A go to for the local area. Sasaya has a large menu that caters to all types of eaters. The measl are affordable and offer a satisfying portion size. Food is homey and simple. Not gourmet, but when you need something tasty, it's an easy choice to come in for Taiwanese classics. Ambiance is really chill. No frills inside, but you can enjoy your meal in relative peace and the staff won't rush you or be overbearing. Popcorn chicken is a go to and always a satisfying thing to get! read more

Sasaya Bistro - Popcorn chicken rice meal - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Used to come here a lot when growing up, and recently came back for the nostalgia. Went for dinner on a Friday night - there was only one other customer in at the time and so the waitress let us sit anywhere we wanted. Ambience was good, and the place feels cozy. Menu is pretty extensive and there are many different sizes. Smaller rice bowls at cheaper prices were available as well as more expensive meal sets. Even cheaper meals combos are available for students. Once we ordered food, it took a pretty long time to come (at least half an hour), considering that there were only 3 total customers in the restaurant. However the food was very delicious when it did come. The sole waitress was pretty much on her phone at another table the entire time apart from serving the food. The food is very good though. I would definitely return again just for the fried chicken alone. The pork chop dish that we ordered was also delicious. read more

Sasaya Bistro - Fried chicken - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Hidden gem that's really worth visiting. Service is friendly and attentive. This small family owned Taiwanese/Korean restaurant serves huge variety of vegetarian dishes in addition to their traditional Taiwanese/Korean cuisine. We've ordered their Seafood udon hotpot, Pork chop bento and popcorn chicken as well as winter melon lemon juice. All the items were flavourful and their portions were reasonable. Their prices are also budget friendly. We will definitely come back again to try other dishes on their menu. read more

Sasaya Bistro - Popcorn chicken. - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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The menu is super extensively long. This is a Taiwanese restaurant in the Royal Oak area. They are never super busy. I ordered the popcorn chicken combo with rice. They have lunch combos for $13 which is super good price. However, their food was very mediocre. It tasted like home cooking. Nothing special. I was also surprised for a Taiwanese restaurant, they have super limited amount of sauces. B ordered the Korean beef combo. It tasted like they used instant sauces that you can get from T&T to marinate their meat. Portion size was ok. Service was ok. The restaurant interior looks very average. Not a place you would take someone on a date. There are plenty of free street parking in the area. Note that this place only accepts cash and debit card. read more

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They serve very no frills chinese/taiwanese versions of korean food. However, even with no frills, their prices aren't that low and almost comparable to korean restaurants. We ordered the kimchi hot pot and the budae hot pot. Both didnt have much to offer. It was not korean flavor at all but tasty in its own way. However, there werent much toppings for something around $15-17. To compare, the price of boiling point is $17. The taiwanese chicken nugget was fried well and I like the light crispiness. However, there was really no flavor at all. read more

Sasaya Bistro - Budae hot pot - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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It's not something I would drive out of my way to go to, but its a great little mom and pop shop that serves a collection of taiwanese/korean favourites that are done competently, at a good budget and with good portions. It isn't fancy but I appreciate all that they do at the price they do it at. Service was A+ too. read more

Sasaya Bistro - Taiwanese stewed meat on rice - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Great little find of a restaurant. We had the vegetarian oyster bento and the bimibap. Service was fast and efficient and the food arrived quickly. Very tasty, great price points and highly recommend. read more

It was a nice day to go for a walk and grab some takeouts. This Taiwanese restaurant is just around the corner of where Stem Japanese Eatery is. I learned about this place from a Facebook group post. They have "mini" Taiwanese bento for $7.50 each. I think the size is pretty decent size to be honest and they have vegetarian options too. It's perfect to just grab a bowl and picnic at the park around the corner too. We ordered the Taiwanese popcorn chicken and their pork bento. We didn't order any train bento while we were in Taiwan last year due to COVID maybe the next time we go back we can actually enjoy food on their train. Their door is locked so you will need to knock to enter and the bento menu is at the cashier table not on the main menu. read more

Sasaya Bistro - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Decent little Taiwanese / Korean style neighborhood restaurant. It's not the best Taiwanese food I've ever had, but the prices are very affordable and you will be full. I had the seafood hotpot with bean noodles. You get 3 slices of pork, 2 shrimp, 2 squid rings and mostly tofu, napa cabbage, bean noodles and a bowl of white rice. Mostly carbs, but I didn't mind it since that's what I felt like. Cash or debit. read more

