Always fantastic. Every time. My friends and family go to for tremendous food and consistency. It…read moredoesn't get better for value and clean fresh food authentic style.

I love this restaurant! It is definitely one of my favourite restaurants to go to…read more I enjoy the food so much and the people are lovely.

We were vacationing on Vancouver Island and came here for dinner when in Nanaimo. We had made…read morereservations a few weeks prior to our trip and I would highly recommend making a reservation if you plan on coming here. The restaurant was packed and the kitchen was hustling. There were so many beautiful and creative dishes passing by our table all night long; if I lived here, this would definitely become one of my regular places to go. The service was quick and friendly. The food was incredible; really fresh and presented beautifully. We had met up with a neighbour who had moved to the area and we ended up staying until the place closed. It was just a lovely evening overall. I would definitely recommend Nori for delicious Japanese cuisine but be sure to make a reservation!

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE If you've a hankering for Asian…read morecuisine in Nanaimo and there's only one place you could go to, Nori should be one of your top picks! Good food, good service, and in a place with good vibes. === 2. FOOD When dining at lunch, the lunch specials offer incredible value; each option includes 4-piece California roll, small green salad, 2-piece gyoza, 2-piece prawn tempura, a miso soup, and a side dish ("okazu") of the day. Some thoughts: - The portions are decent even if you're hungry! - The prawn tempura (at least today) feel more batter than prawn. - The okazu (at least today) was fried - a fancy spring roll - which is interesting as side dishes in Japan in this context are often fish-based?). - Overall, the food quality is good. Buta Shoga Lunch Special ($22) Shoyu, ginger-marinated pork on rice - a good heart-warming combo as any! Sashimi & Sushi Lunch Special ($23) 6 pieces of sashimi (salmon and tuna) and three pieces of sushi (also salmon and tuna) make this lunch special one of the healthier options on the menu. Chashu Miso Ramen ($18) My little guy loves noodles, even if it comes in piping-hot pork bone broth. Depending on your little one, kids 6 and under in age may need a grown-up to help finish this dish! === 3. SERVICE The place is POPULAR and so be prepared to wait. One the most recent visit during lunch, we were lucky to slide in fairly quickly and the servers were fairly prompt and professional. === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's basic, yet has a modern open-view environment with a view of the bar/kitchen from across the restaurant. It's similar in vibe to its sister restaurant nearby (Horang) but the service is better and diners with small children will find more appealing seating options here. Wheelchairs and baby strollers would fit just fine and your chance at finding a place to park in the shopping complex lot outside is pretty decent!

This restaurant serves mostly Japanese cuisine (although not authentic) as well as Pho at the same…read moretime. Owned by a nice korean family. The ramen were frozen ramen packets you can buy at the grocery stores and the soup was definitely not pork bone soup simmered for hours. They did try to make some fusion taste and it was ok but because of the lack of work needed to make this, it should not be priced similar to real ramen. Also comes with a button mushroom disguised as a shitake mushroom. The udon soup was on par with other japanese restaurants since the dashi stock is fairly easy to make. The portion is very huge and the taste is not bad. The tempura was fried nicely. This one is priced fairly. Since Port Alberni lacks authentic Japanese cuisines, this is all they have. Taste-wise is ok for a fusion palate.

What a great little spot. They have pho and ramen everything was good. Our family enjoyed it.read more

This was our second time eating here, we had mid expectations. We ordered two bento boxes to share…read more The deep fried components tasted like old fryer oil. Which was 90% of the bento box. When we told the waitress we didn't like it she took it away and just brought us our bill without offering us anything else. There was no discount or compensation. We left hungry and sad.

