[Verdasco]

Does anyone here have an anecdotal experience with terrible sushi or service?

I remember i went to paper rock social on main and broadway 2 years ago. Bought those coupon for a typical AYCE. Called for reservation and booked it 2 weeks because they claimed they were "busy"

2 weeks in, I walked in with some buddies and noticed how empty it was. Literally, no one was there except us...... They asked for our names and I gladly gave them mine. Guess what? Turns out my name wasn't listed even though I had reservations 2 weeks beforehand!!!! Seriously, after persuading them that I did. The old women was just mad and rude 24/7 (even serving regular customers). Also having to wait 20 minutes to get our food and drinks...... I WILL NEVER EVER eat sushi at some unknown place again, or get stupid vouchers for restaurants. *the food was garbage as well*

I wonder... is this place even up?? Although 2 years have past since my horrible experience. Never will a customer forget the horrendous service they receive from a restaurant.

Any other places to stay away??

[knight604]

I never walk into a Sushi restaurant if the chief is not japanese.

FUCK THAT SHIT.

[snails]

ill find the name of the sushi place in Guildford and edit it after

there menu is like any other sushi menu, but on the corner of some of the items it say "hot" as in "spicy" kind of a warning if you dont like spicy food.

so using this menu and knowing i hate spicy food i order a deep fried cali roll, get it and its covered in a red sauce, i ask if its spicy and the lady said it wasnt, one bite in and instantly called her over telling her i want another roll, this was spicy, no where on the menu said it was spicy and even when asked about it she lied to me, later i get a normal cali roll and get my bill, i had been charged for the previous roll and i brought up this issue and they wouldnt take the charge off, 0 customer service at all, have not gone back since

[murd0c]

where is the sushi place in Guildford located?

[snails]

where is the sushi place in Guildford located?

Maki Yaki sushi on 152 and 101

[Nlkko]

Clubhouse Sushi in the Olympic Village - shit service.
Toyama near Seymour and Robson - sushi with 10 part rice and 1 part fish, if you can even call it sushi. Also shit service.

[tru_blue]

I never walk into a Sushi restaurant if the chief is not japanese.

FUCK THAT SHIT.

what if its a chinese dude pretending to be japanese with long white hair and all ? :troll:

Banzai sushi in Richmond across the public market is made by viet dudes pretending to be japanese :lawl:

[snails]

I never walk into a Sushi restaurant if the chief is not japanese.

FUCK THAT SHIT.


not sure i could tell the difference... and before anyone gets offended i bet none of you guys could figure out what kinda of white i am!

[murd0c]

I never walk into a Sushi restaurant if the chief is not japanese.

FUCK THAT SHIT.

you do know most are Korean right?

[punkwax]

My experience at Fish on Rice near Metrotown was far from good. Mind you its inexpensive AYCE so I guess you can't expect much but my sashimi wasn't very cold which made it really unappetizing.

There's also a sushi spot on Dawson is Burnaby near skytrain station that is pretty bad too.. can't remember the name because after my first try I decided I wouldn' return..

[Drow]

I never walk into a Sushi restaurant if the chief is not japanese.

FUCK THAT SHIT.

i REFUSE to eat CHEESEBURGERS that aren't made by WHITE PPL @ MCDONALDS

:2finger:

[XplicitLuder]

dont know if its here but...tukasa at the corner of main and marine :heckno: i was craving sushi and went with a buddy and for 12$...i get SO much more at my regular place and the sushi wasnt even that good

[BinsentoW]

Does anyone here have an anecdotal experience with terrible sushi or service?

I remember i went to paper rock social on main and broadway 2 years ago. Bought those coupon for a typical AYCE. Called for reservation and booked it 2 weeks because they claimed they were "busy"

2 weeks in, I walked in with some buddies and noticed how empty it was. Literally, no one was there except us...... They asked for our names and I gladly gave them mine. Guess what? Turns out my name wasn't listed even though I had reservations 2 weeks beforehand!!!! Seriously, after persuading them that I did. The old women was just mad and rude 24/7 (even serving regular customers). Also having to wait 20 minutes to get our food and drinks...... I WILL NEVER EVER eat sushi at some unknown place again, or get stupid vouchers for restaurants. *the food was garbage as well*

I wonder... is this place even up?? Although 2 years have past since my horrible experience. Never will a customer forget the horrendous service they receive from a restaurant.

