TCJ Restaurant

Very accommodating to allergies, great customer service! My cousins and I love the cheap lunch special and will continue to go back!

Great service and equally as great sushi.
Will definitely be returning.
Keep up the great work.

First time ordering from this place. I had a sushi craving, and thought I’d give it a shot. Good amount of food for the price paid. Decent quality, and none of my avocado was remotely brown (I’m picky about my avocado!). I’d likely order from here again.

The three and a half star a average Unilocal Review paired with the «contrast effect» of having just walked out of the Moss Park area on a Friday night prompted me to check this place out against my better judgement.
The restaurant serves Chinese, Japanese, and Thai cuisine, and I suspect that it does all of them an injustice.
Despite the fact that there were only about 3 tables in the restaurant, there seemed to be some confusion about who was serving my dinner companion and I. At one point the server even came to the table and asked if we were ready to order. When we said yes, she looked confused and scurried away. We eventually had to flag someone down (which I hate doing, but the wait was getting ridiculous) who seemed equally clueless. We ordered and were promptly brought water that had a strong garlic taste to it which we both found to be extremely weird. My dinner date even commented that it would be pretty hard to earn that three and a half star Unilocal review after that point.
The food arrived very shortly thereafter, and much to our dismay, we realized that this place wasn’t the hidden gem we had hoped for. Everything in my bento box was way overcooked and flavorless. The teriyaki chicken was possibly the driest chicken I have ever tasted. The spicy salmon roll was half decent but not good enough to make me ever want to set foot in this place again.
If cheap is what you’re after, then this may be the place for you. However, if you’re on a budget, I’d sooner recommend stepping into a local McDonald’s before trying this place out.

Not bad. But, not fresh, and lots of rice.
Lots of variety, from Japaneses, Thai and Chinese.
My friend and I went for an ayce on a Thursday night. They provide you with a 15% off deal if you pay by cash. It totalled to about 45 $.
I do not recommend the sashimi, although you normally go for it, it wasn’t fresh, it also had a funny taste to it.
The maki was overly wrapped with rice and very little toppings.
For this price, it isn’t bad for being in downtown. But, if you’re from uptown, like me, you wouldn’t choose to go to this place again haha.

This was a very strange experience. The outside look of the restaurant is very sketchy but the décor isn’t too bad. The two stars are mostly for the food and service — the sushi is really mushy, almost all of the food came to us cold and it took thirty minutes for each round of ordering. Their tea is also this cloudy mix of water and god knows what. All in all, will not be revisiting.

We ordered from here weekly, mainly because they are pretty consistent, the broad menu, the awesome price point based on combos, that’s why I give them 4 stars. They do better then a 3 star.
Things from the menu we really enjoyed;
Crispy Ginger beef
Cantonese chow Mein
Chicken balls
Fried rice
General Tao
Bento box
Wonton soup
Awesome for delivery! Great to order from if you want basic Chinese food, they do the job!

TCJ Restaurant struck me as sort of being one of the OK, rather ho-​hum nothing particular subpar but with nothing particularly good or excellent either. In other words, mediocre.
On the good side, the décor is rather nice, but if they meant it to be trendy in any way, they missed the mark on that. The menu is wide ranging and one of their rather nice touches are selections of various combo offerings for lunch. I tried their «Combo for One C» with tuna sushi, two pieces, salmon sushi, four pieces, and dragon roll served as a cut of 5 slices. Though good, nothing exemplary that would make me longing to return.
The service was nice, the prices are reasonable, so though I have nothing to complain about, nothing in particular to rave about either.

The food is good if you get there at lunch before 3pm then you get it for $ 15c or about $ 11 us it is all you can eat. they give you a check list of all you can eat, on the menu, you check it off and they bring it to you. If you are still hungry they give you another, then another. The noodle dish with veggies and chicken was good, the spring roll, fried rice. If you overload the menu then it becomes confusing, try just five items at a time. It’s great for lunch but I would pass for dinner

Ordered online for delivery. got a confirmation e-​mail with order number. An hour and a half later and I’m still waiting for the order. Tried calling the restaurant but no one answers and there is no voice mail. Terrible service… actually no service.

Delicious food! I order from here a few times a month and they are quick to deliver. They’re also super friendly and make sure your order is correct each time. The food never fails to satisfy. It’s my favorite take out place.

Good place to go if you have a group which can’t decide what type of Asian food to eat. Service was good. Food was typical of an AYCE small plates good for a tasting. Sushi was tasty however some of the rolls were too large.

Lovely waitresses! They even know me by now. They do sometimes confuse the tables; however, it is easily covered by their customer service. They can even stand the worst kind of customers (I have seen some douche customers arguing with them) without losing their politeness and smile!

Went for ayce dinner… Honestly wasn’t overly impressed the sushi was bland and falling apart
I’ll admit there Chinese menu was good and tasted great
There dim sum was nasty but what do u expect from a multi Asian Resturant
Hot and sour soup was awesome, mango salad was good and so was tempura
I’d go again just not for dinner… It’s average honestly but it’s around the corner from work so it works for me no other Asian options that close

Great food. Great service.
Both AYCE and takeout are great! The quality of food is right for the price you pay.
Staff is very friendly.
I have not tried their Thai and Chinese dishes, but it’s safe to say I love their Japanese dishes!

