Comments on: Fish On Rice on Kingsway, Burnaby

By: chiaranjoo

chiaranjoo — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:31:10 +0000

woah… i haven’t heard anyone say “kiasu” in a long time!!!!

By: Ron C.

Ron C. — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:38:04 +0000

Not AYCE, but Zipang Sushi on Main is supposed to be good - haven’t tried it yet though.

By: LotusRapper

LotusRapper — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:02:56 +0000

Thanks Ed. Been by there many times (I work at Metrotown) but never gone inside. Makes for good place to go sometime.

By: ed.chan

ed.chan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:52:01 +0000

^Agreed!
Hi Genki is great.
We covered a few months ago: http://eatsnaprepeat.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/hi-genki-when-you-dont-have-a-japanese-grandma/

Ben/Suanne, you should definitely check it out :)

By: KimHo

KimHo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:55:42 +0000

Agreed with LotusRapper. Whenever I go with friends to an AYCE sushi, it is mostly to try different things, knowingly the quality is not necessarily high. Where else could I have motoyaki, gyoza, fried chicken and sashimi? I know, it is really odd to mix baked, pan-fried, deep-fried and raw…

Having said that, Ben, Suanne, in fact, anybody, if you are in the Metrotown area around lunchtime and Japanese food, I will have to suggest you visit “Hi Genki” located next to the National Nikkei Heritage Centre (6680 Southoaks Crescent - half block south of Kingsway, between Gilley and Griffiths). It seems they are part of the same group as Fujiya.

By: LotusRapper

LotusRapper — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:22:52 +0000

Ed more or less nailed it. I will eat AYCE not for the quantity, but only for the freedom of being even more “picky” on only the items I want. Quality over Quantity.

However many of the Vegas casino AYCE buffets that Ben covered on previous threads DO look good.

There are many good Mother’s Day AYCE brunch buffets around town too. But sadly that is perhaps the worst day to actually be at those venues due to the crowds.

By: ed.chan

ed.chan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:40:57 +0000

AYCE Sushi is horrible.
I used to love it when I was a teen with an endless appetite, but not anymore.

Why stuff yourself with below-average food when you can, for the same price, fill yourself up with some authentic Japanese food? I think it’s mostly for the younger crowds who place more value on quantity than quality.

Great review though. I agree about the horrible service.

By: LotusRapper

LotusRapper — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:20:39 +0000

Ben,

Fish on Rice (Bby location) used to be Kamei, part of the local Kamei chain (Japanese owned & operated), but I suspect sometime in the past few years the Kamei group may have been sold and its various locations possibly sold to different parties. I’ve heard some bad stories from colleagues who ventured over to FOR for the AYCE lunch.

Sounds like your experience is (sadly) fairly common amongst many AYCE sushi places nowadays, where the rules, overall lack of quality/service and ambience conspire to a mediocre experience.

I noted in your Ninkazu thread that I found the food to be pretty ok (was there last week). Didn’t get a hint of MSG which I’m sensitive to. Which may explain your day-after “weight gain” if your bodies were reacting to the MSG and high sodium levels of the foods (water retention).

Better luck next time !

By: Ron C.

Ron C. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:44:47 +0000

Have you tried BC Sushi on Broadway @ Arbutus in Vancouver?

By: koji

koji — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:00:39 +0000

you should try kingsway sushi at kingsway and boundary. the service there is great and the food is actually pretty good for an AYCE. the only thing is that the price is a little higher than other places. it’s sister restaurant, richmond sushi, isn’t as good as both service and quality is not as good there.