| Name: | 'Japanese Tapas Bar' (former Taka Sushi) |
| Address: | 2059 W. 4th Avenue , Vancouver |
| Phone: | 734-4990 |
| Opened: | Dinner and weekday lunch, closed Monday |
| Reviews: | " This is one of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver.
The food is of very high quality, the prices are ok, there is a large variety
of dishes, and the service is good, too. Reservation highly recommended due to
tremendous popularity.
" |
| | - Stefan Schauwecker (webmaster@japan-guide.com ) [November 2nd 2000] |
| | "Fabulous sushi but reservations a must. Sushi is prepared to perfection, but also
means it takes a LONG TIME to get your food. Expect a leisure pace." |
| | - [March 1st 2002] |
| | "Unfortunately the owner changed recently (2003). Consequently, the quality of the dishes dropped very noticably. It is now an average restaurant!
" |
| | - Pierre [August 14th 2003] |
| | "Taka closed.... too bad...
Now there's some 'Japanese Tapas Bar' there - haven't tried it.
" |
| | - Adi (nospam_adikabazo@hotmail.com) [Jan 5th 2004] |
| Name: | Ajisai |
| Address: | 2000 Block - West 42nd (near London Drugs complex),Vancouver |
| Reviews: | "YUCK!!! Terrible. Dynamite roll was made with boiled prawn and cornflakes (not
tempura prawn!!!). Other rolls were made with 'fishy' ingredients. Definitely not fresh
ingredients. Save your money. Go elsewhere.
" |
| | - [July 7th 2002] |
| | "I went with my family and the decor was excellent. The sushi chefs were all very friendly
and the washrooms were super clean
Most importantly the food was great! We loved their fresh tuna and unagi and their rolls were
delicious as well. I highly recommend this restaurant. I read the negative comments of another for
Ajisai and I was outraged! I realize that people have different tastes and Ajisai might not have
satisfied that person but it really is a good restaurant and their fish are fresh. I just wanted to make that clear.
" |
| | - Love Authentic Sushi (makki world@hotmail.com) [July 13th 2002] |
| | "I was completely satisfied with the service and especially the food at Sushi Bar Ajisai. The charming server recommended the house vegetable roll and the house special roll and it was delicious. The house veg. roll was colorful with roasted red pepper on the outside and asparagus, avocado, and lettuce on the inside with just a touch of mayo. The house special roll must be an original-it had tuna, salmon, crab and avocado and a thin layer of egg on the outside. Man so good.
Clean restaurant and nice staff. See ya there.
" |
| | - Pablito [April 1st 2003] |
| | "One of the most creative sushi restaurents in town. The sushi is fresh and thoughfully prepared. (The anonymous nay-sayer here no doubt feels more at home with the plebian delights of Sushi Boy. Perhaps that 'fishy' taste was real fish?) Ajisai is a tonic for those bored by endless variations on the California roll found in so many sushi bars. And my vegetarian wife finds the most eclectic selection anywhere. Good value. Full marks.
" |
| | - Neal [Sept 23rd 2003] |
| | "If you are looking for fresh, authentic sushi with a western flair, this is the place to go. Ajisai is one of the best sushi places in town and I'm not sure why the other reviewer had such bad comments (maybe a jealous competitor). If you have tried their Tuna Tataki, you'll never order any fancy 'pan seared tuna' from anybody else! All Thumbs up.
" |
| | - Kei-san [April 5th 2004] |
| Name: | Daimasu |
| Address: | B16-525 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4K5, Canada |
| Phone: | (604) 875-0077 |
| Fax: | (604) 875-0063 |
| Reviews: | "There are two other restaurants: one in Richmond, BC and the other one in Burnaby, BC. Good quality sushi. Friendly service. Hard to find location. A person can easily drive by without noticing the restaurant. The restaurant is tugged inside a mall." |
| | - F. Kan |
| | "
I have been eating about five times at several Daimasu Restaurants (Vancouver,
Burnaby and Richmond). I am sorry to say that the rice has been too hard and the sushi pieces have
been carelessly prepared. In addition, the service was not well trained. On the other hand it is
inexpensive and will satisfy most people who do not care or know 'real sushi'. Daimasu is one of
very many Chinese-Canadian owned and run Sushi Restaurants in Vancouver, which, of course, does not
necessarily mean that the food and service quality is different from Japanese standards, but in
many cases, including Daimasu, this is the case.
" |
| | - Stefan Schauwecker (webmaster@japan-guide.com) [November 5th 2000] |
| Name: | En |
| Address: | 2602 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Phone: | (604) 730-0330 |
| Opened: | Lunch, Dinner, Mon-Sat |
| Reviews: | "Creative, delicious, unusual " |
| | - Paul Belserene (paulbel@wimsey.com) |
| | "Unfriendly staff, bad timing with our food. My friend and I were served half an
hour apart from each other on a 'not so busy night'. Dishes were inventive and tasty; bottom
line, would not go back due to poor service.
" |
| | - Missy Gee (missygee57@hotmail.com) [September 20th 2001] |
| Name: | Fujiya Japanese Foods |
| Address: | 912 Clark Drive, Vancouver, BC |
| Phone: | (604) 251-3711 |
| Opened: | Mon-Sat: 9 am - 8 pm |
| Reviews: | "For the finest Japanese fast foods - mostly sushi and some bento. Very cheap & delicious - only $2.95 CDN for 12 pieces of salmon or tuna maki in a box, complete with Yamasa soy sauce, chop sticks, wasabi, and ginger. Plus many other varieties like seafood, cucumber (cheapest), and California Roll." |
| | - Jerry Liu |
| | " This is a grocery store, not a restaurant!
