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Posh
Category: Restaurants Japanese Japanese [Edit]
1788 W BroadwayVancouver, BC V6J 1Y1
Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 12 pm - 11 pm
Fri-Sat 12 pm - 12 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
34 reviews for Posh
Review Highlights
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"I honestly say it's a best valued AYCE I've ever been to." In 6 reviews -
"Worth the short wait (if you don't have a reservation." In 5 reviews -
"Good selection of mushrooms and I really like the konjac..." In 4 reviews
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34 reviews in English
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Review from Alex B.
East York, ON
1/12/2012
Posh is great. I used to be a semi-regular there. The staff is great, the food seems fresh and while its a great place to go with a group its also a nice place to go by yourself for lunch. There are lots of TVs and comfy chairs. Make sure to try one of there non-alchoholic mixed pop drinks too!
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Review from Vanessa C.
Vancouver, BC
5/23/2012
I like Posh for all you can eat hotpot because it's only beef and pork - no fish or seafood.
Be careful where you sit - in some spots, I had steam blowing into my face because of the positioning of the air vents. And try not to wear silk or anything that's dry-clean only, it gets messy when you're scooping out soup and noodles and there's lots of splashing of the broth! -
Review from Sijia W.
Vancouver, BC
4/11/2012 1 Check-in Here
If you have never had All-You-Can-Eat Sukiyaki Hotpot, you have got to try it at Posh.
Sukiyaki hot pot at Posh is essentially a pot of soup stock with shredded cabbage in it. Then you get handed a slip of paper with difference ingredients you can order to add to the pot per your personal preference. Ingredients range from thin slices of beef/pork to assorted veggies (mushrooms, cabbage) and other Asian stuff like frozen tofu and enoki mushrooms. I'm not sure how authentic all this is, but it's pretty tasty.
I have to say, I used to be a regular here. Unfortunately their menu kept on changing for no apparent reason and the food quality have really gone down hill. The menu changed so much I had no idea what to expect each time I went or which ingredients will mysteriously disappear off the menu. That being said, it is still probably a good hot pot experience if you have never tried it. I had converted several Caucasian friends who had sworn off of weird Asian hot-pots with Posh.
Weekends, nights, Posh can get really busy and they refuse to take reservations. However, Hockey nights are generally a good time to go and not have to line up for 3 hours. The booths and chairs are relatively comfy and will easily accommodate a group of 6 or more.
if you still have the option, get the Angus Beef. It is more expensive but well worth it. I find the regular beefy to be far too stringy and fatty. The soup stock is delicious as is and you can add more sauce or water depending on how salty you like your stock. If you have a group larger than 6 I would recommend getting two pots for an extra cost. Especially if some are vegetarian or likes spice. With another pot, your option opens up.
Their choice of drinks are pretty good too. I haven't tried any of their alcoholic concoctions but the Kiwi 7-Up is my favourite. Free refills don't hurt either.
The waitress can be a bit deaf and inattentive, however they do bring your food out really quickly. After all, there's no cooking involved on their end.
So overall:
- Food and drink choices are all pretty good.
- Get the Angus Beef option if you can
- The menu keeps on changing and the information on their site is not up-to-date so expect a surprise.
- Line ups can be really terrible on weekends and Friday nights. -
Review from Stephene C.
Vancouver, BC
3/14/2012 1 Check-in Here
I'm not a huge hot pot fan, cooking and waiting for my food to cook, makes me grumpy hahaha. I'd honestly rather have them cook my food in the back where I can't see it to avoid being impatient and wanting to eat everything right away. But considering all that, this restaurant isn't so bad.
It's a trendy modern atmosphere with a dark club vibe. The servers are very friendly and informative. Since I haven't been to hot pot it a while and my friend has never had hot pot, we had a lot of questions for the servers, such as when do we know our food is cooked and how do you use this cooking contraption LOL. No, but in all seriousness, the quality of the meats was good, there was a huge assortment of veggies and fungi. We had ordered the sample platter because we didn't know what to choose. It came with quite a lot. As for the soup base or broth, I wasn't a huge fan. I found it to be too sweet, I would have much preferred something more savory for the broth. I don't think they had options for the broth becuase they didn't ask us, they kind of just brought us this dark liquid. We had to add water to the pot to water it down quite a bit.
