Tairyouichiba - Burnaby

It’s been a while since I’ve been to Tairyou Ichiba so I had forgotten how amazing everything there was! Luckily, we had the perfect opportunity to go when a few family friends were visiting. Tairyou Ichiba is located along Kingsway and you won’t miss it because they have the most iconic wooden doors on the outside.

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.<br/ <br/ 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.<br/ <br/ 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.<br/ <br/ 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.<br/ <br/ Final Thoughts: If you would like to try some authentic Japanese sushi rolls, Tairyou Ichia is a good place to go.

Fresh fish, very reasonably priced. Love there mega size nigiri, we've ordered the double uni perfect! The deluxe sashimi platter has good selection of fresh fishes and shell fish. One of the best in Burnaby.

I first tried this place for takeout and it was really delicious. I finally had the chance to go back and eat in. The restaurant has nice decor inside. I especially like the wooden doors to go into the restaurant. They have a small TV with random cartoons and segments of shows playing and Japanese music playing in the background. I really like the atmosphere here.<br/ <br/ The first time, service was really good and they were really attentive with filling up our tea. My second visit, service was a little slow although understandable, as the restaurant was quite busy, with the addition of takeout orders on the phone. However, I would still come back because the food was really good!<br/ <br/ The first time I ate in, I tried the toro salmon aburu oshizushi. I was surprised with the price and portion. It was only 7.80 and came with 8 pieces. I enjoyed this except I wish I had shared with my friends so I could try other dishes. I also ordered the ika and chopped scallop nigiri. The ika wasn't too chewy and the chopped scallop nigiri was really good. I actually ended up coming back a few days later to eat their chopped scallop roll. Their takoyaki is just OK. It is mostly batter and a small piece of tako.<br/ <br/ The second time I came, I ordered the chawanmushi. It was silky and flavourful. The texture was just right, although I wish it had a few more pieces of seafood in it. But I would still order it again! The negitoro roll was melt in your mouth. The hamachi toro was also delicious.<br/ <br/ Honestly, I don't know why I haven't been to this place more often. It's a short walk from Patterson skytrain station, so pretty convenient. The prices and portions are good. If you're in the area, this is definitely a place to try.

I frequent this place because of their Nigiri sushi. The price for their Toro and Saba is just right. The quality is also good and they have big daily specials list offered at lower prices. I've tried at least half of their menu and I'm still please with the food. The only thing that may be crappy is the reservation system they have in place,  they seat everyone that comes to the door and you may occasionally have to wait past you reservation time.