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    Fu's Repair Shop

    3.7 (36 reviews)

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    Cherry blossom
    Cristin N.

    Standout quirky decor: where you walk past old electronics and thru a sofa machine to enter. Then the dining area has lanterns and comfy seating. The menu had lots of tasty things to try and to share, the server was excellent and guided us to how much to order and explained the food well. Loved the cocktails, especially the cherry blossom which was fruity and adorable. My only knock on the place is the food was quite salty.

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    Janis M.

    Conflicted! Experience is amazing w retro stuff, entry through a 7up vending machine and name on the screens. Service is friendly and enthusiastic. As others have indicated, food is meh. Miso Goma salad was scant and ok. Truffle siu mai was weirdly over firm. Like compacted meat. Also had dumplings which were ok and rolled noodles w duck which was very good. More duck please. Dinner for 2 w 1 alcoholic Bev and 1 nonalcoholic Bev and tip $125! There are great dining places in YEG. And in my opinion, you can't substitute ambiance for excellent food.

    Jessie O.

    Glad my friend & I checked this place out the final day of EDM Dining Week! Yuuuuummy Thankfully we went as soon as they opened at 5pm because it was 90% reserved & max capacity by 6pm! TIP: make a reservation! They have the bar seating open to walk-ins but it's a coin toss if you can get in I loved the lanterns on the ceiling - reminds me of every lantern festival seen in anime/dramas Nice soft red glow - comfy and intimate setting. The bartender Glaze(?) was lovely in mixing her magic for drinks and serving us she made some pretty neat looking concoctions I'd like to go back and test Edmonton Dining Week Special: $35 DINNER COURSE 1 Cured Atlantic Salmon, Lemongrass Fish Sauce Vinaigrette, Sambal Crema, Fried Shallots, Chinese Doughnut Crostinis (#yum) - so delicate but damn delightful! Donut crostinis - soft yet crunchy, went amazing well with a piece of salmon (And not fishy at all) COURSE 2 XOXO Chow Ho Fun: Flat rice noodles stir-fried with house-made XO sauce, mixed greens, shrimp, and house-made Berkshire pork cha-siu. (So full!) ‍ - they have this meal available but with every other protein option EXCEPT pork (which was one time special for this event) - it was more filling than I initially guessed, and very flavourful; also loved how they served ROLLS of wide flat noodles (cooked to perfection) DESSERT 2 pieces fried mantaos, and spiced coconut condensed milk. (Loved the sauce!) - delicious and nutritious with just the right amount of sweet and touchy of salty DRINK - ordered a Dragonfruit virgin margarita - it was more citrusy this time so I'd like to try sweeter option next time Honourable mention: MAKKU Makgeolli (unfiltered rice beer) mango flavor was mind blowing! - I actually liked the small amount I drank as a test, it's so strangely delightful it barely smells and tastes like mix of beer & sake but more sweet like juice... I can't get over it in my head lol Look forward to coming back again~

    Carla C.

    You'll have to find parking, likely will cost you a couple bucks. Great spot right in front of the restaurant if you can time it right. My friend and I both found a spot in front Wednesday at 5:30PM (must have been early enough). Only 10% full when we got there but 70% full by 7PM. Epic entrance into the restaurant as you have to go behind the secret door ;) Restrooms are downstairs. We were seated at the bar but there were Many tables available. I got the Cha-Siu Shanghai Noodles. 10/10 but wish there was more vegetables. Pork was very good. Noodles wee 10/10. Sauce wasn't too sweet, sour or rich - just perfect. It said it would come with "daily veg" but I don't recall seeing ANY vegetables at all (maybe some thin cooked cabbage?). Friend got the Crazy Rich Rice Noodles - little too spicy for me. She loved it. We also tried the Fried Man Tao - 4/10. So very greasy, tasted like carnival donuts. Coconut condensed milk sauce tasted like basic coconut cream. Kansai Mess - 10/10 so unique, great combination of flavors and textures. Has everything a good dessert has. Great atmosphere for a fancy get-together, date, or unique night out.

    Erika G.