Not sure if I'll come back, but maybe for a larger gathering of people. Hot pot seems more fun with a huge crowd, especially where there are people that can cook and serve me hahaha.
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Review from Stephanie W.
Vancouver, BC
Updated - 5/18/2012 1 Check-in Here
FYI this location has finally gone out of business. Good riddance.
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12/20/2011
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Review from Niko D.
I went in here on a Red Pocket Deal. I had high expectations of the food, service and atmosphere.
Upon entry into the restaurant you notice the tables, chairs seem a bit cheap but the decor is ultra modern. Kind of stuff you would see at a richmond asian import store; very neat nonetheless.
When we ordered from the all you can eat menu...There wasn't that much choice in veggies. I couldn't get Taro or pumpkin like I do at the other hot pot places. The lack of ingredients was disappointing!!!
The satay sauce and Hot sauce was extra..$ $1 each..Kind of a rip off if you ask me... Not super impressed.
The broth came out and it was pretty decent, the veggies and meat came rather quickly as soon as we ordered.
Of course the flavours are in your control for the most part but it seemed kind of lack luster in its flavors and overall feel.....
I just wasn't super impressed.
Would I go again..Probably not, there are far better Hot pot places for less than $27 per person... Be warned! -
Review from V. A.
Vancouver, BC
3/19/2012
I've been to Posh a couple of times before, so when the Red Pocket deal came up (2 for 1 AYCE sukiyaki), I was pleasantly surprised and picked a voucher up to dine with a friend.
I made a reservation Saturday for a Sunday evening dinner, and when we arrived it was fairly slow -- just three tables other than us. The music was fairly loud, though, and a rather interesting choice of profanity-laden hip-hop/rap. I wasn't particularly offended but did raise my eyebrows at that.
The dinner itself was fairly uneventful and the food available was good, though for some reason I had expected there to be a greater vegetable selection than there was. I wasn't really disappointed by the selection, though; the fact that we had to flag down a server every single time we needed them was a little annoying.
However, when the bill came, there was an automatic 15% "gratuity - coupon use" on it. I had read other reviews where people were upset by a mandatory tip being tacked on to the bill, so this wasn't a surprise. I assume that the managers of the store had decided they were losing too much money off the Red Pocket deal and were seeking to recoup costs. Either that, or people didn't know that a tip is the percentage of the total before the discount, not after.
Nevertheless, I do not appreciate being told how much money I will leave as a tip, and I am a habitual 20% tipper -- though this time would probably have been 15% due to the indifferent service. I paid the bill precisely as it was given to me, and will not return -- there are plenty of hot pot joints around that I don't need to come back here. -
Review from beki L.
Vancouver, BC
8/30/2011
I have been told this is not what you would call authentic japanese sukiyaki....but this is my first time having it, so I have nothing to compare it to. Til then, I am sticking to 3 yelp stars.
My youngest sister treated me out here for a belated bday dinner =) The decor & atmosphere inside is pleasant and modern. The staff was polite...cordial...but not particularly warm & inviting. Were they attentive? Yep..which is good enough for me.
My sister chose the all you can eat pork & beef option. I had mine with a delicious lychee mixed drink, which is included with the meal (that was kinda nice).
Flavors were good but lacked pop. But maybe thats the way its supposed to be?
We ordered a lot of different veggies to accompany the supply of never-ending meat....I was so extremely stuffed, I couldn't really enjoy the dessert. (which didn't look or taste appealing anyway)
All in all, I enjoyed my meal and the time I shared with my siblings =)
My sister says the location in RIchmond is better though... -
Review from Martina M.
Vancouver, BC
9/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
I came here for my friend's birthday party. Before coming here, I had no idea what sukiyaki or hot pot was all about. I had been to a few korean bbq places, and this was sort of the same deal, except you cook the meat and veggies in a pot of sukiyaki sauce, not on a grill. The restaurant was really nice and classy inside, and the seats were comfy.
The meal is reasonably priced at ~$18 for all you can eat sukiyaki. You also get free eggs. There are lots of options for meat, vegetables, and other goodies such as udon noodles (which I highly recommend). I also recommend ordering some pumpkin. Just so you know, when you order meat, 1 piece = 1 tray of 5 slices of meat. Also, don't order way too much meat because you get charged $3 for every tray of meat you don't eat (but the money does get donated to the food bank!).
