The Kitchen Dada

My go-to for takeout sushi! I've been here so many times since it opened. In a city full of great sushi restaurants, my expectations are high, and The Kitchen Dada doesn't disappoint. They keep it fairly simple (and authentic), the prices are reasonable, and their aburi is as good as those two places that start with M...there, I said it!
Other things I love: their rice is always perfect and there's never too much of it on rolls or with nigiri. Their tempura somehow stays reasonably crunchy even after the 15 minute drive home.
The only personal drawback I find is that I don't love their spicy sauce (on spicy tuna or salmon rolls). It's too sweet and tomatoey rather than creamy and spicy. But that's just me. I'll go to Toshi when I'm craving that.
Overall, just go to The Kitchen Dada! We live in Vancouver, you should be picky about your sushi, and you don't need to look any further for the good stuff.

I was riding by on my motorcycle and looking for a place to eat and happened to settle on this lovely restaurant. The ambiance is modern as the building is newer than its neighbours.

The food is amazing here. The fish is so fresh and clean. Everything is seasoned properly and never bland. The tempura is even salted giving extra umami flavour.

loved everything we had. fresh fish
great combos
little pops of delicate flavors..
the yellowtail was great.
even the green tea ice cream was more than just ice cream

Walked by and saw their $10 takeout lunch. Glad o gave it a try. Well worth the $$$. Fresh salad with dressing. Small sized Unagi don, it was good amount for me.

This spot has a $10 lunch special.

Quiet spot with delicious food. The aburis melt in your mouth especially the eel a. Sashimi was divine - fresh and decorated with such perfection. I'm not a tuna fan but this was delicious! The only tuna sashimi I will rave about.

Kitchen Dada offers the whole package: good service, reasonable prices, nice presentation and delicious food. A dinner night out with four friends last night and all enjoyed so that says something.

Sapporo was perfectly cold and the warm premium sake was wonderful. Done right straight from the start and each visit from our server got better.

I had the beet salad which is my most favourite. The deep fried shredded beets had an amazing crunch and not greasy.
The duck breast tataki was seared perfectly and finished on top with onions and a light drizzle of sauce.
Albacore Tuna Oshi was nicely prepared and tasted so good. For $13/7 pieces it's so reasonable.
Triple Salmon Roll had a nice and refreshing twist with a thin daikon on the outside rolled with salmon, ikura, avocado and cucumber inside and finished with smoked salmon on top.

We finished the evening with the tempura ice cream-ice cream ball rolled in tempura batter and deep fried. Crispy on the outside while the ice cream stayed firmed. It was good.

Kitchen Dada is worth driving across town for and looking forward to my next visit

Living in the neighbourhood, but never having tried the place, we saw the $55 omakase DineOut menu and decided to give it a go. We were very impressed. The beet sashimi salad really had the wow factor; the beets were shredded into impossibly thin strands (thinner than spaghettini) and must have been deep fried (they were so crunchy but without a hint of grease), piled on top like a kind of straw. The dressing was terrific and everything about the dish was bang-on. We ordered a bowl of steamed rice to go with the great seared yellow tail and duck dishes; it was slightly sweet (I think from a dash of mirin as there was a hint of vinegar) and quite delicious, even in its own right. We liked every dish very much, but those were our favourites. Servers were very polite and reasonably attentive, and the kitchen was reasonably quick given that the place was packed (presumably due to DineOut). The only thing that wasn't up to par was the wine list, which was extremely limited, and they only had one house white and red by the glass (some very cheap French wine - we decided to drink beer instead). However, they have a more extensive beer and sake list. In any case, we'lll definitely go back, just for the food!

I stopped by The Kitchen Dada for both lunch and dinner.
My recommendation is to get the lunch special - it's a great option after Jericho beach. If you're always craving multiple dishes like me, the lunch special is definitely for you. It's only $19 with a wide selection of pieces.

There's also free underground parking!

One of the best sushi I've had in Vancouver. The presentation was beautiful and so creative! Everyone in our party was super happy with their food, it was delicious.
The green tea was also amazing. Definitely recommend coming here !

Food here is great and they have a lot of things on the menu that are unusual to the average sushi restaurant. However, this is not a dine-in establishment. As a matter of fact, they had signs up all over when you first walk in about DoorDash and Uber Eats drivers and where they should wait. I should have realized from that. The ambience is extremely lacking. There is no sushi bar. The cooks working in the open kitchen have no interaction with the guests. There are stacks of clean dirty dishes and tubs of supplies all over the place. If you were looking for a place to relax or have a date night, this is not the place for you. If you were looking for a place to order in from that has great food, by all means order from here.

We ordered from The Kitchen Dada on Halloween, and it was all treats - no tricks! We even got complimentary chocolates, which was such a thoughtful gesture and greatly appreciated. 

Our order consisted of the Tataki Roll ($15) and four kinds of Oshi Zushi: Salmon ($13), Albacore Tuna ($13), Hotate ($15), and Hamachi ($16). Every bite was unique and incredibly delicious! 

Of note was how plump and crisp the prawn tempura was in the Tataki Roll, as well as how rich and luxurious the mouthfeel was in each Oshi Zushi. The seared fish is silky and literally melts in your mouth, combining with the intoxicating sauces and bite from different textures such as jalapeno slices (Salmon), crispy bacon bits (Hotate), and fried onion (Hotate). It's hard to narrow down my favourite, but one of the most memorable flavours was definitely the truffle mayo in the Albacore Tuna. It was flavourful without overwhelming the delicateness of the tuna. 

We were fortunate enough to get a discount from UberEats, which was why we ordered more than we would've at original price. However, I still could've eaten more. With that said, you are paying for quality at the end of the day and I can attest that The Kitchen Dada truly hits the spot for fresh sushi, great taste, and wonderful service. 

Thanks, The Kitchen Dada, for making our Halloween that much better!