It's been YEARS since I've been here. And was surprised the quality and prices have remained relatively the same (with some increases but still affordable). They've also added more to their menu with some yakitori (skewers) and nabeyaki udon that can be served in a larger bowl if more than 2 servings are ordered. I'd definitely want to go back to try out these items. We mainly stuck with nigiri and rolls. Chawanmushi- I vaguely remember it used to having a piece or two of seafood. It only had a piece of chicken and vegetables. I felt it was a bit too loose, but the flavour was what I remembered. Nigiri (hamachi toro, seared salmon toro, ika shiso, mega negi toro)- all fresh. The hamachi toro was fatty. The salmon toro was seared just enough. Ika was complemented well with the shiso. Overall the amount of rice to fish ratio was good. Chopped scallop roll- it was a bit on the smaller side, so I think I'd rather order nigiri. But the chunks of scallop were still good. Overall, service was good, the vibe of the restaurant is nice, and quality of food is great for the price. This used to be a restaurant I frequented a lot and honestly I don't know why I stopped. I'll be adding this back into my rotation of Japanese restaurants. read more

Tairyou Ichiba - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Tairyou Ichiba is one of my favourite cheap eats in Burnaby for affordable u-pick nigiri sushi and izakaya plates. I've been going there since 2017 and it's always been worth the drive out from Richmond for me. With its unmistakable, yet unassuming heavy wooden doors taking up the majority of the entrance, I wouldn't blame you for having walked past it before and not known it was a sushi restaurant. They've hired at least 2-3 more staff after a brief renovation, so the service is a lot quicker now. But the good thing is that its remained a nice place to sit and chat without the feeling of being rushed, despite there always being a lineup around the door. I haven't seen as many unique, ever-changing weekly specials as I once did, but if you've never been, you'll be overwhelmed with options already. They do u-pick nigiri, torched nigiri, deka nigiri (overflowing), sushi rolls and hot food The fan favourite is the thick cut, deluxe sashimi platter for $28, fit for sharing with another person or a larger group. My personal tip is to order the Gyutan (grilled beef tongue) if you have a craving for skewers, but not the price of the skewers. I would also recommend trying the deep fried soft shell crab or the ankimo (monkfish liver). If you have the chance to try their BBQ fish heads, that's also a treat and a full meal in itself. read more

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We stopped by for dinner over the weekend. The restaurant was busy and we did not make reservations. There was a clipboard at the front of the restaurant to put your name down as you wait in line. We waited about 20 minutes before we were seated. The restaurant was packed at 7 pm. We decided to order a number of items off their menu. Staff were around to take orders, drop off sharing plates and cutlery. Food arrived fairly quickly. The sashimi was fresh. Some of the items were better than others. I would skip the toro salmon "aburi" oshizushi next time. There was no mention of pickled ginger slices and it was actually mixed into the rice. I did not find the combination of ginger, onion and salmon that great. The oyster motoyaki was good. It was packed with oyster and onion slivers covered in the Japanese mayonnaise sauce. The ambiance was nice. It felt like we were somewhere in Japan with all the Japanese decor. Service was good for a busy restaurant. read more

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The authentic atmosphere, friendly staff, reasonable prices made a great experience. I can see myself coming back again! read more

Tairyou Ichiba - Great and friendly staff - Recommend the Aji and grilled hamachi. - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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I've heard good things about this izakaya from other friends and finally had a chance to check it out myself. I made reservations for Thursday dinner at 6 pm the day before for my party of 2, but it wasn't crowded at all and I don't think we needed reservations. We were both surprised, but I think 6 was a bit early for dinner. By the time we left around 7:15, the place was packed and people were starting to line up. There are a couple of tables for smaller groups of 2-3 people, a couple of booths for larger parties as well, and some bar seating. Overall the restaurant isn't very big. The menu selection here is huge. There's a giant sheet for just drinks, and then 4 pages for the food, which includes appetizers, fried or grilled meat, sashimi, sushi, and rice/noodle dishes. It's a lot of options, overwhelmingly so. It took my friend and me quite some time to decide what to share. We tried: Kaki fry ($9.80) - I'm not sure if I've had fried oysters before, but in general I like oysters so I thought I'd give it a try. They were surprisingly very good and much larger than I thought they would be. I liked that they were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Gindara kama (black cod neck, $13) - this grilled dish was really good. It comes with two pieces oh, each with plenty of tender meat. Toro aburi salmon roll ($9) - this was by far the most disappointing dish of the night. The salmon toro wasn't seared enough on top, we both thought each piece came with too much rice, and I personally didn't like that they put ginger in the middle of the rice. I ended up picking out all of the ginger once I realized it was there. Unaten roll ($8.80) - this was a sushi roll with unagi and shrimp tempura. It was good but I wish there were more than four pieces Chopped scallop roll ($6.50) - I enjoyed this role quite a lot; the scallops tasted very fresh We also each ordered four pieces of nigiri sushi. I had the mega negi toro, hotate (scallop), aji, and salmon toro. All were fantastic, especially the hotate and the negi toro. read more

