Found this restaurant through Yelp when we were deciding on a place for lunch. The restaurant is pretty small, and the entrance is right next to another Japanese sushi restaurant, so make sure you enter the right door! :) On first impression, the menu looked like they offered a "way too healthy" selection of food, with all their brown rice, organic greens, no msg, gluten free and vegetarian options. I ordered the ocean quartet salad with organic miso dressing ($10.95). I must say, they are VERY generous with their serving. Mixed greens was fresh and delightful, but the seafood toppings were definitely the highlight. Both the sockeye salmon and albacore tuna sashimi were thickly sliced and generously portioned. The spot prawn and crab were both super fresh. It actually made me feel healthy (and good, of course) eating this! My boyfriend had their sushi and udon lunch combo ($9.45). He was a little disappointed that they didnt serve tempura udon (they served chicken/ beef/ vegetable udon and tempura as a separate ala carte item though). They also served dynamite and wild salmon roll, both with brown rice. It was our first time trying brown rice sushi, and it was definitely a pleasant surprise that the fragrance of the brown rice went very well with the sweet salmon. Recommended :) read more

Shizen Ya - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Lunch with my Japanese partner. Comprehensive, almost daunting menu. Fresh, organic vegetables. Seemed like the staff present during our visit were mostly from Japan. DESSERT: 5.0. Vegan Pumpkin Pudding "Shiawase". Addition of pumpkin to traditional Japanese pudding. Smooth, refreshing, and not-too-sweet. FOOD: 4.0. - 4.0: Chicken Gyoza. Perfectly done. - 4.0: Ocean Quartet Sashimi salad: The dressing tasted like Japan. - 3.5: Organic Tofu Steak lunch combo. Very good, but a bit plain. BEER: 4.0. Scandal organic lager beer: refreshing. Didn't have time to test the claim that (despite the alcohol content) it would not produce a hangover. SERVICE: 4.5. Prompt and friendly. AMBIANCE: 4.0. Felt like Japan. Medium-volume modern music similar to "Thievery Corporation". Fan was a little loud when on, but very bearable. read more

Shizen Ya - Interior view facing out, as seen from innermost table. - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Fresh fish with a focus on healthy eats If you're looking for a meal of good quality seafood that doesn't leave you feeling heavy, Shizen Ya has got you. Emphasis here is on ingredients - fish is fresh and sustainable (OceanWise!) - and less on heavy flavours (not much salt/seasoning). Rolls are made with brown rice, which pleasantly complements the lighter flavours. Liked: ocean salad - essentially chirashi with salad, sakura roll, agedashi tofu (quite flavorful and not too heavily fried) Mediocre: nigitori roll, dynamite roll - neither has much flavour Interior has a bit of a nice cafe vibe. Overall, if I'm in the mood for some light sushi while feeling good about myself, might come back to Shizen Ya! read more

This is the best mid-range sushi in Vancouver. I eat there once a week and love it. Please never move or close!

This place is a little expensive but they are trying to shoot for healthy Japanese fusion angle. This place is packed and targeting the millennials. I'm not a big fan for sushi brown rice. But there is good value and quality. I had the gyozas and chirashi. They were good, just not great. You get what you pay for. read more

Healthy sushi? Never thought I'd be reviewing a spot that offered cuisine like Shizen Ya, but by golly, it was good! Normally brown rice rolls aren't my favorite, but Shizen Ya cooks theirs to a perfect sushi rice consistency. It wasn't terribly different from white rice, plus it's good for your body. Also delicious? Sashimi! Fresh, flavorful, and low guilt eating as well. Even the tempura doesn't feel like it's adding to your caloric intake, since it's whole wheat. Shizen would do very, very well in other health-conscious places in the US like SF, Denver, LA... have y'all considered franchising??? read more

Shizen Ya - Sashimi platter with tuna and salmon - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Since visiting Vancouver, I'm still fantasizing about their sushi and how fresh it is! Before heading back to Seattle, we went here for lunch and my gosh, every roll we had was fresh, delicious healthy, clean and just AMAZING all around!!! I love that they offer only brown rice and try to use as much organic and local seafood as possible. Their menu is limited and it's only rightly so because this is their way to ensure freshness and quality of each roll/dish. Think of it like a diner. If their menu is a booklet then that tells you, most of their food are frozen. Either case, if I can come back here in a heart beat, I totally would. I missed their real crab California rolls and their wild salmon sashimi. Every dish I had, just melted like sea butter in my mouth!!! read more

