[Engotski]

Looking for new places to eat around east or west coquitlam. Any small gem restos, whatever kind of food, im down to try anything. Or you can post your fav spot, maybe I havnt been

[murd0c]

My favorite in Coquitlam is Wah Wing, being going there for years and the food is great.

[cdizzle]

Osamu Sushi is expensive, but sushi's pretty good.

[Engotski]

Yah been to those places. Theyre as u guys described.

Any small taiwanese cafes??

[Groot]

Mega Sushi is pretty good imo

[fuhkyu]

lazy den on st johns is pretty good imo. just bbt and small snack food, one of my fav milk teas in vancouver

[James Bond]

Poco Ocean Restaurant. A whole in the wall Chinese restaurant that makes home styled Chinese food. You won't like it if you go to Hon's or any of those bs Chinese-Canadian restaurants. Rumor has it the chef used to be the chef at the governor's house in HK.

[Engotski]

Mega was pretty good, went there for the first time a few days ago. Awesome sushi.

I used to go to lazy den quite often before it was called that, way back in mid 2000s. Havnt been in years tho so probably will check it out.

Will def try poco ocean!

[murd0c]

I've heard really good reviews about Wilbur & Sabastian's Smokehouse & Bistro in Poco

Port Coquitlam sweet spot offers BBQ delights from pulled pork to pastry (http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Port+Coquitlam+sweet+spot+offers+delights+from+pul led+pork+pastry/6948222/story.html)

Home Page (http://www.wsbistro.ca/)

[highres604]

the best chinese food in all of port coquitlam/coquitlam is Deer garden on Pinetree way.

[OTG-ZR2]

A whole in the wall Chinese restaurant

:haha:

[G]

Matoi sushi and Chada Thai are both pretty good.

[Engotski]

the best chinese food in all of port coquitlam/coquitlam is Deer garden on Pinetree way.

Ehh its so-so for me

Ooo! Going to hit that smokehouse bistro soon. Always looking for good bbq. Went to college down south (Florida) and can never find bbq up here that compares to southern bbq

Chada thai is good, a little over priced tho but good.

[miss_crayon]

Chada Thai is good for thai food. Sang Thai you can skip..terrible place.

AND the winner....

SUSHI KAMIZATO!!!! Small little Japanese resto run by a Japanese husband and wife. Super fresh everyday and everything is made IN HOUSE (except the soy). Price is a little pricier than most sushi places but you're paying for quality here.

Let him know you heard about them from Maggie and Michael and he'll hook you up.

2850 Shaughnessy Street (Located next to the old Canadian Tire in Poco!)
Suite 2105
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6K5
(604) 474-0022

[Engotski]

Chada Thai is good for thai food. Sang Thai you can skip..terrible place.

AND the winner....

SUSHI KAMIZATO!!!! Small little Japanese resto run by a Japanese husband and wife. Super fresh everyday and everything is made IN HOUSE (except the soy). Price is a little pricier than most sushi places but you're paying for quality here.

Let him know you heard about them from Maggie and Michael and he'll hook you up.

2850 Shaughnessy Street (Located next to the old Canadian Tire in Poco!)
Suite 2105
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6K5
(604) 474-0022

I read about this somewhere. I heard the owner used to be a top chef in dt but left to start his own resto. True??? But yes this place is on my bucket list. Thanks for the hook up! :)

[mlworks]

+1 to Poco Place (veeeery tasty chinese food but a little bit on the expensive side) and also Matoi Sushi.

I would recommend Fuji Sushi too, its on St. Johns, should be opening up real soon.

[miss_crayon]

I read about this somewhere. I heard the owner used to be a top chef in dt but left to start his own resto. True??? But yes this place is on my bucket list. Thanks for the hook up! :)

His friend posted a review of it up RS and since mr crayon lives in poco we decided to check it out one night. He use to work as the head sushi chef at Zen sushi in West Van and then decided to open up his own place. I didn't know him before posting my reviews so it was non-biased. However, since we go there so often (1-2 times a week for the past 2 months) we are friends with him now.

