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Sushi Oyama

3.2 (266 reviews)
ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
Closed 11:30 am - 9:30 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Chicken Karaage
Brian L.

Food portions are reasonable, was fulfilling and taste great, for a small staff, efficient and fast. Love the old building style, bright from windows and warm dimmed lights gives the atmosphere feel like old Japanese style restaurant.

Denise W.

I like to call this place "Haunted Sushi". It is located inside a giant mansion with a very long dark history. You may want to google that house. A friend been here couple times and he agrees that each time he went the taste was very inconsistent but before he went with me, the sushi or food that he had here was not bad. We were a party of two and we showed up on a Sunday. We ordered couple items to share: -Red Dynamite Roll -Red Yam Roll -BBQ Salmon Gama Food portion size was pretty good. The red dynamite roll and red yam roll both tasted the same (used the same sauce). However, what I didn't like about them was that they were drenched in sauce. I couldn't taste anything other than the sauce. Also I personally don't like sweet sushi. The salmon gama was not bad. Portion size was good. I just wished it was not that dry. Service is a hit and miss. I felt that we had to haunt or find the server in order to get serve. The reason for this is because of the table layout. There are too many deadspots making it very difficult for the server to spot us. I don't think I will be back any time soon.

Front gate~
Edward L.

Nothing like some funeral home sushi to get one's blood moving. Yes, this place used to be a funeral home, and I'm guessing some rich guy's house before that. Parking is available on the side streets behind Kingsway. The place is still proportioned like a house from the early 1900s, which makes it a bit awkward. The front counter is tiny, and the dining area is spread out among the different rooms. Staff were friendly. Buddy and I tried the Party tray A. The rolls are the typical small (normal?) ones, but the nigiri have half the rice compared to basically every other place out there. See photo. Buddy and I looked at each other, and we both knew we were looking at another dinner right after finishing here. This thing was polished off in 15 minutes, and yes, both of us left hungry. Ugh. Knock 1 star off for not so good value. Quality was decent but nothing spectacular. Honestly for the price I'd rather go to Sushi Garden nearby.

Brenda K.

I came here for a dinner a month ago. This place was quieter with lesser people in the restaurant. I've seen 3-4 servers working here in the past, but there was only 1 server working that day. We ordered Tonkatsu ($15.80) and Rainbow Roll ($16.90) it was so good. Tonkatsu was freshly made. It was tender and crispy. The food came with rice and salad on the side. Rainbow Roll was good as usual. We shared 2 items for 2 people. Price has gone up, but the food was still enjoyable. Service was fast and efficient.

Regina V.

This place has been around so long! I love the house setting and it always feels like a very inviting place to go to for Japanese. Not as busy as it used to be so it's easy to get a table. My nieces loved the udon and tempura. The quality of the sushi has gone a bit downhill lately or maybe the sushi in vancouver has just gotten better... neverthelsss, Oyama is still one of our go to late night for sushi.

The kids loved it!
Edward N.

This is a lovely restaurant in an old house! The ambiance is comfortable and clean. The service was friendly and efficient. It has an extensive menu with a wide variety of dishes. We went as a family and had a wonderful experience. The Chicken Teriyaki was excellent. The sushi was fresh and tasty. The ramen with vegetables was very good also. We do recommend!

Menu reads "Price subject to change without notice".
Dan L.

Food is alright, but their service is truly bizarre. Their menu has a warning that reads "price subject to change without notice" and they charge you whatever they feel like. They don't tell you about price changes when you're ordering; you only find out when you get the bill. I doubt that's legal, but I also doubt that you'll bother taking them to small claims court to recover $20, so you're likely to just eat the random price change tax if you decide to dine here and they feel like overcharging you by $20.

Flammed sushi
Tim W.

I have been to this place for several years already. They have delicious aburi sushi. Go for their special roles. I like their awesome role Their sushi combo is the same quality like other sushi restaurant. Sashimi is good, but there are other places with more fresh sashimi.

Aburi deluxe
Ella S.

I remember the restaurant was great years ago. A lot seem to have changed recently and I was pretty disappointed. First of all, their prices are SO high for what you get. Same items at a high end restaurant by the waters costs less and the ingredients taste so much more fresh than here. Which leads to my second point that their sashimi were very cold, the tuna tasted fishy, and the octopus was very tough. I did like the tiny shrimps. In general the sauces were too overpowering and salty. I mean yes, they taste good and go well with the dishes - especially the volcano roll. But there's too much sauce everywhere and we were drinking water all night after. It was a shame that the sauces were all we could taste on the aburi platter and I couldn't even finish them. Service is good and they filled my tea without me having to ask for it. However, for the same price we paid, there are many other restaurants we could have gone to with higher quality dishes.

Sashimi bento
Carolyn L.

This place is pretty popular and can be crowded during lunch hours. The food is ok, decent with a big selection of choices. My colleague likes the spicy chirashi which is basically adding the Korean spicy sauce (gochujang) to the bowl. Lunch has bento boxes at affordable prices, letting you have a bit of everything. Nothing really stand out for me here, but if I were to dine here, I will try to go during the off peak hours. Parking can be a pain as it is quite hard to find available spots for both the lot and street parking (paid and free).

