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SushiBoy is a Japanese restaurant on Broadway at Yukon that specializes in their take out menu and affordable prices.
This place is my favorite in all of Vancouver. Hard to know why, actually. The place is tiny and kind of run down. Hardly any seating (mostly take-out). The owner is always friendly and happily cheerful. He is completely dedicated to his craft, I mean completely! To talk to him about sushi is like talking to a professor. He shops for fresh fish every day, refuses to use farmed salmon (tastes bad), invents new dips, sauces and makis constantly and practically lives there. I know sashimi is just little chunks of raw fish, but believe me: you won't find better anywhere in town, even at the usual 3 times the price. It's his art form; and I really don't think he knows how bad the place looks. Quirky is a good word, a good quirky! Just go for the food...
Me and a friend decided to have sushi and found this place opened.
Food: We ordered the chicken teriyaki bentobox along with 18 pieces of sushi and a spicy tuna roll. They both came with miso soup which is self serve. Overall the food was really good (maybe we were really hungry). The best item was the spicy tuna which is very fresh. All the food prepared were made before our eyes which is a plus.
Value: All in all, the total bill was under $20 includes tip for 2 people stuffed.
Overall: Although the chef was japanese, I think it would kinda mainstream sushi and nothing to wow me to come back. Also, being in lower mainland, there are tons of sushi joints I have yet to venture. 6 out of 10.
If you live around there and really want to eat cheap sushi, you might want to go. I used to live near there so I went few times, once in a while, only when I was too lazy to cook or look for a good place.
There is not so much I can say, but I overheared that the owner/sushi shef had been taking 50% of tips. Maybe that's why servers don't stay long.
Not very clean floor, cheap looking (actually very ugly) posters on the window, and ok food. I'm kind of curious how long it's gonna be around.
ordered the sushi for take out. They had to wake the chef up --he was sleeping on a table in the restaurant. he got up and without washing his hand began making the sushi.Anyways while I was in the restaurant waiting for my sushi to be made i started looking around and saw to my horror what looked like a liberal scattering of mouse poo all over the floor under the sushi bar - I talked myself out of it rationalizing that it was likely just rice that had fallen on the floor and got dusty.
I ate the sushi -which was pretty good for quick cheap take out. Later when I got home and out of paranoia I check the Vancouver Coastal Health web site which confirmed my worst fears.
This was last summer. If the sanitation of the staff and the restaraunt was improveed I would definelty go back, but as it stands I don't think I will be returning.
I used to come here years ago en route from UBC and recently went back. The maki rolls are passable: I had the spicy combo, consisting of a spicy tuna, spicy scallop, and spicy oyster makis. The flavour seemed unchanged, ie. yummy, though the size may have shrunk somewhat. The decor has improved slightly with small dining tables next to the windows instead of elbowing people at the bar. The friendly owner was doing the food preparation, money, and serving by handing food over the glass display. In all, a good casual eatery, but don't take anyone you're trying to impress.
Sushi Boy was the place I first tried sushi about ten years ago. I used to go a lot and enjoyed everything they made. I don't know if it's because I am a more experienced in the joys of sushi, if new management has changed the recipes or if eating at Toshi's has made all other sushi unbearable, but I did not enjoy my last visit there. Yes, there is more seating but the rolls were mostly rice, sunomono tates weird, service was slow. Alas, not the Sushi Boy of my youth! Maybe they were having a bad day, who knows. Would like to see more posts.
The title is pretty self-explanatory. The sushi at SushiBoy is really underrated. The cheery chef chooses only the best cuts of fish (always fresh and wild). He's a one-man-show so be prepared for displays of multi-tasking that might be frowned upon. Although the rice in the sushi is sometimes too loose and falls apart, the sashimi/ sashimi-salad is amazing (especially the hamachi and sockeye salmon). Just try to take-out the food and don't look around too much hehe.
Holly....... the worst sushi i aten in my life i saw the sign saying 18 pieces for 4:95 i went in when i saw the owner i just wanted to walk away handling money and making the sushi same time there was sushi premade already. all the rolls are so small the ricei ate it all smelled so bad like u wanted to puke dipping the soy sauce without the soy sauce i just wanted to throw it away cant believe i wasted 5 dollars on this crap i wouldnt come to this place again if someone gave me money to eat the food man im still having nightmares on the smell of the rice
I was pretty shocked to read the previous reviews. I'd only eaten at Sushi Boy a few times in the last year, and always had a pleasant experience. What compelled me to write however, is a result of my last two visits in the last two weeks, which were very satisfying.
What I love about this place is that it's quirky. The owner is quirky and the hand drawn art that adorns the walls is full of quirky character. Yes, the owners nails are a bit dirty, and the place is not spic and span, however, the food is pretty tasty stuff, and is worth the visit.
Most recently, I had the b-b-q pork belly don. The meat in this dish was delicately stewed in a delicious sweet and savory dark sauce. The meat was perfectly tender, and there was lots of it. What is usually meat and rice in a don, was instead also packed with a generous helping of fresh mixed greens and a dollop of ginger (the kind that is not dyed in pink!) Truly delicious. My companion had the unagi (eel) don and was equally satisfied. The negitoro roll is what I usually go in for, and it is always fresh, and tasty.
On my last two visits, I noticed a few changes to the place, which has improved my already favorable opinion. First of all, there are real dishes which have replaced disposables. Secondly, when dining in, miso soup is on the house. Thirdly, he has hired extra help and it has made for a less harried atmosphere, and a more hospitable one.
On top of my list of tops, this place uses no MSG in its food. A rarity in Japanese fast food cuisine.
So to all that I say, "Oh yum."
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