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Sake Maki
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
1414 Commercial DrVancouver, BC V5L
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
(604) 568-3632
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
30 reviews for Sake Maki
Review Highlights
"The crunch roll is to die for (specialty roll."
(in 3 reviews)
"Spicy tuna great too."
(in 4 reviews)
"True, the chef's special rolls come in at $8-$9, but..."
(in 5 reviews)
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30 reviews in English
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Review from Sarabbi K.
Vancouver, BC
1/27/2012
Cute and quaint, the little restaurant is friendly and cozy, great for get-togethers and casual 1 on 1s. They have notes posted along the walls from previous guests recommending certain menu items & thanking them.
The service is great, the staff is nice and we were regularly visited.
The food arrived promptly and was served very fresh. We ordered the Crunch Roll (recommended by the posts on the wall) and fell in love immediately. It's got to be their best seller - it has tempura in it and a slice a mango over the top drizzled in sauce - it looked and tasted amazing.
The portions are fair and the prices were very reasonable. They have lunch and dinner combos which is an excellent deal!!
I couldn't stop thinking about the Crunch Roll. The atmosphere was friendly and quiet and anyone walking in would immediately be greeted and taken care of immediately.
They have an extensive menu and will definitely return to try many other rolls!! -
Review from Craig B.
Vancouver, BC
11/2/2011
This place is great! Very reasonably priced and great creative sushi. The decor is not amazing but the food is great. I would recommend:
Prawn Mango Love (appetizer with prawn tempura and mango)
Tuna Sashimi with Yuzu sauce also a version with Toro and Avocado
Crunch roll
Their delivery is fast and free if you order $20. This is definitely the best Sushi place on the drive (& I have tried them all) -
Review from Rheanna F.
Vancouver, BC
8/28/2011
While this place isn't bad, it isn't great either. Their decor suggests that they took the place over from a Greek restaurant and didn't do much to remodel (classical pillars on the wall like you would associate with the Parthenon? Okaaay.) but i sort of wish it WAS still a Greek restaurant rather than another dime a dozen sushi place.
I find their salmon sashimi too greasy and their tuna sashimi never quite unthawed, although i have had an okay toro (fatty tuna) sashimi there a few times when my boyfriend has ordered it. The quality of their ingredients are pretty average, so it's the amount of selection on their menu that make this place stand out from most of the other sushi places on the drive. I like that they have a lot of specialty rolls, although i rarely ever get them because they usually cost around 8 to 9 bucks... If i'm going to spend that much on sushi i'd rather it was at a place like with *fresh* ingredients Shabusen or Guu!
My boyfriend is less of a sushi snob than i'm turning out to be, and this place remains his favorite on the Drive. It's pretty cool that they do delivery too. We've gotten it once before with no problems (i think if i had read the reviews on here about some bad delivery problems i might have reconsidered!) although with a 25 bucks minimum, it's hard not to think that you could get more bang for buck ordering Chinese or good 'ol pizza. -
Review from Jamie B.
Vancouver, BC
1/23/2012
I used to be an avid sushi eater but my significant other does not like raw fish. Therefore I've only had the veggie rolls with her and order one roll with fish when we go. So I haven't tried the real sushi in this place. Just to be perfectly clear. The food I have eaten however was top notch and you have a friend who hasn't got into sushi yet, this is the place to have their first bite. There are some complaints about the decor in the reviews about this place. Really? do you really care about the decor? Eat and shut up.
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Review from Xandria X.
Vancouver, BC
12/1/2011
Always a good meal. Friendly staff, often frequented by regulars, very accommodating re allergies. Menu extensive, fair pricing, great food. Solid Japanese fare without frills. And the best chicken karage I have ever had. Sunomono is likewise perfect.
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Review from Candice J.
Vancouver, BC
7/24/2011
We ordered with these guys through what used to be called "http://yummyweb.com" and is now "http://just-eat.ca". It's a great service, where you can see which restaurants are near you, which one deliver, their hours, their menus, etc, etc, etc. Use it all the time and it's always great. It also is cool because you can do all your ordering online, which is submitted to the restaurant. It gives you your total, your delivery charge (if there is one, based on your location) and your estimated wait time.
