The Alaska sushi could have used more sauce. The Volcano roll had a really good portion of scallop. It had a lot of hot sauce on it, but wasn't too spicy. The Salmon oshi was good. The Sunomono could have used a bit more vinegar and sugar, but was surprised they gave 3 pieces of shrimp. Normally you only get 1 or small pieces. Overall, pretty happy with our take out order. read more

Clean space, very fast service and affordable combos and appetizers. Sunomono vinegar is a bit different, tasting more like white vinegar vs rice. With that, the veggie option only comes with spinach and a tomato which get very soggy - would be nice to see cucumber or carrot or avocado! Rolls are large and pretty good quality. read more

Gaya Sushi - Yam avocado roll and spicy tuna roll - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Very casual spot with friendly servers. This is the place to go if you value price over quality. I would order the sushi again, but I haven't been impressed with their other dishes. Dragon roll: I recommend this roll! It's like a California roll topped with unagi, ebi and bbq sauce. Chicken karaage: overcooked and dry. The batter was also really dark so they need to change their oil. Chicken udon: ordered this on a cold evening, but it wasn't satisfying. It was so bland, especially the broth. read more

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I ordered the food off of UberEats and I am for sure to say that I won't order from here again. The food was very sweet. It was as if they added extra sugar to everything. The Alaska roll had too much sweet unagi sauce and the bc roll strangely had miso sauce on it. The croquette had a very strong sweet flavour to it. The sad part was that it did not have that nice crunchy outside. The worse roll was the crunchy roll. It is basically a fried California roll with sweet unagi sauce on it. Definitely not my favourite. The only thing that is really edible is the salmon nigiri that came with my Alaska roll combo. Only pro here is that the sushi or prices are at the lower end. read more

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Portions and quality not reflected in the prices. The rolls had a tiny slice of salmon inside. Service was great at pick up. Order was made fast. read more

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Decent but snack sized sushi place at Lougheed and Bainbridge. Parking is available in the strip mall lot. The place appears to be run by Koreans. The sushi is therefore Korean style, much like Sushi Garden. Staff were friendly. No complaints. The sushi is definitely a bit on the smaller side. Even the Alaska roll was bite sized. Taste was decent, but friends and I left hungry. Something to keep in mind. Quality was decent but nothing stuck out. read more

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This place is super quick with service and food has been great the last few years I've been coming. I think it can possibly be a bit more expensive than usual but the quality is there. read more

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My husband picked up take out for us from here one night and we were surprised at how good the rolls were given the reviews. We found the pricing and food to both be really good and at par or better than the places around our home in north Burnaby. Will be coming back for more take out! read more

Gaya Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I went to this place for take-out. On that day, I ordered the Ichiban Combo (2 salmon sushi, 2 tuna sushi, 1 tuna roll and 1 salmon roll). The dish was pretty good and the fish was fresh. Good place to have a quick bite. read more

It was more than ordinary. The spicy tuna was topped with sriracha. Honestly. My 3 year old nephew could do better. Very basic, not worth the price. The rice was a little crunchy and the wasabi was still dry, since they probably use wasabi powder and didn't put enough water. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. Expensive and disappointing. Thank you Gaya sushi for that. The only reason I'm giving row stars it because it was fast delivery. read more

Gaya Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Tried the sockeye sashimi, salmon and avocado roll, masago and tobiko nigiri for about $30. Portion sizes are small for lunch. Fish was fresh but I was certainly still very hungry. read more

I've heard good things about this sushi place so I came in with a friend. Japanese restaurants tend to have excellence in customer service and good at maintaining the cleanliness of their venue. This restaurant is really good at that. The washrooms are also pretty clean. Their rolls are average and not memorable. I think that they had new sushi chefs and they were being trained at the time of my visit. I'll give it a try again next time. read more

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Staff is very nice.the Interior is good. Food is tasty and nicely cut. Minus : plastic vessels for soy sauce- why not ceramic? read more

Gaya Sushi - My kids enjoying the meal - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I love this place! It's near my work and they are really good and affordable sushi. Order ahead and pick up is always on time. Love all their sushi, I keep trying new ones. Great staff and service. They are sitting some people inside now but overall people are still taking away. read more

Located in a small strip mall on Bainbridge and Lougheed, its a small family run sushi joint. We came around 9pm on a Monday night and the place was pretty empty. The prices are fair for the portions of food, and there's a good selection on the menu. The sushi was pretty standard - size and quality of most other sushi joints. Their katsu don (rice bowls) are massive! We were all pretty stunned by the generous portions for the price, and the taste was not bad. Their salmon sashimi looked super appetizing and was a large generous slices, and tasted pretty decent. They also had spicy chicken karaage on special, so we got a couple orders of that and it was surprisingly spicy! It has more of a Korean fermented bean paste spicy flavour to it, but was fried well. The most disappointing things were the price of Sapporo was $10, and the chicken yakiudon... It was a sizeable portion, but was super greasy, had no wok flavour and had this sour tangy flavour which was unusual. Overall an okay place for the price point, but somewhere I would just order takeout sushi. read more

