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Afuri ramen + dumpling Arrives in Vancouver

Posted in Dinner, Japanese, Joyce, Lunch, Noodles, Quick Service, ramen, Restaurants, Richmond, tagged Afuri, Afuri ramen + dumpling, Bao Bun, Chicken Karaage, dumplings, Gohan, Gyoza, Karaage, ramen, Rice Bowl on January 7, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The wait is over. One of the highly anticipated restaurants to open in Vancouver – Afuri ramen + dumpling – has officially opened its doors. The Afuri brand was established in 2001. This is the fourth ramen + dumpling location outside of Japan, first in Canada. Last year we went to Portland and checked out the ramen + izakaya and I was quite excited about the arrival of ramen + dumpling here in Vancouver. Technically the restaurant is in Richmond. It’s where Dazzling Cafe used to be (remember Dazzling Cafe?). I was invited to its media night and previewed some of its menu items.

Afuri ramen + dumpling uses a kiosk system. Meaning, you go up to one of the three kiosks at the restaurant, place your order, grab a number then head back to your table. At the media preview, to my surprise food arrived very quickly so I don’t think it would be a long wait at the table for your food.

Food

Afuri’s signature broth is chicken based. We saw this giant stock pot (apparently there’s only 3 of these pots in Vancouver and here’s one) that holds enough broth to serve 450-500 bowls of ramen. It takes 300lbs of chicken (meat and bones), 3 types of dried fish, konbu seaweed, and fresh vegetables, on a simmer at 90 degrees for 3 hours. They never bring this broth to a boil, to ensure a clear broth in your bowl. It also helps skimming the fat easier. They then add yuzu, a small citrus fruit native to Asia, to give this broth a refreshing taste.

As for noodles, they make them fresh, in house, daily. If you visit them at lunch, you will likely see the machines going, mixing and rolling the dough and cutting the dough into noodles. Will they run out? I was told they would make enough servings everyday and if need be, they can jump in and make some more to meet the demand.

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Richmond now has a Dumpling Trail!

Posted in Asian, Chinese, Culinary Events, Japanese, Joyce, Korean, News, Richmond, tagged #DumplingTrail, Announcement, Chiu Chow Fun Gor, Dumpling, Dumpling Trail, ExploreBC, Guo Tie, Gyoza, Ham Siu Gok, Har Gow, Jian Dui, Mandu, Richmond BC, Shui Jiao, siu mai, Tourism Richmond, Wontons, Wu Gok, Xiao Long Bao on August 26, 2016| 6 Comments »

If you follow me on Instagram, you would see in my IG Stories that yesterday I received a pretty neat surprise at lunch. Tourism Richmond delivered some freshly made dumplings from a number of Richmond restaurants. Why, you ask? There’s now a Dumpling Trail in Richmond!

Dumplings for Lunch

The Dumpling Trail is a self-guided tour of 15 restaurants in Richmond that serve up a wide variety of dumplings.

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Prestons [Dine Out Vancouver 2013]

Posted in Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Group Dinner, Joyce, Pan Asian, Restaurants, Vancouver, tagged Beef Short Ribs, Coast Coal Harbour, Dine Out Vancouver 2013, Gyoza, Prestons, Tempura Banana on February 4, 2013| 1 Comment »

With the number of foodies at the office, we went out one evening for Dine Out. After much consideration, we decided on Prestons because of its location (pretty close to the office) and its approachable menu (something for everyone). I remember a couple years ago when we blogged about a tasting event there, I said I would return for its regular service because that media event wasn’t their best. Well, here I am.

Dine Out at Prestons

Food

For appetizer I ordered the Prawn Gyoza. If you have been following my posts, you would know I’m not a huge fan of Pan Asian food, so obviously I had reservations about this dish. The verdict? It was Lisa’s favourite at the media event 2 years ago, and it didn’t disappoint me this time around. No, these aren’t the traditional, authentic gyozas, but they were very tasty. (more…)