Well... after our "estimated wait time" was surpassed by 15 minutes, we began to worry that they maybe hadn't received our order (as they always call to confirm that you did in fact ordered, and we realized that we did not receive this call this time.) So we gave them a call and they confirmed that the driver was "on his way". Then she proceeded to tell us that we were actually going to have to pay an extra $5.00 delivery charge, because we are based in Burnaby. We informed her that she was wrong, we are in fact based in Vancouver, and only a 12 minute drive from the restaurant (their driver would prove this to be correct when he showed up at our home) but she was having none of it. Fine, we said. We would pay the charge, but we don't approve of their tactics.
Now... we are 30 minutes later... almost a whole hour after our estimated delivery time, two hours after we placed the order, we are hungry, we are cranky, we are upset with their business-dealings (we went back to the website and it's plastered all over that they have "FREE DELIVERY OVER $25.00", which is clearly false) and the driver is still nowhere in sight.
Disappointed. I have eaten IN their restaurant before, and the food is good and it's priced fine, but this whole experience has turned me off of their restaurant as a whole. Since when did a business owner saying, "I'm sorry... my mistake... let me make it up to you" go out the window around here??? Instead it's, "I'm going to give you the worst service possible and then demand EXTRA money from you, above and beyond what I quoted you!"
Unacceptable. -
Review from Erin W.
Vancouver, BC
12/17/2011
LOVE that this place delivers (although it usually takes 45 minutes to an hour) and LOVE that it's one of my top 2 places for sushi in the city. The prices are realistic and the sushi is quality. The deep friend spicy tuna roll comes with this spicy sweet sauce on the side that I adore, it's worth a try for sure :)
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Review from Nat P.
Vancouver, BC
2/26/2011
Sake Maki felt like our extended kitchen for a while - we live close by, and we started coming here a few times a week... for months.
lunches, dinners and take-outs...
The decor is warm and family friendly - i love the colourful "Sake Maki rocks my world" hand drawn testimonials all over the walls. I love the smiling wooden Buddha faces, and the mural of mount Fuji (with little swans!) Yes, it still has decorative echoes of being a Greek restaurant - but it's quirky, and i dig quirk.
The Crunchy Roll will blow the mind of every single one or your taste buds. So, come prepared.
The Angel roll is good, but doesn't have as much purple yam as the picture alludes to. The Yam Tempura rolls are definitely at the top of my yet to be made "best yam rolls of Vancouver" list. My partner often gets Spicy Tuna and California roll - never a complaint, the Teriyaki dishes are saucy...I get a kick out of their 'special salad' that comes with combination platters - It's unnatural how much i like this tiny bowl of lettuce - so special!
Every time we come things are served consistently hot (or chilled as the case may be), and at the same level of fresh tastiness. It's reliably good.
I will say don't come for lunch if you're in a great hurry - our slowest service has been at lunchtime, and I can see how a few have received a "why are you showing up here before we close" vibe, as I got that from a take-out experience once over the phone. "why are you calling me so late?" was her tone. But, when i arrived to pick up, (and recognized as a regular?) i was warmly welcomed and received fresh rolls on time..
I see others have noted poor service and poor sushi. I'm surprised, I expected to see the Sake Maki rolling a solid 4-5 stars, but, hey, shitake happens.
If you're by the Drive, and you need sushi - sockit to your taste buds and drop by the Sake Maki. -
Review from Evilyn T.
12/13/2010 6 photos
A friend suggested this place for a small group of us for dinner on a Sunday night, and since none of us felt like cooking we decided to give'r a try. We were seated right away, and given menus, which were a bit confusing since there were two different sushi menus, one featuring specials and the other featuring rolls available, and since Sunday is typically a day for me to be mentally slow, it took me a while to figure this out.
I was so excited that they had so many veggie options on the menu, so I ordered way more than I needed to, but my eyes have always been bigger than my belly, and I was glad to have leftovers. I ended up ordering a sushi combo #2, veggie gyoza, miso soup, and an angel roll, (which was filled with purple yam, avocado and mango, for $9! Overpriced!) The food all came pretty quickly and was really good, and I was stuffed like a little piggy before I knew it. We ordered dessert because they had deep fried banana and ice cream for like $6. And you always have room for ice cream because it just melts into all the cracks in your belly between the other foods, so it doesn't take up any space.
