I have been here once before, brought a friend this time and Ebisu did not fail to impress, amazingly good experience! I definitely will be back!
Great food , great service. I might add my 4 year old picky eater devowerd the salmon tempura. She has always refused fish. I'm so happy she loved her 1st taste !
Perfect, nice atmosphere, kind service and delicious food. Domo arigatoo gozaimasu°
Fantastic food! We were visiting from Chilliwack and we'll make the drive again just for Ebisu!
Great taste and nice restaurant to hang out with friends and family.
Great service, great food!
Eduardo Chacon Rodriguez
+5
Excelente restaurante de comida japonesa en Vancouver con un ambiente de lo mejor
Staff are very nice and pleasant.. I enjoyed my time with friends.. Food is amazing..
As part of my collaboration with the Robson Business Improvement Association, I am showcasing a few of my favourite restaurants on Robson Street. Ebisu is part of the Kamei Group of Japanese restaurants and is one of Vancouver’s original Japanese restaurants. While most people come to Ebisu for their fusion dishes and innovative cocktails, one of my favourite dishes here is their IceBlast Sashimi Platter. It is an enormous platter of sashimi featuring salmon, tuna, hamachi, spicy tuna, sweet prawns, hotate scallops, saba mackerel, tuna belly toro as well as fresh oysters.
More Japanese food. Instead of having sushi and sashimi, it's all cooked food. Went to the busy downtown for some food. . Chicken karage. . Fried chicken is always good. hard to choose weather Korean fried chicken or Japanese fried chicken is better. Salmon carpaccio. Brussels sprouts. Ebisu is at point O in Places Part 3 on the map below:
We made reservations but ended up coming in early but got seated promptly. We started with a chopped scallop roll where the scallops were plenty but rice was not as fresh that's where I have to deduct a point. The foie gras was great- melted in your mouth. The husband tried some uni- which I'm not a fan of. We also tried a tuna they had a On a special feature (3 pieces for $21) forgot the type but it was really good and was fresh! Would recommend and come here again.
Went here for Dine Out back in January. Very tasty experience, but portions were smaller than we expected. Ambience is interesting- kind of like a fancy restaurant collided with a sports bar!
Came across this pleasant surprise on Robson. Friday night, we did not make a reservation. Lucky to get a table for 5 right away at 6pm.
They were offering the dine-out menu, but we figured for similar price, we can probably get more variety.
We ordered a sashimi platter, some tempura, cheesy kyozas, a few sushi rolls and a mentaiko stirred fried udon. All were pretty delicious. Will definitely return again.
Had dinner with friends for Dine Out Vancouver Festival at this restaurant and our overall experienced was excellent. The food presentation is awesome and the foods were all delicious. The staff are friendly and attentive. The place is good, not bright and music volume is just right. Highly recommended to try.
The Iceblast comes with fresh Japanese scallops (5), sweet amaebi prawns (2), wild sockeye salmon sashimi (4), tuna belly toro sashimi (4), spicy tuna sashimi (5), and fresh oysters (6) with homemade cocktail sauce. Priced at $49.95, the platter is presented on dry ice. The theatrical part or “ice blast” is when the server adds water to the dry ice at tableside to produce smoke.
Situated at the heart of downtown, in between Robson and Bute, Ebisu on Robson offers a trendy fusion-Japanese joint for those looking for a place to eat-out and hang without having to wear a dress shirt to do so (although no one’s going to condemn you for doing it). Possessing a more night-life oriented vibe than the other locations in Vancouver, the food itself for the most part is just as vibrant and impressive.
○slow service
○good food
○lively/ social atmosphere
○paid parking in the back
○pricey but average for the area
○if I had to choose 1 dish: truffle fries
○would i go back? Yes
When we come to Vancouver, we always stop at Ebisu for happy hour. We ordered:
1) 99 cent oysters and they are royal miyagis
2) pitcher of beer $12
3) large pitcher of sangria $20
4) roasted Brussels spouts $5 - they give you butter on the side to pour over
5) various sushi rolls for only $4-$8
6) spicy tuna sashimi $6
7) chicken karaage $6
8) chili short ribs $6 - would not recommend ordering this. It's just ribs with hot sauce on top.
9) fois gras sushi $5 a piece - so good!
You aren't going to get the best sushi but for the price you pay, it is pretty good. And you definitely can't complain about the cost of the pitchers.
