B and I were hoping to visit Mission Hill. Unfortunately, due to Covid, they required a…read morereservation. So, we had no choice but had to turn back. We decided to go for lunch somewhere and on Yelp, I found Kojo is nearby. We decided to come here for lunch. This place operates like cafe style or like food court style. You have to walk up to pay and you have to serve yourself for water. The food was super delicious. This place is pricy. However, I do like the food presentation. We ordered a spicy tuna to share, unagi aburi and a salmon aburi. Food was delicious. Everything made just like the way we normally get or tasted like from what you get at the sushi restaurant from Vancouver. This place is ran by authentic Japanese people. Inside is super small and seats are very limited. Overall, good food.

The food is delicious and the staff are very friendly, even remembering my name after awhile…read more I highly recommend!

What a surprise find in Penticton!! A Japanese-run ramen shop!!…read more The menu was contemporary and creative. It even offered a creamy vegan ramen which was AMAZING! It's one of the best ramen broths I've ever had! I'll admit it was a little strange to see cilantro in top of ramen, but it worked. There was also shredded cabbage, negi/leeks, carrots and smoky tofu. The soup was super decadent and creamy with a deep shiitake flavor. I don't know how they got this broth so good but I was sure not to let it go to waste. I finished as much of it as I could. The bf ordered the KOJO Chicken Ramen. The chicken was tender and lightly grilled on the outside for extra umami. There was a nice balance of veggies and the egg was a bit overdone for a ramen egg but was fine for his preferences. We also shared the veggie roll. It was pretty simple and tasted as you would expect. Call it blasphemy but I loved the ramen broth so much I dipped the sushi in the broth instead of shoyu. I stand by my decision. If you live in Penticton, I hope you become a regular here. If you're visiting, you definitely need to reserve a meal here. The food is top notch!

has to be the BEST sushi in Penticton... Staff always welcoming & grateful for the visits. My…read moreteenager loves the sauces. My picky 8 yr old has never complained about Sushi Kojo. Dine in or to go, food quality does not change. We now live in Edmonton and Sushi Kojo is a must on our places to eat when coming Home to Penticton.

I had promised my mom that I would take her out to Sushi for a late birthday present. I'm not often…read morein the province so when I am I try to take her out. It was just after new years and these guys were almost the only Sushi restaurant open in the city during the holidays. So I was thrilled. The location is just off Main Street, and is pretty small. Not sure I'd want to come here to sit down and eat, but we were ordering to go anyways, so no problem. The lady who helped us was very pleasant. We ordered dynamite rolls, yam rolls, rainbow rolls and salmon nigiri. Everything was delicious! It is definitely a close second for my favourite sushi in Penticton. I will be back!

The sushi is always fresh and the specials are special. Great service. A real gem and a fabulous…read moresushi restaurant. The pork and shrimp dim sum so tasty .

Me and my family are on vacation here in the valley, and me and my aunt decided to get some…read morevegetarian sushi to try (she is vegetarian and fish & shellfish give me stomach aches), so we put in an order for pickup for some of the vegetable sushi rolls (and one futomaki roll, which has egg in it), as well as a teriyaki beef roll for me since I let my aunt have 7/8ths of the avocado & cucumber roll (I'm not a big fan of cucumbers but wanted to give the combo a try). The food was pretty good, and the futomaki ended up being the thing my aunt and me both went for the most. My aunt has never had sushi before, and she really liked it. I can't really think of anything bad to say about anything about it other than the wasabi our order came with seemed to be a bit heavy on horseradish filler and so was a bit harsh on the palate (I bought a tube I saw near the front of the restaurant they had for sale of prepared wasabi which had a much better balance & used it instead), and while the wait time for the order for pickup was a bit long (about 55 minutes), it was actually pretty understandable since there was almost a steady stream of other people popping in & out to grab the pickup orders they placed earlier, so the kitchen must have been pretty busy already by the time we got there. I'm already planning out the stuff I want to order/try next if I have the time this summer to order from here again, so I'd definitely recommend this place.

