Two words: Sushi Pizza. A friend turned me onto the sushi pizza. I know this sounds a little odd, but once you taste it, you'll love it. Essentially, the sushi pizza is a deep fried rice base (mmmmmm, doesn't that sound yummy. Now if I could only work in "glutenous rice" in my review). The next topping is special sauce (not to be confused with stuff that's put on McDonald's grub), avocado, crab meat, and finally alternating pieces of tuna and salmon on the pizza wedges. One bite, I'm telling you, one bite and you're hooked. Do yourself a favour, no do me a favour, and check this place out. read more

Not sure why so many people like this place. The sushi is ok. The service is ok The prices are strictly ok Hmmm ... Ummm ... Other then that I didnt find it anything special and to be honest they should lower their prices a little or create different combos. read more

Super fast take away! Told 10 mins but ready in 3! Once styrofoam goes away then totally 5 stars!:) Maybe 2 orders on one container?:) u rock sushiyama! read more

Unlike Samurai Sushi, this place actually deserves its 4 stars. The sushi is delicious. Service for me has been pretty quick. The only complaints I would have is that they don't have the combo's after 9pm and the miso soup sometimes comes luke warm. :( The price is pretty reasonable. For two people we usually run the bill up to about $24 including tip. I've tried the seared tuna with ponzu sauce, california rolls, kamikaze roll, and tempura. I found the ponzu sauce too vinegary; the cali rolls are great; kamikaze roll was interesting but it's not my favorite spicy sauce--I would order it again though; and appetizer tempura is alright--for the veggies they only gave me starchy vegetables like pumpkin and yam and I prefer carrots and zucchini--anything non potato-y. But that's just me. I'm a little strange. That being said, I know I will come back. I find their food good. And I'd be interested in trying other things on the menu. And I can see why other people would give it 4 and 5 stars! I don't think this place will disappoint. It's open till midnight! read more

I popped in here for a quick bite with a friend last night and was pretty pleased. I've tried bits and pieces of their takeout veggie platter that shows up at parties sometimes courtesy of Jessica O. I asked them to make me a yam and avocado roll (I know, I'm so exciting) which they were happy to do, and it was interesting to see that the yam tempura was draped across the top of the avocado roll. This is awesome, because I hate how little avocado is included in the roll at most places normally. Very delicious! The inari is really good too, if you take the slices of mushroom out. It isn't hard to do since inari is essentially a purse without a zipper... All this with a bowl of miso soup came to just over $8. My wallet and I were happy. I'll definitely be back! read more

I was kind of iffy about this place because recent reviews were either hit or miss, and when it comes to sushi, I would hate to eat at a place where the reviews weren't great all around. But my Mom said this place was good, so off we went for a lunch date. And you know what, mother often knows best. I give the place 4.5 stars. Not because the food was phenomenal (I'll get to that in a second) but I was extremely impressed with the service and quickness of our food. We were sat within a couple of minutes, near the back, and I thought for sure we would be forgotten. Nope. Tea within minutes and 2 cups of water. After we decided on food, the waitress was easy to flag down, even though she had 3-4 other tables to look after. We ordered and our food came out in less than 10 mins. I kid you not, it was so quick, I barely had time to finish my cup of tea. This was around 1:00pm on a Saturday. My mom ordered the Sushi and Tempura Bento Box. This came with assorted tempura (3 veggies, 2 prawn), house green salad, 2 fried gyoza/dumpling, 1 BC Roll, 5 pieces of nigiri. It was huge, and only $9.95! I ordered the spicy tuna roll, chopped scallop roll and also assorted tempura. Our bill came up to $35 (give or take). The food itself wasn't out of this world (as I mentioned before) - I mean, it's pretty standard in terms of Vancouver sushi places. But everything was fresh and the rice-to-fish ratio was just right. It's too bad other people have had bad experiences! read more