" |
| | - Stefan Schauwecker ( webmaster@japan-guide.com) [November 5th 2000] |
| | " Fujiya does have at least 4 tables where you can eat your very cheap sushi, and soy
sauce is right on the tables. And there is free Japanese tea near by (donation maybe). Don't forget
to pay for the sushi first, then sit down and enjoy!
" |
| | - Passprogolf [May 16th 2001] |
| | "Best place in town for japanese goodies! The bento boxes are always freash and for
cheap sushi nothing beats this spot. Plus the staff is extremly friendly!" |
| | - [May 19th 2002] |
| Name: | Gen Sushi |
| Address: | 1933 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, BC |
| Phone: | (604) 988-1637 |
| Reviews: | "" |
| | - cottons@6ibc.net |
| | "Good establishment on a street that's crowded with sushi restaurants. Very
affordable - quite cheap, in fact. I eat sushi regularly and have been to many sushi places (20
perhaps) in Vancouver and North Vancouver, and I keep going back to Gen for the lunch specials
($7-8 for a good bento box) and nigiri/sashimi in the evening. Fish is fresh and consistently
good. Portions are not huge, but I have never left hungry either. No decor to speak of (at least
there are no flourescent lights!) and the menu is not innovative - you'll find the usual suspects
here. Can get extremely busy on weekend nights, even some weekdays nights...have even seen a short
lineup several times. I would recommend Gen if you need a quick fill-me-up or even takeout.
" |
| | - Joshua Zoshi (jzoshi@imaginative.ca) [March 11th 2002] |
| | "I have enjoyed Gen suhsi for the past 6 years, from going out with all my guy friends and eating all we can eat from there large all you can eat menu to going there on dates gen sushi is excellent and well priced in a friendly and clean atmosphere.
" |
| | - [Dec 5th 2003] |
| Name: | Gin Kaku Sushi |
| Address: | 1348 Hornby St., Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 685-8381 |
| Reviews: | "Best sushi I've ever had. The chef/owner, Paul, has over 20 years experience with a large sushi restaurant and decided to go out on his own. Everthing is fresh, clean and very tasty. I've never had gommae approaching this taste and quality. He also has 'invented' a number of original choices which are always memorable. It's still a well-kept secret, so you never have to wait. This place is really worth trying. 6 thumbs-up and 11-out-of-10, no kidding!
" |
| | - Dan Murray (dangerfield@comic.com) [Nov 3rd 2003] |
| | "Wonderful little restaurant. Don't let the empty tables fool you at dinner time. The food is fantastic and most of their business is from people living in the neighborhood picking up take out. There was a steady flow of people coming and going, yet the seats were empty. The dragon roll and toro were fresh and tasty, but everything was good. One person in our group doesn't like sushi, so instead had a bento box with tempura (not on the menu) and we all agreed that it was excellent. Highly recommend this small neighborhood restaurant on a quiet street.
" |
| | - Rick from Seattle [August 16th 2004] |
| Name: | Go-Go Sushi |
| Address: | 4855 Delta Street, Ladner, Vancouver, BC V4K 2T9 |
| Phone: | (604) 940-3323 |
| Opened: | open till 9pm, closed Sundays |
| Reviews: | "We have been to 6 or 7 Sushi restaurants in Vancouver, and Go-Go Sushi is
the best. (We haven't been to Tojo's yet, but will once we save up some
pennies!) The quality of the fish is excellent; it tastes fresh and bright
and after trying other places, we always come back to Go-Go. It's located
in the small town of Ladner, on a quiet commercial street, but always has
people in there ordering sushi. It's very popular, and the owner/operators
are very friendly and customer focused.
We highly recommend everything there, but the Spicy Salmon roll and the
pieces of Salmon on rice are our favourite, along with the Gyoza (ask for it
deep fried).
" |
| | - Marcia Strang [February 19th 2002] |
| | "I looooove this place....I started eating here because the other Ladner restaurants were too expensive for my sad little financial state and ended up discovering the sushi was fabulous!! Small, dinky little place, not much to look at, but top-notch sush and extremely affordable prices!
" |
| | - Lauren (thiz_budz_4u@hotmail.com) [April 30th 2005] |
| Name: | Granville Sushi CLOSED ! |
| Address: | 2526 Granville Street, Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 738-0388 |
| Reviews: | "WOW! Table service all-you can eat sushi, sashimi (tuna and salmon), tempura, etc. from a 50 item, menu. Very easonable, nice decor, good service and excellent food. Reserve a booth. My favorite Sushi/Japanese restaurant in North America so far (I am at 60 and counting)" |
| | - Ron Saito (ronsaito@hotmail.com) [August 24th 1999] |
| | "I think that after all these years of having all you can eat, Granville Sushi is
storing ready made sushi in their fridge-or at least that is how it tastes. Eveytime I go there for
all 'you can eat', the sushi is hard with crunchy hard rice and tastes as though they pre-made it
to deal with the rush of people at lunch time. As a result, I stopped going there. For fresh 'all
you can eat', Tanpopo sushi on Denman is way better." |
| | - [April 19th 2001] |
| | "Thank you for publishing this comment. Today, on my lunch hour, I thought I would treat my teenaged daughter to sushi. We went into Granville Sushi, were seated -- and waited for 15 minutes without service. Not even tea or a menu! Meanwhile, another woman came in and was served instantly! We got up, I complained to a server, and we walked out. Found a much nicer, more efficient place called Opera Sushi, a block and a half west on Broadway. Much nicer ambience, too. " |
| | - Melanie Jackson (dinahgal@hotmail.com) [February 13th 2003] |
| | "Horrible. Service is slow and food is stale and old. Go almost anywhere else (but not Ohaka, down the street, which was recently closed for health violations).
