August 8 Upper James

1066 Upper James St, Hamilton
(905) 383-9293

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Meghraj Jadeja

On Thursday i am waiting for my ubar outside in this cold i am just asking for use washroom one of the employe told me its only for customers only
Like seriously

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Laszlo Alt

We went here for a birthday in the family and the experience was wonderful. Food was incredible and the selection during the lunch time was possible. Not big sushi fans, but there was plenty of options even if you don't like sushi.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jacoby Joukema

Food good, Calvin was great guy

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Judyann Gumabay

The food at this restaurant is delicious, can’t say nothing about it but the servers were frowning and completely ignored us. The service was truly a disappointment, and the servers were incredibly unprofessional. We asked a server for a candle for our cake coz it’s my cousins birthday and we wanted her to blow the candle before we finish eating and the server we asked said he would be right back with one, but he never returned or brought the candle so we just decided to buy a cake outside so we can do it at home. Also we tried to order drinks from the same male server and Instead of taking the order, he told us he would call our actual server, and again, no one ever came because he never ask our server to come take our order. We had children with us and we requested a high chair. They just told us that they would bring it, but the high chair never arrived even after we had finished our entire meal. I am not writing this review to ruin the restaurant or the servers, but I want their service to improve for their customers. I hope the management will do something about this.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Alisha

Looks very nice since the renovation and service was excellent. Food is always good. My only complaint is the torched sushi wasn’t very torched and would love if there were more options of the torched sushi

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

J.S. Veter

Disappointed that the vegetarians at our table were not allowed the $20 AYCE price because, according to the server, it was busy. How hard is it to punch in 2X20 and 2X42? And we could not order a la carte unless the whole table did a la carte. So the vegetarians paid $42 for a quarter of the menu, and we felt that there were a lot fewer vegetarian options than there used to be. Also, the restaurant music was much too loud (we couldn't hear one another speak) and three times the food was dumped on our table right under my elbow. The mocktails were good, but the rest of the food was underwhelming. Very disappointed.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Adam Stevens

Went to all-you-can-eat sushi and discovered the true star of the night: these cheese wontons, which were so crispy and delicious they made me question my life choices (mainly: why am I not eating these every day?).

Now, yes…I may have performed a little bit of table “redecorating.” I took the dipping tray from the picture — the nice little black one — and repurposed it like a master chef who watched one episode of Food Network and got overconfident. I basically turned it into a soy sauce hot tub for my wontons.

Did it look official? Absolutely.
Did anyone stop me? No. Because geniuses are rarely understood in their time.

The wontons were perfect, the sushi was endless, and my custom sauce setup elevated the experience to a level that Gordon Ramsay himself would describe as “not bad, mate.”

Five stars because everything was amazing AND because I successfully redesigned the plating like a chaotic food architect without getting kicked out.

Would return. Would creatively rearrange serving dishes again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alina Boyden

Everything here tastes off. The sushi is poorly made, low quality, not tasty. The wasabi is horse radish dyed green with food coloring. The dim sum has a faint chemical taste. The bacon and beef skewer tasted like fish. Even the beef teriyaki had an odd chemical taste to it. Do not waste your money here. It’s really not worth it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Thanh Thư Lê

So great! My family feel so happy at here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roshan Hasan

Randy was so kind he made the experience so good he took care of us throughout the whole process and always checked in to see if we need anything. 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Uzair Latif

Had the pleasure of visiting August 8, being served by Randy made the experience so wonderful, you have to try the place it’s amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roshan Hettiarachchi

If you want a good sushi place, this is your go-to. Amazing food!

Bryan C.

Best place for sushi. We didn’t expect that the food will be so good here. Great value for money. Service is fast but I recommend ordering bulk every time to avoid long wait times especially during busy hours.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

PS S

Well, I come here one in 2 months or so. But I noticed i get diarrhea every time i ate from here. Today I got two of my guests with me and they both also had diarrhea and vomit after reaching home. I wonder why is that ? If anyone also have the same symptoms? I enjoy sushi and august 8 even the Burlington location but I dont know why every-time i eat from here i get loose motions.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Mo Melly

Very nice went in for a quick bite but definitely going back to try the buffet thing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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