I love eating here, and come by at least once a week.

The service is always fast and friendly. I've never seen takeout so neatly packed! Cooked and raw sushi is fresh, tasty, beautifully presented, and delicious. I recommend the mango salmon roll and rainbow roll--yum! I love when a sushi restaurant tells you exactly what's in their rolls, and this one does just that. And they only serve wild salmon--yes!!

As other reviewers have noted, the atmosphere is not much. It's a concrete space in the Waterfall Building, and feels very post-industrial Japanese. Pipes and concrete everywhere. Don't expect much in the way of authentic Japanese atmosphere.

I find the food to be well-priced for what it is. I am willing to pay more for fresh food and good service, and Oyaji always delivers on those two points.

Happy to return, again and again.

I love trying new Japanese restaurants especially the ones that are simple, just provide great food at a reasonable price. This is one restaurant that you could easily walk by and not even notice - it's located in a small space in the very modern Waterfall building. Don't let their looks deceive you, the prices are extremely affordable and they only serve wild salmon. Yes, it was that sign stating wild salmon that lured me in the first time and I go back every week. There aren't a lot of tables, perfect for a group of 4-6 or take-out. The food is of the highest quality and so is the presentation. Vancouver has no shortage of Japanese restaurants and they're either authentic and great tasting but expensive, or inexpensive but sacrifices taste. Oyaji is authentic and you don't need to spend more than $10 per person.

From the reviews that I had read about this place, it sounded to me like quite a stand-up place to dine. And so, begins my (and the boyfriend's) journey. We arrived there to discover a not-so-lovely visual of an eatery shrouded in concrete everywhere. Doesn't contribute much to the mood and atmosphere of an eating establishment in general, much less a Japanese one. Nonetheless, I love food so I will give it a try regardless of location and how it looks on the outside. As I sit down with the menu, I can't help but notice that it seems to cater to a more westernized audience. For example, when you eat the "westernized" version of Chinese food found in places like food courts in the malls, etc., it differs from authentic Chinese food. Though I am not saying that it's not authentic, that's the best comparison I can draw at the moment. Maybe it is just my personal preference, but they use wild salmon only, something I do not quite enjoy as much. It's not for everyone, but if it's something that you enjoy, then this one is for you. Between us two, we had ordered an unagi sushi, saba sushi, ebi sunomono salad, mango salmon roll, alaska roll, spicy salmon roll, gyoza and edamame. Disappointed to say, the saba was the freshest thing that we had ordered, not that the others weren't fresh but just not as noticeable, I suppose? The unagi tasted like your typical unagi that you can get anywhere, the shrimp in the sunomono tasted like it had been soaked in salt water all day before being dropped onto the top of the noodles, the salmon in the mango salmon roll, alaska roll, and spicy salmon roll seemed to be a bit soggy, kind of fell apart as we ate it. Gyoza didn't have much flavour and didn't really taste salty enough, edamame was also pretty standard. Also, the service wasn't bad, but it wasn't very good either. All in all, everything seemed pretty mediocre and not much different if I were to eat it in a food court somewhere. I don't in any way mean for this to be offensive, this is purely my own opinion. But for a first-time sushi-goer, this may be the place to be and the price is right. The establishment is clean-looking, so at least has somewhat of a comforting atmosphere.