Decent but not amazing Japanese izakaya. Lots of really authentic elements to it, like the menu itself, the menu items, the staff, the low tables, etc. but the food is really about ok. For a Japanese izakaya, their fried chicken is really western fried chicken. It wasn't what I was hoping for. I also prefer less westernized items if I'm going to a Japanese izakaya, but that's just me and I guess that's their recipe for success, so good on them! Also from this visit: Tuna tataki did not feel super fresh although the sauce does a good job covering it up Salmon and shrimp sashimi were ok Wagyu steak thing was good but felt a little over priced. Then again, I guess they gotta ship the way all the way from Japan? Their oolong tea is very watery. As is their oolong-hi. read more

10/10 recommend their Chicken Karage!!!!!!! It is so juicy, so big and taste very fresh!!!!!! Also had their salmon aburi sushi, moderate, not the best i've eaten. But the Chicken Karage, it was really tender! read more

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* Continues to be one of my favourite downtown spots for lunch * Guu Garden just continues to impress me with their creative lunchtime offerings, which are fun, playful, extremely tasty, and very reasonably priced. Today I ordered the "Beef donburi" ($12.50) which came as a nice lunch set. Photo: http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/PPAT6YnBJaJ0B3TpaPN-VQ?select=S5l6eIo71zL9da5mKADGRA The donburi had very tender beef, which was cooked perfectly. It had been sauteed in a yuzu and garlic butter, and was seasoned with some sansho to add a bit of a kick. The yuzu combined nicely with the garlic to give a rich complex flavour and also balance the richness of the butter. The donburi also had some sauteed green beans which still had a nice bit of crunch to them to offer some textural contrast. The rice underneath was also cooked perfectly. A delicious donburi overall. Photo: http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/PPAT6YnBJaJ0B3TpaPN-VQ?select=gJPaIWiLMg48K8mHxCqNXw There was a small side dish of what I thought was marinated apples until I tasted it. Surprisingly this was a yuzu candied potato and sweet potato dish. Very creative. The potato components were cooked perfectly so they were just the perfect texture and took on a pleasant sweetness from the candying. The yuzu notes connected the flavour to the donburi beautifully. Photo: http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/PPAT6YnBJaJ0B3TpaPN-VQ?select=v3SbkHK_ypPkXt5GYuAWeA The miso soup had a nice amount of kelp, green onions, and a few slices of fried tofu. It also had the proper amount of miso - not the watered down soups you find at many places. Photo: http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/PPAT6YnBJaJ0B3TpaPN-VQ?select=UI10DkuoEaS61QQp46eo2Q There was also a nice selection of three different types of tsukemono. Photo: http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/PPAT6YnBJaJ0B3TpaPN-VQ?select=Kak2KMXKfTJsOpZKty9zlA And of course the "patented" umbrella (oy) lychees. Service was very on top of things and friendly as usual. A wonderful lunch overall - I just wish they would get rid of that silly little paper umbrella from the lychees! read more

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My friends and I had a horrible and comical experience at Guu Garden. Our dinner was messed up several times - 3 of us got our dinner 35 minutes later, while 2 other guests got their dinner 50 minutes later due to errors and confusion from the server's part. When the waitress gave the 2 guests their late 50 minute dinner, she told them, "Please hurry and finish it in 30 minutes, we have others waiting for your table. Restaurant is full." My friend replied in shock, "I have to hurry up my dinner based on your mistake?" The waitress replied, "Sorry." My friend replied, "Saying sorry isn't going to solve this problem. Can't you do something about this? We just got our dinner..." She replied, "No, sorry." So we had no choice but to inhale our dinner quickly. My husband and I gave 10% tip instead of our usual 15 - 18% tip, (but even at 10%, I felt was too generous for this, we should have just not tipped), and 2 of my guests wrote $0.01 tip on their credit card receipt to make a strong statement. At one point, I thought we should have just all gotten up, leave the food on the table and walk off. Next time, I will suggest we do that if caught in this predicament again. A lot happened at this restaurant last night. I'll write the entire story when I have more time, since I'm on the go right now. It will be leave you surprised or laughing when you hear the whole story of them mindf*cking with us over our dinner and pouring hot watery soup into our rice bowls when the menu had stated the rice bowl comes with soup served on the side. Quite one of the most ridiculous experience I've had since my other horrible dinner at Bistro Sakana in Yaletown. I truly hope this isn't a trending issue of nonchalant managers and inconsiderate staff in Japanese restaurants in Downtown Vancouver. I will never come back again. I will be emailing the management the entire story when I complete this review so they are aware of what happened last night. Not sure if we were just stuck with a new waitress with poor decision-making, or just a series of unfortunate luck at our table. read more

