My partner and I decided to try Ebi-su restaurant in Richmond for lunch after reading some positive reviews on it. When we first went in, the waitresses were talking, but didn't take too long for them to seat us after greeting us with "yes?", accompanied with a facial expression for "how many"? She decided to seat us next to an empty table with a wet mess on the floor, so we asked to be seated in a two seat booth. The ambiance was nice, the decor was modern, however it lacked a bit of luster giving me a somewhat dirty feeling.

The menu was very straight forward and had a good selection. The price for the set lunch was very reasonably priced. My partner and I decided to order the 3 item special for $9.99, which we chose two organic sashimi salad and a tempura. We also ordered Bento box A for $11.99. Both of these lunch sets included miso soup. The soup came first and it wasn't anything special, typical miso soup.

It didn't take long for the salads to come and we were really excited that they had organic greens, however my excitement soon dissipated after taking the first chew at my sashimi. I'm not sure if they didn't remove the silver skin to the fish or not, but it was chewy. So, I swallowed it, decided that this could happen to any of the most experience chefs, however 4 out of the 5 sashimi in my salad and also in my partners salad were chewy. It was really really unappetizing.

While we were chewing our salads, the other items arrived. The presentation was average. But again, for the price, we weren't expecting anything fancy. The tempura was mediocre, the batter was really heavy leaving the suppose to be crispy tempura very soggy and doughy.

The Bento box A had 7 pieces of sashimi (3 salmon and 5 tuna), a small salad, tempura, 4 nigiri sushi ( 2 salmon and 2 Tuna). First we tried the salad with a thick goo of salad dressing on top. It tasted really really fishy so we did not eat any of it. The tempura was again heavy, soggy and doughy. The sashimi and nigiri remained to have chewy bits in them.

The servers were attentive and the place had 8 tables of customers. We asked for two small plates and they gave us two small plates that were greasy. Overall this experience will make me think twice about eating another piece of raw fish from a sushi place I know nothing about. We didn't end up finishing our meal, not because we weren't hungry, but because we really couldn't stomach the grossness of the fish anymore. 3 hours after this meal, both of us ended up going to the washroom a few times. I will definitely not go back to Ebi-su again.

Went for lunch at Thai house with a couple of friends on Friday. I hate to say, but it was the worst Thai food I have ever had. Yuck!

We were greeted promptly at the door, and was brought to a table right away. Service was efficient, and food came in a timely manner. We ordered a red curry chicken, a yellow curry chicken and a pad thai. Spring rolls, soup and salad are included with the lunch set. Spring roll is almost barely a deep fried wrapper, with a few cabbages and carrots inside. The soup appeared to be like coconut soup, maybe coconut broth, with a few slices of mushroom. Definitely not the real version of coconut soup. Salad was a couple of lettuce leafs drenched in salad dressings. We barely touched anything on the plate.

Then there came our "main course". For the pad thai, the noodles are hardly cooked, one had to give it a good chew before she swallows them. Hardly anything in the pad thai, you can probably pick out the 2 shrimps in the entire plate. For the flavor, how about adding some ketchup and chili sauce to your noodles to make it pad thai? I should have cooked at home.

The curries are not outstanding either. I am definitely disappointed. I tried the thai house in Metrotown and it was bad, so I thought I might give a second chance to the thai house at a different location. Same disappointment. Will definitely not go back to the restaurant.

Went to Timonthy's for ice-cream after dinner at Ichiro today. It was around 9:30pm and there were still plenty of people waiting to buy ice-cream. We went to the gelato/sorbet section and was trying to decide which flavour to get. We've been here before, and the gelato was definitely outstanding. The gelato is still great, but unfortunately, we will not return to this place after receiving such poor attitude from the server. Her service was degrading and demeaning, and somehow, made us felt that she was racist. She was treating other customers very nicely, and all of a sudden, dropped her smiley face and put up a disrespectful face for us. She was staring at us in a mean way, and somehow managed to give us very small portion of the share we ordered. We couldn't think of why she was being like that for no reason, except for the fact that she was racist. It was very unpleasant to be treated like that, and all we wanted was just a sweet treat from this great ice-cream place.

As I said, their gelato is great, but if I were to pay for service like that, of course I don't think it's worth it!! It's very upsetting to be treated like that, and no, I will not return to this store.

I have been going to All Indian Restaurant a few times now and every time is just perfect!! I usually go there for lunch buffet, for the price of $11.95, you can savour over 4 types of curry, tandoori chicken, samosas, and salad! My favourite are the butter chicken and samosas, they are absolutely tasty. There are also lamb curry, and I think some veggie curries as well. My partner doesn't really eat lamb but she found the lamb curry to be very good!! She said it doesn't have that distinctive lamb smell, which is excellent! I didn't try every single item in the buffet, but just having the butter chicken and samosa will make you happy already!

The service there is also excellent!! They didn't have any servers but someone that looked like the "owner" served us. He was very friendly and greeted us promptly at the door. He was fast to bring us water and invite us to enjoy the buffet. Although he was working by himself, he was very efficient! He even took the time to ask us if the food was okay.

Value is excellent for lunch. I have never had dinner there before, but lunch is absolutely outstanding. I mean, ordering indian food at a food court is around $8-$9, this is in a restaurant, all you can eat for $11.95, I would say the value is outstanding!!

Ambiance is also quite nice. I think there is probably an ocean view part on the other side of the restaurant. We have only seated at the front part of the restaurant and the ambiance is pretty and clean! Seating is comfortable.

Overall, I give this restaurant full mark! I'll go back again and again!!

