Bowling themed japanese uni restaurant, whats not to love! The music and tea are lovely
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Son Bui
Very Japanese restaurant. We can see and feel “perfectionism” - which many so-called Japanese restaurants around Vancouver can never have
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mandy M
The rice bowl didn’t seem as much as the picture, there’s plate under the rice. Seafood was fine, Overall is okay and pricey.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Little Journey
New restaurant decorated with a bowling theme. A bit disappointed for their dishes. I expect higher quality for what I have paid for. I would prefer going to their sister restaurant Raisu which provides better value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Sheren
My friend and I went to this restaurant for lunch today! I saw this restaurant was quite new and their interior design is so modern!
We ordered A5 Wagyu Box and today 3kind of bowl, today choices was salmon, tuna and eel with egg! All of the food is so delicious!! We also ordered 3-year old hojicha as well to finish our meal, it was nice tea!
The service was great and all the staff are so friendly!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Howard Huang
Service was great, staff there were friendly and informative. Food was a bit disappointing to be honest.
We had Turkey, Bluefin Feast Bowl, A5 Wagyu Box, Trio Daily Bowl and Shio Koji Duck Carpaccio.
For the raw ones that does not require any cooking, those taste great on their own due to the quality of the food itself.
Shio Koji Duck Carpaccio was a bit "too" salty despite that it was suppose to be salty but definitely overcooked that was no where close to "Carpaccio".
A5 Wagyu Box was also a surprise. I believe it was Wagyu but have my doubt on the "A5" part, otherwise it might just be ruined by how it was prepared.
Rice was alright as well as their own mixed soy sauce.
I would only recommend their raw dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Clement Chew
Very fresh uni! Ikura was marinated nicely Great customer service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sophia
Absolutely delicious. $35 for 3 bowls with salmon, ikura, tuna, chopped tuna, unagi, omelette was such a good deal.
The retro, bowling-themed interiors transport you to a bygone era, and the warm hospitality extends from the friendly staff to the smaller details, like complimentary feminine products, neatly folded toilet paper and mouthwash available in the restrooms. The "Treasure Box," priced at $58.00, is steep but offers quality ingredients. However, the items—served chilled and somewhat random in selection—felt mismatched. Chopped abalone, duck breast ham, a single cherry tomato with salad dressing, a lucky cat-shaped pastry with frosting, and a slimy grapefruit slice created a variety that gave a Picasso vibe lacking harmony in its pairings.
Despite this, the limited run of 10 boxes per day sold out within minutes of opening. Beneath the nine treasures lies a chirashi bowl offering cubed tuna, salmon, and clam on a thin layer of sushi rice. This base, even though visually appealing felt somewhat ordinary, yet the unique fish-flavored soy sauce stood out as a highlight and would be great for recreating the dish at home.
My dining companion chose the "Emperor" seafood bowl, which was superior in value, albeit with a similar steep price of $70.00. Packed with super-fresh sashimi-style salmon, freshly flown-in Hokkaido uni, lobster tail, abalone, sea bream, bluefin toro, yellowtail, akami, and ikura over a thin sushi rice bed, this bowl truly impressed.
All in all, Toyokan Bowl excels in aesthetic appeal, friendly service, and exceptionally fresh sashimi. It will be exciting to see what new creations the team dreams up next. One notable caveat: while cash is accepted, the restaurant advised that they aren't able to provide change which was off-putting considering they excelled in other finer details.
Parking: Street parking, while difficult to locate, is available.