Hope you love it! Everything he serves is grade A quality as he inspects all his ingredients before purchase. He also doesn't serve atlantic salmon due to the intense farming and will only serve wild sockeye. ..I could go on...LOL

[08civicsi_coupe]

try rosas its and italian place in port moody on the lower road that runs parralell to st johns and is the best italian place in vancouver hands down

[Engotski]

try rosas its and italian place in port moody on the lower road that runs parralell to st johns and is the best italian place in vancouver hands down

YUP that place is the bomb...mmmm damn gota go there soon

[VR6GTI]

try rosas its and italian place in port moody on the lower road that runs parralell to st johns and is the best italian place in vancouver hands down
been many of times, food is pretty good and service is complete shit.

[OTG-ZR2]

Fuji Sushi, when they were at Burquitlam Plaza, was good. Interesting to see if its the same people working there since they moved for the Evergreen line project.

[murd0c]

I'm going to check out the sushi place for lunch today. Will report back lol

[murd0c]

Chada Thai is good for thai food. Sang Thai you can skip..terrible place.

AND the winner....

SUSHI KAMIZATO!!!! Small little Japanese resto run by a Japanese husband and wife. Super fresh everyday and everything is made IN HOUSE (except the soy). Price is a little pricier than most sushi places but you're paying for quality here.

Let him know you heard about them from Maggie and Michael and he'll hook you up.

2850 Shaughnessy Street (Located next to the old Canadian Tire in Poco!)
Suite 2105
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6K5
(604) 474-0022


I just got back and WOW I'm beyond impressed. I honestly don't remember the last time I used real chopsticks outside of my house.

Quality was top notch and even tho it was pricey it's well worth it.

One of my co-workers had the Beef don and they use actual steak and not the shredded beef that 95% of the places use. I had Unagi roll, spicy tuna roll and a kappa roll with Tuna and Unagi nigiri and it was great. They actually make their Unigi correctly witht he buatane torch to get that nice crispyness on the outside.

Gave me a number of free samples as well including this Tuna tataki with a nice sauce to pour over it. Bill for two came to $40.00 but it's worth it no questions asked!!



Not bad for free

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2799/img2012090500217.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/img2012090500217.jpg/)

[miss_crayon]

^Try their Aburi Saba next time. BEST you will ever have. Also, their beef udon is to DIE for. Beef steak cooked to a perfect medium rare and the udon has a nice al dente texture. MMMM!

Their shiromi is really good too, has a similar taste to halibut but texture is out of this world. I can't even describe it..except...kinda reminds me of a jello texture.

You'll even see our photo on the back wall!!

[murd0c]

Have you tried the Unagi Udon yet? I'm really wondering how that is.

[miss_crayon]

^You mean their unagi don? No I haven't, I'm not a huge fan of eel but can give it a go next week as I already used up my weekly quota of a sushi k visit. Their asian nachos is pretty tasty too, good for "beer" food.

[cdizzle]

Sushi Kamizato just opened up recently right?

[murd0c]

3 months ago

[Engotski]

Damnit im going there next day off!

[!Yaminashi]

Sushi Kamizato is hands down my favorite japanese place

[Nlkko]

Sushi Kamizato is more of a fine dining place, portion is small and pricey but with a lot of thoughts put into them.

The chef and his wife is extremely good people. If he make a special dish for you, he will explain how it works and in what order you should taste the meal to get the most out of it. Very technical!

I think they close Sunday.

Btw, for pho, I've been going to pho Huy, any other recommendations?

[G]

^pho99 beside chapters/price smart in pinetree village is pretty good IMO.

[Engotski]

Pho 99 has been my go to viet for almost 10yrs.

