This got to be one of my best dinning experiences in Vancouver. Went there multiple times. Good sake selection and great food. Amazing!

Well this was a great experience. The restaurant is small and cosy (twenty seats total), Masa-san is extremely welcoming. The Omakase started off with some very fresh sashimi, most of it from Japan. The Uni Chawanmushi was fantastic. Smooth, silky and full of flavor. The unagi was perfect. Just the right sweetness and richness. The sable fish was a little salty but nicely finished with Ikura. And the "DIY" dashi was a real surprise. And the tamago? Simply superb. Very much like a custard, just the way it should be! The service was extremely attentive and friendly. A couple of things they can improve. Need real napkins, not paper. A slightly bigger wine and sake list. read more

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The most terrible restaurant experience that I have ever had in Vancouver. We ordered the $120 course, but the nigiri set was just like the one you get from supermarket, or ever worse!! Would never come back again and don't recommend anyone to try! So pissed off! read more

Masayoshi - This nigiri set in the $120 course was the most terrible experience that I have ever had. Even the supermarket ones are better than this! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The omakase is pretty unique, like Tojo's, they serve cooked food, but very small portion and way lower price. The restaurant has good atmosphere, quiet, clean and comfortable. Food is decently delicious. My favourite of the meal was the dessert -- mochi pancake. It's a place that's worth visiting at least once. read more

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My cousin and I spent over $321 for the Original Creation omakase set meal. While the meal was filling, the quality of the food was just average and the service was less than average. The staff were nice enough, but after spending that much money, we were asked to leave to make way for another reservation. They'd like you to believe they're a high end restaurant, but they still have a ways to go before they achieve this status. Our experience was disappointing in general and I would not spend that much money on such average food and service. read more

This was our second time here. Dine here last December. Made a reservation on Oct. 10 at 6pm. Arrived on time. Included 2 of us, there are 20 people here. Pretty busy night. This restaurant max. are 23 seat, table are very close to each other. We order two omakase set meal, $120.00 ea. n a pot of green tea $3.00 There served 11 items. Each serving is very small, the nigiri sushi is very tiny. The taste is average, doesn't wow you. The Salt grilled sweetfish had to wait more then 25 min. to serve, it a tiny fish, it no good, cold. I think they sit on the kitchen too long, because they served 20 people at once, bad manage timing. Especially, the nigiri sushi took almost 20 min. to serve, only one sushi chef. Compare to last visit, the 7 piece nigirl sushi has gotten tinier. The services is average. 2 of us spent about $295.00, not satisfied, went home n ate a sandwiches. read more

Boyfriend emailed them to book their omakase for my birthday dinner, the store replied to ask date and time, we replied and that was the end of email conversation. Showed up at the restaurant and we were told that the reservation was not confirmed and the night was fully booked. How long does it take to reply and say they can't book us for the time we want? They totally ruined my birthday and it is one of my disappointing experiences in years. read more

Excited to write my review! Masayoshi had been awarded top 100 restaurants of Canada recently (no.47 I think?) anyway but I read some mixed reviews about this place. Presentation looks stunning, especially social media ads but some photos by fellow foodies said otherwise. We had the 7 course Omakase, and couple pieces after because I felt I did not try enough of the nigiri to get more accurate review of the sushi itself. We brought one bottle of sake (corkage $35) and ordered a second there. Good sake selection but not amazing. Many large bottles (1800ml) makes it great for larger groups. Every dish was presented so beautifully and tasty! The smoked duck noodles was infused with smoke so be aware when you open. What a pleasant surprise. Many local BC ingredients incorporated into every dish but keep the authenticity of Japanese cuisine. read more

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Food is good and service is ok, very very slow and very very expensive. Food is really fresh and Japanese style serving at the counter. The fish is great and daily flew in... read more

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Hmmm...how should I put it. It's good but then......but also alright only. Loved: The different fish. The chawamushi The atmosphere Comped a bottle of sake for the mishap Disliked: The non English speaking servers. Messed up on our resos. Price 3.5 hours...way too long for a meal for me. read more

