Sushi Van

The prices are surprisingly reasonable considering the high quality of the food. If you can get past the poor service (which varies between indifferent and downright rude) this is a great choice for lunch or dinner.
In spite of the abrupt attitudes of the servers, I eat here several times a week, though I’ve decided to stop tipping until their manners improve.
Today I discovered Masa Japanese Restaurant on Broadway, not too far from this place. I’ll be eating there from now on.

This sushi place is close to our house and we have really tried to become loyal customers, but it’s just not possible because their customer service is SO terrible. The fish is ok, the rolls are also good but they can literally never, ever get the order right. On top of that every time we order for pickup the wait is at least 10 minutes longer than anticipated. What really gets me is that even after they mess up an order there is no offer for a credit or replacement.
I’m sorry but with a sushi restaurant on every corner in this city, you better pick up your game or you won’t be in business for long.

Opened the Year I moved back and I get a decent filling meal less than 15 dollars :) Love it here and come back every two weeks at least.

Good enough. Sushi dishes are generally crowdpleasers in a fusion asian style with a strong korean base. Quite noisy when we were there.

After brunch around 11am, I was hungry around 4pm. My boyfriend and I were shopping on Granville Street. We happened to find this sushi place. We saw a happy hour sign outside the restaurant, so we decided to give it a try.
We looked at the appetizer menu, it stated 3−6pm and beer and appetizers got 30% off, so we looked at what we wanted to order from the appetizer menu. However, the waitress said sorry the happy hour menu was only for weekdays. We were like… =.=” then they should state the days for their happy hours. The sign was misleading.
We ordered Katsu don, sushi pizza, sushi tower and a pacific saury shioyaki from the regular menu. The food was okay. Not bad but not great. The restaurant didn’t give us a «wow» feel. The texture of the deep fried pork chop in the Katsu don was very «hard». I had to chew for a long time before I swallowed.
The service was okay. Pricing was average. Probably I wouldn’t go back to this sushi place.

I was walking down Granville Street with my wife and we hadn’t really had lunch yet. We were actually babysitting our 11 month old nephew and took him for a walk as he likes walks. After a short jaunt he happened to fall asleep in his stroller. Score. Perfect time to grab a bite while he was out for a nap! The restaurant is down some stairs and actually has a couple tables outside, which is where we ate. The menu and selection is decent. My wife had a teriyaki chicken box which came with a California roll and tempura. I ordered a combo which allowed me to have a roll of my choice (under $ 6) and 5 pieces of nigiri. I had an unagi roll. Overall, this is an average sushi joint. They aren’t going to blow anyone away but like most Vancouver sushi joints, if you’re in a pinch it works. On another note, the service was good. Attentive, even at the outside tables, and accommodating.

Service was perfunctory. She got my order right, but was not otherwise attentive. Plates were brought to me silently and I was never asked how the food was. I had the tuna sashimi 4 ways… the fish was passable, but the sauces were odd. Only the gomaee tasted good. The nigiri was unpleasant, no flavour to the rice, and the saba was slimy. In general, not inedible (other than the saba, which I spit out), and really cheap. Would not return.

This restaurant has quick service and fresh sashimi. I always have the spicy combo which is pretty good. They slather a bunch of spicy sauce on the top, which I could do without. But the fish tastes fresh and the price is reasonable which is why I keep coming back.
They also have pretty funky menus.

Try the volcano roll! The rice has been grilled and got that nice smokey flavour topped with spicy tuna. Something to try if you like spicy tuna rolls. Fast and friendly service.

Fast service, good prices, tasty and creative food.
The only reason I didn’t rate higher is that on our separated bill, they applied the alcohol tax to BOTH the bills even though one of us didn’t have any.

Horrible service. My partner went in and the server named Jane would give him attitude. I went in for dinner, and she was working so we walked out. It’s too bad, we live in the neighbourhood and even our friends have stopped going there. We gave it our last try and it’s not worth it. There are more than enough sushi restaurants in town and this is mediocre with annoying service. Better go to Suika: Great food and genuine service and just two blocks away! We went there instead.
Best to spend you money elsewhere. We are taking our business elsewhere from now on even if that means driving to a different sushi restaurant. Bad service kills a business.

Worst service ever. They didn’t come see us for 10 minutes after we sat down and I went inside to ask if we could be arrived. Forgot half the order. Semi ok sushi. Won’t be coming back.

I was not greeted when i came in. Even the waitress were ignoring me. I had half an hour for my lunch break and my to-​go order took 20mins. Price was high. ($ 9 for chicken teriyaki bowl which i could get $ 6 on some) and it didnt even look appetizing. There was barely any teriyaki sauce and the veggies out number the chicken. There was no chopstick too -.- (good thing i had some from my work) Sorry but no, i would NEVER recommend.

