Suika is a solid go to spot for me when it comes to picking a Japanese izakaya. I love chilling with my friends with some small plates and beer. Suika has a very casual and fun vibe with a large and varied food menu. I like that there is a lot of sashimi options as well. Suika is constantly changing up their menu with new and innovative dishes, so every experience here is new and exciting. I came by over the weekend to try some of their new dishes as well as revisit some old favourites.
Suika Vancouver – All Day Menu
To start we had 5 Kinds of Sashimi ($25.00). This dish comes with 3pieces each of tuna, salmon, yellowtail, scallop and chef’s choice.
The sashimi was fresh and beautifully presented. My personal favourites were the scallop and the yellowtail.
Next up was the Aburi Salmon Pressed Sushi ($13.80). This dish features seared pressed salmon sushi topped with unagi sauce, mayo and ikura on premium sushi rice with scallop and sushi ginger in sweet soy sauce. Each bite was a flavour bomb! It might be too saucy for some, but I love sauce so this was just perfect for me. On this particular visit, the rice was on the mushier side.
Suika Vancouver – Daily Fresh Sheet
Suika always has a sheet of food specials that feature some pretty yummy and innovative eats.
The Hokkaido Bowl ($34.80) features uni, real crab meat and ikura on top of premium sushi rice. This was such a delicious bowl. The richness of the uni complements the light crab meat flavour really well.
The Beef Stamina Bibimbap ($18.80) features grilled short rib slices with home made yuzu kalbi sauce, soft boiled egg and kimchi in a hot stone bowl. This was such a nice hearty bowl. It was bursting with grill flavour and it tastes just like a Korean bbq in a bowl. Suika Vancouver japanese izakaya Beef Stamina Bibimbap features grilled short rib slices with home made yuzu kalbi sauce, soft boiled egg and kimchi in a hot stone bowl.
The Otoro Meets Uni Bowl ($34.80) features Blue Fin Tuna Otoro and uni on top of sushi rice. This was the winner in my books! The Otoro was has such a lovely sheen from the fattiness of the fish and the uni was just perfect.
All the sushi rice bowls feature their premium seasoning sushi rice with seaweed pasted, chopped ginger, bean curd and sesame.
Suika Vancouver – Desserts
For dessert we had Creamy Chestnut Pudding ($6.80) which is a smooth pudding with rich chestnut cream. It was light in flavour – I wish it had more chestnut flavour.
The other dessert we had was Kinako Tiramisu ($6.80). The tiramisu features a rich marscapone cream with soaked bread crumbs and brown honey.
Worth a Try?
Yes! I have always been a fan of Suika even during my university days. All the dishes are fresh and delicious. I particularly like that there are so many sashimi options! If you are ever looking for a nice spot for drinks and delicious Japanese eats you need to check out Suika.