Any other places to stay away??

Why did you need to have a reservation when its empty?

[Minto]

Il Uk Jo
Kawawa
Toyama
Sui Sha Ya

Il Uk Jo (in Surrey) is by far the worst I've ever had. I found BONES in the sashimi. Friend found a mini crab in something he was eating. The other places I think most people are already aware of.

Frozen sashimi :rukidding:

[Verdasco]

Why did you need to have a reservation when its empty?

are you simply clueless or what... obviously the restaurant does not want to service anyone with the groupons.... they will go bankrupt if they serve the whole restaurant with just groupons. It is a smart tactic since this can make customers forget or simply don't care about the coupons they buy.

[Verdasco]

If i remember, companies offering these groupons are losing money, it just brings publicity for the long run.... which they will never get for their shitty service / food

[miss_crayon]

I haven't had "bad" sushi in a long time but one that REALLY sticks out in the past couple years goes to... *drumroll please*

Ichiban-YA (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/ichiban-ya-vancouver?sort_by=date_desc) on Thurlow (across from Joe Fortes) And from the looks of these other reviews (wrote mine on April 8) it ain't doing so hot!

This place seriously was my ALL TIME fave jap resto when I was a kid (previously named Ichiban-kan). I'd say from 2000-2005, I was there every weekend with my family. Local celebs LOVED coming here and waits would always be 30minutes+ to an hour. Best sushi of my life and the bonus was it was owned and ran by a Japanese guy!! After he sold it the new owner turned it into a small izakaya but prices were steep so we stopped going.

Fast forward 2011, I gave it another go cause I had SUCH good memories but it was a major let down. MAJOR. It was so bad I wanted to cry when I had to pay because I couldn't believe I was paying for shit. ARGH. It still makes my blood boil when I think how bad it was.

[PJ]

There's some new Eatery-esque place on Main called the General Public.

For the steeper prices, the food is not good. It seems like they're trying too hard to make it wacky instead of actually tasting decent. Rolls were too salty, tempura was soggy.

Place was fairly empty, and service was still slow. I'll cut them some slack in this department though, since the place is still new-ish.

This place is like the Eatery's fat, ugly, sister.

Word on the street is that this place was opened by "guys from the Eatery."
But does that mean the owner-operator opened this location? Or did the dishwashers take out a bank loan?

Judging by the food and service, the latter seems more probable.

[miss_crayon]

I'm really surprised when people say they LOVE the eatery. I've been there..probably too many times for my liking. I mean..I get it. It's a happening place, and I will admit the decor is pretty rad. But the food is just.....bleh.

[PJ]

^Agreed.

Though I do go there every couple months or so, because my girlfriend is one of those people who LOVE it.
I find it's more of an up-beat hang-out that happens to serve sushi, than simply a real sushi restaurant. Fun place, loud music, cute waitresses, funky menu, merchandise, etc.

The food isn't the best, but it's not bad. They make up for the sub-par-ness with new quirky concoctions. Definitely better than this new General Public place.

[BBMme]

does T&T count? lol

[tru_blue]

Banzai sushi on Westminister Richmond, just gross

[keifun]

Kisha Poppo @ Ironwood Plaza Richmond.

Went there for lunch with co-workers. Sashimi was still frozen, rice was soggy, service was slow.

Wished we went to McDonalds or Tim Hortons nearby instead.

[icemiko]

Last time and only time I went to The Eatery the food sucks and tasted horrible, I do agree that it's a cool place to hang out and have a drink though.

[inv4zn]

Rule of thumb, any sushi joint with a generic English word before/after the word Sushi, stay away.

[LiquidTurbo]

Richmond Sushi...


:heckno:

[Drow]

^^^

no bro have you been to their AYCE recently? its been pretty good for the past year. Normal dinner though, no late night leftovers

there was a time when richmond sushi was pretty good (when i was young), then it turned to trash, now its quality is back up there

when we compare quality you must remember to compare it with other AYCE's.

