J-Town By The Sea

I visit regularly to buy fresh wasabi root. The quality is good and it is rare they don’t have it in stock. Allen is very helpful and pleasant to deal with. He invests the time in his customers.

Good fresh sushi ! Great place to grab a bite without any hassle or queues !

Lovely spot to spend an afternoon! Took my siblings for a little shopping and treated them to Hokkaido Don’s (pictured below). The fish tasted fresh and delicious with the rice being the perfect companion. Staff were very polite and friendly too. Only qualm is the onigiris are a little light on the filling, but it’s not that big of a deal. Highly recommend this spot!

My wife and I came by and we purchase two unaguri. I got the spicy salmon and my wife got the spam and kimchi. The spicy salmon contains cooked salmon with some spicy sauce. Overall it was not bad, a little heavy on the rice though but it was still pretty good. My wife got the spam and kimchi and she enjoyed it, but not wowed by it.

Can't seem to stay away from this place! I've been frequenting Jtown almost once a week for the past month or two because I can't get enough of their sushi/sashimi. Their fish is consistently fresh and I can't get enough of their "Special Sushi" (four small pieces of nigiri sushi usually made with premium ingredients such as uni, roe, or toro) that they only come out with on the weekends. For uni lovers, their East meets West Uni sushi ($16.80) is a contrast of two different types of uni - Boston on one side and Vancouver on the other side of the nigiri. Another favorite is the the Sushi Supreme ($13.80) with a mix of toro, ikura, uni and tobiko. But my absolute favorite so far is the uni-roe ($13.80) because the combination of those two flavors is mind blowing. If eating in, I would recommend getting one of their 10 set meals which comes with a side of soup and veggies and is available throughout the week. You order at the counter and when the meal is ready, the girls will call out the number on written on the receipt and bring the bring the food out to you. I personally would recommend the Hokkaido don ($12.80) with fresh salmon, uni, ikura and tamago on a bed of sesame rice. The Otaru Kaisen Don ($14.80) is good too but is missing the game changing uni. Aesthetically, place is very humble and it looks more like a cafeteria. But the food is good, the place is clean and the people there are very nice and helpful... And that's what really matters. I left my phone there once and the girls kept it safe until I returned. On days that I don't have much time, I love that I can pop in here to pick up all the fresh ingredients I need to make my own Japanese meals at home. One of the things I miss most about Hokkaido Japan is their amazing kaisendon filled with ikura and uni. But at Jtown, I can get my own little taste of Japan by picking up one of their uni platters ($30.80) and pair it off with some roe, some sushi rice and voila - the ultimate kaisendon.

A great selection of fresh sashimi, sushi, donburi’s and frozen seafood. The sashimi we bought was some of the best salmon I’ve ever had, they sell them by weight and they slice it for you right there! The price is quite fair too considering the quality. The staff was very nice to us as well, we tried out the sashimi don with uni and it’s amazing. Very cool little spot in J-town, highly recommend if you’re into Japanese food!

J-Town By The Sea is a great sushi stand. The seafood was very fresh. They have a variety of premade sushi and sashimi trays. They also have a variety of onigiri with different flavours like char siu, crab, salmon, spam and curry. You can also order a party tray if you preorder.