Bay Sushi - West Vancouver

Very rude owners. They said they were closing soon and we could not eat in, with a full half hour left before they shut.

Bay Sushi is authentic Japanese sushi bar, the kind you see in Japan. It's rare to have a sushi place in Canada that adheres to time-tested, strict Japanese standards in sushi making. The owners are super professional , the chef I think is descended from a sushi chef to the daimyo (Japanese nobleman) of Echizen province...

I was last in this restaurant three years ago, and felt the owners had simply lost interest, or were tired, or whatever. A couple of times after that, I wandered by to get them on a better day, and the place was closed. So this time I came at a little after 7pm on a Thursday. The lights were on, and the sign said open. But when I entered, both the chef and his wife chimed in simultaneously that they were closed. When I protested, she said: We close at 7:30pm . I noted it was 7:10. No, we are closed now. Already cleaned up . What was patently obvious was that they were simply going home early because business so slow. I tried once again- saying it would be a quick takeout order that would net them about $35. Final answer- NO! When I suggested that they needed to be open to have business, and queried whether they DID want business, she lost it completely, yelling at me not to talk like that. I just shook my head and left. For the last time.

If you want the real stuff that tastes like the sushi made in Japan by a top chef there, this is the place. I did not know you could have authentic sushi in Vancouver until I stumbled upon this hidden gem. You have to have discerning taste bud like mine, steeped in the Japanese language and culture to know the difference!

I just read a comment below and the same thing happend to us: They kicked us out because we were with a toddler and a newborn!!! The owner was swearing at us on the sidewalk in a foreign language. He also used the universal language of the middle finger. I could not believe it!