It is one of the hardest restaurant to make a reservation. Luckily, I got a reservation 7-8months…read moreago. Menu: Chawan mushi - steamed egg custard with vegetable(bean, shimeji mushroom) and seafood(shrimp and slice of fish) Ankimo - Monkfish Liver with seasonal seafood(scallop and shrimp) Grilled black cod, with saikyo miso and marinated blue fin tuna and cooked egg. Tenpura - seafood (slice of fish, seafood stuffed vegetable and vegetable(shiitake) 9 pieces of sushi Daily miso soup - clam Dessert - kinako and mitarashi dango Chawan mushi was great. I can taste fish based broth and egg custard was very silky and smooth. Decent amount of ingredients sush as shrimp, slice of fish , bean and shimeji mushroom. I wish they served it slightly cooler than too hot. Ankimo - Great item. Monkfish liver was rich and paired with scallop and shrimp so well. Sauce was just ok. Grilled black cod was another great item. Crispy and juicy, just perfectly done. Blue fine tuna was covered by salty marinated sauce which was great when wrapped with seaweed. Cooked egg was just ok Tenpura - Seafood stuffed vegetable was my favorite. Others were also decent. Highlight and stand out item was 9 pieces of sushi. Honmaguro(bluefine tuna) was good. Shari(sushi rice) was nicely seasoned with vinegar, very mild and which I liked it. Tuna was delicious. Sea breem(MADAI) was another good piece. Delicious. Aburi Toro was nicely seared. I wish this item could be a bit more softer and buttery, but it was still good. Akaebi(red shrimp) and Hokkaido sea urchin - Lightly torched the top of sea urchin and its smokiness brought out more sweetness flavor of Akaebi(red shrimp) Hokkaido Scallop - Very smooth, soft and nice texture. Delicious. Kinmedai(Gold eye snapper) -- My favorite. Texture was very soft and chewy, It was great item. Hokkaido sea urchin - Actually, this one was just ok. I wish it could be more creamy. Unagi - One of the best item. It was so fluffy and soft right after chef cooked and served. This is a must try item. Daily miso soup with clam - I can taste fish broth (dashi) flavor so well. Clam was delicious. It was good. Dessert - Kinako coated mitarashi dango -It was nicely chewy and soft. I wish there were more sauce on it. Overall, it worth visiting this place. The only problem is that so hard to get a reservation. Hopefully, I can get next reservation, may be next year.

Small, authentic spot offering delicious and fresh omakase. Make sure you book early though as they…read morehave a long wait. We love Japanese cuisine so I decided to surprise the hubby with an omakase for his birthday in January. Unfortunately, they have a 6-month wait and I was not prepared so I ended up booking it for our anniversary in May. The food was phenomenal and delicious! I love the chawanmushi loaded with goodies inside. The ankimo (monkfish liver) dish was so tasty with the scallop and prawn. Black cod was cooked to perfection! The nigiris are all so fresh. We quickly put ourselves on the waiting list for after September so we can come here again soon! There's a parking lot just next door. The place inside is small and intimate. Service is great!

Amazing quality Sushi. The quality is excellent and so fresh. I love the decor and friendly staff…read more They always do the little extras to make the experience special every time we go. My daughter and I LOVE the Canuck roll. Their sashimi is one of the freshest I've ever had! They had some new desserts on the menu and my daughter wanted to try one but they had already sold out. Next time.

Very good ambience and courteous staff. I have been dinning here since they opened and is still…read moreenjoying their food till now. All should try this place.

A friend treated me to take out from her favourite sushi restaurant and it was fantastic…read more Obvs can't comment on service - we used a skip the dishes gc - or the ambiance but the food was great. I don't recall exactly what we ordered but it was a tuna roll of some sort and salmon sashimi - maybe the best I've ever had - and the shrimp tempura - not the best to get delivered as it comes cooled off and a bit soggy / not the restaurants fault of course. Just a reminder for me to not order that unless I'm in the restaurant. Oh we got a crab nigiri maybe - it was okay - needed something else on it. I'm not a huge fan of soy sauce so ate it plain and it wasn't overly exciting...

My family and I have gone here twice now for my brother's birthday. The service both times have…read morebeen super friendly and the sushi is made quickly. This time around we got the IWA roll tray, takoyaki, and katsu chicken. I've never had takoyaki before but it was so good and I would definitely get it again. Overall, a really nice place for a good price as well!