Sasaya Bistro - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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I visited for dinner on a Saturday evening and there was no one else dining in. I guess most of their business is take-out? They have a huge vegetarian menu, with all sorts of different appetizers, deep fried snacks, hot pots, and combo meals--all vegetarian (not necessarily all vegan, as some dishes have egg, so check). I ordered the vegetarian rice tube pudding ($8.75 plus tax) and the vegetarian spicy hot pot ($17.45 plus tax), which I asked for to be "very spicy". That was too much food, but I was hungry. The rice tube pudding came out in under 10 minutes. If you've not had this dish before, it's sort of like the sticky rice you get for dim sum. This version came with marinated shiitake mushrooms, taro (I think), some fake meat of some sort, and drizzled with a sweet and very salty sauce. Pretty solid dish, especially with the mushrooms and taro. Nothing all that tantalizing flavour-wise, but I enjoyed it. 3.5/5 The hot pot was spicier than anything I've had in years, which is I guess my fault for asking for it "very spicy"--though I figured it'd be like most places that water it down for the Western palate--not here! Massive portion with all sorts of tofu, bok choy, cabbage and enoki mushrooms. The spiciness came in the way of copious chilis and chili oil, making for an extremely oily broth. I was sweating profusely and coughing frequently due to the spice, but I did enjoy the heat, I must say. The flavour depth was not all that impressive though. It was adequately salty and pant-shittingly spicy, but really not that flavourful. You get some plain noodles on the side with some more chili oil for dipping I guess -- pretty bland way to serve noodles. All in all, this was solid, but a bit underwhelming flavour-wise and overwhelming spiciness-wise. 3/5 Overall, solid food, but I think I just don't enjoy Taiwanese cuisine enough to return -- I'd rather the richer flavours from Cantonese and especially Szechuan cuisine. read more

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This is a nice small place along Royal Oak, near Rumble Street in Burnaby. My wife and I came here on a weekend for lunch. It wasn't as busy as we thought it would be in terms of dine in but there was a lot of takeout/food delivery orders. This place is run by a family. My wife got the seafood tofu pot and I got the BBQ pork dish. The tofu pot was filling for my wife as it had a lot of vermicelli, pork, shrimp, etc and a bowl of rice. Mine was flavorful as it wasn't salty like some places. They have a lower cost lunch menu ( smaller portions ) and a regular menu. They mentioned that during the weekdays, it is super busy at lunch as there is a high school around the corner, which could explain that other menu. They mentioned that it probably wouldn't fill us up but good enough for the students as they don't have a lot of time to eat. read more

I would give 3.5 stars to this Korean/Taiwanese restaurant. Talk about what I like the most about this restaurant first and the least favourite things the last. Service - excellent! The Taiwanese servers took good care of the orders and customers' needs. Pricing - reasonable pricing for bigger portion of the food. Minimum order is $3.50 per person. It is a little bit cheaper than other Korean/Taiwanese restaurants. Food - there are a lot of varieties on the menu. The most popular dishes are their hot pots. My friends and I ordered seafood fish hot pot, seafood udon pot and seafood kimchi pot for dinner. All the of them were good. We just waited for a long time for the food. We realized that customers at other tables were the same who had been waiting for a long time for their food as well. Perhaps the chefs needed to put a lot of time and effort to prepare and cook the food in the kitchen?? Ambiance - family type of atmosphere. The interior design is not fancy at all or there is no renovation inside. It looks a bit old inside overall. Location - further away from Kingsway and not a lot of people know about this place. They might want to do some advertisements online and offline (my recommendations). It's ok to go back for meals. That's my conclusion. read more

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Slow service and food is not good at all. So lose money and time, but service is good. Vibe is homely, and quiet if you want to hang out here. read more

Sasaya Bistro - Very slow service and food is not great. However looking forward to see it improve. Great service tho! - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

It's more like Taiwanese restaurant. Average taste. However, lots vegetarian items. Bubble tea tastes too light in tea taste and milk taste. In terms of its too diluted. read more

Sasaya Bistro - Fried chicken noodle - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

