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Kitanoya Guu Japanese Restaurant at Thurlow ~

pelpoe were line up for the great food!

Kitanoya Guu Japanese Restaurant at Thurlow

Fun and authentic Japanese tapas, Izakaya.

Kitanoya Guu Japanese Restaurant at Thurlow

open kitchen ~

Izakaya is a type of Japanese bar or restaurant that is very popular

in Japan among the twenty-something crowd.

The many small dishes that you'll find at an Izakaya are

                      creative and inexpensive,

and are enough of an attraction in themselves,

 even if you don't order drinks.

The name Izakaya is a compound word with "i" and "sakaya"

 which means a shop that sells sake (Japanese alcohol).

Kitanoya Guu (or simply "Guu") is a really fun Izakaya restaurant

located just off Robson on Thurlow Street in Vancouver's downtown.

 As soon as you enter the usually crowded, small room,

 the staff (including the chefs) will shout out a energetic

greeting in Japanese.

Be prepared to wait if you arrive on a Friday or Saturday,

but when we visited on a Tuesday night at around 6pm,

there was plenty of room and we were seated promptly.

 

If you are dining as a couple, I recommend sitting at the bar (shown above),

 where you can watch the chefs working, and you can admire the vast spread of food that the chefs have laid out. But this is most definitely not a buffet,

and all that food that sits so temptingly in front of you is not for the taking,

unless you order it!

 Take your time to examine the two 

 which was a boiled egg wrapped in pumpkin meat, deep fried,

and then doused in a light, semi-sweet mayonnaise-like sauce.

The concept of this dish may sound a bit strange, but it really worked for me.

 Each dish is small and costs somewhere in the range of $3 to $7.

It's best to order at least two per person and then share

 (but if you're feeling very hungry I would recommend ordering more).

Guu is pretty much the closest you can find to authentic Izakaya outside of Japan.

the atmosphere at Guu is really fun and the surprisingly successful combinations of ingredients in the dishes will probably delight you,

especially if you treat the whole experience as a cultural adventure. If you visit often,

 the novelty of Izakaya will likely turn into simple enjoyment.

 

Thet are all Japanese~ 

busy ~

Sashimi salad $8.8

Sashimi salad $8.8

Salmon Yukke$5.2

Pumpkin Croquette $4

Salmon Yukke$5.2

Salmon Yukke$5.2

Cod Roe Kimunchi udon$8.5

Pumpkin Croquette $4

Grilled black cod $12.8

Pumpkin Croquette $4

Kitanoya Guu Japanese Restaurant at Thurlow

Kitanoya Guu has two other locations in Vancouver:

1698 Robson St. ( 604-685-8678 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 604-685-8678 免費 end_of_the_skype_highlighting ) and                     

#105-375 Water St. ( 604-685-8682 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 604-685-8682 免費 end_of_the_skype_highlighting ) in Gastown.

 Each location has a unique menu,

 but I have only tried the Thurlow Street location so far.

 

838 Thurlow St., Vancouver, BC  
 604-685-8817

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