All U can eat

When you want all you can eat or at least variety. .
This restaurant delivers at reasonable price for lunch and dinner gas good value for as little as 20 or as much as 27. The is a 10% "auto grat" but that is more than reasonable and I add more the kina karate great. The deluxe supper includes lamb... more

My new fave AYCE in Van

I love this place. I don't know why all the bad reviews. I love the moyataki and the beef ribs, chopped scallop roll is fab. Lots of great things on the menu although some things are not great. The tempura needs improvement and the teriyaki veggies are not good. But the beauty of AYCE is that if you don't like... more

Some days you feel like eating A LOT. Well, this is the place to go on one of those days. It is not really a sophisticated gourmet option, yet a reasonably good all-you-can-eat.

The worst sushi experience in Vancouver

This is the worst sushi restaurant I have ever eaten in ever. Not only is the service unfriendly and the food unexciting, bland and stingy but they have the nerve to add a 10% tip onto the bill without your consent. To add insult to injury they add the tip before the tax so that the tax is on not... more

I've been to Toyama about 3 times so far, each time for some late night AYCE. I would say that there's good value for your money here if you're measuring the quality of the food. They don't skimp on their ingredients, their sushi and sashimi slices are a decent size. The one menu item that absolutely made me fall in love with Toyama, though, is their oyster motoyaki! YUM! I would highly... more

Bought coupon online. I liked this place before however service for today was really bad. I ordered 20 pieces dumpling only come out 6. I order 20 more pieces only 5 came. We have six hungry guys. We also order a lot of stuff and that didn't come. Food portion is also too small. The coupon states free drinks and dessert; however, it didn't say no refill. As we get second round of drinks, the... more

Made a reservation but apparently "there is no your name on the list". Waitress can't even speak proper English...

No compensation was made to us, we're just told to be put on the waiting list. It's an extremely mediocre restaurant, so we decided to get refund for our prepaid voucher instead. Last time we were there we didn't even get all of the food we ordered, not to mention the barely... more

I came here two times with my friends, both experiences have been fair. It's not the best sushi in the world, however, it is cheap and decently quick for the location. Every time I go in it hasn't been busy and we were served fast. I liked their green tea ice cream. They used to have an all you can eat option, not sure if it's there anymore, however, when we did have this.....it was awesome.

Worst BC roll ever! I didn't think I could ever have bad sushi until I tried Toyama's BC roll. Everything else was decent, but overpriced for the quality. With so many other options for better value I won't be coming back.

Came here for late nite AYCE sushi. Warning - their last call is a full HOUR before closing. So if you come later than 90 minutes before closing, be sure to order very quickly.

While the food quality is pretty decent, there are several issues that prevent this place from moving up to 4 stars.

The waitress lost our order form - half our food didn't show up as a result. The problem was that we... more

We came in here once before for the AYCE dinner and had an ok experience which is why we returned for the AYCE lunch.

First of all, the menu didn't match the order sheet and when I asked the server, she said the menu is old and the sheet is correct. Why not update the menu?

Second of all, not all the items we ordered were served. When the server came to check to see if we were done, we... more

Having been here before, a few years ago, I was quite confident that I would still like it here! After an unproductive shopping spree on Boxing Day, we decided to have a nice lunch at Toyama.

Before asking for a table, I took a peek at their lunch AYCE menu just to make sure it's worthwhile. $12.95 per head. Oyster and scallop motoyaki was offered - a rarity in lunch AYCE menus - so, it was a... more

We came in for a late night "all you can eat" session on winter solstice 2013, the service is quick and efficient just like in a typical Asian restaurant (hint: do not expect servers to be like in an Italian or French restaurant).

There was a table next to us with 10 teenagers, they sure can eat!! piles and piles of hand rolls, nigiri, and sushi rolls, plus plates of beef short ribs just... more

Alas, All You Can Eat turns out to be false economy.

Toyama sushi is not that bad. But it's not good at all. I think a lot of the reviewers here are quite forgiving about the poor quality of the sushi in light of the all you can eat concept. It seems to me when you buy into AYCE, you lower your expectations for quality. The rice is over cooked and too sweet. The service is ridiculously bad and... more

We frequent this place often and always get the all-you-can-eat menu.
No complaints whatsoever. Service is good, food comes out quick and fresh. Price is great. Huge selection to chose from.
Sushi is yumm and sashimi is fresh.
The Teriyaki chicken is my fave & gyoza & chicken wings & dynamite rolls...I could go on forever.
We always leave with full, satisfied bellies.

Great all you can place in downtown. Affordable and great service. Just don't go there close to closing as the quality of service and food usually drops.

