Zakkushi–What’s better than meat on a stick?

Visited ~2010

(中文)

Zakkushi is top choice for carnivore who likes meat on a sticks. There is no other restaurant that offers more selection of Japanese meat on a stick than here.  Even if you are just grabbing a drink after work, or having a get together here.  This place is best suited for all.  If you are adventurous, there is exotic items such as chicken gizzard, chicken heart, liver, and beef tongue.  Each skewer is dressed in salt or sauce with combination of cheese, seaweed, and plums. So you can enjoy lots and lots of meat and still feel refreshing.

As the time goes, Zakkushi has evolved into 4 branches in the Vancouver area. The menu in each store is slightly different. Some becomes more like the regular izakaya that people in Vancouver are familiar with.  The menu has developed and became broader.  The summer’s newest dish is the salty fried shrimp, it was nice and golden, in combination with sea salt, gives off the freshest taste from the sea.

 

The most popular dish for female here is the BBQ mochi. (rice cake). The chewy mochi with melted mozzarella cheese is described as “Love’ from some of my friend. Japanese always said the woman loves the Mochi. but in my opinion I am not too sure what is so beautiful about it. I like the taste though. But I can’t handle too much of it.  If you are the adventurous type who like liver, Zakkushi’s bbq liver is quite special, the liver is nice and tender. (the texture is a bit mushy) Therefore, if you are not that into liver or like a more firm flavor. I highly recommended you not to order this skewer.

The beef steak here is done to perfection. Sweet japanese sauce in combination of mashed white radish on tops of the perfectly medium rare meat.  Every bite of the meat is sweet and tender. If you are worried about eating too much meat for the night. Try their shabu buta salad, water boiled pork slices with Japanese sour salad dressing with poached egg. It is very healthy and refreshing to rescue your oily taste.

Now I cannot wait for summer to come again, so I can enjoy a nice cold beer with lots and lots of the meat skewer.

Worth the drive? Yes
Food: 25/30
Interior: 20/30
Price: $30~50
Note: This is not a place for you to stuffed up. The meat are cooked very delicately, therefore you might find the dish a bit small. But the point is to drink up ! cheers =p