Before ending our camping trip, we stopped by this cute Japanese restaurant before our ferry. The…read morerestaurant is very spacious and clean with modern decor. There wasn't a lineup when we got there, so we were seated right away. Their menu has lots of options of different rolls, udon, sashimi etc. Because it was lunch time, we ordered some bento box. I ordered bento box A with California roll for my daughter, and chicken udon for myself. My hubby ordered some sushi taco, and a Ubuild bento box. The food came pretty slow, which was strange. There wasn't a lot of customers when we got there. The bento boxes were pretty fresh with good portion. The sushi taco was a little yummy, however, the deep fried seaweed is on the greasy side with lots of batter. I was a little disappointed with the chicken udon, it was pretty standard and the chicken was pretty soggy. However, nothing beats a hot bowl of soup in a rainy day. Overall, we still enjoyed our meal. Not sure if I will go back, but I'm glad we got to experience it.

This review is based upon my ordering takeout. I made a special request off the menu and they…read morehonored it. I recommend checking & opening the containers before leaving the restaurant, however. I asked for vegetables to be cooked until very soft for my elderly mother's weak teeth. They were not cooked soft. Perhaps communication error. Nice family-run place. I am used to Chinese-American cooking, which this is not. It seems authentic Chinese. A mandarin-speaking couple was dining in while I was there. Prices were higher than what I was used to for Chinese takeout. But I am new to the area and this is an upscale neighborhood. If you have a yen for Chinese food, give it a try!

I love this restaurant. The food is authentic Chinese food not "renovated" mixed Chinese style and…read morewestern style food

Sad to say this place is temporarily loses. But the owner came out and apologized. Seemed really…read morenice.

Amazing food and service! I'm glad a friend told me about…read morethis spot or else we would have never found it. This restaurant is off the busy path and in an older looking building, but it is a diamond in the rough! We started off with the K-Fried chicken and our server recommended the sweet and spicy version and it was amazing! We then had the Korean beef bulgogi and the pork tenderloin katsu! Both were awesome! We will definitely make this a stop when we head up to Whistler!

The service was great and the food fantastic! It was so homey and wonderful. An amazing place!read more

Friendly , a few tables. We walked in not knowing , but hungry for lunch. What a find! Looking…read morefor a sandwich , which we found as delicious, but the Asian options magnificent. Try their take on Caesar salad. I had a bowl of beef wonton soup with veggies included. Wow. Hubby had grilled chicken sandwich with soup of the day. Corn chowder.

Consistently good. Prompt service and simple calm decor. Our go to sushi joint. Usually quite busy…read moreon Friday and Saturday nights. Popular for take out.

My wife loves Sushi, and she thought some of the dishes were great, and others were average…read more The service was pretty slow even though the place was not all that busy.

Love this location, taste is usually consistent and portions are huge. I like all the customization…read moreoptions when ordering

I had the most disgusting experience eating here. I ordered food at this establishment and was…read moreappalled by their hygiene practices. First of all, I've eaten at other Noodle Box places where the cooks wear hair nets while preparing food and use gloves. Here, they used hygiene practices more typical of an underdeveloped country. There were no hair nets, no gloves, and, worst of all, the cashier who handled money did not wash his hands before touching the vegetables for my meal. He answered the phone, took money from customers and turned around to cut the vegetables for my dish without sanitizing, wearing gloves or washing hands. He then carelessly tossed my noodles onto my plate and finger picked the noodles that had slide-off the plate and put them back onto my plate without disinfecting his dirty hands. It was disgusting, to say the least. Customer beware!!! It's a shame because I've eaten at other Noodle Box places, particularly the one at Morgan Crossing in South Surrey, and expected the same level of hygiene here. Instead, it was disgusting. How is it acceptable for the cashier, who handles cash and answers phones, to handle food without washing or sanitizing their hands?

Excellent breakfast, very glad I came here. Everything is high quality and freshly made right in…read morefront of you.

I was craving a bowl of soup. Do you know homemade tasting soup. I looked at the outside menu at…read morethis very small and cosy looking restaurant with a couple tables outside I noticed they had daily homemade soup two of them. I went in and ordered the borcht or what you would call old fashion beet soup. It was everything that I wanted and more. They had another number of other items on the menu that to look good from an all day breakfast items to lunch items that looked special andhomemade. Don't think twice it's a special little place.