Koko Japanese Restaurant Ltd

This is an East-van gem from the old days. Family owned for 40 years or more. Top notch sushi and other classic Japanese fare. The key is: good quality sushi rice, quality and cut of fish, and the fish to rice ratio. The neighborhood is unfortunately a bit rundown and the restaurant is virtually unchanged since it was opened. But, if you want no frills classic sushi, this remains one of Vancouver’s best.

I was searching for restaurants in Vancouver with soba noodles and found Koko. I was pleasantly surprised by their pretty lengthy menu. The first time we came, I had the shrimp curry which was a salty curry sauce with lots of baby shrimp. It was quite good. My bf got the hot soba noodles with tempura on the side and it was delicious too. We shared the large dynamite roll and it was a mouthful! They put in asparagus which was is different. And because that was so good, we came a second time right before our flight. We got the deep fried scallops (super fresh, crispy, deliciousness . W shared the assorted sushi which was also very fresh and they added some wasabi hints. I got the soba noodles again which were consistent. My bf got the nabeyaki udon this time which had a very nice and light dashi soup broth. He enjoyed it very much!If I ever return to Vancouver, I'd definitely return to Koko. Service is pretty good, they are quick! The tea there is also tasty. They have some regular tables but the second time, we were able to sit in one of their traditional sitting areas (hori-gotatsu I believe! .

Family run restaurant, been here for many years. Love their Koko Deluxe maki.

I got the chirashi don at Koko and all the fish was so fresh! The prawn head was fried to a crispy perfection. Not pictured, but my friends got the huge oyster motoyaki and it looked like it was definitely worth trying!The only fault was that we ordered around 730 and didn't get our food until an hour later as the sushi bar was quite busy that night. I like that there are booths that you sit in with shoes off! Not many places in Vancouver that do that anymore.

This is a authentic family run restaurant for the last 40 years. The food is reliably good and prices are better than most. The place needs a good overhaul but just look past that and enjoy the food