Sushi Giwa

Did a pretty decent size order from here the other night. We did take out from this restaurant. Once we brought it back to the hotel there was a pretty major component missing in out order. It wasn't any rolls but it there was no Soy Sauce! How do you miss soy sauce?? I called back and there no we will get someone to bring it out. It was just come back. Easy if it was not that far away. Anyways poor customer service in my opinion. I guess note to self always look over a take out order and make sure there is nothing missing. The sushi was not very good. We ordered the Maki Tray C 98 pcs. Majority of the tray is cook for your information. The smoked salmon did not taste fresh. Tasted like it was a week old. The spicy salmon roll in the tray was just basically drenched in hot sauce. Instead of having the salmon drenched In it the entire outer roll was. Most of the rolls were very saucy just over powered the sushi. We also ordered The Tobiko Hotate Oshi and the Wild Salmon Sushi. It had too much pepper it just over powered everything. All I could taste was black pepper. The Salad was very good. They dressing was well balanced and was pretty much the only thing that was done right. Aside from the Edamame and Chicken Karaage which was decent. I would not order from here again. Yes the soy sauce miss was a big deal for me. Like not sure if they were being cheap but note to the restaurant if you are taking out there is a chance your customer is not from here. So just give every take order soy sauce. But overall the sushi quality in my opinion is not anywhere near Vancouvers level. There are tons of other Sushi places out there. Its not like its the only place in town.

Everything was superb. We got a customized double yam tempura roll with a Godzilla roll. Both were delicious. And the staff where kind and quick as well.

!! Dope sushi and solid joint! I'd happily come here often after a sweet visit to this joint. They make some rad sushi which was a delight to chow down on and grub there for lunch today. Nice fat and stuffed rolls with fresh tasting ingredients at good value. We got a Vegetable Combo with Dynamite Roll and Inari Roll which was comfortably enough between two people for lunch. I normally don't opt for the vegetarian Combo as the Vegetable rolls are boring but theirs were awesome! Fantastic menu of Japanese classics for hot/cold as well as vegetarian. Wakame Salad was a bit too dosed in sauce and Miso Soup a tad salty. Their Wasabi is also perfect, really fresh and vibrant. Decor is really cool inside, I dig their makeshift cherry blossoms. Staff are also super friendly and kind. It'd be awesome if they could offered brown/black rice alternatives and if the warm sushi example Yam Tempura arrived when warn would be awesome and elevate this to a 5 star review for me. Support local businesses!

Good price for the quality and variety of sushi! This is a solid neighborhood sushi location in North Burnaby. I've been coming here a lot more often ever since my old go to have significantly downgraded in quality since 2020. Giwa have sustained the good quality of traditional maki rolls, standard sashimi and special fancy rolls. Also the interior is really nicely designed, bright and warm making it feel welcoming. Some personal favourites: spicy salmon sashimi, negitoro roll, Alaska roll, chopped scalloped roll, any aburi sushi.

New review after a change in management. Tried a variety of their menu offerings and was thoroughly impressed with the improvements. Overall a fantastic number of options available for a reasonable price.Food: 4/5

Nice neighborhood sushi joint, that will definitely be added to one of my go-to's! Decor inside was nice, portions were pretty good, and the sushi was tasty.

Super fresh and generous portions!!! The rolls are super good… Unagi melts in your mouth. We loved everything!

I regularly order takeout from here, and it is always great! Good portions, well done. I love the sashimi salad and BC roll, large portions and really tasty, the salad dressing is delicious. Today I tried the chicken yakiudon and it's a big portion with tons of juicy chicken. Staff is always friendly when I go to pick up. I'll have to dine in sometime soon.

Beef teriyaki was not good, the bento box presentation was great however didn’t taste as good as it looked.

Used to frequent this place before the pandemic and it was unique in it's flavors and dishes. Now it seems to be like everywhere else and some dishes would not good value. We had an issue with teriyaki beef that should come sizzling on a platter so the vegetables and sauce can caramelize. It came luke warm sent it back the returned it in a steaming state so we left it until Neal was done. The came to bring the bill after clearing the table including the untouched dish. The did not remove it from the bill which I pointed out. They argued that they didn't know what I was talking about and finally took it off. They lost me at that point.