Ordered the off menu seafood risotto (minimum 4 person order required). Went in with such high expectations that I was worried it would naturally disappoint. Let me tell you, it did not. It was definitely worth the wait for the delicious risotto. The historical hype is real. I savoured every piece of the meal and licked up the remaining sauce off the plate. read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Seafood risotto - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Just had dinner at Kinemi's. Delicious! Reasonable! Great Service! Easy to get to! Friendly! Spotless Washroom! We had the Seafood Linguine and it was generous with the seafood, good sized portion. If you want giant go to Anton's (which we love). We also shared a Caesar salad and it was super fresh and tasty! We will come back again and recommend it to our friends. It is a hole-in-the-wall place with no ambience...but there was a young couple in there enjoying their meal and their company....on a date....so there you go! read more

This hidden gem hit the spot since it was hard for me to visit since I would think of going here on a Sunday ( they never open on sundays). The food is always good here and their pasta menu is always revolving but they always have their signature dishes too. It's never too busy here when I come so the service is always great and it's family owned so don't see servers just the owner coming to take your order. It's quite a casual place and kid friendly restaurant. We can with 3 children all different age ranges and they were very accommodating. read more

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Decent old school home style Japanese pasta place inside this unnamed(?) strip mall in Champlain Heights. Parking is available on the street, as well as in the tiny lot. The place looks like it's been around for ages. The place is seriously bare bones. There are maybe 2 tables with decorations on them, but nothing on the walls. Staff appear to be a mom and pop. Not sure if the mom (waitress) was having a bad day, but she wasn't smiling the entire time my buddy and I were there. In fact she was on the grumpy side. Maybe she had a long day. Oh well. The pasta is basically home cooking. Nothing too fancy, but gets the job done. I had the penne with pork backribs & Italian sausage in mushroom tomato cream sauce. The ribs were a bit dry, and were in small boneless chunks. Portion size was decent. I'd come back if I was in the area. Just don't expect anything spectacular. read more

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Great neighborhood restaurant. Friendly staff & good food with affordable prices. They have a few parking spots, and also street parking available. read more

I've been hearing this mom & pop hole in the wall pasta place for a while now. Tons of my friends have recommended me to drop by here a long time ago, like even before 2015 LOL!! I just haven't had the chance nor did I ever have it top of mind to drop by this place. And to be honest, this is the better side of pasta I've had compared to MANY chain restaurants in this city. That is something to be said about the quality of pasta in Vancouver..... Oh and another point IT IS CASH ONLY! So bring some money with you!! My friend and I came here to meet up and I suggested this place since he was wanting something pasta for the night. We arrived and we saw the daily specials, as usual that always gets my eyes. We just ordered the daily specials which were the Penne with Tomato Spicy Sausage, and the Wild Mushroom Truffle Carbonara. They both came out hot plate delicious. Each one has a different flavour to it and it was the perfect mix honestly. And on top of that, the wild mushroom one was my favourite as it has a very distinct aroma to it. I enjoyed the penne pasta a lot as the spicy sausages were plentiful in the plate. The food is not bad decent as the hole in the wall pasta was delicious. And on top of that love old kitchen wooden chairs they have for each table, as it reminds me I was in my own grandma's kitchen. For sure will be coming back for more pasta with friends! read more

Love this homey and cozy fusion restaurant. I love the friendly and hospitable service. Food is great and it's such comfort food.

Cute spot hidden away in Champlain Heights run by a wife and husband team. We have tried dining in once and take out many times. Pleasant couple and fantastic food. We have tried many of the dishes on the menu including the cannelloni, seafood linguine, linguine with prawns, linguine with duck confit. Everything is consistently yummy. Great place to get take out on a night you don't feel like cooking! If you're dining in, be sure to check out the specials they have on a chalkboard in their window read more

Hidden gem in the Champlain Heights area near the community centre. They specialize in Japanese-Italian dishes such as pasta and pizza. I ordered two pastas, both were under $20 and were actually quite tasty. Portions are relatively big. Don't come here expecting traditional Italian pasta, this is far from traditional but still worth trying nonetheless. Highly recommend the Spaghetti Amatriciana because it was flavourful but not too heavy. The Linguine Prawns Garlic White Wine could be more flavourful though! They are doing takeout only and you have to call in to place your order as of this review. read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Linguine Prawns in Garlic White Wine - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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This is a hidden gem in a plaza in the Champlain Heights area. The family is Japanese and the menu offers Italian fusion serving mainly pasta and pizza. We had spaghetti pasta with mushrooms, pulled duck in a demi sauce $17 The linguine was made with pork ribs in a rose sauce $17 The portions were large and the flavor profile was tasty. Although the pasta was not fresh made, the sauce alone will make you want to make a return trip for more! I wasn't a fan of how the meat was a bit chewy. But I would come back to try the pizza. There's lots of parking on the street read more