" |
| | - [Jan 21st 2004] |
| Name: | Hakata Sushi |
| Address: | 887 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V57 1J9 |
| Phone: | (604) 876 - 3103 |
| Opened: | Mon- Sat: 11am - 10pm |
| Review: | "I found this restaurant on my way back to downtown Vancouver after a pleasant day in Queen Elizabeth park. At first, it seems like just another one of the run of the mill sushi places that there are literally hundreds of in Vancouver. However, I was hungry so I went into this one. They had menus available out front and the prices were reasonable.
Amazing. I ordered a couple maki and a *droll* Squid yaki-udon. The maki were almost too big for the wasabi dish, and when the yaki-udon came, I HEARD it coming. That's right, it was served still sizzling on a skillet. Everything was delicious. The prices are the cheapest I have seen.
One small complaint, the green tea I was given when I was seated was slightly too cold, which by the end of the meal became very cold. And it was never refilled. Even so, everything else was good enough I'm planning on going back.
Reference prices:
Nigiri Sushi (per 1): $0.99 - $1.50
Maki Sushi (6 pieces): 2.00 - 3.50, although they have some extravagant rolls that are higher.
Donburi: $5.25 (except unagi - 7.50)
Yakiudon/soba: $5.50 - $5.95
After being somewhat disappointed by Ginkaku Sushi, I was relieved to find this quiet, quality restaurant with excellent food, decent service (despite the tea thing) and a nice atmosphere. I reccomend it to anyone who (like me) wants good Japanese food but isn't willing to fork their entire paycheck over for a bowl of rice at Tojos.
Bonus: they have some vietnamese stuff on the menu too.
" |
| | - Lloyd (lloydvw@yahoo.com) [March 27th 2005] |
| Name: | Ichibankan |
| Address: | 770 Thurlow Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 1V8, Canada |
| Phone: | (604) 682-6262 |
| Fax: | (604) 682-6298 |
| Opened: | Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-11pm, Sun noon-1pm |
| Reviews: | "This place advertises as the original kaiten sushi bar in Vancouver. It was actually the first conveyer belt sushi bar I had seen in North America. Great sushi at great prices. Nicer than 'Atom Boy' in Osaka." |
| | - J. Pete Wiggins [June 28th 2000] |
| | "First place I went after arriving from Toronto. The place was nice and sushi was great. Certainly not cheap but not expensive neither.
" |
| | - John (john.js@gmail.com) [August 23rd 2004] |
| Name: | Kibune Harbour Center Tower |
| Address: | 9M-555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Phone: | (604) 669-7791 |
| Opened: | Mon-Sat: 11.30am-2.30pm, Mon-Fri: dinner, Sundays closed. |
| Reviews: | "Review see Kibune Kits beach. Check out Super Hiro Fridays." |
| | - Hideamo Endo (hyena@ultranet.ca) [August 17th 1997] |
| | "Sorry but Kibune Sushi at Harbour Centre has been closed. We are at the Kitslano location.
Thank you for your attention.
" |
| | - Hidemine Endo [June 2nd 2003] |
| Name: | Kibune Sushi at Kits Beach |
| Address: | Yew Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Phone: | (604) 731-4482 |
| Opened: | Mon-Wed: 5pm to 10:30pm, Thu-Sun: 12pm to 10:30pm |
| Reviews: | "Welcome to Kibune Sushi, home of the westcoast´s finest sushi cuisine. Chef Endo and his friendly staff welcome seafood lovers to experience Kibune´s creative menu selections. Delicious seafood originals like Kibune´s Hiro-maki have delighted customers from Vancouver to Oki Island, Japan. Chef Endo hopes that Canadian city workers will do as in Japan - stop by after work, enjoy sushi and beverages, share stories, sing piano songs, and then start their commute to arrive home with lifted spirits. Check out also Kibune Harbour Center Tower and their homepage." |
| | - Hideamo Endo (hyena@ultranet.ca) [August 17th 1997] |
| | "The BEST japanese restaurant in town! The food is outstanding...and the staff is
extreamly friendly and the service is great. My recomendation....everything on the menu especially
the 'Andrew Roll'. This place is the best kept secret." |
| | - [May 19th 2002] |
| | "
" |
| Link: | Restaurant Website |
| Name: | Kisha Poppo |
| Address: | 1143 Davie Street, Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 681-0488 |
| Reviews: | "More than 10 years in business." |
| | "The all-you-can-eat dinners at Kisha Poppo are wonderful. Tekka maki, several kinds of sushi, tasty tuna rolls, tempura too hot to eat when it comes to your table. It's our favorite Japanese restaurant.
" |
| | - Jay Berman (JAYANDIRENE@aol.com) [January 8th2003] |
| | "Great all-u-can-eat menu, everything was very fresh and tastefully prepared/presented, fast friendly service.....very reasonably priced. Will definitely be back.
" |
| | - Tina [Jan 10th 2005] |
| Name: | Kitto |
| Address: | 833 Granville Street, Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 687-6622 |
| Reviews: | "Noodle house and robata grill." |
| | "Sorry, I cannot recommend this restaurant. According to my experience, the food is
extremely carelessly prepared and the service is horribly trained.
" |
| | - Stefan Schauwecker ( webmaster@japan-guide.com) [November 5th 2000] |
| | "Was just there last night, and it was amazing. The sushi was very good, and the staff friendly and courteous. But oyster motoyaki should be illegal, it was so good. I had to take up smoking just so that I could have a cigarette afterwards, I was that spent.
" |
| | - james (james@violently-happy.net) [Feb 1st 2005] |
| | "I've gone to this restaurant over 10 times in the last couple of years, and have always found the quality of the food to be excellent. I like getting their chirashi sushi, and their oyster motoyaki is quite good too. It's quite a busy place, but the staff are reasonably friendly and efficient.