Haraheri - Horrid experience at Guu Garden. Got our dinner 50 minutes late & told by waitress to hurry & finish it in 30 min b/c restaurant was full!!! - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Tiny portions, which was ok. Thats what i heard, but there was just nothing wow about what i orderd. I got the edamame and the Igen fries to start. Then the Kiminchi Bibimbap as was reccomended to me. All were nothing special. Then i got the cheesecake as a dessert hoping this would be something that they couldn't mess up. IT WAS TINY ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BOX OF TIC TACS AND HAD NO FLAVOUR!!!!!!! None whatsoever!!!! Highly disapointed overall. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!!! read more

After all that we've been through It comes down to me and you I guess it's meant to be Forever you and me, after aaaaaaall. I know you've all heard this song before. Don't judge me, this is a classic. Peter Cetera would totally understand that this song was meant for Guu Garden. If you think you don't know the song, look it up. You'll remember it. Go ahead, I'll wait here. Oh you're back? Alright, let's continue. Of all the Guu restaurants, this one is my favourite. Hidden away in a quiet area of downtown, Guu Garden is my little getaway when I need some comfort food. It's got long lines in the summer (I suspect the patio draws a lot of people), but you can come during off hours and you'll get a table faster. The menus are similar, but there's always something different here. My favourite staples are the bang bang g (chicken jellyfish salad) and gindara (black cod with mayo). Both are amazing and so well priced, that sometimes I come here just for these two dishes. I've tried a bunch of other items on the menu, including some desserts, and I've yet to have a bad experience. The giant croquette potato and egg seems to be a winner at several tables, and though it was good I'm not sure it warranted the following it had - maybe it's just not for my taste buds. Staff is friendly and always around, the place is less noisy than the other restaurants. The entire restaurant, including the bathrooms are spacious and bright, and the little garden out the back window gives it a homely kind of feel. Overall, a favourite place for me and for my second-time-around visitors to the city. Also helps that it's half a block from my home. Five stars all around! read more

Guu Garden was our last meal in our recent, very short, Vancouver trip. And we are glad it was Guu Garden. We've tried several different Guu restaurants in our various Vancouver trips and have enjoyed most of them. Guu Garden did not disappoint. We went on a late Saturday night, around 10 PM or so. The restaurant was still packed though. One of the servers came to talk to us, asking if we had reservation etc. There was a big birthday party that night, so at first, we thought we would have to just try and find another restaurant. But the wait wasn't bad. Upon learning that we don't mind sitting at the bar, we were told to wait 15-20 min. The food was excellent. We got several different dishes to try and shared a Guu beer. One item that stood out was the Gyu Tongue Chozuke. I didn't really know what to expect, but know I like beef tongue. When the server brought it out with two bowl, I didn't even know what it was. One bowl had the beef tongue over rice and another with broth. She set it down and poured the broth onto the beef tongue with rice bowl. The flavor was incredible. It was like Chinese congee on steroid. We polished that off quickly. The other notable dish was Salmon Oshi-Sushi, which was very tasty. Everything else was very good too. We had a pork cheek dish and a large bowl of oden. The servers were very friendly. The atmosphere was warm, welcoming and fun. We all sang happy birthday with that large party. At one point, I looked around the restaurant and saw ... just happy people everywhere... We walked out happy, satisfied, and a little sad that we have an early flight out of Vancouver the next day. But we'll be back! read more