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Not my cup of .... The environment and atmosphere is pretty good. Service is attentive but the food quality and flavor are very lacking today IMO. Wild salmon sashimi temperature was too cold and it doesn't taste anything like fish or wild salmon. The nigiri sushi rice came loss from the rice cake form. The Uni seaweed wrap is wrinkle and not crisp in texture and taste is very blended as a whole. The rest of the food we ordered were very forgettable and not impressive. Pricing is fair. The best thing I had for the night is the draft beer. read more

We came here because they had a great deal on Fantuan and some bento boxes that looked delicious but I was a little bit disappointed with the rolls and the chirashi don LOOKED better than it tasted. With 10% off and a food festival going on, we were able to get 2 bento boxes with deep fried goods which were a good deal considering how much they gave you but everything was only okay. It was all fried well and there was plenty of assortment but there was nothing memorable. In addition, we got their sashimi bento which was also a good deal with 6 pieces of good quality sashimi, tempura, some chicken, salad and miso soup. Looking back, it wasn't as much food as the picture made it seem (especially the amount of chicken) but they did give a fried salmon piece as well. The chirashi don had a lovely assortment of sashimi on top and while good, it wasnt the most amazing fish I've had. In addition, the most important part (the rice) was not flavoured well enough. It wasnt bad, but not great either. The chopped scallop roll and negitoro rolls were both good and had a reasonable amount of filling but their special rolls were eh. The red volcano was pretty boring, tasting almost like spicy rice, and their unagi/tempura prawn roll and really large portions of unagi but again, kind of boring. Finally, their takoyaki was a surprising hit and the yakitori was again, boring. Overall, the food here is okay. Nothing to rave about and the rice for the sushi was a disappointment. Prices are reasonable considering how much food you get but I think I would order from their regular menu rather than Fantuan since the menu is much larger. read more

A beautifully designed Japanese restaurant located in South Burnaby that will make you feel like you transported to Japan! Specializing in fresh, traditional Japanese eats, presented in an Izakaya format, Tairyou is the perfect place to enjoy a low-key dinner with friends or a light midnight snack to satisfy your sushi cravings! Nigiri is priced by the piece so the costs add up, but it's totally worth it for delicious and fresh fish. I also love how they have a large menu with a ton of variety, catering to both those who want just a light snack and those who are looking for more of a dinner read more

Tairyou Ichiba - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Food is ok..customer service is average I ordered the eel and shrimp tempura and the tuna sashimi tuna is super fresh. Price is average. read more

Tairyou Ichiba - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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I am not sure why this place has such bad reviews? I came by here to have a laid-back dinner with a friend of mine whom I haven't seen in a while, and we had a lovely time! It's definitely an authentic Japanese izakaya with friendly service and lots of delicious cocktails! They also have a pretty solid robata selection-- which I am looking forward to trying next time I come in. We had a couple of beers, a couple of cocktails (DEFINITELY try their cocktails, they're so simple but so good) and lots of fresh sushi. The service was a bit slow, but only because they were super busy and there was only 2 servers working hard to get everyone what they needed. Overall, I definitely suggest coming by here: they take COVID protocols pretty seriously and most seatings are separated by a physical barrier. read more