Pho toan thang behind costco in poco has decent rice dishes. Tastes like how an auntie would make it haha

[fuhkyu]

Pho Phu Thinh is my go to place for pho in coquitlam, its right beside the johnson street liquor store (same complex as copa cafe)

[Nlkko]

I tried Pho 99 (by Coquitlam centre) and the pho is delicious. Not to mention big portion, lots of meat as well. Beat pho Huy for sure.

Open quite late till 11:00pm daily I believe.

[G]

Pho 99 > all the other phos in coq IMO.
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[blue_reverb]

That place is fantastic, and great lunch specials

[blue_reverb]

Nagano sushi is good once again, since the owner is back in the kitchen

[fliptuner]

No one's mentioned Pho Sen yet?

Several of us go there at least once a week. Good pho, good rice dishes, restaurant is modern and the owners are really nice. It's in Lincoln Plaza, across from Henderson.

Things to try:
-all the pho dishes are pretty solid
-spicy coconut curry beef w/veg is always really fresh
-special duck dish is boneless and really good
-strawberry smoothie is great

There's also:
Donair Affair (Wilson/Maryhill by 7-11)
Lee's Chicken (Prairie/Coast Meridian)
Pearl Fever and
Cora's (both in Sunwood Plaza, Westwood/Lougheed, NW cor.)
FuLin hotpot (next to PhoHoa/Shoppers)
Go Gung Korean BBQ (Parkway Blvd. up on Westwood)

BTW, anyone been to All Thai'd Up, on Kingsway/Westwood? It's across from Gino's Tires. It's a hole in the wall Thai place, run by a couple and some friends say the pad thai is really good there.

[cdizzle]

^

All Thai'd Up was okay I thought, they made my Pad Thai too moist in my opinion.
I never really liked FuLin, I'd rather go the AYCE hot pots in richmond.
Donair Affair and Lee's Chicken are solid :sweetjesus:

[tomatogunk]

Soup Plus at Austin Ave is a good place for a quick bite during lunch break

[iam_dan]

if you guys liked the old fuji sushi, then dont go to the new one. (not yet, anyways)
biggest.disappointment.ever.

i dont think they're quite back at where they used to be just yet. (understatement)

the rice is mediocre. the rolls are a mess (triangle, falling apart, lopsided and cut unevenly. wtf?)
the tempura was deep fried with old oil, and overdone.
they also raised the prices for a few items
i was observing the staff members, and they are very inexperienced and they ran around aimlessly not knowing what to do. one of them seemed really out of it and was just zoned out into her own world. 2 of them seem to be pretty good though, out of about 5-6 waitresses.
(only saw 1 waitress retained, and the owner and 1 sushi chef. not sure about the kitchen...)

every one of their old staff left with the previous manager to tairyou on kingsway beside bubbleworld. if you miss fuji, go to tairyou instead, until fuji gets their act together

i have to give sushi kamizato a try. ive been meaning to for awhile now

[fliptuner]

@cdizzle: I agree about FuLin but for the area, it's decent. Would definately rather go to Rmd or Fatty Cow but it's a drive.

[jing]

if you guys liked the old fuji sushi, then dont go to the new one. (not yet, anyways)
biggest.disappointment.ever.

i dont think they're quite back at where they used to be just yet. (understatement)

the rice is mediocre. the rolls are a mess (triangle, falling apart, lopsided and cut unevenly. wtf?)
the tempura was deep fried with old oil, and overdone.
they also raised the prices for a few items
i was observing the staff members, and they are very inexperienced and they ran around aimlessly not knowing what to do. one of them seemed really out of it and was just zoned out into her own world. 2 of them seem to be pretty good though, out of about 5-6 waitresses.
(only saw 1 waitress retained, and the owner and 1 sushi chef. not sure about the kitchen...)

every one of their old staff left with the previous manager to tairyou on kingsway beside bubbleworld. if you miss fuji, go to tairyou instead, until fuji gets their act together

i have to give sushi kamizato a try. ive been meaning to for awhile now

I was gonna go there the other day but we changed our minds last minute. Guess we didn't miss out on anything, lol. I wAnder why Fuji split? Is the Evergreen shit affecting business on Clarke?
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[cdizzle]