Wheelchair accessibility: Toyokan Bowl is located up a rather steep flight of stairs. Once they open their new concept downstairs, it may become more accessible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Park Jayne
My friend and I travel from Seattle to Vancouver often mainly just to eat and shop. I found this restaurant on Instagram and we had to try it as we love uni and Japanese food. We ordered turkey (rice bowl with 3 different types of uni from Japan and ikura), the grand ocean & land treasure box (limited to 10 boxes a day), and A5 wagyu box. Turkey (uni) bowl was very creamy and delicate. It was comparable to famous uni bowl that I had in Tokyo. A5 wagyu box was savory and extremely tender. Lastly, treasure box reminded me of Japanese bento and it was good as well. This place is, by far, the best restaurant that we've been to in Vancouver. Also, our server was very helpful in explaining what are on the menu and she was very attentive. Will definitely come back next time we are in Vancouver!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isabella Moretta
Food was just ok … for the price of 30$ a bowl I expect a bit more there’s not much else you can get for under 50$ the rest is much more expensive one bowl was 100$ service was good tho very kind servers and the place looked fun inside
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
My Ng
FOOD IS GOOD but very EXPENSIVE
SERVICE IS TOO
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Fuzzy Nemo
Another addition to the Tamaru Shoten Group. Had to go see what the hype was all about, now I know. Pretty amazing all around. We got their shortly after when it opened at 1130, so there was no wait for us. The decor was quite cute, with the bowling theme.
We ordered the: Braised Wagyu with Tofu - $13 Was not too moved by it, thought it was pricey for what we got. Shio Koji Duck Carpaccio - $12 A little bit tough, but great seasoning. Hojicha tea - $3 each Brewed perfectly The Grand Ocean & Land Teasure Box - $58 Limit to 10 servings, I can see why. There was so much variety to this. It came in two tiers with a little rabbit pastry dessert. The tastes coming out of that was absolutely amazing, not to mention, the presentation was very thought out. Double - $100 It had two kinds of uni, and ikari on a big mountain of rice. This was also one of the show stoppers for me. They have the tiles hanging at their bar, showing what kind of uni they have daily.
I'm not too sure if the soysauce was house made, but there was a fermented fish soaked in it.
Service was wonderful. They were very informative with what they are serving. Every dish came with an explanation and how it should be eaten.
Would definately want to come back and try other stuff.
Parking: There wasn't plenty of free parking, but a few two hour free parking spots. If not, there are ok plenty of paid street parking.
Bowling themed japanese uni restaurant, whats not to love! The music and tea are lovely
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very Japanese restaurant. We can see and feel “perfectionism” - which many so-called Japanese restaurants around Vancouver can never have
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The rice bowl didn’t seem as much as the picture, there’s plate under the rice. Seafood was fine, Overall is okay and pricey.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
New restaurant decorated with a bowling theme. A bit disappointed for their dishes. I expect higher quality for what I have paid for. I would prefer going to their sister restaurant Raisu which provides better value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
My friend and I went to this restaurant for lunch today! I saw this restaurant was quite new and their interior design is so modern!
We ordered A5 Wagyu Box and today 3kind of bowl, today choices was salmon, tuna and eel with egg! All of the food is so delicious!! We also ordered 3-year old hojicha as well to finish our meal, it was nice tea!
The service was great and all the staff are so friendly!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Service was great, staff there were friendly and informative. Food was a bit disappointing to be honest.
We had Turkey, Bluefin Feast Bowl, A5 Wagyu Box, Trio Daily Bowl and Shio Koji Duck Carpaccio.
For the raw ones that does not require any cooking, those taste great on their own due to the quality of the food itself.
Shio Koji Duck Carpaccio was a bit "too" salty despite that it was suppose to be salty but definitely overcooked that was no where close to "Carpaccio".
A5 Wagyu Box was also a surprise. I believe it was Wagyu but have my doubt on the "A5" part, otherwise it might just be ruined by how it was prepared.
Rice was alright as well as their own mixed soy sauce.
I would only recommend their raw dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Very fresh uni!
Ikura was marinated nicely
Great customer service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely delicious. $35 for 3 bowls with salmon, ikura, tuna, chopped tuna, unagi, omelette was such a good deal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really enjoyed 3 mini bowls!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The tuna didn’t taste fresh… and pricey too 😢
Restaurantji Recommends
Toyokan Bowl scores a lucky strike.
