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    Sushi Mura

    3.1 (232 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Good for kids

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    Stan L.

    You can order from your table, but don't get carried away. Once seated, you can use a touchscreen tablet at each table to browse the menu and order. You can also summon staff for more tea or the bill. It's easy to get carried away and order too much. We noticed that the prices are reasonable when considering the portion size. For example, for the same price elsewhere, Sushi Mura gives much thicker slabs of sashimi. Our orders tend to be a mix of noodles, deep fried items and sushi/sashimi. Food arrives promptly, and there's something for everyone.

    Dennis C.

    This is a really nice spot with really fresh food! Service was good and the meal was tasty. Surprised it was so busy late in the afternoon. Parking in the mall was a bit painful but at leave side streets was fine. I liked the wild salmon a lot! Worth giving a shot.

    Salmon and tuna combo
    Elton C.

    This sushi joint used to be famous for good quality sushi. Probably after the change of owner, many people said the quality has deteriorated substantially. So I went there to have a try myself. The exterior and interior of the restaurant has no change but obviously the staff are not Japanese anymore. I ordered the Salmon and Tuna Combo and my wife ordered some other sushi rolls. She has been here for a few time before. We found the key issue with the sushi and rolls is the rice is not sticky enough. The nigiri sushi disassembled at the moment you picked it up with chopstick. To be fair the ingredients are fine but really disappointed the chef is not skilful enough. Other than the foods, service and hygiene were OK, nothing to comment. I am hoping the restaurant will have more improvements so there can be more good restaurant for sushi in the neighbourhood around the corner of Oak Street and W 49th.

    Chloe T.

    Speedy/ excellent service. Good Covid measures! Tea constantly refilled. And extremely good value-wise. I've been slightly disappointed with the food the last couple of times though. Their fried tempura and spider roll's batter just ain't right. One lacks flavour/ overly thick and the other one is just super old oil. Was very disappointed in the salmon blossom roll tonight. Could hardly find any salmon in it anymore. It used to be my second favourite roll at sushi mura. And my salmon sashimi tonight was just sort of fatty and warm. Overall, I've only been satisfied with their crazy rabbit roll and agedashi tofu. I think their Mura Roll is good too. I hope their food improves or becomes a bit more consistent.

    Salmon blossom roll (left), Mura special roll (right), assorted tempura (back)
    Ashley C.

    Over the years, I've been here many times and I'd consider it my go-to sushi restaurant. Since we knew that there's usually a wait, we made a reservation two days prior and were seated right at our reservation time. The dining area is smaller now since the left side is closed off and used to hold takeout orders. There are some barriers to separate tables as a COVID precaution. Soon after our order was placed, our dishes began to arrive one after another. The service was quick, but it was difficult to get a waiter's attention when we needed tea/water refills. The assorted tempura ($14) had a batter that was crispy and not too thick and the tempura was very hot. The chicken teriyaki ($16) was also very hot. It was flavourful and came on a bed of bean sprouts, but it wasn't anything special. The salmon blossom roll ($16) has always been my favourite and nothing about it has changed over the years. Each piece had a generous amount of salmon on top. However, the dish it was served on was unnecessarily large and took up way too much room. We tried the Mura special roll ($14) but we could've done without it. The inside was basically all tamago and each piece had two slivers of ebi and cucumber. The outside said it was supposed to have salmon and avocado but most of the time it was one or the other. The wild salmon roll ($6?), the tuna roll ($3.5), and the California rolls ($5.25) were standard and tasted as expected. For sashimi, we ordered the tuna and salmon sashimi ($17.25, came with half of each) and a full order of the wild salmon sashimi ($20). Compared to the wild salmon, the farmed salmon had a stronger fish taste, was thicker and chewier. The wild salmon practically tasted like nothing. I suggest sticking to the farmed salmon sashimi since it's cheaper. I believe that the prices have become more expensive over the years, but I think that would be expected for anywhere really. I'd say that better sashimi can be found elsewhere in Vancouver. This is a place to come if you want variety and if you like sushi rolls.

    Alaska roll (right) and chopped scallop roll (left)
    Leslie C.

    I finally got to try this place. 10/10 would come back again. Not your high end tapas bar but your everyday dine out sushi place with decent price and decent. We were a table of 5 with no wait time on a Sunday afternoon. They checked our vaccine card and they had a temperature scanner at the door but there is not much social distancing in the seating area other than the plastic dividers. The volcano roll is unique that the sushi is deep fried with spicy tuna in the centre - perfect pairing. The snowy village contains crab and is sprinkled with tempura flakes - creamy and delicious! The rest are quality as expected. I appreciate that they were able to split the bill for us. The only reason I gave them a 4/5 because we didn't get our tea refilled until the very end.