We were given 3 pots to share for the 12 of us. We were also given a pitcher of water and a pitcher of extra sukiyaki sauce for the pots. One of the girls was a vegetarian and asked for a separate pot since she didn't want to eat anything cooked in the same pot as meat, but they couldn't give us a fourth pot even though the restaurant was pretty quiet. I guess I can understand that, but it forced us to have to use two pots for all of the meat and keep the third pot separate for vegetables.
My other complaint was the service. Service was a bit slow, and it took well over 10 minutes for the waitress to bring us beers. To top it off, they ran out of the strawberry beer which was disappointing. We also had to all go up separately to the bar to pay our bills since the waitress disappeared at the end of the meal.
Overall, the food was good but I wasn't super happy with the service. I also agree with Dee that the broth should be completely changed out at some point during the meal, because the sauce does get really salty after a lot of meat and veggies have been cooked in it. -
Review from Michael C.
Vancouver, BC
2/24/2011 1 Check-in Here
So, AYCE hot pot? Can't go wrong with that right???? NO, YOU'RE WRONG!!! lol j/k
Ok, wasn't that bad, but there were a couple of things they need to work out.
1. The Appetizer plate. Oh, man that was nasty! Apparently it was compliments from the chef. Wish they never sent it out to us. It was nice of them to give us something, but if it ain't good, it don't belong at the guest's table. From what I can remember, it was scallop sashimi, fried, salmon, and I think smoked salmon.
2. Pest problem. Half way through the meal, I noticed something was fluttering out the corner of my eye. Moths. MOTHS??? wtf? Yup, seem like they had a little infestation of moths in the corner of the one of the unlucky booths we sat it. It really was about ten or so of them. Yeah, that'll kill your beastly eating instincts quite quickly.
3. Pictures tell an amazing tale. Posh, what happened to the pretty colourful drink menu? The one with all the pictures of drinks and descriptions of what's in them. They look sooooooooo appetizing last time I was here, but now..... "water please"
I mean the hot pot itself was pretty good. AYCE meat, veggies, tofu, and a good broth. Oh, they don't charge you for egg!! mmmmmmm I make my victory bowl at the end of my meal here everytime. (Instant Noodle, pork, with a soft poached egg and a mix of the broth and satay sauce)
I would give this place a 2 stars, but I did have a great experience before here and it wasn't Yelped the last time nor did they have the problems I mentioned before.
Hope no one sits in the booth I had. FAR LEFT CORNER BOOTH! The seat facing the store front windows had the moths.Listed in: Vancity AYCE
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Review from Dee B.
11/18/2010
Oh hi there, Posh.
I live 4 blocks from this place. Why has it taken me so long to venture here?
I went with 3 friends and we stayed and ate for 3 hours. We went through 34 plates of meat and 4 huge plates of noodles and veggies. The cabbage and broth, oh my. It's a really fun, interactive way to enjoy food with friends that love food. For $23.99 per person, definitely 4 star worthy.
I dock it one star for the following:
- sashimi is mid grade
- the hot pot broth should be changed completely at a certain point. It ends up just getting quite disgusting towards the end despite being provided with tea pots full of sauce and water to refill it. The saltiness becomes extremely overpowering. I was swollen from head to toe for 2 days after! -
Review from Larry L.
2/3/2011
Posh is not a spice by any other name. It is not posh and not Japanese. I was hoping for something better, but better wasn't available tonight.
What I say?
5* for the Company
4* for the drinks
3* for the price
2* for the lack of water
1* for the funky fish
Sorry Charlie.
As a culinary experience, I would opt for the Richmond location for some reason or another.
I love Sukiyaki and I grew up with it as a child. This was one of my comfort foods. So maybe I am picky.
Price is a bit steep, especially when I got the funky fish. I'm not a fan of moldy tasting morsels.
Now what she says?
I concur and that's cool by any measure of what an AYCE Sukiyaki ought to be.Listed in: HOT POTS!!!
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Review from Amy T.
11/16/2010
I loooooove this place! All you can eat sukiyaki with fresh meats and veggies. You cannot go wrong with the price, food or service.
The only downside is that I tend to overeat because it's so delicious. This is the only reason why I only go to Posh twice a month. =( -
Review from Hilda L.
