Sushi Moto Restaurant Sake and Wine Bar

We took a special moment tonight to go out into the heart of North York and grab take out from a popular sushi place.  Sushi Moto Restaurant Sake and Wine Bar is a popular Japanese sushi and sashimi restaurant located about 10 minutes from Sheppard subway station in Toronto.  Although dining in was an option, we wanted to spend the special evening with some of our family members so we decided to go with a couple of combos and bring them home instead so that all of us could go and enjoy it.  We found their website online rather easily and made a call in the afternoon to order the take out.  When I arrived around 5:30 pm, I was actually surprised to see that the restaurant was more than half full.  My food was already wrapped up and ready to go.

Sushi and Maki Combo

We ordered a couple of combos for the evening.  We first chose the Sushi and Maki Combo which consisted of 38 pieces of sushi and 24 pieces of maki.  The price for the platter was $65.95.  We also went with a small Sashimi Combo which contained about 30 pieces of fish and a price tag of $32.95. 

Sashimi Combo

I have to admit the fish were pretty fresh.  Price wise it was about a dollar for each piece of fish provided.  If one scanned their menu however, one could see that they actually offer many different types of sashimi and sushi in their selection menu including octopus, scallop, eel and squid.   My only suggestion would be that it would have been great if there were samples of some of the higher end fish in their combos and platters.  Although the argument could have been that the combinations were only of the small and medium sizes, it would have been difficult for the restaurant to provide a greater "variety" of fish. It's a fair argument however as one could see, other than the half dozen of spicy tunas and salmons from the sushi platter, the majority of the fish were just of the salmon, tuna, red snapper and butterfish type. Many competitors offer that already which unfortunately does not make their combinations any different from them. 

Overall, what I will say is that what they provided was satisfactory, however it is known that some of their competitors will provide some of the higher end fish including hamachi or octopus in their platters.  The pricing is also probably about 5-10 dollars higher than some of their fellow competitors for the same amount and quality of food.  There is paid parking in front of the restaurant on the busy Yonge Street and if not, at some of the parking lots on the side streets.  To be fair, I would love to try some of their higher end fish on a future date inside their restaurant to really get a true assessment of this place.  For now I would give them a 3.75 out of 5.

Sushi Moto Restaurant Sake and Wine Bar
4901 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario

416-224-0741