" |
| | - Nancy (bugdumpling@hotmail.com) [March 1st 2005] |
| | "Cannot recommend this restaurant either. The sushi tasted exactly like what you would expect in a food court...the salad (beef shabu salad, i think) tasted And looked like something I would be able to make at home although the prawn tempura WAS decent. Wouldn't be going back there again. Service is decent. This restaurant is probably always so busy due to its downtown, core, and convenient location.
" |
| | - Jean [Aug 15th 2005] |
| Name: | Minato Sushi Restaurant |
| Address: | 992 W Broadway (In the corner mini-mall at Oak Street), Vancouver, BC |
| Phone: | 732-6554 |
| Reviews: | "Great, consistent quality! Great tasting rice. Reasonable (low) prices. Has one of, if not
actually the widest ranges of vegetarian sushi offerings in town. I've been going there for the
last 2+ years and haven't had a bad bit of sushi, one of my all time favourite restaurants.
" |
| | - TJ Snider (timsn@home.com) [August 3rd 2000] |
| | "Used to be fabulous. New owners a few years back. Hit and miss. Dynmamite rolls
are 'poor-man's' variety (lots rice). Spicy roll, Alaska roll and Rocky Rolls are v. good - as
long as the fish is cold. I've had it served warm (yuck) and with fish bones in the tuna
(double-yuck!)." |
| | - [March 1st 2002] |
| Name: | Musashi |
| Address: | 780 Denman Street, Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 687-0634 |
| Reviews: | "" |
| | "I've been going to this restaurant on and off for over 10 years and the sushi has been consistently good. The food is very traditional with some variety in the appetizers. The last time I went which was two weeks ago, the fish was very fresh, the freshest sashimi i have ever had. I wouldn't say that this restaurant is cheap, but the last time I went with my family (6 of us in total), the bill was only $117. We were all stuffed, AND we ordered good food, and I would say that all of us are pretty big eaters. We had hamachi and toro sashimi, lots of sushi, some maki, tempura, shoyu ramen, una-ju, sake, and LOTS of uni, among other things. We ordered this uni appetizer for the first time and when it came it was a bowl about the size of 1 and a half baseballs, filled with uni. There was some cucumber and wasabi garnish, but for the most part it was filled with really fresh uni. And how much did it cost? $5. I was so suprised that so much came for that price. Anyways, t!
his restaurant is awesome. And as far as I know, ownership hasn't changed a bit since the first time I went there. And I've been eating sushi since I was about 5 years old, so i know what fresh is. But if you're looking for a place with outstanding decor, this isn't the place to go (Guu with Garlic or Hapa Izakaya on Robson is). The mood is one of an older japanese restaurant, kind of dim but traditional. (Their ramen is superb too...comparable to Kintaro)
" |
| | - Annabelle Au [June 23rd 2005] |
| Name: | Octopus´ Garden |
| Address: | 1995 Cornwall Street, Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 734-8971 |
| Reviews: | " The restaurant is very unconventionally decorated and the food is not bad. However,
in my opinion, it is too expensive.
" |
| | - Stefan Schauwecker (webmaster@japan-guide.com) [November 5th 2000] |
| | "Octopus Garden is by far one of the best Sushi Restaurants in Vancouver and all of the Lower Mainland. Everything they serve is extra
tasty and not to be missed. " |
| | - kerryandsara [kerryandsara@home.com) [July 8th 2001] |
| | "Rolls are still the best around but it is now definitely over priced and has a limited menu. It's no longer our favourite place for sushi, it has lost it's original character." |
| | - [April 18th 2004] |
| Name: | Okada Sushi |
| Address: | 888 Nelson Street, Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 899-3266 |
| Fax: | (604) 899-3277 |
| Reviews: | "I travel extensively in Japan and have a lot of Japanese associates. Everyone agrees, once you go to Okada Sushi, it is even hard to eat sushi of this quality in Japan itself. Nice izakaya menu,wonderful. I love it and so do all my Japanese associates looking for a taste of home." |
| | - Dennis Wilson (okadasushi@teamglobe.com) [November 1st 2000] |
| | "There are not too many places in Japan that have Sushi as Fresh and Delicious as
Okada Sushi. Its like being at home. There are many things on the menu that I have never found in
a restaurant outside of Japan too! And the price is so inexpensive compared to Japan. I love it.
" |
| | - Yasuko Takada (yasukoweb@hotmail.com) [February 26th 2002] |
| | "I admit I didn't visit as many sushi restaurants in Vancouver as I wanted to among the few I visited, namely Tojo and Ichibankan, Okada by far was the top. Try their Toro, it was simply superb. Thank you Ron and Chelsea.
" |
| | - John (john.js@gmail.com) [August 23rd 2004] |
| Link: | Restaurant Website |
| Name: | Oysi Oysi |
| Address: | 1136 Alberni St., Vancouver, BC V6Z2H2 |
| Phone: | (604) 682-0011 |
| Fax: | (604) 682-7663 |
| Opened: | Mon-Fri 6pm-Close Sat-Sun-Holiday Noon-Close |
| Reviews: | "
Tuna Tataki is absolutely brilliant. This is a new restaurant on the Vancouver sushi scene and in my opinion, it meets and beats its predecessors. Reasonably priced and friendly service.