[PJ]

I've been to Richmond Sushi once for AYCE, and I thought the food was pretty decent. But I caught a glimpse of something their waiters did that kinda made me :suspicious:

We ordered, and they were bringing our dishes out one at a time. Then these weird dishes started coming that we didn't order (meats, grilled fish, salad). I tell our waiter we didn't order them, and he took them away.

I kept an eye on him, and he brought the dishes to another table. Those customers said they didn't order them, and he then brought the dishes to yet another table. These customers were too busy talking and eating, that they just accepted the food.

Then the waiter walks away with a supressed smirk on his face, giving a discreet thumbs up to another waiter.

Probably (hopefully) just extra food from other customers wrong orders or the kitchen that they didn't want to waste.

It's really not that big of a deal, and I know it shouldn't bother me, but for some reason it rubbed me the wrong way.

[Drow]

Yep. So i wasn't tripping out that night. I ordered for our table and then these deep fried smelt came but i was sure i never ordered dat chit... i told the waiter we didn't order it but he insisted we did

also there's this slack jawed kid who leans against the wall every time he takes our orders, but will stand up straight as a pole in front of gwai lo's phuc dat guy

[Verdasco]

lol me and my buddies loved their smelt, we had an eating contest when we were full to see who would eat the most :lawl:

[winson604]

I'm really surprised when people say they LOVE the eatery. I've been there..probably too many times for my liking. I mean..I get it. It's a happening place, and I will admit the decor is pretty rad. But the food is just.....bleh.

Agreed but these places imo are really catered to the white crowd. The only people I know that have liked the Eatery are white people. All my asian friends and myself included thought it was crap.

I have 2 memories for worst food Jap food I've ever eaten was this place on Denman beside or 2 stores or so down from Kintaro Ramen. All I remember was all the food came and each dish got worse and worse I just asked for the bill, said their food is a disgrace to not only Japanese Food but food in general and left. This was probably 5 years ago or so and I can't imagine that place would still be there.

A more recent memory was at the San Fransico Airport this past October. I was changing flights there, was starving, and really wanted some asian food. So we saw this Jap place that was owned and run by Chinese people. My expectations automatically were slightly lower for that reason but being San Fran, it couldn't be that terrible, right? Ordered a Cali Roll, a ramen, and a couple pieces of Salmon sushi. All I will say is I only ate 1/3 of the food only because I was starving, paid with no tip, and left. The people working there were rude as fuck too. I'll stick to white food at airports now unless I'm in Asia.

[bcrdukes]

Any kind of Asian food in San Fran is by far the worst I've had. Even Chinese food in Chinatown San Fran is horrendous!

[murd0c]

Don't go to Sunny Dragon in Surrey (Fraser hwy & 160th) service is beyond horrible and the sushi is old and tasteless. I had the worst service ever a while ago and I didn't tip... I was walking out and the girl chased me down and said I forgot the tip and held her hand out... I looked at her stunned and said you have to earn it and just walked away...

[winson604]

Any kind of Asian food in San Fran is by far the worst I've had. Even Chinese food in Chinatown San Fran is horrendous!

Haha my first and only mistake. I just made the assumption that since San Fran's population of Asians were pretty high that it would make it "safer" oh was I ever wrong. Well actually, I made 2 mistakes, that and also eating Asian food at an airport of all places. :rukidding:

[Matlock]

Samurai downtown on Davie St.

I've been to the other locations a couple of years ago, so I can't really say, but they were OK nevertheless the downtown location tasted like crap. Worst sushi ever. Lower quality than any AYCE I've been to and this restaurant was a la carte, so naturally I would expect the quality to be better than that of AYCE.


Oh and secondly, I hate the eatery. Stupid restaurant with super loud music blasting and no lighting, how is anyone supposed to see what slop sushi they're feeding us? Expensive crap food. I don't see why it was so popular. All over the menus and on the walls they plaster the words "Miso horny," stupid pun on the word miso... not even funny. I hate that restaurant. Hate. Why do my friends choose stupid restaurants for their birthdays...

[miss_crayon]

Actually, Bangkok Noodles (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/bangkok-noodles-san-francisco?sort_by=date_desc) in Union Square was pretty tasty for Asian food the last time I was visiting. 90% Thai food but they also have chinese dishes too; I still think about their fishball noods to this day.