I was very excited to come here, since I'm a big fan of Guu and Guu with Garlic, and this place is closer to my home. The interior is nice and much more subdued than the other Guus, with diner-like tables and light wooden accents. The menu is also a fancier, but a little precious and not hearty. I didn't enjoy any of the dishes we got. They were not what I expect from an izakaya. I happened across this quote from the manga Oishinbo which sums it up for me. "The other important thing is the food. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Elaborate dishes are actually unnecessary. They just need to use average quality ingredients. I have nothing to complain about as long as they don't mess around with it. They just need to cook a simple and straightforward dish. I think it takes away all the fun of being at an izakaya if you get an extremely elaborate, fancy dish" It also didn't help that the service was very slow, waiting a good 15-20 minutes between dishes. We will go back again, but only in the hope that we went on an off day, and that the menu will improve. read more

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I just don't understand how this authentic Japanese restaurant got wronged by reviewers. Absolutely great ambiance and great service with soooooo many choices! Every single cent I spent here is just worthy! I cannot say anything better I've been here 3 times in two days and I still dream about the food there. I absolutely love everything they offer and I love their service as well! read more

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My happiest moment of the day is lunch time! yay! I'm so excited to try new food every time I decide to eat out for lunch. And last Tuesday (I believe....) I discovered that Guu Garden is only a minute away from my office! Because my sense of direction is ridiculously poor I turned on my Goole map and still got lost, took me more than 15 minutes to get there. Anyways, Guu Garden is located on the top of Gyu-Kaku and Relish pub (my next lunch destination). It's a bit strange layout but still nice to have some sunshine outside the office. They also have a little cute garden in their patio as their name claims to be. Guu Garden offers a discount when customers order at least 30 minutes before they eat in. It's actually really good for both of us as customers don't need to wait while kitchen doesn't get crazily busy during lunch hours. Back to food, I ordered one of their famous lunch bentos, the Izakaya Bento ($15.8) - discount price: $14.8. It looked amazingly appetizing, pretty and filling! It consists of 13 different food items - Bang Bang G Salad, Saba Aburi Oshizushi, Sweet Potato Salad, Ingen Fries, Ebi Mayo, Chicken Karaage, Cauliflower Karaage, Edamame, Tuna Tataki, Nagaimo Yam, Annin Tofu, Brown Rice and Miso Soup - in total of 13 different dishes! The bento looked really different from regular Japanese bentos I've used to have. Their dishes included really famous izakaya items, and the healthy brown rice and miso soup were the bonus! I like to start my meal with some light food like this Bang Bang G Salad! It consisted of chicken breast, onions, cucumber and jelly fish with some sesame dressings. Refreshing, light, tasty, and had an interesting texture as well - soft and chewy all at the same time. I enjoyed it! Saba Aburi Oshisuzhi was pretty good too! The brown sushi rice was cooked and seasoned perfectly and the saba was seared just enough. Good quality saba too. Sweet potato salad was pretty good too, but the better ones were those tempura! Ingen Fries (Deep-fried tempura battered green beans) and Cauliflower Karaage were good enough to the point where I could become a vegetarian and still be alive... Of course, the next bites of chicken karaage and ebi mayo turned this idea down. Not much to talk about edamame, but tuna tataki with Guu's signature garlic chips was really good. I liked its smoky flavours with green onions. Finally I finished with this little cute Annin Tofu (Soft, jellied dessert - not containing tofu but apricot kernel, agar and sugar). Personally don't like jello or jelly, but the flavour was pretty good. Overall, I loved their bento so much. It's definitely worth your buck! I will definitely come back for their other lunch items :) PROS + Lovely tasty cute bento boxes + Discount for pre-order (eat-in only) + Courteous waitresses + Well-portioned & well-priced CONS - Washrooms RATING Food 4.0/5.0 Ambience 3.5/5.0 Service 4.0/5.0 Price $$ Address: 888 Nelson Street, Vancouver Phone number: 604-899-0855 Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 1130am-230pm & 530pm-midnight Saturday to Sunday 12pm-3pm & 530pm to 1230am Guu Garden Official Website & Menu read more

