That’s too bad you had a bad experience there. I’ve never had a bad meal there yet. I do have to say that Kingyo provides the smallest bang for buck of all the Izakaya...especially compared to the Guus. (20 replies, last updated by grayelf July 17, 2008)

. Japadog: I just happend to run past this cart and remembered the stuff I read about it. These hotdogs blew my mind! I thought they were outstanding and fun. We had two and if I weren’t stuffed I would have kept stuffing... (2 replies, last updated by grayelf April 24, 2009)

>> In general are reservations required for Izakaya restos or can diners crawl hastle (i.e. minimal wait times) free? I follow a strategy: Go on a week night (Thursday is best), Book at two places for 8 pm and 9:30 pm (eg Hapa and... (12 replies, last updated by fmed April 7, 2008)

3 buddies and myself are traveling to your lovely city at the end of this month for a bit of fun and having lived in Japan I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be in a Japanese Izakaya....so what are your thoughts as to... (11 replies, last updated by jmajor July 16, 2008)

Admittedly, I don’t usually pay attention to the veggie-friendly dishes at izakayas. However, I’ve been to Kingyo with a vegetarian before and I recall there were at least a couple good tofu-based dishes. (5 replies, last updated by fmed August 14, 2009)

looking for the same......oh man i love the izakayas back home in vancouver....where did you go? Guu, Hapa, and kingyo are my faves (7 replies, last updated by Robert Lauriston June 16, 2009)

Pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/gustibus.maximus/Kakurenbo Preamble... It’s been a while. I haven’t been on an izakaya crawl in months. A friend and I did one last night on the way to a concert (The Silver... (4 replies, last updated by ck1234 October 3, 2008)

I did a crawl at ground zero for Vancouver izakaya (Robson and Denman) last night. The restaurants I hit were: Guu, Guu with Garlic, Kingyo, and Zakkushi. Best dish of the evening – the Pork Cheeks at Kingyo. The best sake:... (42 replies, last updated by fmed September 22, 2009)

Spanking new place right beside Kingyo, not even 2 weeks old. Brightly lit, clean, cool chopstick holders, about 8 tables plus a couple at the counter. Mercifully mellow music, unlike the raging techno we had at Garlic Guu last... (1 reply, last updated by fmed September 2, 2009)

Have you been to Chambar yet? I would highly recommend it for a nice dinner... Kingyo is an excellent Izakaya to try. For lunch hit Go Fish on Granville Island. For hip spots check out Campagnolo and Les Faux Bourgeois. (13 replies, last updated by Chargenda February 16, 2009)

that we have landed in Seattle, we are planning on taking the train to Vancouver and I wanted to treat the party to an Izakaya crawl but am fearful that trying to get 8 people stuffed into some of the tiny Izakaya locations may... (10 replies, last updated by grayelf August 26, 2008)

Greetings Vancouver hounds: We will be visiting for just a few days over NYE and need to find a good sushi or izakaya place for an EARLY dinner on NYE (in by 6pm, out by 8pm). It should be central downtown. It would be good to... (5 replies, last updated by fmed April 7, 2009)

might consider these: 1. Kingyo ( 871 Denman Street ) 2. Zakkushi ( 823 Denman Street ) 3. Hapa Izakaya ( 1479 Robson St ) Reservation is strongly recommended. (14 replies, last updated by waver September 28, 2009)

Just got back from Vancouver and here is my impression of five places I tried with a friend. hapa izakaya at 1479 Robson Street is a MUST GO TO restaurant. We were given it by our waitress at Bin 941 which was very good but it has... (6 replies, last updated by pants May 21, 2008)

For “fine dining” and "bistro" West, Rare, Blue Water, Chambar, Elixir, Aurora are good choices. For Asian: Hapa Izakaya, Kingyo Izakaya, Kirin, Tojo’s, Sun Sui Wah are solid. If I were to narrow it down to just... (4 replies, last updated by Cooooooooper January 21, 2008)