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Specialties
Guu Garden is an oasis in the middle of down town vancouver. This Guu specializes in oden, Kanto-Daki Oden (light soy sauce based Oden) and Miso Oden (rich Haccho-miso base). Enjoy your Izakaya food such as karaage, ebimayo, oshisuzhi, and more with our giant pine tree in the garden.
History
Established in 2009
Opened Dec 2009
Expect an "authentic izakaya experience" at this midpriced chainlet where the "original", "modern Japanese tapas" offer a "mouthful of mmmm"; servers "yelling out orders" add to the "boisterous" environs, and if a few find the "shouting" "disruptive", "diehards" deem the overall experience "too guud to be true."
I go to Guu regularly and am a fan. Unfortunately this is our second time that was ridiculously disappointing.
It took about 15 minutes before we saw a server. We had to call her over and she gave us a 'what?' Bad day maybe.
Food came and it was disappointing. The lobster croquets had no lobster, the salmon was over seasoned, and our French toast was soggy and raw. We were told the whole...
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Lemme start by saying that this would have been a 4 star to 5 star review - the food here is reliable. Always know what your gonna get. It's good.
BUT...The service today was awful. Non existent. Kinda brutal actually.
They messed up our order twice, I just kept the dishes. What's the point telling them they brought the wrong dish. No screaming hello today or goodbye. Didn't come by to clear...
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I've only come here for lunch but I always enjoy their food. I keep forgetting that you can pre-order on the phone to get a discount on your lunch so I haven't tried it out to see how it works yet. I really like their Wagyu Beef Rice Burger; the flavors are great, the beef patty is juicy. I also like the wasabi mayo salad dressing on the avocado shrimp salad and the deep-fried green beans that... more
Guu Garden is a traditional Japanese restaurant that was started in late 2009. Among other Guu's in Vancouver this one is the only Guu that serves Kanto-Daki Oden and Miso Oden. It has four typical courses - Sake, Ume, Take and Matsu, along with separate lunch, dinner and drinks menu. If you are a burger lover, you will just adore their Kobe rice burger served as a lunch special along with... more