A hidden gem in the local hood, a cozy, clean sushi joint between Cambie & Oak, good for the local residents as parking can be challenging. Owners used to own Minato sushi that was on Pender for a decade or so. Had their signature Soho roll, basically a Dragon Roll wrapped with egg, so if you’re a tamago fan, this is it. Rice nicely done and wrapped well too, nothing falling apart if you know what i mean. date-worthy if you want a quieter setting. they deliver.
Alison S.
Classificação do local: 3 Vancouver, Canada
I’ll agree with other reviewers that the sushi, while solid, is not mindblowing, although service and ambiance in the restaurant are quite nice. Prices are also quite affordable. I would still probably head the couple blocks over to Shiro on Cambie, however, as they appear to have more variety in their menu.
DZilla T.
Classificação do local: 3 Surrey, Canada
Another sushi place, opened up near me. Because of its convienent location wife and I have went there a few times. As someone has mentioned they do have brown rice(never tried it). Sushi is… well sushi… Nothing mind blowing, and nothing mediocre either. Would go there again. :)
Mark H.
Classificação do local: 3 Vancouver, Canada
Location is crucial for any business. Opening another Japanese joint across the street from another Japanese joint that relies on neighbourhood locals is quite the risk, but I’d put my money on these guys. Recently opened in my hood, I had to check it out. Very reasonably priced, we started with some sashimi. Unfortunately it was still a tad frozen, but wasn’t bad. We ordered a couple rolls, one of them was egg wrapped. Not too shabby. Definitely better than the guys across the street. I wonder if there will be a ninja battle.
Tod M.
Classificação do local: 3 Vancouver, Canada
This new sushi restaurant opened up in my neighbourhood so I was excited to try it out. It is, curiously, right across the street from another sushi restaurant. We visited on their first day open, so there are bound to be some stumbling blocks. The venue itself if tastefully decorated, if a little cold(in temperature and design aesthetic). Seats about 13 in the front and there’s a single big booth in the back that could seat probably eight or so in a pinch. There’s also a cute little two-seat sushi bar. You get the sense they probably could fit more tables in if they wanted to, but it was nice that you weren’t crowded. Bonus: They have organic brown rice available on the menu, but don’t ask you if you want it(missed upsell, and I forgot to ask for it which wasn’t great). On to the food. It was good sushi overall. The tuna sashimi(my own personal bellwether for whether a sushi place is good) was excellent but very, very cold. Almost still frozen in the middle. Thus, the consistency was firmer than usual. I ordered it spicy and they used a nice spicy soy sauce instead of the west-coast standby of spicy mayonnaise. The yam tempura roll was excellent — sweet and the California Roll… well, how back can they screw that up? :-) Here’s the problem. It took 40 minutes to get the tuna sashimi(where the preparation simply involves cutting it into squares!) and the above two other rolls another five. I’ve had DELIVERY sushi arrive faster(seriously). This might be because they’re new? I tried their Soho Roll(not much to say there — a roll wrapped in cucumber instead of rice) and their Viva Roll which, despite the little Hot Pepper symbol, wasn’t hot at all. In the pictures, it looks like it’s barely any rice(which appealed to me) but when it arrived it was full of double-layered rice, which was a little disappointing. :( Overall, it’s probably a good place to order from and pick up(so you’re not there waiting long) and get some pretty decent sushi. Nothing to write home about.