I came here at least 3 times the last time I was there and I was only visiting for 5 days.

[MelonBoy]

Worst sushi I had was at Kishu River on Kingsways beside Congee Noodle..

Oh god, I still remember the chewyness & frozen fish they served me..

[Ronin]

I never walk into a Sushi restaurant if the chief is not japanese.

FUCK THAT SHIT.

That's a stupid way to look at it. It doesn't matter what race they are...it matters if they have some skill and put it into their food. Not all amazing sushi chefs are Japanese.

I don't go to places that emphasize rolls. Pretty much everywhere that sells fancy California rolls ("dragon" roll, "Canucks" roll, "caterpillar" roll, etc) and bullshit like that. They're gross and a rip off.

Otherwise, I categorize sushi in Vancouver in three categories.

First is supermarket/budget sushi. This is the garbage you'll find at Yaohan, in the Safeway deli or the Vietnamese sushi places that sell enormous rolls or nigiri sushi. Not even close to fresh, usually made by some machine. These are places (you can usually recognize them because the sign says "SUSHI" or "TERIYAKI") are just there to make a buck, to cash in on this city's obsession with sushi. The chefs don't care...cut corners to make an extra dime or serve HUGE rolls to fool customers into thinking it's good value.

Second is the "good enough" sushi, places that serve good food but won't please the authenticity police. There's certainly a lot of good Japanese food here that tastes good, doesn't cost an arm and a leg and is put together by people that care about running a restaurant rather than pinching every penny.

Third is the good sushi, which is then divided into the cheap and the expensive. The cheap isn't really cheap...places like Sushi Hachi, Seto, etc...but they're cheap compared to Tojo, Miku, etc. These are places that are all about creating a good food experience and using top quality ingredients.

AND...

...there's no such thing as good AYCE sushi. It's fine if you're 16 and eat like a water buffalo but if you're an adult and eat like a normal human being, ordering $20 worth of a la carte anywhere will be better food.

[AW607]

I remember ordering tuna sashimi when I was at Banzai... Bit down and halfway through there was a crunch.. to my surprise it was still frozen :heckno: For the record I still go to Banzai when I'm hungry, I have no complaints about the food, other than no tuna sashimi ever again haha

[Special K]

Blue C sushi in Lynnwood was horrible.
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[winson604]

I remember ordering tuna sashimi when I was at Banzai... Bit down and halfway through there was a crunch.. to my surprise it was still frozen :heckno: For the record I still go to Banzai when I'm hungry, I have no complaints about the food, other than no tuna sashimi ever again haha

I find it's pretty common with tuna sashimi when you hit up those not awesome but cheap sushi places such as Samurai.

[Mr.HappySilp]

are you simply clueless or what... obviously the restaurant does not want to service anyone with the groupons.... they will go bankrupt if they serve the whole restaurant with just groupons. It is a smart tactic since this can make customers forget or simply don't care about the coupons they buy.

Depends what restaurant some still makes money or gives good services. Been to a few restaurant with groupon and got treated really good.

[gdoh]

Don't go to Sunny Dragon in Surrey (Fraser hwy & 160th) service is beyond horrible and the sushi is old and tasteless. I had the worst service ever a while ago and I didn't tip... I was walking out and the girl chased me down and said I forgot the tip and held her hand out... I looked at her stunned and said you have to earn it and just walked away...

I've been there plenty of times and haven't had a problem, but I always order out

[Drow]

...there's no such thing as good AYCE sushi. It's fine if you're 16 and eat like a water buffalo but if you're an adult and eat like a normal human being, ordering $20 worth of a la carte anywhere will be better food.

my buddies and i blaze before every meal

we eat like water buffalos (assuming they eat alot)

[SkinnyPupp]

I haven't had sushi in vancouver in at least 5 years, but from what I recall, the really bad places were the one by Oakridge mall, and I think Banzai sushi in Richmond. And EVERY SINGLE PLACE that had all you can eat. Just disgusting.