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The pickled root veg they serve prior to my drinks was well received (by my super empty stomach!) and kept from getting hangry (hungry-angry) at my servers. As it was Saturday, a drink was in order (cuz happy hour is whenever I decide it to be muhahahaha). I was surprised at how clear the Sake Sangria was, only to be totally overwhelmed by the bright bursts of infused citrus balanced perfectly with the refreshing sake, the perfect way to start the meal. Isakaya bento consists of chicken and cauliflower karage, edamame, tuna tataki, and ebi mayo... All you need to know is- the amount and caliber of the food at the price point offered is more than fair. I am a completely satisfied customer and strongly recommends this place to whoever is looking for a corner in downtown to catch up with the girls for a quick lunch after work. read more

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As a big fan of Guu, I recently discovered Guu Garden. True to it's sister restaurants, this place didn't disappoint. We tried the Royal bento for lunch. Amongst other things, the assortment came with very large tempura prawns, mackerel, and impressive sashimi (it even had aemabi). Also recommended is the kids bento (they have grown up size too) which comes in a Shinkansen! This is a great option for those who aren't fans of raw fish or are new to Japanese food. It comes with omurice, a burger patty and tempura. Yum. Drinks and cocktails are also reasonably priced, under ten bucks for most. My salted lemon sour was refreshingly delicious. Prices are great for the quality and quantity of what is being offered. This restaurant is definitely a win for sure. Just remember to make a reservation and get there early as the small restaurant fills up quickly. read more

On the Vancouver Magazine's 101 Things to Taste list: Tuna and Melon Granite: a unique dish with chunks of tuna sashimi, dashi jelly, and bits of iced sweet melon, finished with a soy. Multiple flavours and textures combined to create a dish that's a must try. read more

Guu Garden was just what we needed to finish our trip in Vancouver. Came here for dinner with some friends, and had really enjoyed their outdoor patio seating. We ordered bunch of dishes and drinks. The PEACH BELLINI is a must get. It's fruity, tasty, refreshing, and so easy to order seconds. There were few dishes that were more memorable than others. Tuna Tataki was fresh, and loved how they added garlic chips on top. We ordered two because one wasn't enough for the four of us. The Cauliflower Karaage was surprisingly good and better than the Ingen Fries (tempura green beans) The side of mayo definitely helped a little. The Unagi Nuku Sushi was a bit small and came in a little bamboo steamer with the eel on top of bed of rice. The dish was comforting and simple. The Tontoro Grilled Pork Cheeks was the least memorable. It was a bit on the chewy side. Not a dish for everyone. Our waitress was fairly helpful, but we had a little hard time understanding her. Service over all was decent. We were lucky it was a nice summer night, so no blanket and heat lamps were needed. It was a little hard to find this restaurant, so look out for little japanese lantern lights hanging on the second floor! read more

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Wonderful dinner. Had duck, beef tataki, tuna tataki, Brussel sprouts, cod, fried chicken and bibimbap. Everything was fantastic.Service was great on a crowded night. Will happily come again! read more

More spacious than other Guu places. I sat at the bar and really enjoyed the experience. The food and service were top notch, as always. read more

Haraheri - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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This restaurant offers the best Japanese food I've had, for the price. Excellent value and warm atmosphere with good service. The menu has a sufficient variety of warm dishes if you're not into sushi. I highly recommend the tuna tataki. read more

The food was good! But it was my first time seeing mice running around under the patio tables! When we told the waitress, she pretended she didn't see it at all!! read more