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Made a reservation on their website more than one week ahead. They sent me an email next day to confirm the date. I replied but no further response from them. I thought well, they must be busy. When I got there on the planned day, they said my reservation was not confirmed LOL. How would I know? They apologized saying sorry we MISSED your email. Avoid for your precious time! Check your damn email, Masayoshi, would you?? read more

The chef seems to be a master at his craft. The dishes are very artistic. Definitely 5 stars. However, the rest of the experience doesn't live up to the price tag. The service at the front of the house doesn't compliment the food. Welcome was not very welcoming and I missed a lot of the explanations of what was on the plate. Sometimes I don't believe they were completely sure what was on the plate. read more

Got the $110 Nigiri Sushi Omakase. In all honesty the nigiris were only slightly above average quality. I was really hoping to find amazing god tier sushi but i was really dissappointed. Id say the nigiri dinner set is worth $70 at most. I would defn not pay more than this. How omakase works is that the chef makes the sushi pieces a couple at a time so the pieces arrive quite slowly, which I fully understand. However Masayoshi was wayyyyy too painstakingly slow at making and handing out the pieces, much slower than my Omakase experiences in Tokyo. Here, you can expect to get 1 nigiri piece every 7-10 minutes. If you arrive hungry you'll most likely be leaving hungry. Conclusion: My standards for sushi are quite average but this place was definately far from amazing or even good (considering the price point). All the other posters here are overhyping this place tbh read more

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I was really excited to check out this omakase cuz I tried it once at sushi bar maumi and loved the experience. I must say I was very disappointed with the grade of fish that was served to us. We went for the standard omakase, maybe the original creation is better? The chef on the other hand was extremely friendly so it made the experience a little bit better but unfortunately the quality and taste of the nigiri was just sub par. I would highly recommend sushi bar maumi (see my review) if you are looking for an omakase in Vancouver. read more

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I'm a fan of traditional, high-quality omakase nigiri. My review is geared towards like-minded diners. This is one of two places in Vancouver that has quality omakase. They do two seatings for omakase - 6pm and 8pm. It looked like we were all served the same piece at the same time, which is neat. There was an $80 and $110 omakase option when I went, but only the $110 option came with otoro. Seriously? They provided a finger cloth (yubifuki) for cleaning your fingers which is a nice touch. The pieces were fairly light on soy sauce - I believe this is their style and I think there's even a sign on the front indicating this. I can respect that as it might allow them to express the taste of the fish more clearly, but in the end there's a lot less umami than you'd expect. Two highlights: uni and mackerel which aren't usually my favourites were fantastically done here and just overloaded with umami. The seaweed was great on the uni, lightly crunchy and smoky. No complaints about the bladework - the pieces were nicely cut and artfully presented. The rice was also great - enjoyable texture and temperature. read more

A protege of Tojo's, Chef Baba runs a tight ship on Fraser and focuses on nigiri. Like the best nigiri restaurants in Tokyo, Chef Baba sources only the freshest products available from Japan and the West Coast. Modest, polite, and efficient, he executes his two omakase seatings each night with elegance and ease. I love this spot and think it is one of the best in Vancouver, up there with Temaki and Octopus Garden. Do omakase at the bar and make a reso. read more

The worse sushi experience for me personally. SUSHI RICE 0/10 - not even legit sushi rice was used. It's like my auntie's cooking rice ....... FISH 1/10 - 1 because it's actually fish, but definitely not from Japan and all had fishy taste and without flavour. Trust me, if you had sushi in Japan before, you would understand. SHRIMP 0/10 - if you import fish from Japan, why are you using local spot prawn? UNI 3/10 - again, if you import fish from Japan, why are you using local uni? GYOKU (tamago) 0/10 - poorly made with no flavour and texture was rough and dry. PRICE minus 10/10 - 2 omasake courses costed us $350 cad. With this price, I would just go to Miku or The Lobby Lounge at Pacific Rim for their LEGIT sushi ingredients. Seriously, stay away from this place. Seriously, stay away from this place. Seriously, stay away from this place. read more