We were excited to be back for the first time in 3 years after moving to another city. Our excitement turned to concerns, what happened? Both the service and the food were competing for the worst and I can't decide which one would be the winner. It pains me to leave a bad review for this family owned restaurant. But if they want to stay in business, it's better I break it to them. Food: The bowl of Korean seafood hot pot was so unimpressive, it looked like a pack of instant noodle with a meager amount of meat. Two tiny pieces of shrimp, one piece of mussel, one piece of squid and three bits of pork for $9. The plate of BBQ beef and rice was equally disappointing. At $13, it had less meat than a McDonald beef patty. The strawberry bubble tea was served luke warm and equally as bad. How do you screw up something as easy as bubble tea? Service: was a big disappointment as well. We were seated promptly as there were only two other tables. We were served three cups of piping hot tea even though we had our four year old son with us. I asked for two cups of water, and the server brought us two forks. I asked for two cups of water again, and were finally served two cups of room temp water. A quarter way through our meal, the server came by and asked to take away the extra two cups of tea (even though I already took a few sips from one of the cups). The bubble tea came without ice in a take out cup. I asked for ice and she brought it back in a mug even though I said for take out. Dh went to pay the bill and the server started clearing the table and putting bowls and dishes into the pot of soup while cornering me into my seat against the wall. I'm not sure if waiting 2 minutes would have killed her but I had to make it clear that I was trying to leave. This is a place we will definitely not return for the rude service nor the horrible food. read more

Korean style Taiwanese food? Here's something different. Parking is available directly in front on Royal Oak, as well as along Rumble. The inside is quite bare bones. It honestly reminded me of a classroom in Asia, but with peach-coloured walls. Adding to this theme is the giant air conditioners in the corner, and the utilitarian tables that can almost pass as desks. The dining area is quite large, and the tables can easily be arranged to large classes, I mean groups of people. The place looks like it's run by a family (mom, dad, daughter?). Staff were helpful. Even though the sign in front of the restaurant says "Korean style tofu hot pot", what they really mean is "Korean food with a slight Taiwanese twist". The "hot pot" bit is quite the misnomer in this case. The bibimbap (notice this is a Korean dish, not a Taiwanese one) I had was really a sizzling plate style that would normally be reserved for BBQ meats. No stone bowl either. With that said, the food was organized into dainty little sections (bean sprouts, turnip strips, kimchi etc.), with an inverted "bowl" of rice in the middle, and a raw egg on top. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to mix it all up and ruin the look, or eat it by sections. The food looked quite dainty and photogenic - almost like one of those wax dishes used in displays. All of the items were quite tasty. The plate was hot enough to slightly burn the rice into crispy form, but not as much as I would've liked. Special mention for this dish. It also came a side of seaweed (miso?) soup. This place also has many other types of food, such as noodle soup, and seafood. The pictures in the menu look quite tasty too. I'll definitely be back to try some more dishes, and maybe their bubble tea. The only downside to this place is the location. There's actually quite a bit of stuff at this intersection (Royal Oak and Rumble), but not too many people seem to know about it. If this place were right on Kingsway, I'd bet it would do quite well. Recommended. read more

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looking for a quick meal with not very many choices in this area, i grabbed a mini seafood hotpot that was actually quite filled and decent for the price. Coming with tofu, an egg, shrimp and a mussel, this little pot was deep with ingredients and the soup was not salty. They have a korean and taiwanese menu but overall, i wouldn't return. read more

The review below really had me worried for a minute, but I'm glad I decided to try the place out anyways (that and I was already seated). We ordered the sizzling BBQ Pork Plate & Curry Pork Chop w/ Rice. The "BBQ Pork" dish is actually more like "Bulgogi"...the name is a bit misleading, but the dish itself was actually very tasty. The curry was just okay" as I found the breading on the pork chop a bit too gooey, but the curry sauce was really good so I'd reconsider ordering the non-breaded version. Service was super friendly and the food came out quickly. Would definitely consider coming back to try some of their soup noodles which seemed to be a popular item at the other tables. read more

I've been coming to this restaurant with my family for years and it's always a good fall-back for dinner if we don't know of anywhere else to go. I think theyre trying to be a mix between korean and taiwanese food but i just basically associate it with being taiwanese. I always order their spicy seafood tofu pot. It has pork, udon, tofu, seafood, veggies, and a yummy spicy broth. You can order a bowl of rice on the side too if you want. It's about $8 and you get a decent-sized portion (I get full off it) and the flavor of the broth is really good and the pork is always marinated so well. I love tofu also but the stuff I can do without is the seafood that is basically just there for the sake of being there. Their salty peppery chicken is also very good but sometimes its a lot more batter and skin than actual chicken. They also have another dish where you can order the seafood tofu pot as well as a stir fried pork on the side with rice and its only a few dollars more expensive but you get everything in it and it's all really good. The service can sometimes be a little bit slow but the decor and everything is nice. Be prepared though because if its busy it can be hard to find parking! read more

I ordered a bi bim bap for takeout and the rice seemed like it was leftover from the day before, and instead of a nice fried egg on top, the egg was just mashed into the rice. A pretty pathetic bi bim bap by any standards. I've had one better meal here before, but nothing would make me want to go back despite the fact that they're steps from my house. read more

