Sushi Tsunami

Recently changed the name to sushi sakanya. Small selection little variety & minimal customer service. No one even asked if we wanted something to drink. & the fish didn’t taste fresh

Run, quickly, for the nearest exit. What can I say, I was hungry. The only reason they got two stars was I ordered a Kirin Ichiban beer and drank it. This is one of those «train» type sushi joints of which I’ve been to many fine ones before so I selected a few dishes while sipping my beer and after 3 decided to call it quits. Started out with cold gyoza, followed by a mushy cucumber salad, and tough mussels. The selection is none too good either. So I drink my beer and write this review. This review may disappear though because the name of the restaurant is now Sushi Sakanaya with new owners.

This is a pretty good go-​to sushi place in hazel dell. It’s not super fancy, but for conveyer belt sushi it’s actually pretty good and prices are comparable. Always fresh and chilled, I’ve been to conveyer places where the sushi is warm and it always makes me nervous! I docked a star because it seems like whenever we go the belt is pretty depleted, limited options. BUT the staff is super friendly and willing to make you anything you ask for.

New management renamed the place sushi sakanaya. It is so much better! The prices are now reasonable and the food is better! Very impressed

It’s still Sushi Tsunami. American Japanese fast food on a conveyor belt. Krab salad galore. It’ll make a poop.

We were there during a busy time and it was basically empty. This should have clued us in but we were hungry and not familiar with Vancouver.
Not much nigiri and what there was in size was pretty small compared to other places that have sushi go rounds.
The prices for some of the other dishes were ridiculous as well. 4.00 or more?
Variety did not exist. Just same dishes over and over again.
Fish not fresh but «fishy»… We grabbed a few plates, ate and quickly got out of there in case we ran into any issues later on and needed to be close to the bathroom.
Thankfully that did not happen.

Such a great affordable sushi track spot with extremely friendly staff. This place isn’t the Taj Mahal by any means but it is a great fall back sushi joint if you are looking for a cheap option for food

This is probably the best conveyor belt sushi in Vancouver. Everything tastes fresh and great. The staff is probably the friendliest I’ve ever encountered. This is the only sushi place I go to now.

Bad sushi, I stopped by to have lunch I was around the area. Expensive for what you get.

Came here for Sushi since my favorite place Mio Sushi is closed Sunday’s.
Very small, un-​sushi restaurant feel, more manufactured feeling. The menu was one page, one sided. When we asked if they had a kids menu, she said «our portions are so small it’ll be the perfect size for a kid» uhm that’s definitely not a selling point. Not going to pay $ 11.50 for a Bento if I won’t be full. We all just decided to try somewhere else. The food did not look appetizing.

Unlike other reviews stating the prices seemed higher than other sushi train places the prices here seemed Par for the course. I came in the middle of the day between lunch and dinner & there were just a few people dining the woman working as hostess must have had way too much time on her hands because she seemed to hover behind me to the point of making me extremely uncomfortable! The selection was not that varied. .lots of rolls & not much of anything else. I did have the miso soup which was good and brought out immediately.

Nothing spectacular just the standard sushi conveyer belt. They seem to be a bit pricey for the type of fast sushi and location.

One of the worst sushi places I’ve been to. Save your money and go up the road a little to sushi chiyo. This place is so cluttered and seems just gross. The sushi tastes bland and they stuff imitation crab into almost all there rolls. Came here once and never going back.

This place used to be pretty good when it opened. But every time I’ve been here lately it’s been sad. Tonight was the last time. I spent $ 45 on… The blandest plainest sushi ever. Which was great for the kids. Me? I left starving and footing the bill haha.
There was nothing going around. (It’s dinner time and there were maybe 12 plates on the belt???) nothing new being put out, and when I ordered 5 plates, I got 2 and nothing else :(
So, I’m hangry, and over this place.

Tried Sushi Tsunami today for lunch and had an OK experience. It was decidedly uncrowded as my friend and I were the only patrons (which did make me a little nervous at first).
The sushi tasted good and seemed freshly made, and I appreciated the accurate placement of items behind the description cards on the belt. That ingredients were listed was nice, too. The restaurant was spacious and seemed clean, and staff was attentive. Though again, that wasn’t hard given how slow it was.
I’d give four stars, but I took one off for the pricing. The quality was probably on par with other conveyor sushi joints, but the pricing was much higher. Typically we spend around $ 20 for three people and a child at other places, and here we spent over that for just two people.