We were lazy last Thursday night to cook dinner, so we decided to order sushi from Gaya Sushi! We ordered: Prawn Tempura, Atlantic Salmon Sashimi, Crazy Roll, Philadelphia Roll, and Fire Cracker Roll. Everything was delicious! Pre-covid, we used to come here to dine-in all the time, and it's always consistently good. We've even introduced a few friends to this place as well! Worth checking out! read more

Gaya Sushi - a variety of sushi dishes - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Meh. Ordered via Doordash and just straight up did not enjoy the rolls i ordered. They sounded good but they tasted off. The house roll tasted fishy. I love fish, but this was too fishy a flavour. Not sure if the fish was bad or what. And the yam avocado something roll was kinda soggy and mushy. read more

Gaya Sushi - Looked fine. Taste was a No from me though - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

usually it's a 3 star restaurant. But today I need to give it 1 star. food was just wasn't good. Disappointing as it is the nearest sushi joint to my home. read more

It's been a while since I last visited and it's probably gonna be a while till I return. I used to love this place but it really seems like they're not able to handle large lunch rushes as orders end up getting lost. I called in a takeout order, arrived 30 mins later (quoted 20 mins for takeout), paid, and still ended up waiting 15mins in their store. So 45 mins after I ordered, the waitress apologized for missing my order and then had the chefs make it right away. Wish the waitress had checked with the chefs to the whereabouts of my order when I arrived to pay, maybe I wouldn't have had to wait this long. It's a pity because I do enjoy their food and it's good value. See you in a few months! read more

I love Gaya sushi. It's like a more quality controlled Sushi Town. Prices are a bit higher than Sushi Town an Sushi Garden, but they make up for it in their quality. I like to order the combos since deciding a la carte proves to be difficult since they have an extensive menu. Spicy combo is delicious, and definitely my favorite. I usually do takeout, but it's a nice clean restaurant... no dodgy washrooms or anything like that. read more

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Cheap- yes Friendly staff- yes Tasty food- yes Good portions- yes Will I go back? Hell yes! Items I've tried: fire cracker roll yaki udon house roll chopped scallop nigiri Inari nigiri Ebi mayo Ebi sunamono Dragon roll .... And I've liked them all! I've been here about 5 times and do not hesitate to go back. I actually crave the fire cracker roll. They have special rolls and they are only $5-7 dollars. If you call ahead to pick up, they generally get it ready within 10 mins. Have you noticed yet? I love this place. read more

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Terrible Terrible , I ordered 2 chariashi bowls , they gave me Chicken Terriaki bowls instead , I went back to complain and they said thats what I ordered , I was no I certainly did not , I wasnt even asked if i wanted chicken or beef , i would have clued in that she was giving me the wrong order , stuck with it as they were not about to own their mistake , not even very good at all , the sushi was OK but standard as everywhere ... never go back as close by there are far better places , with better food and service that you dont have to check your getting what your ordering ..... over all disgraceful ... highly recommend any where else ... eg sushi U at #5, 5901 Broadway, Burnaby, BC close and far superior read more

I love sushi and seeing a place in Burnaby that has sushi similar in style to Sushi Garden but supposedly better, I had to come try it. It is really in the middle of nowhere but the special rolls and low prices is what makes this a food destination worth finding. I came with my mom and surprisingly, we had to wait about 10 minutes for a table. After looking through the menu, we ordered the chicken kaarage first. It was a large portion with huge pieces of breaded and deep fried chicken breast. Unfortunately, the chicken was quite dry and not very tasty, but I enjoyed it since I love chicken breast and it wasn't very oily. Although, if you are a chicken kaarage lover, i have a feeling you might be disappointed. Also, we got both an alaska roll and firecracker roll. The alaska was quite standard with avocados in the middle and a salad dressing on top without too much rice surrounding the filling. The firecracker roll is what made me really like this place. My favourite things (scallop, spicy tuna and smoked salmon) all in one roll for only about $5!! I really enjoyed this roll and the combination with the classic spicy korean flavors. Finally, we got a hamachi carpaccio which was alright in taste but a very large portion and generally good quality fish. Overall, this place is a good choice if in this area for special rolls at a good price and delicious sushi! read more

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This sushi place has now become our family sushi hangout. We have yet to order anything that did not taste good. Their nigiri pieces are very generous; sushi is always fresh. We really like their tempura, tuna tataki, spicy tuna roll, firecracker roll, and house roll. Gaya is one of the best when it comes to service. Very friendly staff, attentive servers, and welcoming owners. I highly recommend this place. read more

