Comments on: Benkei Ramen (Thurlow)

By: Hida Takayama Ramen | I'm Only Here for the Food!

Hida Takayama Ramen | I'm Only Here for the Food! — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:30:52 +0000

[...] Given I work near Robson and Denman, I have easy access to the popular ones: From Santouka to Benkei to Sanpachi. And then there are Kintaro and Motomachi Shokudo. However, in a case of “me, [...]

By: La Petite Vancouver

La Petite Vancouver — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:09:17 +0000

Benkei only good for miso, even the Japanese said so lol.
I am so happy that Santouka ramen finally arrived in Van!

By: KimHo

KimHo — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:07:06 +0000

So, gigi, how was Benkei? Like? Dislike?

By: gigi

gigi — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:13:04 +0000

Funny, I’m actually going there today! I’ll let you know how that goes!

By: KimHo

KimHo — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:57:01 +0000

egirlwonder, that is one of the reasons I asked for the “window” seat. Unfortunately, because it partially blocked the sunlight, it created that shadow effect.

Holly, I partially agree with the saltiness portion; however, it did not linger that long. That’s why I gave it a pass from that perspective. I read the reference of Ikkyu Ramen and, as a result, I haven’t been to eager to go there. I guess I will have to find some time now…

Mijune, worst case scenario, I would have brought out the Speedlight! At least in Kintaro, you can “adjust” the richness level, something that, as you mentioned, you have no option in Benkei. So, from my persepective, that is a plus on the Kintaro side. Let me know when you plan to go to Motomachi Shokudo or, probably better yet, I will check with you when Santouka is open!

By: Follow Me Foodie

Follow Me Foodie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:21:17 +0000

they sat you in a dark corner huh? hard to take pics!!!

I like the miso one much better than the shio one. Much more flavour! See I like the leaner cuts of meat, but that’s were our tastes differ i guess. For me Kintario (rich) is a bit too rich for me. It’s so funny that we put our posts up on the same day!!

I would still come to Benkei again but I do want to try Motomachi Shokudo

By: holly

holly — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:48:09 +0000

I have been to Benkei and I rank it low on my list of favourite ramen places. I found their shio soup quite salty and their gyoza just ok. Their onigiri also fell apart, which is not a sign of a well made one.

Plus, their presentation lacked attention to detail which is usually considered quite important in japanese cooking.

If you want to try something really different, Ikkyu Ramen on Victoria Drive has black sesame ramen. My experience was fine, but other bloggers hated it.

By: egirlwonder

egirlwonder — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:56:49 +0000

Wow – the light in your pictures from the Robson location is AMAZING!