    Fu's has been on my must-try list for a long time, ever since I noticed that they were taking over the space on 109th Street that Prairie Fish N Chips had left vacant. The windows were papered with newsprint and signage that said that they would "fix me" and I was beyond curious. Since then, Fu's has done very well for themselves and have moved to a larger location (you thought that they had a lot of lanterns before?) around the corner on Downtown's Jasper Ave. Opening in 2022, less than two short years ago, Fu's has made quite the splash and very well might be the coolest restaurant in town. enRoute magazine nominated them as one of Canada's Best New Restaurants 2022 and EDify Magazine awarded them the Best New Restaurant 2023 spot. Edmonton has always had restaurants but now, more and more, we are seeing entire experiences. Incredibly strong and immersive concepts. Fu's Repair Shop is an example of this, if not the best version. The idea is that the "repair shop" is a front. They'll fix your broken (obsolete?) electronics, you know, like your pager, walkman, 8 track, and VCR. I love this whole thing. You can picture this shop in a Chinatown somewhere. Walking inside, the entrance looks like a small, you guessed it; repair shop. There are piles of electronics and kitsch strewn about and old TVs with static on the screens. And there's a 7UP pop machine... Except it's not a vending machine - it's a secret door! Passing through this door might be one of the most exciting reveals that Edmonton has to offer. Once on the other side the space opens into the most gorgeous dining room, dripping with theme and design. Are you in some back alley speakeasy in Chinatown now? Because yes, you are. The lanterns! Hundreds of them! The ornate xieshan-style bar with neon lights! The kung fu movies being projected on the exposed brick wall! The level of ambiance is unmatched. It's dim, sultry, and there are details everywhere. The music is also amazing, all from the late 90s and early 2000s. It should be noted that no minors are allowed in the restaurant. (Hello date night with no kids!!) I visited on a Saturday evening and once seated I was excited to get a cocktail into my hand ASAP. The program is extensive and perfectly matched to the entire vibe. The Cherry Blossom looked so pretty going by with its flower garnish but I had to pick the Sakura Sour (Tart cherry infused Bacardi white rum, vanilla bean infused Remy VSOP, cardamom syrup, lemon, egg white, and Token cherry bitters - $14.50). The flavours of cherry, vanilla and cardamom sounded incredible and exactly like my kind of drink. It was delicious! This beverage felt sophisticated while still being playful. It wasn't too sweet and the different flavours came through beautifully. I love the fluffy egg white top on a sour and was very pleased with each sip. Other fun things on the drink menu include the FU-BERG which is beer topped with soju slush, a Lucky Teapot of beer for $10, and a great list of non-alcoholic cocktails. The Lychee Rose Tonic is something that I absolutely must order in the future! There's even a "dealers choice" option where you can just let the bar make you something special. I love that Fu's makes a point of supporting local vendors and the Chinatown community in Edmonton. Anything not made in-house is sourced from this community and this only elevates the authenticity of the food and overall experience. We wanted to order a bunch of different things to eat from all parts of the menu! And so that's exactly what we did. Our server was decently okay but I did find her quite disengaged and generally unenthused about answering questions or making recommendations. All of our dishes came out as they were ready and in no particular order. The feast was on! I love the idea of All Night Dim Sum and ordered a bunch of items from this section of the menu. First to arrive was the Chan Bao (In-house golden baked milk buns - $10.88) with Miso Gochujang Butter. Baked in limited quantities each day, I was happy to get my hands, er, mouth on these pillowy, golden pockets. These reminded me of a warm, soft brioche especially with the dusting of fleur de sel on top. But somehow, inside there was a filling of miso gochujang butter that changed the game entirely. One of my favourite things that I ate, these buttery soft bao melted in my mouth and surprised me with flavour and a bit of heat. The bao are also offered in three other types, including a daily feature that rotates. Next to arrive were the Green Onion Cakes (Served with house chili oil - $5.88 for one). This is considered a "side." Being that green onion cakes are maybe the singular most iconic food that Edmonton has to offer, I needed to try the Fu's version. I've written about green onion cakes and Edmonton's love affair with them quite extensively in the past and it's only fitting that Fu's has their own on offer. Like with almost every restaurant green onion cake out there, this version was the fluf

    Marilyn A.

    This place is dope. The food is great, the music is amazing, and overall vibe is cool. I'm honestly surprised by some of the low ratings. If you like 90s and 2000s hip hop and king fu, you're going to love this place. Every song is banger. The food is good too, especially the noodle dishes. It's good to share dishes if possible because it's more like a small plates type of place. The cocktails are on point as well. We've been many times and will return many more because the experience is consistently good.

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    Cin C.