2/1/2011
What he says
5* for the Company
4* for the drinks
3* for the price
2* for the lack of water
1* for the funky fish
What I say
Food: 2.5*
AYCE Japanese hot pot. They claim to have 28 varieties of meat and veggies that you can choose from but the menu is still lacking a lot to be desired (such as chicken and seafood). If you pick the "Ultimate" over the "Regular" option ($26 vs. $21 I think) you get Certified Angus Beef.^ Food seemed fresh enough, except for the fish cakes which tasted kind of moldy. We had a drink called the Korean Lemon which was pretty good.
Ambiance: 3*
Modern décor, lots of sitting.
Service: 3*
Our server was friendly. She was helpful with our request for drinks that are not sweet. The only complaint is that she disappeared for a while when we needed more water to refill the pot. And the container that holds the water is so tiny we needed a refill almost every 15 minutes. They either need to bring the water in a large pitcher or be more attentive to make sure the water container is never empty.
Value: 2*
I'm all for stuffing my belly silly but I swear it used to be $15/person for dinner. That was a fantastic deal which outweighed the lack of variety and I probably would've overlooked the funky fish. But now that the price has increased to $21/26?! I'd rather go for Chinese hot pot or Sushi AYCE.
Recommended/Will I Return: Not likely
^ Until March 31, 2011, there is a "Dine Out" option which is the same as "Ultimate" but you get to pay a cheaper price for the alcoholic drinks (~50% off) or pop/juice/tea for free. This was the option we picked. -
Review from Emma L.
9/20/2010
It's always nice to go to an AYCE place in this city that isn't just sushi. the hot pot here is great with a huge variety of veggies and tofu in addition to the never-ending meat.
Posh on Broadway only recently started serving sashimi, so they have a special offer of $21 for ACYE hot pot with their certified Angus beef (normally part of the "Ultimate" menu) along with AYCE sashimi. We got this option last night and the sashimi was a great contrast with the rest of the meal. We could also get one of their signature virgin drinks for only a dollar, and everyone who got one said they were delicious.
Make a reservation if you're a large group -- my friend didn't, and we had to wait an hour on a Sunday night. -
Review from Kathleen H.
1/8/2009
My cousin said this is definitely a must go when I am in town...so we went and LOVED the place. I love shabu shabu and buy the best ingredients to make it at home often. I some times do sukiyaki as well, although not as often.
I was a bit skeptical since my cousin said this place was $15.99 all you can eat sukiyaki dinner, I figured the quality and the atmosphere is most likely really lame. But boy was I wrong. The quality of the meat was pretty good. We only ordered beef, and between the two of us, we probably ate about a pound of meat. I estimate that each "box" contains the equivalent of about an oz and half or so of thinly sliced beef. Posh also has an extensive list of veggies and other side dishes including Konjac bundles and frozen tofu that I absolutely enjoyed.
Reason I am giving four and NOT five stars is because 1) there was no inoki mushrooms, 2) no Tokyo green onion or any type of green onion (who has sukiyaki without this?), and 3) the beef slices were way too thin...maybe good for shabu shabu which literally is to "swoosh, swoosh" the meat in the hot broth, but sukiyaki requires thicker slices of beef so it could stand up to cooking the salty savory flavorful soy flavored sauce that the meat is cooked in!
They make $ I am sure from the drinks...a large bottle of Kirin was $9, which is quite steep, I think.
The cool chic atmosphere and the fondue DIY cooking is totally fun. This was a great experience and totally makes me want to open a sukiyaki place in the OC! -
Review from Janice F.
11/20/2009
Waaay back when it was first opened, the $13.88 price tag for all you can eat made it a 4*. Now it's $17 and they still only have beef and pork.
In spite of that, I still enjoy this place once in a while especially during the winter months. They've got quite the sukiyaki market cornered in the lower mainland. I've lost count of how many locations they have now? One in Richmond by Pearl Castle, two on Broadway, 2 on Kingsway?
They don't charge extra for eggs now. I think some people are a bit confused about what to do with the egg. You crack it open and mix it up in your bowl. Then after you get the cooked food, you dip it into the egg - makes things tastier & smoother. Oh, and add equal parts of water to the soy broth.. otherwise things get mighty saucy.
The pork is quite fatty, but tasty. Good selection of mushrooms and I really like the konjac bundles. Adding in udon towards the end gets a really flavourful noodle.
Everything comes super fast, so don't worry about under-ordering. You'll get your chance for seconds and thirds if you can handle it :) -
Review from Pia W.