Terrible sushi terrible service and when you ask for something they just walk right by and the prices are over priced for s@!%!y sushi

Food was ok

Some of it was good but didn't come close to sushi we get at home. We did the all you can eat but no one told us that we would be charged for not finishing our food. They pointed to some miniscule print & said this is the rule everywhere. Well maybe it's a rule in Vancouver but we've never... more

I love the variety on the menu and that they have many vegetarian options. Very good value for the price. I'll be back again because they also accept my Lyoness cash back card. Also free wifi ;)

I would go again

I've been to a couple sushi places that has the all you can eat offering and the food is barely edible and the service is terrible. Not the case with Toyama. We visited mid afternoon on a Saturday. The place was just under 50% capacity.Our primary server was terrific. We did the all you can eat and the food started... more

I have been here twice: once for a la cart and once for AYCE. Both times, I found good value. For the a la cart, I had a teriyaki dish, and they made adjustments to my taste with no issue. The food was well done, and there was a lot for the price!

When I returned for AYCE, I felt there was a really good selection. The food tasted good, and the service was good. I would definitely go bad. To... more

This is more of a place to go when you want AYCE instead of good quality Japanese food. The food is standard for AYCE places and it's not too hard to get to in Downtown. Went here a few times with friends and it was alright for me. Just don't have really high expectations and speak up when some of your food seems to be arriving too slowly.

Toyawful

Don't go hungry, food takes forever to come...if it comes at all. Ordered a ton of stuff, got a bite's worth of food. Left hungry.

Huge menu, and really good quality food. It's pretty hard to get the waitresses attention, but it's not a huge problem. Definitely recommend this place for amazing sushi!

7 of us went there for lunch on Canada day. I had the house salad with chicken teriyaki. The house salad had great value and pretty impressive quality. The chicken teriyaki however didn't stand out very much. It was delivered to the table sizzling which was awesome but the taste was pretty mediocre. Great ambiance and service though.

Terrible

I haven't experienced such a bad service in a long time. I am here right now. Is been 40 minutes and I still haven't got my miso soup. Not to mention te suck I ordered which I think will take about 20 minutes longer. The food is so not worth the wait. Don't go there unless you have 3 hours... more

Take out was great

Arrived late in town one night and was looking for a place to eat. Decided to do take out after our long flight.The restaurant seemed a bit crowded, but the food was good. Definitely would eat there again.

The worst sushi ever. Can't believe that for the first time we left sushi's (if you can call them that) on the table and left.
Such an insult to this beautiful Japanese cuisine.
There are plenty of other sushi places in this town. DO NOT GO TO THIS ONE!

Disgusting. The sashimi deluxe has pieces of frozen fish meat. They don't resemble sashimi. The mixed seafood teriyaki is just boiled fish, squid, and mussel drenched in teriyaki sauce served on top of a bed of boiled bean sprouts. The sushi counter is filthy. The price is expensive for such disgusting food.

Just ordered two Yam Tempura rolls for take-out and when I opened the package I saw two rolls covered in fish eggs. Not as if the chef accidentally mixed up orders, but more like they didn't care enough to wipe their knife off before cutting my rolls. I'm sure for most people this wouldn't be that big of a deal, but as a vegetarian it left me pretty angry, and hungry. I painstakingly picked out... more

Terrible

We were a party of two looking for something to eat after a day of travelling. This place looked okay from the outside (lots of people and looked clean). We walked in and were greeted immediately (the only good service we had that night).
Once we decided what we wanted, we had to call the waitress to take our orders... more

I've been here a few times now, and brought other people with me. Everyone has liked it this far.

I myself have never done the all you can eat, as I don't eat enough for it to be worth it.

The Chirashi is consistently good, the fish is nicely fresh, and the rice is seasoned decently. I liked my ten zaru soba, the nabeyaki udon was good as well, and my friend adores their teriyaki chicken... more

Maybe no the best but place to eat Japanese food but is acceptable. The service is good.

Good for price.

I should have known better than to go here, but on the suggestion of a co-worker, tried it anyway. I know an all-you-can-eat place can have it's own set of special issues, and this place was no exception.

First of all, the servers were very very nice and friendly. I sould see they were all working very hard and being very efficient. I appreciate this!

I don't, however, appreciate being given... more

What an enormous menu! They had literally everything you could dream of, and judging by the business of the place, people liked it. So many innovative veggie options, and amazing yakisoba! Atmosphere wasn't great - loud TVs playing music videos - but the food made up for it. Not cheap, but worth the quality. I'd go again!

Options: 5/5
Taste: 4/5
Atmosphere: 3/5

I came here the other night because a friend of mind told me she never had all you can eat before. Which of cos I felt that was odd. So, we were in downtown and I thought of coming to this place and giving it a second shot. Came in a few years ago with my girl friends and didn't find it any different than other AYCE places.
So, we had an early dinner because we had an early lunch. This was the... more

Great value, good food

We are from California and are used to great Japanese foods. We stumbled across Toyama our first night in Vancouver. We ended dining at Toyama 4 times in 5 days. We were pleasantly surprised of the variety it offers for its All-you-can-eat lunch and dinners. ( Even from California standards). Let's face it! For All-you-can-eat at $12.95 for lunch and... more

The all you can eat is a wicked deal.

