I appreciate square fish in trying to bring something new to Toronto. Well it's not really new in taste, just the shape. I'm always up to try new restaurants so I came just to see what the hype was. I didn't have high expectations since I was expecting average sushi but just in a new shape.
The poor review is because of the food. The sashimi is not fresh, everything tastes bland, the food is just not great for the price.
Food:
Me and a friend ordered an 8pc assorted square sushi set and a small poke bowl. The poke bowl was mediocre, just like average poke bowl restaurants. Moving onto the square sushi, my first impression was that it looked messy. It did not look appetizing. I could see right away that there was a lot of rice and barely any sashimi. The square looks like it's falling apart. When me and my friend tried the square sushi, yes we realized there's more sashimi inside the sushi. But still, there is way too much rice for the tiny amount of sashimi in each sushi piece. Moreover, the sushi tastes super bland. It was just bad.
I will not return to square sushi because their signature square sushi was extremely disappointing. It was bland and the only uniqueness was the shape of it. I'm not sure if this hype is good enough to sustain a sushi business in Toronto.