Tora Sushi is my favourite place for 2 kinds of sushi - Futomaki (big roll with egg, cucumber, kanpyo, fake crab) and Inari sushi (fried tofu pockets, cooked in sweet soy sauce). There is no other place in Toronto that does these as well as Tora (even my mom, but don't tell her please!)
For a few generations, decades before the concept of AYCE, when there were almost no Japanese restaurants or grocery stores in Toronto, where sushi grade fish was non-existent, these were the only kinds of sushi Japanese Canadian families made at home. It is Japanese Canadian comfort food.
Tora Sushi is not a place for AYCE fans, this is not even a place for those who want different kinds of sushi. Its very basic here, but very authentic -
anyone who has had proper sushi, knows the difference between plain rice, and authentic vinegar sushi rice, and Tora does it right.
Some reviewers have wondered why they don't have more sushi available, and why they often won't make it "on demand", and that is because they get enough business from the Japanese community, ordering platters or just going in for whatever they have available. We know how much work it is to make this at home, and having a place to buy authentic sushi is so convenient while at J-Town, shopping for other groceries.