I don't know how I feel about this place. I love the prices and the variety the menu has to offer. However, I really don't like the layout of the restaurant (with the sushi bar smack in the middle). It makes the restaurant feel cramped. It also gets really busy during peak hours which doesn't help. But if you're looking for a cheap place for lunch, this is one of the better ones in the area. Also, I feel the inside is a bit run down, which makes me wonder how clean it is in the back. read more

Very good sushi. This place was hopping on a Friday night, we had no reservations and had to wait about 20 minutes for a table for two around 8pm. We had the sushi pizza -- and I highly recommend it. Sashimi and California roll filling on a "crust" made of rice tempura. For sure the best part. We also had 3 specialty maki rolls: a "Salifornia roll", which had cooked salmon in it and was served hot (not my favorite of the night); the Yama House roll, which is a large sushi roll with assorted fish and seafood in it (this was my pick, but I like octopus, so beware); and a caterpillar roll, which was BBQ eel maki wrapped in avocado. All this, and a tempura appetizer, for $20 per person (incl tax and tip). There were plenty of cheaper items on the menu and I don't doubt that you could eat your fill for $12-$15 if you made more conservative choices than we did. But hey, sometimes you gotta splurge. read more

A good balance between value and quality - their sushi is reliably good and a notch above most sushi places, their cooked dishes, tempura are all solid choices too. I think over the years there's only one thing i'd caution people is that the Sashimi comes in large chunks rather than delicate slices. At first you might think, great bigger sashimi...but i've personally found it unpleasant eating large chunks of raw fish (tuna specifically). So if you get the sashimi be prepared for that! read more

Why isn't there a half star? This place has really lost it. It used to be a very reliable good quality place to eat for many years. Perhaps, at the very least, it was very unpleasant tonight. It does not really matter because we will not be back. Here is our very sad short story of our misfortune of picking the wrong restaurant to eat Japanese food. Table for two. Busy Friday night around 8pm. 10 yr old daughter and her old man looking to eat, feeling very very hungry. Seated promptly and our order is barely in before the food starts showing up. Sounds like a good start, right? Lighting fast our orders come in. I ordered the sushi sashimi combo (which comes with miso soup, tempura, and vegetable gyoza) and an order of pork gyoza because I couldn't substitute the veg gyoza for pork gyoza in the combo for some inconceivable reason the waitress said. My daughter ordered a beef udon soup and a chicken teriyaki roll. Everything arrives quickly- looking back maybe too quickly. The tempura is good. The gyoza is ok but I prefer it soft not crunchy. It takes a while for me to get to the sashimi and nigiri because we don't have any soya sauce at the table. In the end I finish off all the cooked items and must ask for soya sauce because no one is checking on us. The nigiri is ok but the sashimi is not ok at all. The first and last bite of tuna, it was so gross I had to spit it out. It was so super large so I had to bite a piece off and it was too fishy and not of the sashimi deliciousness you would expect. I had to take a moment so as to make sure I wasn't going to get sick. Thankfully I did not. I finished off the small bit of my green tea and ate some of the udon soup to get the gross taste out of my mouth. The oversize thick slices of salmon and tuna sashimi no longer look appetizing but are giant size reminders of disgusting flavour. No one comes by to refill the tea, or to ask how the food was, or to ask if we want dessert. Someone brings the bill and plops it down and rushes off. I grab the bill and rush up to pay. The bill is $28.50- I leave one dollar as tip. No one asks why and we head off, unimpressed but for the very last time. I vaguely recall that I wasn't super happy the last time I was here but obviously had forgotten. The quality of the sashimi was really down tonight but I think it's the service that really needs help. Or at least they should hire people that have an interest in the restaurant service industry. Restaurants can have problems but the problems can't be solved if there are no check ins. If people aren't happy when they leave a restaurant they will not be back. If a restaurant doesn't even know why customers are unhappy, good luck fixing that! As I finish writing and my stomach churns and groans - I pray I will be ok to eat sashimi again another day, somewhere that gives a damn. Good bye, Sushiyama, I'm leaving you because frankly, you just don't give a damn. My little girl's stomach is fine so I am not feeling litigious. Thank you, Yelp, for giving a damn and hearing my story. You've been warned! read more