" |
| | - Jason Smith (jassm402@yahoo.com) [September 14th 2000] |
| | "If any place in Vancouver is going to challenge the likes of Tojo's and
Kamei Royale, Oysi Oysi is making a BIG climb!! Since Yoshi's has gone out of the
business, Oysi Oysi has made a significant mark in the Vancouver sushi scene! The sushi
menu is loaded with very fresh and very exotic selections that skilled sushi chefs (formerly of
Suisha Gardens in Niagara Falls, ON) Niira Shoji and Ted put out for their customers. Shoji san is
a sushi
chef master whose tremendous skill and experience has added a great deal to the restaurant. Prices
are very
reasonable compared to the much more expensive Kamei Royale and Tojo's. The menu lists 30 different
rolls, and 28
different nigiri selections, however on certain nights any kind of different fresh fish can come in
to the surprise of the
lucky customers! You will not be disappointed with Oysi Oysi, I guarantee it! GENERAL MANAGER:
Perry Wong. HEAD CHEF: Stanley Pak.
HEAD SUSHI CHEF: Niira Shoji. SUSHI CHEF: Ted K.
" |
| | - Bobby Nicol (bnicol99@home.com) [September 17th 2001] |
| Name: | Raku Kushiyaki |
| Address: | 4422 W. 10th Avenue, Vancouver B.C., V6R 2H9 |
| Phone: | (604) 222-8188 |
| Reviews: | "The food is best described as sort of japanese. With methods learned in Japan, using ingredients more common to traditional European cooking, Raku produces some truly wonderful things. Most of the dishes are snack size. Confit of duck breast on skewers, with chestnuts and almost-browned onions; venison and cranberry chutney; orange spiced lamb shanks; grilled sweet potatoes; salmon with Chinese pesto. You can make online reservation and receive a 10% discount." |
| | "I like this place because of the unique atmosphere. It is the most izakaya-like
restaurant in Vancouver that I am aware of, however, they do not have sushi!
" |
| | - Stefan Schauwecker ( webmaster@japan-guide.com) [November 5th 2000] |
| Name: | Robson Sushi |
| Address: | 1542 Robson Street, Vancouver |
| Reviews: | "I went to Robson Sushi for lunch and I had an hour. It took 10 minutes before they served me. It took another ten minutes before I got my first small order. I made the second order big because I had very little time left. 40 minutes later I was already late and without any sushi. So I got up and left without paying. I believe they did not want me to get my money's worth so they stalled because people who just arrived were being served b4 me. The sushi is really good but I will never return because of principle........and because they might remember me.
" |
| | - Chris from Calgary [Jan 27th 2004] |
| | "I must agree with the previous Comment. We have been there just recently (Feb 05, 2004) and the service was the worst I have ever experienced. Chris is from Calgary and it is a shame that he is leaving Vancouver with such a horrible experience since we have so many great Sushi places here! The Restaurant truly does not deserve the name Robson Sushi, nor does it deserve my business ever again.
" |
| | - Ken Warner (kenjwarner@yahoo.com) [Feb 12th 2004] |
| | "Hi!
I would like to submit a review of the 'Robson Sushi' restaurant on Robson Vancouver BC. It has amazing food but the service is so bad that one has to really talk oneself into going there. Once it got so bad that the waiter started arguing with me over what he had served and what I had ordered. He kept insisting the order was right. I protested and to my utter surprise, he said "..this is an all you can eat restaurant!" and so I shouldn't expect any service anyways!! I got up at once in the middle of the meal and offered to pay at the counter. By this time the whole restaurant was looking at the commotion. There was no manager present at the restaurant and I complained to the woman at the counter who was watching the whole scene. The least I expected was that the woman would either refuse to accept payment or at least offer to give me a discount considering the amount of food I had eaten, but she took the payment in full. Not to speak of the embarassment caused to my friend, who too had to leave in the middle of the meal. It left me with a very bitter taste in the mouth (no pun intended) I am from New Delhi, India and have been eating out in Vancouver for the last couple of years. Never have I come across such bad treatment of customers and abject bad manners. It puts me off even now, thinking about it. Undoubtedly it was one of the worst experiences I had in Vancouver. I would like to clarify that the restaurant although Japanese in style and cuisine isn't run by Japanese owners but Chinese.
I would say unless anyone wishes to ruin their meal/appetite/mood, please avoid Robson Sushi. The all you can eat menu only allows an order of six teeny weeny pieces of sashimi...wonder why they call it 'all you can eat'. They should call it 'all you can eat....maybe'
Another place with good decor and decent food but terrible service is Shabusen on Burrard street. They are still tolerable compared to the service at Robson Sushi. The one place I would recommend for decent food and great service is Tanpopo on Denman...near English Bay. Although I must say my last couple of dinners there weren't quite as satisfactory as they used to be. The Sashimi was frozen to the bone...well figuratively and the stuffing in the rolls was scarce.
Once again I would like to express my anger and disgust at the service at Robson Sushi. Avoid it like the plague!! It sure won't see any business from me, my friends and their families.
Please...anyone out there can you recommend a good Japanese joint, preferably in the downtown area and help me restore faith in my dining experience in Vancouver before I leave the place for good!
" |
| | - Santosh Kumar (souldissolve@gmail.com) [June 15th 2005] |
| Name: | Shabusen Yakiniku House |
| Address: | 2993 Granville Street,Vancouver, V6H3J6 |
| Phone: | (604) 737-6888 |
| Reviews: | "The best Japanese All-You-Can-Eat anywhere!
" |
| | "I eat at Shabusen on a weekly basis and don't mind the half hour drive to eat their sushi. All-you-can-eat menu is available, with bbq at each table or hot pot. Prices are reasonable and service is very fast and friendly. Newly renovated with pleasant decor. They are very busy on Friday and Saturday nights, reservations are recommended. I highly recommend this restaurant! A+
" |
| | - Theresa O (sushiimonster@yahoo.com) (April 15th 2003] |
| | "If you plan on taking a date, don't choose this place because they will not let you have a table if you only have 2 people. They only keep the table for groups because they want to maximize their cash flow which is kind of crappy. 'Real' nice restaurants will not discrimate like that based on ethics.
