Sushi Itshoni Japanese

Reviews

• Josephine C.

  star star star star star_border 1 June 2026

  I've been going to Sushi Itshoni ('Together') ever since it was opened.
  Saw the many changes in owners, menus and specialties.
  
  As of November 22th 2015:
  
  The restaurant is still pretty good. It serves both Korean and Japanese food but I don't think that makes it a "fusion" restaurant.
  This place is what I'd call a "yearly restaurant" - there's cold noodles for the summer, hot rice bowls for the winter, sushi for the fall and whatever the heck you want for the spring. That's pretty impressive.
  
  The sushi is pretty generic, your usual maki's, "special rolls", sashimi, nigiri... There are no surprises here.
  
  The food isn't bad. Actually, it's been pretty good for the past few years. There have been times where the rice wasn't cooked enough or the fish was still half-frozen - but other than that, no faults.
  
  The manager/owner is really nice - she'll even let out a few samples for you to try.
  
  The waiters/waitresses seem to change every few weeks so there are inconsistent and inexperienced servers.

• PennyandRusty P.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 20 May 2026

  Sushi Itshoni is a bit of a misleading restaurant that's located in the Hanin Village mini mall on North Road in Coquitlam. I say misleading because, by the name, you'd expect that this place would have sushi.
  
  To be fair, they do carry a very limited selection of sushi and sashimi items... but the majority of their menu is dedicated to Korean food. Given the location in Koreatown, that's to be expected. In fact, there are many Korean/Japanese restaurants that dot the Burnaby Coquitlam border but most don't specifically market themselves as "sushi" restaurants if they don't actually sell a good selection of sushi (even if it's gimbak which is the Korean version of sushi).
  
  When I visited in early December, the place was hopping and it seemed like most of the diners had chosen Korean dishes from the menu. Undeterred, I flipped to the sushi section of the menu and was surprised at how few sushi/sashimi items there were (given "sushi" is in their name). I wound up ordering the Tuna and Salmon Sashimi as they didn't seem to carry many types of fish. However, after about 5 minutes, they came back to me and said they were all out of tuna! Seriously? How can you call yourself a "sushi" restaurant and be out of tuna? I ultimately settled on the Salmon Sashimi ($15.95 for 8 pieces)... a bit pricey for farmed Atlantic salmon but I just went with it.
  
  The thickness of the sashimi pieces was okay but, halfway through my meal, I noticed that there were only 7 pieces of sashimi instead of the 8 listed in the menu. Now, I've been to places before where the number of sashimi pieces they give you is more than what is listed on the menu... usually if the pieces are on the smaller side. But this is the first time where the number of pieces was less than what was described on the menu.
  
  Really nothing outstanding about the quality of the sashimi here... just run-of-the-mill sashimi that you could find anywhere. For the price they charge, not really worth it. Perhaps it's my own fault for visiting here and not sticking with their Korean dishes.

• Tara C.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  We were in the area to hit H-Mart and wanted to grab a bite, but didn't feel like Vietnamese (Pho Capital is right there and so very, very good).
  
  Service was fine but I think it's just not my jam for sushi. The rolls both were drizzled with mustard which, for me, was a little weird, the flavour completely overpowering the fish. We also ordered some Agedashi Tofu and while it was fine, it wasn't outstanding. I think maybe i'd come back for Korean? But definitely not for the sush.

• Ari K.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 15 May 2026

  I would like to confirm this review is solely based on this employee's customer service to me.  I have not tried the food nor would I want to after this event.
  
  I called the restaurant because google had listed this restaurant as closed.  I just wanted to confirm they were still in business and mark down a reservation for tonight.
  
  The guy on the phone did not speak English well, mid-question in, he interrupted to yell 'welcome' with his staff as someone walked in.  He then promptly cut me off and said, "Can you call back after 3pm? I have too many orders backed up and I can't answer your question right now."
  
  Needless to say, they shooed me out the door because I even ate there.  For an employee in a customer service role to shut me down that quickly and be so rude right away makes me reluctant to even step foot in this restaurant.

• John P.

  star star star star_border star_border 6 May 2026

  This was our first dining experience at this restaurant - we (senior couple) went for dinner, arriving just after 5pm (a Thursday).  The restaurant is located within Hanin Village, and situated on the east side, at the far end of the shops, stores, and restaurants on that side of the plaza.
  
  Upon entering, we were greeted/welcomed by staff, and shown to a 'booth-like' table along the front-facing side of the restaurant by a young, and friendly male server.  I thought it was a rather nice set-up - it seemed sort of cozy, and offered a sense of some privacy, and the overall darker colours and ambiance of the restaurant itself helped in that regard.  
  
  The restaurant offers Japanese and Korean dishes.  I had had mackerel "on my mind" when we chose to try this restaurant (after seeing photos in reviews, and such, and not tasting such in so long), and once there, and into the menu, decided I just had to try it.  The waiter advised at ordering, that the baked mackerel came with a good-sized bowl of steamed rice, and a soup.  We decided to add an appetizer of gyoza, and their largest offering of assorted tempura to the order.  Tea, and three side dishes of banchan (kimchi, sliced & marinated beets and cucumber) accompanied the order.
  
  The mackerel was a small, whole fish, that had been split in half, the two flesh sides presented 'up' on the plate.  It was mackerel - tasty and oily - and when eating it, definitely brought back some fond memories of why I did, and did not like this fish.  But no real complaints about the preparation - it was quite well-prepared, and offered a taste 'treat'.  Except for a small portion of the head, little was left as waste to go back to the kitchen.  Would I order it again? .. maybe, but not too soon!  The side dish of rice was good, the soup, only so-so (not very tasty).  The gyoza and tempura were just what I would call 'standard' fare - no surprises, and nothing special either.  The prawns and veggies in the tempura were cooked well, and tasted fine, but the batter was greasy, and lacked any crispness.  The banchan was nothing special - the kimchi peculiarly cut (like chunks), and too spicy hot for our tastes, the others cool, and 'ok'
  
  I believe our dining experience at Sushi Itshoni matched expectations.  We were not thrilled, but we were not totally disappointed either.  It was a decent 'ok'.