I thought I’d already written a review on TCJ, but Unilocal insists I haven’t. So, even though it’s been over a month since I was there, I remember it well. So, here goes:
I found this place by accident — I ducked into an entranceway to get out of a sudden downpour and found myself looking into a simple, but clean Asian eatery. Being a fan of Asian food, I said to myself, «dinner time!»
TCJ is an acronym for Thai, Chinese, Japanese, for all cuisines are represented on the menu. There is another acronym in use here: AYCE — All You Can Eat. Okay, I’m in!
Not a buffet. TCJ hands you a menu and a pencil, and you order whatever you want. Repeat as many times as desired. They do indicate that you are expected to eat what you order, in an effort to save on food costs by people simply sampling. All of the items I ordered were cooked superbly, from the Tom Kha soup to the house-​special sushi TCJ roll. Had I only known about their steamed dumplings, I might have just passed on everything else — they are among the best I have ever tasted!
The next day at work, I mentioned TCJ to one of the locals, who replied that he passed it every day on the way to work, and had never tried it. He is going to rectify that. I recommend you do so, too!

TOTALLY LEGIT SPOT
TCJ: Thai Chinese Japanese AYCE
Interesting concept. really straight to the point. Very surprised. They had sashimi. very good quality salmon. They have a very solid menu, a great selection of items. I liked that they gave you the premium vegetables along with all the proteins, flavours were clean & delicious. Portion size was great. You could always order more anyways, service was prompt. food came relatively fast & very fresh. décor inside is refreshing compared to outside. Facing a mcdicks (eww) but what can you do bout that, good location, but inside is nice and clean. price was very good for Japanese. Let alone Chinese and Thai included. That’s legit … &. 10% off if you pay by cash !! That’s amazing ! honestly I never thought id find a place like this downtown toronto, very reasonable pricing. Sapporo beers 5 BUCKS, I would highly recommend you order the short ribs, so god damn BOMB DIGGITY. !!
real talk: id come again.

At first I was impressed by this place. But as the meal went on it became harder to recommend this place.
To start, the staff that we dealt with were quiet and seemed annoyed with us. Maybe they were just having a bad day or the people before us didn’t tip, but either way there were no welcoming vibes to be had here.
The food started out good and admittedly they do have some decent dishes. But the ones that were just awful overshadowed the good.
For $ 12.95 this place is decent ayce and honestly we may have just gone on an off day, but personally I would pay an extra 1 – 4 $ and get higher quality ayce from a more established place.

I live around the corner from TCJ and waited with anticipation for them to open.
Since their opening, I’ve been to this place… well, at least ten times for sit in all-​you-​can-​eat dinner, and have picked up items to go.
Every single time I am here, I am greeted by friendly and wonderful staff that are always at the top of their game when it comes to fast and polite service. They re-​fill my drink as soon as they see it getting low, they remember my sister and I as regulars and always make light conversation with us.
As with most any other all-​you-​can-​eat option, you CAN get charged for food that you don’t eat. They serve everything in tiny portions to prevent food waste and if you want more, you can fill out a second or even third sheet or orders.
The portions are perfect for AYCE because they’re small and you can try multiple things without worrying about wasting much food — especially if you’re there with a larger group of people.
I’m not much into Thai food so I can’t give an opinion on that section of the menu but some of my absolute favourite items to order are:
–Sweet & Sour Chicken–
I’ve always found the ratio of chicken to bread quite good. Most other places give you 80% bread and 20% chicken, whereas I’d say here they give you about 65% chicken and 35% bread — in tiny pieces, too!
–Cheese Won-​Tons–
These come with sweet & sour sauce unless you ask them to hold it. They’re pretty self-​explanatory — DELICIOUS!
–Spring Rolls–
Not really the best spring rolls I’ve had, but they’re decent enough compared to lots of other AYCE places.
–Kung Po Chicken–
Mine has always been nicely spiced — my only gripe is that they came with peanuts. I don’t have an allergy or anything, I’m just not a big fan of peanuts. :P
–Beef Chow Mein–
This isn’t on the AYCE menu, but I’ve had an order for pick up and I’d give it a 3.5÷5. I’ve had much better chow mein, but this is good enough! Lots of beef!
–Miso Soup–
As good as I’ve had anywhere else, the take out containers are huge!
–Shrimp Tempura–
Self explanatory, also delicious! I’ve been to places with larger shrimps, but here I’d just order more to compensate. :P
–Pepper Steak With Onion–
LOTS of onions and green pepper with this! Steak is always tender and tasty.
As for their sushi, I personally have found their rolls to be a bit dry. I’ll typically order a roll or two (avocado rolls for the win!) but if I’m looking to go full on sushi mode, there are other places I’d rather eat.
The dining room has always been perfectly set up and clean when I’ve been in during the evenings.
All in all, I think this place is great and I encourage anyone to try it at least once!

Where do I start?! Not buffet style all you can eat! Even better. Order what you can eat; 1 of this, 2 of that, etc. everything comes to you fresh and hot!!! Delicious for most things. Chinese, Japanese and Thai foods.
I was not a fan of the chicken fried rice, something didn’t taste right. A little sad that plain steamed rice was not an option. I loved the chicken wings. General Tao chicken wasn’t exactly like what I’m used to. Pad Thai, green Curry chicken, shrimp tempura, cheese Won Ton, and tons more were fantastic!
The restaurant is super clean as well. The staff are really nice and friendly!
$ 22.95 for dinner. $ 13.95 for lunch. (Senior & kid prices). 2 hour time limit. Small fee for unfinished food.
I definitely will be back! My friend and her son really enjoyed as well!