Was my go-to sushi place for several years, but after consistently getting worse over the last year, will not be returning. They can't seem to figure out their rice. Often it's hard in the middle, the rest of the time is so overcooked that the rolls just have a mushy paste of crushed rice wrapped around them. Was desperate for some food in the neighborhood tonight so stopped in at 9:30, server came to us after a couple of minutes pointing to her watch that read 9:34 telling us they were closed. Despite their hours being listed as until 10, and their open sign blinking away. Another table was sitting without their food, having obviously just arrived. Offered to order right then and she still said no. Bad service and mediocre food. Go to Kazu on Hastings instead. read more

My usual go-to sushi place in burnaby is Sushi Town on hastings but this place is like 5 mins from my house so I come here for take out. Last time I ordered the Alaska roll and the red dragon roll. The quality of the sushi here is really good and it is pretty cheap. The pricing is not the cheapest in Vancouver but the quality is worth it. The two rolls cost about $9 and it was more than enough for one meal. Kind of a random location in a little plaza but the decor is nice and new and the service is good. There's no shortage of good sushi in Burnaby, but this place is definitely worth a try! read more

Gaya Sushi - red dragon roll and Alaska roll - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I dined in yesterday with my Dad and sister. We decided to come here for something different. I was blown away with not only how quickly all our food arrived but how delicious the sushi was!! They were very generous and treated us like royalty! Definitely would recommend this place. Great management too! read more

I have ordered sushi from Gaya Sushi a number of times. I will say that this establishments advantages are that it's open really late, and its sushi rolls are okay (avg prices and they don't taste bad... especially common rolls like California). However, I think there are better options to choose from. Whenever I've ordered sushi, when I get my meal, the ginger is dry and tastes like its been out for a long time. While in general I have no complaints about the sushi, I ordered the Chicken Karage and it was quite underwhelming. A day later and I still cant get the smell out of my head (not in a good way). This experience definitely motivated me to write a review. My suggestion is use as a last resort if its super late and you live in Burnaby (nice for low delivery fee). Otherwise stick to another option. read more

Order a few item for my brother's birthday during the quarantine. The sashimi was not fresh. Sushi rolls was mediocre. Item seem over priced. I actually got food poisoning a few years back from this place. I gave this place another chance and I totally regret it. The food ingot from here before was okay. But the quality went down hill maybe it's because of the quarantine but I dont know. read more

I ordered takeout from here and I was really happy and pleased! I ordered a spicy salmon, chopped scallop and Alaska roll and the food tasted great. I really have no complaints whatsoever. I didn't feel sick after eating it or feel that the food wasn't fresh. I actually chose this besides sushi california which because apparently their ingredients have been less fresh recently. Really pleased with Gaya sushi and definitely will be reordering soon! read more

One of my favourite sushi restaurant XD!! Because its the nearest sushi restaurant from my place and their sushi are fresh N delicious~ My boyfriend and me even set a special combo for ourselves haha i think its perfect for two people and it only costs 27+tax :) so they are Alaska roll+ fire cracker roll ; teriyaki chicken hot plate and one salmon sashimi . If it sounds good for you, you can try our "combo". read more

Gaya Sushi - Please try their Hot night roll and fire cracker roll very good!! I order it every single timeXD - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

This is my go to sushi place for take out. Love the Toro and Tuna sashimi as well as their negitoro and chopped scallop rolls. Can eat there all the time. All the workers are very pleasant. read more

I went there tonight after i saw the good review of this Japanese restaurant here. I live very close by and I usually order take out from sushi town. Gaya sushi is a bit more expensive than sushi town but the quality is outstanding. I ordered quite a few rolls and nigiri tonight. The Toro Nigiri was super delicious. The size of the sushi roll is smaller than the one in sushi garden/town but the taste and quality are better. I heard the chefs talking Korean to the waiters so it is another Korean-owned Japanese restaurant like sushi town, sushi garden, oyama...... read more

Gaya Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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I went here today with my parents for the first time. I've heard and read good things about this place, so instead of going to Sushi Garden, I decided to 'drag' them here. We ordered 3pc of fresh oyster, prawn mayo, seafood salad, salmon and tuna nigiri sushi, sashimi, assorted tempura, negitoro, firecracker roll, bainbridge roll, and 3 bottles of beer (asahi black). Wow, I liked everything that arrived at the table except the seafood salad, but only because I've never been a fan of it in the first place. The rolls were really yummy. I know people love the firecracker roll, but I think I liked bainbridge roll a lot more. Nigiri and sashimi pieces were fresh and delicious. Tempura were deep-fried quite well. I noticed they used a new batch of oil for deepfrying, so the tempura had that extra refined 'clean' taste :D yum! The staff were quite nice too! We got what we wanted without a long wait. I would definitely go here again. read more