I went to Masayoshi for dinner on Christmas Eve for the 6pm time slot. I expected the place to be full, but there were actually empty tables! I was seated at one of the tables instead of the bar, which made a difference to my omakase experience. I would have preferred the bar. Our sushi came 2 pieces at a time. Food was good, but within expectations for this place. I really enjoyed the sake recommendations though. I had one that was balanced between sweet and dry, and then one on the drier side. read more

Warning: rant following because I was so disappointed with the service. Typing on phone so forgive my typos. I got started a new job and wanted to take my boyfriend out for a nice dinner. I heard great reviews about the food at Masayoshi and we love Tojo's so it seemed like the ideal spot! Made a reservation and arrived at 7:30pm. Ambiance & Service 1/5. Small sushi bar which fits about 20 people. When we arrived, the restaurant was half full with a party who were halfway through their meal. It was incredibly loud - the men were talking by yelling at each other and the kids had their ipads on max volume playing racing games (cool, but not here). The couple beside us were noticeably uncomfortable due to the loud noise too. Waiters and owner said nothing. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt since they can't control how loud guests will be. However, ding-dong, suggestion: don't make huge reservations for such a small place or propose a buyout! It's the size of a shoebox, how did you expect it to be relaxing and enjoyable for everyone else when there's a group of 10+ people celebrating a birthday? For such a small place with 2 servers, chef Masayoshi and two preps in the back, the service was extremely slow. We went in for the Omakase and it took about 1.5 hours for the food and another 20 minutes to get the bill. We were so hungry after our omakase but were fed up waiting for food we opted to leave and grab a second dinner elsewhere (hello tub of ice cream from rain or shine ). I recall 2/3rds through our meal they messed up another guest's reservation and moved me and my bf to the other side of the sushi bar. Not huge but disrupted our experience and made us more hangry!! Finally when they got us the bill (after asking 3x) they brought us the wrong bill, didn't come back with a credit card machine for 15 minutes, and took another 5 minutes for them to bring the correct bill. Very disappointed with the slow, unorganized service and zero shits for maintaining an enjoyable atmosphere. So they get a 1. Food 5/5 fish was fresh and everything we had was tasty! Portions are reasonable. Location 3/5 free residential parking, meter parking in front of the restaurant, Fraser 8 bus but no skytrain. Price 1/5. Pricey. $$$$$ Just go Tojo's instead!! Vancouver has a good selection of sushi bars so why deal with bad service! Would not go back. read more

good service/ reservation only and only 2 seatings - 6pm and 8pm for dinner good unique dishes / few options for set menu / they change set menu monthly very pricey for the quantity / we got the most expensive set menu ($120 pp) and still was just barely enough , still some room left / can order some items separately at the end if still hungry good date night atmosphere we try to go every month to try different menu if I had to choose 1 dish : sablefish would i go back ? Yes read more

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This restaurant location has had a new restaurant business every 1-2 years. Seems like it's hard to run a business on this block. However, Masayoshi may have found a great business model with limited seating serving high-end sushi Omakase. Seats less than 20 people in total. My friend who made the reservation said the restaurant is uppity with their customers. The colors and aesthetic of the food is very good (-A) but the flavors is only a B+. The soup broth mechanic is more for the experience than taste. It takes 10-15 minutes to watch them make it but taste pretty bland. Did not blow my mind but ok experience and great for Instagram photos. read more

