Update: 2022-Oct-01 - Tokushima's AYCE menu is on again ($24.99 weekend lunch, $35.99 dinner) so happy to welcome it back to the list!
Update: 2021-Aug-20 - There is currently no buffet/AYCE at this location post-lockdown, and it is unknown if and when it will ever return. I am therefore removing it from the active list, and will follow up periodically and restore it should it return to AYCE status.
Tokushima
is located at 250 Taunton Road East, in north Oshawa, at the corner of
Ritson Road. My brother-in-law recommended it highly, and I wasn't
disappointed. It's a pleasant place with comfy booths and nice decor and
atmosphere, but the food is, as always, what I go for!
One
of the highlights of Tokushima is the bacon-wrapped asparagus. It was
as heavenly as he described, and unlike other AYCEs also comes with
dipping sauce... can perfect be improved on? It appears it has been.
The shrimp tempura was excellent with light, flaky batter. I ordered three helpings of it.
Tokushima has many special rolls. The Philadelphia Roll has a cream cheese filling... Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado. Although it was nice it wasn't my fave but, as with the beef teriyaki, my friend couldn't get enough of it. The cream cheese does work and adds an interesting flavor.
Salmon sashimi and sushi were very fresh and delicious... perfect quality.
The first time I was there, the miso soup was OK, but the second time it was better: dark and savory.
One
of the highlights of Tokushima is the bacon-wrapped asparagus. It was
as heavenly as he described, and unlike other AYCEs also comes with
dipping sauce... can perfect be improved on? It appears it has been.The shrimp tempura was excellent with light, flaky batter. I ordered three helpings of it.
I wasn't big on the beef teriyaki.
Tokushima has many special rolls. The Philadelphia Roll has a cream cheese filling... Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado. Although it was nice it wasn't my fave but, as with the beef teriyaki, my friend couldn't get enough of it. The cream cheese does work and adds an interesting flavor.
Salmon sashimi and sushi were very fresh and delicious... perfect quality.
For
dessert, the banana tempura was the best I've had anywhere... excellent
presentation with a strawberry and blueberry and perfectly prepared.
The
service was also very fast, and accurate, which I always find important
as it's so commonly overlooked in AYCE. And apparently the service
remains as good even when Tokushima is full; it was about a third full
on my visits... certainly should be fuller!
But
the best part came right at the finish with the bill... dinner, of a
comparable selection and quality to Maki and the other top-rated
Japanese AYCE's I've been to, was only $17.99! On any night! I am
consistently being pleasantly surprised with the value and quality of
the offerings of smaller town AYCE's and this is no exception.
Rating: 9/10