    I really liked the concept and the atmosphere of Fu's Repair Shop. They set the tone immediately as you step into a hallway crowded with old sound systems and discarded monitors. You have to swing open the 7up vending machine to enter the main dining room awash in red from the ceiling of Chinese lanterns. The space is pumping with 90s pop songs from the DJ booth and the tables are crowded with patrons. It is a definite vibe. Unfortunately, the food was hit and miss. I got the Lady on the Moon cocktail, which was very coffee forward but lacking complexity of the coconut and sesame that was promised on the profile. The mocktails were reported to be okay but with more ice than flavor. For food, it was recommended we share dishes. We got the Truffle Siu Mai, Har Gow, Duck and Peach Chan Bao, Peachy Shrimp, Duck Tacos, Crazy Rich Rice Noodles and the Beef Chow Ho Fun. The stand out was the Siu Mai which came with an impressive heap of truffle on top and the Peachy Shrimp as the tiger shrimp was truly an impressive size. The duck tacos were interesting, as instead of crispy Peking duck skin, they swapped it out for duck confit which was an interesting fusion take on the dish. The rest was okay, but nothing too memorable to amazing. For some of the prices of the dishes, I expected some more complexity or at least to deliver on the flavor profiles that was promised. Due to a special going on, we happened to order two dishes that gifted us with a free Calamansi Rose Water Mango Pudding. That was good, as calamansi, rose and mango is a new flavor pairing.

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    Andy J.

    This will be without a doubt the coolest restaurant experience you will have in the city of Edmonton this year. If you grew up, as I did, in a certain era of late 70's thru the 80's this place hits all the feels of nostalgia one could hope for. Old school Nintendo's, cam quarters, tv's...it's excellent You go thru the "secret door" which is a 7-UP vending machine and enter this very trendy very red room. Chinese laterns EVERYWHERE! I've never been in a room quite like this...hard to describe but very cool My mission was to try as much as we could possibly eat cause everything was very intruging and sounded delicious. Truffle Sui Mai was probably my least favourite of the night, kinda weird texturally and I'm not sure the truffle worked with the dish, very very earthy Stir Fried pork dumplings were just awesome, looked great tasted great. Duck spiced tacos were nothing short of spectacular. The duck is confited and served as a whole drum and thigh piece which you have to kinda dissect a bit to fill up your taco. Delicious!! Green onion cakes pretty run of the mill but tasty. Excellent chili oil saved it, made for a spicy oily bite. Shanghai noodles were nearly perfect, accompanied with a beautiful Chinese roast pork, wish there was more pork but would order it again. Finished with an excellent version of a Ho Fun which is a thick noodle with with veggies, we added braised beef. The noodles were amazing the beef meh a little tough but ok, really nice dish The service was pretty solid overall, drink orders were taken fairly quickly came equally quickly for how busy the place was. You can get a "lucky pot" of lucky lager for like 11 bucks, pretty good deal for 30oz's. The food hits your table in random order which our gal informed us of before we ordered so it was kind of an interesting way to do things. I really enjoyed myself and would definitely go back Cheers Andy

    Ayoosh K.

    The restaurant had an amazing ambiance. Our Server Ashley R. was excellent. She went above and beyond to meet our needs. The drinks were great. Their green onion cakes are delicious . The remainder of the dishes like lamb Dan Dan were mediocre, perhaps that was due to pickled taste. Crazy rich rice was interesting. Definitely recommend to try.

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    Marissa M.

    This was an amazing, fun restaurant. We had excellent service and the drinks are out of this world. Small plates and dim sum. The food is excellent. Favorites were the fried rice, pork wontons, and soup dumplings. The vibe is so fun and laid back. Beautiful red lanterns adorn the ceiling. Highly recommend.

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    Michael M.

    Lovely lovely spot downtown Edmonton. Super unique drink menu...loved the Lychee Soju slush top off on beers and Salted Egg Yolk Nog. Great atmosphere...I think it's more brightly lit than it used to be? Staff super friendly and attentive. Water was empty BAM it was refilled. Great to see such a unique place in Edmonton. I shall return!

    Vicki M.

    Cool ambience at the new location on Jasper Ave, but that's to be expected. However since everything is bathed in a reddish hue all the dishes also come out in shades of dimly lit red which takes away from the actual appearance of the food ( as seen in the photos). The food is priced high for quantities provided and meant for sharing. Peaches and shrimp was nice but portions small. Duck taco was disappointing since the quantity of duck changed form 2 legs at previous location to now only 1 for the same price I believe. Miso Goma Salad was just okay as was the Chow Ho Fun. For drinks I ordered a virgin mango lassi - it was good. My friends enjoyed their drinks as well. All in all a good place to try once but I'd hesitate to go back again for the food.

