Japadog (Robson)
530 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC
Unless you have been living under a rock, the most popular “restaurant” in Vancouver is Japadog, which isn’t a sit-down restaurant at all but a hot dog cart. Giving some twist in the form of Japanese toppings to the regular hot dog, it has appeared in TV shows like Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, which have propelled it to the world. Given its popularity, it was only a matter of time it would open a proper sit down restaurant/front store. After months in the making, Japadog, the store, finally opened…
Japadog “restaurant” located in the 500 block of Robson Street, sharing the same general area as Gyuu Don Ya, Falafel Maison, Kushi Box, Viet Sub and Beard Papa’s. Good eats galore???
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Hot Dog,
Japanese,
Vancouver
Akira Sushi
1069 Denman Street
Vancouver, BC
We have had this eternal debate of whether authenticity matters. In my case, I have started to move to the camp of “as long as it follows the principle of the cuisine and, most importantly, tastes good”. While I try to keep that in mind, there are times where old habits die hard. That’s part of the reason I have walked by hundreds of times by two sushi restaurants in Denman Street which are almost facing each other but haven’t gone back – because I knew they weren’t Japanese operated. However, after reading an article by Mia Stainsby, who writes the Word of Mouth for the Vancouver Sun, about one of these two restaurants serving “black sushi”, I thought, hey, why not! So, for lunch one day, I went to Akira Sushi.
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Tagged as:
Japanese,
Lunch,
Sushi,
Vancouver,
West End
Miki Japanese Ramen
5212 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC
ET of Doesn’t TaZte Like Chicken once asked me “How long does it take you to write a post?” Back then (almost a year ago), I told something about ~1 hour post processing pictures plus another 30 or so minutes writing the actual post. That, is of course, not counting the time it takes to decide what restaurant to go, etc. etc. That was back then… The question is, what about now? So, as a test, I asked myself, if I didn’t have a post in the queue (the original post for today was that of Pho Hong, which will be rescheduled for this coming Monday), how long would it take me write a post from scratch? Well, there are of course some things that takes time of its own, for example, where? To avoid spending some time figuring that out, I decided to go to the same restaurant Sherman visited yesterday plus the order the exact same dish(es). That restaurant was Miki Japanese Ramen.
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Tagged as:
Burnaby,
Japanese,
Ramen
Sushi Itto
Locations in the Central America, Mexico, US and Spain
Centro Comercial Multiplaza (Location visited)
Panama City, Panama
Before I go on with this post, I will appreciate if readers first check this really old post. In it, I described one of the first sushi experience in Vancouver; however, I also make mention of my first sushi experience prior to me moving here. That place was Sushi Itto. During this visit to Panama, I decide to go back to check if my experience eons ago still apply and, given I have had my big share of Japanese food in Vancouver, how it fares. Ah, the memories! 
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Tagged as:
Chain Restaurant,
Japanese,
Panama City,
Seafood,
Sushi
Tenhachi Japanese Restaurant
1125 W 12th Ave
Vancouver, BC
I will be straight to the point: For the third straight post, this dinner has something related to Sherman. “WTF, AGAIN??? What is the deal with you two?”. If you ever get to meet Sherman long enough, you will find out he is a great guy. And because he participates in different sport leagues, as mentioned in yesterday’s Pattaya Thai post, since his team won, it meant they would be playing one extra game, which translates into one extra opportunity to go out to eat. Given that I was with his hockey team the previous night at Pattaya Thai, hey, why not! So he checked with me if I wanted to go to Tenhachi for the after game meal.
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Japanese,
Vancouver
King Sushi
410 Sixth Street
New Westminster, BC
New Westminster… A part of Metro Vancouver with its own pocket of interesting places. In the last week or so, I have been going to some restaurants in the area, somehow starting with Royal City Thai, which was blogged two weeks ago. This time, King Sushi, a sushi restaurant in Sixth Street based on a suggestion from Sherman. Would it be another good eats or a flop? One way to find out!
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Tagged as:
Japanese,
New Westminster,
Seafood,
Sushi
Hi Genki
6680 Southoaks Crescent
Burnaby, BC
There are some restaurants that, while they are technically restaurants, I am not sure if I should blog them. Sure, to me, once they are open, they are fairgame. However, Hi Genki, a Japanese restaurant located in the Nikkei Centre, serve elders in the area. The fact it is open to the public seems to be secondary. It is why when I was showing Mijune some restaurants in South Burnaby, I was hesitant on mentioning this one. But, in the end, I did since, unlike other nearby restaurants, this is one place she wouldn’t have found by herself.
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Tagged as:
Burnaby,
Japanese