12/4/2008
Having left once before being able to try out Posh's all-you-can-eat sukiyaki (Japanese hot pot) due to the masses of people waiting at the door for a table, yours truly decided to go again to attempt landing a table with her friends.
We had phoned in earlier (around 7pm) and asked if we could make a reservation, but the hostess claimed she cannot take any reservations and we would have to physically be there to wait for a table.
Upon arriving at 9pm to the doors of the restaurant, my friends and I found that there was still a mini-crowd waiting in the small foyer of the restaurant. But after a 15-minute or so wait, our party of 6 was seated snugly into one of their booths.
On the table were two shallow iron pots atop the mobile gas stoves...and a bowl full of uncooked eggs. Orders are marked by the guests on a slip of paper with all the food items available, just like any other all-you-can-eat places.
Our server was a cute, soft-spoken Asian girl (with a nice tattoo on her lower back). However, soft-spoken is not a good trait to have in a relatively busy and full restaurant mostly full of other loud (and sometimes annoying) Asians. I managed to hear our server say something about drinks made from asparagus (uhh?), and the rest was drowned by the surroundings' noises. Looking at the drinks menu, it has quite an assorted variety, and some creative-looking drinks that is claimed to be "Japanese". My Japanese friend who was sitting next to me reading the drinks menu with me vowed to me that she's never heard of those drinks. Oh well, it's a good marketing tactic (just like the Singaporean-style fried vermicelli...did you know it doesn't exist in Singapore?).
Our server, in her soft-spoken voice, prepped us on how to use the raw eggs for dipping sauce for our cooked food (my Japanese friend showed me a yummier way afterward), and how to refill the liquid in our sukiyaki pots with the 1:1 ratio pouring of the hot water and sauce.
Food arrived very promptly and simultaneously. The raw meat was fresh and came in pretty well designed containers. These are square, plastic containers that stacks up into a tower easily. Pretty good thinking because most people have a tendency to order tonnes (literally) of meat for all-you-can-eat hotpot, and the containers are light so that the server can just bring your order of meat in a tower all at once. The meat was decently sliced, not too thick so that it would be hard to cook fast, and not too thin unlike some all-you-can-eat hotpot places that are trying to scrimp on giving away the meat. What surprised me was how the non-meat food items were brought out: Pretty much anything that is not meat was piled onto a big platter-like dish. I guess it's to save space on the table.
Ventilation was very good, not once did I feel like I am being submerged into a cloud of smoke. There is a separate room in the restaurant for larger groups to be in (e.g. if you are having a birthday dinner there).
Our second order came just as promptly as our first, and not one thing we ordered was amiss.
After stuffing our stomachs until we cannot eat anymore (by then, the meat did not look appealing to us at all), we called for the bill....and the total came to a pleasantly surprising $16 + tip.
Conclusion: Despite waiting at the door for a table, the cost of food and prompt service (don't forget the cute, female Asian servers) are definitely worth the wait. But the wait would not be recommended if you or any member of your party is really hungry.
PROS:
-Good, fresh food
-Does not scrimp on your orders or stop your orders (especially for meat) unlike other all-you-can-eat hotpot places
-Cheap price for all-you-can-eat (especially with it based on Broadway and Burrad)
-Cute Asian female servers (most of them are UBC students)
-Good host/hostess that knows how to be efficient and flexible in seating guests
CONS:
-Long wait time, wait times can go for longer than 30 minutes during their busier hours/days (e.g. Friday nights)
-Not a lot of variety (food list is only one-sided slip long)
-Weird portion system (1 order of mushroom = 1 SLICE of a mushroom, but 1 portion of meat = 1 plastic container of meat, usually 4 or 5 slices)
-Most servers have soft voices
-Clothes worn to eat at Posh will have the hotpot scent linger in it for the rest of the day (or two) -
Review from Thu N.
9/27/2010
A sukiyaki dinner here is $15.88 though they try to entice you with a menu that includes all you can eat sushi or sashimi for more than that. But no, we kept our eye on the prize - the beef, pork and delicious selection of veggies. (Besides - the sushi/sashimi will just get you full quicker!)
I was quite impressed with how quick the service is - we had 2 hotpots going - one with the regular soy sauce+broth and one without soy (with some salt). I was also impressed with the long list of veggies that were available - the variety of mushrooms, cabbages/choys, pumpkin, and wintermelon!