The short ribs & chicken teriyaki are to die for!!

The cons of this place are:
- the service isn't that great. Always in a rush and sometimes forgetting our food as we sit and wait for sometimes 10m or more.
- the portions quickly get smaller after each order. That just means I'm gonna order more so why not give me bigger portions so I don't have to bug u... more

Their AYCE sushi menu isn't too bad in my opinion. Came here for the late night AYCE with the boyfriend and one of our other friends on a Friday night. I noticed that there were fewer items on the late night AYCE menu compared to their dinner AYCE menu, but they still had a wide assortment of rolls/teriyaki/etc. nonetheless.

One aspect of Toyama's AYCE menu that I really appreciated was the... more

Poor service and sushi quality

With all the sushi restaurants in Vancouver, believe me their is no reason to stop here to eat. Poor service, lousy sushi and a general don't give a c@!p attitude.

Middle of the road all you can eat Japanese food

This Japanese all you can eat restaurant is only a couple of blocks away from my office so my colleagues and I come here every once in a while. I've had better Japanese food and I've had way worse. If you are looking for high volume sushi, rolls, tempura, gyoza, and end the meal with mango pudding, this is a... more

Not bad, not good, but fair at best.
The all you can eat sushi is a good value, and everything except the main part(the sushi) was great. I'm not sure, but the salmon tasted odd, like very low quality grade. I didn't expect much, as I never do at any new restaurant, but this lack of quality in a very common local fish was very disappointing. The spicy sauce tasted like sirachi chili sauce with... more

I had a lunch box. It was so-so. Maybe better Japanese restaurants around there.... more

Worst AYCE and even WORSE service

3 of my friends and i were in the mood for all you can eat Japanese. We had been here before and enjoyed it, so we thought it would be a safe bet for tonight. First of all, it took us at least 30 mins after we filled out our order for any one to even come to our table... more

Poor Experience

Me with my colleague and instructor from a Hospitality school came to this restaurant about a month ago for a field trip. We came to this restaurant for a fulfill, quick lunch after a tiring walk. We waited for 5 to 10 mins for a table at lunch time which is pretty quick. Then we asked the server for some... more

If 2.5 stars were an option, that is how I would rate Toyama.

Previous reviews pretty much sum it up - horrible Japanese karaoke music 24/7 on the TV, inattentive servers, slow service and forgotten items.

The first few times we went it was really good. We were excited that I could order a la carte and hubby could do AYCE. Service was great back in April.

It's gotten progressively worse... more

As someone who isn't a huge fan of AYCE sushi restaurants, I couldn't say no when my pregnant friend asked to eat here for lunch. You don't want to p@!s off pregnant people.

Toyama has a decent selection for an AYCE restaurant. Most rolls and staple nigiri pieces are available, but it costs $1 extra for 6 pieces of sashimi. The price is $12.95 for lunch, but will come to $13.95 if you decide... more

IF you can handle all you can eat sushi, go this place. But don't expect the best sushi in town. Quantity over quality.

The only thing that stands out here is their Wild Salmon Sashimi, nicely cut.

Toyama Restaurant - Must you subject us to loud Japanese teen bop concerts on tv?

I work close to this restaurant so have been there numerous times for lunch and dinner. Their lunch bento boxes are pretty tasty and affordable. They have quite an extensive menu and prices are reasonable. Sashimi is fresh but I do not enjoy their yakitori dishes however so try not to get those from here. Ayce is average - selection is small for lunch. They have a lot of tables so hardly is... more

There is only one person I know who is willing to eat here with me, and that person is neither a foodie nor on yelp - go figures. But sometimes I just get an intense urge to stuff my face silly with mediocre food! (does that even make sense?) I suppose it's a guilty pleasure like a bad car crash you can't look away or an episode of Jersey Shore.

Every time without fail, less than halfway... more

Decent prices here for all you can eat, as well as regular food menu. I like that their AYCE has different tiers during dinner, so it can start as low as $22, but go as high as $27 (an option I'd truly consider since it has black cod). Either way, the cooked food is good, with decent variety. Their sushi rolls are what you would find at most AYCE, thin with not a lot of filling. There's also a... more

Went back again and nothing has changed. "All you can eat" is an instant disqualifier for a Japanese restaurant. Few Japanese would be caught dead in a place that implied gluttony. During my numerous trips to Japan, I never once saw an "all you can eat" place, though I am sure that even in a country like Japan, there might be a niche "glutton" market.

Fish noms are tasty

All you can eat sushi. Not everything was awesome, but most was good.

