Tora Sushi

Reviews

• PennyandRusty P.

  star star star star_border star_border 12 June 2026

  Tora Sushi is one of the many food establishments located in the Queensborough Landing area of New Westminster. I stopped by one day in August and noticed that it's fairly busy during the lunch hour.
  
  It seems like everyone is offering aburi sushi lately (flame-seared) and Tora Sushi is no different. They have a limited number of items that they offer as aburi and I wound up ordering the Toro Aburi and Salmon Aburi nigiri ($2.75 per piece) along with Unagi and Chopped Scallop nigiri ($2.75 per piece and $2.50 per piece respectively).
  
  I found that they were a bit too aggressive with the torch on the aburi pieces (as you can probably see in the picture). This took away from the enjoyment of what probably would have been fairly good toro and salmon. I also noticed that the sashimi in these aburi pieces fell off the rice rather easily.
  
  I found that the chopped scallop had a good amount of scallop in it but the nigiri had a bit too much rice. These types of nigiri pieces are difficult to eat in more than one bite due to the seaweed wrap so I usually like to eat them in one bite. However, due to the amount of rice, it was a bit awkward. I actually enjoyed the unagi the best of my order as the eel was nice and tender and draped with unagi sauce.
  
  Although I wasn't a fan of their aburi, I decided to come back the following week to try their sashimi to see if that was any better. The Chirashi Don ($13) came with 2 pieces of tamago, 1 piece of hokkigai, 1 piece of tako, 1 piece of sockeye salmon, 2 pieces of Atlantic salmon, 2 pieces of tuna, and 1 piece of toro on top of a large serving of rice (in addition to a serving of miso soup). The best of this dish were the salmon pieces. The thinly sliced tako was a bit squishy and I found a small partial bone in one of the tuna pieces (otherwise, the tuna was adequate). I wasn't a big fan of the tamago as it was a bit too dense for my preferences.
  
  On my next visit, I decided to try their Assorted Sashimi ($14.50) which came with 2 pieces each of sockeye, salmon, tako, tuna, surf clam, and 1 piece of cooked ebi. The best pieces here were the salmon and hokkigai while the rest were just okay.
  
  I also ordered their Chicken Karaage ($4.95) which came with 5 pieces of boneless chicken (they also offer bone-in karaage which I think was basically chicken wings). The chicken pieces were relatively flat but light and crispy on the outside with the meat on the interior being a bit more chewy.
  
  A few months later I returned to order their Unagi Don ($11.95). This included 7 pieces of thin but pleasantly tasty unagi on rice. Similar to how we enjoyed this dish in Japan, the unagi don is presented in a covered box. I did enjoy the sauciness of this dish and how the contrasting texture of the crunchy pickled radish compared to the tender pieces of unagi.
  
  Tora also has a number of bento boxes available so I tried their Bento Box #1 ($10.95). It's a fairly standard order that includes 2 skewers of yakitori, tempura, shredded radish/cabbage (?) salad, miso soup, and half order of California roll. Overall, the best part of this box was the California roll which was nicely formed and had a good amount of imitation crab-to-rice ratio. The yakitori was a bit too firm and dry (probably due to the cut of meat) and the tempura, while lightly coated, seemed too firm to the bite instead of being light and airy to the bite.
  
  For a small little Japanese spot in a factory outlet mall setting, the food's not too bad with some items being better than others... best bet is to stick with the basics like their California roll, salmon sashimi, and unagi.

• Melissa J.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  The service was excellent.   The food-,not so much.  I think they use a low grade tuna.  I also thought their seaweed was thick and chewy.  Their Miso soup was good.

• C K.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 27 May 2026

  This is a great example of mall sushi.   Although the food came out quickly and the service for my takeout was ok, the rice was mushy and broken with no flavour, and the ingredients were just mashed together.  The food wasn't terrible, but it was not good.  I will not be back.

• Bonnie C.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  Dropped by Queensborough on the commute home cause the traffic was too backed up for the 91. Decided to stop by here for a quick bite. Tuesday, around 5:30ish. Suuuuper quiet. Came in and was directed to choose a table of my choice. I sat and they served me tea relatively quickly.
  
  They have a combo deal available in the evenings. I ended up ordering the yam roll, avocado roll and agedashi tofu. The rolls all came out quickly.
  
  For food: rice wasn't the greatest, it didn't seem to have any vinegar at all, and it was a bit chilled. The rolls were kinda cut half hazardously, like the chef wasn't quite trying. Agedashi tofu was okay, five large slices; probably would've tasted better if they had sliced it in half once more and then deep fried it - the size was too large for a single bite, and then once I bit in, it was floppy and difficult to try and eat the other half. Overall, I'd give it a 3/5 for taste.
  
  Waitress didn't say anything to me except to take my order and bring me my food. She was chatting with the chef the entire time and tasking. It seemed fairly normal for them? 1/5 for service.
  
  They had a few to go orders and people seemed to be in and out relatively quickly. Not quite sure if I'd come back here again...

• CH L.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 24 May 2026

  This is probably my least favourite sushi restaurant in all of greater Vancouver.  I have had better sushi on Vancouver Island
  
  When we entered the restaurant, we were able to pick any seat we wanted because there was no one else eating but my friend and I, to be fair, perhaps it was because it was only one hour from closing?  The server was quick  with our teas ans gave us enough time to look through the menu before asking if we were ready to order.  All is well so far and there is nothing I do not like about this restaurant up to this point.
  
  The food...OMG
  
  We ordered four rolls, three orders or sashimi, a vegetable tempura and my friend had two piece of some sort of nigiri for himself.  Aside from the vegetable tempura, which was good, and the nigiri, which I didn't have, the rest of the food were below par on their quality and the value was nonexistent.  The rolls were tiny, I have never seen a dynamite roll being smaller than a kappa roll!!!!!  How do they do that?!  That was a major surprise for me
  
  The rest of the rolls and sashimi were nothing spectacular, aside from their prices...expensive.  The total bill was $66 including tips
  
  I am writing this review the morning after, and I am happy to say the food was at least clean as I dont feel any kind of upset stomach.  
  
  My tip for you: next time you are in that area and are craving sushi-ish type of food, drive to Kingsway sushi and eat their all you can eat sushi!  They provide a better value per dollar and serve food that also won't upset your stomach.