I live on the same block and was so excited when It opened, finally a Sushi restaurant on Fraser. After seeing the menu, I was disappointed as the prices looked really high. After trying the place for the first time tonight I can say that the food is worth every penny- simply amazing. And that's the problem. I wanted more food, so I ordered more. I was more than happy to pay for the price of this amazing stuff- but they just wouldn't serve me. They took my second order, very politely, but I waited... And waited... And waited. After 30+ minutes I explained to our waiter that my three year old son needs to sleep soon- he expressed his sorrow. Thanks, but food please ;)??? 10 minutes later we got our smoked salmon salad. We waited that long for a salad. The waiter apologized for the delay, saying it's busy and they only have one chef working. Don't get me wrong, that was one of the best salads I've ever had- ever. But to wait that long?! I thought, give it another go. I asked for five pieces of Nigiri- just five. I waited, and waited, and waited. Other people were getting their food and drinks, but just not us. I decided to give them another ten minutes. Fifteen minutes later I asked the waiter if the chef even started the - count them - five pieces of Nigiri. The answer was no. I cancelled the order and we left hungry and disappointed. Maybe they were busy, maybe certain clients get priority there (Western or Asian businessmen). Or maybe I'm being paranoid. Either way, we were welcomed into a restaurant that charges a high premium for great food- but they were unable to serve it to us in less than an hour. Pretty sad. I might try the place again, but I'll ask if we'll be able to get all our food in under an hour. I'm so annoyed. read more

I was really excited for this place, being that there is a void of sushi around Fraser. Hopefully this review will find them and they can correct what was going wrong. Prices were high but somewhat justifiable for many of the items but some things didn't make sense to cost what they do. Secondly the service was bad, we didn't get menus for about 15 minutes we asked twice, but the server forgot, then he ignored us in order to do table service miso soup. Thirdly, the music was awful some scratching screaming bird with violins on loop. Lastly the food, the rice was under seasoned and really hot, also our order had a 15 minute gap between dishes. But what made me give 2 stars instead of 3 is that after we ordered the chef personally brought out a small little salad and said here you go and smiled, we thought "hey complimentary salad, cool!" but as my girlfriend lifted the lid off the salad and had her chop sticks in it the server ran over snatched the salad and said oh not for you... So if you are deciding to go here take the rest of the reviews with a grain of salt many of them are Tojo groupies. Save yourself some money and go to sushi by Yuji on kingsway, Shiro on Cambie, or Shim-Ya on Victoria. read more

I am scoring two stars to signify we will probably never return. The competence and friendliness of the server increased my score from 1 to 2 stars actually. A tasty little squid appetizer scored the second point. The food is absolutely fresh but the prices tend to be slightly ridiculous. This is Vancouver, not Chicago - we are sushi central, so freshness and choice of ingredients cannot alone explain the price premium. I suspect that the prices have simply migrated from the chef's previous restaurant, but paying extra for nigiri and über small temaki won't be well received. Shiro on Cambie is a few minutes away (and their California roll uses at lest double the amount of real crab), and Kaide on Pacific will still be our go-to haunts for freshness and flavour. Some more points - no chef greeting on departure (seems to be an widespread tradition and we miss it). And being able to order a Chawanmushi, told it would take a little longer to prepare (we knew).....then being informed it wasn't available?? This item comes recommended - and at 6 pm on a Saturday night it should be available! We left somewhat hungry. read more

We were a party of three and visited during the first week it was open. We were the second seated table in the restaurant. We found the menu options to be sparse. While the service started off promising it soon faltered. The 'single' server was very polite but service was incredibly slow. It took two full hours to complete our meal which only included three items per person. We were asked if we wanted all our items on one plate, we said yes. All of our items came separately and about 15 min apart. People who came in for take-out received their food before us. We asked to cancel our last roll as we were frustrated with the amount of time it took and the server complied but they charged us for it regardless. As I was paying up our cancelled roll was ready and prepared in a take out container. I will admit we found a few of our items to be very good but the rest were on par with other good sushi bars but at much higher prices. The music is dreadful, it sounded like an out of tune violin being played over and over and over...for two hours! This score is based in our overall dining experience. Another table next to us also seemed to be having the same experience. My recommendations, hire more staff, change the music and lower your prices. read more

I always find it quite amusing when people who obviously didn't do their research pay $150 to judge a meal on Yelp. The rice that Chef Masa prepares is darker because of the type of vinegar he uses. The fish that tasted "fishy", wasn't a piece of fish. Anago is an eel. Enough with the ranting; Masayoshi has the best tasting fish of all the omakase restaurants in town. Chef Masa uses the freshest fish and a generous amount of wasabi to enhance every bite. If all you like eating is o-toro, then sorry but there aren't many fish that will taste the same to you. The one thing I found could be more pleasing is the presentation or shape of the nigiri, although that certainly didn't take away from the excellent experience I had. read more