After gorging so badly I had to make a visit to the bathroom, which ended up with me using the men's room, since the ladies one was full. It's not like it was a bathroom with stalls so it didn't matter, it was just a room with a door you could lock. The problem was that after I used the toilet I realized it didn't flush. I felt like Harry from Dumb and Dumber, only THANK GOD I didn't drop a load like he did! But of course after realizing this thing wasn't about to flush I just wanted to get out of the restaurant as fast as possible. So of course I turned the lights off in the room and quietly snuck out before anyone could point a finger at me and accuse me of breaking the shitter. Luckily for me the bill was split up for each of us so there was no time wasted in trying to figure out how much each person owed, it was pay up and get the hell out!
I was thinking I'd be back, but after posting this, my embarrassment could lead me to another sushi spot if I am ever in this area.Listed in: Sushies!
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Review from Kay C.
Vancouver, BC
7/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
Solid performer, really tasty and fresh with delicious tempura and dynamite roll. Spicy tuna great too. Vegetable gyoza not the best. Service friendly and good. Well priced.
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Review from Eva B.
1/7/2011
After a movie three of us thought we would grab a late snack along the Drive. Someone suggested we go to Sake Maki as it was one of the few places open until 10:30pm. We ordered the tuna tataki, the tuna don, goma ae, the yaki udon and some items to go. Everything was good, but nothing inspiring or memorable. The restaurant seemed clean and orderly, but they could lose all the specials written on pieces of coloured paper and tacked to the walls.
The only thing I didn't like was the waitress. We seemed an inconvenience to her as we had stepped in the door 45 minutes before they were closing. She wasn't afraid of letting us know with her passive aggressive mannerisms. Impatient and a little grumpy when taking our order, getting our meals out as soon as they were ready instead of waiting 2 minutes to serve everyone together. Hovering over us while we paid the bill. I think some places should be more careful who they pick to interact with the public. There is a reason the mean soup guys business on Seinfeld failed. -
Review from Sonya R.
Burnaby, BC
5/6/2010
Love this place.. though I agree with the reviewer who said 8.95 feels like a ripoff. It does... and most places do that, serving special chef's rolls at 8-9$ each, why? I think it's just something they've seen others do and it worked, so others just copy it.. It seems more about presentation than expensive ingredients. And it seems some rolls should be worth more than others.
In any case, this place doesn't look like your typical sushi spot, it looks Greek on the outside, with white and blue trim. It probably used to be Greek before... anyway I calculated that it takes $200 to try all the chef's rolls... slowly and steadily, I will do it. I had dynamite and negitoro with something on top. Really juicy and good. I had takeout so I can't comment on service... no patio, though. Try it out!Listed in: Supremest of Sushi's
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Review from Jessica O.
Vancouver, BC
7/27/2010
I almost left here thinking that I had found a new decent sushi restaurant. Almost.
I onlu popped in for a really quick bite, as I remembered a pal mentioning their name and thought it might be worth a try because I needed to be at an appointment on the same block within the half hour.
I ordered a negitoro roll (add spicy sauce) and 2 pieces of wild salmon and they showed up almost instantly - I quickly wiped off the weird mayo-y pink "spicy sauce" and popped a piece in my mouth and it wasn't bad. The salmon nigiri tasted ok as well.
However, as I ate the last piece of the negitoro my teeth crunched down on a huge piece of bone, and my stomach instantly turned. I also noticed that the salmon was watery, like it was frozen and thawed quickly. But the real revolting aspect was the metallic, coppery flavour of poor quality tuna that filled my mouth afterward- I had to cram3 pieces of cinnamon gum into my mouth to make it go away.
Never again. *Shudder* -
Review from Koto K.
Vancouver, BC
5/27/2009 ROTD 6/4/2009
Sake Maki (They have various Sake cocktails, I've only tried the Sake mojito)
Best on the Drive and they deliver in the evening!
It's actually a mix of Chinese and Japanese food (so that can helpful if you're with people who don't necessarily want to be eating raw fish)
but these chefs are really careful with the QUALITY of the sashimi they put out which seems to be a rare find in this city
Look to spend about $8 - 20 on a meal (they have combos for lunch and dinner but you HAVE to order at least one of the Chef's creations - you get 8 pcs and it's not overloaded with sushi rice..you actually taste the filing and toppings) -
Review from Emily S.
Vancouver, BC
6/1/2009
Two of us were stuffed and the bill only came to $33. What???
That's right, yummy, filling sushi, for about $7.95/specialty roll that doesn't short-change you on the fish. The Hamachi tasted the best, and I wanted to try everything. Be prepared to seriously flag the servers if you want something, ANYTHING. I mean, literally, you should bring a flag. They love to just let you sit there.