This place is perfect for a quick bite to eat. There are many appetizers to choose from. I still remember this place as Hooters from back in the day and the layout is pretty much the same but with decorations here and there.
I recommend this place as a happy hour stop and give the food 3.5/5 and the ambiance 3 /5
I do love the location of this restaurant, gives a nice view of Robson street. The decor is really modern and the food is pretty good. I would suggest people to go during happy hour or for lunch as the food can get quite pricey during dinner time. The lunch combo I recall is really good because you can get an appetizer, entrée, and ice cream for only $12ish. I have to take a few stars off because I think I went twice here and they either forgot about our food or forgot about us so we were waiting for them for a long long time. But like I said earlier the atmosphere was nice and I didn't mind spending more time in the restaurant talking to my friend there.
Always a peasant experience to visit Ebisu! Everything from the beef tataki to the loco moco chicken was prepared well! Although the portions for the beef tataki lacked quantity. The rice dish was better than I expected although it is simply teriyaki chicken, greens, and an egg on rice. The cuttlefish was not chewy at all and added a nice texture with the roll inside. Service was very friendly, always checked up on us and made sure everything came quickly.
Come for the happy hour menu, cocktails, mentai yaki udon, and oysters! Definitely the mentai yaki udon is the best at this location. Have tried it at Kamei Royale and the Broadway Ebisu, but the taste and texture of the noodle is consistently the best here. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Can get very busy on weekends.
Ebisu on Robson (日本餐館的歡樂時光優惠)
地址：2/Floor, 827 Bute St., Vancouver, BC
電話：604-689-8266
營業時間：Lunch: Sun–Fri 12pm-3pm (Saturday Lunch Closed)
Happy Hour: 3pm-6pm Everyday
Dinner: Sun–Thu 3pm-12am, Fri Sat 3pm-1am
泊車：商廈後有露天收費停車場 ($4/小時)
付賬方法：信用卡、現金
整體評分 (滿分為 5 )：食物 3│環境 3│服務 3.5│衛生 3.5│抵食 2.5│推薦 3
Ebisu (えびす) 的日文意思是指財神爺，同時亦是一位保護兒童健康的神祇，祂是日本人信奉的七福神之一。這家用了Ebisu為店名的日本餐廳於2006年12月開業，屬於已有40多年歷史的日本飲食集團Kamei Enterprises旗下餐廳，該集團在溫哥華還擁有多間知名高級日本餐廳，其中包括Kamei Royale、 Kamei Baru、Ebisu on Robson、Ebisu on Broadway、Ebisu on Richmond。
Ebisu on Robson位於溫哥華市中心Robson街和 Bute Street 街角處的商廈二樓，餐廳的食物除了精緻好吃及中等價位外，更是營業到很晚的夜店，不像其他日本餐廳晚上9時就關門了。這間店還有一個特色，就是每天下午3pm-6pm提供Happy Hour歡樂時光優惠。至於店家的午市餐點選擇也很多及相當抵食，下次有機會我一定要來試試
Mobile Review. Just some tips for servers to improve service....
We were seated at the end where the washrooms were. the lighting is very dimmed so it was hard for a server to see us wave. I understand that it was busy at the time but please check up on the tables at the back often because there was no service when we needed it, I had to get up and go to a server. If you have long hair, please tie it up! it almost dipped into my food/beer when you lean over to pour us water or serve a dish. Overall, Great food, clean enjoyable environment. I would like to give this place 10/10 the next time i come back!
Better than Expected. Somewhere along the line, Ebisu made the jump from Old School Sushi to Izakaya. While sudden format changes are often a recipe for disaster, in this case they seems to have pulled it off. So nothing here is particularly original, but it is good. There are a few things that just don't seem to add up though.
1. What's with the sports pub theme? You can get this vibe anywhere, and usually when I go for Sushi or Izakaya, I'm looking to avoid this.
2. The happy hour deals aren't that great. I was there at the transistion between happy hour and the regular menu and there was literally NO DIFFERENCE IN PRICE on some items.
On the whole though, this was an alright experience.
Interesting Japanese Style Catcus Club. I have visited the Robson location a few times. The atmosphere is good and the service is quick, helpful and polite. I have found the food to be inconsistent at times however the service has always made up for it. Not too many Japanese spots to have a pint and wings, not to mention that happy hour makes it a great after work spot.