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New experience and it was excellent! Good service delish japopasta and pizza! It was a great experience! Will return. read more

Kin is a first class chef who studied under a great Italian chef downtown So you get Downtown fine Italian cuisine with out it being overly costly. I've been going here for years. Favourites include Seafood and Pasta, Focaccia, Spaghetti with meat sauce, Tiramisu, Lobster or one of Kin's ever changing weekly choices. read more

Delicious hidden neighborhood gem!! Might look like fast food but there's nothing fast about the quality of the food or freshness of ingredients! Have been going for years! read more

It's quite good. Portions are fairly sized. Competitive prices. It's in the middle of nowhere though so there's hardly any pedestrian traffic, and business looks slow. I'm not sure that I get the japanese flavor profile of this pasta, other than the wasabi aioli. It's essentially italian-american style pasta with some light japanese influence. I think they could take it up a notch by making the pasta in house. They didn't provide any utensils or napkins in my takeout, and I forgot to ask for them. Currently serving takeout only. No dine-in. Cash only. Hours are limited to 4pm to 7pm. read more

Haven't been here for awhile, forgot how wow'd I am by the food here. Fabulous dish of spaghetti with prawns and scallops. The prawns were huge and the taste and flavor were amazing. The sauce was light but well balanced. Spaghetti beef tongue ragu was out of this world! Tender beef tongue in a delicious sauce, also light and well balanced flavors! Absolutely first class food in this hole in the wall establishment! The above daily specials were $20-23, totally worth it. Large enough plate sizes to share, but easy to finish for one person because they're so delectable you can't stop eating. CASH only. read more

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Good food with very reasonable price and huge portion. Best mushroom soup I've ever had. Chicken parmigiana with linguine and tomato sauce blew my mind. Seafood pizza with all crustaceans was truly scrumptious. Can't wait to go back again. read more

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Great little restaurant. I've loved all the dishes I've tried, and the tiramisu is fantastic.

Great staff. The restaurant is clean and food is great. One of few Japanese/Korean places on Boundary road.

You really can't go wrong with this place. Nicely nestled away in Champlain heights, it has some good flavours and a nice staff. When we went we felt terrible that the staff had to deal with this really shitty couple, but they took it in stride and managed to get through the situation. It is hard to watch that kind of thing, but made me respect the staff that much more. read more

* Off day? * I feel like I must have visited either a different restaurant or caught them on a VERY off day. I'm seriously confused by all the positive reviews though. The baked lasagna had underseasoned gristly meat, an overly oily tomato sauce, under ripe raw tomatoes on top, and used a very commercial tasting lasagna pasta. Photo: http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/AbvEpKZyPBRdXsHvMZz0sw?select=3yNxI4FKLCZ37xZMAj4tKQ#3yNxI4FKLCZ37xZMAj4tKQ The seafood linguini was made with commercial tasting linguini which was overcooked, the seafood had a little bit of freezer burn, and it was topped with powdered "parmesan cheese." Photo: http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/AbvEpKZyPBRdXsHvMZz0sw?select=Wbmlhetl4k9xupH-v93rjw#Wbmlhetl4k9xupH-v93rjw Service was extremely cold, as if she and her hubby had had a big fight that day or something. Perhaps that explains the lackluster cooking as well. But based upon the quality of the ingredients that may not be all...... I won't be back...... read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Baked lasagna - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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A few friends decided to get take out instead of cooking on a Friday night. Kinemi's was the unamimous choice. Kinemi's Kitchen is a tiny restaurant located close to a quiet neighbourhood. Don't make the mistake of going to Champlain Mall, I was walking around looking for the place until I realized the restaurant is located on Champlain Crescent. My favorite dish is the Lobster Tortellini. There are 5 or 6 overstuffed tortellini with cheese and of course lobster in a tomato sauce. I wish we had ordered 2 orders instead. read more

