Osaka Today - Richmond

We ordered a dinner box which should come with Ebi Sunomono and rice. We asked the server if the dinner box comes with the Ebi Sunomono. She said didn't I give you already. It was then given to us afterwards without any apologies. Towards the...More

We went there on a Sunday afternoon around 1:30 PM and we were able to get a table right away.The menu has the usual offerings including udon noodles, bento boxes, sashimi and nigiri sushi.There were 4 of us. Our two friends each ordered the lunch special teriyaki beef bento box – miso soup, teriyaki beef, green salad, vegetables and prawn tempura, 1 piece house appetizer and rice.My spouse and I ordered the following to share:• Spicy salmon roll ($4.25)• Spicy tuna roll ($4.25)• Sushi and sashimi bento box ($11.99) – 3 pieces each of tuna and salmon sashimi (looked like farmed salmon), 4 pieces of nigiri sushi including tuna, salmon, ebi & tai with miso soup, green salad, vegetable tempura and 2 prawn tempura , 1 piece tempura salmon (house appetizer) and riceThe salmon and tuna rolls were not spicy and lacked flavouring. The roll rice was a little on the dry side; rice sitting too long?The miso soup for all 3 orders was only warm and not hot. The tempura batter was good – light and fluffy. All the other components of the bento box were okay.Our portion of the bill came to $20.49 before tips.Breakdown of rating as follows:• Service - 3 out of 5; adequate service• Value – 3.5 out of 5; good value for what you pay• Quality of food – 2.75 out of 5; dry sushi rice for rolls, warm miso soup• Ambience – 3 out of 5Overall, for the price, serving size and the quality of the food I would rate it, at best - average, 3 out 5.Notes and Tips• This is a small (narrow) restaurant with less than 40 seats located in Blundell Centre.• The other Japanese restaurant Sushi Han in the strip mall complex was closed on Sunday.• Lots of parking• Handicap /wheelchair access to washroom is tight• Lots of eating options in the mall including Subway, Bamboo Express, Starbucks, McDonald's and a Thai restaurant

We have eaten at Osaka a few times - each time the food has been delicious. Would recommend this restaurant.

Hanging onto a loyal clientele is difficult in Richmond where there are so many good Asian eateries. Osaka today manages to do just that. Try their Spicy Agadashi tofu---yummmmm

Good food good value and cute staff. My husbands favo rite is the salmon bento box. Plenty of fresh ingredients. There is miso soup,sushi salmon vegi s salad etc. The dressing on the salad is so fresh. They are small in size as a restaurant but they are big on flavour and service. Try it I'm sure you'll like it