For huge cheap sushi that wasn't gross, I used to like going to King House Sushi. Run by flips but if all you want is cheap yummy junky sushi, it was good. Their "alaska rolls" (california roll with salmon on top) were damn good, and could fill you up easily

My favourite decent sushi was Ichiro in Steveston. Not because the owner and main chefs were japanese, but because they had quality sushi for a good price.

[GLOW]

Worst sushi I had was at Kishu River on Kingsways beside Congee Noodle..

Oh god, I still remember the chewyness & frozen fish they served me..

ya that place was on my boycott list for a while. more so for the service...a few bad experiences there.

[Isaiah11]

Robson Ebisu's sushi is a disgrace

[Spartacus]

Toshi sushi @ main and 16th is really terrible - .

Food is WELL below average, while service is bad and slow.

[gdoh]

Robson Ebisu's sushi is a disgrace

worst dynamite roll ever

[guddagudd]

koto izakaya in rmd has very shitty service, unless you are a regular

[PJ]

Toshi sushi @ main and 16th is really terrible - .

Food is WELL below average, while service is bad and slow.

I tried this place after hearing numerous recommendations, and always seeing line ups out the door when I drive by.

Not bad, but not great.

Not sure what the buzz is all about.

[dlo]

want the worse service in bc sushi history? hit up tentasu.. gurantee they will fuck up ur food, take forever to take ur order, or ask you to move tables mid way thru ur meal!

[tru_blue]

Robson Ebisu's sushi is a disgrace

that place caters to alot of CBC dudes and gals before they go clubbing :heckno:

and don't forget its a favorite spot for asian gangbangers too

[tru_blue]

worst dynamite roll ever

Ebisu is more fusion style not even authentic Japanese, I see these Caucasian dudes in the kitchen last time I went

place is packed cause of its spot in the downtown core and caters to the young clubbing/partying crowd

[Obsideon]

Robson Ebisu's sushi is a disgrace
worst dynamite roll ever

I encourage critism, but do you mind to elaborate? I've ate Dynamite rolls and although we are not the greatest, it's definitely better than a lot of places I've been to.

that place caters to alot of CBC dudes and gals before they go clubbing :heckno:
and don't forget its a favorite spot for asian gangbangers too
Ebisu is more fusion style not even authentic Japanese, I see these Caucasian dudes in the kitchen last time I went
place is packed cause of its spot in the downtown core and caters to the young clubbing/partying crowd

Seems to me you've only been here on the weekend? We are one of the largest Japanese restaurants in Vancouver with seating for roughly 250 patrons, so one of our perks is that you can host big 20+ parties here all the time. Hence the pre-clubbing crowd, we are in downtown afterall. On weekdays there are many various customers of all nature, ranging from foreign exchange students to businessmen to family get togethers.

That is true we do make more fusion food and we feature many other styles rather than focusing purely on sushi rolls. Our sister restaurant, Kamei Royale two blocks down on Burrard and W. Georgia does more of that, traditional authentic sushi and sashimi.
For the record we have never had any Caucasion chefs here, but we have had a few Caucasion bartenders though :)

The owner & All of our senior chefs are all from Japan. Personally invited and flown in from Tokyo. Our executive chef is Japanese, born in Vancouver, went to Japan to train under 3 master chefs (apparently 1 of them as on Iron Chef Japan) for 12 years before coming back. We currently employ 6 sushi chefs, 5 of them are Japanese, 1 is Chinese. 4 of them have over 10 years experience. Over 60% of our prep-chefs are Japanese with a mix of some Chinese and Korean staff.

Edit: yes I work here :p

[Drow]

never understood the importance on whether or not the sushi chef is japanese or not.

i mean, i get the whole idea of being trained by authentic japanese chefs, but do you really have to be japanese to master it?

can't these... skills be transferred to another chef regardless of race if the amount of time is sufficient?

[subordinate]

Sushiyama....

Sushi King

Sushi California.

Just below average

[XplicitLuder]

Our sister restaurant, Kamei Royale two blocks down on Burrard and W. Georgia does more of that,


now that you mention your sister restaurant..i JUST went there last night for a bday dinner. For the amount my bill came out to, 30$ after tip, i was EXTREMELY unpleased. Will never set foot in there again :heckno:

ebisu > kamei

[MelonBoy]

never understood the importance on whether or not the sushi chef is japanese or not.

i mean, i get the whole idea of being trained by authentic japanese chefs, but do you really have to be japanese to master it?

can't these... skills be transferred to another chef regardless of race if the amount of time is sufficient?

