Took my lovely wife out for her fiftyth birthday celebration. She picked Ouisi's for a change of pace. Drove in from Port Moody. Nice place, interesting ambiance. The food was pretty good. We had a couple of appy's. Liked the 'gator best! The main dishes were ok to great. Two people had jambalya which were definately mediocre. Two people had Po'boys which I think were good. I had the Chicken and Duck Sausage Gumbo, it was great! I would definately eat that again. So why the mediocre rating? My wife ordered a New Orleans Fizz to start out the night. She made quite the face when she took a sip and offered me a taste. Yuck! Tasted like soap! Passed it around and everyone agreed it was nasty. When the server checked in we mentioned the taste and sent the drink back. Turns out the simple syrup container had been filled with liquid soap! Blech! I understand this could happen to anyone but what I didn't like was no apology from management and I had to ask if they were comp-ing the drink. They were but nothing else was done. When I'm fed soap I would appreciate a little better treatment than that.

I had my birthday party here last night and it was incredible, The waiter, Chris was outstanding beyond believe, treated everybody like gold. If there was an award for best waiter in Vancouver, Chris would be it. The other waiters/waitresses were amazing too. To the owner of this place: You should be proud, don't let your incredible staff go, ever..no wonder they stay for years!!!

The FOOD: oh my god, from the wine to crab cakes to the stuffed chicken with crab to the fresh corn bread to the baked beans (yes best I have ever had for sure) to the crusted chicken with brie and spinach, absolutelly delicious....seriously go to the this place, you will love it. Get there early though as it is busy because it is sooooo incredible.

Also, THE BREAKFASTS, unbelievable. I do not know who the Chefs are there seriuosly, but they want to try out for the shows that celebrate unbelievable cooking, and award cooks/chefs like you. Oh my god, my mouth is watering just thinking of how good the food is. Going back soon!

Thank you for a birthday dinner that I will never forget and I will be back soon! xxoo

For the longest time, I've been meaning to give their menu a try. Only just recently gotten around to doing so for a late dinner. I thought the service was adequate, though unenthusiastic, while my dining partner felt it was cold & bordering on neglect. Food preparation is relatively slow. Complimentary cornbread was decently moist, though it comes with an obviously prepackaged rectangle of unsoftened butter for a boring spread, but that's about standard for general offerings elsewhere.

The 3 course tasting menu doesn't provide value, but it does provide a less than satisfactory dining experience. The Jambalaya is just typical seafood drenched in a tomato sauce that tastes of the instant/canned variety--my dining companion actually felt it was like sauce masking cardboard, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it such. I wouldn't recommend anything that comes with their fragranted rice as neither the green nor the regular variety is any good. As a matter of fact, they offer an odd taste and is a bit too mushy resembling the instant Uncle Ben's microwave variety. The gumbo variety is awful in its heavily salted black sauce. Maybe you shouldn't be going here for the New Orleans/Creole cuisine, but rather, the simply baked/grilled chicken and such dishes might be a safer bet. I would also not recommend getting any of the desserts offered with the tasting menu.

Hubby and I were doing some early Christmas shopping on the Granville Rise. Feeling peckish, and passing by, we read the menu outside and thought we would try Ouisi.

Hubby ordered a chorizo, potato and sausage hash, which he said was quite tasty. Coffee, however, was weak and not very hot. Refills were hard to come by...

I ordered "Egg Me On", one poached egg, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, sprouts and toast. The egg was good, but lukewarm. Everything else, including the toast, was cold and lumped in separate piles on the plate.

I asked (Itwice) or orange pekoe tea, and got a mug of hot water and a tea bag. No milk, no offer of milk.

Service was perfunctory at best. Middle-aged shoppers were not cool enough, apparently, for any interest. I really don't really care how many facial piercings you have, honey, if I'm spending my money, I expect some effort on your part.

Won't return to be invisible again. For not very good food.

My wife and I came here last night for a couple's Supper Club Night. The restaurant is small, dark and funky. The wall hangings have lots of reference to jazz and New Orleans.