Go to Sushiyama if only for the Sunomono Salad and (SUPER MEGA Sized) Sashimi. Open conveniently late (12 or 1), I've had consistently tasty and reasonably priced pseudo-japanese meals here. Their Sashimi pieces are indeed massive and their Sunomono is packed with broccoli and prawns. Looking over some of the other reviews it seems poor hygiene has been an issue for some, so far I haven't noticed but will now be on the lookout. read more

Sushi Yama - Yum! - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

PROS: - service is good - food comes quickly - prices are cheap - portions are decent CONS: - restaurant smells kinda like bleach - quality isn't that great I usually come here because it's close to my place. Food here is always quick and decent, but nothing to rave about. Yes there's street parking. If you kinda go a block into the hood there's free street parking. read more

This used to be one of my favourite spots for sushi... Since the ownership changed, the service has been horrible. The servers were yelling at each other across the restaurant right in the customers' ears. I ordered a bowl of soup and it was extremely salty, and when I complained, she tasted it with the spoon that I was using! It was disgusting! Definitely not going back.... read more

Their sashimi is out of this world. Actually everything I've had here is absolutely amazing. I first went to this place when it was only half the size (literally) and since then they have expanded the restaurant to serve more of their adoring customers. Usually when sushi places get more popular they start to go down in quality, but that is not the case with Sushyama. Thier sashimi is served to you in steak like proportions, and their creativity with their rolls is a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach. Just to name of a couple of my favorites off the top of my head, I love their mango mango roll, their crunch roll and their caterpillar roll. The quality and prices are the best I've seen in town and I love bringing my out-of-town friends here to brag. read more

This is one of my go-to sushi places. It's inexpensive with really good sized portions. Since they're always slamming busy, I find the sashimi always fresh. (Watch out for dinner time as there is often a line-up, particularly around 6-6:30pm). If you want a bit of variety, you can try one of their huge bento boxes. Otherwise, I recommend their rolls. Love their Monkey's Tear, Salafornia, Caterpillar rolls.Have a craving for sashimi? You'll love their huge chunks of sashimi slices. read more

I left Sushiyama not very satisfied. Full, but not satisfied. After reading all the reviews here, I was excited to try this place, but it wasn't what everyone hyped it up to be. We started off with salmon sashimi. The pieces were HUGE but not complaints there. Next came our sushi. We ordered the spicy tuna roll, chopped scallop and the mango mango roll. I was disappoitned to see that the only thing that made the spicy tuna spicy was the addition of some hot sauce on top. The chopped scallop was okay, but the mango mango was weird! It was salmon and tuna with mango in a roll, but the mango overwhelmed the declicate flavours of the salmon and tuna and the whole piece was very dry. It was lacking some sort of sauce. We also ordered a tempura udon which was fine. The udon was chewy with a nice spring and the tempura wasn't too oily. Finally we ordered some fried squid and this was a huge disappointment. The batter didn't stick very well to the squid and most of the pieces had more batter than it did squid. Once you bite into a piece, the batter slid right off and you're left with a tiny piece of squid. I did not enjoy this at all. Service was a bit slow. It took us nearly 10 minutes to flag down a waitress to get our bill. Everything was decently priced, but quality was lacking. All in all, Sushiyama has some decent offerings (sashimi, chopped scallop and udon), but otherwise I wasn't that happy with the food. read more

Decent sushi, but what surprises me are the prices!! Boy is it affordable!! Sushi pieces are a decent size. Quality is good. The box dishes are healthy portions and really affordable. I would definitely come back here again. Very good bargain for what you get. It's owned by Koreans though. I can expect that from a East Coast sushi restaurant, but for Seattle/Vancouver area, I would think that there would be more Japanese owned sushi restaurants. read more