BeefUdon&ChickenKaraage
Sammy Y.

Service 3/5: Difficult to understand & lack of direction. Our waitress asked us if we needed anything after we were finished with our plate & drinks. There weren't too many people in the resto. We had to ask numerous times what the waitress was saying too. Please speak up especially when a mask is donned. Food 4/5: Standard Udon - Nothing more or less. Chicken Karaage - Small portion for its price and not too much meat. A bit salty. However... Plenty of Sushi choices which are delicious. Drinks 3/5: No beer on draught and not too many choices.

Unagi - Bbq Eel
Henry C.

Stomach telling you should try for some Japanese cuisine? looking to hook up with a bento box for lunch? Well you should try this place when your having those days. This location is a nice size which resembles a large house. There is a presence of a Korean flare to it. The prices are quite reasonable. I ordered the chicken bento box and four pieces of unagi - which is bbq eel. What can I say I was hungry :p The chicken bento box comes with miso soup and a salad. Included in box itself - comes with couple pieces of adegashi tofu, edamame steam beans, four California rolls, large portion of chicken teriyaki and rice, mixed tempura, and couple pieces of oranges. I have to admit the teriyaki sauce is quite tasty as well all the other elements that make up this bento box. Service is quite good as our waiter ensured we had enough tea or water. He also checked if we satisfied with our order. Overall the prices are quite decent and reasonable. Great lunch getaway... Parking could be a challenge at times during the afternoon and be careful as you can't park between the hours of 3-6 on Kingsway - you could be towed as a forewarning. However free finding in general could be hard - even during the lunch/dinner hours. Happy eating

Bill's Roll + Salmon Avocado Roll
Issabelle F.

Full disclosure: I only came here because legend has it that this spot is haunted. Why? Before it was Sushi Oyama, in it's previous life, it used to be a morgue/funeral home. But, I was pleasantly surprised with how beautiful the restaurant actually was. With the holidays coming up, it was beautifully decorated and had plenty of string lights hanging all over the place. It reminded me of going to a nice dinner at a wealthy relative's home. They have a large menu featuring different maki rolls, specialty rolls, sashimis, udons, donburis, and more. I decided to keep it simple and stick to two different maki rolls: the bill's roll (sweet potato tempura and salmon w/ masago and spicy chipotle mayo) and the salmon avocado roll. The dynamite cone also piqued my interest so I got one of that. And, I'm so glad I did because it was my favourite of all the things I ordered. The Bill's Roll was good. I found it to be pretty flavourless and dipped it some extra spicy mayo to give it a bit more flavour. The salmon avocado roll didn't taste very fresh and the rice was quite hard. Service was a little spotty and it may be because they were understaffed. However, the restaurant wasn't busy, and I had to wait a bit to get seated, to order, and to pay. I did see 3 different wait staff helping nearby tables though. I'm willing to come back and try this spot out again though because I simply could've ordered the wrong dishes. I'd happily order the dynamite cone again but will pass on both those rolls next time. My friend told me that you can't go wrong with their sashimi, so I'll likely order that next time!

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the food was very delicious and arrived fast, customer service was great everybody e as attentive

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Good food, great environment for date night. Good service. Great spot for Halloween and other events. House is beautiful.

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amazing overall food the sushi and ramen taste delicious and insanely great service they were very attentive

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We love the food. Gohan and the miso eggplant were our favorite; the kids menu is a boon too.read more

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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Super friendly and attentive staff, great food, great service…read more I ordered the Chicken Cha Cha Cha and the Popcorn sushi. Both were super delicious. The Chicken Cha Cha Cha stayed crispy through the meal, wasn't able very sweet and just what I ordered (mild spicy). The popcorn sushi was delicious, think of a deep fried roll, but not. It had tempura batter, deep fried scallops, prawn tempura and crispy shavings. This is probably gonna be my go to order whenever I come here now. I recommend you check this place out. You won't be disappointed. Came here on a Sunday night and the staff are super attentive. Not once was my tea cup ever empty. Great service.

Feeling peckish on a Friday evening so my partner and I stopped in for a light dinner…read more There was one party ahead of us but they had a clipboard to put your name and number down to be seated. It was not too long. Hot tea shortly after we were seated and it was relatively quick and easy to order. We got an order of salmon oishi, chopped scallops roll and a specialty roll I think it was called a Godzilla roll. Also ordered a coke zero which came with the can and a cup of ice. The food came out pretty quick and it was all very tasty. Oishi and Godzilla roll has a nice char flavour to it. My partner has come in to this spot a few times already and he has enjoyed his meals each time. He's taken out rolls before and they were still tasty after traveling 15 to 20 mins as well. Would come back , nothing too special but I would know I'd have a satisfying meal each time.