It's no secret that Vancouver has some world-class sushi. So when my colleague came to visit me she requested that we have sushi the first night she was in town. I wanted to find a really good place that was close to where she was staying, so Shizen Ya it was! I've been here a few times before, so I knew the sushi itself was great quality. Plus! They serve their dishes with brown rice instead of the typical white rice, which I love. Between the both of us we ordered the sashimi platter (salmon + tuna), tempura platter, yam tempura roll and mango california roll. Yes, it was a lot of food, but it made for good leftovers. Service was pretty decent -- our server was really friendly and our food came out really quickly. We each got a glass of white wine, which was a great pair with sushi. All of the sushi was yummy, especially the mango cali roll. The mango on top added a nice touch of sweetness to the classic cali roll. I also really enjoyed the tempura, especially their broccoli and salmon tempura. The salmon is usually the more uncommon of the two, so it was really yummy to try it out. One thing I have to note on our trip here was it was SO HOT. It didn't affect our experience in a negative way at all, but it definitely would have been nice to have dinner without sweating the whole time. I'd definitely come back for their mango cali rolls any day. Yum! read more

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Surprised that brown rice sushi could be so delicious! My favourites were the sashimi (locally caught every morning) and the gyoza (possibly best I've ever had!) Overall staff was very friendly and meal was novel and felt healthy. Definitely recommend! read more

This restaurant uses brown rice and organic ingredients. Kuddos to that! Not many Japanese restaurant does that. The sushi was very tasty. Even the vegetarian choices were good, basic, but still good. The service was good, and the sushi came out pretty fast (I wonder if they preroll every sushi beforehand and only cut in pieces when orders come in...) The presentation lacked a little, some rolls wasn't rolled tightly since it broked when we lifted it up with our chopsticks. The gyoza was good, but wished it was more grilled, and the udon were flavorful and tasty. read more

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YES! This is the kind of thing that made me so excited to move to Vancouver! My friends in London told me that the sushi is good here, but I am so, sooo happy to find places like Shizen-ya that show they are right. We tried: - Two of the rolls (dynamite roll and geisha girl roll) they were both gorgeous - The sock eye salmon with goma dressing - Yum! - Lotus root kinpira, which was perfect - Chicken gyoza which were succulent and gorgeous. I don't think Shizen-ya is uber authentic, but I don't think that is a bad thing. I've hardly ever seen sushi made from brown rice, or such an amazing selection of veggy friendly sushi in Japan. It's like the Shizen-ya folks took the best things of Japanese cuisine and made them healthier for Canadians. I loved the flavours. We'll definitely come back here. read more

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Affordable sushi, brown rice, and organic ingredients! There is a reason why this restaurant is always packed so be prepared to wait. Not only is service friendly, but I love how fresh their ingredients are. Who knew a simple organic avocado roll could taste so fresh? I've tried their chicken udon lunch set, sushi rolls, agedashi tofu, and gyozas. I find the udon and agedashi tofu a little bland for my liking. The tofu doesn't have a thick layer of flour, which I appreciate. The only downside to the thin exterior is that the tofu can't soak up the sauce. I highly recommend the sushi rolls because my bf is a huge meat lover and he really enjoyed the rolls we ordered (they had no meat!). This Japanese joint is a reminder that you don't need anything fancy for a delicious meal. Simple and fresh ingredients prepared the right way can create wonderful dishes. read more

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Healthy Japanese food with vegetarian options. I tried their spinach gomaae and tofu over brown rice and both were good.

Disappointed. Not because of the food. The food was really nice. Good prices, quick, and very fresh. They also serve healthy vegan friendly and gluten free foods. The menu is very accommodating for all diet types. I was disappointed with the service. We made reservations for 7:30 on a Wednesday (for 4 people). We got their and still had to wait for our table. Then we waited 15 minutes for someone to even approach our table. Obviously they were busy and understaffed; although, some tables seemed to have quicker service. This put the whole meal off. I also asked for hot sauce but literally didn't get it till the meal was over. I had to ask 3 times for my leftovers (which I had asked to be packed up). Based on the service, this was just not the best experience. I will try again but not for a while. read more

It is great to have healthy meal on the city, order a veggie combo and Kale Gomaae, delish will come back again. read more