Never disappoints! Food is always fresh and delish

Sashimi Platter Fresh and thick cut . Nigiri+Aburi Go for the Mega Size! The sea urchin, hotate and hamachi is my favourite . Roll+Oshizushi BC Roll; Toro salmon oshizushi ; I LOVE the HOUSE ROLL . Appetizer I ordered: thick egg yaki Tamago Yaki, sweet and still hot; Gyutan beef tongue recommended; Green Salad a large and seasoned refreshing; Chawanmushi . Nabeyaki Udon a small pot soup-based udon, and you can add more ingredients. The basic order comes with a tempura shrimp, chicken cutlet, and sous vide egg, comfort food! . Karage Chicken Japanese style fried chicken pieces . Yakitori ume momo and cheese momo! skewers are very tender and juicy 大渔市场Tairyou Ichiba 4300 Kingsway, Burnaby read more

Pretty good japanese restaurant got good selections of food and fresh fishes handcrated by japanese. But its just pretty expensive in my perspective though. Its worth it to go still even though it is pretty expensive not many japanese restaurants can keep up to this level. Cheers! read more

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If you are always finding that some sushi restaurants are lacking in the amount of sashimi in their rolls or nigiri or enjoy a more generous sashimi to rice ratio Tairyou is the place for you to visit! They have a list of nigiris and rolls with mega size option! They literally double the portion of the sashimi in the roll/nigiri. We ordered the Mega-Negitoro + Overflow Chopped Scallop + Saldana Tempura + Tairyou Assorted Sashimi + Negihana Roll. Since it was our first time here we thought we have TI trout their mega sushi! So we tried out the mega Negitoro and Chopped Scallop negiri. Both had a bountiful of sashimi for starters. I particularly liked the chopped scallop - the scallops were much more plump and fresh than a lot of places I have had before! Several tables ordered the Tairyou assorted sashimi, which was a decent price for the variety of sashimi for $28. If you are not particular with your sashimi. Another favourite was the tempura with the three fish varieties in that dish. The batter is light and crispy and I almost wished I had a bowl of rice to enjoy it as a tendon! read more

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This is my top local place for high quality nigiris. As authentic Japanese as you can get! It can get very busy here so make sure to call ahead or make a reservation, I believe they open at 5:30p. My must order is the unagi nigiri, pricey but you'll see why once u get it. Also the toro nigiri is only per person, which I don't understand but apparently you can call ahead and pre order. read more

While this restaurant has great sushi selection, the food was mediocre and the service was notably slow. What was intended to be a reasonable 1.5 hour meal turned into a 3 hour meal (most of which was waiting for food, throughout the entire time). [Items Tried] Deluxe Assorted Sashimi - $28 (4/5) Taste: The fish was relatively fresh and I enjoyed the variety of fish. Portion Size: Good for 3 people. Nigiri by the Piece (Salmon Toro, Unagi, Ankimo, Engawa with Shisho) - $1-4 (3/5) Taste: Salmon toro was average - it was not extremely flavourful, fatty, or fresh. Unagi was decent. Ankimo is monkfish liver and I tried it for the first time - I don't think it was very fresh and my cousin noted that she has had better elsewhere, the texture was kind of rough and hard. The shisho in the engawa nigiri was way too overpowering and the engawa could have been fattier and meltier. [Value for Money] Overall, for the selection that you get, the price is pretty cheap. However, I would recommend ordering takeout or making reservations and coming to the restaurant at a non-peak hour. read more

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Tairyou Ichiba is a Japanese Restaurant, located on Kingsway Burnaby. I have passed by this restaurant every day on or off work. But, I have never been eaten at this place before. Finally, my fiance and I have decided to give a try at this place. Our experience is OK. Environment: Tairyou Ichia has very unique ancient wooden doors, which is different from other restaurants. Inside the restaurant, it's decorated with banners and Japanese artwork everywhere. This is a medium-sized restaurant. People can eat at the dining table with family or at the bar section by themselves. Service: This restaurant only opens from 5:30 pm to midnight every day. So, we came to this place right after work. The service is OK. The waitress is a little bit bossy. But, they are handling food and take orders fast. Food: Since it was our first time having food at this place, we decided a little bit everything to eat, such as sushi rolls, seafood, sashimis, and etc. The food came out of the kitchen fast. All the dishes have a great presentation. The sushi is delicious and authentic. Comparing with many sushi restaurants owned by Koreans, this place is an authentic Japanese Restaurant. The owners and waitresses all spoke Japanese. Because of this, all the dishes are so pricy. Final Thoughts: If you would like to try some authentic Japanese sushi rolls, Tairyou Ichia is a good place to go. read more