Fast service, great food, larger portions and great price. We will be coming back next time we are…read morein town. The whole staff all said hello when we arrive and thank you when we left! So nice. The ambiance was romantic without being stuffy.

Incredible sushi. We came through the town waiting to take the Ferry to Vancouver Island. Very nice…read morestaff and the sushi was delicious!

Pretty good spot for takeout! First time trying them and everything was pretty tasty. Sashimi…read morepieces were really big. Tempura was still crispy after we brought it home.

Food was OK, service was a gong show. The sashimi was OK, not the best quality. Tempura was decent…read more Noodles in the sunomono salad weren't cooked long enough. My husband and our friend ordered food at the same time and I ordered 10 mins later. I got my food before his and we had to ask for his. 20 mins to get beverages. I can honestly say that was a first and last time for us.

We were seated straight away , restaurant is clean , quiet easy to talk…read more Menu has many different ramen and curry. Tried one tamago ramen (classic) and one chicken katsu curry. Both were tasty and decent portion sizes.

I understand flavour profiles are to each their own…read more I've had many bowls of Ramen from North America to Japan . I can say that it was okay for me. The chasu had body, the noodles were bouncy, the egg was good, and the broth profile was good. Service was good - this location was on the newer side so it was clean and nice. Try it

The food here is quite delicious but the service was very slow and didn't seem to be coordinated…read more We waited quite a bit to be served, probably after 25 minutes, someone came to take our order. Food arrived after 15-20 minutes. Didn't enjoy the appetizer sashimi. The temperatures were warm. Working in quality assurance in the seafood industry made it extremely difficult for me to be satisfied. Prawn tempura and agedashi tofu were delicious. Chicken katsu was dry. Beef teriyaki was excellent. Lots of indoor seating. Modern decor. Clean. It would be better if you assign servers to specific table. We had 3 different servers come to our table and we had 2 extra miso soup. We had 2 different servers ask the same questions a few times. All in all, good experience.

Most time, my experience from Kai is never disappointing. since opening, their foods was impressive…read moreand tasty than all other Japanese restaurants. Presentation of foods is always neat and clean that makes delicious looking. Of course, their services are friendly and quick..!!! Overall, I highly recommend Kai restaurant.

I usually get a couple rolls, but this time I just got a Bento Box. Let me break it down for you…read more 1. Cute and cozy 2. Creative rolls 3. Friendly staff 4. Tremendously fresh 5. Black rice 6. Clean 7. Delicious 8. I'd say it's one of the best Sushi joints around

I came here for some take-out lunch to take with me to Crescent beach. This is hidden gem!! The…read moreinterior of the restaurant is decorated with beautiful cherry blossom trees and Polaroid pictures of their guests! It's super cute and fascinating to look at. The lunch special I ordered was you choice of chef special roll, a side dish (tempura, basic maki rolls, edamame, etc) and a bowl of miso soup. All of this for $23!! What a huge amount of food I got. I could've easily shared the lunch special with someone else too. I ordered the salmon mountain roll and omg it was to die for!! So delicious and so fresh. Highly recommend this roll it was such a great mix of flavours and with salmon on top! They had my order ready in 15 mins and packed up with utensils ready for me to head to the beach. It was really delicious and the customer service was good while I was there too. Would visit here again.

Super tasty Japanese (Korean run?) restaurant inside Nordel Crossing (SE corner of Nordel and…read moreScott/120th). The restaurant is in the middle of the long building on the S side of the parking lot. Parking is plentiful in the strip mall lot. No problems at all. The inside is quite pretty. Feels like an outdoor patio in Asia, with the wooden pergolas and fake cherry blossoms. Special mention. Staff are friendly. No complaints. They have a regular menu, but my buddy and I were here for allyoucaneat. They have a lunch and dinner menu, but no late nite. Last call is 30 minutes before closing, so don't come too late in the evening. Sushi here is quite fresh. Selection is not the largest, but it's pretty decent. The one glaring thing that stood out is that other than chicken/beef teriyaki, there are no hot food items (skewers, karaage, ribs etc.). I'm not going to hold this against them, but it's definitely something to keep in mind before showing up. On the other hand, there is no limit for the ice cream scoops at the end. Beautiful. They have chocolate and vanilla. Worth checking out if one is in the area. Recommended.

Hands down the most under rated restaurant in the Scott Road corridor. Spicy Agedashi tofu is…read moredestination. Gyoza is fire. Sushi is fresh and delicious. Beer is icy and on tap. Such a fan.