Go ahead and try book for 2 people on the weekend. They just won't give it to you. They'll tell you 5:30 or 9:00
" |
| | - raymond [May 14th 2004] |
| | "The service and food make Shabusen on Granville my favorite sushi restaurant in Vancouver. It's good quality for the money, and although the smoke from the BBQs would make a sushi purist cringe, the all you can eat lunch is a great deal. There's a good reason why reservations are required.
" |
| | - jim19827@hotmail.com [Oct 7th 2005] |
| Name: | Shijo |
| Address: | #202-1926 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 732-4676 |
| Fax: | (604) 732-4788 |
| Reviews: | "Finely tuned flavors, some imaginative dishes. Jazz in the background." |
| | - THE SUSHI WORLD GUIDE CREW [August 24th 1999] |
| | "Shijo is located on west fourth, about ten minutes away from downton Vancouver. During dinner time, I recommend having a reservation. The sushi and sashimi dishes utilize the freshest local seafoods and the omakase dishes are great for being surprised. For those turned off elsewhere by salmon roe and sea urchin, Shijo boasts great qualities of both as well as for all their ingredients. Their cooked dishes consist of the usual but also some traditional foods making the overall dining experience memorable. Shijo´s dishes don´t come cheap though, their price range is in that of Yoshi and Tojo´s at least $40-60 Canadian ($30-40 US) per person for a full dinner." |
| | - mak |
| | "Shijo has the best miso soup in Vancouver. I have eaten there several times and continue to be blown away each time I visit. I prefer it over Tojo's for atmosphere and food and would recommend it as an excellent place for lunch or dinner.
" |
| | - jak (jakei@jakei.com) [Sept 30th 2005] |
| Name: | Sushi Bar Wabi Sabi |
| Address: | 4422 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V6R 2H9 |
| Phone: | (604) 222-8188 |
| Fax: | (604) 222-8187 |
| Review: | "A true treasure. If you come to Vancouver, you have to eat here. The team at Wabi Sabi can't seem to take a false step under the leadership of Chef Tak Katayama, and business partner Chantelle Chouinard. The food is awesome -- all the essential aesthetic elements of traditional Japanese cuisine, with a cutting, contemporary edge in taste and presentation. 'Must order' items of the menu include: spicy scallop motoyaki; ginger soy portabello; tuna tataki spinach salad; yakisoba (unbelievably good ? a luxurious version of the dish with scallops and prawns); Hawaiian tuna tartar (a tower of marinated red tuna, mango & avocado stacked on a bed of sushi rice), salmon rice paper wrap; and hamachi yellowtail chinois (thinly sliced yellowtail sashimi garnished with jullian bell peppers, kaiware, beets, and crispy leek, dressed in soy mirin vinaigrette & chili sesame oil), in addition to the traditional nigiri sushi, maki sushi and sashimi. Loads of specials, including outstanding arrays of limited quantity, special sashimi, and (often times) Kobe beef dishes. But don?t even think of leaving without having desert: the green tea crème brule and the black sesame crème brule are an outstanding end to the evening. The service is impeccable, as is the ambience. Time and again guests from all over the world (including food centers of Japan such as Tokyo and Osaka) say that this is simply one of the best restaurants they have ever been to, in terms of food and value ? and then they insist on going back again before flying home. Omakase starts at $50 at the time of writing, and can?t be beat.
" |
| | - R. Hart (rhart@proactive-resolutions.com) [Sept 25th 2003] |
| Name: | Takarabune |
| Address: | 6459 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC |
| Phone: | (604) 321-0036 |
| Reviews: | "Outstanding, value-priced Japanese meals and sushi. Decor not glamourous but food is excellent." |
| | - reiko@unixg.ubc.ca |
| | "New owners...not as good as it used to be.
" |
| | - Keith (kbchan@home.com) [February 19th 2002] |
| | "When the older waiter (who is the owner but denies it when asked) asks if you want dessert, ask if it's free just for fun. He will reply with his famous sentence ' Free is the most expensive thing'. Service is not as good under the new owner.
" |
| | - Kelvin Ting [August 20th 2002] |
| Name: | Tanpopo |
| Address: | 1122 Denman Street, Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 681-7777 |
| Fax: | (604) 688-9828 |
| Reviews: | "If you are hungry for Japanese food and near Stanley Park/English Bay, this is the place. Table service all-you-can-eat sushi, sashimi adn more from a 40 item menu. Very reasonable, good food." |
| | - Ron Saito (ronsaito@hotmail.com) [August 24th 1999] |
| | "Award Winning Japanese Restaurant by Vancouver Sun, Georgia Straight and WestEnder. The best ´All you can eat´ in Town. Big patio open in Summer." |
| | - Wilson Hu [July 4th 2000] |
| | "I was there yesterday and food, even if it was better before, isn't that good
anymore...nothing really seemed very fresh and I think they're trying to cut back on their
overhead so they only have one waitress working nights sometimes...I'm not going back there.
It's too expensive and not very good when compared to a place like Oysi Oysi on Alberni that
serves everything quick and fresh in an upbeat atmosphere." |
| | - Marvin Jones [January 16th 2002] |
| | "The best All you can eat sushi in Vancouver ! Good price, good food, and huge selection !" |
| | - Bruce (willyfunny@hotmail.com) [March 5th 2003] |
| | "My friends and I went to Tanpopo on a regular basis -about 3-4 times a week. We stopped going because the food quality began slipping and the waiter staff were completly rude. After quite a few bad experiences we reached our limit when we arrived one night and didn't get a waiter for about 10 mins and then all asking for tea and getting 2 cups for 4 people which one had lipstick. I would recommend that people save their money and go to Manyo in North Vancouver (on 2nd and St. Georges). Tanpopo is not worth it.