I was so excited about trying this place before heading out to the Biltmore, and the swarms of people confirmed it's quite popular. ... And, I would have probably liked it, had they not totally ruined my food. One of my rolls had prawn in it, and they'd somehow managed to CHOP TINY PIECES OF PRAWN TAIL UP AND DISTRIBUTE IT THROUGHOUT MY ROLL. Needless to say, there's no better way to turn someone off than forcing them to pick tiny disgusting sharp pieces of tail out of their mouth. Pffflechghsdgowefohsdfhothhhhhhhhhh read more

Okay...so I get to YVR 2-3 times per year on business. I always make it a habit to frequent Sushiyama, and it continues to remain in my eatery rotation for BC. The Garlic Tai is one of my favorites, and is so simple, yet so wonderful. Also, being a udon fanatic, the Nabeaki Udon is just pure heaven. The staff is fast and courteous, and the prices very reasonable. If you're in Vancouver, I highly recommend this place. read more

I love the "sushi pizza" ......amazing. great quality sashimi. wild salmon! pretty reasonably priced for both food and libation! frankly it's a hit! read more

Best value and quality of sashimi I've found in a very long time. For around $8 you get 7 very large pieces of tuna and wild salmon (only .25$ more for the wild instead of the farmed was appreciated). Miso soup was piping hot, ebi sunomono was generous and had nice big prawns instead of the little bitty shrimp you sometimes get. Mango mango roll was actually not as good as I had hoped... it was a bit dry and lacked the 'oomph' I like in a fish/fruit roll. But, will definitely go back. Not the BEST sushi restaurant you'll go to, but consistent quality, service is quick and friendly, prices are fair. read more

Really? i would have thought this place was off the hook at 5 stars but i guess not. it was really busy when i went but my friend and i got seated at the bar. I noticed right away the price of food was lower so i was a bit concerned for how good this would be. Like i said it was packed so clearly they are doing something right. we ordered pretty much right away. The friendly chefs handed us our food at the bar, everything seemed very fresh. we both inhaled our food, got the bill and peaced out. i asked for extra ginger and they forgot, that is why a star is missing but no ones perfect. read more

Meh at best. The place is busy but I'm not sure why it smells like old dish rag and fishy. Toro was so fishy I had to spit it out, crunch roll was ok, kamizee roll was only flavoured as hot with all the spicy sauce. Husband had Katsu donburi and the pork was raw and not very well flavoured. I wouldn't recommend this place honestly it was open later so there a plus for it. read more

I'm very disappointed in the new ownership changes. Our family has been long time customers for years and have loved the company. Tonight we ordered and the prices were very high, and the pieces of sushi, Nigiri, were substantially smaller. And the sunimono salad was much too sweet. I called and talked to the manager and she merely explained that the new ownership had increased prices. She was not willing to do anything to retain my business. I also said not only the prices were very high but the pieces were very small. She did nothing to try to satisfy my disappointment. She said over 100 people have complained and she can do nothing. She did not want to pass my number to the new owner either. I asked her to and I'm not sure if she is going to but she did not want to. She said all the prices have gone up but that is not the point. It was clear she did not care about customer satisfaction. read more

Vancouver has many Japanese restaurants, but out of all of the ones I have tried, this one seems to be the best. The quality of their food is amazing. Everything tastes fresh, authentic, and delicious. The serving sizes are good. The service is fast. They have wonderful bento box combos and their sushi tastes better than any other sushi I have had in Vancouver. Hands down my favourite Japanese restaurant in Vancouver. read more

I can't say i love this place, but i keep going back as it's pretty good compare to what's around the area. Areas they do well: price, variety and quantity. Quality is average. Not your super refresh AA grade sashimi but B grade. Areas needing improvement: interior. There's a lot of raw food in sushi, a clean and well maintain looking place is important. read more