Enjoyed it. Ate here late on a Friday night. I walked in just at 12 and they let me quickly look at the main menu and order a few rolls. It was nice that they let me order as they were just closing the kitchen but I did feel rushed. The Volcano Roll and Mango Crab roll were both very good. My drink was not as great. It was called Aqua. Very watered down. The menu was a little confusing and I would have liked a little more time to look at it but I was satisfied, nonetheless.
Things got a little more disappointing near the end of the night when it took almost 30 minutes before anyone acknowledged me after my plates had been cleared. I was eager to leave the restaurant but my server just kept walking past me busily cleaning up other tables. It was evident she was looking forward to getting out of there, but the restaurant was still open for another 30 minutes.
Really Nice. The inside is much nicer than I thought! I really liked it, actually its probably one of my favourite interiors of any restaurant I've been too. Buuuut it was a nice night so we ate outside lol.
Ninja Kicker roll was good, Volcano roll was good, Salmon Carpaccio was not really my thing, Tuna Sashimi was good, Gyoza was good, and you can't go wrong with a pitcher of Sapporo for $17.
Love the atmosphere. This place is such a good place to hang out with your friends and have a couple of drinks. The atmosphere is always happy and the servers are really nice. The food is also really fresh and I think the prices are reasonable for a Saturday night out.
Love this place!. It isn't cheap but we love it! Really good social atmosphere, friendly service and good sushi and sashimi! Love the specials, oysters are pretty nice. Really flavourful rolls. FISH TACOS ARE AMAZING. Have been here many times but have spent quite a pretty penny mostly due to booze but yeah don't expect cheap.
I found the rolls interesting, nothing too fancy but better than I expected. I highly recommend the grilled cuttlefish where you can grill it at your table. Service was okay, but not outstanding. They didn't go out of they way to serve you. The crowd was relatively young, mostly Asian students. What I found odd was that gratuities was included in the bill. Is it because the crowd is relatively young hence less tips? Did I like the place? Yes. Would I go back? Probably, but not for a while I don't think.
Happy Hour is the only reason to go here - good choices, fast service. Toro and oysters are favorites. Should go with out saying but avoid the poutine roll - did not try but it's definately fusion for fusion sake, not flavor!
The first time I went here I was pretty surprised at how rude the servers were for kicking out guests after an hour and a half or being there already. I think the time limit is lame otherwise the food is yummy. Chicken karage and the sashimi carpaccio were Delish! I'm happy I live far from this place otherwise I'd go there quite often
Good sushi. The sushis are good!! I like the inside too but I would definitely avoid it during the hockey screening days since u will be surrounded by a bunch of drunk people screaming and what not.... food is great and service is usually good.. no complaints :)
Lunch is great, Dinner not so much. Go for their lunch menu, not their dinner one. The lunch one has some very good options like a "make your own meal" for around $10.95 where you can choose your miso soup, salad, main dish, and dessert. I always go for the Akari miso soup, sashimi salad, and green tea ice cream while switching between the mentaiko yakiudon, saba miso, sashimi platter, and katsu-toji for the main dish. Some of these main dishes cost more than this entire lunch combo if you order if from their dinner menu!
Great Rolls. Been coming here for awhile. Service is generally really good and the rolls they have are great. Definitely like the Crunch and Munch rolls as well as the Cherry Blossom.
Not bad overall. I used to frequent this place a lot while I worked downtown. Recently went back to try it again. Had the combo for lunch with the char siu rice and the ramen. Ramen was salty, but not overly so. The rice with char siu was 90% rice and very little pieces of meat. Not sure if this combo was worth $11 +tax/tip. I probably need to go back and try their cheap oysters for happy hour. One thing to note is the server which was quite poor in english and had a difficult time understanding our requests and orders. Luckily the owner? was there too and was able to help our table out.
Great Time =). Went a few weeks back for a friends birthday...we had more ppl show than expected and they were more than helpful in finding more seating for us. Service was attentive and food was great. I would go back again! I suggest trying the bbq spare ribs and duck salad.
Tasty but pricey!. Good food, but pricey.
going there and eating regular sushi or wings or whatever is kind of a waste. try their specials and recommended dishes. very unique and definitely worth its money.
Supreme Seafood Pasta. Our newest Winter special!
Medley of Alaskan Snow Crab, Japanese Scallops, prawns, squid and Manila Clams on a heaping platter of spaghetti with cream sauce!
