Yokozna Sushi

Prairie Avenue sits in Port Coquitlam's central district, near city hall and the old downtown strip on Shaughnessy Street, and it carries its share of the city's independent eateries. It is the kind of street where a restaurant can build a regular clientele one visit at a time. Yokozna Sushi is among them, listed in this directory at B109-1475 Prairie Avenue.

A neighborhood sushi restaurant does its work at the counter as much as in the kitchen. Regulars tend to have a usual order, and a good spot learns them. Menus in this corner of the category typically run from familiar rolls and nigiri to daily specials built on what is fresh, and a reliable way to find out what a shop does well is to ask the person taking your order. Ask about the day's specials before committing; counters often save their interesting work for the board. Sushi rewards a little trust in the counter's judgement.

Dining close to home is one of the quiet benefits of a mid-sized city like Port Coquitlam. Rather than driving across the river for a meal, residents of the central neighborhoods can walk to dinner. A neighborhood restaurant is also a useful answer on the nights nobody wants to cook. If you have not tried the spot at B109-1475 Prairie Avenue, a first visit over a simple roll and a bowl of soup is a low-stakes way to form your own opinion.