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| - Guu! How I love you! All your locations in Vancouver were not enough for me had led me to this moment where my absolute one thing I must do while in the city was go to Guu. And you did not disappoint.
A long wait, as is familiar, but there were seats outside, so that was a bonus. The space inside was crazy cramped for something so fancy, that it felt a bit strange, but we rolled with it. Service was quick, drinks were yummy, the familiar noisiness made me feel right at home, and the second the food arrived I knew you were still awesome.
The jellyfish vermicelli salad was few times smaller than the one back in Vancouver, but still flavoured the same so it was a good way to start off. The Amuri Salmon and Maguro Tataki were both delicious, although I wished the salmon was sockeye. The sashimi salad had two delicious amaebi shrimp on top, but little dressing, so the salad was quite plain. We ordered the Ebi Avocado Mayo off the specials sheet, and I was so happy to see two avocado halves arrive stuffed with shrimp where the pit should be and topped with mayo, warmed in the oven. It was heaven, and it was filling! I loved it, it's a nice twist from the regular ebi mayo I normally get. The takoyaki were pretty much regular, nothing exciting about them. The Gindara was another fantastic order, but only because I'm crazy in love with black cod.
We ended the evening with the almond tofu, another delicious choice. You can easily drop $30 - $40 here (with one drink each), but I already knew going in that I was there for the food, not to get full. Still, the avocado really did it in for me, so I left super happy and even passed up post-dinner gelato.
Thank you Guu for not disappointing me. I promise I'll try your second location when I'm back again. Until then, I'll mosey my way back to Guu Garden :)
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