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Kari House Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Thai Restaurants Malaysian Thai, Malaysian [Edit]
3900 Bayview StRichmond, BC V7E 4R7
Neighbourhood: Steveston
(604) 275-5274
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
Roy H. said: "Visited the Thai House again last Saturday night. Despite being very busy, we were seated after only a short wait. The service was excellent and the food excellent. Our three dishes arrived hot and full of flavor - portions are…" read more »
7 reviews for Kari House Restaurant
7 reviews in English
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Review from Simon K.
I haven't been back in awhile, say 2.5 years, at least, but I always remember places that serve me good hearty food, and this was one of them. Back before my Yelp writing days, I somehow stumbled along to this place with two friends, and had some curries, and a good time. Not knowing if they were still around, as they have a real nice spot overlooking the water, I came with my significant other, not thinking of eating here, but walking along, and ending up here, I looked at the menu, and enticed her, due to the fact we have not eaten breakfast, and knowing she would tempt any place with the item of "Laksa" to go on and eat the item!
Off we were, into this place, and it's a good size, two sides of the restaurant with seating. One side could host bigger parties, and we were sat on the side facing the water. Tacky wallpaper showing a real picture of water, beach and palm trees aside, it's comfortable. I've had their curries before, and this was just a mission for the bowl of Laksa, and so we ordered, there were two varities, and the one picked was the Singaporean. While we waited for our food, my significant other was scared of the microwave beep we heard, and I had to enforce the stir fried food flying noise that was heard in the background and that our food was not being 'nuked'.
When our bowl came out, steam was rising from this bowl, so you knew it was hot, or they put this in the microwave long!!!! (doubt that!) Looking at the dish, you could see the creamy coconut soup, the red globs of spice that was mixed into this soup to form the perfect blend of soupy goodness. There was a string of green beans (first I've ever seen) on this dish. A few big squares of tofu, some fish cake, two nice pieces of shrimp half peeled, some bean sprout, and two kinds of noodles. One was the vermicelli, and the other was this thicker yellow colored noodle (think Shanghai thick noodle, but not that thick.....) The bowl was quite big, and for our two small stomachs, this hit the spot. The soup had a good kick of sweating spice, not overly spicy but just enough where you keep on shoving it down your throat. The blend of all the ingredients worked, and was very hearty. It wasn't a cheap bowl, coming out to $9.40 (I may be off a few cents), but if your looking in Richmond for a bowl of Laksa, you know it is not easy to find, and if you are in Steveston Village looking for this type of food, just come here.
I look forward to coming again, as I said before when I first came, they didn't let me down then, and they didn't let me down this time either. There were many other things on the item I would be tempted to try! -
Review from Wendy Y.
4/23/2012
Good Laksa in Steveston? For real? Yes, for real.
Looking from the outside I probably won't eat here. My partner ate here once and said the food was solid. That was somewhat reassuring, I guess. Nothing really caught my eye on the menu except for the Singaporean Laksa so that's the only item we ordered. While we waited I can hear the microwave beeping in the kitchen (oh dear, I said to myself). It's comforting to know that my partner and I are at that stage of the relationship where I can say "Sweetie, I can't finish this, here you finish it". lol...
The interior of this place is very tropical. The walls are painted olive green. And there is a giant mural of what I believe is a Hawaii beach scene. You have the palm trees, blue water with white waves, and sandy beach. Our seats overlooking the water by the Marina was pleasant.
7-10 minutes later, our server brought us our big bowl of Laksa. The food looked right, there were bean sprouts, half of an egg, fish balls, 2 shrimps, tofu puffs, chicken bits, yellow noodle and vermicelli, and green beans??? Long green beans cut in half was definitely something I've never seen in Laksa.
Had a spoonful of broth - coconut-y, creamy, flavorful, not salty = two thumbs up. What I love about this broth was that it's done spicier than the usual ones I've had. The combination of heat and the high temperature of the soup undoubtedly warmed me up on this slightly chilly Spring day.