Back again for some more savoury goodness from the creative kitchen known as Kinemi's Kitchen. Interestingly, I just noticed Makiko's review is no longer here on Yelp. I wonder why. She Liked this place. Now I see there are a few more Yelpers coming and dining here. It is indeed a hidden gem in this area. The meal that we had recently at Kinemi's was all about their daily specials. If I could have been able to try more dishes, I would have. We were only able to try a few tonight, but it was enough to renew our interest to make our next venture in this area, back to Kinemi's. 1) We had handmade ravioli stuffed with fresh hand shucked crab meat in a rose mushroom sauce. It was indeed a 5 star masterpiece. Especially for the price and the size. I was already full just eating that dish and I even shared it! If I were to order this at Zefferellis, or any other location downtown, I probably wouldn't get one of the three important things that made this dish so special. Price - this was only $14.00 Portion - It was alot and the ravioli's were bigger than a big Wuntun or Gyoza sized dumpling. Ingredient - Fresh crab meat, not from a tin or fresh from a plastic container. It was freshly cooked dungeoness crab, hand shucked. I would have paid over $20 for this and maybe even $30 at some other places. 2) Baked goats cheese orange salad. Goats cheese was baked on something like a crustini underneath and topped with nuts for added texture. I think that's what it was. It was the only way I could describe it. Side portioned with fresh orange slices, topped with salad greens, all lightly coated with a delctable dressing that put this all together. $8? Deal! And Lastly 3) Pasta with garlic prawns and white wine sauce. Noodles almost toothsome, sauce was well portioned and there were decent amounts of prawns to go with the dish. Yas compared it to Bistro the Homes version which she likes just as much. But the dish that really sung that night was the ravioli. I can't wait to try his lobster ravioli. I hear it's even better!! Just imagine slices of lobster meat encased in handmade pasta sheets and softly sauteed in a wine or rose sauce infused with lobster flavour flavour. OK. I was going with 4 stars, but now, I've "re-thunk" it over and I'm giving it 5. Regardless of the fact that I suffered from my pasta coma and couldn't drive. It was well worth it. Another culinary caper, devoured and enjoyed! Don't forget. Cash only. read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Baked goats cheese and orange salad - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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It seems like this place is a hit or miss. I went in today and it was a complete hit! I went it with a starving stomach and came out of the restaurant with a full stomach. It's been 4 hours and my stomach is still full. The restaurant is run by a husband wife team where the husband cooks, the wife looks after everything else. The husband when to culinary school and perfected his work in various restaurants before opening up his own restaurant. I wanted to eat everything on the menu but I stopped myself and ordered a few things: 2 items from the regular menu and 2 items from the chef's creation menu ( I went with a friend, and we cleaned up the plates GOOD). The ceasar salad: The chef personally blend of dressing. It was not salty, sweet or bitter. All the flavours blended well and it hit the taste buds perfectly together. The Crab cake: I freaked out at first cause I only saw 1 crab cake! I looked at the menu and yes, it said crab cake not crab cakes...with a 's'. The crab cake was in a wonderful presentation and after looking at it for 5 seconds, I took my fork and dove right into it. crab was not dry and again with the flavors...the flavors blended perfectly together. Chicken pesto Pizza. Good. Why not make it into a deep dish chicken pesto pizza. another half an inch and the pizza could be one. I like the crust. It was crispy yet not dry. The pizza sauce was not the typical pizza sauce and again, its the chef's special creation. Lobster Linguine The lobster was cooked to perfection, it was not over cooked and the pasta was not overcooked at all. The presentation of the dish was pretty good. The chef placed the lobster head at one end and the tail at the other end looking like the lobster was on the plate. A lot of people do take out orders especially on Friday and Saturday so I suggest you get there early and have an early dinner. There is nothing wrong with having dinner at 5pm. The restaurant isn't hard to find as it is situated in a tiny plaza in the suburbs in Vancouver. It's the only plaza. If you miss it, you have to go back. read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Lobster linguine - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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[Styrofoam Saturday] It was a lazy night with family and none of us was really in the mood to make dinner. I consulted the big red Yelp machine and decided on some take out from Kinemi's. This place intrigued me as it was an italian restaurant owned and operated by Japanese/Chinese staff. I was expecting some weird ingredients like chicken feet pasta. I was given free reign to order for the 5 of us since they figured I was the only Yelper of the group. They also decided I had to go pick it up. How wonderful. They're not very adventurous eaters so I decided to play it safe and with pretty standard dishes - spaghetti and meatballs, seafood linguine, lasagna, hawaiian pizza, cheesy garlic bread, and a caesar salad. It was all as advertised and pretty average. I would describe it as comfort food - think Denny's or White Spot. Portion sizes were good. As a self-proclaimed hungry man, one pasta entree would've filled my pit of a stomach. Best of all, the 4 entrees and 2 appies cost less than $60. Can't argue with that! The restaurant itself is a homely mom and pop shop nestled in a small strip mall on the outskirts of Champlain Heights. There's ample seating for 20 or so. Since we did takeout, I can't comment on the service. I've noticed the wonderful reviews and can't help but wonder if I just ordered the wrong things. It could just be the fact we were eating out of styofoam takeout containers. Either way, I wasn't wowed by the food but the price is right. read more