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A truly wonderful experience! This is my third time here while visiting Vancouver; this place is a mandatory stop every time I visit! While this place has consistently good quality of foods and service, I was very impressed with our most recent visit, we came here in a party of 8 and were seated promptly. Since there were more of us this time around, we decided to order a wide range of food, including appetizers, deep fried items, raw sushi, and other various things. I wish I had taken more photos, but we ate them too fast! (Oops, sorry!) All of our items came out in a timely manner and were all very delicious! The reason why I especially love this place is the extremely decent pricing. For about 7 pieces of premium fish sushi including toro, yellowtail belly, and uni, the price only averages out to about 20 dollars (whereas where I am from it would be about 80 to 100 usd) so fresh and such a deal! We had come here to celebrate a birthday and the staff was kind enough to take a few photos of our group for us! (Thank you!). The owner even came out to wish our friend a happy birthday and made sure we were taken care of which I really appreciated! Vancouver has so many wonderful places but this Izakaya especially makes me feel comfortable and welcomed, which is one of the reasons why I will always be coming back every time I visit! read more

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Finally had a chance to try this place for a proper dinner. As appies, before you get started, they give you free peanuts. Yay! Ebi sashimi - prawns with their heads attached still, but the shells removed from their bodies. Quite fresh as there was no fishy taste. Miso soup - tasty, but typical. Salmon sashimi - fresh, but fish is farmed. Beef salad - nice sauteed pieces. Great flavour. Sushi rolls - no complaints, but nothing special either. Generous portions of tuna on the negitoro. Sashimi combo - various types of animals, such as squid and geoduck. Special mention goes to the tuna salad. The dish had a lot of filler though, as half the dish was shredded daikon. There was also a raw filleted fish as a decoration. I wanted them to fry it so I could eat it, but they wanted $1.50 for that. Booo. Kimchi udon - kimchi could've been a bit tangier, but there was a nice mix of flavours. Toro sushi - nice fatty pieces, but I've had better elsewhere. The food was fairly similar (similar but slightly lower quality) compared to Ebisu, but the pricing here is a bit more reasonable as well. read more

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Tairyou Ichiba is a fairly busy Japanese restaurant located on Kingsway in Burnaby. From the outside, the main identifying aspect is their large wooden door, which seems to be a hold over from the last Japanese restaurant that occupied this location (Kura Japanese). Like Kura before them, Tairyou Ichiba (Japanese for big fish market) has a fairly extensive menu to choose from. On the inside, the unexpectantly tall ceilings gives the place an airy feel. I'm not much of a fan of the low-backed chairs, however, as it doesn't give you anywhere to hang your jacket. We started off with an order of Gomaae ($4). I found that the spinach was oddly crunchy - almost like it was kale instead of spinach. The Assorted Sashimi ($18) included a chef's selection of cuttlefish, seaweed, mackerel, tuna, clam, and salmon sashimi. I'm not usually a fan of cuttlefish or clam sashimi but these weren't that bad. The rest of the sashimi was pretty good but not overly so. More or less average given the price point. By far, I think the Agedashi Tofu ($4.50) was the best dish of our visit. I loved the dashi broth that it was served in and I wanted to just drink it all up. The Chicken and Green Onion Yakitori ($4) was another good pick here. There's something about how green onions/leeks pair with grilled chicken meat. Ever since we had it in Japan, I make sure to try this whenever I see it on a menu back home. Tuna Kama ($5.80) is a grilled dish of the "collar" area of the tuna fish. We had some good fish collars in Japan and I've also had a pretty outstanding salmon kama at Sushi Modo on Edmonds. Unfortunately, the tuna collar here was a miss as the tuna was quite dry and seemed overcooked. Normally, you'd expect the meat here to be quite buttery and flavourful. Last to arrive at our table was our order of Oyster Motoyaki ($6.50 each). I was surprised at how large of a dish these were served in but the price is a bit on the expensive side considering that most of the dish is filled with pieces of onions. I came back the following week by accident (I was trying to go to another restaurant nearby but it was closed) and wound up ordering the Spicy Chicken Karaage Don ($8). I was surprised by the large, boneless, skin-on pieces of chicken... they were quite juicy and moist to the bite. The sauce was a bit sweet and a bit sour and slightly spicy. In addition to the generous serving of chicken, the bowl came with a pile of shredded cabbage on top of the rice. A fairly good value for the price but I found the sauce wound up being too sweet and sour for my liking towards the end of my meal. Overall, there are some good and some bad here with prices that are relatively cheap for certain items. You get what you pay for. read more

