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    Sushi Wow

    4.2 (119 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:30 PM

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    SUSHI WOW ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Sushi combo
    Elton C.

    I went to this restaurant for a late lunch on Sunday. It was raining and I wanted to quickly find a place to eat. I saw this place when I was driving so I parked my car outside the restaurant and gave it a try. After I entered the restaurant I found it had limited space for dine in. They have all the typical choices of sushi rolls and appetisers plus some Korean dishes. Yes, the owner is Korean. I ordered a pink combo and salmon roll. The salmon slides in the sushi were not easy to chew. The quality was just mediocre. Maybe, I visited at the wrong time? The service was fine and this was the only good portion of the experience.

    Miso soup, seaweed salad, mango roll
    Kelly S.

    Fresh, fresh food! Their dipping sauces are also amazing. They are a small place, but they pack a lot of flavor. The service is fast and friendly, offering miso soup appetizer.

    Absolutely fantastic food, friendly service, my boys were very impressed, five stars.

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    Debbie W.

    I was looking for a nice and low budget lunch place, and stumbled into this cute little sushi restaurant. The place is fairly small, however it's about the normal side of all sushi places. It has a L shape bar with a couple tables for groups of two and four. They have an intensive menu on their special sushi rolls, as well as sushi combos. I ordered the sashimi combo on their lunch combo as I was craving for sashimi. It included two pieces of salmon and tuna sashimi, fairly good size, 8 pieces of dynamite rolls, green salad and chicken or beef teriyaki. The portion is pretty big, and I couldn't even finish the whole box. The miso soup was also included. All the ingredient were made fresh, and they are pretty generous with their portion. There are two chefs working in the kitchen, a serve takes orders and serve the table. She came to check on me a few times, offered to top up my tea, very friendly. They also have other lunch combos which priced very reasonable as well. I would recommend this place to anyone who's a sushi lover. Maybe next time I'll come and try their special rolls.

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    Justin W.

    I love this place! It has that mom and pop restaurant feel where they treat you like friends and family. It's a very great secret gem! It's very small inside. Literally an equivalent of a sushi bar style from Japan! The sushi is very fresh and the prices are super cheap! I highly recommend trying this place here as you really get your money worth and the quality is amazing!

    Black Tiger Roll & Wakame Salad
    Dana S.

    Wow indeed. The prices make it look like a cheap basic sushi place, but this is legit good stuff! The menu is good value all around, but the prices for the combos in particular are insane, it's tons of sushi for the price of what could be one roll at comparable restaurants. Also the menu is huge with lots of interesting options, including special rolls with brown and black rice, and many vegetarian rolls. Sushi was what I was interested in, but there are plenty of entrees besides just sushi. I ordered and picked up takeout for a hang with some friends. I changed my mind about the roll I wanted in the middle of the call to order and then had to call back to add something I missed, but the person on the phone stayed very friendly and patient, which is amazing because I would've given myself a headache. I got the Black Tiger Roll and a Wakame Salad. I was drawn to this mainly because I wanted to try something with black rice, and the wasabi tobiko sounded interesting. It was very good! Besides just a nice combination of flavours, the ingredients seemed to be of good quality. The wakame was just what you'd expect but it was done right. Again, both the portion size and quality are above what you might expect at this price. I don't live near the Marpole area at all which is a shame because I would love to keep coming back and trying different rolls. If we ever have a get together at this friend's place again I will definitely be suggesting this place again though, and I don't think anyone will object since we were all really impressed.

    Sashimi lunch box only $14.95. Also came with soup. Dynamite roll was huge!
    Jennifer B.

    Really enjoyed our visit to Sushi Wow. Small, basic place but great service and exceptional value. Lunch box came with so many things and generous portions. Miso soup so flavourful and chicken teriyaki was delicious. We dug the all female sushi chef vibe!

    Yam Crazy Combo
    Sylvia Y.

    Probably my favorite sushi spot in the Marpole neighbourhood, always consistent quality (especially like their sushi rice + vinegar ratio) Covid protocols in place, max 3 people in the store at once, menu also placed on exterior glass for ease of navigation. I got the Yam Crazy Combo this time, consists of spicy yam roll, mango yam roll (?) & yam cone. Impressed by the cone's filling to rice ratio, most places just fill majority of cone with rice, this one had filling all the way down. Tip - check your order status inside in reasonable time frame, typically ready sooner than the 10-15mins as quoted, server won't be coming out to flag you!

    Wow Combo
    Rency L.

    Everything about this restaurant is already said in the name: wow. Wow Combo: $8.95/22 pieces + miso soup. The Wow combo includes yam, cali, and tuna rolls. Fresh, authentic, and affordable sushi - what else can you ask for. Would recommend take-out because the restaurant is a bit too cozy for dine-in. xx Ren

    Naomi T.

    I've been to Sushi Wow various times since it's in my neighbourhood but realized I've never written a review! It's a hole in the wall but definitely a favourite of mine. It's reasonably priced and quality is always consistent. They have a great selection of special rolls and combos. This time I got take out for a picnic and tried the Black Dragon roll which is made with black rice and it was quite tasty.

    Natalie W.

    This is a small restaurant with a couple small tables and most of the seating at the bar. It was busy when we got here, but I think it was a time when people were just finishing up so it became emptier soon after we we're seated. I ordered some basic rolls. Just the negitoro roll and chopped scallop roll. My friend recommended the combos, which are really filling or their special rolls. Personally, I don't really like a lot of sauce on my rolls so I just stuck with the basics. The food came out not too long after ordering. I liked how they gave plenty of ginger. The chopped scallop was good, but there was too much cucumber in the roll. A couple pieces I'd say were almost 1/3 chopped scallop and 2/3 cucumber. Negitoro was just ok. Prices are decent here and quality is alright. Maybe I just didn't order the right things, so I wasn't really wowed by the sushi.

    Hi L.

    Came here on friend's recommendation but karage & teriyaki chicken looked like left overs that had been refried. Not edible, tossed out most of it. Tuna roll was ok. This was the lunch special (until 3pm) but because I paid for it (literally 4.41 minutes) after 3pm, I was charged the dinner price. Would have been ok if it was had been cooked fresh!

    Kappa Avocado Roll
    Dani C.

    Ordered through SkipTheDishes, and while it took long, it was communicated during the order process. Worth the wait! The food was well packaged for travel and arrived beautiful with presentation and garnish. My favourite was the Sushi Pizza and the Dynamite roll. The tempura was amazing and it wasn't over filled with fake crab. The fish on the sushi pizza was fresh and delicious.

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    Very impressed by the food and great service.. I really liked the Marpole roll and everything else was great too! Will be back

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    Very good food! Big portions! Staff are very friendly. Miso soup is delicious it's me and my husband's favorite restaurant

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    The sushi is great, price is right and staff is friendly. They need a bigger place for seating and ambiance, however.

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    Best sushi in Marpole, very affordable and the portions are generous. The service is amazing and the staff are always polite and helpful!

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    Best deal in town and way better quality than almost every place which charges more. Seriously so good. Great service too.

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    Good solid sushi. Menu is a bit limited and there's been a few things missing (i.e. tempura) that seem like no brainers!

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    Wooooooooooooooooooow good food and service! Wow that's all I gotta say! Unfortunately Yelp doesn't allow me to write short reviews!

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    8.1 kmDowntown, West End
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