Tokyo Joe’s

Still come back for the food & service. I don’t like dining in the small space, but it’s so great to be able to take it to the hotel courtyard a few steps away and eat al fresco.

Came here during the week for lunch. It gets pretty busy during the lunch rush. We had a group of 5 and all of the tables inside were set up for 2. They do have a outdoor section too.
I had the tuna and salmon chirashi don. The food here is what you would typically get from your average downtown sushi restaurant. Decent if you’re in the area, but nothing to go out of your way for.
You go up, pay, sit down and wait for your order. They have self serve tea and water on the side. Efficient.

If you’re looking for cheap eats, this is one of them. I found this place randomly one evening and decided to give it a try. The service was very good and their food was decent. I overly ordered again so I can try more of their rolls. It was way too much good for two people.
We ordered: rainbow roll, volcano rolls, salmon sashimi, gomae, and chopped scallop & toro nigiris. The nigiris were made with very fresh ingredients and I really enjoyed their toro. I also LOVED their gomae!!! I LOVED their peanut sauce and best part was it was drenched with lots of sesame seeds.
We found an eyelash in one of our rolls and before we even spoke up their chef saw and quickly removed the dish and ordered us a brand new rolls instead. I appreciated their honestly and actions to correct the slight incident.
Overall good cheap eats if you’re craving quick Japanese food!

I’m surprised at some of the high ratings but maybe we were just there on a bad day. Worst sushi I’ve had downtown.

This place is great for sushi! The lady that served me had a smile on her face and clearly loves her job, she was so sweet! I’ll definitely be coming back.

I want better value for my sushi.
The rolls are affordable, and good quality fish, but they are kind of poorly constructed and just not. enough.
Would not return although a lot of people find this place good…
Too many sushi places in Vancouver to go back to something this average.

A consistent, high-​quality sushi place close to St. Paul’s Hospital. I believe it’s family-​owned. I’ve been coming here since 2009, and I’m sure it’s been here much longer than that.
Today I ordered a spicy BC roll, chopped scallop roll, and spicy wild salmon roll. The spicy sauce on the wild salmon is sriracha and I’m glad they serve wild salmon here; it does make a difference. The chopped scallop roll is pretty standard. The real star today was the spicy BC roll, with tender BBQ salmon and skin with some imitation crab in it as well.
For three pretty standard well-​done rolls, add taxes and brown rice (not advertised very well but it’s available!) the bill was $ 15. You could eat very well here for about $ 10 if you go with a combo, bento box, or chirashi don.

For a quick meal with quality sushi Tokyo Joes is perfect! Portions in the box meals are perfect and have great variety. I had so much to choose from when I got home! Love that they do take out and I think the prices are awesome!

Admittedly, Tokyo Joe’s does not offer much in terms of ambiance. It is a tiny place with only a few tables. The washrooms are in the basement and require a key. Nonetheless, I keep going back because the service is good and the food is fantastic! The sushi is fresh and tasty. On days when I need something substantial, the rice bowls are my go-​to dish. This is hidden gem in Vancouver.

When I tell people about this place, they reply with «oh buddy I’ve been going there since 1997» — which tells me it’s consistently awesome…
These are the type of spots that make Vancouver a sushi hotspot — Fantastic cuts of fresh fish, at great prices!
If you don’t have a «Go To» sushi place for random cravings, this is a good bet!

I’m pleasantly surprised by the quality of food here. It’s a tiny restaurant with not a lot of tables. No ambiance really, but it’s a great lunch place because the food comes very quickly and the portion size is good enough to fill you up. Quality of the food is decent. The miso soup is flavourful. Salmon and tuna are decent tasting. Service is friendly, pleasant and no fuss. Best thing is I can be in and out within 30min and get back to the office.
After trying a variety of items on the menu, I find the teriyaki sauce way too sweet and thick, but the udon is very nice and the quality of the fish is generally good.

