Takeya Sushi

Returned to takeya to their now take out and deli style store and grabbed a few items for lunch. We ordered the:

West Coast Roll - gigantic 3 rolls filled with all the seafood and fish options you might imagine. Although the price is quite high for only three pieces, there was scallop, ika, eel and salmon among other things. I really liked this roll with a great rice texture and ratio.

Aburi Salmon Combo - three seared salmon nigiri which again has perfect rice despite being ready-made along with a salmon maki. Price again is high but everything was on point.

Mini Bento Box - this was a great deal for under $10 with a smaller but sufficient amount of rice with a piece of chicken karaage, tempura, ajifry and some ground pork. Although it was quite small, one could be full on this small box and the variety is what I thrive on!

Overall, a great place for grab and go sushi with a higher price tag and out farther from central Richmond but easily a place I'd go again!

I had noticed all the people going to this strip mall spot. I stepped in to see a few coolers full of sushi and bento boxes.
I noticed they had sashimi boxes for Christmas Eve and I was going to a small dinner party where sushi rolls were the main. I ordered a $50 box and thought hey that will be a nice appetizer. Well, I picked up a small box of small thin pieces of mealy fish. Not what I was expecting and a total disappointment.
When I pointed out that this was not right. The cashier said he would ask if it was right and he came back and said "sorry but this is all".

My friend C recommended this place. They don't disappoint. They only have to go food items. I heard that in the past or before Covid, it was a sit down restaurant but they got smart and changed the entire concept to a To-go restaurant. Service was great here. They have different variety selection. Everything is good quality. Because of its location only locals know about this Japanese To-go place. I got one of their bento boxes: chicken teriyaki with rice. It was very tasty.

I came here with my friend H and she got a Tuna roll and a Tom Yum Cup Noodle. I have never seen this Cup Noodle flavor elsewhere. They have some unique Japanese items too that you can't get elsewhere. She liked her sushi roll. I like how it is packaged the seaweed separate from the rice to ensure that when you eat it the seaweed is nice and crispy.

Overall, I highly recommend coming to this place and giving it a try.

Note: There is no dine in here after Covid. They replaced all the tables and chairs with fridges.

Good portions and very tasty. Online ordering is quick and simple. Sushi quality is always great.

Ok taste, not good value.

The restaurant is next to a Safeway in a shopping complex near Steveston. They used to have a dine-in option but now it's all take out. We came recently to get takeout to eat at Steveston Park. For take out, the prices are still quite high and I can't say the food is that memorable. I've had better tasting take-out for less around Vancouver.

We ordered from the freshly made options:
- Pork Katsu Curry ($16.95) - This was good. It wasn't great. Its your typical curry. The pork was very crispy/deep fried. Pricey even if it's not take-out, but this is take-out.
- Seafood Aburi Roll ($19.45) - This had seared tuna/salmon on a california roll. It tasted fishy and there was no aburi/smoky flavor to it. For the 8pcs, it was not worth it; I would not get this again.

Food was prepared and ready within 10min.

From the ready-made take out option, we got a Salmon Mayo Onigiri ($3.95). Its nice they have a large variety of onigiris to choose from.

This place has been around for a long time but I didn't have a chance to visit till now.

We came at around 11am and it was well stocked. They were still bringing things out but most spots were already filled with food. They have so many items if you have problems deciding what to eat, don't come here. You will be in here for HOURS. Believe me I wanted to get everything like bentos, pudding, sushi etc. But I knew I wouldn't be able to finish it all.

We ended up getting amaebi shrimp, yakisoba set, mini unagi don, croquette sandwich and fruits with white chocolate. The amaebi shrimp comes with sweet shrimp, scallop and marinated tuna. This was definitely worth it for 10$. The shrimp was really sweet and so was the scallop.

The yakisoba set has yakisoba as well as glutinous rice and chicken karaage. If we had microwaved this, this would have tasted amazing. Even without microwaving it was already delicious. The glutinous rice was perfectly cooked and flavoured well with pieces of chicken. The yakisoba was really addictive with notes of sweet and sour. The chicken karaage wasn't crispy but it wasn't dry or overly coated with batter either.

The mini unagi don was worth it. It doesn't look like a lot of unagi but if you want to try everything like me this set is perfect. The unagi was so well grilled. It had that burnt carmalized flavour and the unagi was crunchy and had a bite to it. It wasn't overly sweet and the rice went so well with this.

I had the hardest time debating between choosing the croquette sandwich, egg sandwich or the tonkatsu sandwich and I settled on croquette sandwich since you can't find it everywhere. This had fresh cabbage in it which helped cut through the heaviness if the croquette itself. The sauce made it really addicting. I love that the croquette bread they grilled both side with butter but I wished that the milk bread they used was fluffier and a bit thicker.

The fruits and white chocolate sandwich was so fluffy and made for such a perfect ending. It was a little sweet due to the white chocolate and the fruit already being sweet to begin with. The kiwi, strawberry, grape and orange were all really sweet and the fluffy bread with cream made for a satisfying finish.

I would definitely go back to try their other boxes - eyeing those bentos and sushi. This will definitely become a staple on my way to Steveston from now on or just when I'm craving cheap and delicious Japanese food

A coworker who lives in Richmond recommended this place and said this is her go to for Japanese food. I can totally see why.

I love the huge variety of Japanese food here. Besides the rolls and sashimi, you can get a temaki, onigiri, yakisoba, salad, desserts, snacks and so much more here.

Unfortunately they removed the dine in option since the pandemic. So this is strictly a take out place. You can either get the ready made food at the cooler or you can order from the cashier for other things only on the menu. You can get tonkatsu, more sushi and rolls and udon from the menu.

There is a microwave for those who want to heat up the ready made to go food.

It's cheaper to get the ready made food but the options are less than the menu. I've gotten food from both and they are all good.

I love the temaki and the bluefin tuna roll. I recently tried the amaebi nigiri set and that's so delicious! Amaebi is so much sweeter than ebi.

This is a place I'll actually travel to from vancouver just to get food here. Really a pity I can't dine in. So I usually just buy the ready made food and go to a park to eat. The drive back to vancouver is too long for the cooked food to hold up well, especially tonkatsu or any fried stuff.

A quaint grab and go Japanese shop in Richmond for hand rolls, sushi, dessert, and some bentos you can heat up. It honestly reminds me of the section at Mitsuwa in SoCal where you can buy a bunch of onigiri or sashimi to go. I tried their tuna hand roll (could have been better if the spring onions weren't so abundant) and spicy salmon hand roll. Solid 4/5 and fish quality was fresh. Definitely snag a daifuku mochi too if you want something subtly sweet and chewy.

Straightforward yet satisfying Japanese fare but done very well. Everything was seasoned well and it was always pretty to look at all the treasures from bento boxes. Neatly presented, the unagi had great texture and rich oils permeated the palate superbly. The marinated tuna was hearty and contained loads of proteins, perfect anytime of the day.

We love their portion size and the garnishes went very well with the main ingredient and the rice. There are many items to choose from and we can't wait to try other things from their menu.

Bought sockeye salmon sashimi and it's not fresh. Probably because it only does takeout now and dishes are not sold as fast. Won't recommend it.