Decent sushi, decent price. HORRIBLY SLOW impersonal service. We had to get our own plates and chopsticks from another table. Also had to ask several times for more wasabi. Not a busy night either. Probably won't come back.

won't go back

Maybe the problem was that I had my heart set on Japadog (which was inexplicably closed the night I went to Toyama), but I found this place disappointing from start to finish. The late night (after 9pm) all you can eat menu is reasonably priced at under $15 and the selection is pretty varied. I should have guessed that things... more

After a lovely evening at the Centre last night (Margaret Cho!!!!) the wife and I were starved and wanted something yummy before we caught the train home. 10pm on a Sunday? Everything was closed or just closing. Boo. We headed towards the skytrain and saw the open sign for Toyama. Open til 11pm!!!

We were greeted by a friendly girl and served quickly and happily our late night din. I had a... more

Poor quality of food and awful service

Tried the All-You Can Eat menu and was grossly disappointed. The tuna rolls and alaska rolls were slimy. Brought this to the attention of the manager who simply took the plate away but didn't ask if he could replace the rolls with a fresher order. We also ordered yam fries and there literally were 10 small mini slivers served in... more

If you're looking for all-you-can-eat sushi downtown, come here for dinner, not for lunch!

I always wondered why the Yelp reviews were so scattered for Toyama, and now I get it. This was the first time I've been back since their renos, and I wasn't impressed. Other than their beef teriyaki, ika karage and kani nigiri which were good and scallop roll and chicken karage which were bad,... more

For an AYCE sushi downtown, this place isn't bad.
Just don't order the Korean styled bbq pork - my beef jerky has more moisture. If you're a fan of beef tataki, if your order is over 40 pieces, they will only give you 20 at most at once. In the past, for our amusement, we sent in four orders: 20; 40; 80; then 160. They gave us 20 :D

There are no limits on the salmon & tuna sashimi, like in... more

Maybe the problem was that I had my heart set on Japadog (which was inexplicably closed tonight), but I found this place disappointing from start to finish. The late night (after 9pm) all you can eat menu is reasonably priced at under $15 and the selection is pretty varied. I should have guessed that things would be less than great when the waiter seemed annoyed that I chose the late night... more

I absolutely love this place. I always get great service and the staff are always willing to bring me extra ginger and hot sauce at no extra charge. My favorite appy is spinach gomae. I find that most places cheap out on the size, but the gomae here is about the size of three put together and it tastes great. My other favorite dish here is the beef sashimi - it's so tasty. It's very thinly... more

From the start, this restaurant was a disappointment. The service was the worst aspect.. Very rude. Not what one would expect from a Japanese restaurant. Food was reasonably priced but not that nice. Not recommended.

Good all you can eat dowtown

I have been here several times with friends and had a good experience each time. They have a wide selection of items for their all you can eat menu for the price and I would rate the food of good value and good quality. We never walk out hungry and order lots of food. They recently renovated but I could... more

Just went to Toyama for the first time since it was renovated. Truthfully I didn't notice any difference in the appearance of the restaurant (other than that they don't put the Japanese concerts on TV anymore), but it was never poorly maintained to begin with so I couldn't care less about that.

Didn't get the all you can eat option, just stuck to rolls, Katsu Don and Teriyaki platter. The food... more

$30 bucks for all you can eat sushi, sashimi, robataya, and tempura is either a disaster waiting to happen or a goldmine. I vote the latter. The quality of food is fantastic for the all you can eat strategy and the plates are well proportioned - not miniscule and they don't load you up on carbs. The server hands you a slip of paper with the menu and you mark what you like and the quantity. You... more

Worse Sushi I have ever had

My husband and I were looking for a Sushi place close to our hotel. We came to Toyama and tried their "all you can eat". The staff was not helpful nor friendly. The seafood did not look as fresh as other sushi places I have eaten at. We were HIGHLY disappointed.

Great quality food for an all you can eat resturant. But as most things in life quality is not cheap. I Paid $30 (including tip) for dinner. But I was not disapointed with the food or service at all, they were both great (and the atmosphere as well).

What I liked is that there is no limit on how much sashimi you can order like at most other AYCE sushi places. And there were no signs warining... more

I'd heard good things about this place, and am in a search for great katsu don , so wanted to give it a try. I was immediately put off when I walked in and discovered it's mainly used as an all you can eat restaurant. That often means that the food is highly average, rushed, and yeah, not great. The place was bustling with people, plates after plates arriving on the table next to us.

My... more

Quality - All you can eat

Was recommended by a colleague to try this. I don't usually want to try all you can eat kind of places, but was in the neighbourhood at lunchtime, and stopped by. It was really good! There was a huge variety of choices. A bit like dim sum, they give you a paper list, and you just check off anything you... more

They have the greatest sushi rice an best service