I went to Tojo's last August for my first trip to Vancouver. My friend and I are from new york city and have eaten at most of the top sushi places new york has to offer. We both agreed that Tojo's was one of the best meals we had ever eaten. First, with regard to the price, we found it to be a good value. We had 14 courses of the omakase, and with a few drinks, tax and tip, the meal was about $110 american dollars each. Listen, $110 is a lot of money to spend, but we ate a ton and the food was fantastic. Whether it's at Nobo, or a fancy french restaurant, it would have cost double for that same amount of quality food. As to the quality, every course was delicious. We found that it only got better as we ate more courses. Moreover, we were told by friends to buy Tojo a beer if we wanted an even better experience. I have no idea if it works every time, but we bought him a beer after our fourth course. After that, we received totally different dishes from the people next to us who had sat down at the same time and had received the same first four. Ours were more interesting, including a dozen japanese raw oysters in this amazingly light sauce that had those people salavating. Our last course, the big finale, was four huge pieces of bluefin tuno toro with scallion. Each one was hanging over the rice like a big hamburger pattie. Simple and incredible. I will be going back in April for my second trip and will report back.
