Had an amazing dinner experience at TORCH’s North York location. It’s nestled away in the back of the Upper East Food Club, a food hall of different Asian eateries. It’s a fast casual dining experience where you order at the counter and they bring out the food to you in disposable ware.I got their tasting box combo, which comes with an assortment of their aburi sushi, seaweed salad, edamame, lobster and toro hand rolls, matcha cheesecake, and a soft drink or miso soup. This combo is incredibly good value, portions were large and it was very filling. The quality of both the aburi sushi and hand rolls was top-notch, with ample portions of the assorted fish/seafood. One common complaint about aburi sushi is that it falls apart easily when not made well, that wasn’t an issue here! Definitely recommend this spot for their namesake dish!
A must try sushi spot. We ordered 2 tasting boxes ($25.99 each). It was amazing, we were stuffed and will be back for more in the future. Highly recommend.The food was delicious and very flavourful. I was so impressed that every detail is / was carefully thought out from the sushi, to the custom card stock bento box, to even the utensils package (it contains a pair of gloves so you can eat sushi the traditional method)! Each sushi piece has unique flavours packed into it. I also loved that the sesame salad (red part) is spicy, this gives it the perfect kit.Important notes for the North York location:- the entrance is on the LEFT (see photo)- torched sushi should be eaten within 15-30 mins max. If you’re doing takeout either eat it in the car or eat inside- there is *open shared seating* available as it is location in a place with shared venues (think mini food court but with only 4-5 shops)
This has got to be my favourite torched sushi place. Ive been here twice already and each time I’ve tried something different and enjoyed it! I had the surf and turf poke bowl, tasting bento box, and the salmon lovers bento box. Loved ittt! Was a little pricey but the flavours were delicious. If it’s your first time I’d suggest the tasting box, it’s just perfection. And to my surprise it’s actually quite filling because they give you additional and rolls too. Also… this area has a cute little umbrella patio outside and they allow dogs inside!! And for that I’ll give it 5 stars ⭐️!
We ordered a set combo and after we had gone home and ate the food we realized one of the items was missing. The receipt itself wasn’t itemized either so we were worried whether or not they would remember us or acknowledge the missing item.I gave them a call and they immediately remembered and apologized. They offered for us to pick up the missed item but we couldn’t make it that day. We went the next day and called ahead as they had requested, they remembered. When we went to pick it up they also threw in a free matcha cheesecake for the trouble. It was unexpected and a nice surprise.The food itself is really good also, I love the packaging that made it easy to transport and enjoy the food out of.
Oh my gosh the food is so so good here! We made the mistake of over ordering and upgrading our sets to combos but honestly it is a looot of food just by itself. Every box comes with edamame and seaweed salad. Everything was packaged immaculately and was so incredibly delicious.Definitely more of a takeout kind of place as the restaurant itself is more like a little food stall kinda thing. I wish this place was closer to us but it’s probably a good thing for my wallet that we can’t eat it everyday!
We had an amazing dinner with blissful taste and cannot resist to go to Google review to share the feeling. Everything is so delicate and delicious and all combine into an excellent dining experience. This is a high-class sushi vendor that you will give you an explosion of flavors with each bite and a feeling of the top-notch quality ingredients. Everything is perfect, even the mustard is amazing and push the dish to another level.Put the sushi with a bit of mustard, ginger and soy sauce on your tongue and slowly chew, all of your senses will awake make you feel so instantly happy. The Spicy Salmon Bowl is also unforgettable. The price is actually fair with such quality and level.The best sushi restaurant in GTA. Highly recommended.
Great place for aburi style sushi to go. The really execute the sushi very well which adds a nice smokiness to the fish.
One of the best sushi we ever had, and we ate a ton of sushi all the way from Vancouver to here. The sushi was torched just right to retain all the sweetness, soft and tasty. The flavours are rich, bold and have many layers, it absorbs into your tongue and the scent stay there even after you finished the meal. We love the rice as well, so sweet and wholesome. The service was professional at take out, when we came in everything was already ready and swift.We know a lot reviews say it’s expensive and the size is not big enough and indeed it is, but this is fresh and superb ingredients and the taste is so outstanding. We think it’s unfair to ask the restaurant to keep the price low with such premium quality.
Take-out ReviewOrdered the lunch Salmon Lover bentoMy first time trying this so maybe take my opinion with a grain of salt.The sushi rice was very flavorful and rich. But this ended being too much with the sauces the salmon comes with (looks like spicy Mayo).Portions are big with 4 pressed sushi, 1 hand roll, 1 rice bowl, edamame, seaweed salad.I just wanted the torched salmon flavor to come through more but it was pretty drenched with sauce and soggy by the time I was able to enjoy it.
Ordered salmon lover and mix8 for delivery. The packaging is on point. Aburi sushi was yummy and fish is fresh but not as flavourful as Miku. Overall a good substitute for when I'm craving Miku or Tora.