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    Sonali G.

    I've lived by this sushi place for so many years but never stopped by for a meal. Finally came here around the Holidays with a few friends. The sushi rolls were huge - and at a fair price too. Service was quick and the employees were friendly.

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    Benson W.

    Lots of restaurant patrons, a line up of 10+ patrons waiting for a table, means it IS a popular busy restaurant. Parking limited, so had to park like a block away. I was craving sushi so this is one of my go-to places for sushi. This review is for 6 out of 7 dishes. From best to least favorite. 9 piece Salmon Sashimi Awesome Roll This is my top favorite that I have ordered time after time. Double Dragon Roll (BBQ Eel) This is a favorite of mine, anything with bbq eel seems to catch my taste buds. Crazy Rabbit Roll This is very big and flaky with lots of masago. Yummy. It is quite difficult to pick up like the spider roll. I would consider a repeat but not one of my top choices. Chop Scallop Roll If looking for a roll with rice on the exterior and light to consume, this is a good selection. Spider Roll This is very big and round, but can easily fall apart while holding in a pair of chopsticks. I am not too crazy about a repeat.

    Selina C.

    This is ultimately one of my go to places for speciality rolls as they DO NOT DISAPPOINT! They honestly have the most unique rolls and they are so good! We definitely got quite the spread! * ika karrage ($8.95) ~ this was so good! Ultra crispy and crunchy. The squid was juicy and perfectly cooked not to mention they were huge! The seasoning was there and it came with a sauce too which was good with the squid. 10/10 would get this again. It was just delicious. * Double dragon ($14.95) ~ this was good, the unagi and avocado complimented one another, and the sauce topped on top was good with the tobiko eggs. 7/10 - would get this again. Good if you like unagi and avocado! Just a tad bit too much sauce I would've liked it there was a bit less as the unagi sauce is also super powerful flavour wise. * Under the sea ($15.95) ~ this was my favourite roll we got, the seaweed despite it sounded a bit odd WORKED SO WELL! It was refreshing and tasty the sauce made the roll a bit creamy and yummy too. 8/10 would get this again. If your a texture person and don't like the seaweed texture I don't recommend it as it was definitely a more "wet" roll in terms of texture wise. * Aburi salmon ($18.95) ~ unlike regular aburi salmon you can get this was huge, and it had a piece of cream cheese in the middle which took us by surprised and how well it worked with the seared top was Chef kiss. This was actually good combination of creamy, and firm texture in this. 9/10 ~ would get again if I come. It was delicious but it's a heavy roll, so it's good to share or it can be a bit heavy! * Kimchi fried rice ($15.50) ~ a odd combination sushi and kimchi fried rice, the kimchi fried rice was a bit on the tart side from the fermented kimchi. I did wish it was a tad sweeter and flavourful with kimchi taste but it was a bit plain despite the colours of it. The rice was a bit mushy for my liking as I prefer firmer rice when it comes to fried rice. 5/10 ~ honestly not a dish I'd get again. Lacked kimchi flavour and the rice was just too mushy. *

    Victor L.

    Decided to try this place out after the place I usually buy sushi from closed for the day. And I am amazed to how bad the quality is. The rice was overnight rice reheated. The fish was obviously frozen and quickly defrosted. Nothing was fresh and tasted awful. You will get better sushi at Safeway than you will here. Absolutely terrible.

    sushi, Asahi Beer , salad.
    Ryan H.

    The food was fresh well prepared and worth the wait for limited space in a busy dinner time on the weekend. Our table was very clean and the staff was so helpful. The ambiance was good weather you were bringing a family or meeting a couple friends for drinks. The presentation and quality of what you order makes it a great destination.

    Alaska and Spicy Tuna
    Hannah R.

    Sushi Mura always comes in clutch with yummy affordable sushi to satisfy my cravings! Currently they are only takeout but dining in was always a pleasure there. My go-tos are: Dynamite roll Spicy salmon combo Spicy tuna roll Nigiris Their fish is consistently fresh and tasty! I recommend for those sushi cravings and will continue to come back! Check out my Ig for more! hannahsfood.yvr

    Rainbow Roll: tamago, salmon, tuna, saba, tai, avocado (top) and House Roll: crab, cucumber, avocado, masago, tuna, salmon, tamago.
    David L.

