Manzo Itamae Japanese Restaurant - Richmond

Excellent sushi and sashimi. Everything is so fresh. One of the best sushi I tried. Price very reasonable too.

Manzo is one of those spots you can always count on for quality food. Given that the service isn't always the best (as expected from any Chinese-run establishment), they huge variety of options never disappoint. One of my favourite dish to get here is the Nebeyaki udon. It's a very simple dish - udon in broth served with green onions, Naruto fish cake, prawn tempura, and a perfectly poached egg. I can never pin point what it is but the broth is so delicious, something about it always keeps me wanting more. Note that Manzo also has a menu filled with lots of drink options! As a Izakaya, it's often a spot where people go drink at so it can be a little loud at times.

We've been driving past this place for years. Finally, I took a look at the food pictures on Google, and well, it obviously made it to my food adventure list. We added it to our walking list, took the Canada Line one evening to Aberdeen Station, and walked along Hazelbridge Way and then Capstan Way. We didn't have a reservation. The manager greeted us at the door and seated us right away. While walking past different tables with various displays of amazing sashimi dishes, it felt like we were no longer in BC or Canada. Yes, all the servers spoke English, but the place was strongly Chinese Asian rather than Japanese. The menu was vast, but since there was just the two of us, we couldn't order a lot of items. We chose our favourite, hamachi sashimi ($35.95), and ghindara – grilled miso pickled black cod ($19+). The Hamachi sashimi we had was the most amazing I’ve tasted. Extremely fresh and firm. No fishy smells. I've read reviews – most find this place pricey. Well, it was the most we've paid for hamachi sashimi in Canada. BUT, as shown on the photo, the pieces were not thin, they were excellent, the cut was great, and, after the dish was finished, we were well satisfied. At other places with a lower price tag for hamachi, I remember think "that was not enough fish". The servers were all extremely polite, but we need not feel welcomed, and we did not see a lot of friendly faces. It was kind of sad and severe. Oh, note the size of the wasabi(!) We went back with friends to try BBQ fresh fish. The BBQ salmon belly were amazing (Salmon Toro Nankotsu $27.9). They were so good we repeated the order. The chicken wings were fantastic but on the expensive side (Tebasaki $38 for 6).

Used to be my favourite Japanese food place in rmd. Today’s special Cod was over cooked - a piece of thin white layer between two black carbonised layers... And very tiny portion apprx 10x2x1 cm in total. Might need a better ventilation - full of smoke inside and can hardly breathe. On top of these, more expensive than before. A bit sad, was really looking forward to coming an hour ago. Three stars for those good old days.

This place has a wide range of selections from skewers to sushi to yakiudon. The drink menu has some interesting drinks too. Service was attentive.

Pros: Tables r spacious and clean. Sashimi and sushi r fresh and good quality. Tempura is good. Staff is polite. Cons: waiting time for BBQ food was too long, almost 45 mins. BBQ food is too expensive and not worth comparing with its portion. Like one BBQ wing needs $5.5 but just a very normal size wing and average taste. $13.95 for 5 small pieces of ox tongue. Ordered 2 orders of small shishito peppers, unexpectedly and first time in my life to have it very very spicy…after reverted to staff, she only replied politely “you r lucky to have such spicy peppers as normally it’s not spicy”… Ramen noodle texture is not upto standard as it’s too thin and result in too soft texture …

Freshest, best tasting sushi I've tried yet but with the price to go with it. Great place to go for a night out with a partner. Not for those with smaller wallets.

Horrible experience, this is the worst experience ever I have had with a restaurant. 2 persons and my bill are $371. Honestly, I left and I'm not full yet with food and I'm a medium size guy and my friend was an Asian lady the size of the other. He added a tip of $65 without my permission!!! The owner is a liar told me that I was selected the amount of the tip. I'm disappointed. I'd not recommend it to anyone, plus a bad service, no one come to ask as if anything okay during our dinner. They lost a customer and I'd definitely moth word around about how BAD is this place!!!