One of the last Guu's that I haven't been to, and sure wish I came here more frequently during this awesome summer weather we've been experiencing but I digress. Located on an upper floor of a strange layout, as it's on top of Relish pub, with an extensive wrap-around patio and a wall that can be pulled up like a garage for maximum view, and I digress again. Ordered the prawn avocado salad, which is a sure winner if you appreciate the health benefits of avocado. More than enough sauce throughout with 3 big size prawns. Also an added lemon wedge, nice touch. Next up was the ebi mayo, probably one of the least oily ones I've ever had, compared to Suika. It's right up there to Gyoza King, esp. in terms of the mayo chili dip, and here at GG, they're quite generous with the amount. As expected with most izakaya service, at least for me, it's always been good, and Minori today was no exception ;) Refilled hot water no problem. Clean washrooms. accept amex, yay. read more

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Guu Garden never disappoints.. Their sashimi, salad, rice and noodle items are always very solid. Their dessert is very unique also (Sake ice cream) and such! read more

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Nothing short of fabulous food here. To me, this place is the coolest guu in Vancouver. Overlooking the courts, you get a decent lunch and sake for like 30++. Totally worth it! Everything is yummy here. What's outstanding is the beef tongue rice and soup. The beef is done perfectly. The lamb carpaccio is delish too. And I absolutely enjoyed the tuna yukke. If only they would serve the salmon yukke and beef yakiudon here, guu garden would be my everyday occurrence. This is how fab they are. Major love to this spot. read more

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This Guu is a nice spot during the summer. The patio is beautiful and has nice little Japanese garden elements added in around the place. Unfortunately the menu isn't as good as "Guu Garlic", though I have heard that you can order some things off the "Guu Garlic" menu that they don't have here..I'm not sure if that's true but you could try? They do have a few of the same dishes like the chicken karaage with garlic mayo ( must try) and others. I believe the prices are bit more at this location but again I am not 100% sure. I like the feel of this place and would visit again in the summer time but if I have to say it just doesn't have the same appeal as "Guu Garlic" . The food is still delicious though! read more

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Comfortable seating area that is good for groups, complete with patio seating. The menu, however, is limited and the food is mediocre. The fried calamari tasted fine at first, but after a few bites, you start to notice the starchy texture of the squid rings. The unagi don was less than spectacular. The rice that they use is not the sticky, medium grain Japanese rice; rather, the rice is short grained and becomes close to a porridge texture. The unagi itself was underwhelming. The kimchi bibimbap had the same porridgy rice issue as the unagi don, but it was more pronounced here because of the extra liquid in the dish. The flavour was decent, nonetheless. The beef tongue croquette was fine. It's essentially mashed potato mixed with a few bits of beef, and deep fried into a crispy ball. SUMMARY: GO TO GUU ON THURLOW INSTEAD. read more

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Charming place that is a bit hard to find if you don't know where you're going. But when you get there, the food is very good and the service is strong. Didn't love not using a physical menu. Due to COVID, you need to scan a QR code with your phone in order to see one. It's not their fault, and it definitely is more sanitary. However, personally I like a menu where I can see large pictures up close instead of on a small phone. Minor point, though. It's all about the food! read more

The food was good, but it wasn't amazing. I came here for a work-related dinner meetup with a group of new people, so I didn't take pictures. The organizer ordered ebi mayo, tuna tataki, prawn and avocado salad, chicken karaage, green bean tempura, cauliflower karaage, salmon oishi sushi, stir fried udon, fried Brussel sprouts, chicken breast, and jelly fish salad and green tea ice cream. I've had better Japanese food in the suburbs. Guu is not worth it if you don't live in downtown. read more

All Guu are one of the few legit Japanese izakayas in town I prefer Guu Garden due to the location and ambiance, and it is easier to get a quick seat then the other locations Daily special menu is great and one of the key reasons we go often, always something new to feast on read more