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Tucked away in a little corner in the champlain area, you'd only come here from word of mouth. The pasta is Japanese style and run by a small Japanese family. They put a lot of love into their food and it is very tasty for the price you pay. The pasta (carbonara!!) is better than the pizza and overall, a bit creamier than I can handle but its all about what you choose to order! read more

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Kinemi's Kitchen is hands down one of the best restaurants I have been to for both delicious food and exceptional service. My husband and I ordered the penne sausage, shrimp and scallop spaghetti, and a house salad with the vinaigrette dressing. The food was flavorful with subtle seasonings and a creamy tomato sauce with fresh seafood. The owners of Kinemi's Kitchen were very kind to us, gave us our full order when we could not pay for it in cash. They were only accepting cash. Being from the US we were having trouble with the atm and had limited cash on us, I had asked if we could change our order to purchase the amount of food we could pay for. The owner gave us our entire order even though we could not cover the entire cost. I highly recommend Kinemi's Kitchen, you will not be disappointed. We hope to return soon. read more

Kinemi's is a small restaurant hidden in the Champlain Heights area, very easy to miss from the street. We were in the area so we decided to stop by. It wasn't busy so we were seated right away. We ordered the cheese toast to start, it was surprisingly good even though it's very simple. For our mains we ordered the famous lobster spaghetti and the salmon linguini. The lobster was perfectly cooked, combined with the spaghetti was like a party in our mouths! Delicious! We didn't enjoy the salmon linguini as much. If you order this dish don't mix the salmon in the pasta otherwise it will cook; to be fair we prefer our smoked salmon raw. Service is fine and prices are fair, portions are very big. Kinemi's is really small and the majority of the customers order take out. We would recommend and we will be back! read more

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What a gem! I've come here 3 times already and none of them have been disappointing. If you can get the lobster linguine special, PLEASE DO! It's $25 but oh so worth it. There have been times where it was even sold out due to popularity (especially weekends). So if it's available, don't miss out! Also tried many of their other pastas (share with friends to get a taste of everything) and they were all cooked to perfection. I've found that in some other restaurants, even Anton's, the pasta sauces could be too creamy. Not here! The sauces are perfect and don't overwhelm you. Service is a little slow because it's a husband and wife team. Sometimes there will also be a bit of a wait if the restaurant is full. But hey, it's a small place that packs a big punch through it's food. Be patient! Cash only! read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Deliciously tender lobster linguine. - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Service is not great, decor is very poor. The food is amazing!!!! Forget Anton's. This is where it's at!!! My husband will drive over half an hour each way to pick up here!!! read more

Quite simply this place is an amazing find! I live just around the corner and you'd never know there was a delicious italian restaurant in this hidden Champlain kiosk next to champlain video. The parking is limited in the lot but lots of street parking, a little hard to find because its a pretty random spot. The place is quite small so probably not good for groups more than 4+ The service was great, like I said a small place so they had one chef, one server. The server still managed to check in and refill waters and was very polite. The food.... Oh the food. Their menu has pretty standard pasta and pizza dishes all very reasonably priced. Pasta dishes ranged from $10-14. Considering the size they would be a petty good deal. Appies were $7-8 so not breaking the bank. They have daily specials for the more fancy dishes like pastas with lobster, prawns, seafood which ranged a lil more to the $16-28 range. The pasta I had was perfectly cooked, fresh veggies, perfectly seasoned and had prawns that were cooked to perfection. I will have to come back to try their other foods because it was a great experience. Give them a try! And bring cash because they dont take debit or credit. read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Prawn white whime garlic linguine - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

First thing: CASH ONLY. The food is very good. Owners don't look at you or smile, not sure if it a language/cultural thing or that they just don't care about being polite. The food we ordered was delicious. I had a craving for spaghetti bol and it was absolutely delicious, hot, fresh, noodles cooked perfectly. My colleague had shrimp pasta and she loves it. We orders focaccia bread and it came out warm, I think it is homemade - and yummy. The inside of the restaurant is bare and bland and well, ugly. We were on a quick lunch while working so it was fine but I wouldn't go have dinner there. All in all good food, cold reception and service. Perfect for takeout! Order, take it home and enjoy! Prices are very reasonable. $15 and quantity is a on the large size. read more

