This is one of my favorite sushi restaurants in Vancouver- for some things. The sushi is so fresh, the tempura so perfectly balances crispiness and oiliness, and the Black Pearl roll is out of this world amazing! However, I don't care much for their spring rolls (fairly bland and small) or their dynamite roll (the predominantly lettuce taste has me wondering why they even call it dynamite roll). Again though, the Black Pearl is the best!! read more

Ogenki is always pretty great. The staff is genuinely friendly, the location is nice enough, and most importantly the food is great. Fantastic vegetarian options! The genki and summer rolls are both excellent choices for the veg. The veg gyoza are also amazing. They recently expanded next door and now have ramen. Again, they were able to provide a fantastic veggie option with a miso based ramen. So good. read more

There was an inviting sandwich board that read "Ramen Soup" and as I strolled down Main Street around dinner time, it seemed like the perfect place to dine. But I wish I hadn't. I only ordered the Ramen Soup so can't judge the rest of the menu but it was bland and under seasoned. And the chashu, rubbery. Such a shame really. But the friendly waitress made up ground. She tried her hardest and with a smile, and so I have to give her credit. But sadly, no. It's not up to par with the stiff competition of authentic ramen houses that are popping up in the city. Sorry Ogenki. read more

I went here on Canada Day because my regulars on Commercial Drive were both closed. First and last time. $8.95 for Rainbow Rolls - I had high expectations but I was very disappointed. Not value for money. Two stars because they were open on Canada Day. read more

I come here every week so I really could be updating this review weekly! LOL! I usually just order the same thing but today I decided to try their Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box.. YUUUUM! A very plentiful portion of Chicken Teriyaki and rice, California Roll, Spring Roll Veg/Prawn tempura and side salad. Very enjoyable, decent portion and I'm already looking forward to next time! read more

Sushi is pretty good but pricey. Ramen was terrible. Ramen was cooked "Chinese style" instead of the usual Japanese way which was a little odd. Servers were also not attending to us as often. We probably could have walked out without them noticing us read more

My husband and I order from Ogenki quite regularly and are usually very pleased. I wish some of the sushi rolls were a little bit smaller size wise but other than that it's always fresh and flavorful. Delivery is quick and the service is friendly. More vegetarian specialty rolls would be great to see. The tropical roll, scallop magma roll, roll in roll, and mango roll are all very good! read more

Got $22 worth of take out sushi from this place - 2 specialty rolls and a negitoro roll. Given the abundance of sushi in this city, there was nothing special or stand-out about it. Rice was warm, which was sort of a turn off. Price was on par with most of the other places in this city. It was fine in a pinch but I won't be back. read more

This is mainly for the delivery. I am still waiting for the sushi I ordered almost TWO HOURS ago. Several calls to the restaurant later "he's on his way". This is what we were told an hour ago. If the food were really good then perhaps this would be excusable but its mediocre sushi at best. read more

I love Ogenki. I'm a regular here. I'm a fan of spicy tuna and I get it everywhere I go, and still, I think Ogenki does it best. Their prices are good, the pieces are a good size and the rice is cooked perfectly. I recommend the lunch special. I usually get the spicy tuna and California roll lunch combo. read more

Everything here is absolutely fantastic. If you get it delivered, you have to allow a small variable for the quality during transportation. Pick-up or eat-in, you won't be disappointed. read more

Very friendly and so fast service. And so much sushi for nice price. Good place for fast dinner. I just can recommend this place and I totally come back again. read more

Love their special rolls, would go again. The fresh tender sashimi melt my tongue.... recommend anyone that loves Japanese food.

If there were a 3.5 option, I'd select that for this place. I stopped in for a quick mid-shopping bite. Sushi is decent here & I've sometimes ordered sushi to go from here. The sushi is satisfying enough for days you're craving a fix. They also offer a variety of sushi, tempura, bento boxes, ramen and the likes. Today, I had one of their specialty rolls- the Maple Roll. It was good; I was happy with the taste of salmon, tuna, Tobika and spicy sauce. I also got complimentary tea. The service is pretty good as well; they check up on customers regularly. read more

Great little sushi place to eat, I have made frequent visits to this restaurant quite often. The sushi and rolls are amazing and the staff are incredibly friendly. read more

