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    Tokyo Joe's

    3.4 (41 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Mi P.

    Philadelphia roll : Salmon , avocado , Cream cheese (picture attached) Actually it is just a roll with smoked salmon and cream cheese. Disappointed

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    Anthony F.

    A consistent, high-quality sushi place close to St. Paul's Hospital. I believe it's family-owned. I've been coming here since 2009, and I'm sure it's been here much longer than that. Today I ordered a spicy BC roll, chopped scallop roll, and spicy wild salmon roll. The spicy sauce on the wild salmon is sriracha and I'm glad they serve wild salmon here; it does make a difference. The chopped scallop roll is pretty standard. The real star today was the spicy BC roll, with tender BBQ salmon and skin with some imitation crab in it as well. For three pretty standard well-done rolls, add taxes and brown rice (not advertised very well but it's available!) the bill was $15. You could eat very well here for about $10 if you go with a combo, bento box, or chirashi don.

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    Melissa F.

    I want better value for my sushi. The rolls are affordable, and good quality fish, but they are kind of poorly constructed and just not.. enough. Would not return although a lot of people find this place good..... Too many sushi places in Vancouver to go back to something this average.

    Tuna and salmon chirashi don
    Pat D.

    Came here during the week for lunch. It gets pretty busy during the lunch rush. We had a group of 5 and all of the tables inside were set up for 2. They do have a outdoor section too. I had the tuna and salmon chirashi don. The food here is what you would typically get from your average downtown sushi restaurant. Decent if you're in the area, but nothing to go out of your way for. You go up, pay, sit down and wait for your order. They have self serve tea and water on the side. Efficient.

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    Ada L.

    If you're looking for cheap eats, this is one of them. I found this place randomly one evening and decided to give it a try. The service was very good and their food was decent. I overly ordered again so I can try more of their rolls. It was way too much good for two people. We ordered: rainbow roll, volcano rolls, salmon sashimi, gomae, and chopped scallop & toro nigiris. The nigiris were made with very fresh ingredients and I really enjoyed their toro. I also LOVED their gomae!!! I LOVED their peanut sauce and best part was it was drenched with lots of sesame seeds. We found an eyelash in one of our rolls and before we even spoke up their chef saw and quickly removed the dish and ordered us a brand new rolls instead. I appreciated their honestly and actions to correct the slight incident. Overall good cheap eats if you're craving quick Japanese food!

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    9 months ago

    Most unassuming sushi spot in downtown Vancouver. Super fast service and super affordable. Really fresh fish! Cheap eat under $10.

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    7 years ago

    Great sushi with affordable prices. We really enjoyed the chicken udon too. I would come here again.

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    good food, good price fast service not great in terms of ambiance but highly recommend for take-out. I eat lunch from hear at work everyday

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    Great. We just stopped because we were hungry and had gotten lost. Great food and service.

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    Great tempura, great soup, great sushi. Only in Van do you find this amazing Japanese food for so cheap.

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