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    Tendon Kohaku

    4.3 (218 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese
    Open • 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Japanese Beef Udon - Chef's Special
    Jackie D.

    Great value for quality dishes. Pro tip - come hungry! For the udon, you get upsize of XL / XXL noodles for FREE. Udon noodles were bouncy and complimented the broth well. Service is prompt upon ordering on the table tablet. Ambiance is slightly elevated casual. Would go back if visiting the area! Try it out!

    Shrimp Prawn tempura curry
    Shirley S.

    Visiting from California and we came upon this cute Japanese restaurant. There were nine of us and we had no problem with seating as it was before the dinner hour. We were able to order off an iPad, which allowed us to pay separately. I ordered Sashimi Aimori Tendon which was pretty good. I think the sashimi was more like poke as it was cut in very small cubes. I wish the tempura had some kind of potato. Some of the vegetables were not traditional (at least what is normally served as vegetable tempura), but I would say still very good. The service was nice and quick and overall everyone seemed to enjoy their food. I also had the Matcha latte which was made well.

    Jessie H.

    Amazing meal I had a few days ago. bit heavy on the fried items so only wish I had something acidic like sour krout or pickled veg to go with it. Most definitely some of the crunchiest tastiest tempura I ever had. super high quality food and so comforting and warm in the cold rain. Service was good too they say me quick but otherwise they didn't do much since you order on kiosk at yr table. it came fast!

    Anago Tendon
    Daniel P.

    The kohaku signature item is now my new favourite at this restaurant. The classic is great too! I recommend getting the spicy sauce if you like a bit of heat. It is probably 2/10 on the spice scale, so not spicy but you feel something. I found the bottomless is nice but I never actually order for a second batch of cabbage and miso. Just the tendon bowls are plenty enough.

    Sashimi Aimori Tendon
    Selina T.

    Came on a Thursday evening around 7p with no wait. Casual restaurant where you can order from a tablet at the table though they also give you actual menus as well. My husband and I both ordered the sashimi aimori tendon and a beef rice bowl for my son. There's an option to get sauce on the side for the tendon and they have a choice of spicy or regular sauce. All the food was good but nothing special. However, the food and our drinks came out pretty quickly which was nice especially when we have our son with us!

    Salmon Handroll
    Sahand S.

    Good option for Tendon in Vancouver, but one thing that really stuck out comapred to Tendon place I enjoyed in Japan was the portion sizes, as in Kohaku's being much smaller than Japan. The pictures on the website show portions including shrimp tempura sizes larger than what you actually get. We even paid $3 for an "extra" portion of beef which was still small, and mostly a little beef with a lot of onion and cabbage to disguise it. The unlimited rice, soup and cabbage salad was a nice option for just $3 more. I especially liked their sesame dressing in the salad. As for service, the touch screen ordering system is a bit akward, in that you have to even order drink refills, and we also went a long period after ordering something where the server didn't show up.

    Menu Page 1
    Dexter D.

    We read the reviews, and they made the restaurant seem interesting. This was a style that we had not previously experienced, so we decided to give it a try after also looking at their website. The restaurant is not particularly large, but it seemed that turnover was quick and there was always a table available. We were greeted upon entry and pointed to a table. Menus were presented and we were asked if we wanted hot tea or water. On the table was a mounted ordering pad, forks and chopsticks. I asked a server about the free ice cream and he said that we each signed up for their loyalty program, we would get each get one that day. So we signed up! We had: Classic Tendon - 4 - Good rice, each of the components was tasty although they looked a bit greasier than we expected. However, nothing really tasted oily so that was odd. Kohaku Tendon - 4 - Slightly variation in ingredients with a yummy runny egg. Chawanmushi - 5 - Very tasty. Hokkaido Style Soft Serve Ice Cream - 5 - Absolutely delicious. Seemed to be what we thought was a grassy flavor. Figured that's what the cow had been eating. Something made us burp and each burp gave us the aftertaste of the ice cream. It wasn't off putting, and we'd eat the ice cream again. Yes, we're weird.

    Menu (nov 2025)
    Charlie T.

    We really liked their location in Bellevue and were pleased to see their location here in Downtown area near our hotel. The menu here is slightly smaller than the Bellevue one. We ordered a few things to share. They have an option of what size udon bowl you want and it's all the same price. We got the XXL one, which was plenty. The katsu curry was good as well. The staff here were super attentive and friendly as well.

    Anago
    Danni O.

    Reminds me of the tendon spots in Japan! The taste, presentation, iPad ordering, and sides were spot on. I had the anago with an order of the add on rice + miso + cabbage salad and was super full at the end. Service was quick even though it was only two people. Would come back again.

    Michelle S.

    A place in downtown that I passed through a lot, yet had never been since lots of their tempura contained shrimp. Regardless, my friend and I stopped by late at night one random weekday and were pleasantly surprised. Price was decent by Vancouver standard and I really like the high ceiling decor. We ordered using a tablet which was a pretty seamless experience, but food and drinks took a while to get served. Overall, a pretty nice casual spot for lunch or dinner. Vegetables Tendon ($14.25) Pretty good tempura, batter was crisp and light, crunchy without being greasy. Standard types of vegetables tempura (mushroom, squash, etc) and pretty plain without the sauce. I do think the tendon sauce that they have on the table is way too concentrated versus the standard though, will be good to have it more diluted. Katsu Curry ($16.95) + omelette on rice ($4.75) Despite being mostly known for their tempura, the katsu curry was really decent and the extra egg looked very insta worthy. The level 1 spicy was as expected not spicy at all, but curry tasted pretty rich, nothing too mind blowing but a really comforting meal.

    Spicy Rose Cream Udon
    Emily Y.

    The food is affordable and tasty! It's usually pretty busy so you'll need to come a bit early to line up during peak hours. The servers here are all super nice, refilling water every so often. The decor is nice as well. The spicy cream rose udon was delicious; it was creamy with good amount of spice. There is free size upgrade which is nice so you can get a bit more food for the same price! The tempera fried food in the tendon fish is so light, crispy and fresh!

    Katsu curry udon
    Jessica G.

    This was on a friend's list of places to go in Vancouver so we decided to check it out while looking for lunch in the area - and we're glad we did! There isn't a whole lot of signage so you can almost miss it, but it's right on the corner of the street. It's pretty much all windows so you can see the restaurant from the outside (which also means it's nice and bright in the restaurant too!). Looks like they also have some outdoor space, but that wasn't used when I was there. Inside, they have booths and tables. The tables that are close to each other are also separated by a plastic wall. You order on the kiosk or with the server and service was super quick from there. I ordered the Katsu Curry Udon and it definitely was one of my top meals of my trip. Such a generous portion and the curry flavor was just spicy enough. Udon, as usual, is a little messy if you get slurpy so just keep that in mind if you're wearing a white shirt. Bonus points: you can get a free upgrade to XL or XXL. Definitely worth the trip for a satisfying lunch in the area!

    Spicy tuna sashimi
    Julia T.

    We had the rare salmon katsu, tempura pumpkin (really good) and the tempura mushroom, and spicy tuna sashimi. All were very tasty and flavorful. We waited 30 min for a table at 9pm on a Sunday night, when they were close to closing. Very attentive service except they forgot to bring a beer that was ordered to the table, but very courteous. The place I'm sure gets quite packed but when we were there it was clearing out so it was relatively quiet.

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