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This restaurant has a very grand entrance and I thought I was going to be very happy with the food seeing that the staff are Japanese. It was HUGE disappointment! The menu is very cheap and I was a bit worry - low and behold, the food sucks! The sashimi was not fresh, everything we ordered was below average! I think it was one of the worse Japanese restaurants I have ever been to! read more

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Ambiance is very retro japanese. I love it!!! My personal favorite is the fried fish cake with cream cheese. MUST TRY!

Atmosphere: medium, enough seating inside. Price: market value. Customer service: good customer service everything came out in a timely manner. Food: i had the basic avocado and cucumber roll. rolls were nice and tight. Notes: read more

Worst Japanese restaurant ever. Poor quality of food and average service. Disgusting!! No wonder why the place wasn't busy on Friday night. read more

Tairyou Ichiba - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Terrible service, ok food. We waited around 30-40 mins for a table of 6. Fair. We then waited around 2.5 hours for our food. Not cool. When asked why the service is slow the waiter only said that they're busy, that there was a huge order from a party which is inexcusable for a restaurant. Other tables around us were waiting really long for their food too. They didn't even give a heads up if that were the case. And of course the food isn't worth the wait, it only tasted like your generic sushi in Vancouver. I ordered the tuna and salmon sashimi, aburi, uni and toro. Uni and toro are okay but everything else was bland. You're better off elsewhere. read more

My uncle's favourite to-fo Japanese Izakaya. He always requested in advanced for whole fish sashimi while we travel to Vancouver. They are super delicious. Udon is amazing and good deal. Skewers are very good in size. Street parkings are available. read more

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Definitely recommend the sashimi here - especially the salmon sashimi! Best salmon sashimi imo! Not liking the rolls that much as compared to other places though. read more

Tairyou used to be one of my favourites, but my recent visit was really disappointing. I felt like complimentary peanuts tasted the best among other food.... I ordered J's one of favourite drinking snacks, Shishamo (BBQ Smelt - $4.80). It tastes really good when it's cooked right, but Tairyou's shisamo was not really impressive. It was way too salty for our liking. Pairing sake with good sashimi is always good. So we also got Assorted Sashimi - 5 kinds ($18). On the plate, there were 5 different types of sashimi for 3 pieces each: ika (squid), hamachi (yellowtail), tuna, akagai (red clams, orange clams etc), atlantic salmon sashimi (left to right). Sashimi wasn't cut up in uniform pieces resulting in misshapen slices of sashimi. In terms of quality, ika and tuna seemed not fresh, but hamachi was bearable. This akagai was a huge fail. As the clam lives in a muddy environment the chefs need some enough preparation to wash off any sand. However, when I had a bite there was too much sand I couldn't keep eating. So we got another order which didn't have sand, but it definitely wasn't the best quality. Toro Salmon Aburi Oshizushi (Seared toro salmon pressed sushi - $7.80) was my last hope. I was a bit skeptical because of its cheap price (normally it costs around $20), but thought it was worth to check out! Their oshizushi was not as good as aburi nigiri sushi I used to have. The sushi was somewhat bland, and there was no additional salmon piece in the middle of the sushi rice. Salmon was cut up really thin, and it wasn't strong in flavour. Ikura and sliced onions were not enough to make their oshizushi more special than other places. Overall, it was a disappointing experience as Tairyou used to be one of my favourite Japanese restaurants that offer good aburi sushi. I might not come back here for a while.. PROS + Affordable prices CONS - Sashimi needs better knife skills... - Needs more preparation before serving clam sashimi - Oshizushi was very disappointing regardless of its cheap price RATING Food 2.5/5.0 Ambience 2.0/5.0 Service 3.0/5.0 Price $~$$ Address: 4300 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC Phone number: 604-451-3331 Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday 1130am-2pm & 530pm-1130pm Friday 1130am-2pm & 530pm-midnight Saturday 530pm-midnight Sunday 530pm-1030pm read more

