Tom Sushi was a delight to visit. The waitlist was about 20 minutes but well worth the wait. After we were seated, me and my partner were brought hot green tea. We essentially ordered our own custom a-la-cart omakase. Some highlight pieces were the hamatoro, chutoro, and uni. My partner asked where the shop sourced their uni and the worker told us California. The service was great and never let our tea become empty. The vibe is cute. One thing to note is they only give you real wasabi for the expensive fish like uni, chutoro, and hamatoro.

If you watch YouTube food videos on cities you're about to travel to, like I do, then you will inevitably see Tom Sushi in many of the Vancouver ones. The claims were that Tom Sushi has very fresh food and large portions for a very reasonable price. Well, they were right! It was just as advertised and since we had heard how popular they were, we went before the rush and got a great table right away. So yes, go early or late otherwise you may be standing on the sidewalk for a while since it isn't a large restaurant or has much of a waiting area. But please do go since the sushi is all very fresh, creative, well executed, and very well priced. The fine service and comfortable ambiance make for a very good time.

Recommended by a friend and it didn't disappoint! Fresh sushi, and the lineup out the door was worth the wait. Many people were ordering takeout too. We got Tray C to share between 5 people, and in addition we got the chicken udon and donburi. We also got 4 pieces of salmon sashimi to try. Expect to wait on a busy night with no reservation. Ambiance transports you to Japan and it feels quite nice.

Aburi EVERYTHING!!! Came here because we wanted aburi hako (pressed) sushi while we were in Canada, but everything else that we ordered turned out to be even more delicious and at a reasonable price. The interesting thing Tom Sushi has is they offer a ton of nigiri aburi style (torched). I got to try my favorite, amaebi, aburi style which was really fun. We also got the beef yaki udon which was delicious. Although I wish we had just gotten a bunch of nigiri because that's highlight imo 5 for the torch

It felt like everyone was imploring me to go to Tom Sushi, but I don't eat sushi. Luckily my husband loves it and my daughter is just starting to try it, so I figured I would suck it up and give this place a try. We came pretty early around 4:30 to try to beat the dinner rush. We waited about 30 minutes, just long enough to walk down to the beach and up and down the street a little ways before our table was ready. The staff was super friendly and helpful with the menu. My husband and daughter both enjoyed their rolls and sashimi. Everything was incredibly fresh and thoughtfully prepared. They were both so happy. I went with the teriyaki chicken, which I wouldn't really recommend. It came out on a sizzling platter served on a bed of vegetables, which I was excited about, but it was seriously lacking in flavor like it even needed salt. I'm not sure what happened, the little bits of sauce I had were great but there just wasn't enough. I should have went with a katsu or tempura, but definitely not holding it against them since they primarily deal with sushi. If you are a sushi lover this seems like the perfect place for you.

Great Food. Great Service. Sane prices. You really can't ask for more in 2024. Why do I say that? Well.... The last three Sushi places we were regulars at just kinda went to hell in a hand basket. The portion sizes were cut in half while the prices raised...oh and the moldy ginger didn't help. Now, as for Tom Sushi.... The tasteful quality packaging was a good start. Our takeout order wasn't in a brown crappy paper bag resembling a dog poop bag they now charge you for everywhere in Vancouver. It was a quality specifically branded to-go bag with all our items carefully packaged inside in a generous and tasteful manner. Have you ever had sushi that just didn't taste like anything? After all, it is just bland white sticky rice with raw fish. Sadly, that seems to be going around. Yup, Vancouver's sushi scene is heading for Bronze. Slightly pisses me off, because not only is Vancouver known for its Sushi, but it's one of my favourite foods. Moving on...... Every single ingredient rolled into a meticulously crafted sushi at Tom's is full of fresh flavour. I would say even their miso soup is superior to much of their surrounding competition. Tom, It was nice to meet you. I like your style. I'll see you soon.