I was gonna go there the other day but we changed our minds last minute. Guess we didn't miss out on anything, lol. I wAnder why Fuji split? Is the Evergreen shit affecting business on Clarke?
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I went there on opening night and a few weeks after that.
Opening night was horrible to say the least lol

[Zordon]

if you guys liked the old fuji sushi, then dont go to the new one. (not yet, anyways)
biggest.disappointment.ever.

i dont think they're quite back at where they used to be just yet. (understatement)

the rice is mediocre. the rolls are a mess (triangle, falling apart, lopsided and cut unevenly. wtf?)
the tempura was deep fried with old oil, and overdone.
they also raised the prices for a few items
i was observing the staff members, and they are very inexperienced and they ran around aimlessly not knowing what to do. one of them seemed really out of it and was just zoned out into her own world. 2 of them seem to be pretty good though, out of about 5-6 waitresses.
(only saw 1 waitress retained, and the owner and 1 sushi chef. not sure about the kitchen...)

every one of their old staff left with the previous manager to tairyou on kingsway beside bubbleworld. if you miss fuji, go to tairyou instead, until fuji gets their act together

i have to give sushi kamizato a try. ive been meaning to for awhile now

I agree with everything you said. Huge disappointment for sure. We ordered the super deluxe sashimi and it was the biggest rip off. Nothing about it made it "super" or "deluxe". Katsudon sucked balls, the pork tasted super funky, and the service was just horrible. "i think you go up to pay", that's what one server told us.

[haha13]

Fuji sushi definitely has gone downhill. We went 2 weeks after the opening night and waited for 30 min to get a seat ( we stood at the door for 10 minutes without a server writing down our names for the lineup. Even then, they told us to write our names on the piece of paper on the wall, wtf?). Once we got to our tables, there was no tea, and there was rice on one of the dishes, server says to not worry about it, WTF?. I did not get my food until 40 minutes later and I got my main dish instead of the appetizer. After 1 hour and 20 min later, the server asks me if I ordered my appetizer... Big dissappointment.

[godwin]

Just like Takumi, they probably got bought out when developer came knocking.

I was gonna go there the other day but we changed our minds last minute. Guess we didn't miss out on anything, lol. I wAnder why Fuji split? Is the Evergreen shit affecting business on Clarke?
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[iam_dan]

Yea, the evergreen forced Fuji to close down because its going to directly run through the old plaza that Fuji used to be at. After the close, the decision was all still up in the air with the old owner whether he wanted to open up a new place or not, so the previous manager bought his own place to run.

When I went to the new Fuji, there wasn't a piece of paper on the wall for guests to write their name down with. It was a piece of paper on a clipboard just sitting on a chair and a paper taped to the backrest saying "write your name down" lol

[Presto]

AND the winner....

SUSHI KAMIZATO!!!! Small little Japanese resto run by a Japanese husband and wife. Super fresh everyday and everything is made IN HOUSE (except the soy). Price is a little pricier than most sushi places but you're paying for quality here.

Let him know you heard about them from Maggie and Michael and he'll hook you up.

2850 Shaughnessy Street (Located next to the old Canadian Tire in Poco!)
Suite 2105
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6K5
(604) 474-0022


Thanks for the recommendation! I took my cousins there, tonight. It's tucked away in the plaza by the Canadian Tire. The owners are really nice. My metric for sushi is usually the toro (tuna belly), and Kamizato is the best I've ever had. The prices are a bit higher than other sushi places, (ie toro was $2.95, while other places would be $2.25), but it is well worth it! All the sushi is top-notch. We'll go back, in the next week, before my cousins have to leave.

I made sure to mention your name, but I forgot Mike's name at the time, but the lady knew that it was "Maggie and Mike" ;)

I especially enjoyed the classic rock that they play there!