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What's happened to the place? My previous review was 5 star, but today their rolls were just awful. Still good ingredients, fine rice, but they were made like by a 5 y.o. kid -- no heart and no skill what so ever, no form, no symmetry, they were falling apart and ingredients were disproportional. At least they tasted ok. A pitcher of beer and still great BBQ squid have saved my dinner tonight. To bad to see how the place getting worse. I'm glad I did not invite anyone this time saying how good it is here: that would be a shame. My 5 or so times here before today were quite great ((( read more

The food is fresh, authentic, exotic, the atmosphere and service is excellent, the price is competitive, and the food and people are consistent. This is the only place that saves me the long drive to downtown. I eat mostly the sushi and sashimi. You can have a great price meal if you stay with only a few pieces of the exotic fish. Get something healthy like the cucumber roll, plum roll, natto roll, avocado roll, or yam roll, and then order some fresh exotic sashimi pieces. You can really taste the skill of the masters. read more

I came here twice before my most recent visit that I am writing a review on. Tairyou Ichiba left me a good impression the last two times, but I was truly disappointed this time around. There were 5 of us, and we had a reservation for 6:30. Good thing we made a reservation becase it got very busy after we sat down. There were three servers working that night but it was still very difficult to flag them down when we needed something. We ordered gyu-tan, house roll, deluxe assorted sashimi, toro salmon aburi oshizushi, assorted tempura, pan fried udon with cod roe, chef's choice sushi combo (with miso soup), saba shio, asari sakamushi, and an asahi tower. I also ordered a gin buck on the side (ginger ale, gin, lime/lemon juice; drink was really sour). Food came terribly slow. We often had to wait more than 10 minutes for the next dish to come. The only things probably worth getting at Tairyou Ichiba are their sashimi combo and chef's choice sushi combo. Both had a wide variety of fish and all tasted fresh. The asari sakamushi (clams steamed in sake sauce) in were also tasty: the freshness of the clams were brought out by the sweetness of the sake. It was a perfect combination. Nonetheless, the portions of the cooked/hot items shrunk immensely. I was so surprised how small the pan-fried udon with cod roe had gotten, it was probably around two serving bowls combined. I thought the gyu-tan were too dry, and they also sliced them too thin that they didn't even taste good. The house roll was nothing spectacular, it came in 5 pieces where as anywhere else you could find 6 large pieces easily. I thought the toro salmon oshizushi were not seared enough, such that it was more on the salmon was more on the raw side. One interesting sight was that we saw another table order the same thing but the server seared the oshizushi right in front of them, while ours arrived already seared. I didn't enjoy the saba shio because it was also too dry. I felt the overall quality had gone down a lot while their prices remained unchanged. Service was slow, and the food came even slower. As a result, we spent 4 hours at the restaurant, with half the time waiting for the dishes to come. I don't think I would return to Tairyou Ichiba anytime soon. read more

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I don't recommend this restaurant. I've been here a few times and last week will be the last time I will ever come here. I came in as a party of two. One of the sever acknowleged us and there was an open table that needed to be cleaned before we can be seated. It took 10 mins before we could be seated and another 10 minutes before someone came by to take our order. The restaurant wasn't busy so i do not understand why the service was so slow. What really ticked me off is the fact that there were a number of bones in the negitoro roll and when I called the server over to tell her that there are bones in the roll, she justified that this is normal because the restaurant uses fresh tuna. Imagine a young child, even an adult, eating a piece of sushi with sharp fish bone in it and choked. This is a huge safety issue. It's amazing that this restaurant care so little about their customer's safety. read more

Ive been craving for takoyaki for weeks! And glad i was able to try this place! Best takoyaki ive ever had! Highly recommended!! read more

Tairyou Ichiba - Japanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

This was my first time here, but I actually really enjoyed it! My friends and I shared a number of things from the menu, along with a few items that sometimes aren't as common in the standard resto! We had a red volcano roll, which had tuna tempura, but it was so dry and hard like chicken breast! I've had tuna tempura before, where it was just lightly fried and still a bit raw in the middle, which would have been perfect. Aside from that, I really enjoyed everything else! A bit of assorted nigiri sushi, we also had natto rolls (super sticky fermented beans - first time trying, but not a fan but my friends loved it), and UMESHISO ROLL. That is purple plum & shiso leaf - it looks like a really wimpy roll when it comes out, but man, the few slivers of leaf has such an intense flavor! We also had BBQ Squid and deep fried oysters (3 piece for 5.85). Overall, it worked out to about $20/person. I'd gladly come back again, mainly to try the toro salmon oshisushi!! read more

