Delicious coconut prawns and great sushi

Visited many sushi restaurants in Vancouver and Richmond BC. This by far has been the best sushi. Nice and fresh. Coconut prawns a must!
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always excellent take out

We have been supporting this local business since its first year and have always found the take out to be high quality. The people are friendly and they remember us - that's always nice

Almost to beautiful to eat

Another wonderful time at my favorite sushi restaurant. The service was quick and the food fantastic. You can say Sushi Ichi did it again.

Great sushi

Very good food with very good prices! We come here every time we visit Parksville. Side note: they are not open for lunch on the weekends.

Best Sushi on the island

Price range is decent but their food is the best so far on the island. I love fish especially raw fish. I grew up in Japan so I always miss sushi so bad and this is the only place I would go. If you love Japanese food, this is the place to go. This place gets really busy at dinner... more

That was a bust

We have been here twice before with excellent service and food. Erase both of those thoughts for our visit Dec. 22.
Terrible service. Some food arrived before water and sake, which took 30 minutes to get to our table. One of our family actually went and got the water jug and refilled glasses and then went and refilled the jug... more

Non Japanese sushi with erratic quality

We have visited this restaurant quite a few times and enjoyed many of its dishes. Having been to Japan, my husband likes a number of less common sushi and never has "rolls" with his meal. His feeling is if you are a novice with sushi you will probably be fine. If not check out the soft-shell crab rolls and the... more

Great little restaurant/Great sushi

My husband and I have gone to this small restaurant a number of times and loved it each time. The staff are friendly and efficient and the food is some of the best Japanese food we've had on this side of the Pacific. Last night we took a group of 13 and they were very accommodating and upheld their reputation.... more

Best Sushi ever

I have been going to Sushi Ichi for a long time, and always have the best Service and the Best sushi.My hat goes off to the staff there who are always so friendly and remember my name.The delicate touches put into the meal are subtle but do not go under looked."Masters of the knife"If you would like a great place... more

Tasty lunch time venue

The Sushi Ichi always present a delightful Bento box selection at lunch times, well worth the visit.

Sushi ahhhhhh

The staff is extremely friendly, the owner and front end sushi chef's are excellent, the food is fantastic if you sit at the tables or at the Sushi bar. I will keep coming back. I like the Nabiyaki Udon soup, Tuna Tetaki, and the rolls. Bon Apitit

Fabulous food

The sashimi was the best we ever had - amazingly fresh and tasty. That may have something to do with being located on the ocean and having access to fresh caught seafood. However, everything was excellent - the gyoza, the salad, the agedashi tofu, etc. Our kids wanted to eat there every day. Service was friendly and personal.

25+ year Sushi Aficionado

This may reputedly be one of the better sushi restaurants in the area---but let it be known that 'Nori' in Nanaimo is a far superior restaurant with higher grade and vastly fresher seafood, fantastic plate/a la carte presentation, better eating environ and far and away much greater table/bar service.
Sushi Ichi--I recommend the tobiko with quail egg (ample quantity of... more

Great little Japanese restaurant

We went here for an anniversary with another couple. We had visited previously. The halibut and prawns tempura was really good, as was the veggie tempura. We had rice and the tsunomono salad. The other couple had bento boxes and were quite happy with them. We have tried the bento box in the past ourselves and have always enjoyed it.... more

Great Sushi

This is my favorite sushi place in town. It was really busy the place was packed we were able to make reservations before hand. We each had a nice sonomono salad and the Sashimi was so fresh. I had the Sashimi box which had a little of everthing really good value. Our favorite rolls are the Parksville roll (not on... more

Noisy with adequate food

We have been hearing very positive things about this restaurant since moving to the area. We ordered tempura which was good,as was the miso soup. The entrees were not terrible but not as good as we were expecting based on reputation. We ordered chicken teriyaki and spicy tuna. The tuna was somewhat overcooked and dried out. The vegetables with the... more

Our Favourite Japanese restaurant in the area

We've tried the others and, although there is one that comes close, this is definitely our favourite here in the Oceanside area. There's a reason the place is busy, especially on weekends and in the summer.
The staff are always friendly and efficient. The food is consistently good and authentic. Whether you want the sushi or sashimi, they do it... more

One of our favourites

We love Sushi Ici. The service is awesome and the food is incredible and very reasonable. We would recommend sushi lovers make a point of trying the restaurant - make a reservation on weekends - it gets very busy.

Great

Best sushi in town..........and the staff are sooo pleasant!
I always ask for something not on the menu, as I learned over time from a friend who goes at least weekly, and that is "The Parksville Roll", try it, and have a side of the oysters with mayonaisse.

Love it here

I have been eating here for over twelve years and it always fresh and delicious! The prices are also quite reasonable for such great quality! Can't wait to go again!

Good food, good atmoshpere

In Parksville on Vancouver Island, this is the place to go for good, wholesome, traditional Japanese food. It has a family atmosphere.

very good sushi and sashimi

The bbq eel is excellent. The assorted sushi and sashimi are very good as are the selection of boxes.

Best Sushi in the region

Wonderful menu, staff are wonderful, fresh food. In general you can find something for everyone there (raw, cooked, meals, drinks). They are family friendly but not kid over run. Too bad they open later afternoon and close early, but that is Parksville for you.