The retro, bowling-themed interiors transport you to a bygone era, and the warm hospitality extends from the friendly staff to the smaller details, like complimentary feminine products, neatly folded toilet paper and mouthwash available in the restrooms.
The "Treasure Box," priced at $58.00, is steep but offers quality ingredients. However, the items—served chilled and somewhat random in selection—felt mismatched. Chopped abalone, duck breast ham, a single cherry tomato with salad dressing, a lucky cat-shaped pastry with frosting, and a slimy grapefruit slice created a variety that gave a Picasso vibe lacking harmony in its pairings.
Despite this, the limited run of 10 boxes per day sold out within minutes of opening. Beneath the nine treasures lies a chirashi bowl offering cubed tuna, salmon, and clam on a thin layer of sushi rice. This base, even though visually appealing felt somewhat ordinary, yet the unique fish-flavored soy sauce stood out as a highlight and would be great for recreating the dish at home.
My dining companion chose the "Emperor" seafood bowl, which was superior in value, albeit with a similar steep price of $70.00. Packed with super-fresh sashimi-style salmon, freshly flown-in Hokkaido uni, lobster tail, abalone, sea bream, bluefin toro, yellowtail, akami, and ikura over a thin sushi rice bed, this bowl truly impressed.
All in all, Toyokan Bowl excels in aesthetic appeal, friendly service, and exceptionally fresh sashimi. It will be exciting to see what new creations the team dreams up next. One notable caveat: while cash is accepted, the restaurant advised that they aren't able to provide change which was off-putting considering they excelled in other finer details.
Parking: Street parking, while difficult to locate, is available.
Wheelchair accessibility: Toyokan Bowl is located up a rather steep flight of stairs. Once they open their new concept downstairs, it may become more accessible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
My friend and I travel from Seattle to Vancouver often mainly just to eat and shop. I found this restaurant on Instagram and we had to try it as we love uni and Japanese food. We ordered turkey (rice bowl with 3 different types of uni from Japan and ikura), the grand ocean & land treasure box (limited to 10 boxes a day), and A5 wagyu box. Turkey (uni) bowl was very creamy and delicate. It was comparable to famous uni bowl that I had in Tokyo. A5 wagyu box was savory and extremely tender. Lastly, treasure box reminded me of Japanese bento and it was good as well. This place is, by far, the best restaurant that we've been to in Vancouver. Also, our server was very helpful in explaining what are on the menu and she was very attentive. Will definitely come back next time we are in Vancouver!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was just ok … for the price of 30$ a bowl I expect a bit more there’s not much else you can get for under 50$ the rest is much more expensive one bowl was 100$ service was good tho very kind servers and the place looked fun inside
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
FOOD IS GOOD but very EXPENSIVE
SERVICE IS TOO
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Another addition to the Tamaru Shoten Group. Had to go see what the hype was all about, now I know. Pretty amazing all around. We got their shortly after when it opened at 1130, so there was no wait for us. The decor was quite cute, with the bowling theme.
We ordered the:
Braised Wagyu with Tofu - $13
Was not too moved by it, thought it was pricey for what we got.
Shio Koji Duck Carpaccio - $12
A little bit tough, but great seasoning.
Hojicha tea - $3 each
Brewed perfectly
The Grand Ocean & Land Teasure Box - $58
Limit to 10 servings, I can see why. There was so much variety to this. It came in two tiers with a little rabbit pastry dessert. The tastes coming out of that was absolutely amazing, not to mention, the presentation was very thought out.
Double - $100
It had two kinds of uni, and ikari on a big mountain of rice. This was also one of the show stoppers for me. They have the tiles hanging at their bar, showing what kind of uni they have daily.
I'm not too sure if the soysauce was house made, but there was a fermented fish soaked in it.
Service was wonderful. They were very informative with what they are serving. Every dish came with an explanation and how it should be eaten.
Would definately want to come back and try other stuff.
Parking: There wasn't plenty of free parking, but a few two hour free parking spots. If not, there are ok plenty of paid street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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