Ikoi Sushi - New Westminster

It was back to Ikoi Sushi, a fond favourite of ours, for dinner recently, in honour of the daughter’s birthday once again, and the dining experience was a total delight. Food and service: as has always been our experience there, the Chef performed his ’magic’ with the food preparations and presentations, and service was so friendly and accommodating - here’s what we (threesome) ordered, shared, and enjoyed this time:— spicy agedashi tofu — ika sugatayaki (sliced, bbq whole squid — prawns tempura — assorted sashimi — roll combo (dynamite, California, and BC (salmon) rolls — kaki fry (deep-fried oysters) — chicken yakisoba — unlimited, hot green tea (provided, at no extra charge.) With exception of the yakisoba, these were all dishes we have ordered and enjoyed previously.Nice presentations, and very well-made preparations. The tofu was delicious, so sweet

We usually have lunch here as we work in the area and it has always been fresh and good quality. The seafood is always quality and fresh. I enjoy the veggie box however our group enjoys the sashimi. You can sure tell it is japanese owned. I remember the staff from years ago and still providing excellent service. Spicy Agedashi is well executed here and the miso soup is perfected. It is a good place to try and wont disappoint.

We moved to New West almost a year ago from North Burnaby. Realized earlier this year that we always drive back to the old neighbourhood for dinners out. Started going out every Thursday evening to different restaurants in New West to get to know our local restaurants. This was our first Japanese restaurant. It was really, really clean was my first impression. Service was immediate for drinks and then again very prompt for dinner orders. I am not a sushi fan so I had prawn tempura and chicken teriyaki don. It was the best chicken teriyaki I have ever had. Juicy, tender and flavoured just right. My husband had nabeyaki udon which was great and tekkamaki . It was also wonderful. He always orders extra wasabi. He didn't need to. Said this was the hottest wasabi he has ever had. Loved it. Families, couples and friends were dining there. Comfortable atmosphere and lovely servers. What more could you want. And very reasonably priced.

I was there with a local buddy who recommended it based on the criterion of good, fast, affordable and good service. And that's exactly what we got ! The fish was fresh (a little, very little frozen) fresh and the spicy tuna was great. Will go back. For good, fresh, fast affordable sushi.

Okay, I’ve been to Ikoi Sushi, located in the Sapperton area of New Westminster, many times in the past so I’ll keep this post relatively light. If you want to read more about Ikoi, take a look at our previous post.Back in October, I was prepping for our Japan trip by eating copious amounts of sushi and sashimi… hence my order here for a bunch of nigiri.Unagi $(2.50,) Chopped Scallop $(2.00,) Uni $(3.50,) Ikura with Quail Egg $(2.50 $0.50,) Sockeye Salmon Aburi $(2.00 $0.25,) Toro Aburi $(2.50 $0.25) I like how they let you customize your nigiri by adding a quail egg for $0.50 or by turning your regular nigiri into aburi for an extra $0.25.The uni was better than at Sushi S (but still not as good as the one we had in Tokyo.) Still, it was creamy and not as strong or salty in flavour. I enjoyed how the ikura (salmon roe) was popping in my mouth and the toro remained buttery even after the sear. Overall, the toro (fatty tuna) was the best of the bunch.I came back for a revisit 6 months later (I know, I know… I’m really backlogged with my blog posts.) In any case, I was in the mood for nigiri again so…Clockwise from the top-left: Hamachi $(2.50,) Sockeye Salmon $(2.00,) Amaebi $(2.50,) Toro $(2.50,) Tobiko with Quail Egg $(1.75 $0.50,) Unagi $(2.50,) Hotate aburi $(2.00 $0.25,) and Tako $(2.00).The nigiri here has a good fish-to-rice ratio and I loved the popping of the tobiko mixed with the creaminess of the quail egg. Both the scallop and the sweet prawn were quite good and packed a bit of a kick from the wasabi underneath the sashimi. My only complaint was that I felt the unagi needed more sauce and wasn’t as buttery as I would have preferred.Overall though, the food here is pretty solid.