Aburi Restaurants Canada is gearing up to open its second “grocerant” concept store on September 1, 2021 in downtown Vancouver. Aburi To-Go Downtown (622 West Pender Street), located inside Gyoza Bar’s front entrance, will feature many of Aburi To-Go Yaletown’s popular house-made grocery items and select sushi, with a larger focus on grab-N-go bentos, Japanese sandwiches, gyoza, and ramen.
“Gyoza Bar is located in the hub of Vancouver’s financial district, surrounded by offices and international schools, making it an ideal place for our second Aburi To-Go,” explains Dean Harrison, spokesperson for Aburi Restaurants Canada. “The dine-in and shopping hybrid experience gives our guests choice and options. For example, if you enjoyed our popular shrimp gyoza for lunch, you can immediately take home a frozen pack to make yourself.”
Gyoza Bar will continue to offer dine-in at the restaurant, take-out, and delivery. Aburi To-Go Downtown items will also be available for delivery via UberEats in a couple of weeks, following the launch. Regular customers will receive immediate perks through a special loyalty program.
The expanded grab-N-go selection is all made in-house daily and conveniently packaged. These include Japanese bentos, such as pork katsu, ebi fry, unagi, and chicken hamburg; sandos, Japanese-style sandwiches, such as pork katsu and tamago; selection of onigiri such as spicy tuna, shiitake ginger, vegan shiso-sesame, and spicy miso salmon; ramen, such as pork tonkotsu and chicken miso; gyoza; and shake ramen salad, such as tofu, vegan marukatsu, and pork char siu.
Shoppers can fill their pantry with a host of house-made condiments, such as Spicy Miso Sauce and Akadama Chili Paste, as well as stock their fridge with chef-made ramen soups and curry sauces.
Other notable items include frozen meal kits, frozen meats and seafood, Japanese imported beverages, as well as pastries and desserts, such as Aburi pastry chef Nikki Tam’s popular cookie dough and ice cream. There will be an extensive collection of Japanese alcohol-forward beverages, such as hard-to-find sakes and craft beer.
Aburi To-Go officially opens on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. For hours of operation and more information, please visit www.aburitogo.com.
