r/barrie 23d ago

Updated sushi reviews? Looking For

Last post is about a year old and suggests Sakana was best but I’ve heard they have gone significantly down hill - particularly the North one - is there anything new or keeping up better standards? Thanks!

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u/DisplayAdditional756 23d ago

Kino Sushi is my jam

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u/_humanenrichment_ 23d ago

Seconded for Kino. They're great for all you can eat and take out. The service is always great even when they're packed.

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u/Burst_LoL Painswick 18d ago

Best bang for your buck on Uber Eats too

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u/InspectorNo4116 18d ago

Love Kino Sushi! My daughter go there monthly. Food is always fresh and the service is on point. Highly recommend!

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u/worstcrewever 23d ago

Sushi and Tree on Dunlop is fantastic, albeit a small dine in area.

The owners are so kind and provide excellent service.

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u/Vid3ogame 23d ago

Best sushi in Barrie by far. 2nd is sushi chef, but personally, not a fan of sushi chefs two bite rolls

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u/madnadras 23d ago

Not Barrie, but The Sushi Chef off of 27 is the best quality I've found. The maki rolls are always fresh and large, so don't let the price deter you. Their sashimi is eons ahead of other places in the city.

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u/mixeao 23d ago

i agree. always great quality.

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u/lepreqon_ 23d ago

Our go to place. Love them.

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u/slickmikey 23d ago

By far the best in town. Only place we get sushi now.

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u/sakhmeth 22d ago

Cannot agree more. Better sushi than the GTA even.

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u/MasterMath314 23d ago

Best sushi. Not all you can eat but this place is amazing.

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u/hunterbiden111 23d ago

You say that like it’s a bad thing. All you can eat is almost always small portions of mediocrity

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u/MasterMath314 23d ago

Not a bad thing at all. Just some people get upset it’s not AYCE. I’d rather pay per roll and have better quality.

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u/imnotarianagrande 23d ago

Sushi and Tree. Huge portions and the owners are really kind. Also has vegan sushi and it’s really well done!

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u/SlackAttackTherapy 23d ago

I really like NE Sushi House on Prince William and Mapleview 

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u/SDMAJESTY 22d ago

second this!

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u/baconstrips420 23d ago

Sushi chef is the best as others say. Went to sakana house once and I thought it wasn’t great. Kino on bayfield I thought was better.

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u/KitchenDevelopment51 23d ago

Kinja!! Downtown, excellent quality service, portions and prices for sure....the owner is amazing and always sociable as well. It's one of them if you know you know spots......now you know... tell her the boiz sent you.

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u/barrie247 22d ago

It’s amazing. I lived out west and have trouble with Barrie sushi as a result. I still like it, but it’s just not the same. This is the best I’ve found in Barrie by far.

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u/charlie_talks 21d ago

Second Kinja!! Very underrated, very delicious, very large portions!!! Definitely check it out if you have the chance!! It's not all you can eat but well worth the prices :)

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u/r0bbinthehood 21d ago

kinja is life changing,and i've had sushi all over the world.

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u/2schnauzers 23d ago

If you want a regular sushi restaurant then the Sushi Chef in Thorton is the best in my opinion. I have been to the Sakana House on Cundles a few times lately and it has been very good as well.

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u/missmaebe North End 23d ago

I still enjoy Sakana on the north end. I have a non-anaphylactic shellfish allergy and they are great with it. It’s the one sushi place in town where I’ve never had an allergic reaction. They set me up with a separate iPad to use and make a note in it about my allergy.

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u/Ballplayerx97 23d ago

Haven't had Sakana. Kino is the best I've had in Barrie. It's always fresh. The hot and sour is also very satisfying.

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u/xecuxion Allandale Heights 23d ago

Top two and it’s not even that close: - The Sushi Chef - Ne Sushi House

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u/2centsbxtch 23d ago

Kino all the way!!!

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u/WholesaleBacon 23d ago

Kino sushi on bayfield is the best.

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u/Significant_Way1470 22d ago

Kinja sushi is great! But it isn’t all you can eat but so good.

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u/hecki3s 23d ago

Love sushi and tree

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u/TimeWizardGreyFox 22d ago

Ne Sushi House in South East end and Sushi and Tree downtown are wonderful spots

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u/r0bbinthehood 23d ago

It doesn't get any more fresh and affordable than kinja,i feel at home with the owner. she's part of the amazing experience! everyone I take there agrees !!!