Just ok. We really wanted to love this place, but it was just average. We had a group of 8 and we…read moremade a reservation, but that was probably not necessary as the place was mostly empty. There was a table of screaming (no joke, screaming) kids on the other side of the restaurant, which wasn't a great start. Our service was good and prompt. The servers were friendly. Our group of 8 ordered a wide variety of items including sushi, tempura, sashimi, and ramen. The sushi was fine, nothing bad and nothing wow. The tempura was the problem area. Several people at the table ordered different tempura items (veggies, soft shelled crab, shrimp) and it was all slightly burned. Tempura shouldn't have dark brown edges and be chewy. I was definitely disappointed with all of the tempura. The pork gyoza were ok but with our hungry bunch, we still left tempura and gyoza on the plate. I know I'm from a big city and spoiled for Japanese options but I still think items shouldn't be burned dish after dish. I would revisit but I would only get sushi items. The wide variety of Japanese items available for purchase in the front of the store are great and I'd definitely purchase from that area.

Amazing service. Great atmosphere. Food was tasty and fast. Kids loved the miso soup.read more

Visited Penticton during the summer and was looking for some good spots in town for lunch. We…read morewalked by this sushi restaurants and decided to try them out. They didn't allow dine in however there were two picnic tables outside you can sit. The servers greeted us and quickly got us some menus and water. My partner ordered chicken teriyaki combo and I ordered the spicy pork. The chicken terayaki was delicious, as well as the pork. The portion is huge here, I had to try hard to finish my food.

The menu has something for every taste. We share a ramen soup and a sashimi sushi platter…read more Everything we tried was fresh and delicious. We look forward to going back to try more good things. The venue is small, it is run by a couple. Definitely worth a try if you enjoy Japanese food.

Unassuming little place in a small strip of shops, and what seems to be a limited menu, but really…read moregood food, and nice presentation. Located at Main & Duncan in Penticton, this was a great stumble-upon.

Spending a second day in Merritt, BC. After a great day at Nicola Lake, getting back into Merritt,…read morepassed by this Japanese Restaurant and gave it a try! Of course first thing is to order a large Sapporo Beer and then slowly check out the menu. This is a Japanese Restaurant that has a family feel, the seating is typical of a Western Style Family Restaurant with booth seating, sushi bar is housed what used to be a Bar. Decided to have Appetizer to share and 2 dinner items: Appetizer: 1 X Chopped Scallops Nigiri $2.95 1 X Spicy Tuna Nigiri $2.50 Both done well and just hit the spot!! Roll Roll Combo: California Roll, Dynamite Roll, House Roll. For $19.95 you get a fairly generous sized rolls filled with lots of fresh ingredients. Salmon Teriyaki : 3 slices of grilled salmon with a big mount of veggies fried Soba noodles. The salmon were done just right and not over cooked. This is served on a hot plate and that makes the noodles piping hot throughout the meal. $17.95 Being in Merritt, which is not as busy as before when they were hosting the Country Music Festival, back when Country Western Music was at the height of popularity, to have this caliber of Japanese Food here in such a small town takes extra effort for the people running the business and for travellers; it offers an alternative to the typical western style restaurants!!

This place is a gem , i was very skeptical getting sushi from this little town but it was delicious…read moreand highly recommended !

I ordered the bulgogi bowl. The meat tasted towards boiled instead of being fried more to develop…read moremore flavour. The taste was mellow instead of a strong bulgogi flavour. Wouldn't order it again. Ordered blue raspberry lemonade. Tasted like Brisk with food coloring.

As the previous reviewer said, the bad reviews are old. My husband and I enjoyed phenomenal sushi…read morehere and great service last weekend. We will be back!

Tried the Pad Thai. Very good stuff I recommend it. It's…read moresweet but I enjoy that. Keep it up

Great food for the whole family i dont know what else to say to get this review over 85 charactersread more