Skills can be transferred regardless of race but from my personal experience/opinion (just what i've noticed) japanese chefs are more dedicated to the food. I assume they put more time and actually care about the quality more. Aren't sushi chefs from japan learning to cook rice for years before being able to do the actually sushi? Iuno but I dont think no chinese or korean guys gonna be willing to do that haha..


Off topic a bit
This place called "Yuji" (across from pho hoa on kingsway)
close to kingsway & nanimo

Is seriously legit, its a hole in the wall sushi place, no fancy decor but the seafood is amazingly fresh & price is not expensive.
I highly recommended it! (Best sushi in the neighbor hood hands down)

Sushi by Yuji - Kensington - Vancouver | Urbanspoon (http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/14/1724724/restaurant/Kensington/Sushi-by-Yuji-Vancouver)

You guys should try it out. I'm not sure if it will be there long.. its such a bad location.. Unless it starts picking up, I cant see them keeping the high quality or staying in business.

(gotta support them to keep'em in business!)

[Matlock]

Skills can be transferred regardless of race but from my personal experience/opinion (just what i've noticed) japanese chefs are more dedicated to the food. I assume they put more time and actually care about the quality more. Aren't sushi chefs from japan learning to cook rice for years before being able to do the actually sushi? Iuno but I dont think no chinese or korean guys gonna be willing to do that haha..


Off topic a bit
This place called "Yuji" (across from pho hoa on kingsway)
close to kingsway & nanimo

Is seriously legit, its a hole in the wall sushi place, no fancy decor but the seafood is amazingly fresh & price is not expensive.
I highly recommended it! (Best sushi in the neighbor hood hands down)

Sushi by Yuji - Kensington - Vancouver | Urbanspoon (http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/14/1724724/restaurant/Kensington/Sushi-by-Yuji-Vancouver)

You guys should try it out. I'm not sure if it will be there long.. its such a bad location.. Unless it starts picking up, I cant see them keeping the high quality or staying in business.

(gotta support them to keep'em in business!)

Shh... That's my secret spot.

Yuji is a one man show. He makes everything. Everything is super high quality. The price might be slightly above average for very excellent sushi. You would probably end up paying more for not as good or just as good sushi at "higher end" expensive places.

We shared the DX chirashi don. It was so good, even had sea urchin in the middle. Sure $19 for a chirashi don is a few dollars more than other places but very much worth it. We also ordered a couple of rolls and whatever was on special on the wall. Good, good, good. Kept ordering until we were satisfied. Good meal. I think it ended up being about $45 for my girlfriend and I. I am usually a big eater.

I had a total brain fart and wasn't thinking when I was tipping and ended up doing over 30% on the machine. But, I don't mind so much. I like supporting mom and pops type businesses.

[TekDragon]

My experience at Fish on Rice near Metrotown was far from good. Mind you its inexpensive AYCE so I guess you can't expect much but my sashimi wasn't very cold which made it really unappetizing.

There's also a sushi spot on Dawson is Burnaby near skytrain station that is pretty bad too.. can't remember the name because after my first try I decided I wouldn' return..

Shitty experience at Fish on Rice as well. Half the items didn't show up. No pop refills, ignoring the table to avoid taking orders, and then the audacity to charge a 15% gratuity at the end of it when service was exceedingly low. I would never consider going there again.

[Ronin]

If you want cheap and cheerful, check out Bone Sushi in Richmond...a name made funnier by the fact that it's beside a porn store.

$5.99 salmon and scallop don = :drool:

[gdoh]

I encourage critism, but do you mind to elaborate? I've ate Dynamite rolls and although we are not the greatest, it's definitely better than a lot of places I've been to.