The yellow noodles were cooked to my liking - bouncy and chewy. The vermicelli was equally good. All the toppings tasted fresh.
I must say I am very impressed by the quality of the Laksa. Our order is a solid 4/5. Even though the price is on the pricy side $8.45 or $9.45 I forgot, but the amount of food you are getting, you sure won't feel ripped off. The value is there.Listed in: Malaysian/Singaporean/Vie…
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Review from Larry L.
Came back for lunch. I wanted to try the lunch menu which everything is about 6 to 7 bucks. Good deals!
This is Malaysian food, so don't get it mixed up with Thai or Chinese.
As a kid we grew up on Maysian food and this is the reason why I love spicy stuff
I had the Green curry and it was a bit spicy and the flavour was good. Didn't eat the rice, but the rest was wonderful.
My friends dish was the red curry and the meat tasted a bit funny. She ordered hers with beef and unfortunately the beef even overpowered the curry and the fish sauce. I did feel there was too much fish sauce in the red curry. She didn't eat the meat.
The hit dish or appy was the Roti. Everyone loved it.
I'd give it a 3.5 stars this time, but after trying out her red curry, I just give it a 3 stars.
Service was nice and friendly and regardless, they've got a great lunch service that offers something different to the local flavour of the neighbourhood.Listed in: Steveston Village
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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9/30/2009
After living in the area, our favourite Kari house is no more. Tonight the green curry was bland,… Read more »
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Review from Eeva V.
Vancouver, BC
1/31/2011
I have been going to Kari House in Steveston for the occassional lunch for almost 2 years now. It is a modest place but with great food at reasonable prices. Now since I only go there for lunch (I work in the area) I always take advantage of the lunch special for $6.95 (rice, soup, salad and 1 pick from about 15 options). The serving sizes are good - not too much & not too little. I have tried several items but have to say I now always stick to the Spicy Green Beans - they are amazing!!! I love them so much. An order of the Roti Canai bread is a must as well - it is delicious. The food has always been served quickly and has always been hot (temperature-wise). I recommend this place for sure. And you can't beat the price.
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Review from Jonathan G.
Richmond, BC
6/1/2009
A beautiful sunny weekend caused my wife and I to wander around Steveston yesterday. Just couldn't help ourselves. It was around 6pm when we realized the hunger monster was surfacing.
We went into Kari House in order to enjoy something different. We had an order of the chicken skewers (I agree with the last poster in that they were juicy and tasty). i was disappinted that there were no cucumbers and onions presented with the satay, which is normally the case. It may be that my allergy to nuts (requested no peanut sauce) might have thrown them off.
My wife had a laksa (I probably killed the spelling on that) which she said was excellent.
I chose a noodle dish that ended up being dry and tastless. I wasn't that impressed at all. Maybe our honeymoon trip many years ago to Malaysia eating the local food right from the street vendors makes my expectations too high. I have to say that Malaysian food is usually tasty and varied. This noodle dish was neither. It was just plain and boring.
The quality of the food, the presentation, and lack of traditional satay vegetables left me with a negative feeling that I hope I've effectively passed along.
If you are looking for authentic and consistantly superb Singaporean or Malaysian food, maybe give Orchid Delight a try instead (it is worth the trip over the bridge into Vancouver). I've not yet reviewed them since they moved the restaurant further away from me, but they are good... very good. -
Review from Jenny G.
Richmond, BC
Updated - 9/20/2011
This is for the lunch specials. This is probably the busiest place in the Village during weekdays for lunch --- the locals know all about it.
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Review from James P.
Vancouver, BC
5/26/2009
the chicken skewers are excellent, i've never had skewers this good before, they were juicy and not dry... and the sauce was excellent... but they are pretty expensive in my opinion... it works out to be $8 for 4, so that's $2/skewer... but it's very good, definitely worth one try...
i also tried their seafood laksa... it was pretty good... but the skewers definitely stole the spotlight...
