Kitcho Izakaya - Richmond, British Columbia

Happy hour rates are pretty decent. Oysters in May were nice and plump, and most importantly, fresh. The clams were excellent, to the effect that we ended up ordering both styles. Steamed egg could be better, and the taco was wasabi was passable, but everything else was great. Strongly recommend the ... butter bacon corn. It was so good that I finished it before taking a picture. Read more

Up close and personal?? Been to the old location a couple of times a lifetime ago but first time to this new location. It is located on the ground floor on the corner of Garden City and McKim Way. There is a parkade at the back and paid street parking along the ... street (if you are somewhat lazy like me after a long day, it’s $3/hr right out front lol). The inside is greeted with a fish tank of koi fishes, bar and sushi bar along with the kitchen to the right and tables to the left as you walk in. A small but comfortably spaced out dining atmosphere. Upon arrival and told over an hour wait but sushi bar is available. Opted out at first but my friend didn’t mind the UP CLOSE and personal experience so sushi bar it was. Here were the food I ordered; 1. Unagi tamago. Decently okay, nice little appetizer to begin the meal with. Usually if just tamago, I prefer it at the end as almost like a dessert. 2. Tako wasabi. Nice texture but lack the wasabi taste (actually I can barely taste the wasabi). 3. Soft shell crab. Very nicely done and the crab was of good size plus came with a nice fresh salad! 4. Oyster motoyaki. Nicely cooked and tasty. Finally a place understands how to cook a straight to the point good motoyaki. 5. Foie gras toast. The foie gras was seared nicely but the toast was over toasted, the sauce was too much and overpowered the beautiful buttery taste of the foie gras. 6. Kimchi mentaiko yaki udon. Added the kimchi sauce while pan frying it, good! Didn’t add the masago too early good! Ingredients were generous and didn’t over cooked, good! BUT cooked the kimchi cabbage together, resulting in nothing but warm sour cabbage,not good! 7. Deluxe sashimi added Hokkaido uni for $58 extra. Everything was fresh and tasty. Bite size as I preferred them (some of you who preferred over sizes then you will be disappointed lol). But I am bit disappointed with the selection for $65. The uni was fresh but $58 for 9pcs whereas the each of the uni nigiri has 3pcs in them for $16. The uni nigiris are perhaps a better deal than the uni sashimi?!? 8. Engawa nigiris. Lightly torched and a nice light sauce, very tasty. 9. O-toro, kinmedai, shima aji, chopped scallop nigiris. Everything was fresh and tasty but wish the O-toro nigiris were just a tad bit more generous in portion especially for the price. This is a nice little place with a warm and cozy vibe. They do have a selection of creative dishes that most likely you don’t find at other places, but the price tag is a bit higher here than your average Japanese restaurant. I assume the goal is quality over quantity. The food was fresh and of good quality, no doubt about that. All the sushis were bite size just the way I liked them but like I said earlier on if you are those who prefer bigger portions, this may not be for you. I would put this place on an option to repeat if I am in the neighbourhood but for the same price, there are similar or better options throughout the lower mainland. Overall the service was friendly and attentive, but I did wish I got a table instead of the sushi bar because there was an empty table throughout the duration of my time there. Nevertheless, up close and personal once awhile is okay at long as good food and good company. Read more

They recently moved and the new location looks great! Kitcho Izakaya has a good atmosphere for izakaya. Excellent food and drinks and the service is great too. Lots of free parking in this area.

One of the best sushi places in Richmond. The sashimi is always fresh and the cook dishes are really delicious. Definitely recommend coming with large group to try out their menu. The service & atmosphere is great. I recommend trying their sashimi or aburi set! Make sure to call ahead for ... reservation. Read more

Had a great time here, good variety of food. Ordered too much food that I lost track lol. Service is good, but getting food to our table is slow. Food in general is decent. Overall it was a nice dinner and our group enjoyed it a lot.