Sushi Van. Not what I would call a catchy restaurant name. In fact, the name might even deter me. But remember! You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover!
I decided to give this restaurant a chance just over a year ago… and now it is one of my go to sushi places.
This sushi place has all the regular «special» rolls — dragon roll, caterpillar, etc, but they go above and beyond, creating their own rolls that I haven’t seen anywhere else in Vancouver — one of my favorites is the nude boy, as it uses sashimi instead of nori to make the roll.
They are also fairly diverse when it comes to the appetizer menu. (tuna four way, takoyaki, sushi pizza, twist potato)
It is also important to note that the sashimi here is very fresh. The taste is very good, as well as the texture. (not like some places where the salmon is very stringy or hard to chew and the tuna is partially still frozen)
The tempura here is also worth commenting on. Many restaurants have tempura that is just thrown into the deep fryer with batter on it, resulting in a oily blob. The tempura here is very crispy and doesn’t leave you feeling sick afterwards.

I was a little intimated coming here based on the geographical location, however, at closer inspection of the menu I realized that not only were they reasonably priced but they have all the usual suspects. The customer service was awesome, turn around time for sushi was quick and of course refills on tea. There is a lot of space but it does get busy after 6 pm.

Because this was a location close to an associate that wanted to meet me, we came here, or really I probably wouldn’t venture here. With a name like Sushi Van, creativity is definitely not in this restaurants strong suit… or is it? Walking down the stairs. yes, it’s in a very odd plaza right no Granville, right beside the new weed joint… I saw the people I was going to meet, right in the middle of the restaurant. This place has quite a bit of seating, considering when you enter, how big. or how small this place really is.
If you are looking for pretty, well forget it, this is your bare-​bones typical Japanese fare type restaurant, fast-​food as what you probably would call it. The one thing I found quite cute was the flowery picture book sized menu they bring over. While looking through the menu I noticed the specials they carry, the normal roll orders, some appetizers and odd specials like stir fried udon, and their special rolls, cause nowadays every joint has got them.
I steered clear of most things, but went for their spicy combo roll, not knowing what to order from the cute picture book. While I was waiting for my food, this place during a Friday lunch is busy… not just the people sitting in here. but the line up of takeout bags… where when I eventually paid for my food, noticed 3 individual bags being ready to be picked up. Once my food came, there was a pile of small sliced sashimi drenced in spicy sauce, my other rolls had much of this sauce too. For about $ 10, I really couldn’t complain, nothing special, but it definitely filled me up, without feeling over-​riced.
If I am in this area, if I really needed Japanese, and I needed something cheap that won’t break the bank, I would come here, just your average joint that I would put in the fast food category but at least you aren’t walking out with a pizza, or fries and a burger!

I had the sashimi bento box. These are often just standard affair but this place is making an effort here. As good as any of my favs down in Yaletown. Won me over and will be a regular, for sure. Very good sashimi– nice and cold too.

This place is always busy on weekdays. Sashimi and Sushi are very fresh. If you check in on facebook, you get free miso soup.
They have combos starting from $ 10. service is not fast and the food does take awhile to come out. If you do come for lunch on a weekday do show up 10 mins before noon or after 1pm.
As well this is a Korean owned sushi place.

If this was a stock market, this resto’s moving average would be trending up, as the latest reviews seem to suggest: BUY rating!
Initially, being a real Unilocal reviewer, I’m quite loyal to what the overall rating is, and 3 – 3.5 stars can be a bit iffy, but the good quantity of reviews just got my curiosity going, so figured had to do some takeout.
Knew they had been opened for almost a year (their sandwich board shows their anniversary coming soon, so expect some specials, hint hint) but so tough to find parking in this part of town but I digress.
Ordered:
Toro sashimi: highly recommend! 6 pcs for $ 7, fresh, and OK value – not the biggest or thickest slices, but quality, right!
Dragon roll: unagi/​avocado: very tasty
Awesome roll: totally misled by Sushi Town’s infamous version but far from it: only 6 pcs but oversized, no flakes (knew that before), but while tasty if you like a bit of a kick, just above average.
Very clean, spacious washroom.
Easy repeat, folks, be back within a month ;)
And yes, Korean-​operated.

Because Sushi Van is close by my work so I tend to go there very often (at least 2 times a week). I used to sit in to enjoy my lunch, but I am very dissatisfied with the waitresses there. Although I take my orders to go, the shortest interaction with the waitresses (ie: pay for my food), I would still leave with a disappointment.
This small place is quite packed during lunch hours and they have at least 2 servers. Sometimes I would have to wait until my food comes before I get my tea. And I did ask for my tea. about 3 times? The response was always «wait a minute». does it actually mean 10 minutes? Ridiculous.
Despite the service, the food is decent for the Sushi selections in the area given the price range.
I usually order spicy tuna roll, negitoro roll and a california roll (comes in 4 pcs for $ 1.75), which comes to just over $ 9. Sashimi Salad is also very tasty with a good balance of both salad and fish.
For cooked food, I highly recommend their Oyako don which consists of grilled chicken, fried egg, and veggies on rice with a sweet sauce. It also comes with miso soup, but isn’t the best.
They have a udon combo that comes with a few pieces of nigiri and a california roll for about $ 9 — not bad.
If you’re looking for a sushi place with decent pricing in the area, I would recommend here, but don’t have high expectations for the service.