Open late, OK atmosphere, right on The Drive. -
Review from Adelina W.
Richmond, BC
1/10/2010
Ordered the crunch roll, and the fuji roll off of the chef's recommendation. The crunch roll is primarily a californa roll (I think) with mango and coconut on top. Sweet and crunch - very unique and its a pretty good pairing. The Fuji roll is a spicy salmon roll with some extra stuff on top (can't remember exactly what). Also got a spicy tuna roll which was good.
The chef recommendations were 8.95 each and the spicy tuna roll was 3.49, with the total bill coming to $22 and change for two of us. It was delicious and cheap. A definitely plus in my books. However, don't expect superior service. During the entire meal, the servers didn't look happy to be there at all, shoving plates and trying to turn tables quickly. We were fortunate enough to get a table as soon as we entered, but there was quickly a small line up at the door. The restaurant is fairly small and cramped too.
I'm completely willing to over looking the poor service and cramped space for the sushi! Will definitely go back and try some other things. -
Review from Simon R.
BC
11/19/2008 1 photo
Without a doubt the best sushi restaurant in East Vancouver. Somehow fresher, tastier, and more filling than anything else, Saki Maki boasts many regulars, despite the fact that it only opened up like 5 months ago. The food here is decadent, rich and fancy with things like real crab, caviar, and mango. Very classy ambiance on the inside, with blue simplistic patterns and clean new furniture.
Crunchy as it should be, and soft when it needs to be, Saki Maki serves about 20 different kinds of $8 specialty rolls, concocted by the chefs and good enough to make other sushi taste like hamburgers. The service is good, perhaps because of the confidence in what's being served.
Beware of the dessert roll though, I don't think people in Japan actually put grapes, coconut and cream cheese in with their rice and seaweed. -
Review from Jack S.
Vancouver, BC
6/6/2010
This is yet another average sushi place in Vancouver. I'm beginning to seriously question these reviews of sushi places. It seems that if the fish is fresh that gets you 4 stars. This place is cozy though the paper stuck to the walls of 4yos praising the restaurant feels pretty lame. The service is dreadful - the owner seemed to be in the place and was talking to folks but the girl who waited on us seemed to have little sense of the dining experience and we felt treated a bit like an assembly line even though there were only 4 other people in the place.
The sushi was tasty but nothing special. We stuck to rolls and nigiri. I'm confused by the fact that you cannot seem to get a red tuna sushi in Vancouver - not sure why but every time I order tuna I get white belly tuna - even when specifically asking for red. Also no Uni, no Hirame, the selection was pretty basic.
Would I go here again - nope, still looking for better than average sushi in Vancouver. -
Review from S M.
Vancouver, BC
3/26/2010
The sushi is good but the service is atrocious. I have had to wait over 40 minutes for my order to arrive every time I have visited this place.
I came here with some girlfriends for an early dinner once and by the time our food arrived we were drunk because we had made it through 4 rounds of cocktails. -
Review from Zhenya F.
Vancouver, BC
1/14/2011
Food is ok. But this review focuses on the stealing money part. That's right - 2 weeks after our delivery from this place, we looked at out Mastercard bill only to see that we were charged 40.00 dollars extra as a separate charge. Called the restaurant with the transaction number from the MasterCard and the girl (who by the way refused to let us speak with the manager) told us that they have no record of this transaction. WTF? If my MasterCard bill has your restaurant name on my bill and there is a confirmation number from MasterCard, the fact that you have no record of transaction hardly matters. You charged me for something I didn't get, you have to refund me, it's just as simple as that.
One thing is bad service, quite another is outright stealing and refusing to recognize that you stole. Never again.
A smart restaurant owner would reverse the charge right then and there, and hence avoid this review. Now we have to waste our time going there and then starting a dispute with the MasterCard. As someone who eats a lot of sushi, I can safely say that the refund of 40 dollars would make this restaurant a lot more in the long run off my sushi meals. But they chose to go the hard way - hence my review here. If you choose to eat there - check your CC bill.
EDITED:
When my husband went there they found the charge that their driver made accidentally and gave him his money back. So I upped the stars to three. All in all - I didn't like the food enough to come back. -
Review from karen c.
Vancouver, BC
2/7/2010
Well I can't say this is the greatest place nor can I say that they have the best sushi in Vancouver. It's a very cozy atmosphere - very small inside. The prices were decent - some being over priced of course. The chef's specials were all $8.95 and I believed it to be a complete rip off. Mind you, they look really fancy, but it doesn't mean that they deserve the price.
