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Guu Garden Izakaya – Don’t be a 下戸.

January 9, 2012 – 11:00

It was a cold October night when May, Dennis, Rick, Sandra and others decided we should hit up Kingyo Izakaya for their ridiculous deal for $5 pitchers. Unfortunately, they were stupidly busy as it seemed everyone had the same idea, so Dennis suggested we go to Guu Garden. Excellent, my first Guu visit.. ever!! It read more »

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Sushi Town (North Burnaby)

December 25, 2011 – 13:45

I’m never in this part of Burnaby, simply because it’s so far, but since we were a block away running the Season 12 VDL Skills Clinic, Jeff chose Sushi Town as our meal after. I suggested Burgers Etc. BBQ House, but I guess that’ll have to wait for another time. We actually had come from read more »

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Kingyo Izakaya 金魚居酒屋 – VANEATS.ca “KINGYO CRAZE!” Preview

November 28, 2011 – 02:43

I had barely used up my own personal CHEERS EBISU package before VANEATS.ca emailed me to talk about the next package they were rolling out. Their first ever package deal was called SUIKA ME SILLY! in collaboration with Suika Snack Bar. This time, they go direct to the parent restaurant Kingyo Izakaya. A 5-Course, $19 Dining read more »

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Kintaro Tonkotsu Ramen, Denman Street, Vancouver

July 22, 2011 – 11:20

Small. Busy. Lines. Cheap. Greasy. Fatty. Established. Successful. Famous. Touristy. The above words is just a short list that can easily define Kintaro Tonkotsu Ramen noodle house. More than a decade old, it is considered the OG of ramen in Vancouver. It is so successful that the owner Daiji Matsubara opened up Motomachi Shokudo just read more »

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G-Be Izakaya Re-Opening

July 19, 2011 – 00:00

Thanks to ecchi on REVscene, I made my way out to G-Be Izakaya for a private party. It was more like a re-opening or maybe a formal grand opening because they never had one. There were some familiar faces, such as EdLau and Will Chack. I met a couple fellow RSers, and eventually met Kevin read more »

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Sea Monstr Sushi

July 14, 2011 – 13:12

I was at Tinseltown, having watched Midnight in Paris, a light hearted and romantic movie, before heading over to SEA MONSTR SUSHI for dinner. Also one of Mark Brand’s babies, see Save On Meats. It was a lazy Thursday night, and a couple other tables were filled up, with one person sitting at the bar. read more »

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Hapa Izakaya Yaletown

June 5, 2011 – 10:00

Izakaya, something that until recently (see visit to Suika) was foreign in my food vocabulary. Now I’m excited to try more and more, but the price point still puts me off and it really requires a group of 4+ to maximize trying out the most items as possible. For Caitlin’s 22nd (nothing special really =P) read more »

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Kimura Sushi

February 23, 2011 – 09:00

Much fanfare has been made about Kimura Sushi since their opening in late summer of 2010. Known probably to the locals and the online food community as that “sushi place with jazz music”, Chef Itsuroku Kimura does things the way he wants, and listens to what he wants. He has seemingly every right to as read more »

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Suika Snack Bar (Japanese Izakaya), Vancouver, BC

February 5, 2011 – 19:17

I might have my foodie status taken away from me, but this is the first izakaya I have ever been to. The popularity and number of Japanese Izakayas have exploded in the Vancouver restaurant industry in recent years, and after my 1st experience, I can understand why. I usually shied away from these because I read more »

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Hokkaido Ramen Santouka, Vancouver, BC

November 17, 2010 – 08:30

Where? Hokkaido Ramen Santouka on Robson St in Vancouver, BC. I first saw and heard about Hokkaido on January 7th, 2010 when I walked past Guu on Robson and spotted these signs. The entire food universe of Vancouver seemed to go wild in anticipation.. apparently this was a big name in ramen from Japan. I read more »

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