LeWayne Ballard
Came by for a late night meal after arriving in Vancouver at midnight. It was only a block away from the hotel and the menu sounded very interesting. So many items sounded good, but decided on the Okonomi hot dog, Curry Poutine, and Takoyaki. There was only 1 other person in line and service was very fast. Received my order within 15 minutes. The inside was closed and it was too cold to eat outside, so took it back to the hotel.
Everything was packed nicely and was still hot. Most important thing to remember is this is casual street food and not traditional Japanese food, traditional hot dog, or traditional french fries. With that, food was fun and interesting. The takoyaki was the most traditional item. The hot dog had a nice covering of bonito flakes and the hot dog was good. The Curry Poutine is basically curry over french fries, don't expect actual Poutine, but is good if you like curry and french fries. If you want traditional Poutine, then I'd recommend somewhere else.
Overall, good street food with a nice twist of Japanese food and flavors over hot dogs and french fries.
Ben Philipp “Boomeffects & co.” Siemens
Good place to eat. I really started to like japadog and it is really famous in Vancouver. I can recommend eating there but you should order it before you go there on their website since it takes round about 15 min till your food is ready.
Audrey T
Japadog is quite nostalgic to me as a staple eccentric Vancouver Japanese eats. A little more geared towards tourists. However, I stopped by with a friend to grab a snack and it was pretty yummy! It was a little smaller than I remembered from before though. The hot dog itself was still very tasty and grilled well.
Ufuoma Muwhen
I was in need of a quick bite and stopped by Japadog before heading to Stanley Park for the afternoon. Upon arrival you can really tell that the focus of this place is the food, and the food only. I’d probably treat this place as a grab and go kind of spot as there is a bit of seating, but the interior isn’t anything special or well kept. The service isn’t that great either, but that could have been because they were pretty busy and didn’t seem to have much workers.
We ordered the Yakiniku Rice, Tonkatsu, and Wagyu Termiayo hot dogs, and paired them with some Ramune (one my recent favourite drinks). The Yakiniku had tasty meat, but the rice was extremely soft and mushy. Also, watch out when eating this because it’s a messy one! The Tonkatsu was my favourite. Everything about this ‘hot dog’ tasted really great together, but the pork Katsu was kind of small. The Wagyu was yummy as well, but in my opinion, it didn’t taste super different from the regular hot dog in the Yakinikuo.
If I’m being honest, I kind of feel like this place is a bit overhyped. I was expecting amazing tasting and unique hot dogs, but I think their quality of ingredients kind of takes everything down a notch. That, alongside a poorly looked after seating area and decent service.. all made for not the best experience.
Phil Aucoin
The hot dogs are OK. Worth a visit just to say you had a hot dog with unorthodox toppings. However, the real star of the menu is the takoyaki (fried squid balls). They were VERY good. If I come back, I'll be foregoing the hotdogs in favour of these.
Tatchai Titichetrakun
A Japanese style hot dog here in Vancouver and close by, both as stores or food trucks. I think the taste is just like a normal hot dog but they are affordable and they create some new atmosphere to the city. They have such a lot of varieties for you to choose from.
Bozihome
Food:
Tastes great, and prepared moderately quickly. Since this a tourist spot and a local foodie spot it's pretty busy. My wife and I ended waiting roughly 15 to 20 minutes while the staff were hustling on a bigger order.
Environment:
The restaurant is small and the tables serve mostly as a waiting room to get away from the exhaust fumes and trash stacked outside. Eating outside is basically two busted up benches and covering your food from getting smoked out by the exhaust passing down the road.
Overall rating:
I would visit again if it was en route elsewhere but will unlikely go out of way to eat there again. I would recommend it to others. It wasn't memorable enough of a place to have me waiting outside of the door or inside with my family for as long as we did.
James Chan
Fast and tasty with a cool twist. Favourite item is probably the the hot dog and the shake fries. Really good combo! Would definitely come back and try the other items.
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