I had their lunch special (2 items for $6.50). Their dynamite roll was decent - better than the regular ones I would have. Their beef teriyaki was nothing special. I also ordered a princess roll (chef's special) which consisted of wakame seaweed and chopped salmon, and a side dish of spicy salmon sashimi. As much as I like to eat spicy sashimi, I didn't want my salmon sashimi to be soaked in spicy mayo. It didn't feel right eating it - you know? In addition, for $8.50 I only got a small little plate of sashimi which probably only had 4 slices. That was really not worth it!
By the sounds of it, the owners are mandarin speaking so it's definitely not authentic Japanese food. I've had better - and I doubt that I'll be coming back here. -
Review from Sarah O.
4/17/2010
Off the beaten path of Commercial drive which seem to be chock full of middle eastern food lies this sushi gem. Had a yummy dinner here. Appetizer tempura, a couple specialty rolls, spicy tuna roll, sake and a few beers. The bill was reasonable considering the amount of alcohol that we ordered. The serving size was good, we even ended up not finishing out food.. what! That never happens! I was pretty sad for a good hour thinking about all the starving people out there not being able to eat this yummy sushi. Politically incorrect? Maybe. Coming back here to eat next time? Yes.
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Review from Jennifer D.
Vancouver, BC
6/22/2010
I love this place. It's great bang for the buck really. It's probably about normal in the price range as far as sushi restaurants in Vancouver go. True, the chef's special rolls come in at $8-$9, but frankly, the ones I've tried are delicious and worth it. They are HUGE. My BF and I shared 2 different ones with an appetizer tempura (it's my guilty pleasure at sushi places) and he also had a real crab california roll, and we were both stuffed. And my man can eat all day. He's rarely full.
As for the service, agreed, in the beginning it was pretty hit and miss (more miss than hit), but i feel that they've increased the quality of their service. The girls they have are attentive and we get our meals quickly. I usually don't expect much in the way of service when I'm not paying much money for food, but that being said, I don't think they deserve the lashing they have received.
Keep in mind you are not going to a Michelin star-rated sushi restaurant, it's still just one of the 487 million in this city. I personally think it's one of the better ones in terms of quality of food, portion size to cost ratio, and atmosphere of the place (in other words, it's not a stark white, fluorescent lit space, nor is it overly 'japanese kitschy'.)
If you are in the neighbourhood and you feel like sushi, it's one of your better choices. -
Review from Jena J.
Vancouver, BC
4/13/2011
portion, price and service.. fail
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Review from Ami R.
Vancouver, BC
10/13/2010
Best sushi I've ever had! The crunch roll is to die for (specialty roll). Even their basic rolls such as California and salmon maki are delicious. The agedashi tofu is made perfectly! Yummy
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Review from Jen L.
Vancouver, BC
9/3/2009
Maybe we didn't try the $8 for a 8 piece specialty rolls (which seemed pretty steep compared to the rest of the menu), but we were a tad underwhelmed given the raving 5 star reviews here (why we stopped by tonight). We wanted to try at least one of the specialty rolls as all the reviews here recommended them, but they were only listed outside the restaurant and not on the menus, and we didn't feel like running outside to examine the choices.
The food we did get was very good, filling, and great value but the service is the main reason for the 3 stars. It was busy/full all night, and we were prepared to have to wait for service but this was very... uneasy.
Our waiter was literally running around (if you've been- it's very small which made us nervous) here and, incredibly, incredibly crazy flustered, and disorganized. He kept apologizing every time he got to our table (taking long on the tea, forgetting to take our order, food taking long, visa machine not working, etc.) All night I heard him apologize to all the tables around us, it seems like there were a few food mix ups, dishes that never arrived, billed incorrectly, slow, etc. I was really surprised. The food came out in an odd order, or rather, exactly in the order we ordered. All my food arrived first, and then my boyfriend's arrived. I had to stop eating halfway otherwise I would be all done before he even got his first dish. (We overheard this also happened to a table next to us. They ended up cancelling the other person's order because the other person had already finished eating.)