We stopped in here because we needed something to eat quickly before we saw a movie. We should have seen the warning signs when nobody else was there at 630 at night.
The California rolls had way too much mayo in them and everything else smelled fishy. The wasabi even was brown on the outside!

Even though it is a full 10 minute walk from my office, I frequent this place a couple times a month (weather dependant).
The prices are very reasonable and the staff are always super attentive and friendly. On one occasion I accidentally ordered the wrong combo meal, and even though it was completely my mistake and I offered to pay for it anyway, they insisted that they would not charge me and made me the meal I had meant to order.
I admit I am generally not much of a raw fan, so usually what I order are the more westernized items like California, dynamite, BC rolls etc., so I don’t profess to pass judgement on the more traditional items. However, if you are like me, the items listed above are all excellent, as well as the chicken teryiaki, tempura and udon. My personal favourite here are the dynamite rolls which I consider to be the best I have had, which says something in a city like Vancouver.
The only downsides I’m aware of are (I believe) you need to get a key from the staff for the washroom, but I’ve never had to ask so it is no real concern to me, and the fact that it is out of the way and not that convenient for many, although I do know they get a lot of traffic from St. Paul’s Hospital.

Awful! Worst sushi I have ever eaten, and WAY over priced for what you get.

good food, good price fast service not great in terms of ambiance but highly recommend for take-​out. I eat lunch from hear at work everyday

For a small fast food type place that it is it, I believe this place deserves 5stars.
Good food made fast
Fresh fish
Friedly staff
Clean venue
Great prices

Hey Tokyo Joe’s, you’re not bad at all. Your restaurant is a little small and lacking atmosphere and we need to ask you for keys to use your washroom but your sushi is pretty darn tasty. I was surpisingly impressed.
I like that you only have wild salmon and use real crabmeat. Your sushi rolls are a little small but that how it should be! No more messy falling apart sushi rolls and embarasing dates with you.
I was surprised that your bc roll was salmon instead of salmon skin. I loved that your spider roll was made fresh… I hate when previously deep fried food is used for rolls. And again, the real crab meat and wild salmon really made my day. If you had brown rice and an improved atmosphere, I would be back in a heartbeat.
You are a little off the beaten path but I am glad I stumbled upon you.

Prices are very reasonable! I think you can find rolls for as low as $ 2.75?!
The actual pieces of fish in the sushi and maki are pretty good but the rice is not very flavourful. My husband commented that the spicy tuna roll tasted off — like the fish was rotten. I trusted his assessment and didn’t feel the need to try it.
Atmosphere is kind of lonely and blah. There is one guy behind the counter — working the till and also acting as a server. I think there are about 4 — 5 tables.
In a city known for its sushi, I am kind of sad we wasted one stomach’s worth of a meal here. I guess that is what you get when you don’t plan ahead and just wander into the first place you run into :(

If you’re like me, you’re always up for a place that will let you get back to work quickly with a full stomach and a full wallet. This place is great for a quick bite at lunch. I find that when I’m in a hurry and want some quick sushi, this is the place to go.
You walk in and you’re greeted by a giant miso soup cauldron. It’s serve yourself on the miso which is great because you get to add all the green onions you want!
The options for the boxes are good and the portions are surprisingly large for the price you pay.
You aren’t going to walk away thinking you had the most savoury meal ever but you will walk away full, with money in your pocket and back to the office in under 20 minutes.

Well, 2.5 stars really.
My husband was starving when we arrived in Vancouver, and Tokyo Joe’s was near the hotel. I wish I had let him just go to Subway like he wanted to because his meal was quite disappointing. I can’t remember the dished he ordered because we ordered by #, but they were stir-​fry noodles and teriyaki-​style chicken with rice. I tasted them both; they were too sweet and tasted flat.
I ordered tempura udon, and was happy. The tempura was mediocre (greasy, too much batter) but edible. The udon noodles and broth were delicious. I also appreciated having green tea included with the meal.
I’d go back for the udon and to try the sushi. Skip the other dishes.