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Isami Sushi Japanese Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Sushi Bars Japanese, Sushi Bars [Edit]
4603 KingswayBurnaby, BC V5H 4M4
Neighbourhood: Metrotown
(604) 434-1212
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
7 reviews for Isami Sushi Japanese Restaurant
7 reviews in English
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Review from Reiko S.
Vancouver, BC
10/23/2010
I grew up in burnaby and have been coming here for years. I now live in Vancouver but frequently make the drive out because it's my favourite place for sushi/Japanese food.
This place is owned and operated by a Japanese family (a rarity in this town). Obasan runs the front, ojisan makes sushi, and their daughter is one of the very friendly servers. The fish is always fresh, the sushi is always perfectly made, and appetizers and salads that are to die for.
I highly recommend their chawan-mushi (a traditional savoury crustless quiche) and their boneless karaage (fried chicken). They always have excellent ama-ebi nigiri and perfect natto. Oh, and they have exactly the right amount of green onion in their negi-toro. -
Review from Lisa C.
3/14/2012
We were looking for a Japanese restaurant near our hotel and a friend from Vancouver had suggested this place. It had fresh, delicious sushi! We wanted to go back the next day but they were closed as it was a Monday.
It is definitely a place we will visit again when we're back in town. I'd love to try a bigger selection of their sushi. -
Review from J H.
5/22/2012
Great tasting food and extremely curteous staff. I felt like I was in Japan. Chawan mushi was amazing. Prices reasonable considering the quality of the food.
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Review from Anselm H.
7/20/2011
We had dinner at Isami. Aside from slightly sour tofu in the miso soup and agedashi tofu the food was great including the negitoro roll, natto roll, sushi sashimi combo, shiitake butter. Fish is fresh.
Parking sucks if you're not used to meter or private lot parking. Second waitress was nice enough to break a fifty for the meter. First waitress I think might have not understood us.
Dessert was ume and green tea ice cream. -
Review from Ken C.
Burnaby, BC
3/26/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Isami Sushi is one of my go-to sushi restaurants. I've been going here for a number of years now and it never fails to please my tummy and I (along with whomever else is with me of course!).
The staff here is always on top of things and extremely kind. Business has died down a little bit over the years but there is still a good flow of customers.
Their portions are a little small but you're guaranteed to get quality Japanese food prepared by actual Japanese chefs. (haha)
If you are ever in need of a sushi fix, I highly recommend Isami! -
Review from Ra'ed E.
3/23/2011
Was visiting here from San Francisco, saw this on Yelp, but was not sure as it had very few reviews. Got more concerned when I saw it was not busy. To my surprise it was a great Sushi place!! I sat at the bar and asked the chef, who turned out to be the owner, to "fix me" and wow!! Amazing stuff, I didn't wanna ask him what each one was, I just wanted to enjoy. So the next time you are in Metro town, go to Isami, ask for Sami and tell him to "fix you". Then I got the bill, another pleasant surprise, coming from the Bay area we always expect to pay a lot for Sushi, this was very reasonable. Very surprise this place does not have more reviews. Highly recommend the place for their service and food.
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Review from P T.
7/22/2009
The staff is so fabulously attentive and friendly (pretty sure they're all japanese!). My absolute favorite is the tuna tataki...I always find a benchmark for my favorite dishes, and so far, the tuna tataki at Isami's has so far held it's spot as my #1 for Tuna Tataki :) It's got a sweet and spicy-gingery sauce going on that my husband and I just gobble up. I also love the chopped scallop roll. The prices are consistent with Vancouver, and the quality is top-notch.
I used to live in Vancouver-Burnaby (now in Seattle). Whenever I go back, I always get my REAL sushi fix at either Sushi Garden or at Isami Sushi. Isami's right around the corner from Sushi Garden, so if Sushi Garden (super popular) is too busy, hop around the corner! I love Sushi Garden too, but sometimes their lineups are too long, and their sushi somehow a tiny bit less authentic than Isami (c'mon, I know that they have made their mark by making BIG sushi, but isn't sushi supposed to a one-bite thing, not a 3-4 bite affair?) and sometimes I just want a really relaxing place to sit instead of the hectic affair they've got going on at Sushi Garden (very in and out, which is fine and part of the experience, but one doesn't want that all the time!).
