and have some drinks and get to know each other. Location probably downtown or West End as we wil be staying at Pan Pacific. I have read a great deal about Guu w/Garlic, but open to other suggestions. Mid price range($15-30...

). We hit three izakaya – Kakurenbo, Guu with Garlic and the Orginal Guu on Thurlow. This review will focus on Kakurenbo. I have been hearing some buzz about Kakurenbo for some months. A colleague of mine had some inside...

Aki is very good...but for a veggie friend, I think Gyoza King, Hapa and Kingyo (and perhaps Guu with Garlic) are better choices. Hapa’s Kabocha Salad (which is really more like a scoop of warm squash icecream) is really...

A must is: Guu w/ Garlic (location on Robson St) http://www.guu-izakaya.com/ I wouldn’t all it cheap, but then again it is not expensive. The presentation, atmopshere, service and food are OUTSTANDING . This is a small...

Asian Food -any of the following are grat choices: -Guu w/ Garlic -Zakkushi -New Guu (on Dnman near Davie, it is under a new name, but I can’t remember it) -Yoshi Sushi -Yosokuya Let me know if you want me to go into detail on...

and a beef tenderloin dish. The waitress said the chef actually researched the rice for the risotto for months and ages it for over a year. The beef tenderloin dish was excellent! Guu Garlic (Robson). This was a Japanese tapas...

For Asain tapas (Japanese Izakaya style) skip Happa not good food – they have a nice restaurant, but the food is lacking, over priced and they serve rice that tastes and looks like minute rice. Head across the street to Guu...

I would recommend Guu With Garlic anyday over Gyoza King. (it is about a block west of G/K) Not only does Guu have a vegi friendly menu (helps if you eat fish, but they do have a good selection of tofu dishes), it also has a...

on Robson, you have Guu with Garlic, Gyoza King, Hapa Izakaya. All qualifies as interesting/memorable. And be prepared to wait for a table.

the original guu on thurlow or guu with garlic at bottom of robson

I’m an out-of-towner who visits Vancouver once or twice a year. Rangoli’s is Vij’s cafe (right next door to Vij’s) with more reasonable prices and a somewhat more traditional menu. A good place for lunch....

Heading to Vancouver next weekend and I think I have the dinners picked – Bin 941, Ouest, Wabi Sabi and depending how late we stay on Sunday maybe Guu with Garlic (are they in fact open on Sundays? got that impression but...

Bin 942 or Guu with Garlic would be fine at the bar as a solo, though probably too entertaining to read at.

with a different atmosphere and different menu offerings. My pick would be Guu with Garlic on the west end of Robson Street one block from Denman. There’s also Guu on Thurlow, a number of blocks east along Robson. And then...

with Garlic, West, Fuji Sushi, Tropika and couple chinese restaurants. It seems that the Bay Area has better izakaya then Vancouver. My top picks are Tanto in Sunnyvale, Gochi, and Saizo. Guu with Garlic (Vancouver) pix.... http