[fliptuner]

Pho Sen is still best Sen

[miss_crayon]

Thanks for the recommendation! I took my cousins there, tonight. It's tucked away in the plaza by the Canadian Tire. The owners are really nice. My metric for sushi is usually the toro (tuna belly), and Kamizato is the best I've ever had. The prices are a bit higher than other sushi places, (ie toro was $2.95, while other places would be $2.25), but it is well worth it! All the sushi is top-notch. We'll go back, in the next week, before my cousins have to leave.

I made sure to mention your name, but I forgot Mike's name at the time, but the lady knew that it was "Maggie and Mike" ;)

I especially enjoyed the classic rock that they play there!

Aww yay!! I'm glad you guys had a great time. If you haven't already, these are some of our favorite items:

-Aburi Saba
-Asian Nachos (homemade salsa..SO good)
-Amaebi sushi (ask Keith to deepfry the amaebi head and have him make it into a cone for ..OMG)
-Mango..yellow maki road. I forgot the name..
-Spicy and Shout roll
-Spicy chopped scallop roll. He makes his spicy sauce from scratch and it's #1


I :heartsmile: them!

[Hondaracer]

You guys who recommend pho99, I dunno what you guys consider good but that shit was probably the worst pho I've had that I can remember, will not repeat.
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[freakshow]

My Greek Taverna :sweetjesus:

[Nlkko]

You guys who recommend pho99, I dunno what you guys consider good but that shit was probably the worst pho I've had that I can remember, will not repeat.
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Why don't you recommend some pho joint in Coquitlam? There's actually a bunch of pho99 around.

I find the soup not bad and the portion super-generous.

[Hondaracer]

the broth was greasy as fuck and spring rolls were the same.. i went to the one off north road and the chick i was with said it was exactly the same/as bad as the one on schoolhouse

all my favorite pho places are in Surrey or Vancouver, so i cant recomend one in coquitlam, but just cause i cant doesnt mean that 99 is good lol

my greek is pretty awsome +1 for freakshow

[!Yaminashi]

Did someone on the boards go to sushi kamizato tonight?
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[miss_crayon]

^it's okay! I found him! He msged us to say he had a good time.

And sushi k thanks everyone for being so supportive!
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[mindcruising]

^ *raises hand*

[Zordon]

I found Sushi Kazimoto a bit over priced and the portions were way too small. Best dish there was probably the Tuna Gomaee but the time we went we had to wait a long time for our dishes.

[OTG-ZR2]

Pho Huy is best in Tri-citys IMO.

Pho99 on Schoolhouse > Pho99 on North Rd.

[european]

Has anyone ever tried Town Hall in Coquitlam? I'm wondering if its as good as the other one. The Town Hall in Langley is really good and if you wear a Man-U jersey they might give you a surprise ;)
They have an insane burger at that particular restaurant. It's got so much meat on it that but the chef doesn't think that's enough so he tops it off with prawns. It comes with a pound of fries. It's insane!! Pricey but I think its worth it or atleast worth it to try it once in your life.

[Presto]

I went to the Townhall in Coquitlam, last week. It's alright. If I recall, the prices are a bit on the high side. There wasn't any cheap, microbrewed beer, like the one in Langley. I miss the French Quarter Pub :(. Woody's is a good alternate, though.

[cdizzle]

breakfast specials at Coquitlam Townhall are good though

[Engotski]

You guys who recommend pho99, I dunno what you guys consider good but that shit was probably the worst pho I've had that I can remember, will not repeat.
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the broth was greasy as fuck and spring rolls were the same.. i went to the one off north road and the chick i was with said it was exactly the same/as bad as the one on schoolhouse

all my favorite pho places are in Surrey or Vancouver, so i cant recomend one in coquitlam, but just cause i cant doesnt mean that 99 is good lol. Creamy yogurt curry sauce

my greek is pretty awsome +1 for freakshow

I kinda agree with the grease comment...although my pho 99 spot is by coquitlam centre mall.