Shizen Ya - Veggie combo and Kale Gomaae. Delish will come back for sure for a treat.yum! - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Shizen Ya is a restaurant that attempts to combine sushi with organic healthy vegetarian options. Conceptually, the idea works well in hipster Vancouver but I think it's lost a little of its charm since I lasted visited, becoming a little too bougie for my taste. Besides the obvious selling points of brown rice and organic options, I find that the menu is overpriced and doesn't offer nearly a fraction of what other restaurants have. The dinner specials are much more scarce than the lunch options so it really makes it unideal to go for dinner. My salmon avocado and tuna avocado rolls were fine, but nothing special by Vancouver standards. I will say however the restaurant is super nice and clean and the staff are super pleasant. Overall, I wouldn't recommend coming here for dinner unless you're willing to go pay around $20 bucks for some of their good rolls - downtown has a plethora of options to choose from. Of course, unless you're vegetarian or a healthy hipster, then you'll definitely like Shizen Ya. read more

Shizen Ya - Salmon and tuna avocado rolls - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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I had a good experience before, but not today! The food is good. However, I order food to go today , and they didn't give me soybean sauces and culinary. The worst part is the DRAGON MAGIC ROLLS, The order costs $12.95, and 10 pieces of it, as you can see there are only 4( I had one) pieces have eel!! So disappointed!!!!!! Felt got tricked. So people who order take out, be caution. Just do a little comparison between what I got and they they posted online. read more

Shizen Ya - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Interesting concept. Very original and unique menu options. All dishes are healthy and they only serve organic brown rice, which some people may not enjoy. I love brown rice but confess that sushi tastes a bit weird without the traditional white rice. I ordered Chirashi and it was more like a mini-Chirashi, definitely not a full meal. The staff were Japanese. read more

Shizen Ya - Chirashi - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

this is one of the easiest 5-star ratings i've ever given - what a special spot! excellent and genuine service, everything we ordered was the best we've ever had the tofu, salmon sashimi, tuna and tuna belly sashimi, and sakura blossom roll were all 5 star let alone that they have so many gluten free options high quality ingredients, melts in your mouth reasonably priced if not a tiny bit on the expensive side but totally worth it here read more

I was in Vancouver for work and went after the number 2 best rated sushi joint on yelp. We made a great choice! Very fresh, love the brown rice, and the tofu was so good! Reasonable priced for Vancouver also. read more

A modern, healthy take on Japanese food that is for the most part successful. They use lots of organic ingredients, lots of veggies, and brown rice instead of white. Thankfully, they don't have to sacrifice much taste to achieve this. We ordered a Dragon roll and Dinner Combo A with beef ribeye. The roll was excellent, the sockeye salmon was a big winner, and the brown rice was surprisingly tasty. The combo was also quite good. The sashimi was excellent and fresh. The noodle appetizer was also tasty. The miso soup was nice, and more substantial than your average miso, as it also had cabbage, carrots, and a few other things. The beef ribeye was just ok though, it was very thin sliced and too salty. But overall, the food was good. I really enjoyed the ambiance of the place, with lots of wood tones. Service was also pleasant, and genuine. A solid modern spin on Japanese in downtown Vancouver. read more

Shizen Ya - Sashimi. Sooooo fresh!! - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Great food and service, love the brown rice for sushi. We'll be back next time we're in Vancouver!

This was a wonderful sushi experience at the Hornby location. We arrived for dinner about 6pm on a Wednesday night and there was no wait to be seated. We decided to share a number of items and started with the vegetarian miso soup which was loaded with organic tofu, carrots, cabbage and onion, followed by the amazingly fresh 5 piece assorted sashimi (tuna and salmon). We also ordered the chicken gyoza which they indicate requires a 10 minute cooking time but it came out faster for us. It was delicious and apparently it is their secret recipe. We also shared two of their 10 piece creative rolls - the Dragon Magic Roll and the Natural Bomber Roll. Both were delicious and made with organic brown rice and their homemade sauces. Service was attentive and polite. The decor was tasteful and simple. There was seating for about 40 people. Shizenya claims to be the first Japanese restaurant in North America to serve sushi made with only USDA certified organic brown rice. Definely recommend. read more

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I liked the food here. Therefore I am giving the restaurant a larger number of stars than I might had I not enjoyed the food. Yelp is forcing me to continue writing, so I will list items that one might find in a restaurant. People Food Forks Tables Spoons That's it. That's all there is in restaurants. read more