" |
| | - Holly Kaufman (blueleader@shaw.ca) [April7th 2003] |
| Name: | Tojo´s |
| Address: | 202 - 777 W. Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. |
| Phone: | (604) 872-8050/51 |
| Fax: | (604) 872-8060 |
| Opened: | Dinner Mon-Sat |
| Reviews: | "One of Vancouver´s best, if not the best. The menu includes ´Omakase´ where you set the price and the chef selects the items (minimum Cdn $ 35 per person). It is always a great selection and always enough to fill you up. Specialties include Tojo´s Tuna, Rainbow roll, Alaska black cod, etc." |
| | - wwaung@direct.ca |
| | "Located in the upperfloor of an office building you have a spectacular view of the city. Upon entering you are greeted nicely by an old lady in a kimono. The walls are covered with autographed photos of celebrities like Bryan Adams. The food is of high standard, the service tends to be instructive on the negative side (its ok if you don´t know the Japanese cuisine, but annoying if the waiter wants to talk you out of something you really want). They also try to talk you into the set menus (If you are new to the Japanese food, alright, otherwise you better ask for specials or stick to the menu). The menu offers all the goodies from the Japanese kitchen in high quality. Tuna tataki (a huge piece of excellent sliced tuna with grated homemade ginger, green onions and radish) was so good, we ordered it as a starter and dessert. They also offer it either as sliced or cubed. Una-Jiu (eel on rice) is an excellent dish for all you eel lovers. The special beef are thin slices of beef wrapped around tiger prawns and green onions. They offer many different rolls like the B.C.Roll (a salmon skin roll), or the Tojo Maki, which they offer since 1974 (fresh crabmeat, egg,spinach and avocado) or the Anakyu (eel and cucumber roll). Sushi prices range from $1.50 to 3.25 (maguro and toro). For Akami (red tuna) Amaebi and Uni you have to pay daily prices. Their selection of sake is good. The cold one is served in a chilled bamboo cane, which looks nice. The service is good even though they missed an order. At the end of our dinner they tried to get rid of us. Without asking they presented the bill, even though we would have wanted a dessert and were talking to a nice couple at the other table. Tojo´s serves great food but I´d rather go to Yoshi on Denman. The atmosphere is much more relaxed and the food and service are even better." |
| | - THE SUSHI WORLD GUIDE CREW [August 24th 1999] |
| | "People come from across North America to
taste Hidekazu Tojo's work. Tojo's is often referred to as the best, and one of the most expensive, Japanese restaurant in the NorthWest. There's another way to look at it: of the handful of 5-star restaurants in the Vancouver area, Tojo's is, by a large margin, the least inexpensive. If you're looking for a superlative experience at table, Tojo's "omakase" is an incredible bargain." |
| | - Paul Belserene (paulbel@wimsey.com)[August 7th 2000] |
| | "The thing with Tojo's is that you have to be prepared to eat sushi there.
Chef Tojo is an old school sushi chef who is set in a Japanese dicipline that
has been passed through many of his family's generations. He is the chef, and he
will decide what you will eat, you just have to tell him at the start the things
you like and the things you want to try. I recommend you do not go here for some
of your first sushi experiences, rather you need a couple years of eating sushi in
different places before you come here. I went to Tojo's in 1998, after 8 years of sushi
experiences. The decor as mentioned is several celeberty signed plaques. This is the only
sushi place where I have had uni as nigiri sushi, meaning on a bed of rice with NO seaweed
around it! And Tojo told us not to dip it in soy sauce either, just to eat it like that. Amazing!
The Alaskan Black Cod was perfect as well. Abalone and Mirugai so fresh they were moving on top of
the
rice! Definitely a sushi experience here.
" |
| | - Bobby Nicol (bnicol@on.aibn.com) [October 4th 2000] |
| | "I believe that the minimum price for Omakase has been raised.
Last time I phoned it was at least $50. Also, in the review by Paul
Belserene it states 'Tojo's is, by a large margin, the least inexpensive.'
This means that Tojo's is, by a large margin, the most expensive
restaurant in Vancouver! This is surely an error.
[March 20th 2001]
I found this place slightly overated. The chef selection menu now starts from $50 to $75 and so on. I tried $75. It was great but out of 5 dish, three were perfect and two were slightly off the mark. Overall, a great experience but expensive.
" |
| | - John (john.js@gmail.com) [May 3rd 2005] |
| Name: | Tsunami Sushi Restaurant |
| Address: | 238-1025 Robson Street, Vancouver,BC |
| Phone: | (604) 687-8744 |
| Fax: | (604) 685-8221 |
| Reviews: | "What? Vancouver's first kaiten (revolving) boat sushi Bar!!
Tsunami has been my favorite Japanese restaurant for years. My mom used to go there about 10 years ago for lunch every week when she worked in downtown. It's been owned by the same people since opening.
If you are a beginner at sushi this is the place to go.. everything floats in front of you so you get to choose what you wanna try. The dishes range from $1.70 to $3.50 for sushi.
I recommend their spicy tuna rolls- the BEST spicy tuna rolls EVER. They put avacado in it.. so yummy
Salmon Toro roll- you gotta try this.. it has salmon toro (sirloin salmon) with bonito flakes on the outside.
Chicken Teriyaki- The sauce is homemade and not starchy. They use chicken breast not thigh.
Beef Teriyaki- 6oz New York steak with their famous teriyaki sauce
Chicken Karaage- with a dash of lemon this is definatley the BEST chicken karage ever.