I think the meat was just alright but the ample and quick supply of our orders really impressed me. I liked that extra eggs were free as well.
During our meal, they came over with a fried tuna with mayo dish for us to try which might make it on to their menu. That was a fun and unexpected treat.
Another highlight was that the waitress would always ask politely for permission to pour beer into my friend's beer glass. It was so cute but really did work in getting more beer orders.
We spent a hearty 2 hours there as the restaurant filled up - it was empty at 6pm when we first showed up. Nobody rushed us with the bill either. (5% off if you pay cash.)
As long as you exert self control and stuff yourself silly, this is pretty good value for a filling fun dinner. -
Review from Mark H.
Updated - 2/26/2010 1 Check-in Here
I have to downgrade my rating for Posh based on my last visit. The only positive this time was it was pretty dead and we didn't have to wait in line.
I'm pretty sure I'm down with Japanese hot pot. The lack of variety for ingredients really hit me this time. For some reason our server was the bartender so service took a while. I think I'll be reverting back to Chinese hot pot from now on.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/3/2010
I'm somewhat surprised (or maybe not) by the number of my non-asian friends who haven't tried hot… Read more »
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Review from Elaine S.
9/29/2010
15.88 for all you can eat sukiyaki? I'm sold!
I haven't really explored the sukiyaki places out in California, nor do I know if there really are any, but this place is sooooo good I'm wishing they had one out where I live.
The staff is friendly and super quick! I was trying to turn the heat lower and accidentally turned it off like 3 or 4 times, but the server was more than happy to light it again for my friend and I.
The flavor and everything is super tasty I miss it just thinking about it! -
Review from Ben L.
Vancouver, BC
3/7/2011
Very filthy dirty bathroom. Waitress asked for more tips, saying that it 10% of after tax price whilst the service was non existent. It's a hotpot place where you cook your own food and all they do is to bring you the ingredients. and they don't give you a whole lot to choose from, mostly greens and tofu. I gave $10 on a $98 check, way more than the "service" deserved. won't be going back again.
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Review from Tracy P.
Vancouver, BC
8/31/2008
LOVE this place with a passion. I first came upon it, at it's Richmond location where I was less than impressed.
Came upon it again when I moved to downtown and have loved it since. $14 AYCE hot pot plus the most delicious, *bottomless* flavoured Sprite drinks. Love that they have a non-alcholic menu along with some fun alcoholic drinks too. I honestly say it's a best valued AYCE I've ever been to.
The meat is a great quality, and the only problem I have is the sides (veggies/tofu/etc) tend to be very tiny portions and often orders are forgotten. No one tends to notice too much tho, as the meat always comes promptly and in correct portions.
The atmosphere is lovely, very chic and trendy, but relaxed and very comfortable.
Reservations are highly recommended. I've never been there and not seen a line up. -
Review from Michelle F.
4/5/2010
On my pretend Spring Break in Vancouver because I am in denial that I don't get that break anymore, my friends and I decided to eat here on our last night. I've had a lot of Shabu Shabu but I've never had Sukiyaki before, so I was looking forward to the new experience.
On a Saturday night with a party of 7 and no reservation, we surprisingly only had to wait 5 minutes to get seated. The place had a nice hip atmosphere and with that night's Canuck's game on the TV screens (Canada and their intense love for Hockey). Once we were seated we all decided on the $15.99 all you can eat dinner. It was a great buy! When you add tax and tip it came out to be $20 a person and we all left filled to the brim.
We had two hot pots for our group each came filled with a flavored sauce that you need to dilute with the tea pot of water provided at the tables. That way the broth isn't too over powering. Each person is also given a raw egg to dip your cooked meet in before you eat it. It makes the food taste even better than you can imagine. My group ordered almost everything off the menu to at least try. From what I can remember we had pork, beef, mushrooms, spinach, various other vegetables, ramen noodles, glass noodles, rice cake, etc. Just a heads each serving of meat only consists of 4 or 5 thins strips so if you are in a large group like I was, you are going to need many many servings at a time
I hope to find a place like back in LA, but I guess until I do I'll just have to visit Vancouver again. -
Review from Tara B.
Vancouver, BC
8/19/2010
This is one of my favourite places to have dinner/lunch in Vancouver!
