My partner and I frequent this place. The servers are always very accommodating. I didn't like unagi so they substituted seafood in my rice. There was salmon, squid, scallops AND prawns instead of unagi. Was super happy. I usually get the seafood yukke don. The deep fried baby octopus is delicious as well as the seafood salad. Solid eats! read more

I haven't been back for a while given the mediocre food quality I've come to know by eating here in previous years. However, I was craving Ikura so I decided to give them another try but was once again throughly disappointed. Unfortunately they ran out of Ikura-dons so I had to order the Tuna Toro-don instead. There were hardly any fish on the rice.. yet there was so much rice that the proportion was just disappointing to even look at. The rice had no taste (usually other Japanese restaurants flavor it with mirin vinegar or their own special sauce but this one was just steamed plain). What bothered me the most, however, was the fact that the rice was still hot. So much so that it cooked my sashimi to an odd lukewarm temperature with a half cooked/ half raw consistency... all in all it was just the most terrible Donburi I have ever had and it's gotten even worse compared to previous years. Would not recommend. read more

My favourite Japanese FOOD for low budget fine Japanese cuisine! The seafood yukke don is my favourite! So delicious! read more

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Tried this place for dinner for a change. They have a great selection of udon & ramen, and a few other things. Their sides are fairly good as well. Tried the seaweed ramen w/ tonkatsu soup. It was a bit too buttery for my taste, but pretty good overall - I'd get it again. Also tried the fried chicken udon. Soup was surprisingly sweet. Not too sweet, just a bit of a surprise. The chicken was great though. Smallish pieces of breast, breaded japanese style (very lightly), deep fried but w/o a greasy flavor, no fat, and great taste overall. Liked their chicken so much we decided to try the chicken chili - a side order which consisted of the same amount of chicken as the udon but with a side of chili sauce. Once again a winner - great little chicken pieces and the sauce had a reasonable kick. The only downside is that both servers spoke practically no english and were either very new or inornately busy in the back. It was hard to get their attention, ordering - and that last side order especially - took a very long time, and even when I tried to switch to (very rusty) japanese they seemed confused over the chicken, the order, where it was, etc. They were nice the whole time, but need to work on the training and English - or at least meet in the middle and handle some broken Japanese. read more

"The Ditch" or "Ditchmond" as some may like to call this thriving 604 suburb is where the money's at for Asian food, yo! In true suburban gangsta style we did some drive-by's to scour the available dining options at a local gangsta hangout - Continental Plaza on this day- and decided on Gyo-O, intrigued by the "Produced by Gyoza King" disclaimer. Gyoza King is the popular late night noodle & gyzoa place on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver. The shrimp gyozas were amazing! They had a fresh whole shrimp, pork and chives tucked inside. It came drenched in a sour plum/soy sauce, topped with bonito flakes and marinated seaweed. Yummm! I ordered the cold Udon Bakkake with seafood for $9.75. It was an interesting and tasty choice. The udon noodles were cooked al dente - the dish had so many tastes and textures: crunchy, sweet, soft, sour, salty, spicy, rich. It came with generous, just-right amounts of sashimi, tamago, ebi, tempera fish sticks, pickled ginger, fresh wasabi and seaweed. as toppings and was seasoned with a mild soy and sesame dressing. Great stuff! And to top it off, they also offer French Macarons for dessert! Green tea, chocolate as well as strawberry macarons were for sale, believe it or not! Likes: Udon, Don and Appetizer dishes not found in typical Sushi/Japanese restaurants, fresh seafood, open late Dislikes: Outside seats are stools, which have a hole in the middle, pricier than most Japanese places $9-12 for most entrees read more

They wouldn't serve us the second plate of tuna toro sashimi. If you order once, they might make you wait really long for the next. Food good, service so-so. Didn't get my sashimi...... 10/15/13 Re-edited. Their service improved and the had 1 month or two of "extra" uni sashimi which I really liked. I'll give them a 4 instead of a 3 for now :) read more

service was slow, don't go when you are in a hurry now that we got that out of the way, the rest of the dining experience was great! Gyo-o in Richmond is one of the very few Authentic Japanese restaurants in greater Vancouver. What's better is the variety here for day time dining. Gyo-o isn't an izakaya style restaurant and definitely not a ramenya. Different dons (rice bowls), ramen, udon, and small dishes are available. I ordered a lunch sashimi don which was very flavorful. My girlfriend's order was a unagi don. Hopefully I'll get to return again to try their ramen and take some pictures of the beautiful interior to share. We were obviously way too focused on our food this time since all we ended up was food pictures. read more

