I was up in Vancouver only recently, visiting a friend while we went to a convention together. A month ago he was in my home town and I took him around for eats; this time it was his turn.

We started at this little place at the bottom of a street called Lonsdale. It was an unassuming looking place, sort of a hole in the wall that I might have walked past but my friend insisted that we go. I'm glad he did.

The sushi in here is simply to die for. Their specialty rolls were some of the best tasting things I've ever tried, especially the sushi shooters, sunshine rolls, and northshore rolls. Simply unreal and the perfect start to what would be an eventful weekend.

The service here is quick and efficient, though perhaps not quite equal to their exquisite food. Likewise, the ambiance was merely adequate, though I did notice a couple of walled off booths towards the back that struck me as something that might have been fun to eat in. Perhaps next visit.

All of their good rolls are pricey, so this is something to keep in mind. They did have cheaper things on the menu, but my friend insisted that we get the best they had to offer and I'm glad he did. Definitely worth a visit or three.

Last night, my husband and I stopped into Honjin Lonsdale for a quick meal after scouting on dinehere. We were in a bit of a rush so we had initially intended to order take out, but since we couldn't find a menu online, we decided to eat in and hope that the service would be prompt.
We were quite pleasantly surprised, with both the quality of food and the level of service and speediness.
We ordered the california roll (with real crab), deep fried scallop roll, ebi nigiri sushi, and a katsu don. Everything we ordered tasted great (and I've sampled many japanese restaurants all over the lower mainland). The only complain would be that the rolls were quite a small portion.
We were done our entire dinner service in under 25min, and the servers constantly checked and refilled our tea, cleaned up our dishes, etc. The staff were all courteous.
From our own experience and from the full house we witnessed last night (on a Tuesday night), we can tell this is a gem.

This place had really good sushi. Prices are decent and the service is usually good. Good fresh fish and a good crowd overall. Not dressy , so it's a nice place to go on any day of the week. They also have takeout. You should try it if you like sushi.

I am a frequent visitor to Honjin Sushi in North Vancouver for the past couple of years. Sushi makes up about a quater of my diet and therefor I am quite picky about my sushi and that is why Honjin is one a my favourite sushi stops. There are many "must haves" on the menu including "The North Shore Roll", their Spicy Tuna Roll (one of the best spicy sauces I have ever had and I've had alot), Tuna Tataki, Any and all Karages, and the Crab Salad which is covered is mayo and tempura flakes mmmmmm...

Despite the great food, the service is lousy at best and most often rude. The manager (whom my family has nicknamed "THE SUSHI NAZI") is a big a#%hole who leaves a bad taste in my mouth after every great sushi experience. I have unfortunately forgotten his name; however, if you visit this restaurant you will know who I am speaking about and if you ask anybody who requents Honjin about the Sushi Nazi they will know who you are speaking about.

If you want better service try the Yaletown location.

I used to frequent Honjin quite a bit. The food was very tasty and inventive. However, ever since they opened a second location in Yaletown, the quality isn't quite the same. I'll still go there from time to time but not crave it the way I used to.