The Toronto Lover system:
5 stars = Must visit!
4 stars = Really good. I take my friends here.
3 stars = Somewhat worth it... if you have nowhere better to go.
2 stars = Below average. Attend only when necessary.
1 star = Do not visit!
The problem with having a thousand sushi joints in the city is that it makes it ok to offer discount sushi. We forget that sushi is supposed to be a delicacy: the fish should be of the highest quality and flavour. The 30 piece sushi and maki set for $17 or Caterpillar Roll for $9 is now the comparable, but it has to make you wonder.
Let me review Sake Sushi this way... it's a bar: expect loud music, tables full of people drinking sake and beer, and platefuls of food arriving quickly and flavourlessly. The same way one might order nachos or fries at the pub, throngs of youngsters order Philadelphia and Red Dragon Rolls at Sake Sushi as they down their drinks before heading out into the Koreatown area.
The atmosphere is fun. The service is very good. The food is below average.
2 stars