Yo Sushi
About
Sushi Bars
Price Range : Under $10 (££)
Location
Adress: 419 Trinity Leeds, Leeds, LS1 6AZ
Phone: +44 113 245 0612
Work Hours
Business info
- list_altTakes ReservationsYes
- directions_carDeliveryNo
- move_to_inboxTake-outYes
- accessibilityGood for KidsYes
- groupGood for GroupsYes
- new_releasesAttireCasual
- insert_emoticonAmbienceCasual, Trendy
- volume_upNoise LevelAverage
- local_barAlcoholBeer & Wine Only
- transit_enterexitOutdoor SeatingNo
- tvHas TVYes
- fastfoodCatersNo
Reviews
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Natalia M.
I really like that place, the most recent I've been it was with the Lolitas of Leeds group. We were taking advantage of an offer that recently ended on 40% off belt food. With that I had the choice of trying more new things and I was happy with all of them. Unfortunately can't remember everything because we were more: "oh i like that" or "that looks yummy" and we just grabbed it off the belt.
But I still got my all time favorite chicken katsu and chocolate mochi. If i found myself on Mondays in the city center and i'm hungry i pop in for a quick bite since they have the blue Mondays offer which is a massive part of their menu is being charged for the price of the blue plates which is £2.40.
The only thing I've tried and not big fan of is the miso soup but that's just me i think because i never had it before and haven't been somewhere else that do it in order to compare. My next plan is to get a friend that likes that type of food and abuse the Super! Sumo! Sundays! offer which is all-you-can-eat off the belt for £19.50.
The staff is always friendly, the atmosphere is very lively and I love the open kitchen. If you going without reservation and you are quite a few people be careful the time you go especially on an offer day. It can be quite busy. -
Rowena H.
Oh my flippin' manga daydream. Right. I'm not a sushi fan, traditionally. I've really tried. I've masticated many a salmon skin roll, and seriously tried to enjoy the odd texture, seaside flavour and salty taste. But I've always failed- there was just something about the seaweed and moist pink pulpous flesh that I couldn't abide.
Apparently, until now. After a meet up with a new friend I realised it was almost criminally past lunch time and I'd not yet eaten a thing. He was headed out to Yo! Sushi and so invited me along - my first sentence being, "Mmmkay, do they do things NOT sushi?!" Well, that they do.
So we arrived and we greeted and seated really nicely, wandering around a full half of the venue, which is possibly the most exciting place I've ever been. Maybe that's an exaggeration. I don't know. I was giddy as a school kid on their first ever sugar rush from snorting sherbert twizzlers. (Or similar.)
The conveyor belts of delightful little dishes! On a constant rotation before you! The fibre optic poles! The televisions with Japanese Russian-doll like characters! The little personal water taps! The mini dishes for soy and wasabi! The tiny tiny pepper pots! Literally, I was high on life. Everything needed looking into. It was way too exciting.
So, once our other dining companion came to join us, we began taking our treats off the ever-kinetic shelf. We started with those green beans that you pop out between your teeth and a really light sushi dish. Being so ignorant, I'll explain what it looked like. Black something holding together rice with a mini bit of prawn/tuna/salmon inside. Anyway, I loved it. Yes it was a little fishy, yes it was a little seaweedy, but with some soy and wasabi I was happy as Larry. Who ever he is, anyway.
I didn't try the caviar dappled one, which was practically luminous, but I did enjoy a few other lightly fish-ed bits. I also had some mini duck pancake affair, a dish of their Yakisoba (which was nice, but not nearly as tasty as Fuji Hiro) and some kind of Japanese pancake situation to finish.
Everything was amazing. The staff, the setting, the seats. Oh the excitement! My green tea was refilled 3 times, all for free, as was my companions' miso soup. And with dishes for as little as a couple of quid, with three or four depending on which you choose coming in at around the ten-fifteen pound mark, it's well worth it on a lunchtime. The three of us had over 12 bowls and paid about fifteen quid each.
Bargain. I simply love it! -
Emma S.
We love eating here especially on a Sunday when they do all you can eat for £20 a head. The dishes available are just as fantastic as on week days.We would have spent £165 if we hadn't gone for that option as they still tot up all the plates as normal.There were 4 of us and we went in very hungry!! I must admit to feeling slightly embarrassed by the mountains of coloured plates on our table but not enough to stop eating.
This branch is always busy, the selection is excellent even for vegetarians. I have eaten there more than 6 times over the last 4 years and never been disappointed.i love it..... -
Claire R.
If you were rating this place on the quality of food alone, it wouldn't score this highly, but visiting Yo! Sushi is more than just eating, it's experience.
Everything is so cute. From the little dishes for your soy and wasabi, to the cute little dishes trundling along the conveyor belt, to the little pencils and colouring sheet they bought out for my daughter.
And sushi is just the perfect choice for me. I much prefer to have a little bit of lots of different dishes rather than one big plate of one thing. I love to try new things and I'm determined that one day I'll be able to tick off everything on the menu at Yo! and say yep! I've tried the lot! And I must say I had a pretty good stab at ticking a lot of dishes off on Sunday....
I most recently visited Yo! during their 'Sumo Sundays' promotion - all you can eat from the belt for £19.50. And boy did I make my money count! I never find sushi particularly filling, but man I was waddling down the escalators out of Harvey Nicks feeling glad of my stretchy pants!!
It was very busy, there was a queue in front of me & 6 year old Mini MacDoo number 1 when we arrived, but it didn't take long for us to get seated at the belt.
My daughter wasn't hungry and isn't adventurous enough to try any of the dishes (much to her foodie mum's disappointment!) so I was a bit worried about her getting bored, but the waiter who served us brought her a a little packet of pencil crayons and a colouring and activity sheet to keep her occupied, which included a fab game where you have to spot six different dishes going round on the belt - I got as excited as she did when we ticked the last couple off!
So, daughter happily occupied, I began my assault on the belt. I scoffed hairy prawns, salmon skin iso, tuna nigiri, chicken gyoza, crunchy prawn iso, tempura prawns, chicken tsukune, Yo! Rolls and the totally amazing spicy pepper squid. And more. Yes, I'm a greedy pig, but hey, gotta get your money's worth in an 'all you can eat' promotion. In fact I take it as a personal challenge!
I'm determined to take Mr MacDoo to Yo! at some point too. He's one of these folk who think they won't like sushi because they're put off by the thought of raw fish. Or even fish! But I know he'll love the yaki soba and the chicken katsu and the tsukune balls and the gyoza. Even if you're not a fish lover there's still loads to choose from so don't let it put you off.
So in short? Yummy food and a fantastic fun experience. I can't wait to go again!
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Stop press!! Have just found out that Leeds is getting a new Yo! Sushi in the new city centre shopping centre Trinity Leeds later this year! Yussss! Bagsy being the first to Yelp about it!! -
Mart B.
After the monstrous trek through Harvey Nic's I finally arrived to Yo Sushi,a place I had visited only once before....extremely hung over and taking as many wooden spoons and chop sticks as possible. This time I was sober thankfully.
Excellent hospitality can the front desk(reception). Seating wasn't an issue. The waiting staff are enthusiastic especially when someone wasn't been before. I did get lost in colours and prices at one point but the waitress made it clear anything I needed or any questions ring the bells! And what great fun it is too. Any dishes that are not out can be ordered and the chefs bang your dish out at an amazing rate. So after my minor issue of motion sickness being sat next to the "conveyor" belt,it nice a great time and I'd say not 1 but 2 double thumbs up (y) (y)