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Sushi Bar Kilala

4.3 (87 reviews)
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Cristalle L.

I ordered the unatama roll, spicy chopped scallop roll, and ika and salmon nigiri. Great rice to filling ratio, rice was cooked perfectly (unlike another sushi joint down the street). I loved the unatama roll as it was very flavourful and had good texture. The spicy chopped scallop roll wasn't really spicy at all so I'd probably skip on that one next time. Great option for simple sushi options.

Josephine M.

Sushi Bar Kilala has a reputation for being a hidden gem in Burnaby. They are known for serving high quality, authentic sushi at affordable prices. There's not a lot of cooked food on the menu, and there are those who skip over the cooked food altogether as it's the nigiri sushi and sashimi that truly shine at this restaurant. I didn't actually try any of the fish on this visit as I opted to go vegetarian, but my friend was with me and she ordered several rolls with raw fish in them. The rolls were very impressive looking, not overly packed with rice and the fish was very fresh. For myself, I ordered one Avocado Nigiri, one Inari Nigiri and an Avonegi roll. The avocado filling was generous which I always like to see, and beautifully colored. There's nothing so frustrating as seeing avocado that has started to turn black and lose its beautiful green color. What really impressed me was the Avonegi roll. Before I became Pescatarian, for many years I used to love ordering Negitoro rolls when I went to Japanese restaurant. It's tuna belly with green onion. The Avonegi was an avocado roll with green onion. It may sound like a very simple roll, but I have never seen Avonegi roll offered anywhere else. I was elated to see this item on the menu and even more so to discover how much I enjoyed eating it. With the Avonegi roll, I really don't miss my negitoro roll anymore and now I wish that every Japanese restaurant would put an Avonegi roll on their menu! Service: Good Parking: Free parking at the back of the restaurant Location: 4749 Hastings St., Burnaby, BC

Charashi Don. Must order.Traditional Japanese food at it's finest.
Lindsey D.

Traditional Japanese style, my favourite. The charashi don was delightful, the cut of fish and the portions are on point, compared to fusion portions. The vegetable udon was beyond simple that it was actually delightful. One can taste the almost undetectable kombi broth and just salt.

Paula C.

This little Japanese mom and pop shop has been quite the sushi gem for quite some time in North Burnaby. With it's short opening hours it sure speaks volumes how well they are able to maintain regular customers with the quality of their sushi. Their sushi are more on the traditional side and absolutely fresh and delicious! We ordered Saba Battera + Scallop/ Hamachi / Uni Nigiri + Dynamite Roll + Nigitoro Roll + Kilala House Roll. It's very hard to pick a favourite but saba battera and uni nigiri definitely stood out and their house roll is enormous even with half order!

House roll half, negi saba shiso, unatama. All so good.
Carolyn L.

I stumbled upon this place after getting cakes and pastries from Chez Christopher which was a few doors away. With the latest restriction it was take out only. No dine in. The menu was simple and I appreciated that. I never really like those fancy special rolls which seemed to be the highlight for many Japanese restaurants in the lower mainland. I prefer traditional Japanese food, things you get in Japan. This is Japanese mom and pop shop and I think it makes a difference. It is the subtle little things which show the attention to details. The take out box was the typical Japanese tray, none of those styrofoam or plastic containers. I had the house roll (half portion), negi saba shiso and unatama rolls. They were fresh and really good. The house roll was huge and had lots of crabmeat (no mayo to bind it) and stuff. It was a thin layer of rice which I preferred. I would definitely go back to try the nigiri next time.

Assorted Nigiri  ($17.50)
Bikki W.

Late Lunch: Assorted Nigiri ($17.50) and Spicy Tuna Don ($16) Sushi Craving Day. This is one of my favorite authentic Japanese sushi restaurants. Everything is fresh and melt in your mouth. Unfortunately they don't have uni today because uni is out of season. They only do take-out now. Taste:

Deluxe (above) and regular (below) do but I
Jocelyn C.

Small mom and pop shop that recently reopened dine in, enough to sit maybe 10 ppl. Sushi is fresh, flavourful and delicate and the wasabi tastes like the real deal. Not pictured are the toro + hokkaido hokkigai nigiri and negitoro roll which were absolutely mouth watering delicious. The chopped scallop roll had slightly too much mayo for my liking but still good. Service was quick and friendly. It's a bit of a drive from where I am, but it's always worth the trip-- of all the restaurants that survived Covid I'm most happy this one made it through! ‍‍

Avocado roll, yam roll, negi saba shiso roll, ebi battera, ikura and scallop nigiri
Kay F.

Amazing sushi for an amazing price in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood. In particular, I am a big fan of their nigiri as the fish was quite fresh and melted right in my mouth. They are currently not having dine in so I would recommend calling in ahead of time to order as it was about an hour wait on a Thursday evening. Overall, would highly recommend!

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Sara W.