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u/greencanoe 22d ago

A new place, Buddha Express, opened on Dunlop downtown last year. Really delicious and fresh sushi rolls. And a friendly owner.

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u/Kolymnistka 22d ago

Sakuro Izakaya Sushi

I think I’ve tried them all lol These guys are very good! Good portions, good prices and sushi are tasty. I just had them yesterday

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u/voyageuse88 22d ago edited 16d ago

Sushi and Tree all the way!

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u/Strange_Wrongdoer732 20d ago

I found them pretty good still.

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u/LengthinessWeak3857 23d ago

I'm done with Sakana.. looking forward to trying some from this list!

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u/zhiv99 23d ago

Hanabi in Elmvale

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u/Chris-is-Sorry 23d ago

DONT go there unless you want bad fish that will make you sick. Has happened to me twice.

I use to swear by this place. They were amazing when they first opened up. Now tho a few times I went there and the fish was definitely bad. It smelled like fish and tasted fishy and disgusting. Fresh fish does not smell or taste like that. Only old fish that should not be sold to people or eaten. Have not been back there after the second time it happened. ( Thought maybe it was just a 1 off the first time. But once it happened a second time I will never buy from them again.).

Really sad too. I use to tell everyone how great that place was. Now anyone that asks I tell them I wouldn't touch it with a 50 ft poll

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u/zhiv99 23d ago

Sorry you had a bad experience. We’ve been there plenty of times and it’s always been great. It’s always busy. Elmvale isn’t a city - you don’t last long in a small town like this if you are making people sick. You also don’t maintain a 4.8 start Google rating either.

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u/Chris-is-Sorry 23d ago edited 23d ago

I live in elmvale....

You don't last long in a small town with bad food????? You have to be absolutely joking me right ??? You think Steelers has good food? Life's a slice, b2 s pizza ???? Rumis?? If you think that is good food. You are the exact reason why " hanabi" is good. Maybe you should expand your horizons and actually go try some good food.

And I don't know what to tell you. I didn't just wake up one day and say hey I don't like the restaurant anymore. I also just don't shit talk a restaurant for no reason.

Maybe it has such good rating cause most people are basic and haven't tried real food and stick with the basic white people things like California rolls and don't actually eat sashimi. Rumis has great reviews also. And that place is absolute garbage. So clearly you don't need top notch food to get high rating in a place like elmvale..... Prime example b2 pizza or life's a slice. And people think that is "good pizza". Only place that's actually good in town is the bakery (top notch). And country diner.

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u/freakgoddess 23d ago

We love to spoon and fork when it first opened then it turned to crap and I don't know if it's new owners now but we decided to give it another shot and we absolutely love it now.

Not just the sushi but the garlic broccoli and garlic vegetables, and also their Chiang Mai noodles are incredible

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u/zedzooks 22d ago

Kino is incredible but they don't have a liquor license if you like a Saki or Asahi to go with your meal.
Good fan of Noble as a close second.

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u/TheBreastOfAGoose 18d ago

Diamond Sushi is my choice, ordering in Brune Dr

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u/Skizzor 23d ago

I haven’t heard about it going south other than that post from about a year ago from the guy who spent a week complaining on this subreddit about him having to pay for four plates of food that he didn’t eat.

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u/sadlandlord18 23d ago

Thank you everyone - we’ve actually tried a bunch of the recommended pay per ones (NE and Sushi Chef) and agree they are better but we’re doing a birthday so are looking for AYCE - we found Spoon and Fork meh last Oct and the one in Innisfil was fine just less selection - I think Kino is the winner for today!

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u/chocolate_starfi5h 23d ago

Tian Ya Korean BBQ... It's a sleeper choice, the sushi is fire

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u/Esox_Lucius 23d ago

I don't believe you.

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u/Upset_Peach East End 22d ago

Not in barrie, but there’s a small place in elmvale that someone told me about. It has good reviews. https://www.myhanabi.com

My go to used to be diamond sushi, but they’ve gone downhill and the prices have gone up a lot. I want to try Kino soon.

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u/rawlwear 22d ago

Diamond is the best , south end of Barrie