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The Oyster milky ramen is the best ramen I have ever had... PLEASE BRING OYSTER RAMEN BACK IN THE MENU!... your restraunt is famous for this ramen! Thank you Gyo-o! read more

Good service but too pricy. Quority of foods were not so good. Need working out to be better. I had a lunch special ,sashimi was top of hot rice:( Fish was very small I eat one bite. Other item are not enough to fill of my stomach. Miso soup was to much Dashi wz msg. Ramen was expensive. But tast was good. read more

Fresh sashimi and uni with appropriate pricing! Love the interior designs and with all the covid precautions! Will definitely come again

I love this sashimi bowls! I've tried a handful of the rice bowls here and enjoyed every one of them. Ask for the rice to be sushi rice and you'll get the chilled seasoned rice, making these bowls more like chirashi don. read more

I had the salmon udon and it was amazing, best udon I've had and super friendly staff.

This place is a pretty decent restaurant. I had the tuna toro steak don which had a nice, smooth texture. I found it reasonably-priced and quite flavourful as well. The room decorations are unique and create a homely and warm feeling. It is quite small though, so its not great for large groups. Also it is cash only. Definitely recommend at least once to try out, if you want some delicious tummy fillers! read more

The dons here are not appetizing nor appealing. I didn't even bother to take a picture because it looked so sad. I ordered a mini salmon tempura don, jumbo seafood sashimi donburi and spicy tuna sashimi. The sashimi looked so dark I was a little nervous to eat it. Ordered a 630ml Asahi to wash all the weird tastes away. The mini don had 3 flat tiny pieces of salmon deep fried in a soggy batter. Rice is at the bottom of the bowl. No veg no toppings. Seafood sashimi donburi had imitation crab meat and not so fresh sashimi. Large serving of wasabi came with it. Spicy tuna sashimi sliced thin and looked hella dark even before you dip it in the sauce. Please improve on where you source your products and keep them fresh. Sushi is meant to be fresh. read more

Is the worst service attitude I have ever seen. I waited in line outside for half an hour and wrote my name on the waiting list. When table ready. The waiter just pass me directly and didn't check the list. Super bad service. I won't come again. read more

There are only two things I consistently order from Gyo-O, Ladies Lunch, and Seafood Yukke Don. Most other dons, although delicious as well, are overpriced (used to be bigger portioned, but has been getting smaller as of late). The ramens are not very good, however, and are also overpriced. The service is good when they're not busy read more

Gyo-o is no ordinary Japanese restaurant. You won't find any of the typical rolls and nigiri here. Instead, you get rice bowls, hot and cold ramen and udon noodle bowls all served with a variety of toppings. Their seafood yukke don is really good. Definitely, order that. Any other time I veer away from my standard order I get disappointed. Avoid the cold udon seafood salad as it does not come with much seafood at all. Go early to avoid the line as it can get pretty busy. I really love the atmosphere and the decor. It makes you feel like you're in Japan. Service is pretty good too. read more

Food quality seems to be going a bit downhill. Seafood wasn't fresh, and some of the slices of sashimi in the rice bowl were so, so thin. Unfortunately my husband and I both got a stomach ache within 1 hour of eating here, so I don't think we will be back for a while... read more

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Pretty good, all-in-all. Delicious salmon/ikura don. Great saba. Nice dudes working there. Cash-only.

We can here from White Rock for this place. It shows as more than 4 stars on review. But I Did not like this restaurant at all. Looks totally different between pictures on menu and real dishes. I don't think it's worth it even tryout. We tried 4 dishes. luckily taco was testy. But rest of the other dishes...... OMG. I would not recommend at all. I would not want to put 1 star. 0 star is right for this restaurant. read more

Gyo-O is a Japanese restaurant located in Continental Plaza that specializes in Udon and Donburi dishes. I really wanted to try their famous Seafood Yakkudon. I opted instead for the Chicken Kaarage on Rice with Sweet Sauce. They also had a version with a poached egg.There was about 6 pieces of chicken and a huge portion of rice. The flavour mostly came from the sauce. The sauce was goopy and slightly gritty in texture. The sauce was tangy and had a subtle sweetness. The chicken kaarage was rather bland on it's own, and was slightly soggy from being saturated in the sauce. However, I still enjoyed my meal immensely, as it was different from anything I've ever tried. read more

