Sushi Jo Courtenay Japanese Restaurant (Courtenay)

Great food, I love coming here. Their fancy rolls are exciting and well made with fresh ingredients and great flavor. My only issues with Sushi Joe are: The staff can be a bit upitty for a low key venue in a small town. And it's not possible to buy a meal with a third party service (DoorDash/Instacart/Ueber). They also don't accept a credit card over the phone, when every other restaurant I've ever dined at in Courtenay does. Such limits make eating out difficult, when a friend/client who's not with me wants to pay -- which happens often in my life. These small details wouldn't be an issue if I wasn't spending $40-$50 to eat there (per person) every time I visit them.

Vibre Busy weekend and staffs able to manage food and service. Nice smile. Well done Miso soup The miso soup is a down side, little plain. I found no tofu and seeweed! Appetizer Tempura I like it that come with a light batter, crispy finish. I tasted prawn and vegetables without grease. It comes with standard dipping sauce Sashimi I like that they use sockeye salmon. Nice vibrat red flesh and better flavor. Tuna tasted good as well. Nigeria sushi Sushi rice recipe is pretty standard. The rice portion is just right for a bit size. The fillet cut is good size. Width and length and thickness is just right. I was happy that my server asked me about to have wasabi to be tucked inside my sushi I like the restaurant comes with many booth seating and this gave quite a privacy. Washroom is clean

This is an absolute MUST do if you are in Courtenay! I was a little hesitant at first going in noticing that there was only one waitress- however she was so great! She always had a smile on her face, was always really quick with food/drinks (we got all our food in ~15 minutes) and all the food was very reasonably priced. Everything was so good and flavourful, cooked great, this place is awesome! Definitely go here!