Yi Sushi -Revolving Sushi Bar — Restaurant in Vancouver

Stumbling through life with a picky wife is a burden I would never wish on adventurer like me. I have traveled the world, eaten strange and extraordinary things, gone to places that were dark and dangerous. I cast myself into newness like a dog going after a dropped potato chip. My wife on the other hand is generally not a culinary explorer. She has a long list of things she does not like, places she will not try, and cuisines that are off the table. That being said, she is supportive, trusting, helpful, and kind hearted, so I guess the balance is in my favor. Finding a new venue to put on our list of places to eat is rare and welcome. For years there was a running theme where she would ask where I wanted to go and then would turn down each place until I arrived at her favorite place and then she would say yes! A good safe choice that would drive me crazy. I would say in frustration, why not just tell me where are going so we don’t have to do this ongoing ritual? When a favorite place closed down it was a global crisis. Anyway, we have settled on a few places we both like but I am always looking for a place she is willing to try. Yi-Sushi was a success! We were sorry the belt was not working, she loves the ability to just grab what looks good and I love the gimmicky concept, it reminding me of my years spent living in Japan where the conveyor system is as ambiguous as the soda machines on every corner, or the drunk businessmen on the late night trains. Well that night it was broken and although there was a substantial language barrier I was told it would be fixed in a couple of days. Regardless of lack of mechanized servitude, we both found the sushi fresh, plentiful, and delicious. Although I hate to be a penny pincher, I will also say we got carried away, ordered way too much (another reason for a conveyor belt) and still walked out at about the same price as some of our other favorite places. Figure about half the price as we usually spend for similar quality. So getting into the weeds of what sushi is all about, I will say that in Japan, this is just what you ate on the way home. You expected good friendly service, fresh good food, and a decent price. You also expected cleanliness. Hi-Sushi hits straight to the nostalgia on every point. Friendly atmosphere and great food. This place goes on my wife’s list of favorites so they can expect to see us regularly, and I’m not unhappy about the situation. I love it when a different culture works its way into the fabric of a neighborhood. It normalizes the world and brings us closer together. In Japan the business men would take pride in how high they could stack their plates and still be on a budget. There were...

This place just opened last Saturday and to my surprise they were absolutely amazing! I usually don’t expect much from sushi belts, but this place is a different class if Excellence, everything tasted super fresh and they had an assortment of boba teas. Honestly can say one of my favorite sushi experiences ever. The staff very friendly and our food was wonderful and beyond fairly priced. This will now be a go to spot for our family, my kids are still talking about how great it was. My 7 year old said it’s the best sushi belt he’s ever been to. We have other spots around town we love as well as sushi is our go to out to eat food once or twice a month. This will definitely be at the top of that rotation. The Sake Bomb and Volcano are wonderful rolls to try.

note Please be patient with them as they learn the go of things, they were slightly overwhelmed with orders being less than a week old, it was worth the wait for us and they were more than accommodating and very...

I ordered the Red Dragon Roll, Ninja Roll, Green Dragon Roll, Asparagus Roll and the Spicy Tuna Hand roll. When I walked in the restaurant, they were still working on my order. Which I appreciated that it was being made fresh to go and not being picked off the Convertor belt. I will say, the fish, including the tuna, was tasty enough. Maybe not the freshest and tastiest, but tasted good enough for my sushi cravings. The avocado was a little firmer than I liked for being on top and in the rolls. However, the service was friendly and fast. I gave them a three-star rating because the rice was very "spongy". To be honest, to me it took away from the taste of the rolls. So much so, I only ate the inside and the toppings of the rolls and threw away the rice! :-0 Also, the imitation crab in my Red Dragon Roll was very artificial tasting! I have had way better tasting imitation crab. For these reasons, I would not recommend this restaurant for...