I didn't even realize that there was a Guu here in this seemingly business-driven part of town. I love the large patio, the furniture, and the spaciousness of this joint! Based on the physical arrangement of this place, I think it would be a great place to meet up with people for drinks after work. I came here with my friend who was visiting from LA, as well as her friends and family. We were a large party but the staff did an excellent job of accommodating to our needs. We ordered several items off of their menu, "family style". We had their tuna tataki, chicken karaage, pork cheek, beef tongue, salmon aburi, edamame, and a bunch of other things that I either did not try or cannot remember. My favourites were their tuna tataki and salmon aburi. I really disliked their beef tongue though that may have been due to the act of eating another animal's tongue (it felt like I was making out with a cow) rather than Guu's presentation of it. Overall, I loved the vibe that this place curated and I would come back here with a group again! read more

Haraheri - Amazing tuna tataki. Yum! - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I was disappointed in my experience at Guu Garden. If I could put 2.5 stars, I would. I came here for lunch yesterday with two friends. We pre-ordered our lunch sets to get the slight 1-2$ discount. I had the Chirashi bento. Mine wasn't bad, some of the fish were kind of tough and the portions weren't amazingly generous, but the set came with a steamed egg dish, miso soup, and eggplant. My friend's tuna don was not as impressive though. The curry udon was okay, nothing special. My problem with this restaurant was the service. The curry udon came first, and after waiting 10 minutes for the rest of our dishes, the curry udon was quickly becoming cold. I had to ask two different servers before our next dish came. After five minutes, my chirashi don still had not arrived. No one came to fill up our water jug, no soy sauce was provided at our table. The restaurant was not that full, yet service was slow and the servers looked harried. We waited 20 min after the we finished eating for our bill. Next time I will look to the other guu restaurants for a more reliable experience instead. read more

When visiting my in-laws in Toronto, my sister-in-law mentioned a new happenin' restaurant called Guu and how excited she was to go and try it out. I did some Yelping and realized that Guu is a chain in Vancouver and decided to check one of them out while there! We went to Guu Garden since it looked like the best out of all the other locations. The restaurant is a bit hard to find since it's in a complex with a whole bunch of office buildings and a whole bunch of deserted vacancies! It's a small restaurant and totally not what I had expected! It looks like a lil' hole in the wall, and the constant patronage that streamed in definitely was promising. Everyone spoke Japanese so it really made it feel authentic. I thought Guu was an izayaka place, but they had bento boxes too. We tried the tuna tataki, fried green beans, chicken and jellyfish salad (yummm), octopus and umi salad, and miso pork bento box (double yummm), and finished it off with sake ice cream (triple yummmm)! Everything was good, but it didn't really live up to the hype! I thought it would be amazing - but it's a really cute mom & pop type that seemed really authentic, but it just didn't live up to my high expectations. Parking is difficult around the restaurant, so beware!! You could end up having a pretty pricey meal! read more

Guu is a restaurant where you dont come here to get full. It is a finger food restaurant for you and your companions to munch on while you talk the night away. I really like their kimchi bibimbap. read more

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Fantastic lunch with friends. The service was warm and friendly and for the quality the prices were fair. I had love combo and such smooth meat! My friends had a chicken Benton and shrimp and port from the izikaya menu. I thought the shrimp was awesome, the pork a bit too flavoured for me. I would return. read more

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3.5. Guu Garden has a great patio, especially awesome during summer time. We came here for drinks and a few appetizers to share. We ordered deep fried cauliflower, agadashi cheese, and chicken karaage. The cauliflower and chicken were as advertised, nothing special but decent snacks to eat while drinking. We really enjoyed the agadashi cheese, we would recommend it if it's on the menu. Service was good, prices are similar to the other Guu restaurants. read more

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Decent ikazaya style restaurant. Had an assortment of tapas but Thad a couple that were only so so like salmon Oishi and the pork cheeks which were meh. The others were good like green bean tempura, Tuna carpaccio , chicken karaage and others. read more