    A Korean run Japanese restaurant on the West Side of Vancouver. I drive past this restaurant on a weekly basis, but I decided to try this place because I had to take someone to a doctor's appointment which was near this restaurant. The popular spicy salmon sashimi was genuinely spicy and the farmed Atlantic salmon was covered in a spicy Korean style sauce that had a spicy and tangy flavour. The Rainbow Roll had a variety of fish: salmon, tuna, saba (mackerel), and tai (red seabream) with avocado inside. This roll was perfect for those who want to try four different fishes for just one roll. The fish quality was decent, but there was one piece of the roll that had no fish on the top. The Awesome Roll was presented on a black plate. The ingredients consisted of crab meat, cucumber, avocado, mayo, salmon, green onion, masago, bonito and special sauce. Inside the roll, I could not see or taste crab meat, but there was a lot of white rice with a tiny amount of avocado and mayo. If they're going to put so much rice inside the rolls, then they seriously need to put rice in the description. When we finished our meal, we ordered some extras for takeout. The size of the rolls that were ordered for takeout was smaller than the ones that I ate inside the restaurant. The takeout rolls were tiny! All of the rolls that we ordered for takeout were in the category of "Special Rolls". While the Salmon Blossom and Red Rolls tasted okay, though there was way too much deep-fried potatoes and barely any tobiko on the Salmon Blossom roll. The Mangodise Roll would better if they used real pieces of mango and pineapples instead an overly sweet smoothie like blend of mango and pineapples. In addition, the mango and pineapple sauce weren't evenly distributed on the rolls.

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    Same decor as 20+yrs ago when this was our go-to place for drinks & snacks!!
    Same decor as 20+yrs ago when this was our go-to place for drinks & snacks!!
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    Zenbu set with refillable soup, rice and salad
    Zenbu set with refillable soup, rice and salad
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    Inside the waiting area before being taken to your seat.
    Inside the waiting area before being taken to your seat.
    Lychee jelly w/ brown sugar syrup, ginger icecream monaka, crown melon + japanese orange
    Lychee jelly w/ brown sugar syrup, ginger icecream monaka, crown melon + japanese orange
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    4.1
    (841 reviews)
    6.4 km
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    Found this little Izakaya spot while visiting Vancouver and it was such a great experience. It's as…read moreauthentic as it gets and reminds me a lot of Japan when I visited in 2025. This place gets busy, so I highly recommend reserving a table online (via OpenTable) but we did show up early to see if there was walk-in seating available. Luckily, we did get the last 2 seats at the bar. The staff are so friendly and cheery. They greet customers that come in and thank every customer when they leave. People who haven't been to an izakaya may think it's loud and noisy, but the point of izakayas is they're supposed to be vibrant, high energy, and filled with cheerful chatter. Think of a tapas-style pub/bar for people to unwind and gather to chat after a long day at work. I loved the atmosphere, as it's casual, entertaining, and lively. The food was great and I couldn't think of a dish I didn't like. The sashimi were so fresh and high quality. Of course they use freshly grated wasabi too. The hanger steak was cooked perfectly and super tender and flavorful. The saba mackerel is grilled to perfection and reminds me of the ones I ate in Japan. I'm not a big fan of bonito but the yaki udon was so tasty, I still ate it with the bonito flakes on top! I would love to come back or go to their Toronto (closer to me) location next!

    I came here for dinner on a weeknight with two foodie friends of mine. Said friends lived in Japan…read morefor over a decade and they've dined here often in the past, saying it's very "authentic" Izakaya and it reminds them of their past life in Japan (which they miss a lot). Me, I know nothing about Izakaya or what is or isn't authentic Japanese cuisine, so this review is coming from someone with zero knowledge or expectation of any specific foods or experiences. Despite it being a weeknight, the place was packed. It was good that we had a reservation. There was a couple in line before me and they were walk-ins, and there were no available seats for them. I noted how small this place was, and crowded, with the tables close together and a long bar with a counter and barstools there (also close together). Our reserved table was right by the front door - literally, - so every time the door opened, we got a gust of cold air (and it was a cold February night when we were there). I kept my coat on. Truth be known, I was not very comfortable. Also, it was loud. Very loud. I like how the staff shout Japanese greetings to diners whenever they enter but between the frequent shouts and the sheer volume of chatter from all the diners, all sitting close together in close proximity, it was kinda hard to hear what my friends were saying during our dinner. That said, the environment was super vibrant and, again, my friends said this was very typical of an Izakaya in Japan. Food-wise, I have no idea what my friends ordered. The menu was primarily available by way of a QR code and I had no idea what the dishes were, so I deferred to my friends' knowledge. But I can attest that all the dishes were DELICIOUS. We had some sort of Japanese street food "pancakes" (they were wonderful). We had some sort of stirfry beef with noodles (amazing). We had two types of sashimi (omg both were so fresh and so so good!). We had a few other dishes that I can't recall, but I remember I loved them. So.... the food here was GREAT. Service was also attentive which I hadn't expected, being as busy as the restaurant was. I really liked this place but I'll probably go back in the summertime when the weather is nicer as I was cold there, and I'd dine at an off-time, when the volume wasn't so loud. (I'm too old for the loudness!).

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