So good, we went there twice

During a recent vacation to Parksville/Qualicum and points beyond, we were looking for a Japanese restaurant to satisfy our young son, who loves unagi (BBQ eel) rolls. A local recommended Sushi Ichi to us, and we were not disappointed. The unagi was tasty, as was the bento box dinner, filled with standard fare (teriyaki, tempura, edamame) and some treats (a... more

Not worth the trip

I haven't been to Sushi Ichi in a while as I had too many bad experiences with the quality of the seafood. When we complained to the waiter about the terrible quality and lack of freshness of the seafood that we were served, she told us the chef said they were fine and they would not take the charge off... more

Best sushi in Oceanside

This is the restaurant that introduced my kids to sushi. Well done sushi, rolls, yakitori and gyoza. Have not had a bad meal here

Buuurppp

The best sushi we've had on the island! Don't look anywhere else..find Suchi Ichi and enjoy your dinner! Don't forget to order a Parksville Roll!

Great food, great service

Love Nobu, the owner, and crew. Everytime we come in and sit at the bar, we get entertained by them while they concentrate making sushi for everyone. It's the best authentic Japanese sushi we've ever had on the island and if you are new in town and not like raw fish, make sure you try their Parksville Maki roll which... more

Mmm good

Quaint. Nothing fancy.
Friendly service and reasonable prices. The food was excellent.

Pretty good

Small quiet little place. Service was OK, sushi was very good. We will be back

Great sushi

Wide variety to choose from...all excellent. For those who don't like sushi, there are many alternates to choose from.

One of the better sushi places in parksville

The service here was top notch. Prices were decent. Food was decent. Can't go to far wrong here.

Always enjoy

Sushi is one of the favourite foods of my wife and I. Having lived in Japan for about 10 years, I am very familiar with sushi! This restaurant consistently provides very good sashimi and sushi as well as a number of other Japanese dishes. We have eaten at almost every sushi restaurant from Victoria north to Campbell River and Sushi... more

Fantastic sushi

This place is always packed. We tried once before to get in but the line-up was so long we ordered take out, went away and came back. Obviously reservations are a good idea. This time we went super early and got in before the dinner rush. My dinner partner and I split an entree of edamame as well as the... more

Best sushi on the island

If you are a sushi lover than you owe it to yourself to visit sushi ichi for the best sushi you will experience anywhere. Prices are reasonable and the cuban waitresses are hot. Summer time the patio is nice and sunny. Its definitely a sushi experience worth trying.

Not great since chef left

We used to love their food but the main chef left over a year ago and opened his own sushi place and we found the quality of the food at Sushi Ichi went downhill after that so we stopped ordering take-out from there. Fortunately, we found the chef's new place and we go there now. We have not been to... more

Awful

Decided to give this place another try.....never again.
Sat at the sushi bar ,tried to chat with the chefs - very unfriendly . A few grunts was all ,.so I settled in to watch the hockey game.
There was a weird odor in the place,sort of musty ,not appetizing. Sipped my tea,watching the food being prepared. Ordered the chirachi don.... more

Not Great Japanese food

The food was okay .... Chef needs to give regard to portion size,
manageability of rolls before they all fall apart when picked up .
Somewhat overpriced .. but again this is The Island

Bento box lunch

Just really tasty and fresh. The bento box is especially good value for lunch.

Always good sushi for a reasonable price

I alway enjoy my evening out and so does my husband who's not a big sushi fan. He orders the tempura and I order sushi and we share the big bottles of Japanese Beer.

Consistenly good

We've eaten here several times and the sushi and cooked dishes are always consistently good!

Da-Rich roll is AMAZING

I love the fact that you can get tofu/soy wrappers here instead of nori since I don't eat nori. The food is excellent and the service is good. The Da-Rich roll is my favourite, with the Parksville Roll a close second.
The gyoza and tempura prawns are must-haves!

Simple surroundings -- tasty sushi

My husband and I have eaten sushi in many places across Canada and the USA. Although this place is nothing to rave about outside and is really simple and basic inside, we were not at all disappointed in the sushi we ordered. It's our first visit and we will be back.
We tried two of the day's specials: Seafood Gyoza... more

Very nice sushi restaurant

Always a nice meal. The restaurant also has local fruit wines.

The best Sushi I have ever had anywhere

I have had sushi many places in the US and Canada and I have never had sushi as fresh, innovative, and tasty as at Sushi Ichi in Parksville. The staff are hard working gracious and in service to all clients. It is not fancy but very comfortable and I am not there for the atmosphere just sushi that I can... more

Average Sushi Place - No Wow Factor

My boyfriend and I came to this restaurant on our visit to Parksville in September 2011. We arrived for lunch on Tuesday September 27, 2011. The restaurant was dated on the outside but had a clean interior. The one dining room we were seated in was small and so the buzz of a few neighbouring tables could easily be felt.... more

Best restaurant in Parksville - by a mile

People vote with their feet and this restaurant does a roaring trade, locals and tourists, both for takeaway and sit down.we ate there twice and loved it, great sushi, lovely staff.

The Best Japanese Food in Parksville

This is an authentic Japanese restaurant with the chef and servers from Japan. It has a causual atmosphere with a fairly standard Japanese menu - Sushi and Bento boxes. The Bento Boxes come with many extras - diakon salad, rice, prawn tempura, etc (all for extra cost). We were slighly put-off by the extra charges for tea, tofu in the... more

Greasy and ripped off

Friendly staff but WOW....3 one bite pieces of greasy halibut and 2 greasy prawns for $10 and the yakisoba was also very greasy with a few pieces of cabbage in it. Sushi was mediocre and miracle whip was used, not misonnaise. The worst was the Shrimp sunomono, which consisted of the rice noodles and 4 tiny salad shrimp....no other additions!... more

Awesome Sushi! They give you lots of wasabi and ginger and the combo plates are actually enough for one hungry guy. Everything tastes really fresh. I love eating here.