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“Excellent suited to young unsophisticated crowd.”

Kishimoto Japanese Kitchen
Ranked #122 of 3,274 Restaurants in Vancouver
Cuisines: Japanese
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Dining options: Reservations
Neighborhood: Grandview-Woodland
Description: Our little restaurant is located in the heart of Commercial Drive. A casual and inviting space, run by a close-knit team and a tiny-but-mighty kitchen. Best known for our artful plating, creative use of local ingredients, delicious fresh sushi, and modern twists on Japanese classics. The real magic can be found in award winning Chef Kishimoto's unique seasonal offerings. Fresh, quality ingredients come to us from local farms, foragers and producers, such as wild greens and mushrooms, kelp, organic vegetables, free range eggs, natural poultry and meat, sustainable seafood, and more. We feature a small selection of BC wines and craft sake, alongside imported sake. Premium rice, wagyu and fresh seafood are hand selected and flown to us from Japan throughout the week. Reservations recommended, walk-in welcome.
Reviewed July 31, 2016 via mobile

Our party of 7 arrived 430 to be first on line waiting for opening at 5pm, followed by a long line after us.

Excellent sushi: cured smoked salmon, crispy burnt crust, fatty tuna marinated sashimi. Osaka-style pancake of crushed veggies excellent.

Sashimi seemed coming from defrosted fish; most other fancy looking sushi taste about the same, tempura so-so.

Overall, quite excellent, suited to the young unsophisticated crowd.

Date of visit: July 2016
Thank cyrus h
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Reviewed July 22, 2016

We went to Kishimoto on a recommendation and we're glad we did. The sashimi was really fresh and tasty. The salmon teriyaki was fantastic as was the black cod.

Date of visit: July 2016
2  Thank Ridermel
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Reviewed July 13, 2016

I have visited this restaurant a couple of times in the past, the sushi is very tasty.... But in Vancouver when excellent sushi restaurants are abundant, I do not understand where they get off treating customers like they should feel privileged to even be seated in the restaurant.
The last time I went there (and I mean the very last because I won't go back), we put our name down on the waiting list and asked how long it would be before the table was ready, and we were informed it would be an hour. We said OK, and that we would go down the street to get a drink. The hostess followed us out the door and yelled at us in front of a bunch of other customers "If you don't stand outside I will cross your name off the list!"
Needless to say, we left. No one deserves to be treated like that.
More recently I walked by and saw their "wait list rules" posted with all of the rules. Seriously?? What happened to customer service?
Try any other Sushi place in Vancouver.

Date of visit: August 2015
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Thank Christine L
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Reviewed July 13, 2016

Located away from the main tourist part of town, this sushi restaurant has very fresh and high quality sushi. My wife and I tried several rolls as well as some of their ice cream and everything was great. Service was quick.

Date of visit: June 2016
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2  Thank Matthew L
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Reviewed June 23, 2016

Both the food and the presentation are excellent! Even the yam tempura rolls are amazing, which you would think would be good anywhere but I've had some bad yam tempura rolls. This is a great option to even take people who don't eat seafood. They have some great non-seafood rolls. Sometimes the wait can be a bit long, but it's worth it. Try going right when they open.

Date of visit: June 2016
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2  Thank WestCoastUniKitty
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