Hassle free lunch on a busy day. Enjoyed the bentos. Prompt service. Convenient downtown location.
Will visit again!. We stopped by for Happy Hour. We had four dishes (10 chicken wings, a spicy tuna roll, Cali roll, 5 pieces of salmon sushi), one miso soup, and a large sake for under $30. The sushi was of good quality and the the sizes of the slices were much larger than I would have expected for the price.
I think that even had we paid non-Happy Hour prices I would have felt that we would have gotten good deal. The service was quick and despite being pretty crowded.
Good place. This place was hard to find, but once you get there, it is worth it. Very busy place, didn't even get a table, sat on the bar stools again
Raymond's Sushi Adventures
+3.5
The Toro Inferno is listed on the menu as being the first original version created in Vancouver, and is freshly box-pressed with shiso, burdock, shiitake, sesame and sushi rice. Once it was brought to my table, a server brought a torch to sear the whole thing at my table! Each piece was seared for about three seconds, and this allowed for a smoky taste on the top along with a delicious, creamy layer of naturally-flavoured toro at the bottom. The sushi rice was soft, well-formed, and seasoned to better match the toro on top.
With several locations around town (and one in Richmond), Ebisu is usually the go-to place for Japanese food, besides AYCE places, though if those are really “Japanese” is up for debate, for large groups of people.Since it was early, we were able to access their happy hour specials (in particular, the wings one). I ordered the large $9.99 Chicken Karaage for dinner because a friend of mine ordered it on the last occasion I was here and boy did it smell good!
All in all, Cindy and I both categorized our meal at Ebisu as being good, but nothing spectacular or particularly memorable. As noted before, the flavours were rather repetitive. Still, the dining package is quite a good deal, as a meal for two for $20 is hard to come by nowadays, especially considering the location downtown. It’s well worth your while scoping out the deals on VANEATS!
Alice - Lilo - Huneybear
+4.5
Is Ebisu the best place for Japanese food? I would say no. But on a afternoon where I don’t want “figure” out what to eat, this is a good place to head to.
At night it’s a more lounge-like, dining experience. Perfect place to stuff a stomach full before a night out or have lunch/an early dinner during their happy hour if you want a quieter meal.
I would strongly reccomend going for their Lunch Specials or Happy Hour. The same food, but better deals.
Ebisu on Robson is a great place to chill with friends or watch a game thanks to it's upbeat environment and unique menu. First timers to Ebisu might have a hard time picking from all the tempting food, so come hungry!
Most of their specialty rolls were around $8-12, which I thought were a little too expensive but considering its location and its customers,
I know what you're thinking, another visit to ebisu? Yeaps! Colleen really likes eating here for some reason. But this will be our last visit for the year because well I don't want to keep revisiting. This place is really busy. The gigantic table next to us seemed to be forever increasing in the number of people they can cram into it. It was for obvious reasons a birthday celebration but man, there must have been like 25-30 people crammed onto a table for 10!
A really good Sushi place in the heart of Robson Street. While they have some top notch sushi this side of the pacific, they offer much more than that. The unagi bowl we had was fantastic - with high quality eel. Oysters were fresh and delicious, and I recommend their truffle fries if you want a more western style appetizer. For those on a budget - definitely look into getting a bento box as you get a bit of everything without a big price.
Good food! Oysters @ happy hour was super good value. And fresh and delicious. The rest of the items we ordered were good too. That includes chicken karaage, takoyaki, clam sakamushi, Otoro sushi, inari sushi, yellowtail kama, and wagyu don.
Pleasant service and enjoyable ambience.
Reasonably priced bento boxes during lunch. Nice staff and very friendly. I'd go back again and try their happy hour.
They got pretty good deal for happy hours 0.99 / oyster is to die for , it’s tasty and fresh , the limit is 12 pcs per person , unlike Richmond location only can order up to 6 pcs per person ( thumbs down 👎🏻) , they have pretty good sushi as well !
Good happy hour menu. But the portion is a little small
Generally nice place to have dinner
We couldn't decide where to eat and as we were crossing the road, I noticed Ebisu on the corner, located on the top of a building. Hands down the best meal we had all week in Vancouver - arrived in time for happy hour where we enjoyed great food at a discount. They made the best Alfredo I've ever truly had with fresh salmon and clams. Will definitely be visiting again!
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