Gyo-O offers a large range of donburis (rice bowls), noodles (ramen, udon, either hot or cold, either in soup or not (bukkake style)), and common japanese appetizers. The variety of noodle dishes is what I love about this place, in particular their cold noodles - many of them come with fantastic sauces (like the Spicy Salmon and Tuna Cold Udon, and the Wasabi Seafood Ramen). I do not know of any other place in Richmond or Vancouver that offers such a good selection of cold noodle dishes. The complimentary green tea here is also great, with a nice strong flavour. Finally, the service is top-notch - very polite and attentive, as is common in many japanese-run restaurants. read more

Came here as a result of a ramen craving. Not the usual ramen place. The ramen is seafood based and has that shellfish taste to the broth. Wasn't my favorite broth and the octopus, clam, and shrimp meats in the ramen itself were decent at best. I wouldn't come back for the ramen. read more

Loved their seafood ramen with the clams. If you like savoury, mmm! Tasty and unique! They seem to have a lot of interesting dishes like one where you pour this thick broth/sauce into your udon, that one I didn't like as much, but maybe you weren't suppose to add it all at once like I did! Also service was pretty excellent, typical wonderful Japanese restaurant etiquette. Decor is pretty nice, ceiling are high and airy to balance out the place, its a small hidden gem, and a Japanese cooking show is on TV to build your appetite and amusement. This is a great place if you want to try some unique Japanese dishes but not stray too far to Asian fusion restaurant realms. If you're tired of your normal shio, shoyu, miso, give Gyo-O a try! Coming back to try everything else on the menu. read more

I love this little joint, just tough to get a spot. I highly recommend the oyster milk ramen.

good for the experience of "authentic Japanese food", otherwise came out still hungry. Ordered seafood miso ramen, $10 for little substance such as a slice of squid, shrimp and three clams. Taste ok, same noodle used for the cold seafood salad ramen. as one yelper said, there was not much of seafood (just bits and pieces of sushi) in the cold ramen. Saw neighbouring dishes were also in big bowls with very little ingredients or contents. could get lot better value else where in same mall for Japanese food. one star for its unique style of food half star for decor zero star for value (small Japanese portion in Canadian prices) zero star for service half star for taste (salad ramen was tasty read more

I'm a fan. Love their noodles, udon and donburis. I think it's the same owner as Gyoza King on Robson in Vancouver. Very reasonable cost as well. read more

My friend took me there for their lunch combo, and it was really good! A good portion for $10.00 Japanese meal with sashimi, oden, salad and don. Other dishes are relatively expensive though. read more

Probably one of my most favorite places to eat. Although the place is small and you might have to wait occasionally but I am willing to wait just to eat the food here. The servers are very nice and polite. If we were to ever have to wait or sit at the bar, they would always provide us with free tofu :) read more

Came for dinner with friends, I had an interesting clam butter ramen which was tasty but they unfortunately skimped on the clams. Dessert of mango pudding was just ok... read more

There can be a little bit of a wait for a seat/table here, but it's worth it! Part of the Gyoza King family. The Mentaiko Bukkake Udon is my favourite! read more

This place gives you a small and cozy feeling. Services is really attentive. The tuna taste really fresh and melts in your month. We also try the no. 1 favourite seafood yukakke don, and this one did not disappoint. It is very flavourful. Prices are moderate as you get what you pay for. I will definitely go again for the seafood don. But I am only giving it 4 star because I wish they have more cooked food in small portion option for the kids. read more

This place is getting worst as the years progress. On tonight's visit they served us sashimi don with WARM RICE. I don't know how can a Japanese restaurant can get worst then this. I want to give it zero star read more

this place is a bit expensive considering it is located near many cheap and good restaurants but this place is amazing. waitresses and chef are all japanese and they make awesome food. we ordered the 6.75 noodle with tempura shrimps and tacoyaki toppings. That noodle was delicious with that sauce, not salty at all surprisingly, just right! the tacoyaki is huge, the size of a golfball and shrimp really long. we also ordered the 13$ teppa udon with mayo sauce and seafood. It's got assorted seafood and was amazing how they combined mayo with udon. Brilliant! read more