I forgot to mention, Muy Garden on North Rd has THE BEST chinese style curry beef brisket. Can never get sick of it, I can eat it daily! lol. Creamy yogurt curry sauce :drool

Im going to venture slightly out of the area but Burger Heaven in New West is one of the best old school burger joints in all of lower mainland, fkkk that fat burger and five guys shit. Dont go to Chronic Tacos accross the street, salty as fkk

[fliptuner]

Did someone on the boards go to sushi kamizato tonight?
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I'm here right now w/ the gf.

Ordered tako wasabi, assorted sashimi, spicy shout, yellow brick and spicy scallop rolls.

I don't order omakase on busy nights. Maybe when we come on a weeknight.

We already like the atmosphere and friendly staff.

[Girl]

i went to Sushi Kamizato with 2 foodie/chefs. The sushi was really good there but their hot meals was a disaster that night. The udon was cold and the sauce was clumpy. Their avacado tofu appetizer was just blended up tofu with pieces of avacado. I was hoping it was just that night. The sushi was good though and the owner/sushi guy was super friendly. Other then that, my guests were quite disappointed.

Matoi sushi and Chada Thai are both pretty good.

+1 Matoi has been consistant for me. Loved Chada Thai when it first opened, it was a bit pricey though, don't know if it's still. Deer Garden is good for cantonese food. Poco Ocean is pricey but it's cuz the food is so damn good. Their honey garlic wings, their pork hock are thumbs up. Pho Sen has good soups, Pho Huy has an infinite amount of beef, it's like pho with your beef.


Cora's Breakfast, Urban Gate for their $8 skewer specials, Takano Noodle House.

There's an awesome shanghainese place in Henderson. It's in the food court, it;s pricey but the food is superb. The nebayaki udon at Sushi Turn House is good.

House of Tofu on North Road is a great korean joint, good pricing, softest tofu.

Went to Kefi's today, that was alright. I heard their roast lamb is superb.

[Qmx323]

I like Koi Sushi in PoCo, used to go there a bit for the after 5pm AYCE with the ex.
Service can be a bit slow though due to the small size of the place, but food quality is pretty darn good.

[murd0c]

Micky's pub in Coquitlam is great(old two parrots) and I'm really interested in the new Orange resturant and bar thats opening across from the Costco on Ottawa.

[iamon]

Is there a HK Cafe style restaurant in coquitlam that is better than Westwood Cafe? I know copa cafe is close by but reviews on them suck. Also is there another AYCE sushi joint besides Koi?

TIA!

[civiccer]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Lucky Gate.... I don't like chinese food, but this is the authentic stuff.... szechuwan food. Most amazing chinese food I've ever had in my life. I can't tell you enough how great their food is. From hot and sour soup, to the pork pancakes, and spicy beef... you need to try it for yourself. So so good.
1139 Austin Ave Coquitlam

Also, Kirin Seafood Restaurant has great dim sum. It's pretty pricey, but to be honest I don't really remember their food... just the egg tarts. I live for their egg tarts. They only make them on occasion but I've never had a better egg tart.
I just had a look at their website and it looks like the Coquitlam location is closed but there are 4 other locations to visit. Closest one to Coq is in New West at the Starlight.
Welcome to KirinRestaurants.com (http://www.kirinrestaurants.com)

[snowfly]

Nagano near coquitlam centre has pretty decent sushi. priced around 50$ for 2 people.

[knight604]

SUSHI KAMIZATO is okay but yuji is still better for me , maybe im just more traditional

[murd0c]

Tip Thai in DT Poco is fricken awesome and they have great lunch deals. Pad Thai combo for $7.34 with tax.

[LuHua]

Tip Thai's great, and if you're in that area a lot give Matteo's Gelato and Martha's Bakery a shot. Good gelato from Matteo's, and good sandwiches and diner-style food from Martha's.