Wasn't as good as the first. Isn't that how it goes sometimes? Tonight I wanted to be able to chat without raising my voice but we were here for the food and so I had to deal with a decibel rating that was distracting. With fellow foodie we ordered a number of dishes. Scallop seveechee ( I know, wrong spelling but I have an over-reactive iPhone and I'm all thumbs.) neither of us liked it. It was the only dish we didn't finish. Tuna tartar or something.... It was decent, but not quite like before. Nankotsu - good EBI mayo. By far the best dish we had. Deep fried taro roo with bonito flakes - decent. Is this taro? I think it is. Bang bang g salad- good but too small? ( ok I'm getting picky, I know, don't listen to me) Kimchee udon. Their signature dish of all Guu's Guuuud. Service was quick and efficient. Beers would have been better with it. I had green tea. I was still hungry. Yes. So no 5 stars this time Eh? Yeah sadly it was that seveecheeaay. read more

Haraheri - Ebi mayo - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This rooftop patio restaurant is perfect except for one thing... ALL THE OUTDOOR HEAT LAMPS DON'T WORK!!!!! Management: buy some propane u cheapies!!! You can't expect you're paying customers to endure the cold temperatures while dining on your outdoor patio!!!! What's the point of us paying tips if we're not even dining in a hospitable environment???!!!!!! read more

Food is relatively bad compared to other sister franchise store of the restaurant. I ordered them deluxe Benton set and a calipico soda. I am unable to grasp how come some dishes that come in this lunch box applauded by other reviewers turn out so mediocre tasting. Would avoid this restaurant in future. Waitress speaks "very" poor English as a server who is taking order and cannot understand what the customer wants. Absolute fail. I suspect the lunch chef is different from The dinner chef. Now I know why this restaurant score so low review compare to her sister restaurants. read more

This spot is awful. Chicken was under cooked. Food was cold. The prawn tempura would have been ok, but this place thinks mayonnaise is the only sauce that exists. Chicken - mayonnaise Prawn Tempura - mayonnaise Duck - mayonnaise And if all of that isn't bad enough this place is expensive. This is douche dining to the max. Won't ever go back, won't ever take another. Just awful. read more

Tried this place for the first time. We ordered our food before the people next to us even sat down. They ordered the exact same dish that I did and got served their food first while we had to wait an extra 5 minutes. First went to the original Guu with my parents over 10 years ago when they were brand new and have supported them consistently over the years but have definitely noticed the quality going down recently across all locations. read more

We initially planned to go to Gyu kaku, but we ended up going upstairs to Guu garden becuase of the 45 minutes wait time. However, the experience we had were pretty disappointing. I wish we could have waited for Gyu kaku, the food at Guu Garden was not as good as expected. They are always out of Mochi Tofu bag which I have never got to try it. Yesterday was not an exception. So we ordered: Oden - Daikon Radish + Fluffy Fish Cake - is the best of our meal Ebi Mayo Bang Bang G Gyu Tongue Chazuke Gyu Karubi Salmon Oshi-Sushi humm, maybe not our taste.. sorry 2/5. read more

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I came here because it was recommended as one of the best Japanese restaurants in Vancouver for 2014. Location is a bit hard to find. It's up on the second floor using outside building stairway. My order: Sashimi - bigeye tuna. $16. Seared Yellowtale sashimi, Kale and Romanesque Caesar salad $12 Miso Calamari $6 - deep-fried ume (salted plum) marinated squid with black haccho miso sauce Assorted Oden with dashi broth $6.80 Free range egg, Taro jelly, fried tofu, fluffy fish cake and mochi tofu bag. Wow. I thoroughly enjoyed each dish. Tuna is fresh. The miso calamari was crisp and not oily. The yellowtail was served on a bed of kale with a vinegrette dressing. The oden was a nice simple dashi based broth. The perfect "winter" dish. Over all I love this place. It has a wonderful atmosphere was very strong Japanese ties. I'm sure all the homesick Japanese come here for a good meal. Service: even though the restaurant was completely full I had three different servers, asking if I needed anything. Definitely recommended! read more

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