I've been getting semi-regular takeout from Ogenki for a number of years. Its close by home and has good prices, but the quality just hasn't kept up. The sushi is ok but with our last few order the gyozas have been burnt. This has happened a few times, and burnt to the point where there is no way they would serve this to you on a plate in the restaurant. The yakisoba has also been inconsistent with portion sizes and ingredients. It's disappointing to see a place like this head downhill. read more

Pretty sure this place has new owners because it has gone downhill. Ogenki used to be my go to sushi spot. The genki roll is now made with cold, old yam tempura that tasted burnt. I also got box c (pork tempura and dynamite roll, along with the regular box fillings). The dynamite roll was mostly rice. It had cold prawns and barely anything else. I tried a piece but could only taste rice and seaweed which isn't what you would expect in such a popular roll. I know that sending food back is an insult to the cook, but in all honesty I couldn't see myself paying for a roll I wouldn't eat. I asked the server If I could get the roll remade, with less rice. She told me that if I wanted a smaller roll, I should have asked for it. She also stated that all dynamite rolls are made like that and I should have told her I wanted less rice. She walked away with me still unsure if I was getting the roll or not. After about 5 minutes of her talking to the cooks in another language, and not a glare of eye contact, she came back with a new roll and said "is this small enough?" The roll she gave me was better, so I thanked her but ended up feeling like I was the asshole. Maybe I am for expecting a little more than old refrigerated tempura, and a roll comprised of 50% rice? read more

Ogenki Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

So I call this restaurant for a delivery, (since no Vietnamese restaurant do delivery near on my area). First, I called for unagi don which is 12.95, and seafood tempura, 9.50. Then they told me I need to spend 25 to get a free delivery so my boyfriend told me to get agedeshi tofu, which is 4.96 and total now is 27.49. We've waited for 1 and 15 hour for them to arrive which is funny cuz they only located at main and 28th and I'm on main and 62nd. So the delivery arrived and i only have unagi don and the tempura. I'm so pissed cuz they charged me for more and I get less. So I called them and the person that I'm talking into sounds so surprise and told me that they will just gonna deduct the agedeshi tofu on my next visit. I'm so mad and told her that I will not gonna allow that because I order online, pay for it, and I want it to get deliver same day and same time. But at the end of the day, it didn't arrived and never answer my call anymore. I am never ever gonna go for dine in, take out or delivery in here nor suggest it to my family or friends. So disappointing. read more

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I started going to Ogenki Sushi since it opened many years ago. For the past few years I would go quite often for their lunch special and dinner special but could never tolerate the poor customer service. I started just ordering take out. Then I started going to other sushi places and realized how poor their customer service is and how mediocre their sushi is. read more

Speedy delivery (quoted 45 minutes, arrived within 25), sushi was good, but the chopped scallop roll tasted a bit off. The Golden California roll was really good though! We also ordered a miso soup, but that was missing after I looked inside the bag. :( Assuming they were rushing to get me my order pretty quick and forgot the soup. I'll probably try delivery from Ogenki again, but let's hope I get the whole order that I paid for this time! read more

i have exhausted nikkyu for my sushi delivery and wanted to try some place different..and found this one! i like that i have options for sushi delivery! =) was particularly keen on it cause it offered wild salmon don!! yay! beautiful bright red salmon pieces laying on a bed of sushi rice sprinkled with sesame seeds. very clean tasting...although, not the freshest ive tasted. (this came with a free miso soup too! passed this along to my friend since im not a huge fan of it) also ordered the seaweed salad and mango roll. the salad was perfect... a little bit on the salty side, but that is normal for this kind of salad. the mango roll was nothing more than a cali roll with a tiny slice of mango added to it...although good, i was a tad disappointed. maybe a bigger slice of mango? or just more mango everywhere? still, good though. my friend ordered a dynamite roll and she ate that quick enough to show me that she has approved. all that plus tip only came to $26! pretty damn good if you ask me in terms of price and convenience!! but compared to nikkyu, they aren't as quick (took 45 mins whereas nikkyu always gets here in 30 mins or less). read more

No complaints about this place - nice to have the option for some reasonably healthy food for cheap in the neighbourhood. It's recently been renovated too, and it looks much cuter inside than it did before. Sometimes in the summer it smells a little fishy inside. Nothing especially to rave about, and I'd still rather hit up Zipang (if it isn't full), but Ogenki always meets my expectations. read more