I just don't like how they make it, dynamite is my favorite roll. The last time I ordered it from there it was all that green shit wrapped in rice and nothing else I was very unhappy

[bcrdukes]

Well, that was helpful. :lol

[miss_crayon]

now that you mention your sister restaurant..i JUST went there last night for a bday dinner. For the amount my bill came out to, 30$ after tip, i was EXTREMELY unpleased. Will never set foot in there again :heckno:

ebisu > kamei

I'm curious as to what you were displeased with? And what you had? At a good sushi resto..$30 including tip doesn't seem unjustified so I'm curious.

I ask because if it is in regards to the food, I have never been disappointed as essentially...Kamei and Ebisu have almost identical menus. Granted there are items that are different and prices are priced accordingly.

Kamei Royale is more targetted (IMO) for the older crowd and for those who want sushi/sashimi VS the tapas style lounge feel that is Ebisu. Kamei is more of a quiet and enjoyable setting which appeals to parents (such as mine and their friends) whereas Ebisu is more for the downtown party crowd. Not that there is anything wrong with the seperation in how a resto runs or anything as I do appreciate the choice for both.

[Hic]

Went to Ebisu @ Robson last week, pretty disappointed. Waitress had a pissed off face the whole time, didn't greet us, didn't say thank you...just took our order and left. Even demanded 10% service charge in the end.

Service had a terrible start, but was hoping the food to be better; it was not.

Calamari batter was very doughy; tempura batter wasn't made properly. It was drenched in sauce and ended up really soggy and doughy; pretty disgusting to eat. There were some groups of 3-4 pieces stuck together in the doughy batter. This only happens when you don't even bother to separate the pieces when frying. Shows how inexperienced/lazy their crew is.

The Jalapeno shrimp was average. The fries that came with it weren't crispy.

For their rolls, I ordered Mango California and Volcano roll.
The rice of the Mango California was cold. The other ingredients were average. Overall below average and definitely not worth $8.
The Volcano roll's rice was fine, but the dish was too heavily drenched in sauce and tempura bits. This overpowered the flavor of the Salmon; I could barely taste it. This was not as bad as the Mango California, but not something I'd recommend.

Unsatisfied with what I had, I ordered 10 Salt and Pepper wings. They were crispy and seasoned well. This was the only dish that was good that night.

The results of the food and service suggests that the staff isn't properly managed. If it was, then the waitress would have greeted the customers, smiled, and at least say thank you instead of demanding more tip. The kitchen isn't properly managed either. Sushi shouldn't be served on cold hard rice, nor should it be drenched in sauce that overpowers the dish. Deep frying is elementary, and should not be disastrous on multiple levels.

One last note. During dinner service, I noticed that a waitress was torching Mackerel nigiri? at the table beside us. The torch was very low on fuel, yet she kept trying to torch it. So, she kept trying to cook the fish with a small flame for a very long time until the can was empty. Then, she ran to get a new one to torch it again. By that time, the fish was already fully and overcooked. The fish should be torched on a high heat to give it a sear, not slowly roasted until it's overcooked. She should have stopped once she found out the flame was too weak.

[dinosaur]

New West, shockingly, has some great sushi restaurants.....Paradise Sushi is NOT one of them.

Their spicy tuna roll is a canned tuna with sriracha. Was fucking nasty.

SUSHI PARADISE | One of the best sushi take-out place in New westminster! (http://www.sushiparadise.ca/)

[miss_crayon]

^Really? A lot of people have said they liked it on here. And is it still run by a Japanese couple?

Being the sushi snob that I am, I'm still in love with Ki Sushi.

[Ronin]

New West, shockingly, has some great sushi restaurants.....Paradise Sushi is NOT one of them.

Their spicy tuna roll is a canned tuna with sriracha. Was fucking nasty.

SUSHI PARADISE | One of the best sushi take-out place in New westminster! (http://www.sushiparadise.ca/)

Spicy sauce is a curse.

[minoru_tanaka]

Tomokazu and Ninkazu, seems like they are owned by the same people. Been to both places twice. Each time I went I've been cut off after 45 mins or less. They'll say the two hours have been up. I suspect it's cause I go HAM on their "AYCE oysters". I guess the good part is I'm full by then and I never tip them and they seem to expect that

[trancehead]

nearly all the AYCE "japanese" restaurants are a joke. its like stepping inside the matrix

then when you come out and see the light, you realize youve been lied to all your life