Uchida is a little hidden Gem of a lunch spot, serving fresh local Japanese soul food. The staff is always friendly, no matter how busy they are, and the daily special always pleases the senses.
Love this place. Food is so fresh and feels like a power meal that also feeds your soul.
We happened upon this take out only Japanese eatery by happenstance while walking to the bug zoo - the classic wood sign and hole in the wall atmosphere immediately drew our attention and I placed online orders for our food. We stopped by a little before our pickup time and saw the chef painstakingly preparing each of our dishes with attention to detail. We were amazed by how beautiful the presentation was when we opened up our take out containers and the taste was incredible. The fresh fish melted in our mouths and was on par with market fresh sashimi in Japan. The price was extremely reasonable for the quality. Would love to come back and support this amazing restaurant again next time we're in Victoria!
This is an authentic shokudo food. You should not compare to a pricey omakase, but you can expect comfort and satisfactory meal. The grilled sockeye collar and the mackerel were wonderful. We are happy to try this place during our visit.
The only complain that I have was the rice, which could be better.
We love this place. Currently only order for pick up. Such a hidden gem! Fish is so fresh! They use fresh ingredient and locally source organic veggies. We order once a week!
This was hands down our favorite and best find in Victoria. We ordered a tuna and salmon lunch, and picked it up the next day to eat at Philips brewery.
Since they are not doing dine in currently, you have to order the lunch the night before online at ~7PM, and then pick it up the next afternoon. We actually got a little lost looking for it, but loved the experience searching for it.
The food itself was fantastic - loved the shredded egg, thought that was pretty unique touch, and the sashimi was fresh, thick and just all around amazing. Would recommend this place to anyone!
Yasu is an amazing chef and I love how the fine ingredients are picked from local, sustainable sources. Takeout is still the only option and ordering is online only done in advance. I couldn't grade atmosphere since dining is not an option but the entrées are made with lots of care and love. Menu does change periodically so keep an eye out for variety.
Today I lucked out with chicken curry and onsen eggs. I've always heard about onsen eggs but not locally so it was a delight to drink some. Do we even have an onsen in Victoria? 😭 If there's a legit Japanese one sprouting out somewhere here, let me know because I am game for that!
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If you miss the pre-COViD uchida and have avoided supporting them or leave a low star rating because there is no dine-in option… you are missing out on this gem. I was a long time customer who had his early dates (with my now wife) here.. always loved going there for their dine-in experience. I am guilty of not going in the last couple years because of not wanting to takeout the amazing food in portable packaging. I ran into the chef socially in the last couple months and kept saying “I’ll see you soon”.. but today I really pushed myself in using their online ordering system and picking up takeout for a car date with my wife. The number of times I kept saying “wow” as I sat in my car holding the paper box… it’s astounding how much care and love the chef puts into this food. For it to taste this good even in a portable form.. I am embarrassed now to feel that I was waiting for them to resume dine-in to go support this amazing eatery.
Please experience Uchida and let this chef express this talents. As of this review in Nov 2022, you do you have to order online and pickup at their door. Trust me, it’s not the same takeout food you are used to. I ate every grain of rice, not to waste a single element of the meal made personally for me.
Sweet local spot for your sashimi / Japanese food crave. Pick-up only. Place your order the night before to avoid late lunch! I ordered my food for 12h05pm the night before after 7pm and it was ready on time. Friendly chef / owner.
Amazing food and super friendly staff. The Tuna Don is my favourite. Always prepared fresh and fast. Miso soup is also always fresh and hot. They only open for lunch and depending on the day or can be pretty busy. Be prepared to feel like you are in Japan! You will have the staff in the open kitchen speaking Japanese and working very efficiently with almost no noise! Amazing!
This is a great Japanese takeout restaurant. Only available for lunch. You order online and it’s super quick (~15 mins wait). There is only one vegetarian option and it’s Todays Veggie Dish which is small and more like a side. The fish don is so fresh and comes with egg, lettuce and rice. Cute little spot and then you can sit outside by the harbour to eat.
Completely mind blowing to have such a decent Japanese restaurant in town! The only chief take care of everything and that’s why they open 3 hours on weekdays only. It’s the real Japanese eatery that Japanese would go for daily lunch with super decent price. Strongly recommended is BBQ mackerel, with crispy fish skin and melting fat. Freshness of the fish is really easy to tell when you have the first bite. Menu is short but they also have a variable daily special menu with a LOT kinds of new dishes which will never make regular customers feel bored. Be there as early as possible—most of the dishes are limited in amounts and few of them will run out in 10 minutes after opening.
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