I was there last week, and was delighted with the amazing deal - all you can eat hot pot and sashimi with $1 unlimited virgin drinks for $20.
It was cheaper to get the special with the sashimi than to just have the sukiyaki alone!
At times the service can be sub par, but regardless I am going to say this is the best hot pot in the city!
For those of you looking for an unique dining experience - give POSH a try! -
Review from Wendy C.
West Vancouver, BC
3/31/2011
My little sister worked here for a short time when it first opened. Went to visit her and I have never had such good sukiyaki. Loved how it was a bit like hotpot. Definitely a cool place to goto for large groups.
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Review from JJ L.
Vancouver, BC
10/29/2011
I would say out of all the Posh locations, this one is my least favourite, although I have been here a handful of times. It is bigger than the Richmond location, but smaller (I think) than the Burnaby location. I love that they have tvs here and often play the Canucks games. I even had my bday dinner once in the private room with the large tv. I found the service a bit slower probably because it is bigger and busier. Even with reservations (more than once), we had to wait at least 15 mins. The food is still stellar (as with the other locations). The parking here is pay parking versus free parking at the other locations.
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Review from pete h.
3/22/2010 2 photos
This is a pretty cool place, it's a different spin on hot pot. Instead of the standard AYCE hot pot where you are given an half/half spicy and non-spicy broth. This place is a AYCE cook your own Sukiyaki. I wouldn't take my family here though because they are Chinese (meaning cheap) and they will think it's a horrible value being that it's about $30 dollars a person after tax and tip. This is a good place to take your significant other though, the place is very posh, nice comfy cushion sofas as chairs and very well decorated. It is also my recommendation for anyone wanting to come here to get a reservation because it's packed with lots of young kids. Interesting concept but -1 star for the price and value of the food.
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Review from Brent F.
8/6/2008
Sukiyaki, aka "hot pot" All you can eat for about $14 can. Amazing place, really really comfortable, very fresh, simple, and excellent staff. The thinly sliced meat is delicious, and easy to cook however you like it. Worth the short wait (if you don't have a reservation). And one of the best food-for-the-money values I've seen. (Doesn't feel like any "all you can eat" place I've been - not that I've been to many....) Highly highly recommended. : )
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Review from Malia C.
Vancouver, BC
3/25/2009
As far as all-you-can-eat places go, Posh is not bad. The quality of the ingredients is pretty high and it's a good value if you're a big (meat) eater. However, that said, it is definitely NOT authentic Japanese sukiyaki. It's Chinese-style Japanese hot pot. The soup base is really sweet and leaves a bit of an aftertaste. Granted, I've had the real thing--mom's home cooking, so maybe that's not a fair comparison. Nonetheless, I won't be going back. It just wasn't good enough for a repeat visit. I'd rather spend $16 and make my own sukiyaki at home.
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Review from Katy N.
5/29/2009
Went there last Friday for the first time and was intrigued how cheap it was $15 all you can eat and then realized why - they only had two choices of meat (pork or beef) on the selection menu. Very very disappointed!! Do love their veggies selection and they definitely need to add more meat like lamb, chicken or SEAFOOD!!!!!
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Review from VanGrr L.
Vancouver, BC
4/6/2009
This is a wonderful spot to go with a group. You get a slip of paper with a myriad of choices of veggies and a few meats, you write how much of each you want and they bring it on big plates. You throw it in a boiling pot of water with broth and cook the veggies and meats. So good! I have had the meat version and the veggies only and both are excellent. I recommend the satay sauce as an accompaniment.
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Review from Tom N.
10/22/2010
on my trip to canada, my friends recommended this place to me and man was i sold. after i spent a week there, i went there twice. the owner was the shit. he gave us free sake and drinks. if you're a huge meat lover, you will never get tired of eating here. the soup afterward was brown in meat sauce and some veggie, but we kept pouring new water in to keep it going and eventually tried out the delicious soup. if you're coming back to hot posh, definitely get the card for free drinks, (if they still offered it) the 7 up mango yum! I'LL BE BACK POSH!
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Review from J C.
3/28/2009
good for meat lovers but theres only pork, beef, vegetarian chicken & vegetarian beef (or was it pork? lol... 4got)
theres not alot of variety of foods
but a definite must-go-to-try place.
nice environment...
their restaurant card is really creative! :P
after eating at that place, my shirt smelled like the food
