Oya Japanese Restaurant

Being from the coast, I’m probably a little spoiled as far as fresh sushi goes. Ordered Tuna Nigiri and Spicy Ramen. The tuna wasn’t fresh, but it certainly wasn’t old either. The rice almost tasted a bit sweet though, which is definitely something a little new to me. Also white pickled ginger. Which was also sweet. Strange, but not bad.
The spicy ramen was really nothing to write about. It is obviously packaged ramen, with just a flavor packet. You could tell by the little pieces of semi rehydrated vegetables.
Waitress was super nice and friendly. Nigiri took 3 minutes, ramen took 10.
Average review for an average place.

2 dollars for spicy mayo. Fuck. That. The service was horse shit and incredibly rude. Never go back here.

The food was pretty good. All you can eat sushi was a good value, though. $ 2 for a can of Pepsi is a little steep. Maybe consider having water with your meal. Overall, I’d recommend coming here.

Had to stop going to oyas because our food would come out in 15 min intervals. So if you order all you can eat in sahali it can take an hour to get all your food. It’s to bad because we all used to enjoy it there.

Three dollars for green tea, bit of a complete rip off, considering it’s usually free at any other Japanese restaurant. The sushi was okay-​ish, nothing to write home about. The Décor definitely needs an update, pretty much disappointing overall. This is the sort of place where you could get lunch for eight or nine bucks tax and proper Tip included in Vancouver, here I paid over 20.

We often stop and grab sushi on our way up to SP, and enjoy Oya at the hill. The menu is different, to cater to a resort crowd, but it’s much cheaper to grap sushi in town and drive up.
This past weekend we picked up our sushi order. Overall I’d rate the food as ³⁄₅ stars, however, it was the first and last time we will ever order Agedashi tofu from them. For $ 5.99 we officially received the smallest, most pathetic order of Agedashi tofu that we have ever had. (photo will be uploaded).
The tofu pieces were ½ the size of a wine cork and the order contained a total of 6 pieces. We might as well have ordered a miso soup for 0.99 and just eaten the tofu in the bottom.
Ok place to get sushi, but skip the Agedashi Tofu for sure.

I haven’t had sushi in a ton of different locations over the world, but I have eaten at a variety of different sushi places in the cities I have lived in — Vancouver, Kamloops, BC, and Frankfurt. Oya Rocks is probably one of the best rolls I have ever had. It is a must eat, and Oya is a must visit for this roll alone.
The service — friendliness — has improved greatly as more sushi places have opened up in Kamloops. This was the one area Oya was lacking in before, and I am glad to say it has changed.

Busy restaurant for a reason: good food. Among the 4 of us we had (1) the chicken donburi which was good though the veggies were slightly over cooked, (2) two different bento boxes which were also good but not memorable; the tempura was cooked well — not oily, (3) and the tornado roll which was unique and really delicious. The tornado roll is one of their specialty rolls which is basically a California roll deep fried. It’s garnished with wispy potatoes, sweet mayo and smelt roe. It was worth the visit. Altogether the prices could be cheaper though it’s not Vancouver but for Alberta standards, well priced. I’d go back.

Will definitely be stopping here again. Their sushi was fantastic — possibly the best sushi I’ve had.

I come from Vancouver, and I have had some of the best sushi the town has to offer. This restuant is the best I had in kamloops, the food was done right and the taste didn’t cut corners like some other place in town. I have found my new favorite restaurant for sushi and it will be hard to find a another place to match in town. I rate this place in my top 10 in BC.

The Resteraunt was busy. Had the «All you can eat». Food was great and very prompt. Staff were friendly and attentive. Only thing that caused –1 star was the décor. Can’t have everything.

Consistently the best sushi I have ever had. The «oya rocks» is the one to get for sure, bit everything rocks actually.

Consistently good service, the food arrives fast and is always delicious! As a student I was expecting to loose sushi from my diet for a few months a year but with an all you can eat deal for $ 15 (lunch, unsure of dinners price) I am not only able to afford sushi but I can eat as many amazing rolls, cones, appies, and nigiri as my heart desires (and stomach can handle)
I definitely recommend them for anyone looking to have some good sushi around Kamloops.

I visited Oya a few weeks ago and was a bit disappointed. The restaurant was somewhat busy that night… but not full. Unfortunately the server paid very little attention to me. It took 20 minutes for her to take my order. The table next to me had arrived later than I had and was already eating by the time my server brought me a glass of water. My food arrived 30 minutes later. The quality of the sushi was ok. The server never once checked on me to see if my food was alright nor did she bring me a bill. Based on the level of service I received, I won’t bother returning.