We got the Sakura blossom roll, Tuna tataki sashimi, salmon carpacciao and gyoza. Everything was pretty good but the Sakura blossom roll was our favourite. Over all we went back home satisfied with our sushi meal read more

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Fresh ingredients, wild salmon, great service, organic brown rice, organic avocado...what's not to love?! The sashimi is so fresh and tasty, and portion sizes are fair for the price. The newly renovated space is so much more comfortable and modern than before. I love this place! read more

Shizen Ya - Salmon tataki salad. So good! - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

My friend and I had a dinner. We ordered a glass of wine and some foods. After we ate our foods, we were enjoying our drinks but a server brought a bill before we asked. After 5 minutes, he brought a machine for paying but we were still drinking. We had our drink in rush even though there were some empty tables. The foods was good but service was poor so we won't go back again. read more

Shizen Ya is a great little eatery which is not to be missed - although if you blink, you just might. I chanced upon it while wandering down Hornby Street, tucked away so inconspicuously that if it hadn't been for the placard on the walkway, I wouldn't have known it existed. The restaurant is pretty cosy - mostly tables of two and four - and serves modern Japanese fare. They pride themselves on serving up more "wholesome" options, including restraint on the use of oil and msg, organic produce, in-house preparation of curries and sauces, and brown rice, vegetarian and gluten free options. The menu, though not extensive, offers a good range to choose from. They also have a number of lunch and dinner sets. In my opinion, the food was excellent and decent value for money. I had the edamame, salmon tataki and sashimi salad. The seafood was wonderful and fresh, and I was impressed by the salad, which was large enough to share between two and also had an abundance of ingredients beyond the standard mixed leaves. The dressing was light and tangy, making it a great standalone meal, but also good as a a side accompaniment. The service was also fantastic. The staff were prompt and friendly upon arrival, and were quick to set me up with menus and green tea. They were constantly present without being overbearing - I didn't need to request a tea refill once! All in all, the dining experience at Shizen Ya was wonderful and I wouldn't definitely recommend giving the place a try. I'll be back next time I'm in Vancouver! read more

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This restaurant is overrated for me but it seems to be other people's favorite because it's always crowded. I ordered a dragon roll which was very fancy and delicious; its price was reasonable too. On the other hand, chicken breast teriyaki was really disappointing. Presentation looked like a child dish with only rice and thick cut chicken breast. The taste also was boring. TST sashimi was very expensive, not recommended. In summary: * I won't come back any time soon. * I won't suggest any of my friends to come here. read more

SOCKEYE SALMON! Let's get straight to the point and talk about Sockeye Salmon. Don't even question it. Tell the waitress you want the the Triple Attack Bowl with only Sockeye Salmon (for a buck extra). It comes with brown rice, some veggie thing (spinach?) and Sockeye Salmon Sashimi that is SO DELICIOUS. It's so good that I make sure I go here whenever I go to Vancouver. Shoot, I bring my friends here. If theres a wait, I don't care. I'll order this to go and just eat outside. Screw waiting for a table when I can get my sockeye salmon in my mouth and into my belly. It's fresh and so good. The only other place I've eaten sockeye salmon where it's this good is Seattle. Other than that... don't even try finding it anywhere else, because it's SO Good here. Now that I got that out of the way, you can also eat yummy things like the Sakura Blossom Roll. If you want to skip the rice, just get the TST Sashimi or any kind of sashimi here. I don't know what it is, but sashimi or sushi in general in Vancouver is just amazing. Sometimes, it hurts just knowing I can't get such yummy sockeye salmon from Vancouver because it's far, far away. I digress. This place is located in downtown Vancouver. There's plenty of street meter parking. Service has never been bad. They take card or cash. I think they also take American cash? There's barely any tables or indoor seating here. That's why I kid you not about ordering to go. Anndddddd, that's it! Hope you get sockeye salmon happy like I do every time I eat here :) read more