    Britt D.

    Unfortunately I would say this restaurant is extremely overrated which is unfortunate. This place has the potential to be the coolest restaurant in edmonton but it's lacking so many key contributions. When you enter fu's it's so intriguing and mysterious feeling and then you enter through a 7up machine. Like how frickin cool is that. These people have seriously nailed the ambiance it's a 10/10. We had the spiked mango lassi and the butterfly cocktail and the drinks were good, unusual flavours but worked well together. The service wasn't great. A girl grabbed our drink order after 10 minutes then a different girl told us she was taking care of us. She had rang in our order and the only time we saw our server was during the first dish 1/5 came out. She never came back to ask us how the rest of the food was or if we wanted more to drink. The food.. this is where the review really falls. I would describe the food as like a small hole in the wall with mediocre food after the bar at 2am. We tried the stir fried pork dumplings which were just ok.. nothing special they taste like the frozen ones you buy and make at home. The green onion cakes were just sliced onion cakes slightly warmed with chili oil, again nothing special not homemade tasting or fresh just warmed. The shrimp and peaches were good. Definitely the star of the meal. The Shanghai noodles with cha-siu - unbelievably salty.. the cha-siu was like beef jerky. So tough and hard to get through with the noodles. We were most excited about the bao dish but again another extreme let down. They use a milk bun instead of bao buns which is a let down. Tonight's bao buns were done with beef and carrots she said which the beef was soft but they could be so good but miss so many stops. This would be a one and done for me. I can't say I'd be back unless they did and entire menu change. Disappointing because this is a very cool place.

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    (13 reviews)
    0.5 km

    Street parking limited. Make sure you make a reservation as…read moreplace is 100% full and there is a line to get in. Gender-neutral single stall bathrooms available. Our table was ready at our reservation time and we were reminded we have 2 hours to dine as they need the table for another group. Drink + food menu was slightly different from what was online but I ordered a drink that was on the online menu and not the paper menu and it was still accommodated. Chips and Guac - good, chips were a little different - like dehydrated pita. Mac and Cheese - a little dry for me but everyone loved the flavor of the chicken we added. Bend and Snap shot - I give it a 5/10, did not like but boyfriend said it was fine. Pornstar martini - I give 7/10 boyfriend gave 9/10. Bubbleicious - I give 9/10 boyfriend gives 8/10. Pisco Smash - I give 8.5/10, boyfriend gave 7/10. Strawberry Sweethart - 8/10 from us both Seasonal coffee cocktail (forget the name): 9/10 Overall cocktails were fun to try, atmosphere is great, staff are fine.

