I decided to go all out and ordered the Chef’s 9-piece Nigiri Special ($36), featuring mostly premium fish from Japan or the West Coast. There was Aji, Kanpachi, Sake (King Salmon), Maguro (Red Tuna), Ikura, Tako, Kimme, Madai, and most preciously, Uni from Hokkaido. As they were selling the Uni $10 a piece on its own, I found this set a pretty good deal. Everything tasted fantastic – fresh and delicate, and the temperature and consistency were perfect. This was the first sushi meal that I’ve found comparable to the ones I had in Japan since I visited Japan last November.
This is place is a non descript little hole in the wall restaurant in a small strip mall. Don't let this dissuade you from checking this place out, we did this past June.
The sashimi is one of the freshest that I have had in the lower mainland outside of Japan.
They offer sashimi that some other places likely won't have available and prices will reflect that.
We had assorted sashimi, a coupe of rolls, chicken karrage, assorted tempura and the chicken teriyaki. Sashimi was a standout as well as the tempura. Batter was light and wasn't greasy.
Food 4.5
Service 4.0
Ambiance 3.0
Pricey
Would come back if in the neighbourhood and was craving some super fresh sashimi like we have had in Japan.
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This restaurant is decorated nicely inside, but isn't too big. I'd recommend making reservations. It was cool that the server came by with an iPad to show is what the specials of the day were and how much it was.
The food came out quickly. We ended up getting one of the specials, which was the tamago with unagi inside. The unagi didn't have the typical unagi flavour but it was still good. We also ordered beef tongue, chirashi don and some nigiri. The beef tongue is cooked on the table using a hot stone plate. It came with this liquid that I think was white radish puree with salt. Whatever it was, it tasted good with the beef tongue. I thought it was pretty worth the price too. The chirashi don was beautifully presented and came with pickled veggies and miso soup. The pickled veggies didn't taste very pickled to me and actually was white bland. The chirashi don itself had a good variety of fish and tasted fresh. My favourite was the ika. It wasn't too chewy and tasted really good. Chopped scallop was also really good too.
Overall, the presentation of food is better than your typical sushi restaurant. The fish was fresh and all the food was yummy. The food here is a bit pricier for some items. But it is still reasonable considering their quality. Service is good too. It feels welcoming and it's an open space where you can see the sushi chefs. Definitely a place worth trying. If I was around this area, I wouldn't mind coming back.
Also one more thing: I really liked their tea (: Not your usual tea that you get in a sushi restaurant.
Very classic and traditional Japanese cuisine. Strongly recommended who truly loves Japanese food in Japanese style. The food is so fine, and always make me feel touchy and happy afterward. I truly understand the meaning of the chief's love and effort in the dish, such exaggeration only exist in manga or TV drama. I cannot express how much I love to dine here. It is truly my No1 restaurant in my heart.
Good sushi/ sashimi place. Prompt service. Expect a long wait at peak hours. Chinese establishment. Generally ok surroundings but the decor is getting worn by inconsiderate customer.
All the fish we ordered were good quality though smaller sized. The ikura was notably thin. Uni was brightly coloured and shiny.
They do have daily special fish, some from Japan, which sounds quite interesting, but were sold out by the time (7:45 pm) we ordered. Suggest reserving a table at an earlier time for best selection.
More sushi! This time I went to Kiriri, an authentic sushi restaurant near the Garden City plaza in Richmond. Salmon ochazuke: ~$6. Ochazuke is a Japanese dish made by pouring tea over cooked rice. The tea had a savoury taste — possibly green tea containing dashi stock. It was an interesting dish — it was my first time trying ochazuke and I thought it was worth trying. I got salmon with the ochazuke, which had a really strong and nice smoky flavour. It was quite filling as well.
Not really a great interior like the Japanese restaurants in Vancouver, but foods here are really authentic. The lunch sets are a bit more expensive than other Japanese cuisine in Richmond, but they are more unique as well. Especially the Kaiseki set, I don't think anywhere else in Vancouver serves that.
Small boutique Japanese restaurant with fairly authentic Japanese decor. Food is a bit on the pricey side, but with good quality.
Had the black cod don, unagi don, with the agedashi tofu as starters. Overall the food quality is similar to those in Japan, but those used to Canadian food portions may find the sizes a bit small.
It's not bad but in that price range, I rather do sushi Hachi in richmond or taka's in white rock or ajisai in vancouver. Those have better quality if I were to pay that much.
I've been exploring Richmond more often recently and my friend recommended this Japanese Sushi restaurant on Garden City & Blundell Road. I brought my mom and bro with me to give this place a try for dinner. When we first stepped in, we were the first customers to be seated for dinner. From first impression the interior didn't wow me and the fact that the whole restaurant was completely empty..I was quite skeptical regarding how good the food may be. We were given a table that had a "reservation" sign on it so my first thought was..."are they just placing these signs on the tables to make it seem like people will eventually come....?" ANYWAYS, after we ordered our food, more people started to show up so the whole fear factor of this place may potentially be horrible just decreased a tiny bit. By the time our food arrived, majority of the tables were already filled, so I was like OH GOD, we are not the only ones!
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