I'll start by saying that the sushi isn't 5 star, it's about 3.5, but the experience certainly warrants all 5. There are like a thousand little touches that make me love this place. I've been walking by this place pretty much daily for two weeks and figured it was a dump because their signs indicate they are almost giving away sushi. They have lunch combos starting at $2.99 according to the signage (I don't know, didn't get that).
I went for the AYCE lunch for $9.99. The space is bigger than I expected and was quite clean. The staff were super attentive. They asked me about three times how things were. They also left the order sheet on the table and crossed off the items as I received them. Awesome considering how orders like to go missing at AYCE places. There is a self-serve area with salad, soup, and ice cream. This rocks because I can eat way too much green tea ice cream and also put way too much tofu in my miso soup (I HATE when I only get like two cubes of tofu at other places). The soup was good. A little salty, but that's how I crave it. The salad was dry which is impressive considering most Toronto sushi salads are served in their own little swimming pool. There was also red bean ice cream which my usual fave sushi place sadly doesn't have so it was a good surprise.
The food I was served wasn't skimpy. Fish was big on the nigiri and seemed fresh. Spicy mayo was ACTUALLY spicy, needed a sip of water after eating it. LOVE that. Tempura sauce was another surprise. I'm guilty of sometimes dipping my fried treasures in soy at other places because the sauce is bland and I love me some sodium, but the sauce here was awesome. The karaage was pretty much identical to Guu's only all you can eat. I approve.
I can't find anything to hate. A longer menu would be nice but I understand that would drive the price up. I'll definitely go back.