My husband and I love sushi, and we had been in search of a conveyor belt place that was comparable in price, selection, and quality to our favorite conveyor belt spot in Chicago.
Sushi Tsunami executes it all well. Their salmon pieces were well above the quality of what we got in Chicago. They have a good menu to order off of if you don’t see something you want on the belt. The only one we didn’t like and didn’t finish was their imitation crab pieces. The crab was dense and almost crumbled in my mouth. It was not a fun experience at all.
The service is friendly and efficient. They seemed to enjoy seeing our baby girl and were very accommodating for her. I ordered her some udon, and they brought it out with a smaller bowl as well as some ice to help cool it off, which I greatly appreciated. They also brought out a small dish of rice for her at no charge. Sometimes it’s the small gestures that make a good experience.
We’ll be back to support this place.

Don’t bother. Why? Because they only give you 3 pieces that are TINY and expect the customer to be satisfied. This place used to at least give you 4 pieces. Look at the menu and you’ll find that they’ve covered up the «4^th piece» they used to serve. I find the staff very standoffish and cold. Specifically, there is one woman who wears glasses that literally purses her lips and never smiles. I feel like I’m getting ripped off when I come here. So I’ve decided that although it takes me another 5 minutes, I’d rather drive north a few exits and have sushi up in Salmon Creek. That other establishment also has an amazing happy hour menu.
Seriously, I want this place to be around. But they need to stop skimping on the size and amount of sushi they give their customers. And they also need to work on customer service. A smile goes a long way. A few years back it wasn’t like this. I don’t know if these changes I’m talking about are due to the economy, but if this continues I doubt this place will succeed.

We’ve had the pleasure of going back to this location a few extra times after my first review.
I’m confused about the smell that some people seem to point out. They are either powerful sniffers or are just mad at their lives… there is no overwhelming scent to speak of. Maybe if you’re sensitive to seafood smells? I guess that could explain it… you’re going into a sushi establishment, be prepared for a bit of a kitchen meets ocean smell?
When you’re done, the cashier will come to you and count your plates. Giving you a tally of which plate colors you have chowed down on. Typical to every other sushi belt.
The service is always fast and friendly, no lurking around because it’s essentially a place you serve yourself unless you make a special order, which I cannot speak to.
Sushi trains specialize in cheap rolls, less than stellar cuts of fish and love spicy mayo because it covers the cheaper ingredients. It’s fast-​food sushi, remember that when you venture into one of these places. Adjust your expectations, it doesn’t mean that it’s going to be as cheap as going to Taco Bell for your taco fix but a reasonable person knows that.
The people who walk into these establishments with their entitled weird visions of what they’ll receive is interesting…

Have to update my review. This afternoon The Wife and I decided to try our favorite conveyor sushi in Vancouver. We walked in and noticed that no one looked familiar except maybe one sushi chef. The conveyor was organized with didn’t rolls grouped together with a little sign. We took two seats at the conveyor and started into some California rolls as a warm up.
As we plowed through a few plates we were starting to look at each other, something wasn’t quite right. We love good conveyor sushi and usually this place is our top pick, it’s just usually fresher and bigger than other places, but today, and recently, some of plates that used to have four rolls have three now, the rainbow rolls didn’t look as vibrant in color. The taste was just flat, not bad, but different, it wasn’t up to the usual Sushi Tsunami standards, and hasn’t been the last few times. I have a feeling they have changed hands. It was a Tsunami of mediocrity.
Plus side was the service was still good and the amount of rolls on the conveyor was plentiful. Handicapped parking was great and the servers offered to let us sit where ever we wanted so I would be comfortable. Props for that. I hope that someone from here reads this and tries to get the standards and quality back to where it was before, because this place was head and shoulders above the rest, now it’s about the same.

This might be a 3.5 really but a 3 will do for now. I have been here 3 times now and always leave fairly happy for not too much money. Its one of those sushi-​go-​round places where the small plates pass you bye. If you have rotator cuff issues, be sure you sit facing the right direction so you don’t have to keep whipping your head around.
Lots of basic sushi for to $ 2 – 3. The stuffed mushrooms were delish. The last time seemed to offer fewer options than previously. The house tea was dreadful and barely hot and they’re not generous with the water. But all in all, I like this place. Not too small or big, usually a booth open to sit. Lots of menu items may be ordered separately. Usually parking spots open in the small lot but dang if I can ever see the place from the street.