It's reliable and good value for my local neighbourhood sushi joint. If I don't feel like cooking, I can always count on them. The owners are "always" happy to see you (seriously!). read more

I just ordered delivery from here.. I expected the food to be average like every other sushi restaurant owned by Chinese people in Vancouver/ Richmond. Simple bento box with salmon sushi while my bf had a chicken teriyaki don. The salmon was just about to turn brown..NOT even close to fresh! I don't even wana go on about the chicken (fried).. Oh and miso soup.. Saltier than average. The food seemed like it sat out for quite a while before it was delivered. The online website looks very good.. Sadly a convincing lie. read more

I have been eating sushi here for as long as I can remember ! It is absolutely amazing and delicious! Lots of options for any diet. The employees are polite and they always have a bowl of mints so you know that your breath won't stink! Overall great place! read more

My friend and I were originally going to eat Lunch at a Thai place but since it was closed, we decided to just get sushi at one of the several sushi restaurants on that Street. Ogenki Sushi is where we ended up going. At first glance, it was a basic simple nice place with sturdy wooden benches and tables. Also had relatively dim lighting. We were the only diners there at that time though we did notice several delivery packages prepared and a couple take out customers. When we entered, the friendly waitress greeted us, lead the way to our table, and gave us our menus. We decided to choose the king roll, magma scallop roll, and ocean roll. The ocean roll arrived first. The plate was decorated nicely and it was pretty good. Then the magma scallop roll came next. This roll in particular tasted spectacular. The scallop was soft and melted in your mouth along with a light crunch from the tempura flakes in the roll. So delicious! The king roll with the tempura prawns, cream cheese and avacados was also great! I definitely would want to come here again and try more of their rolls. The mango roll is on my list for next time! Can't wait! read more

Ogenki Sushi - The King Roll - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Good food and service. Prices are very competitive so it's a nice place to go with the family

Meh. Ownership may have changed? Its used to be good here. Cheap and just okay. Won't be back. Dream sushi across the street is better. The washroom was also disgustingly dirty. read more

waited for ever for sushi to arrive. spent 71 dollars on a big order and didnt tip the driver and he yelled at me for it. hope these fuckers get shut down read more

I used to go to Benkei Ramen, but after eating at Ogenki, I am never going back. First off, the Tonkotsu broth is light and flavourful but the best part is that I can drink the entire bowl of soup and not be thirsty afterward because it's not just full of salt and MSG. The ramen is soft but has a nice bite to it. The toppings are generous, I can have a bowl for lunch and feel full afterward, whereas most other ramen shops skimp out on the toppings. Lastly, there's something nice about eating a sushi roll with my ramen, something I can't do at Benkei. The reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that on Sundays the master ramen chef doesn't work so quality is a bit lower (not much). Just make sure you go on the weekdays and you'll be fine. read more

I often come here for the ramen, my desert island food. I usually get the chicken karaage ramen. It's pretty ok. Salty fried boneless dark meat chicken and fresh (?) noodles in a pretty underwhelming broth with some vegetables and half an egg. But hey, I'm too old and too busy to go all the way downtown for a fancy bowl of "authentic" ramen when this place is only a few blocks away. Unlike those other shops, this place is pretty spacious and I've never seen a lineup. So we can stretch out and take our time. When this place first opened, they claimed to have a master Japanese ramen chef. Not long after, it looked like he was replaced by another dude. Now it looks like the ramen kitchen is run by someone's mom. I could see into the kitchen and saw a box of Ritz crackers and an open bag of chips on the shelf. Sometimes my family will get lunch special combos - 2 items (big portions) plus miso soup for about $7. Friendly staff, and they like our baby. read more

TERRIBLE service at this place. I went there once with friends and the food took forever to arrive, even though the place was empty. The server was not friendly and ignored us after we got our food. Another time, I made the mistake of ordering food for delivery, and after taking my order without any problems, fifteen minutes later they called back and told me they had to cancel my order as they were too "busy" now. What??? What sort of professional business does that? If you're busy, tell me that when I order, don't make me wait and then tell me you can't do it. If you're too busy to handle deliveries, DON'T DO deliveries. Judging by some of the other reviews on this site, delivery is not exactly their forte, so if you want sushi delivered get it elsewhere. The food is average, the pricing is average; there are a million places to get sushi in Vancouver that are better than Ogenki. Do not bother with these people unless you like being treated rudely. read more

Always one of my go-to sushi joints. I love their Genki Roll. Prices are about spot on for what you receive.