The decor was a little curious but very nice, tasteful. Japanese themed murals, sleek dark brown wood tables and chairs. The remaining blue and white trim/doors/windows, columns, and brick arches however reveals its Greek past. It has the makings of a very pleasant atmosphere. The atmosphere tonight however was just dizzying, waiters yelling at each other (not in that exciting fun Guu way), people bumping into my chair, and someone sprinting next to me in a small little space. It's set like a chiller, and more pleasant and quaint sit down version of Sushi Garden on Kingsway, but somehow it's more frantic.
I would give this place a try again absolutely, but maybe at lunch when it it's quieter. Food is good, prices are decent, just maybe needs to be more efficient and handle busier periods? It's an okay place, but I think not really a "WOW! 5 stars! Perfect!" place right now - compelling me to write my first Yelp review finally. -
Review from Vanessa A.
12/24/2009
Came here with 3 other sushi snobs tonight and we all loved it. Really fresh, great cuts of fish, fantastic prices. We ate sashimi and specialty rolls (and one order of agedashi tofu) 'til we were stuffed and it came to $59 for 4 people. Really well prepared rolls and great service. The big plate of toro was only $9.95. Just unbelievable compared to sushi elsewhere, especially any place outside Vancouver.
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Review from mike u.
Vancouver, BC
2/9/2011
I hate the idea of giving a 1 star review, but this place deserves it due to the lame service and the fact that the server will try to short change you don't watch her. Our presence wasn't even tolerated, it was made known that we were taking the server away from whatever game she was playing on her iPhone. I thought maybe it was just us, but others in the restaurant seemed to experience the same level of service....if "utter contempt" can be considered service. We waited about 30 minutes before she took our order, and it was not very busy. The food was not worth the bad vibe. Sometimes the food in a place is so delicious that you deal with the wait, the lack of friendliness, etc. In Sake Maki, the service was horrible, and the food was below average. The spicy tuna roll was bland. They gave me two gyozas with my bento box, which seems a little skimpy, and the salad was boring. The teriyaki chicken was okay, but you can't really screw that up On the walls are coloured pieces of paper with former customers raving about the place, as if it invented Sushi. I noted that one person signed her piece of paper with her name, followed by "Fairview Slopes." Douchebag. Anyway, the icing on the cake was when the server took the liberty of deciding that a tip was deserved (I usually tip but I like to decide the amount and whether it's warranted, thanks). When she handed my change back she kept $3. When I mentioned it, she gave me a weird look and went back to playing with her iPhone. I thought she was bad at math and was using the calculator function to figure out how much she owed me, but no, she decided to make me stand there for 5 minutes, hoping I would just go away. I finally said "You owe me change" and she relented, with a glare. Places like this need to close, yet they always seem to sucker morons into repeat visits.
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Review from Christine H.
Vancouver, BC
10/4/2009
No question this place has good food. My favourite dish is the appetizer prawns with mango - great dish to share while you're waiting for the rest. I've been here several times and have not been disappointed with the food, however sometimes the service is spotty and as noted by a previous reviewer, one person running frantically around looking after all the tables is too much. One time, when I was there on my own, my order was completely forgotten while three sets of later arriving diners ate before me. The server was too busy for me to flag her down. Finally another employee of the restaurant asked me what I'd ordered. The original server gave me a brief apology but there was no effort made to hurry things up or even give me a little something to smooth over the mixup while I continued to wait for food some 45 minutes after I was first seated. I left without leaving a tip which is not like me. I was disappointed that they didn't care enough to try and make me feel better given the mistake; even a more sincere apology would have helped.
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Review from Kelley R.
Vancouver, BC
9/15/2009
Popped into Saki Maki yesterday for a quick lunch with my husband. I'd been wanting to try The Drive's newest sushi joint for several months now and it seemed like the perfect opportunity. I was delighted to see quite a few interesting lunch combinations for just $6.50 and even a 'Pick any 2" section for the same price. The portions were obviously smaller than some of the other places nearby, but I'd heard the quality was great. I definitely wasn't disappointed in the taste of all the items we ordered. Everything was nicely prepared and served beautifully. my Won Ton Soup was especially nice as was the deep fried Tuna Roll my husband ordered from the specials board. It would have been a perfectly nice experience with great food and pleasant service had it not been for the fact that I waited almost 45 minutes for my food! Forty Five minutes! And I ordered soup! Not much was offered in way of explanation for this. My husband was completely finished eating before I'd been served and couldn't really enjoy his meal as he'd like to because he was worried about me. I'll definitely give this place another shot, but I might just call my order in from desk before I arrive and take it to go.