Sushi Bar Kilala is like a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that, in my opinion, is one of the Burnaby Heights neighborhood's best kept secrets; which may be for the best given the limited amount of seating. I've been fortunate to get a table immediately every time I've gone. Here's everything I love about this place: - it's run by a friendly, incredibly down-to-earth couple (the husband makes all the food, while the wife attends to guests. Instantly, you see how well they work together) - all the seafood is fresh and full of flavour (in other words, they're the star ingredients) - the food is prepared in traditional Japanese style; it's deceptively simple, which makes you appreciate it even more - the uni nigiri is to die for; so much so that it earned its own bullet point What I would change: - I'm a girl with a low spice/heat tolerance, so I usually steer clear of wasabi. At Sushi Bar Kilala, a little bit of wasabi is used to bind the rice to the seafood in various rolls and pieces of nigiri. So if you're like me, that's something to keep in mind when ordering. I'm trying to build up my spice/heat tolerance though, and I find now that this small dose of wasabi is manageable :)

Party tray 5 ($68) with ikura subbed for unagi
Suzanne Y.

I finally got to try the sushi from Sushi Bar Kilala. It's a small little store run by an adorable Japanese couple, currently only offering takeout. I got their party tray 5 ($68) with the ikura substituted for unagi. Also got a salmon maki ($2.75) and ika nigiri ($2.50) cuz I had cravings . Everything was very fresh and a nice portion size. I really love that their uni has at least 2 pieces of roe on it the sushi rice is seasoned well and I love how their California rolls aren't overly saucey! It's rare nowadays that sushi restaurants just do simple sushi, cuz sometimes it's just what we want to have! Mind you, I love my saucy rolls and fusion Japanese food too! Not on any food delivery service and no website, best to call in advance the good ol'fashioned way to pre-order for pickup!

Need to practicing actually cutting the hamachi
Sofie Z.

Super fresh sushi and you can taste the quality. But some feedback for the owner while his daughter is apprenticing is making sure she cuts things right and checking. We recently ordered a large tray and order of hamachi and the pieces weren't cut through. It was terrible slicing.

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Jonny M.

Sushi Bar Kilala has been on my list of Japanese mom and pop spots to try for ages. Seriously, this place is right up my alley. It's small, prices are fair and run by an older Japanese couple. It's close by to Chez Christophe. The inside is small with four seats at the sushi bar and 6 tables. Service is friendly, sweet and attentive. Love how they drop off a whole pot of green tea for the table. Note: they don't take reservations. The menu is split into combination, sushi (bowls, roll and pressed), hot food, nigiri and sashimi. They also have a whole page of party tray options. There were three specials available on their nigiri board. Trip #1 We dropped in on an early Wednesday evening (around 5:00pm) and were the first ones there. - Deluxe assorted sashimi ($29.75 for 15) - they gave us salmon, tuna, hamachi, tako, botan ebi and ika. Everything was fresh and good quality. Favourites were the hamachi, botan ebi and ika. - Saba battera ($11.50) - pickled mackerel pressed with sushi rice. Excellent and you get a touch of the tartness from the shiso leaf. - Chicken udon ($7.75) - a couple pieces of chicken and spinach. Simple but noodles had a good bite and broth was solid. - Umeshiso ($3.00) - Japanese plum and o-ba leaf. Don't see this too often so always order it. Love the tartness. - Negitoro ($3.95) - chopped tuna and green onion. Simple but well done. - Unatama ($5.00) - torched eel and egg omelette. Never seen this type of roll before. Everyone liked it. - Nigiri - we tried a couple of nigiri's including uni ($4.95), salmon ($2.00), tako ($2.75) and tamago ($1.80). Rarely order uni but this is their speciality. It was creamy, melt in your mouth and stuffed to the brim. Salmon and tako hit the spot but let's talk about the tamago. Man, oh man, this is always how I grade a Japanese spot and their tamago was money. Fantastic eggy texture, not overly sweet and creamy. - 2x Hokkaido hotate ($3.50 each) - this was on their specials board. Large scallop from Japan. Sweet and plump. Trip #2 We came on a late Saturday afternoon (around 2:00pm) and it was busier than we expected. - Beef udon ($7.75) - honestly, a good udon is hard to find in town. Like the broth, udon has a good bite and beef slices were good. Cheap too! - Negihama ($4.00) - yellowtail and green onion. Excellent. - Chopped scallop & tobiko ($4.75) - good chunks of scallop and fresh. Similar quality to what you get from Sushi by Yuji's version. - Negi saba shiso ($5.25) - pickled mackerel, green onion and o-ba leaf. Haven't seen this roll before. - Nigiri - we tried all of their specials; uni ($4.95), Haikkado hotate ($3.50) and anago ($3.00). Anago (torched sea eel) was fantastic; flaky, melt in your mouth. Really impressed. We also ordered toro ($3.00), saba ($2.50), beef tataki ($3.00) and tamago ($1.80). The toro is market price on the menu but reasonable. Not oily but good, buttery texture. Saba was solid; not too salty, almost as good as Makoto's. Beef tataki could have used a squeeze of acidity. Tamago still excellent. I'll be back for more traditional, quality sushi eats at SBK. Makes my top 5 sushi spots in the city.

Front of restaurant~
Edward L.

