Tojo grew up in post-war Japan beneath the stunningly beautiful volcanic mountain named Sakurajima in Kagoshima, at the southernmost tip of Japan. As a young man he traveled to Osaka where he apprenticed at the famed Ohnoya restaurant, one of Japan’s leading ryotei, a very high end, very traditional restaurant. During years of 16-hour days at the Ohnoya, Tojo mastered an encyclopaedic repertoire of some 2000 traditional Japanese recipes that he can draw on from memory even today. Here he also developed the disciplines of selecting the finest and freshest fish and produce. Recognizing that his own passion for inventiveness was leading him beyond the then-strict boundaries of cuisine in Japan, Tojo chose to come to North America in 1971, where he felt that a multicultural population without preconceptions would be more receptive to his ideas. He found his perfect audience in Vancouver.
For the best experience at Tojo, try our Sushi Bar. Eat different every day. Cheif Tojo and his chiefs will design your meal base your meal on your personal preferences. With local meals and fresh ingredients. The bill per person can range from $150 to $200 dollars and up per person, plus drink, taxes and gratuity. Before making reservations please consider above.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Fireplace, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, High Tea, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Chef's Signature Dish - Tuna sashimi with special sesame and wasabi sauce
C$12.00
Small
C$22.00
Regular
Tuna Tataki
Lightly seared marinated local wild albacore tuna with ponzu sauce
C$14.00
Small
C$26.00
Regular
C$24.00
Gyu Sashi (Beef Sashimi)
Organic tenderloin thinly sliced and served with chili and ponzu sauce
C$28.00
Shiitake Shinjo*
Organic shiitake stuffed with a whitefish mousse, deep-fried and served with special sauce
Salads
C$18.00
Green Salad
Organic greens with house dressing
C$20.00
Wakame Salad
Wakame (seaweed) and organic greens with house dressing
C$28.00
Smoked Salmon Salad*
House made smoked wild Pacific salmon and organic greens with Tojo's special dressing
C$34.00
Seafood Salad
Organic greens served with assortment of house made smoked wild Pacific salmon and seafood
Hot Dishes
Please ask your server for our daily specials
C$34.00
Wild Pacific Salmon
Wild Pacific Salmon prepared with the best available seasonal ingredients. Ask your server for today's preparation
C$38.00
Canadian Sablefish*
Baked sablefish with Tojo's secret marinade
C$28.00
Hamachi Kama*
Broiled yellowtail shoulder
C$36.00
Tojo's Chicken*
Organic chicken prepared with the best available seasonal ingredients. Ask your server for today's preparation
C$45.00
Tojo's Tenderloin
Organic tenderloin prepared with the best available seasonal ingredients. Ask your server for today's preparation
Wagyu
Marbled Japanese Beef imported from Japan with Tojo's original special sauce
Market Price
Tempura
C$22.00
Seasonal Vegetables*
C$34.00
Wild Prawn*
C$32.00
Assorted*
Wild prawns and seasonal vegetables
C$36.00
Seafood*
Fresh seasonal seafood
Sashimi
Please ask your server for our daily specials
C$32.00
Tai Usuzukuri
Petals of thinly-sliced red snapper with chili and ponzu sauce
C$55.00
Tojo's Selection
fresh catches of the day
C$38.00
Hamachi (Yellowtail)
C$38.00
Sake (Wild Pacific Salmon)
C$38.00
Tai (Red Snapper)
C$38.00
Ama Ebi (Sweet Prawn)
Isaki (Threeline Grunt)
Market Price
Awabi (Abalone)
Market Price
Hotate (Japanese Scallop)
Market Price
Lobster
Market Price
Hon Maguro Akami (Red Tuna)
Market Price
Hon Maguro Toro (Tuna Belly)
Market Price
Mirugai (Geoduck)
Market Price
Uni (Sea Urchin)
Market Price
Aji (Jack Mackerel)
Market Price
C$15.00
Hon Wasabi (Fresh Japanese Horseradish)
Sushi
C$55.00
Assorted Sushi (Nigiri)
Assortment of Nigiri made with the freshest local fish and seafood
Original Rolls
C$28.00
Celebration 2010 Roll
Inside-out roll containing crab, pineapple and asparagus with tuna, wild Pacific salmon, red snapper, spinach and egg on top
C$28.00
Pacific Northwest Roll
Inside-out west coast dungeness crab roll with avocado, scallop and fish roe on top
C$26.00
Great Canadian Roll*
East Meets West - Inside-out Atlantic lobster roll with asparagus and smoked Pacific salmon on top
C$28.00
Golden Roll
Crab, scallop, wild Pacific salmon, and sweet shrimp rolled in an egg crepe with fish roe on top
C$22.00
Great BC Roll*
Inside-out barbecued salmon skin roll with cucumber, sesame seeds and more salmon skin on top
C$22.00
Spicy Tuna Roll
Inside-out spicy tuna roll with more tuna on top
C$26.00
Great Pacific Roll
Inside-out wild Pacific salmon roll with avocado and more salmon on top
C$20.00
Spider Roll*
Deep-fried soft shell crab, asparagus and avocado rolled in a cucumber crepe
C$20.00
Northern Light Roll*
Wild prawn tempura, avocado and seasonal fruit rolled in a cucumber crepe. Inspired by The Canadian Northern Lights!
C$18.00
Tojo Roll*
West coast dungeness crab, avocado, spinach and egg rolled inside-out with sesame seeds on top
C$14.00
Vegetable Roll
Fresh seasonal vegetables rolled inside-out with sesame seeds on top
Omakase
Omakase means entrusting the chef to draw upon the best and freshest ingredients today to prepare a special dinner featuring both cold and hot dishes. The meal will be reflective of our natural surroundings and, as much as possible, use local produce and seafood to embody the essence of Tojo's culinary perspective. Omakase can be enjoyed per person at:
C$80.00
Five Courses
C$120.00
Six Courses
Chef Tojo's Special Menu
C$150.00
Starting at
Wagyu Dinner
Featuring Japanese marbled beef imported from Japan
Market Price
*All cooked
Nigiri
C$5.00
Tuna
West Coast Albacore
C$5.00
Ebi
Boiled Wild Shrimp
C$3.00
Masago
Smelt Roe
C$3.00
Tobiko
Flying Fish Roe
C$6.00
Sake
Wild Pacific Salmon
C$5.00
Ikura
Wild Pacific Salmon Roe
C$6.00
Tuna Tataki
Seared Tuna
C$7.00
Unagi
Barbecued Freshwater Eel
C$8.00
Tai
Red Snapper
C$8.00
Smoked Salmon
Wild Pacific Salmon smoked in-house
Hotate
Scallop
Market Price
Anago
Barbecued Sea Eel
Market Price
Mirugai
Market Price
Hon Maguro Toro
Tuna Belly
Market Price
Hon Maguro Akami
Red Tuna
Market Price
Hamachi
Yellowtail
Market Price
Isaki
Three Line Grunt
Market Price
Uni
Sea Urchin
Market Price
Amaebi
Raw Sweet Prawn
Market Price
Temaki
Sushi in a Cone
C$10.00
Magnum P.I.
Tom's Favourite! Crab, sweet shrimp, avocado, geoduck and fish roe