Chicken Katsu- breaded and deep fried to a delicious crispy texture. Comes with Japanese Cabbage salad.
The Price of the food is average
the service is excellent
the food is excellent
" |
| | - kaori (kaori_@hotmail.com) [Feb 3rd 2005] |
| | "I used to come here every day for lunch and dinner: it is great all round, excellent choices, excellent speedy service, great location and I miss the cheap prices. Now back in England the prices are soooo expensive and I really miss the convenience of the Tsunami. If I ever return to Vancouver I will definately be re-visiting this sushi bar!
" |
| | - Sophie (softytopham@hotmail.com) [Oct 25th 2005] |
| Name: | Van Ya Japanese Restaurant |
| Address: | 5615 Harold Street (Just off of kingway), Vancouver |
| Phone: | (604) 433-1303 |
| Reviews: | "If your tired of all the 'All you can eat' crap... go to Van Ya for some delicious home cooked, Japanese food. Their sunomono is AWESOME.. they are very generous with the Ebi..MMmmm
The Chicken combination is my FAV!!! No starchy teriyaki sauce.. this one's home made.. TO DIE FOR!!!
Their sushi is always fresh!
" |
| | - Kaori (kaori_@hotmail.com) [Feb 3rd 2005] |
| | "I've been visiting Van Ya on and off since it opened in 1989. I no longer live or work in the area so don't visit as often but went today. Van Ya is my favorite neighbourhood sushi restaurant. Nothing fancy, just great food in an intimate setting. The food is consistantly good and fresh. A refreshing change from the all-you-can eat mass produced sushi that most of the local sushi places in Vancouver have become.
" |
| | - Ken (beken@canada.com) [July 27th 2007] |
| Name: | Yoshi Japanese Restaurant |
| Address: | 689 Denman Street , Vancouver, BC |
| Phone: | (604) 738-TABO (8226) |
| Fax: | (604) 801-5076 |
| Opened: | Mon - Sat: 5.30 pm - 11pm, Sun: 5.30pm - 10pm |
| Reviews: | "Yoshi Tabo is a master. The elegant layout of the restaurant is a perfect match to his style in creating the finest sushi I have ever had. One of the best in Vancouver, if not the best.
Dean Minamimaye (deanm1@uniserve.com) [February 6th 1998]
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Yoshi (on W. 4th) has now moved to 689 Denman Street, Vancouver, at the entrance of Stanley Park. The food is fantastic, eating at Yoshi´s first class sushi bar is a must, the sushi bar counter is made out of one solid piece of yellow ceder (what a real sushi counter should be) and the food presentation was fabulous -- beautiful plates, beautiful settings and above all great food. I have eaten at many 1st class Japanese Restaurants startinng from San Diego and all the way up the west coast, Yoshi is possibly the best of them all." |
| | - Christopher Lambert (lamnchris@hotmail.com) [February 27th 1999] |
| | "Owned by Yoshihiro and Teresa Tabo at his new location right at the entrance of Stanley Park. Yoshihiro is one of the most artistic chefs known with the simple clean lines and sleek presentation. With over 30 years of experience, he has been raved by Japanese food critics as well as by North American critics as having preserved the most authentic style of cooking. Tastes are based on his years of cooking near Kyoto Japan and accent on the natural tastes of seafood and vegetables. Not one to promote himself, he instead focuses on his art and letting us enjoy his expertise by pleasing our palate!! The freshest, artistic and most authentic sushi and sashimi to be found!!" |
| | - Sandy Mahood (sandymahhod@daishowa.ca) [June 7th 1999] |
| | " THIS IS IT ! Definitely one of the finest Japanese restaurants on this planet. Behind the sushi bar three chefs are preparing the finest Japanese food you can imagine. If you are adventurous and your budget allows it, just tell them to go ahead. They will serve the most creative and inventive sushi and sashimi and other culinary highlights, you would want to live there. Their dishes follow old traditions instead of fancy cuisine. For example a marinated maguro: they take pieces of maguro and marinate them for about 20 minutes in sake, soy sauce and mirin. That was used for conservation in prerefrigerator times. Their daily specials can include basashi (horsemeat sashimi from Calgary, tasting like excellent beef) or kimpira gobo (marinated burdock root), hokke hiraki ( grilled link cod from Japan). Japan being only 10 hours away they try to get many ingredients from Japan hardly seen on any other menu. The sushi is of excellent quality and the portions are generous. They also offer kaiseki menus as a mini-full course dinner or as a full course dinner. Prices range from $35.00 to daily prices, depending on the ingredients. They also have a sakemenu wih sakes hardly found anywhere else in North America (Tokubetsu Jumnai Josen Masukagami, Jumnai Ginjoushu, Junmai Daiginjou Masukagami).They serve their treasures in wonderful glassware which is stowed behind the sushi bar. Cold sake is offered in a flask sitting in a bowl of ice decorated with a fresh flower. For all you sushi lovers out there: get a ticket to Vancouver and get spoiled!" |
| | - THE SUSHI WORLD GUIDE CREW [August 24th 1999] |
| | "Under new management now (Chinese). Yoshi has left and is now pursuing a new venture. Updates will follow." |
| | - Dean Minamimaye (deanm1@uniserve.com) [August 15th 2000] |
| | "Yoshi's has a great heated patio overlooking Georgia Street and the entrance to Stanley Park, including the Vancouver Yacht Club. The Sushi was excellent, fresh, well layered flavours. No surprises. Good service. average price.
I honestly hadn't noticed that Yoshi was gone.
Love the patio in summer.
" |
| | - Ian M. (nerffootball@hotmail.com) [March 31st 2006] |
| Link: | See Author's Favourites |
| Other related Links: | Restaurant Website |