At the recommendation from one of our Bankers as their go to place if a spur of the moment overtakes them, we decided to venture out on a Saturday evening .. not knowing anything about them nor wanting to we took a chance and went ...furnishings wasn't anything to write home to but we expected that .. service was emotionless and it was kinda expected but the food arrived fast and hot.. surprising it was good.. not overly seasoned but just right .. portions were good for the price we had the smoked salmon on linguine with a tomato sauce and the Alfredo on penne even though I swear I thought it was linguine ‍ And we ordered a Hawaiian pizza to go.. then we read the comments .. order the specials ‍ .. we will save it for next time but it would've been nice to have some bread but as a family run business .. I get it too to save a bit.. we'll order the bread the next time and dear lady.. smile once in awhile not just when we paid ..tipped well and leave read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Inexpensive ..don't focus on the furniture..but rather the food...good portions .. good prices - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Ordered the crab pasta, the clam chowder and the duck pasta. Crab and clean chowder were quite good. The duck pasta hd lots of duck. But it was all either overcooked or old duck.. Started tasting like live after the first few bites. Stay clear of the duck read more

My first impression of the restaurant was not very welcoming. As soon as I walked in, the server didn't promptly greet us although we know she saw us - we were the only guests as we had to have an early dinner that day. However, once we made our order, she was friendlier and was more approachable. The restaurant is run by, what I think is a Korean family/mom & pop shop. We knew this place served pastas and pizzas but didn't expect much. It was to our surprise that the food was fantastic and exceptionally high quality. We had the specials of the day and it blew us out of the water. The pastas and pizzas were not what I had expected - it was like high end restaurant quality food. Both the pastas and seafood were one of a kind - there are weekly specials with creative pastas and other Italian dishes. It was a very good surprise. It is a cozy family run restaurant which can surprise you with the quality of their food and the variety of the menu. Don't let the lack of service put you off - the food is worth it! read more

The food is amazing! We had the mushroom spaghetti with duck confit, lobster linguine, seafood pizza and cheese garlic bread. I have to say, it's probably the best Italian fashion restaurant I've ever been. The duck was super tender, very flavorful. Lobster had been deshelled, put back into the shell, and baked. It was creamy and smooth. Pizza dough was thick, but really soft and fluffy, so as the cheese garlic bread. Service was good too, we never had to ask for water refill, and she was nice. read more

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Amazing pasta hidden in a random location. I went on Friday for lunch and had to wait roughly 5-10 minutes for a table. Ordered the lobster linguine from the specials menu for $25. It was amazing. The lobster was perfectly cooked and taken out of the shell, cut into small pieces and lightly doused in butter. The pasta was cooked perfectly al dente and had the perfect amount of sauce. There was enough lobster that almost every bite had a bit and no sauce was left over. Highly recommended and I will definitely be back again! read more

Kinemi's Kitchen - Whole lobster with linguine. So. Good. - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Terrific little out of the way spot. Not much for atmosphere but the food is very good. Caesar Salad, garlic cheese bread, spaghetti & meatballs, linguine with smoked salmon. All very good and change back from a fifty. Cash only, no license which is too bad. This food deserves a glass of wine read more

Came here today for the first time, what a great surprise, we have been looking for good Italian food in the Burnaby area with no luck, until today! We try 2 different kind of pastas, we went for the clasic, Carbonara, and one spaghetti with tomato sauce and meat balls, both were just perfect, Carbonara was creamy and infuse with the pancetta flavor but not to heavy, very well balanced, the tomato spaghetti, very simple great tomato taste, fresh very tasty. Cesar salad also was really good and very good volume enough for 2 or 3 sides. Pizza I like the crust is thick but fluffy not heavy really good texture, a bit crunchy, if you are more of a thin crust person you may not like but the flavors were right. We also had the focaccia with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and it came really hot right out of the oven. Delicious! I am looking forward to come back and try more items from their menu. read more

Lobster linguini with rose sauce............ you MUST eat this. That is all. Nice little place smallish and when we went, it was pretty much empty so not sure how busy it gets. All in all, we enjoyed our meal there. read more

Honestly, I tell my boyfriend not to worry about taking me to some fancy restaurant when we have our anniversary or Valentines and to just take me to Kinemi's. I see why he's a bit hesitant.. the inside is really what you would consider a hole in the wall restaurant. But the food is amazing! We've been here more times than we can count and have probably had everything offered on the specials board and we've yet to be disappointed. We always have the pasta dishes and they are always flavourful and the pasta is perfectly cooked. The whole restaurant is run by a husband and wife team, there'll be a third family member helping out when it gets too busy but that's about it. The restaurant is busy, very much so on the weekends. Yes, it does get slow. You may not be able to order exactly when you want or have your water refills right away, but you see that they work their butts off. Come in, have patience, and enjoy the food. This place is cash only, but the convenience store next door does have an ATM machine. read more