Wow! Melts in your mouth fish and service that's wonderful. Okay so you need to wait a long time to get seated due to the small place and high demand. But you won't be disappointed. Getting through the door doesn't feel that easy or warm and fuzzy. Get your name on the list and wait for the text. Yes, there's lots of people milling around and some smoking (cough!). But we're seated and the tea / drink service is attentive. Order as you go or a larger order, we did the slower and enjoy route. Sorry folks but at least we didn't go out for a smoke and hang out at the table like one guy we say. Dude! Highlight were the unagi that has a sweetness and buttery feel. The house roll was good but l my wife's choice as a compromise though good. The foie gras was awesome as was the toro! Tuna bomb was a bit disappointing with the hardness of the fried accompaniment. Salmon belly sashimi was delightful. Wrapped up with black sesame ice cream that provided that extra nuttiness. Yum! We're definitely coming back. Enjoy!

Absolutely delicious sushi! I had heard nothing but great things about this place and made it a point to come here during my trip to Vancouver. The inside is quite small with not too many tables, and they mentioned that the wait is usually around 20-30 minutes at all times. Upon being seated we were served tea and water. Their menu is a QR code but you can also ask for the physical menu if you need it. I ended up getting the salmon jalapeno aburi sushi and the dirty mamga roll. Both were delicious! Aburi sushi seems to be popular in Vancouver, and this place did it great - the salmon was nicely torched and the thin layer of spicy mayo and a pickled jalapeno added such a nice touch. On the other hand, the dirty magma roll was also great - packed tightly with abundant filling and a thin layer of rice. It had crab and avocado inside, with torched scallops on top - I really liked the torched touch! There was also a layer of spicy mayo on top of this one which was kind of a lot but I was able to just brush some of it off. Overall, service was friendly and very present, and the food was absolutely delicious! Would definitely come back and recommend trying this place out.

Wow. Locals know what the best are. We were visiting from Vegas and decided to come here based on a local's recommendation. We were going to go to Miku based on the reviews but it was far from our hotel and we didn't have a reservation. We walked in and was seated pretty quickly despite them putting us on a waiting list. Seating inside is pretty limited and I don't recommend groups more than 4. You'll be waiting a long time. We got the following: -Blue fin o-toro sashimi- Absolutely amazing. So fresh. Melted in my mouth. Haven't had something this fresh in a while. Worth every penny. Pretty good price for this. It's more expensive in the states for us. If you are visiting, must get! -dynamite roll- delicious! Server recommended it and I literally devoured it! -deluxe jalapeño aburi hako- I've never heard of hako until I came here. I guess I've had it but they never call it smashed sushi. This was exceptional!! -Nabeyaki udon- wow this had so much seafood in this soup. They did not go cheap with adding plenty of seafood and proteins. Delicious broth. It also came with big pieces of shrimp tempura. -sesame ice cream- yummmm! Scrumptious dessert to top off the meal. Service was on point! Everyone was so friendly and kind. Our green tea was always filled.

My friends and I had to wait for about 45 minutes two Friday dinners ago before we got seated. Fortunately, the area is walkable with a lot of stores to look at and go into, so the wait wasn't too bad. We were here for an hour and half or so, where most of us ordered multiple rounds of sushi. The five of us also got AGEDASHI TOFU and SPICY AGEDASHI TOFU to share. We thought the regular tofu wasn't flavorful enough and ended up dipping it into the spicy sauce from the spicy tofu. The tofu is piping hot, so we all burnt the roof of our mouths, lol. So we ordered a lot and ate a lot, so I'll list a few of my favorites along with ones I wasn't as impressed by. The favorites were truly favorites, though. * Favorites: negitoro hand roll, yellowtail nigiri, salmon belly nigiri, striped jack nigiri (a chef's special!) * Meh: scallop nigiri (not the most sweet), negihama maki roll, bluefin nigiri trio (expensive and not that amazing) Some cons: (1) The seaweed for the hand rolls weren't fresh and quite hard to bite and rip off cleanly. (2) The soy sauce was really salty and on the darker side -- I think a lighter and sweeter soy sauce would have been a better complement for the seafood. Our server was great and attentive (we literally ordered multiple rounds of sushi). The sushi quality was very fresh and the price point is good! For 14 nigiris, two hand rolls, and one maki roll, I paid about CA$90 which is pretty solid.