I would rate everything here average. Food was average, service was average, and decor was average. There were a lot of vegetarian options though so if I could, I'd give it half a star just for that. I had the tomato seafood hot pot with mild spiciness and it came mild. You know how some places, you say mild, but you get super duper spicy? Not here, but the spiciness didn't taste like it was from hot peppers, rather from white pepper. read more

I loved that this restaurant had a lot of vegetarian options for all options: Rice, noodles, and hot pot. I ordered the vegetarian stir fry udon and it was delicious! Not too salty and great flavor; although it was a bit on the greasy side. Other than that though, the food was pretty authentic. My boyfriend ordered the herbal hot pot and he said it was a bit bland but still good. Portions are pretty good as well. Recommend this place read more

Taiwanese food but in Korean look.... Reasonable price and food. And it is good choice when I dont want to cook :P read more

We always go here but today unfortunately will be the last- I ordered Seafood Udon Soup but to my surprise there were tiny dead roaches floating around my soup. We returned it and ask not to make one anymore but lady forcing us to pay for the soup. I was gonna let it slide but since the lady was unprofessional and arguing about it, it deserves to be in this review to let everyone know. P.S I didnt even eat the soup. read more

I believe this place earns the average three stars for their Korean-style hot pot dishes to which they have plenty of choices. The other food range from just OK such as their popcorn chicken and their combo BBQ pork (way too sweet), Korean-style soup (not bad) combo. Definitely skip their milk teas though. They are probably the worse I've had in town. Service was friendly enough i.e. pretty typical for an Asian restaurant. The decor is very minimalistic and institutional-like. It was much like a small high school cafeteria feel. read more

Nice girl served me tasteless bibimbap. Is it right to serve steamed rice on a sizzling platter? In reality it would probably take 15 minutes to cool off enough to be edible, and cucumber slivers on a sizzler that burnt my tongue? Hardly any meat, kimchee was so hot too. All with an absolutely raw egg plunked in the middle of the rice. I tipped the hard working server, otherwise disappointed. read more

Disappointed there weren't more veggies in the seafood udon - for $10.45 I would think I'd get a little more read more

Sasaya Bistro - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Best vegetarian fried chicken I've ever had. They always have me coming back! Family owned restaurant so sometimes the hours of opening are not that accurate. read more

Good comfort Taiwanese/lite Korean dishes. Prety much the same food as similar places on Kingsway but without the noise and MSG. Fast takeouts too. A genuinely good place for what it is and a place you can go regularly without making you feel sick. (some dishes are better than others; make a wise choice) read more

The Seafood Hot Pot Udon is the main dish I order here. I've tried some of their other dishes and they are nothing special. The hot pot is especially satisfying on a cold or chilly winter night! read more

Ordered bibimbap and seafood udon pot. Bibimbap was so bland with tiny tiny portions of meat and veggies. Only a few pieces of meat. Pretty disappointed, there was no flavor at all in either dish and not worth the price. read more

Some of the most amazing vegetarian Taiwanese food I've ever had! A must come for vegetarians and non vegetarians alike!

I'm confused...Is this a Korean joint or a Taiwanese joint? The menu doesn't help either. They sell bi bim bap and kimchi hotpots but they also have a menu category called Taiwanese "Cusion", WTH is that? Anyways, my crime partner and I we're craving for some Korean grub and we were in the vicinity. I ordered the Kimchi seafood hotpot and she ordered crispy wontons and bi bim bap. For a place which is almost empty on a weekend dinner service, it took them almost half an hour for our food. The kimchi seafood hotpot is ok, spicy but not too overwhelming. The bi bim bap is mediocre, the fried wontons were frozen dumplings you can get from any TnT. Service is very casual. Just because it's not busy I don't think it's ok for servers to sit on tables, read newspapers and sip bubbletea, but that's just me. read more

We always come here and order the same thing, seafood udon hot pot. It's super satisfying on a cold day. The broth is always very flavorful and full of lots of yummy meat, seafood and veggies. I've tried other dishes here, and didn't enjoy them, so I've decided to just stick with the hot pot. The last time we came here, they really cheaped out on the quantity of meat. I'm hoping it was a one time thing though. read more

OMG .... Korea style taiwanese foodi felt as if i had been cheated.Only Chinese and English not Korean menu.

The waitress on the front desk's manner is sooooooooo bad. I did not buy any food and just left.

moved away a year ago, but keep thinking about how much i love the veggie hot pot at this place! great place, great staff. enjoy!