My friend and I went here because Dream Sushi was full. We popped over to Ogenki to get our fix of sushi and we were pretty surprised with the poor quality of the food. Spoiled by the sanitary and extremely tasty sushi at Dream I was shocked by the inedibility of the Ogenki. First off our miso was watery and tasteless. I guess they had skimped on the paste... Secondly, our tea tasted kind of burnt like it had gone through a few cycles of boiling. My scallop roll was slimy but I don't usually get scallop roll so I was willing to forgive them on this count. My tuna roll was passable but still mildly gross. The showstopper of the evening - my friend was staring at my plate in disbelief - was the BC roll. It was so gross the salmon skin was rolled very tightly and when I bit into it, it sort of slithered down my throat tickling my throat and sort of choking me. My friend left 2/3 of her plate and I left a pile of salmon skin. At one point when we were the only customers in the restaurant, a group of teens came in and I said to my friend it's like we are advertising that this place is good. I felt kind of weird about that. Also, there was a hair on our table when we sat down. Yum! The other worst meal I've had on Main street was at the sister Ramen store. read more

When did sushi restaurants start giving farmed crap in place of salmon. When I order 'salmon' I don't want mush!!! IMO any sushi restaurant that actually carries farmed salmon at all is probably not very good....not impressed when I received my delivery!!! read more

This is my go to sushi Delivery place. I have never been inside, found it on www.yummyweb.com and have been ordering ever since. Lucky for me it is extremely difficult to get fat off of sushi otherwise i would not fit through the front door because i order it so much. My husband and i eat copious amounts of food for about $16 dollars! Its all about the bento boxes (although the little spring rolls they include are pretty gross). The rolled sushi is pretty good too but not the best i have had. It does seem to take a while for delivery (45 Min's to come 12 blocks) and i could move my butt and go pick it up (did i mention I'm lazy?) but who am i to turn down modern conveniences and say no to something as innovative and relatively recent as food being delivered to my house (yup that's my laziness convincing me not to walk the 12 blocks to pick it up). All in all a good place to order from, in fact guess what i just decided I'm having for dinner tonight! read more

Cockroaches around the kitchen area and not very clean. Probably choose somewhere else to eat sushi if I were you

Walked in and was seated right away. Friendly service was great. Then i got my tuna sashimi and it was frozen. Nothing like tuna icecream.

I was a loyal dream sushi customer up until today when I was sitting and waiting for over 10 minutes for the waitress to come and give me a menu and tea. I was fed up with the crappy service and decided to head over to ogenki where upon my entry, was greeted with a very friendly warm smile, tea and prompt service. When the food came, I was so mad at myself for not giving ogenki a chance previously. The couple next to me were very pleased with their ramen and sushi too. I ordered a green salad and sashimi. The sashimi was fresh and the portion was decent -- not overly huge, not small. Over at Dream Sushi, they wanted to nail me $6.95 for a green salad!!! Here, it is a reasonable $3.95 & their food is all reasonably priced. I think Dream is becoming a bit overconfident in their establishment as I also noticed their prices have gone up since they opened. Overall, I would recommend ogenki over dream taking into consideration the service--it is definitely a night and day comparison! read more

I was running errands in the area and thought I'd stop in for a quick bite. Ordered the lunch special with 3 items for $9.95 and added half order of salmon sashimi. Items I ordered for the lunch special included gomae, negitoro roll and spicy tuna roll. It came with a miso soup too. The soup came first and it was hugely disappointing. It was cold and lacked flavour. The gomae was okay. It was evenly coated with peanut sauce. The rolls and sashimi arrived after. The salmon sashimi tasted fresh and were decent sized cuts. The negitoro roll was not good though. The rice was hard as if undercooked. It was difficult to eat quite honestly and I gave up after two pieces. The spicy tuna roll was a bit disappointing as well. Same issue with the rice, it was too hard, and there really was no "spicy" flavour to it. Just a strip of "spicy mayo" that didn't taste very good. Maybe it's the items I chose to order as it seems some other people have had better experiences here than I did. Service was okay. The restaurant is run by Chinese staff and they kept talking to each other very loudly in Chinese during my meal there which I find a bit annoying. I don't think I will be back any time soon. read more

Ogenki Sushi - Gomae - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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