Excellent accomodating servers and good food , small serving but looks clean and good
Nice place good food good service
Manzo is one of those spots you can always count on for quality food. Given that the service isn't always the best (as expected from any Chinese-run establishment), they huge variety of options never disappoint.
One of my favourite dish to get here is the Nebeyaki udon. It's a very simple dish - udon in broth served with green onions, Naruto fish cake, prawn tempura, and a perfectly poached egg. I can never pin point what it is but the broth is so delicious, something about it always keeps me wanting more.
Note that Manzo also has a menu filled with lots of drink options! As a Izakaya, it's often a spot where people go drink at so it can be a little loud at times.
○good service
○good food/ I particularly like the fois gras on sushi rice
○social gathering place/ may be too loud for small children
○a tad over price for quality and quantity
○parking is limited
○would I go back? Yes
Manzo is a pretty well known izakaya in Richmond, claiming to be one of the first, starting the trend of all the ones coming after. Which I don't doubt, since Manzo Izakaya has been here for at least 10+ years by now. Manzo Itamae, the younger, bigger, sister of the chain is mainly focused on sit down dining rather than drinking tapas. There are more share plates and bigger tables, more suitable for family or bigger parties.
Love the salmon pizza. I usually go to the Alexandra Road location, but the parking absolutely sucks. This location has ample parking, more servers, is bigger, and more trendy looking. It is a bit more expensive because the items differ a little bit. My go to dish is the salmon and chopped scallop pizzas. I have yet to find another restaurant that offers this. I haven't bought sushi here because frankly I can have sushi anywhere else at half the price. I do love some other dishes including the nabeyaki udon, ribs, crab or lobster fried rice. The portions are small so your bill does add up. The service is excellent - very fast and they are refilling your tea cups before you even ask...and I drink a lot of tea. Another thing I noticed is that when you pay for the bill, the server will turn around to allow you privacy. I do find it awkward in some restaurants when they are 2 feet in front of you staring while you pay the bill. Yummy food, lots of parking, and great service.
Not bad. Great place, service is orite
lots of parking and plenty of choices on food
quite pricy but its worth it : )
Unique modern-urban decor. Came here by accident mainly because all my other regular sushi favorite spots were closed. But now I can say that I have another addition to the fine list of fresh sushi locations in Richmond! Although it was a bit expensive, it was all worth it because the ingredients were fresh, the food was prompt, and the service was impeccable! I will come back when I next get the chance!
Marvs post on Manzo below! =) It was a Monday. And this time it was my good friend Duarte's turn to take me out for my bday dinner. lol Naturally I don't like going out too late on a work night, so he was kind enough to come pick me and Colleen up and eat in Richmond. =) Manzo Japanese Restaurant(Izakaya) 8391 Alexandra Rd, Richmond BC Tel#: (604) 276-2882 Actually, I purposely didn't want to drive because I was going to drink and eat a lot. lol That weird bloated feel after haahah Not a good combo for driving. hahahaha OH! an important side note. PARKING HERE SUCKS! yeah, the back lot for parking is ridiculous. There's barely any space available once you pass 630pm. Think Richmond and picture people who refuse to carpool and (I CANNOT for the life of me understand why) be nicer to other drivers and their cars. So! get there early and good luck parkin! We got to Manzo early and there were already a few tables occupied on both of our sides. I
There are two Manzo Japanese Restaurants in Richmond. One on "Food Street" aka Alexandra Rd, and the other on Garden City and Capstan. Today, I went to the one on C
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Good food. I liked everything I ate, but everything is so costly for the size. Likely there prices are similar for trendy izakayas in the Greater Vancouver. Probably same dishes, but prices increased due to inflation (due to pandemic).
Service was ok. Host was a little slow to seat us and I think they almost gave away our table to the next 2-seater that came in after us as we were seated in the waiting area out of view. Servers were quick to clear dishes but not refill tea or check to see if we wanted more dishes. This may be the difference in training between Western and Asian restaurants.
Parking was plentiful in their free parking lot (shared with other businesses).
Freshest, best tasting sushi I've tried yet but with the price to go with it. Great place to go for a night out with a partner. Not for those with smaller wallets.
This place has a wide range of selections from skewers to sushi to yakiudon. The drink menu has some interesting drinks too. Service was attentive.
Very nice food, even though I am not a fan of Japanese food but this time I am very satisfied with the quality of food I had. Very gud service as well. Even though the restaurant was very busy but still they served us very well...... 👍👍
No MSG No Garlic Foodie
+4
We've been driving past this place for years. Finally, I took a look at the food pictures on Google, and well, it obviously made it to my food adventure list. We added it to our walking list, took the Canada Line one evening to Aberdeen Station, and walked along Hazelbridge Way and then Capstan Way. We didn't have a reservation. The manager greeted us at the door and seated us right away. While walking past different tables with various displays of amazing sashimi dishes, it felt like we were no longer in BC or Canada. Yes, all the servers spoke English, but the place was strongly Chinese Asian rather than Japanese. The menu was vast, but since there was just the two of us, we couldn't order a lot of items. We chose our favourite, hamachi sashimi ($35.95), and ghindara – grilled miso pickled black cod ($19+). The Hamachi sashimi we had was the most amazing I’ve tasted. Extremely fresh and firm. No fishy smells. I've read reviews – most find this place pricey. Well, it was the most we've paid for hamachi sashimi in Canada. BUT, as shown on the photo, the pieces were not thin, they were excellent, the cut was great, and, after the dish was finished, we were well satisfied. At other places with a lower price tag for hamachi, I remember think "that was not enough fish". The servers were all extremely polite, but we need not feel welcomed, and we did not see a lot of friendly faces. It was kind of sad and severe. Oh, note the size of the wasabi(!) We went back with friends to try BBQ fresh fish. The BBQ salmon belly were amazing (Salmon Toro Nankotsu $27.9). They were so good we repeated the order. The chicken wings were fantastic but on the expensive side (Tebasaki $38 for 6).
Manzo is one of those spots you can always count on for quality food. Given that the service isn't always the best (as expected from any Chinese-run establishment), they huge variety of options never disappoint.
One of my favourite dish to get here is the Nebeyaki udon. It's a very simple dish - udon in broth served with green onions, Naruto fish cake, prawn tempura, and a perfectly poached egg. I can never pin point what it is but the broth is so delicious, something about it always keeps me wanting more.
Note that Manzo also has a menu filled with lots of drink options! As a Izakaya, it's often a spot where people go drink at so it can be a little loud at times.
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