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Love this place! The food, ambiance and service. The ambiance is super fun with lots of anime…read morecharacters and a big screen playing anime. The staffs/owner were very friendly and made great recommendations. Had the hamachi carpaccio, so refreshing and appetizing. The homemade ponzu (lemony) sauce has a nice finish with thin sliced onions and veggies. The Engawa Arburi nigiri was recommended, and it was phenomenal. It is the 'fin edge' of flounder. Super delicate, with seared (arburi) flavor and melts in your mouth. Yum! The other highlight was the Wagyu beef cubes severed on stick. Two skewers 4 cubes each. The Wagyu was perfectly cooked. It melts in your mouth with every bite. We also enjoyed the 7 piece Omakase sushi set. The fish was very fresh and satiating. Love the lotus root chips garnishing. We loved everything we had but would likely skip the Omakase appetizer Platter. Perhaps we were spoiled by the hamachi carpaccio appetizer. We still enjoyed it but For the same price, we would prefer the sushi set. It had 9 small plates in a beautiful serving box including- tiny sashimi cube of salmon, tuna, tamago, and my fav is the komochi nishin (herring fillets ("Nishin") layered over a base of crunchy capelin roe), also included in the tiny plates of apps were, chicken karaage, baby taco, sliced taco, taco in red sauce, and seaweed salad. We look forward to be back!!!!!

We came here for a lovely Japanese meal after I flew int YVR. Parking is easy and the menu is super…read moreexpansive. There's something for everyone. Service is also great! Here is what we ordered: * Mentaiko udon: our fav dish. It was so creamy and delicious * Salmon aburi: yummy * Chicken gizzard * Omakase sashimi: high quality * Oyster motoyaki *Agedashi tofu

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I made a reservation at Okeya Kyujiro for my partner's 40th birthday, and he had the best time…read more Honestly, it was one of the most memorable omakase experiences I've had in Vancouver. Okeya Kyujiro is a Michelin one-star theatrical omakase restaurant, and when they say theatrical, they mean it! From the moment you're welcomed by smiling ushers in kimono to the closing tea ceremony, every movement feels intentional, precise, and elevated. The ambiance is serene and anticipatory. At the start, guests sit in silence as a black screen conceals the chefs. You see their shadows moving behind it. A bell rings, the screen lifts, and the performance begins. Dinner is a 25+ course experience priced at $325 per person. It's undeniably a splurge, but for a milestone celebration, it feels justified. The menu is seafood-forward, with many ingredients flown in from Japan. Each ingredient is presented before preparation, then carefully assembled and served directly from chef to guest. Courses arrive one by one, never rushed. The service team moves seamlessly in the background, refilling water and attending to drinks (available as an add-on) without disrupting the flow. The finale is a matcha ceremony, whisked in front of you with the same quiet precision that defines the evening. When the final sip is taken, the bell chimes once more, the chefs and staff bow, and the screens close. It was a beautifully choreographed dining experience, perfect for marking a special moment, and one I'd gladly return to for the next celebration.

We visit this Michelin 1 star restaurant for their 15-course omakase lunch set at $180 per person…read more We were greeted at the store front and seated for our 12:15pm booking. Total 10 guests today. Looks like 4 more guests can be served for the maximum seating. The server came by when the course is served to explain each item. The appetizers have three dishes. The tempura is freshly made and hot. The cooked fish tastes a bit fishy to my likely. The chawanmushi is lukewarm which I wish to be hotter. It then follows by 8 nigiri sushi with brown rice - really like the texture and (small) portion of rice with each nigiri. Fresh ingredients. I asked for low sodium option however the first few nigiri is a bit too salty and I have notified the server so the chef can adjust immediately. I enjoy the Hokkaido uni nigiri the last smoked fish nigiri the most. The fresh crab and salmon roe rice and beef soba noodles at the end have a nice touch of finesse. There are a number of birthday celebrations and they asked for names to acknowledge and celebrate the birthdays. A little musical piano "performance" for the happy birthday song. Matcha green tea is served at the end to wrap up the omakase. Overall an enjoyable experience but not necessarily impressive as a Michelin 1 star restaurant. At this price point it's worth a try however not likely regular visit.

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Inside the waiting area before being taken to your seat.
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A Japanese run restaurant with a unique menu. They have more high end ingredients with a wide…read moreselection of sashimi and omakase experience as well. It is more of a traditional Japanese place. There are no fancy rolls, not even California roll. We ordered their salmon oshi and I actually like that they used shiso leave and marinated grated diako instead of avocado and jalapeñoz. Their unagi don is amazing. The unagi has a bit of a grilled flavor. There is no fishiness to it. Their rice is amazing!! It's really fluffy and the doness is just right. For sashimi, we ordered their Aburi tuna. It's paired with ponzu sauce and flavoured pickled daikon. Their food is really good. Their staff are very friendly and attentive. We will definitely be coming back for more.

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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Front row seats, watching the chefs live in action. So hardworking.
Front row seats, watching the chefs live in action. So hardworking.
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Sushi Oyama - japanese - Updated July 2026

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