Toshio's Taste of Japan

Decided to try this restaurant due to the coupon/voucher offered on Yelp.  We ordered the World Series roll, which is approximately $12-13.  It was ok but waaaay overpriced.  This was a consistent problem with other items we tried.  I think they need to work on their sauces as well.  Nice decor, friendly waiter, but I'll save my money and skip it next time.

Good sushi. Casual environment. Family environment (this means there are kids). Lights are a bit bright. Not too pricey.  :)

I'm not certain why this place has gotten such high reviews, other than the fact that it is in an area where there is not a huge concentration of other similar fare.  I don't want to bash the place as the place is cute and they have karaoke and I didn't actually try any of the non-sushi dishes.  The waiter seemed a bit of an amateur, but I didn't hold that against him as he was obviously young and trying. The edamame was pretty decent, but the main bitch has to do with the sashimi.  When it came out I could tell by looking at it that it had sat out and was going to be rubbery.  I should have just sent it back, but I was super hungry after walking around first Monday at Canton all day.  I grinned and bore it through that,  despite thinking to myself how sashimi is the one thing that u really can't try to sneak past someone with an inferior grade of fish since it stands by itself.  The spider rolls had an overall decent flavor, but the rolls were not very tight, which I've noticed in more casual sushi places can tend to be a bit of a disappointing trend.  The spicy tuna rolls were EXTRA spicy, which seemed to bother my slightly more squeamish counterparts, but oddly I found that to be the highlight of my dinner.  My friend ordered another specialty crunchy roll, but we all thought it was more flash than substance with it's overuse of the spicy sauce on top.  Eels rolls were standard & not bad.  I have to admit, though, the hair on the back of my arms was starting to stand up when I noticed "chicken cutlets" and "meatballs" intermixed with the more traditional items on the menu and that one such menu item including meatballs and Gyoza, etc on the lunch menu was called "Everyone's Favorite."  The kid's menu had a choice called "Karate Kid", which I also found a wee bit suspect, and instead of green tea being their highlighted dessert item, it was.....carrot cake?  Yes.  Our hostess was white and waiter was of a Hispanic or Indian descent, and while I try not to let that dissuade me, the fact is that in my experience it is a better sign when the staff is usually mostly of Asian descent.  It is also a better sign when much of the patrons are also Asian, which I did not find to be the case here.  If u happen to be in this area, the atmosphere is cute if there are no better options and u just really want sushi.  It was also not terribly expensive either so I'll give it that.