Shizen Ya - Attack bowl but with all sockeye salmon for an extra $1 - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I ate dinner at this place for a friend's birthday and wasn't going to review it until her husband pressured me to. He swore by their sushi rolls and said that all the food was organic and healthy. "Fresh Food Fast" is their motto. Honestly, when I first walked into this place on Hornby & Nelson I thought to myself, great - another one of these small, cramped Japanese take out joints. And the tables were all spread out so we couldn't really talk to everyone. But the staff closed down the place just for our party. And boy, did this place kick Vegas sushi's ass! My friend ordered a bunch of their signature rolls for all of us to try so we could taste how good they were - the Dragon Magic Roll is huge and takes up the entire plate. I am kicking myself for not getting a picture, because it's not on their take-out menu. I think this is the one with cream cheese. Anything with cream cheese tastes awesome! The Sakura Blossom Roll ($12.95) looks as good as it tastes and has crab, tuna, cucumber, avocado, brown rice, and salmon. After two bites of these rolls I said to myself, THIS is what sushi is supposed to taste like. And it's significantly cheaper than the sushi I had in Vegas. The Natural Bomber Roll ($11.95 10 pieces) is also huge: prawn tempura, crab, cucumber, spring mix, brown rice, avocado and sweet sauce. As if all those rolls weren't enough, I ordered the Tofu Steak combo because I had to get a taste of the vegetarian food - most of their food is veggie and approved by Ocean Wise, by the way. I got a small garden salad to start, and the Tofu steaks were pretty big and filling with 2 servings (man-size) of brown rice and a side of gomaee (sesame spinach). All that was only $7.45. Then I gave into temptation and got the Green Tea Creme Brulee for dessert for $3.95. Yes, it is as good as it sounds. Our server was awesome - she knew what we all ordered without looking at her notepad. And all the food came out pretty fast. Yes, this place IS small but if you don't manage to get a seat, you can take out and eat on the steps of the art gallery or law courts downtown. Want good sushi in a rush, go to Shizen Ya. Trust me, you won't regret it! read more

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While I do like their choice of organic and high quality healthy ingredients, I can't say I adored our food. Tofu steak ($10.50) - rather plain, soft tofu slices covered in teriyaki with bites of red pepper...Other versions I've had in the past present a caramelized flavor with onions and mushrooms and are typically served hot and simmering on an iron cast skillet. The one at shizen could be so much better! Veggie Udon ($11) veggies, broth made with soy, noodles and tiny diced tofu pieces. Nothin to brag about. Geisha girls roll ($12.50~) nicely presented very tasty and fresh. Of everything we ordered this was the star dish. Definitely something to order. Pros- nice staff, complimentary tea, brown rice, quick meal, vegetarian options cleared spelled out all over menu. Cons- plainer tasting, very small place (no seating for more than four), a little dirty on the ground and tables, walls and mirrors had scratches and smudges. read more

Shizen Ya - Tofu steak - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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One of most enjoyable meals I had in London was some late-night fish and chips eaten while standing on a street corner. In Vancouver, one of the best meals we had was also eaten on a street corner. It wasn't supposed to be that way though...we wanted to dine in but this little restaurant was booked solid. I was already looking up another place when my friend suggested we order something to-go since we were there. Shizen Ya originally caught my eye with its use of organic brown rice and greens and vegetarian friendly menu. We decided on a couple of items to split between the three of us. The SAKURA BLOSSOM ROLL has fresh crab, spicy albacore tuna, cucumber and organic avocado rolled with organic brown rice and wrapped with wild sockeye salmon. Overall, it was a great roll and we especially loved the salmon. It was just so smooth. Our least favorite part was sadly, the brown rice which was kinda mushy. There's also supposed to be a creamy maple dressing on this roll, but I didn't taste it. The other item we ordered was the T.S.T. SASHIMI which comes with 5 pcs of albacore tuna, 5 pcs of wild sockeye salmon and 3 pcs of toro. The thick slices of fish were amazing...much better without rice! We should've just doubled on this. Anyhow, we had walked a short distance and sat by some trees on a street corner to eat, balancing the containers on our laps. When we finished we all looked at each other and pretty quickly agreed to go back to order more! We wanted it to be more filling so we got three of the TRIPLE ATTACK! BROWN RICE BOWLS with more of that wild sockeye salmon sashimi we love, plus albacore tuna sashimi and spinach on organic brown rice. We went back to our street corner and ate. The fish of course was still fantastic, but that rice...damn it's too vinegary. So my suggestion is stick with the fish and avoid the rice. read more