My friend and I decided to stop in for a bite after work on BC Day. My friend had been there before but had heard that the restaurant had changed owners. I was all excited to try a new sushi place. My friend and I ordered several items to share. I have to say we were not really impressed the food was kind of... meh. The description of the food items on the menu made them sound really delicious. Two particular dishes were rather disappointing to me: - Raw oyster on half shell did not taste fresh, I usually love my oysters served this way plus on that day I had a huge craving for them... they had a slight fish taste to them and the oysters nectar was not in the shell when it was served to us. - Shrimp tempura, granted it was made on the fly because our server didn't order it from the kitchen with our initial order. The shrimp tempura which I feel is a typical dish of many sushi restaurants was under fried. The shrimp was fully cooked the tempura just didn't have that crunch that you'd expect. It seem like may be their oil was not hot enough before they put the tempura in to fry. I would give Trairyou Ichiba another try, I am a believer of second chances. read more

OMG OMG OMG,, This is a real Japanese hangout!! 4 stars for being affordable and having an ambiance that brings me back to one of the Japanese seaside towns of my families roots. To be honest the sushi we had was A OK, but everything else was all about the ambiance for me. Maybe for others it's something different. For me and my friends, it was a welcome getaway from the Vancouverized Izakayas and sushi spots around town. You could hang out here, eat and drink and relax. Service is kind of what you would expect in a small Japanese seaside town on a hot summer day. A bit slow, but if you know how to ask right, you'll get what you need. read more

Japanese owner and serving staff, all super friendly and the food is sooooo good!!! Best toro sashimi and uni I had ever had in Vancouver :D Must try: all kinds of sashimi curry croquette (croquette with real curry with veges and beef!) nigitoro roll agedashi tofu (the sauce is sooo good) cold soba noodle (secret menu!!) *try to avoid rushing hours here because the service does get slow because they are making everything on the spot to keep the freshness, late night after dinner is the best! read more

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I've been to this restaurant twice in the past couple months. Once for lunch and tonight for dinner. Lunch was pretty decent, lots of lunch specials for under $10.00. I had the chirashi and the selection of fish was good. Tonight being Mother's Day weekend, the restaurant was a bit busier. Service was dreadful and probably stretched to its limits. Food came by really slow, one dish every 15 minutes. The issue is the system that they are using to move the food. When something is ready from the sushi bar, there is mass confusion as to where it is suppose to go. The servers take maybe a minute or two to figure it out. Sometimes they walk back to the sushi bar to ask what they have, then match it again to the order sheet. There has to be a better system that can better expedite the food which can improve the dining experience. Please keep in mind, it was Mother's Day but can it really be an excuse. My recommendation, come for lunch, not for dinner. read more

I wish I had better things to say about this restaurant, but the food quality was bad all around. We ordered 3 sushi rolls and gyoza, and we didn't enjoy any of it. Subpar for a Vancouver restaurant, sorry to say. The menu was also difficult and unpleasant to read. The staff were fine, so I gave it 2 stars instead of one. It's too bad - the front is inviting with a beautiful doorway but we won't be returning. read more

It was not my first time there but this time their service was extremely bad! We were seated at the sushi bar because there was no table. Later on there was a table available and we asked if we could move over since we had 4 people. Their attitude was not friendly at all but they let us move at the end! We literally moved everything ourselves! They didn't even offer any help. When we finished our food, we stayed and chatted, just like all other tables, we were given the bill without us asking for it. So we just left the bill on the table and we continued chatting. After a while, one of the waitresses brought the credit card machine. We didn't ask for it! And we asked her to split the bill. The waitress' attitude was very very rude! Come on, we didn't ask for a bill at the first place. You brought it in and later on you brought the machine!!! If we asked for the bill, we would ask for spilt bill! As a service industry, this is unacceptable! I guess they just wanted us to leave as we didn't even ask for the bill! Our bill was closed to $170 and it's not a small bill. I don't think we deserved such bad service. I just have to remind people if you are looking for good service restaurant, this one won't be your choice. When we left the restaurant, there was no lineup and there was at least 4 tables like us..... finished food and chatting. The only difference was that we didn't ordered 4 tower of beers!!! read more