Ora Sushi - Richmond, British Columbia

Ben Lam

Add to the list of many of the mediocre but high priced restaurants at Steveston Village. DO NOT EAT HERE! A family of 4 with 2 children came to $120 after tips. The food was just plain bad. I ordered the $28 Chirashi Don (sashimi on rice). The very limited sashimi I get are literally paper thin. All were thinner than a piece of regular smoked salmon. (See photo) Even the cheapest tamago (cooked egged) was just the corner about 1/6 of a regular piece. The sushi also had paper thin salmon on it and was cut incorrectly. The maki falls apart. The rice was overly warm and had not been flavored with rice vinegar. My wife ordered the baked oyster and was cold and in a puddle of water. Every dish was terrible and it costed me $120. The service was decent but was extremely slow. I sat at the table for 15 mins before I even get a glass of water. I almost walked out. However, they were understaffed so I understand.

May Koo

We had a lovely dinner at Ora Sushi this evening. Food was tasty, although portions were on the smaller side. We ordered the sunomono salad, gomae salad, volcano roll, and vegetable yakisoba. The service was exceptional and worth mentioning - we were greeted by and waited on by two young servers (I think their names were Midori and Damien?) who were both friendly and courteous. Despite it being quite busy in the dining room that evening, we really appreciated the attentive and efficient service they provided throughout our meal. Overall, a very enjoyable experience and highly recommended!

Peter Estrada

Update: February 20, 2023. We came back to give it another go. They've improved substantially since my last visit. I heard that the chef from Mega Sushi has allegedly moved to this restaurant, which is a very good thing. I ordered the Sashimi and Sushi bento. ? the food was excellent and fresh. The chicken karaage was nicely seasoned. The sashimi tasted fresh. The salmon roll had a beautiful mayo Sriracha topping which added to a wonderful tasting roll. The house salad was fresh and nice dressing. The service is always great here and they are attentive. I had to share my meal with my son who ordered tuna sashimi which came on a bed of ice ? and apparently was very fresh as well. My wife ordered the agedashi tofu, a California roll and miso soup. I'm so glad we came back given our last visit was not pleasant. The new chef has revived this restaurant and I'd love to come back to try the Ora tower. Thank you for the experience.
NB: Went back again and had the Ora tower and was so very pleased. Unlike the tower from the other restaurants.

Bri C

A friend told me this place is good. I was skeptical and thinking it's just another sushi joint. When I got there I see the dishes on the other tables looked good. I ordered the golden roll. It was smaller than I expected for $15 but the presentation was good and more importantly taste was pretty good! My friend had a sukiyaki hot pot. She said there weren't enough beef and soup, the waiter brought out another bowl of beef and soup in generous portions. My friend like the candy that came with the bill, she asked the waiter where to buy and the lady (owner) came out to greet her and gave her a small bag of those candy. This is one of the best sushi joint I have visited so far.

Paul Gordon

Will never eat here again after my overall terrible experience today. This place has gone down in every way over last couple years. Steveston has so many "good" sushi restaurants to eat from. Go there and avoid ora like the plague.

Cathy Li

A decent sushi place with quite a variety of rolls. The food was really good and fresh. The names of their rolls are very creative. Service wise, I suppose it is because the servers were new when we came a couple months ago, but dishes were served to the wrong table and the receipt was not discounted when we ordered the special. They did correct the errors, but everything was nice other than those.

Min Lei

The food is good. Sashimi is fresh and the dishes are innovative. My friend and I overordered not known the portions were going to be so big. We didn't end up finishing a single dish, I got lots to pack for lunch tmrw.

Bernice Ma

This is the first time I go and probably would be the last. I seldom give a low star rating unless it’s really bad. This place is overpriced and food is mediocre. The portion of the food is so little. Especially the pork katsu, there’s only 2 bites of rice and the pork chop was dry and thin like paper. There’s too many choices out there.

Service was not bad though. The server would refill the tea for us when served dishes to our table.