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I come for their toro sashimi or toro nigiri. It melts. Somehow they have really good toro. The rest is also good as other sushi places. But the toro is really something else! Totally recommend this place for the toro! read more

I had a vegetarian box from here which was a good deal that came with yam sushi, avocado and cucumber. Very cheap with friendly staff. There is some seating inside, however, we had our order to go as it was movie night. read more

I came here today with my mom and my two daughters age 2 and 6, my youngest one doesn't eat Japanese food so I ordered a tiny pizza next door for her to eat here. A guy came over and tell us "outside food not allowed" and doesn't let my 2yr old eat her pizza!!!! We ordered more $40 food here, it doesn't mean we don't order here when my kids doesn't eat Japanese food!! What do they want me to do, leave kids outside or don't come in at all? This is ridiculous, we live in the neighborhood and been coming here and takeout for years, will NEVER come again! Another thing is that I asked the lady server when my food will come out when I notice the table came in after me had almost finished his meal, the lady got annoyed and said they have lots orders at back, service had definitely went downward. read more

This place is so close to my house so I figured why not. I'm writing this review because I've read reviews that's on two end of the spectrum. So food is below average. I'll compare this with other Korean owned sushi joint. If I rate sushi Giwa a 3/5, this place would be a 1.5-2/5. The rice is not sushi rice. Tuna, salmon, hamachi, is not very fishy but definitely not fresh nor tasty. I've sat here for an hour and my cup had been dry for 45 minutes. The two servers are just chatting there in Korean laughing about something most of the time. I don't usually write reviews but we're done with our food for 15 minutes now and they didn't even walk over to check. There are a total of two tables eating. Anyway, even though I live 5 minutes away, I probably won't come back. Edit: funny side note as the server just scoffed and rolled his eyes when I asked him to pack my food a second time. I will never come back. read more

I remember the first time I came here about 4 months ago. I was so glad to find this gem in the middle of an industrial area. The sushi was so fresh and delicious and the price was also extremely affordable. I was really excited to come back today. I ordered a BC uni sushi which was on special for $2.50, two toro sushi for only $1.50 each, a Saba sushi and a spider roll for $6.99. The toro sushi was good. The Saba sushi was good too. On the down side, the uni sushi was not very good. The portion of the uni was on the small side and not the freshest. The spider(soft shell crab) roll was a total miss. The crab flavor was completely missing. And the deep fried soft shell crab was cover in hard batter that was hard to chew down. I was a little bit disappointed after the meal. Maybe my expectations were too high to begin with. I really want to see this restaurant do well as I've seen in the past. Hopefully it's just one of those odd days. read more

It seems like everyone is still raving about the food, but the service is definitely sliding down the scale..! I really wanted to try this place, something different from the usual Sushi California, and it was so close to home! Plus they had some interesting rolls on the menu. We ordered the bainbridge roll, firecracker roll, chicken karage, sushi pizza, and ebi mayo. For those who don't know, "sushi pizza" ($8) is essentially a flat round of deep fried rice, layered with all the "house" items: crab meat, avocado, and a few slices of tuna and salmon sashimi, cut into 6 pieces. It seems like they're not doing too well in the deep-fried department, because I wasn't a fan of any of our appetizers! The karage was pretty dry. Maybe if they were a bit thicker cut, they'd be a bit juicier? Def needs to be fried less! The coating/batter on the ebi mayo was really disappointing. I've had ebi mayo lots of times at other places, and this didn't compare at all. Sushi Pizza - a bit difficult to eat, I wasn't a fan of the deep fried rice. If anything, the house roll ($4-5) would have been a better option. My favorite roll was the firecracker: scallop roll topped with spicy tuna, seared with a blowtorch. The torched fish gave everything a different smokey flavor, I loved it! The service was disappointing for sure. It was a Tuesday night, and it did get busy at times. But when it was quiet, the waitress would be standing on the side watching the room, even though we've been waiting about 15 minutes and definitely ready to order. She was the only one on the floor, and I think there was another girl who was probably handling the cash and helping in the kitchen. We had a bit of attitude from her (apparently, we're supposed to know what a sushi pizza is), but when we tried to pay, the girl didn't say anything, just popped the card into the reader without confirming with us what we wanted to pay, and quickly went back to packing up boxes. Service was a bit abrupt and rude, leaving little to be desired. It seems they get a lot of take-out orders (I wonder why..) Anyway, the rolls are alright, I'm not a fan of the 3 appies I ordered, and I'd definitely stay away from anything deep fried from here. Firecracker roll is tasty! If anything, just do takeaway! read more