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Up until the point I finished my meal, I would have given this place four stars. The food: Delicious Prices: Great. We got 2 cups of tasty tea, 2 avacodo rolls, a cucumber roll, a big yam roll, a bowl of miso soup and shared it all. The bill came to just over $9. (I'm not a sushi-ite but this seemed like a good deal for two hungry people to appease their bellies) The atmosphere: Unpretensious, not too focussed on style but rather a layout that offers a sense of privacy (We went at about 11pm and they sat us on one side of the divider, so the nearest groups were two tables away on either side, or behind a divider. Very nice.) The original server: Friendly and helpful. Then I suppose our server finished her shift, because we sat there for 6 or 7 minutes with our dishes stacked in between us desperately trying to make eye contact with the two other servers who were seating people and cleaning tables around us. Finally one of them asked if we were done and cleared away the stuff, then after a few minutes brought us the bill. As soon as she walked away I put the money on it, but it took another 6 or 7 minutes for her to take it, and 2 or 3 to bring back the change. Spent almost as much time trying to pay as we did enjoying the meal. All in all it was an enjoyable evening, but it would have been so much better if we had been able to leave when it was at it's peak! read more

Decent stuff, obviously not as stellar as sushi nanaimo in this price range, but this place is much closer so I come here when I need a fix. The tuna don though, with so much tuna I seriously worry about upsetting the ecosystem. read more

My bestie took me here and I was blown away with the selection maki. Uh. Delicious! Salafornia roll (no not a typo) is a must, the crunch roll was memorable and I really wanted the mango mango - if only just to call out "mango mango" really loud. I'm giving it my stamp of "cheap and cheerful" and a definite re-visit. read more

Tuna Donburi is likely the best deal if you like raw sushi. There was so much thick and large fish, I couldn't eat it all, and it was only $7.25 or so, so I took it home and fried it up for breakfast 3 days later. This is shashimi on rice with a few salady vegetables at the bottom of the bowl. Came with miso soup. I have enjoyed their regular sushi in the past, but usually need to ask for more ginger. read more

I usually dislike giving negative comments, you know the whole "if you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all".... but then it would make giving honest reviews very difficult. Before I focus more on the negatives, there are some positives. The size of the restaurant is biggest big, so getting a table wasn't that difficult. My wife and I were seated immediately. The next positive is that the fishes, eggs, urchins, etc., were fresh. I ordered a scallop roll, a Philadelphia roll, 2 ikura, 2 salmon, 2 toro and 1 uni nigiri. In terms of flavour, they were very tasty. Notice that I only mentioned taste, since the seaweed used were very tough and chewy, not good. Also, for the nigiri, the rice at the bottom was starting to dry and get crunchy. Another issue, while we understand not every Japanese restaurant are owned, operated, staffed by Japanese.... it is disappointing when my wife pronounce the menu items in a Japanese accent and the waitresses were unable to figure out what she's saying. That was probably the reason our orders were incorrect first time around. The food took quite a long time to arrive, seemingly felt like 10 minutes at least. With items presented not all at once, but piecemeal. All in all, we found this place very disappointing. Lots of better sushi bars around town. 2/5 stars and I'm being kinda generous. read more

I came here with my family twice to try sushi box. Its delicious and price is reasonable but the service is to bad. I recommend that you should improve the service. read more

Sushi Yama - Sushi & Sashimi Box - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Over 6 months ago i would have given this place 4 stars but i feel the quality has gone down the toilet a bit. Presentation, and overall taste has suffered. Don't ask me why but the rice isn't as light and fluffy as it used to be, fish and veg's seem lacking. It doesn't mean i won't go back, but it just means i will trying the competition before going back. A good stand by sushi place and it's open till midnight. read more

UPDATE: I've upgraded Sushiyama to 4 stars after a serious of extra-delicious visits. It still isn't extremely high quality sushi, but the fourth star is mostly for value, pushed over the edge by some extra-delicious tuna tataki... -- "Sushiyama" means "Sushi Mountain" in Japanese, which is a fair name for a place that serves huge portions. Unfortunately, the food is average quality, with no real thought to presentation. I guess the chefs are just busy pounding it out for the huge lines that develop at dinner and later. On the plus side, while you may have to wait a few minutes for a table, you know that the fish will be relatively fresh. Don't take anyone here to impress them, but if you want inexpensive, large portions, especially late at night (they're open until midnight most days), Sushiyama is the place for you. read more