Best Sushi fine dining experience in Vancouver. Definitely more about the quality and experience than the quantity. I've been to a lot of Sushi restaurants in Vancouver, and this is by far the closest to a Michelin Star restaurant when it comes to Sushi. read more

A few buddies decided to finally try this place as we have read lots of review. . Must say it's disappointing. The rice was under cooked, nigiri wasn't the greatest. I have been to lots of nigiri places and Overall, just felt like an overly pretentious restaurant that somehow gets the critics to all applaud. Maybe it's a bad day or were we just that unlucky to visit on a day where everything was just meh~~~~ read more

Very imtimate and cosy sushi restaurant. It's one of the most authentic sushi restaurant in Vancouver. We ordered omakase sushi this time. In omakase, the sushi chef will serve fresh made sushi one by one :) The quality of the sushi is superb, it is very comparable to a fresh sushi in Japan . The uni was the best uni I've ever had, tamago was really really smooth, ikura was comparable with the good Ikura I had back in Japan, the smoked salmon was very different from the one I usually eat. The service is good too. Both servers and chefs are friendly and polite. The server is very knowledgable about sake, and explained it very well. We ordered 2 6oz of sake and 2 omakase, and it was about 206cad in total. It's on pricier side but it's good for special occasion. Things to note about: -There are only 1 sushi chef, kitchen chef and 2 servers so it takes time for food to be served. (We arrived at around 6:30, and we went home around 8:30~9) . I think it's ok if you don't have anything planned out after dinner and you're not too hungry. Probably it's good for romantic occasion. While we were waiting for food, servers chatted with us time to time, which was very nice. -There are only few seats so reservation is definitely recommended read more

On my quest to find my favourite omakase spot in Vancouver, my first stop is here. Now there was nothing wrong with the food or experience. I just found that the individual pieces were not really that amazing. Came with a party of 4 and we all left feeling like the value is just not that great compared to prior Omakase spots we have visited. Fish was fresh, rice did not have the texture or flavour that I prefer but it was not bad. It is definitely pricier than some of the other omakase places I am looking to try. The types of fish/meat served was kind of standard - nothing that premium or memorable. It was a good experience but on to the next one. read more

A hidden gem on Fraser Street. It's a bit too posh for the neighbourhood though... The sushi was excellent, and the side dishes were delicious. I had an octopus salad with wasabi that was so refreshing. Next time, I'm going to try their omakase dinner, which you have to preorder two days before. Highly recommended for high-end sushi lovers! read more

Over-rated. The taste of the fish is often drowned by the very heavy hand of the chef and his wasabi. There was an uneven tempo to the serving of the food - I owe this to the one chef and his assistant behind the counter. I noticed the assistant handling the final touches on the sushi and helping with plating. How well and properly trained is this assistant? Two hours is much too long for 14 pieces of nigiri and the rice temperature fluctuated from piece to piece. On a positive note, once you get past the wasabi, the quality of the fish is high and this is a good start to Vancouver having a proper sushi bar. I think it will be a long time before I come back. read more

Masayoshi definitely has hype and the food while is enjoyable. I mean no disrespect but The hype isn't really worth it. Reality Many restaurants in Vancouver that are competitive to Masayoshi is selling I would recommend the comparison. I won't mention other names but you will be impressed. In Tokyo or in Japan Masayoshi would place as just an average restaurant. It wouldn't get get the attention from critics and nor would it have such a following. The lack of Japanese community in Vancouver greatly assisted on the awards and the following and popularity that it has obtained. read more

We found this place on yelp when looking for sushi for dinner somewhere not too far from home. It's a cute little place on the pricey side. The service was excellent and the food was good, but nothing really stood out. Everything was fresh and we were full from the smoked salmon salad, sashimi and some nigiri. read more

