COOKING rice used as sushi rice are not my thing) and fast and cheap dine-in chains like Spring Rolls, Green Mango, Oja, Zyng, Natural Sushi, etc. along that strip, it stuck out like a sore thumb. Down on King Street or College West it would no doubt fare longer.

I'm sad to see this place go. Now if I want good sushi, I've got to pay MORE!

There is such a high expectation in this city for food, but no one is willing to pay the price. Going out costs money, if you don't have money, don't go out. If you don't like the product, keep it to yourself. We are spoiled rotten here, especially now with all this online review nonsense...all of a sudden everyone is a critic? I wish there was a site where i could review 9-5ers and how they do their job...

Last night as my boyfriend and I were headed out for dinner we were both REALLY eager to indulge in sushitrain's specialty "volcano" roll amongst all the other yummy rolls on the converyer belt. When we got there it was closed! :( so we went down the street to Toko.

I don't know why you all think sushitrain is so expensive. Toko is only a little bit less expensive. Actually, "expensive" is not the right word. You get what you pay for. The food at Toko is not that great. I was so disappointed. Sushitrain is sooo much better. Toko is all about the cinematics. I ordered the volcano roll there and it came out with flaming fire on the plate; but it taste like a california roll -- we took it to go and gave it to a friends. I would say: for what we get at Toko it is WAY more expensive!

I hope sushitrain reopens somewhere!! It was sooo yummy and they had the best service ever!

My husband and I truly miss this place. I have not ever had good sushi like I have had here. Even at Blowfish (which is super expensive) we are not all that happy. The chefs at sushi train know exactly which flavours go together and the owner was sooooo sweet! If anyone knows where they will reopen please post! Even after 2++ years I still compare every place we go to to them and there is no comparison! And sushi train is not expensive....how could I put a price on such great food and service? A little tip: when going to places with he conveyor belt only use it to sample otherwise just order the rolls and sashimi on the regular menu....it's way cheaper - we would go every week and it was very affordable! I miss Sushi Train!