what a nice place to eat late night considering it is not that expensive either. the service wasn't that bad either it was about the same as any other ayce places i've been to and was beyond avg this night, the menu selection wasn't that great and i found myself wishing i could pay more for more item selections. unfortunately the most important part- the food- was quite a BIG dissapointment comapred to what i have heard. the simplest thing in terms of the gomae really pissed me off because it was very salty. I have just never tasted that before and it was really weird and disgusting. I thought to myself how do you mess up gomae. the sashimi also wasn't at a high standard and i could barely taste the salmon. With two of my favorite dishes messed up i really cannot give a solid rating for food. But to be fair there were a lot of positives as well = oyster motoyaki, chopped scallop cones, fried chicken wings, and i forgot what it was called but it was a curry flavored skewered in which i was very happy with. The wasabi was very good as well as it was very strong. Overall though if you compare there food with other ayce establishment I was not impressed one bit.

Tomokazu on West Broadway is the sister restaurant to Ninkazu in Richmond. If they were really sisters, Tomokazu would be the awkward, dorky sister living under the shadow of the popular and talented Ninkazu. They might be related, but they are nothing alike. The servers don't actually smile, nor are they friendly in even the slightest way. They are, however, efficient and quick in refilling tea & water, bringing your food and removing empty plates.

The food itself was just ok - really nothing at all like the food at Ninkazu, which wowed me with both presentation and flavours. The beef tataki was so disappointing at Tomokazu that I actually questioned whether or not I had the right dish. It was bland and watery and the sauce was completely flavourless. The ebi sunomono had one small piece of a freezer-burned baby shrimp (not even a whole one) and the noodles were tough and tasted old. Some of the more average dishes like the tempura, gomae and gyoza were good, and the sashimi was fine - but after my experience at Ninkazu, I just felt let down. The value is still decent, because for the sashimi and nigiri sushi I ordered, it would have been over $20 anywhere else - the $22.95 I paid for the deluxe option here was still worth it, as I probably had about $40 worth of food. I can't rate this restaurant mediocre, so I give it three stars - if you expect something really great, the trip to Richmond is worth it.

I would go back, I just know which dishes to avoid next time.

I use to come here for ayce.....but i've discovered other places that have a better menu. their food is ok for ayce, service is decent, but i find the place pretty dirty and not well maintained. I haven't been there for a while now but it's one of the decent ayce in bc.

i'd highly recommend toyama in the robson area, it's got an amazing menu and it's newer so atmosphere is great. But service is mediocre

Food: didn't have the AYCE. The salmon sashimi quality seemed much better than what you get from the AYCE menu. The chopped scallop roll didn't have any flavor. The spicy salmon roll was disappointing in that all it was was a regular salmon roll with some hot sauce (like Frank's Red Hot) put on top.

Service: nothing special, nothing bad.

Value: of course not as good value compared to eating AYCE, but portions and quality were reasonable for the price.

Ambiance: clean, tables not too crowded together.

we went to this restaurant for a special dinner for a large group. I found the place to be a bit dirtyin the booth that we sat in. The portions seemed to be quite small, the beef short ribs were full of fat. The oyster motoyaki tasted like leather, with mustard in it. The rolls were just okay. the place isn't owned by Japanese people so the sashimi didn't look too good. For the price we could have went to a nicer restaurant and had a better experience. Before you order make sure you read the print in the box at the bottom of the menu so you don't end up wasting your money. I would never come back to this restaurant again I think there are many other restaurnts that are 100 times better than this one, and are cheaper even though they are'n't all you can eat.

I have been a patron and fan of this restaurant for quite awhile as I love all you eat Japanese sushi especially those that offered valued menus throughout the day.

The food has always been good. The sushi is always fresh as my favorite has always been the California rolls and Alaska rolls along with the spicy tuna cones. The barbequed foods are to die for such as the beef short ribs, and yakitari.

The service is very inconsistent as it can be good one day and terrible the next. To my surprise and delight I have seen the return of original manager which upgrades the experience totally. I see good things to come. This guy has some really nasty speed with the quick hands and attitude to follow. The other manager ( good riddance) is just rude with no clue,no manners, no nothing. I hope they fired him already.

The décor of this restaurant is cozy and bright. This restaurant has some of the best valued menus you will ever find as it offers both quality and quantity. I would recommend this restaurant as it will surely satisfy those late night food cravings.

Definatly one of the better ones I've tried.

The deluxe menu was not really different from the "lite dinner" menu. Almost the same selection, with an exception of a couple of items. So, it would be a preference if you would want the extra items. The sushi was good, the chopped scallop cone was full of chopped scallop. The chicken karage was really good too.

I thought the service wasn't bad at all. They had mistakenly entered in the wrong quantity of our order, but they were quite pleasant about it. The lady that was serving us was really nice and cheerful.

The value was cheaper than most all you can eat places I have been to. $19.95 for the regular menu and $22.95 for the deluxe. We chose the regular menu and it was quite extensive for me already. There was more menu on the sheet that you order than the meny they give you too.

I've been to many all-u-can-eat sushi places and Tomokazu is definitely one of my favourites. Go after 9:30 and it's only about $13. You get a limited amount of sashimi, but it's worth it. Chicken wings, oyster motoyaki, chicken miso, and gyozas were my favourites. Overall, I'm a huge fan of this place. There's good parking - front and back, restaurant is clean, service is fast, and the food is really decent for the price. You get a good selection. If not, you can pay a little extra for the special menu.

Came here again a few more times and have tried their deluxe or "upgrade" menu, which means for a few dollars more, you can enjoy a larger variety of sashimi and sushi. We were swayed to upgrade seeing the "lobster sushi" , "shark fin sushi", "abalone sushi", "geoduck sushi" and the larger selection of sashimi that included mackrel, tai and others.

Unfortunately the above mentioned were all disappointing (the abalone was particularly gross). Lobster sushi is fake lobster diced up on rice and while I was ok with it being fake, it didn't even taste like lobster =( Shark fin sushi of course didn't have real shark fin, as expected, but was unimpressive with jelly fish and glass noodles on rice (which I personally didn't think goes together well). Sashimi was better but the tai was served frozen.

I would still recommend this place for AYCE but warn you to skip the upgrade menu unless you want to try a larger variety of sashimi.

My food quality rating of "4" is for an all-you-can-eat. They have good quality and lots of choice as far as these kind of places go, and things like Toro sashimi are a bonus. For a-la-carte sushi it would probably be a '3'

The service isn't so hot, particularly when it's busy. But as someone who usually eats a little later, once the rush has passed it's not so bad.

If you're looking for the best quality, no matter the price, head across the street to that more-renowned establishment. But if you want to kick back with beers and sake and chow down with your friends on a pretty extensive variety of sushi, of relatively good quality, for a decent price, this is a good spot.