Tried this place with a friend the other night and was pleased, not blown away, but not dissatisfied either. The price/quality balance is pretty excellent, but the quality is not tops. Not bad at all, but there are many places in Vancouver that are much better quality. Considering the price, I'll probably be back, but I have my own staple sushi place (see my other reviews...) so I'll only be back with friends. That said, it was sort of fun coming here since its so crowded, and plenty of Japanese people in attendance which is always a good sign. The waitresses are seemingly Japanese immigrants/visitors to Canada as well, another good sign. The black cod was pretty good, and the wild salmon sashimi was excellent (hard to screw this one up, as long as the fish is good quality and fresh, which it was). Wasn't a huge fan of the spider roll, which is usually one of my faves. Either way, A-OK. read more

We came here for lunch on a weekday and it was PACKED. For the location and price, I can see why. I think I came here ages and ages ago when it was under a different name? Or different owner? Anyways it looks really different now. Great lunch time specials, awesome price. We had the ... sashimi bento box? They were generous with the portion size. I came in hungry and after one box? Super full. A pretty ordinary but not mediocre place. No frills. The kinda joint you can hit up everyday and it wouldn't be boring or break the bank. read more

I had an alright time here, the sushi was nothing to write home about. It wasn't bad, it wasn't good, it was just fine. I had the chirashi don and an order of uni. They didn't have shiso (mint) which I like with my uni. My boyfriend ordered the udon and although it looked appetizing to me with spinach on top he said the beef was chewy, the soup bland and the noodles overcooked. Take it or leave it, personally I probably won't be looking to come back any time soon. read more

Sushi Yama - Uni! Pretty damn good - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Okay, i am totally waffling between a three and a four here... but i'd rather send someone over with lowered expectations than idealized sushi dreams. This place is either one of my favorites or is... not bad. I could eat their tuna tataki until i become pickled from the insides out by the delicious, tangy vinegar dressing it floats in OR i could be so grossed out by their greasy sashimi bento that i can't finish my meal (speaking of which, i need to go throw out my week old leftovers from that particular dinner) Yea, you heard right. GREASY sashimi. Like, i dipped my salmon in soy sauce and saw oil bubbles in there when i lifted it out. This place scores high when you order one of their fancier rolls or- let me just mention it again!- the tataki, but i find that when you order cheaper items or their bento, the quality is a little lacking. Their service is patchy at best. They are either ABYSMAL at timing out when your food arrives, or they constantly forget someones meal and just tell you 'oh, that one takes longer to prepare' (even if it's something like a california roll) Do they think we don't know half that stuff is churned out like fast food? Last time we were there everyone had their food for a full fifteen minutes and was almost done eating by the time my disappointing sashimi bento arrived. Their servers aren't quite my favorite either... Once, a pescatarian friend of mine ordered the veggie bento, but our server brought him a beef teriyaki box. When he told the waitress he had asked for the veggie bento, she flat out said no you didn't you asked for beef.' When my friend politely assured her that he did not, due the fact that he has not eaten beef for two years, she kept insisting he said beef. My friend argued with her and eventually she said she'd go get a veggie bento made asap... although before going to the kitchen, she grabbed another waitress, stood four feet away from our table speaking in angry-sounding Chinese and gesturing at us. I think when i started coming here years ago i would have given it five stars, but my love for it is waning... Those fuckers are soooooo lucky i love their tataki. read more

Great place for sushi with good portion sizes and pricing. It's currently my favorite place for sushi in Vancouver. I usually do take out and recommend. read more

Over the last two years I've gone from a skeptical and sheepish consumer to a bona fide superfan. I'm not sure where they get their fish from but, for the price, you cannot do better in this city. The service is often timid, but you just need to be assertive in getting your orders in. Well done Sushiyama. Well done. read more