{"id":546,"date":"2009-01-08T23:20:29","date_gmt":"2009-01-09T07:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/restaurants\/?p=546"},"modified":"2009-01-08T23:27:11","modified_gmt":"2009-01-09T07:27:11","slug":"shuraku-japanese-restaurant-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/restaurants\/shuraku-japanese-restaurant-downtown","title":{"rendered":"ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant (downtown)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=833+Granville+Street,+Vancouver,+BC,+Canada&amp;sll=49.28494,-123.110733&amp;sspn=0.010442,0.027637&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=49.284436,-123.112664&amp;spn=0.010442,0.027637&amp;z=15&amp;g=833+Granville+Street,+Vancouver,+BC,+Canada&amp;iwloc=addr\">map<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shuraku.net\/\">web site<\/a>, 833 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, phone: 604-687-6622) is a new Japanese restaurant downtown (at the former location of Kitto Japanese Restaurant) that is getting rave reviews for its outstanding, upscale Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n<p><em>oishii<\/em>, a reviewer on UrbanSpoon writes (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/14\/181015\/restaurant\/Downtown\/ShuRaku-Vancouver\">click here to read review<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The menu has a wonderful array of tasty dishes and they have wonderful drinks to go along with the food.\u00a0\u00a0The service is attentive and the ambiance is divine due to the gorgeously designed interior.\u00a0\u00a0Definitely a place to check out!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We went all out and ordered a huge feast, including a bottle of Dreamy Moon Sake (not pictured, $34). Below are pictured some of the items we ordered. The food was very creatively and artistically presented, and tasted great, but I wasn&#8217;t entirely full after the meal. Maybe that was a good thing &#8211; better than being too full, I guess! I think that ShuRaku is one of those places that favors quality over quantity.<\/p>\n<p>The meal was a treat for the senses and tastebuds. One of my friends commented that he thinks that ShuRaku is better value than (but nearly at the level of quality as) Vancouver&#8217;s famed Japanese restaurant, <strong>Tojo&#8217;s<\/strong>. ShuRaku is a place I would bring an out-of-town guest who I wanted to impress, and not entirely break the bank while doing so.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3179427894\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Roulette Roll ($12) from Shuraku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-01.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Roulette Roll ($12) from Shuraku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roulette Roll ($12) from Shuraku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3179427684\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Enoki Mushroom and pork ($5.60) from Shuraku Japanese Restaurant on Granville in downtown Vancouver.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-02.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Enoki Mushroom and pork ($5.60) from Shuraku Japanese Restaurant on Granville in downtown Vancouver.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enoki Mushroom and pork ($5.60) from Shuraku Japanese Restaurant on Granville in downtown Vancouver.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3179427024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"5 kinds of Sashimi ($24) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver, BC, Canada.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-03.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"5 kinds of Sashimi ($24) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver, BC, Canada.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">5 kinds of Sashimi ($24) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver, BC, Canada.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3179428084\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Deep fried prawn (came with Sashimi) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-04.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Deep fried prawn (came with Sashimi) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deep fried prawn (came with Sashimi) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3179426372\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fresh oysters ($12 for 5 oysters) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-05.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fresh oysters ($12 for 5 oysters) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh oysters ($12 for 5 oysters) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3178589197\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ika Sumi Pasta ($8.75) - a salad made with squid ink pasta and fresh vegetables, from ShuRaku Japanese restaurant.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-06.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ika Sumi Pasta ($8.75) - a salad made with squid ink pasta and fresh vegetables, from ShuRaku Japanese restaurant.\" width=\"460\" height=\"690\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ika Sumi Pasta ($8.75) - a salad made with squid ink pasta and fresh vegetables, from ShuRaku Japanese restaurant.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3179426124\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Salmon Foie Gras appetizer ($7.00) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-07.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Salmon Foie Gras appetizer ($7.00) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salmon Foie Gras appetizer ($7.00) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3178589993\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Beef Asparagus ($6.25) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-08.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Beef Asparagus ($6.25) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef Asparagus ($6.25) from ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3178589801\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Another shot of the 5 kinds of Sashimi (with glowing ice cubes that give it an interesting lighting effect) from ShuRaku Japanese restaurant\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-09.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Another shot of the 5 kinds of Sashimi (with glowing ice cubes that give it an interesting lighting effect) from ShuRaku Japanese restaurant\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another shot of the &quot;5 kinds of Sashimi&quot; (with glowing ice cubes that give it an interesting lighting effect) from ShuRaku Japanese restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gpeters\/3179428930\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"A nice dessert, the marble cheesecake ($6.99)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dineouthere.com\/images\/shuraku-japanese-10.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A nice dessert, the marble cheesecake ($6.99)\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nice dessert, the marble cheesecake ($6.99)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/14\/181015\/restaurant\/Downtown\/ShuRaku-Vancouver\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ShuRaku on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/b\/logo\/181015\/minilogo.gif\" style=\"border:none;width:104px;height:15px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShuRaku Japanese Restaurant (map, web site, 833 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, phone: 604-687-6622) is a new Japanese restaurant downtown (at the former location of Kitto Japanese Restaurant) that is getting rave reviews for its outstanding, upscale Japanese cuisine. oishii, a reviewer on UrbanSpoon writes (click here to read review): The menu has a wonderful 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