I am a fan of Kirin restaurants, but I have to say this is my most disappointing experience with Kirin ever. I was going to make a complaint on their website, but since it doesn't offer that option, so I am going to do it here instead.

The three of us went there for Dim Sum on Friday at around 1:30ish. The restaurant was busy, but there were some empty tables here and there. After we sat down, we could immediately sense that the waiters and the "managers" were not very friendly. It's the attitude, the way they talked to you, sounded very unwelcoming. Anyway, we ordered 7 dishes and they came promptly. The dim sum were fine. But out of the 3 Kirin I have been to, this is the worst one. The ones in Richmond and New Westminster both make better dim sum than they do. Same food, but more delicate, and more well-cooked and presented.

The service, which was the main reason why I write this review, was definitely really really poor.The waiters and "managers" are very unfriendly, they literally just threw things and dishes on your table. When you told them to refill the hot water, they reached over from right in front of you, and took the teapot with his sleeves touching your bowl. How bad is that? I mean, if I have to do that, I would at least walk to the other side and pick up the teapot without interfering my customer. To reach over like that is simply unacceptable and rude. Anyways, as soon as we finished the last piece of food on the table, the "manager" hurry in and cleaned up everything on the table. I asked him if they are closing soon, and he said last order is at 2:30pm (it was around 2:15pm when I asked). I asked him why he seemed to be in a such a rush to clean up, he said they need to get their banquet ready. Honestly, why would you rush your customers like that? Anyway, with all the noise from setting up the tables to banging the plates and utensils around us, we decided to leave. And no, we didnt tip at all. Sorry, they didnt deserve it!

I mean, their dim sum is relatively more expensive than the other Chinese restaurants. If this is the service you get from them? Then, no, I dont think their value is good.

I will not return to this restaurant. I rather drive to New Westminster or Richmond. But I'll never never return to this one on Cambie inside city square.

Made a decision to go to this restaurant today for dim sum, and it was a wrong decision. I had the worst dim sum experience ever in Vancouver. And here's why:

The food was really poorly made. Yes, the portion was big, but quality was poor. I ordered some steam dumplings, pan fried taro cake, and chives dumplings. The steam dumplings are poorly made, the stuffing was obviously not fresh, the wrap was thick and chewy, and they were put in a very dirty bamboo steamers. Yes, it's traditionally that dim sum are pushed in the carts, but then with people pointing and talking over the uncovered food, it was very disgusting and non-hygienic. The taro cake was really really bad. It was cold and it has a really strong dirty oil taste to it. We later told the manager that the taro cake was bad, and he refused to listen to it.

Service was poor. When we arrived, we were told to stand by a table and wait until the customer finished paying his bill. Really can't believe people are still doing that nowadays in a restaurant. The utensils and plates are dirty, and we have to rinse them. The servers just took the dirty dishes in a bucket around where the dirty water dripped over the food carts. When being told that the food was not good, the manager did not acknowledge that, and also tried to brush it off by walking away.

Value, I guess some people would say it's good because of the big portion. But honestly, I would not even want to pay $3 for garbage like that, so to me, it's really poor!

Ambiance, typical Chinese restaurant. But it was poor because of the hygiene. People are crammed together and dirty dishes carts are pushed and laid around near the tables. Definitely unappetizing.

Sorry, I'd rather go back to my usual dim sum restaurant.

After reading all the positive comments here on the website, my friend and I have decided to give it a try. We went there yesterday for supper. The restaurant was small, but very clean and tidy. We were greeted and seated promptly by the waitress, and she was friendly and welcoming.
We've ordered the soup noodles and the spring rolls. The spring rolls were crispy and fresh, and werent too greasy at all. The portion was quite generous as well. The soup noodles was also very good. When the environment is clean, it kind of makes everything taste a little better.
I will for sure go back to this restaurant again, I am interested in trying out the other items on the menu. I would also recommend this restaurant to everyone!

Went there today for lunch at around 2pm. As me and my friend walked in the restaurant, the waitress just gave us a stare as if we should not be standing there. After waiting for a little bit, she finally acknowledged that we were there to eat so she pointed us to a table. The restaurant was quite dirty and unappetizing. The way they handle food was very unhygienic: the waitress wore a glove on one hand, and she cleaned and handled the food with the same glove. I saw her cleaning a table bringing the dirty plates to the kitchen with the glove, then later on bring me my food, touching the veggie with the same glove. I have also noticed the cook in the kitchen went to the washroom with a glove on, and then came back out with the same glove on.......it was very disgusting.
Service was quite poor as well, the waitress was not friendly. To be quite honest, there was actually no service at all.
The food itself was alright, just mediocre. Nothing very special to praise about. Luckily, the food was hot, otherwise, it'll be really gross, especially after seeing how they handle clean and dirty things with the same glove.
My verdict is: I'll definitely never return to this restaurant.

I go there almost once a week. It's a restaurant that runs by Korean people, however, their sushi is very good. I ordered salmon nigiri sushi, hot night roll and deep california (deep fried california roll) in my last visit. They were all made right away and the salmon and sashimi on the hot night roll were really fresh. Deep california was made right away as well, that's why I waited around 15 mins for the my food.
The restaurant is small but very clean. The service was efficient, and the staff are friendly in general. A great place for take-out sushi!

Went there last Saturday. Got a table on the roof-top. The waitress was quite attentive and friendly. Food took a little longer to arrive, but tasted pretty good. Would not recommend the chicken wings because they were small and meatless, and quite over-priced. ($9 for maybe 6 wings). Fish and chips, and the chicken tenders were great. The entree was up to standard as well (Black cod and Mahi Mahi). Portion a little bit small for guys.
Great location, great view, good value, and good food!