    Searching for someplace to go for a girls night out on the town? Look no further than Dolly's…read moreCocktail Bar! Slap on your sparkly dress and a pair of heels (or wear whatever the heck you want) and make your way to Downtown's pink palace! You'll remember this location as the former home of Fu's Repair Shop and Prairie Fish & Chips before that. The Edmonton Food Faves We Crave 2024 list named Dolly's as Favourite Patio and the pictures that I've seen of the back terrace look completely adorable, complete with colourful lanterns. Unfortunately, my visit was in October and it wasn't quite patio weather anymore. I turned up on a Friday evening with one of my best girlfriends in tow and we were ready for the biggest Barbiecore night of our lives! Imagine our surprise when we discovered that Dolly's had been transformed into the "Black Lagoon" for the month of October in the spirit of Halloween. (I probably should have looked into this in advance but I was unaware!) I was expecting Cyndi Lauper and Aqua but instead I got Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. The whole restaurant was draped in the most spider webs that I've ever seen. There were giant spiders hanging from the ceiling and spooky skeletons in every corner. It was a vibe, that's for sure!! But certainly not the one that I had been anticipating. Bits of pink paint and sparkly chandeliers peeked through in some areas and the neon "Dolly's" sign on the wall allowed me to imagine what the Barbie dreamhouse-esque space normally looks like just a little bit. Otherwise, Dolly's was fully transformed into the moody Black Lagoon. I should've worn fishnets instead of glitter. The servers were all very friendly and we were quickly seated at a comfortable table along the hot pink velour banquette. Dolly's invites you to sip, snack, and stay in their minor-free glamorous escape. The house cocktails and mocktails are a major part of the experience (it is a cocktail bar after all) and I was excited to get a cute pink beverage into my hand! There was also a menu of Black Lagoon-themed cocktails that were all served in fun tiki-style vessels. This menu included themed foods as well. I personally had my eye on the Pink Palace Royale cocktail which I saw on the menu online. Made with a special collab gin with Strathcona Spirits and Licor 43 (one of my favourite liqueurs), this sounded like everything that I wanted in a cocktail and more! Other drinks had names like Dolly's Dreamhouse, Bubbilicious, and the house shot was called the Bend & Snap - exactly the sort of drinks that I had come for! However, I was sorely disappointed when the server told me that the drink I wanted was no longer on the menu. It seemed that I could only order a Halloween beverage. I fumbled to find anything that Elle Woods would approve of and settled on a mocktail called Pretty in Pink (Strawberry, cream of coconut, lime, soda, mint - $9.00) and the server suggested that the bar could add vanilla vodka to turn it into a proper cocktail. I agreed. Honestly, I was just relieved to get something pink onto the table! I enjoyed this icy-fresh cocktail a lot and it delivered most of what I had been hoping for. The sweetness of the strawberry and coconut was really fun! The lime and mint added a mojito flair. A very cute and well-composed beverage but I was sad that most of the girly drinks didn't seem to be available. When it comes to eats at Dolly's the food is what you would expect to see at a party, with the idea of sharing at the heart. I loved the idea of Dolly's Funhouse (which is an epic plate of nachos), and dishes like wings, tacos, and mac & cheese. However, the dish to order at Dolly's has gotta be the Girl Dinner (Truffle tots, chickie tendies, aji verde, aji rocoto, pineapple sweet & sour, Dolly's salad - $50.00 for two). It's a must-share so grab your girlies and prepare to chow down! They had me at tots. The Girl Dinner platter arrived looking extremely appetizing and somehow exactly what I wanted to be eating in a place that looked like this. The portion was exactly right for two people and I loved the pretty floral printed plates that we were given to dish our tots and tendies onto. As previously mentioned, I enjoy a tot. (I have a suspicion that Napoleon Dynamite really imprinted on me.) But truffle tots? Now that's just a home run! Topped with sea salt, truffle oil, and parmesan cheese, these golden potato nuggets were fried to perfection with a crispy outside and a soft and fluffy inside. I could have eaten them all. They were awesome to dunk into each of the sauces and when the rest of the food was gone we were still popping tots into our mouths. We couldn't even finish them all because the portion was so generous! The star of the meal were the chickie tendies; two giant chicken tenders, of which we each got our own. I loved this chicken! The batter was really flavourful and unique, and oh so crispy-crunchy. The chicken within was very tender and juicy, proving that an elevated chicke

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    The best panna cotta in the city. So so good.
    The best panna cotta in the city. So so good.
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    Hawkeye's

    Hawkeye's

    3.9
    (27 reviews)
    0.4 km
    $

    Like Rosie's off Whyte, I have grown to love Hawkeye's Too for its great service, and unpretentious…read morefood and atmosphere. Hawkeye's Too has delicious (and amazingly cheap) food. I've tried the pizza bread, nachos and both Cajun chicken and grilled cheese sandwiches, all of which were tasty and all of which were in the $6-9 range. The beer is cheap and cold, although I'll never forget the conversation when I first sat down: Waitress: "What'll you have to drink?" Me: "What kind of beers do you have on tap?" Waitress: "Canadian." Me: "I'll have a Canadian." Service here is very good. The ladies who have served me remember my name, and are always warm. Mary in particular is a totally amazing server, and one of my favourite waitresses in the city - I look forward to seeing her every time I go! Make no mistake though, these servers know how rough around the edges their clientele can be, and they don't take crap. I can tell. Karaoke nights are hilarious and just as unpretentious as the rest of the Hawkeye's experience. Go on a Thursday-Saturday night and find out for yourself! I'm always enjoy my visits here; great little spot in downtown Edmonton.

    This is such an odd little place. It's barely a block off the really trendy part of Jasper Ave,…read moreclose to trendy spots like The Hat. It draws some of the same crowd in as those more popular bars, but it also has a real mix of people filling up the tables and booths. It's a lower-scale place that's part restaurant, part bar. The pizza was surprisingly VERY yummy here! Although they don't have very many beers on tap (I think it was a total of 1), we still had a really fun night with a big group of friends here. Out waitress (I forget her name, but everyone else seemed to know her) was fantastic. She was friendly and attentive (which was very impressive given how busy the place was). I would come by again for the pizza and a beer next time I'm in the mood for a very laid-back evening.

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    Ray Giguere
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    Fu's Repair Shop - dimsum - Updated August 2026

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