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Very good but verrrrrrry expensive. When paying this much for anything, I'm looking for a huge wow factor, which wasn't quite delivered during our meal. We were sat at a table, which I wouldn't do again for omakase. So much of what makes omakase cool is the interaction with the chef, which we didn't get. We were sat on time, but also didn't receive even the amuse-bouche for over twenty minutes. As I said, the food was great, but all the other components - and overall value - were not there for us. Would consider going back to try the bar experience, but not the table experience. read more

Wow...just WOW. This was an amazing food experience. Went with friends who had been there before and we can't wait to go back! A couple of important tips: - Make a reservation well in advance - There is only enough seating for about 16-18 people TOTAL - If you go with more than 4 people, you are automatically booked for a set menu with "Chef's Choice" items - Take your time and enjoy the amazing tastes, smells and flavors - Get some Sake...and if it's a special occasion...ask to see the Chef's suggestions - so worth it! Are the prices a bit high? For the quality of the food that we received, I would say no. Would have sworn there was a fisherman's boat out back everything was so fresh. The staff was wonderful, they took the time to get to know us and made some wonderful suggestions we may not have tried otherwise. Some of the items we selected were: Salmon, Bluefin Tuna, Spot Prawn, Miso Soup, Golden Eye Snapper, Sabo, Dungeness Crab, Wagyu Beef and Tofu Cheese Cake. The Sabo and Wagyu Beef were the highlights for us. read more

The best sushi in Vancouver, every piece blew my mind, this guy is a master, but he is also very friendly. Go when you have some time to spend, because he makes one piece at a time. Michelin stars on the way!!! read more

Omakase style has many good variety of fresh fish and the cooked food was also fantastic as the black cod was one of my personal favourites but it's the sushi that one must come for and well worth the trip! Left feeling very satisfied :) read more

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I know this place has some great reviews...but my experience was underwhelming. We all ordered the $120 per head meal and the food was ok...but not worth the money. I was expecting to b wowed...but unfortunately I was not. The rest of our party felt the same. Maybe the chef had an off night? That said at $120 a head u can't have an off night! To make matters worse we ordered a great white wine that did compliment the food and found out, when we went to order a second bottle, they only had one bottle and were out of other wines. If it wasn't so pricy I would give it another go...but not at $120 per head...sorry a big thumbs down for me folks! read more

STAY AWAY! Insulting service. You have to prove your reservation to eat here, even when it's their mistake for not recording the reservation. My fiancee made reservations in mid-January to celebrate our engagement anniversary and Valentines day on Feb 13, 2017. We walked to the restaurant since it was about 20 minutes from my house and we were trying to increase our physical activity. We arrived at the restaurant just in time for our 6:15pm reservation but to our surprise they didn't have his name on the list. We spoke with 2 servers who then asked for proof of our reservation- making us feel like we were forging a reservation. He showed them the email and they went to get the manager, Nanae. She then asked the same series of questions and AGAIN we had to show proof of our email reservation. She then said that the restaurant (she) calls people to confirm their reservation and insisted that my finacee didn't speak with her. He proceeded to tell her that she did but she didn't believe him. He told her that she said that all the bar seating had already been reserved. There's no way he would have known that unless he spoke directly with someone. This wasnt good enough for her. Nanae wanted more proof. He then scrolled through his phone call log and showed her "Masayoshi" calling him from the caller ID. The call log and the email satisfied her need for proof. Nanae finally owned up to it (with a weak apology) and told us to come back 1hr 15 min after our reservation for a table. There was an empty table but she 'couldn't' give us despite the party not even arriving 15 min past their reservation. Nanae also didn't offer compensation for our time she wasted and will continue to waste by having us wait for an available table. This whole debacle took 20 minutes and was humiliating, to say the least. The restaurant is very small and all the other patrons can hear our conversation (and killing the mood of many romantic dinners). What kind of service is this at a considerably high end Japanese restaurant? We walked home, being very hungry, angry and humiliated. We did not and will not come back. Save your money. read more