I started off with the cornbread and butter basket and my wife had the baby spinach salad with vinaigrette and blue cheese. The cornbread is one of the best I've ever had. Not too sweet, and not too gritty, it was moist yet also crumbly in texture. My wife finished her salad, so it must have been okay.

I had the Apricot Expresso Brandy glazed 1/2 chicken with steam veggies and a cornbread/andouille sausage stuffing with smoked corn sauce. One of the better meals that I have had dining out. chicken was moist and flavourful...didn't really taste the expresso though. The stuffing was outstanding with the most conbread and spicy fried cubes of andouille sausage. Smoked corn sauce was really good too, just a bit oily for my taste though.

My wife had the Voodoo Ribs with potatoes and veggies. She said her ribs were falling off the bone and were excellent.

Service was good, not great. My water was refilled 3 times withouth me having to ask for it. My wie shared a bottle of wine with 2 other people sitting at our table.

After tax and tip (which for most parties over 6 people, an automatic 16% gratuity is added), it came to $84 for the both of us. I just wish that the waitress told me that before I almost added another 15% tip on top of the bill...fortunately for me, I caught it stated at the bottom of the receipt

Would I go again, probably, if I was in the area.

The cornbread tasted old – you can taste the difference between cornbread that is fresh out of the oven and cornbread that has been sitting for the whole day. I ordered the Corncrusted Trout with Mango Chipotle. The fish was dry and tasteless, not impressed at all for $18. A friend ordered the Jambalaya but it was WAY too spicy for anyone to enjoy. When we asked her if it was supposed to be that spicy, she said that “it may have been from a different batch” which screams inconsistency. I probably won’t return.

We went once for a dinner for two and it was good enough to go back and try out more dishes. The second time I tried a chicken dish but it didn't settle well with me. It could have been the spices, but i like hot stuff! We were mostly ignored and I felt like we just had to leave the place. I'm not ugly or anything but I felt like it. I have heard not very good things about this place from others. I think that's why they did the renovations and I haven't been back since. Mebbe it's changed?
I hope someone writes something good so I can think about giving it another try. sigh!

It is always a pleasure going to ouisi. I have always been impressed the decor (paintings bylocal artists and always new ones everytime we go). The food is standard Louisiana/Jamaican fare, and there is always just enough spice on everything (try the hot sauce on the table if you are brave). The only complaint (not really one) is that the alligator meat tastes like dried lizard (but I think that's because of the meat not the cooking). It's one of the most enjoyable dining experience I had in Vancouver.

I Looooove this place, it's been my anniversary place with my boyfriend for 4 years now. The food is consistently excellent, my favourite is the espresso apricot chicken with andouille cornbread stuffing. The place is a bit dark, with burnt umber and dark blue coloring and paintings with nice lighting and small bright accents of color for a very subdued ambiance. Most meals are close to $20, so it's a good date place to impress. The first time we went there they screwed up our order and it came late, so we got a free dessert and 2 martinis covered, and the staff are always friendly and attentive without being overly present. I've been looking for a place that's similar in all of Van and NOTHING even comes close. Love it there

Went with hubby near the end of October to use up our Entertainment Book coupon before it expired.

Food: We lucked out because it was the last day of their week-long gumbo festival. The warming and filling gumbo stew (served over rice) was perfect for a chilly evening. I had the seafood one, which came with 2 plump fried oysters, 6 large mussels, a few medium scallops and some prawns - beautiful presentation. Hubby had the lamb gumbo. Both were good, although I preferred mine (especially after I added the hot sauce). They also went well with the side of corn bread we ordered. For dessert, we shared the pecan pie, which came with a yummy bourbon sauce.

Service: I'd give the lone waitress 4 stars (very friendly and checked on our food), but the restaurant 3 stars as it should have had 2 wait staff that night as it made service slower than it could have been.

Value: Unlike some other restaurants, they let us use our entertainment coupon for the gumbo specials (both $18 - so reasonable value even without the coupon). The pecan pie was huge (easily the size of 2 pieces at other places) - and costs less than $6 (I think it's $5.45)! The 4-piece cornbread side was only $2.50, and hubby's lemonade was only around $2.

Ambiance: Not bad. Had some nice local paintings on the wall. It was a bit dark for my liking, though.

All in all, worth a repeat visit.