I’ve been to Suika Snackbar several times in the past few years and it’s always been a great experience. They have sister restaurants located around town – Kingyo and Rajio. Suika means watermelon, Kingyo means goldfish and Rajio means radio. I find it funny how all those restaurants are named after things.
Vaneats.ca and Suika have teamed up together again to offer another dining package. It’s $35 and you get the following:
- Salmon Battera
- Magical Mojito Pitcher
- Steak Salad
- Ma-Po Rice Cake
I came with Mandu and KoreanGirl to check out the package since there was a mojito pitcher that is more for a group rather an individual.
It’s pretty busy usually, so it’s always best to make a reservation. Most of the tables we saw when we arrived had reserve signs too. To avoid disappointment, definitely reserve!
As always, this is their amazing light installation that catches everyone’s attention.
Magical Mojito Pitcher (Regular $28). You can choose from watermelon, pomegranate or aloe. We had a hard time figuring it out, so we asked the staff which one was most popular and they suggested the Suika Mojito, which is the watermelon flavoured one. I’m not a fan of artificial watermelon flavour, so I didn’t particularly like the flavour. They didn’t skimp on the alcohol because I turned bright red like Rudolph after having one glass.
There was enough in the pitcher to fill up 6 glasses. Pretty good amount. For 3 people, it was enough for us on a weekday.
Steak Salad has diced & marinated AAA beef filet steaks on a bed of organic greens, then topped with watercress and beets.
The steak pieces were done to about medium rare and was a tad chewy. It was still a pretty solid dish and we enjoyed it.
Ma-Po Rice Cake is deep-fried rice cake with spicy ground pork sauce. It comes with 4 pieces and has the sauce drizzle on top of each piece. My friends loved the stickiness of the rice cakes and the savoury sauce.
Salmon Battera is topped with sockeye salmon, salmon caviar, spicy cod roe mayo, Japanese basil, and then avocado shiso between the rice.
Overall, the 3 of us enjoyed the #SupaSUIKA dining package from Vaneats.ca. $35 for the 3 food dishes and the huge pitcher of mojito is worth it. There are also other items on their menu that will definitely make you drool. If you spilt this package with a few friends and add a few items on the side, it’s not too expensive.
Items not included in the SupaSUIKA Dining Package (Delicious things I ordered in addition to the package)
Deluxe Suika Box ($12) comes with a set of 9 assorted appetizers. If you are a person that like a little taste of everything, you’ll enjoy this box.
Deep Fried Chicken Cartilage with curry spice. It was an interesting dish to try. Who knew chicken cartilage would be tasty. It’s the curry spice that really makes this dish mighty delicious. Don’t worry, there is chicken meat in the dish and not just cartilage.
Corn Kakiage is one item you must order everytime you eat at SUIKA. It comes in 3 pieces and really good.
Tokyo Oxtail Ramen is another good choice too. It has slowly braised oxtail and noodles in a soy based broth topped with green onions.
Words of Wisdom:
- Corn Kakiage, chicken kaarage, Deluxe suika box, Tuna tataki, Sashimi shake salad and ebi mayo recommended.
- Nice decor and good service
- If it’s your birthday, the staff sing to you
- Pay parking on Street
- Reservations highly recommended!
Address:
1626 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC
Website:
http://www.suika-snackbar.com/
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omg that suika deluxe box looks so good! 😀