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While staying at the Fairmont Vancouver for a week I was on a mission to get sushi. Being Vancouver there were a ton of places to choose from but I wanted to find a good, affordable place and after searching through all the reviews this one seemed to stand out. Suffice to say I ate there three nights in a row, which i never do. The problem was that after my first visit there were still so many other things on their menu I wanted to try: between their house rolls, curry, brown rice bowls, etc. First Visit: Walked in around 7PM on a Tuesday and had to wait about 15 minutes to get a table. Opted for a Dragon magic roll, Sockeye salmon nigiri, Albacore tuna nigiri, and finished with the Black sesame seed ice cream. The dragon roll was really good and I loved the brown rice. The salmon was beyond excellent, you just can't find fish like that easily in Chicago, and definitely not for as cheap as this. The ice cream was also interesting, very potent with a strong sesame flavor and not as sweet as typical ice cream would be. I can see that being an acquired taste, but it grows on you. Night 2: Called ahead this time and got a reservation about 20 minutes from then. Walked right in (past a few other people with reservations) and was seated immediately. Started with the Spinach Curry and then had to go for the Sakura blossom roll with a Yam tempura roll to boot. Green tea ice cream for dessert which was similar to the previous evening in that the green tea flavor was also quite strong. The curry bowl was really good, peppered with chickpeas for protein. The rolls were just as good as the others, although they do tend to fall apart quite easily due to the brown rice Last evening: Went straight for Sashimi with the Triple Attack Don brown rice bowl. Note that there is a fair amount of Wasabi hiding in this bowl so be careful. I think my head almost exploded when I mistakenly grabbed a bunch of it in what I thought was just a chunk of brown rice. The Albacore Tuna literally melts in your mouth. Ordered a Mango California roll which was one of the best California rolls I can recall ever having (which I typically don't even order since they are usually imitation crab) and then completed my journey with their Custard dessert which was their best dessert thus far. read more

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I literally just got back from eating here and I'm compelled to write about how awesome this is while I still have the taste of fresh toro in my mouth and sake on my breath. We ordered basically everything raw on the menu and tried all the fresh stuff from the area. Let me warn you now, this is not a classic sushi place. I consider this a weird organic niche sushi place that uses brown rice instead of real sushi rice and only focuses on the fish they can catch nearby. I doubt they have that much imported, but everything they do here they do extremely well and at a very affordable price (because it didn't come frozen on a plane or container). The menu, while completely void of yellowtail, mackerel, snapper, squid, octopus, and 80% of what you'd expect from a sushi place, is actually really good and perfectly fine for being exclusive. It has salmon, tuna, and fatty tuna which fits 90% of what I want anyway. The tuna tataki was one of my favorites on the menu. A few things to note: The salmon would probably never be chosen by a proper Japanese chef as sushi grade salmon. It's way too lean. On the other hand, it was caught a few miles away, so.... I'd perfectly eat it raw any day. Second, the brown rice is ... interesting. I'd eat it, but it kind of hurts my inner Japanese side doing so. Stick with the sashimi. I also found the fried agedashi tofu quite good. Overall - what a lovely delight. Going back, I'd stick with the sashimi and a few appetizers. Service was great and all the customers seemed to be local Japanese residents with "regular" orders. read more

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a tiny restaurant that you can easily miss if you walk by. This restaurant has the highest hit if you search sushi in Vancouver downtown. for some odd reason, the kitchen space is just as big as the dining area. The sushi wasn't the greatest because the rice was too big and unsticky. The sockeye salmon sashimi though was delicious, not fatty but costs $13 for 5 pieces. not the best restaurant that I would recommend. read more

Shizen Ya - Sockeye salmon sashimi - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Well, that was, quite simply the best sashimi I've had in over a decade. And the special, Mango/Avocado roll with brown rice was slamming. There's a lot of great sushi in Vancouver, this one has jumped to the top of my list. read more

Shizen Ya - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Very healthy food, reasonably priced, attentive staff and at least at the Hornby location, really nice ambiance.

I was in the area and popped in for lunch seeing that they was a good influx of people in the restaurant. It's a very tight space with a few tables so I wouldn't recommend going here if you plan on eating in with more than 2 people. So the brown rice sushi was very appealing. Sushi is already a pretty wholesome & healthy meal, but having it made with brown rice ?! That's healthy to the max haha! I got the Natural Bomber Rolls, dynamite rolls, and party salmon sashimi. The sushi rolls tasted good and the brown rice mimicked regular sushi rice really well! It was a tad firmer and had a slight nuttier taste. The serving size was small though for the price. Overall it was good to try but I probably won't be returning as nothing really stood out for me ! read more

Very unique experience. Great vegan options and all their sushi is made with brown rice and it is actually yum!! Fantastic and courteous staff.. super sake.. what more can i say.. you gotta visit this place! read more

Shizen Ya - Dynamite sushi, sashimi and sakura roll. - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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