Denman Sushi

I always used to order from this place but now since the new management is running it I will never go there again for multiple reasons.
1: For the last 2 months i am on diet i eat only salmon sashimi and the salmon quality is very bad and i found out that the salmon spouse to keep in a certain temperature other wise it turn out like not choe able.
2: The lady cashier very very annoying.
3: I saw by my own eyes that they are selling leftover sushis to the new customer and i found it really groose.
4: For that kind of bad sushi quality they are serving they increase the price also what a joke.

Gonzo, new ownership now (guessing 2^nd week?), for the 3^rd time in as many years.
Still same décor, nothing’s changed much.
Already wrote a review for the newly named, Kitaya Japanese, not to be mixed up with the one in Kits as initially thought, different owner completely.
thought this be good for Unilocalers looking up for Denman Sushi, only to be surprised when they arrive that it’s no longer there lol.

I am a long time returning customer (used to come here for many years) having been out of town for a few years.
Change of ownership, cannot say the quality is what the previous owners had.
BC cone is some dried out salmon, forced myself to finish it. This was my goto restaurant for bc cone before.
Ebi mayo is meh, ok, I guess
Beef teri roll is ok.
Real crab roll us not worth it.
Shrimp teriyaki is bad.
Overall, I give them one star, just keep on walking next time…

My hubby and I always stop here for food when we visit Vancouver. We always find the food plentiful, well presented and great tasting. We’ve never had issues with food quality and service. Well, one time my sashimi happened to have bones in it, which is a big «no-​no». After pointing it out to them, they brought me a double portion, no bones. A great little «hole-​in-​the-​wall» kind of place to stop for some refuelling.

It’s sad but I’m going to give it 2 stars for one simple reason: I’ve had worse sushi elsewhere.
Now please note this is not to say this place is stellar, just that I wasn’t repulsed as I was by other places.
Considering how much food we got, it was decently priced but not as well priced as Samurai Sushi. In fact, I wish we had gone to Samurai instead because the fish there is at least fresher and the rice is always cooked and doesn’t sit long.
— Our rice here was obviously sitting for awhile. It might be due to the lack of customers so it just stays around until they’re done using it.
— Sashimi was NOT the freshest. My salmon, tuna and saba were overly fishy. I rarely have to dunk my sushi in soy sauce anywhere with decent/​good/​outstanding fish, but I had a dunking party with the fish from here.
— The food took forever even though it was take out. They really can’t estimate how long things will take because we waited for over 20 minutes past their ETA.
In short: I won’t be coming back.

It’s nice little sushi joint on Denman. Friendly female server greeted me as I arrived.
Denman Sushi was bare at 1:45pm — usually it’s a sign for me to stay away, but I was hungry and the sushi joint across the street was very busy and I only had 30 minutes on my break.
I ordered the spicy combo. Pretty fresh and tasty, It made my stomach happy. Previous reviewer is right, value wise: you can’t go wrong with this place.

When I walked in today, I had a gut feeling that my expectations might be crushed. I guess it’s because the sushi chef and server were sitting and chatting intimately. And neither looked like they were dressed appropriately to work in a food joint.
But I gave it a shot anyway. I got the same beef teriyaki bento as the last time, and this time it’s not good at all. The salad leaves were in huge chunks and dripping in water. The miso soup and beef were too salty. The rice was dried up and clumpy at the bottom. The tempura was the biggest disappointment. Placed a sketchy hand-​torn tissue paper, the tempura fell off a limp shrimp and barely covered the other vegetables. And the tea was tepid.
Sigh. I’m so bummed out.

Not impressed… service was terrible, the restroom had no toilet paper, paper towels, or hand soap. The rice was partially uncooked. The prawn tasted off as well. All this is enough to convince me not to give it a 2^nd try which is unusual for me. No thanks.

Great deal on bento boxes.
Cheapest sushi with good quality on Denman.
Great service and have not had any issues with quality.

This is my local sushi place. Great service and my order is right 99.9% of the time. The quality of the food is great and I’m never disappointed. I usually order about 6 different things and over the last few years it’s always consistent in flavor and size.

Been there just about an hour ago; and if it wasn’t for doubts stemming from the positive reviews I had read about this place (maybe I caught them on an off-​day), it would have been my last visit.
The location is great — on Denman & Comox, close to English Bay which makes it a convenient sushi spot if you happen to hit the beach. Unfortunately, though, location is very far from being the most important thing in a restaurant.
So: price-​wise, this is yet another one of those sushi-​for-​all joints, selling traditional rolls for about $ 3-​$ 3.50. A «Spicy Combo» of 3 rolls goes for $ 9.95. Very filling, however one would have hoped that it had been filling one’s stomach with more sensible substances.
The sushi itself leaves much to be desired. The ingredients are not very fresh, and that, unfortunately, includes the fish. Stale at best, and the worst part is the aftertaste it leaves in your mouth afterwards. The main beneficiary of this aftertaste is the wonderful Delaney’s Coffee right across the street, where you’d then rush to wash the aftertaste down with some good coffee.
Service… well. The place was full, and still there was only one waitress attending the entire joint (about 25 people). As I was twiddling my thumbs trying to fathom how come nobody comes to ask me what I want for dinner, I finally realized that the poor waitress was busier refilling diners’ tea cups. Now, granted, I am fully aware of the gravity of having your tea run in a sushi joint (insert sarcastic face here); yet, I’d have hoped that rapid tea refills would take secondary priority after getting orders and serving them.
But you know, I’d forgive them for the service — after all, we’re not talking about a 2-​Michelin stars joint here. But I find it harder to forgive them for the aftertaste. Oh well. At least it was a good enough excuse to visit Delaney’s again.

GREAT FOOD… we usually stick to the sushi and sashimi. It’s tasty and fresh and not loaded with rice. Hard too beat this value! And it’s only steps away from our condo.

Sushi to go on Denman Street near Stanley Park
Reasonably good sushi at a touristy location. Although you can eat there, we took our sushi and tempura to go … it was «good enough» — what else do you expect from a fast food style place on a tourist strip? There is far better sushi (really good) in Vancouver, but not at this price point near this location. For what it is, it was a good value.

great little spot! i’m from out of town & stumbled on it while waiting for a movie, went in since it was packed & serves brown rice sushi. always great to find a non-​fancy, everyday, simple sushi bar with quality fish & reasonable prices. the special roll i got was HUGE making me feel dumb for ordering soup & seaweed salad (also big) with it. oh well! the waitress was really sweet though a bit overwhelmed as the place was packed (friday night) and serving hot tea gratis is a nice touch. i loved that you could order brown rice with any sushi for a really reasonable price and it was nice & sticky & held the fish as well as white rice

Typical sushi joint… Way better since new owners took over during summer of 2011. When it’s not busy, the rice can be dried-​out and not fresh tasting.

There are so many Japanese food places in the West End, this place is across the street from Akira Sushi, Denman Sushi is great for a quick stop. I got take out so can’t comment much on service but the waitress who took my order was friendly. The rolls were a good size. I really appreciate the ratio of filling to rice they have, I hate big messy rolls that are mainly rice. The yam roll was delicious, the yam had a light crunchy coating. The salmon avocado roll was good too, very fresh ingredients. Too bad the miso soup had no tofu, just a few pieces of floaty scallions.