As you probably know now, I am a huge fan of Kimura’s and is kinda my “go to” place to have some great food with friends.
Since it was Vday, I made reservations ahead of time just in case they became very busy. Indeed they were, but I was smart to make they a week in advance. You should be ok, if you make it a day ahead of time.
M and I had a big bottle of Kirin ($8.95). It was a Large size and it could fill up about 8 small cups.
M and I love their Spicy tuna on Crispy rice ($4.50). It has pureed spicy tuna sit on top of a piece of lettuce and on a circle of fried crunchy flavoured rice. It is garnished with jalapenos, and various sauces. Eat with your hands because eating with chopsticks are a bit hard. Plus, it is meant to be eaten with hands.
M wasn’t so keen on the Omakase set this time, so when he heard there was kobe beef steak for $25, he jumped at the chance to order it. You don’t only get the steak, but you get miso soup, rice, and a salad.
The kobe beef was made medium rare and it was very nice and juicy. Did you know kobe beef is quite sought after due to their distinct rich flavour? Because of the really nice marbling of the fat, it gives this steak it’s great flavour.
The salad was quite simple and had no dressing. It is made mostly out of cabbage, radish, carrots, cucumber and a tomato. Still quite refreshing.
I couldn’t help but order Kimura’s Omakase set ($30). This is the only place I find that I can’t get bored of their food, plus the set always changes up a little bit. It’s a good way to range the skills and strengths of the restaurant.
The first dish the came was the appetizer and it contained pieces of chicken, taro, gelatin, fried sardines and kabocha Japanese squash.
I like their appetizer because they are simple and not heavy.
I always feel awesome when the salmon carpaccio arrives with the omakase! Thinly sliced salmon in sesame oil, citrus sauce, peppercorn, salt, and garnished with sprouts and onions. This is my favorite dish! Never gets old!
Second dish was the baked oyster with a miso may sauce. This was a bit different than the ones they had before. They added mayo into it so it tasted more like a motoyaki. Still pretty good.
The third dish was another Spicy tuna on Crispy rice. I totally didn’t know this would came as well….so as you can imagine the rice get me a bit too full.
The fourth dish was the miso soup.This is always good to drink because it is refreshing and is not like the usual miso soups. It tastes a bit cleaner and has tofu skin in it!
The fifth dish was the shrimp pasta salad. There’s actually not pasta in this, he makes the noodles out of shrimp. You can see the shrimp in the noodles. Good light and refreshing dish and yummy sauce.
They changed this up a bit, this time the noodles were a bit more uniform like fettucini.
The sixth dish was nigiri. Shrimp, tuna and salmon. The tops of a few of the sushi already has a thin layer of soy sauce, so you may not need to add more. Personal preference perhaps.
The seventh and final dish was green tea ice cream! It was really good green tea ice cream! You can choose from a whole bunch of ice cream options – mango, black sesame, and red bean…but this can change due to what they have available.
Words of Wisdom:
- For best experience sit at the bar and talk to Kimura
- Parking in front or in residential areas
- Most items under $10
- Lots of combos and specials
- Customizable dishes
- Amazing service! (Like actually!)
- Fresh Ingredients
- Be adventurous and don’t try the usual japanese items, thats how you will love this place
- Omakase set and Spicy tuna with crispy rice and items you need to order!!
We rate Kimura Japanese Restaurant: 
Website: http://www.sushikimura.com/
Address:
3883 Rupert Street
Vancouver, BC
3 Comments
Are you sure you don’t live at Kimura? :p
hahaha. Cindy and I have been there way too often! WAY TOO OFTEN!
I went to try it after reading your blog…
Yesss the Spicy tuna on Crispy rice is so freaking good!!!