Decent sushi place in Burnaby Heights. Parking is available on the side streets, as well as Hastings. The place seems to be a (Japanese) mom and pop shop. The interior looks rather plain a bit dated. Guessing the owners have been here for a while. There is a large mirror against the back wall that makes the place look twice as big as it really is. Service is friendly. I tried several rolls. Good quality. Nice springy rice. Fish tasted great. Pricing isn't the cheapest in the area and I did leave slightly hungry, but for those who want the old school authentic experience and don't mind paying a few bucks more, this place is worth checking out.

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We had a reservation early evening and when we arrived were promptly greeted by a server. She…read moreseated is and gave us menus and informed us of any special items they had atm. She then left to let us peruse the menu. We took awhile to look so we were asked at once point if we were ready and we sis we needed a bit more time so the server was delightfully accommodating and said whenever we were ready to give a server a call. Later on when we were ready our order was taken by a male staff member. We ordered a decent amount. Miso cheese eggplant, chawan-mushi, fried fish collar served in some kind of broth, 8pc nigiri omakase, blue fin tuna&uni hand cone, another hand cone but I can't remember what was in it..wifey ordered it, vegetable tempura and a black truffle dynamite roll. The highlight for me was the black truffle dynamite roll, it's taste was perfect. The right amount of truffle used and not over powering like I've had at so many other venues. I was pleasantly surprised and delighted. It was smokey, earthy and tasted wonderful. The miso cheese eggplant was delicious, slightly salty from the miso and wonderfully roasted soft eggplant. The fish colar in broth was light and delicate, beautiful flavor and texture. Chawanmushi was soft and delicate, excellently flavored. The omakase which had fish from Japan was delicious, super fresh and masterfully prepared! The tempura came with a green tea seasalt which was different but very nice. For dessert we had the green tea tiramisu which was very tasty. The restaurant itself is small but cozy and wonderfully decorated. My wife and I had a wonderful meal and I would go back for special occasions.

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I went here for a special occasion dinner. Reservations are highly recommended because they are…read morevery small - 12 diners per sitting and 2 sittings per night. I made reservations about 4 months in advance. Upon arrival, one of the hostesses opened the door for us, and asked us to wait in a very ornate waiting area. We only waited a couple of minutes before another hostess seated us at the main seating area. The space is very dark, and only lit with candles while the rest of the diners trickled in. During that time they take drink orders, which is limited to sake, wine, beer and a few non-alcoholic drinks. Of note, they don't provide a drink menu, so we were a little surprised by the cost - the yuzu sake and the plum wine were $30 each. My non-alcoholic drink was $12, but a fair size. The theatrical portion started a few minutes later than the official start time - closer to 6pm. The shades lifted, the lights turned on, and the chefs introduced themselves. And from that moment on, they immediately went to work preparing our meal. They operate like clockwork to show the ingredients whole to the diners, and then preparing them, and serving them. Soon as the one dish was completed by all the diners, the next round came shortly after. Over 20+ dishes, there was very little wait time in between each. Each time a dish was served, a hostess was there to describe the dish and provided tips on how best to eat it. The food was overall was very good. I thought a few items were very average, most of them were very good, and a select few were truly outstanding. Most of the ingredients are imported from Japan, so I would imagine that it's part of the reason it's so expensive. This is definitely a splurge meal. I think half the diners at our sitting was celebrating a birthday. On the most part, the food is very good, watching the chefs at work is part of the entertainment, and the service is excellent. It's not some place I could afford to go to often, but glad to do it at least this one time.

Drove from seattle to make it to the lunch here - what a fantastic experience. Everything from The…read moreentrance to the end was ceremonial. You start in a small waiting room thoughtfully decorated with cultural touches before being welcomed into an intimate dining area that seats only about 12-14 people. The service was attentive and personal throughout. When it came to drinks, they first asked what we generally enjoyed rather than immediately pushing specific options. Once we narrowed it down to dry sake, our server kindly brought over several bottles and gave us a detailed explanation of each one before we made our choice. Lunch consisted of around 15 courses, with most served nigiri-style. Everything tasted incredibly fresh, and I loved the thoughtful combinations of flavors and textures throughout the progression. Each piece felt distinct without trying too hard to be complicated.The experience finished beautifully with ice cream and matcha--a simple, elegant ending to a memorable meal. Absolutely worth the drive from Seattle. This wasn't just lunch; the intimate setting, pacing, presentation, and hospitality made the whole experience feel special from beginning to end.

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I arrived 45mins earlier than reservation so our table was occupied. They offered the bar sitting…read moreand I took it because I prefer bar sitting anyway. :) They had good selection of drink. They had Today's special menu on whiteboard on the wall. Presentation of food was really nice and beautiful. All ordered were prepared right away and even quick. All food were fresh. With the order of Omakaze sashimi I had Aji, Maguro, Katsuo, Kanpachi, Hamachi, Kinmedai and Otoro. I never enjoyed tuna sashimi like this place. Everything was really good. specially, Kinmedai that melted in my mouth. They even deep fried the Aji in the end and I loved it (It could be fishy for some ppl but that's what I like) . Staffs are super friendly and caring. I definitely would go back this place.

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