Restaurants that use charcoal?

[BBQ Brian]

So, since the rain has started to really fall and I have acquired a palate for tasty grilled things, does anyone know of restaurants in Vancouver area that use charcoal to cook?

Brian

House of Q

Edited November 9, 2005 by BBQ Brian (log)

[drinkingchef]

Not sure about charcoal, but I know CinCin uses a wood grill. Thats better than charcoal in my opinion.

[nwyles]

I thinks Hy's still cooks with Carcoal on Hornby Street.

[Mooshmouse]

For something different, try Zakkushi Charcoal Grill at 823 Denman Street (west side of the street, 1 1/2 blocks south of Robson, right by the Dairy Queen).

transfattyacid posted his review on this thread in January. I've only been once myself... that was a couple of months ago now, but I enjoyed it just as much as tfa did and have been meaning to head back again. Grilled food on a stick. Mmmmm.

[makanmakan]

For something different, try Zakkushi Charcoal Grill at 823 Denman Street (west side of the street, 1 1/2 blocks south of Robson, right by the Dairy Queen).

transfattyacid posted his review on this thread in January.  I've only been once myself... that was a couple of months ago now, but I enjoyed it just as much as tfa did and have been meaning to head back again.  Grilled food on a stick.  Mmmmm.

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you beat me to it, moosh! we love zakkushi. one of the must haves is the jyako (sp?) salad. thinly sliced daikon and cucumber with an ume vinagrette. lip smacking good!

lemme know, anytime you wanna go

[Memo]

Is anyone in Vancouver doing outdoor meat grilling (covered for the rain, of course) in the Argentine tradition?

Memo

[*Deborah*]

All I know re: South American grilled meat is that Samba on Alberni does Brasilian style rodizio.

It's indoors though.

[FannyBay]

Wow, I didn't know we were even allowed to cook on coals here for air quality/health board, etc, etc, though I think I saw some little hibachi style cookers at a Korean place on Denman.

Savory Coast cooks a lot of their food in a wood fired brick oven, it's delicious and you can taste the wood. Can you taste charcoal when cooking on coal?

[BBQ Brian]

IMO you'd have to have a pretty good palate to sense the difference between wood-smoked and charcoal-with-wood-smoked foods. They wood (hee hee) taste very similar however still different from a gas grill.

I've been to the Weber Restaurant in Chicago and everything is cooked on massive 42" charcoal kettles - inside the restaurant! Flavor is over the top and well one of my motivations when I am at my grill or smoker. That's the flavor I crave.

Chemical stuff? Let's leave that to when you have no time and you are trying to imitate something that really shouldn't be imitated... ever had pasta out of a can?

Thanks for the ideas. I've added a few to the "gotta go" list.

Brian

House of Q

Edited November 10, 2005 by BBQ Brian (log)

[BBQ Brian]

Is anyone in Vancouver doing outdoor meat grilling (covered for the rain, of course) in the Argentine tradition?

Memo

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Memo,

I use alot of charcoal year-round doing slow-smoke meats - in the rain, snow, wind, blaring heat, whatever. As for Argentine tradition you ask, I can only reply with a nice Brazilian cut of sirloin (and yes, it is different) with salt, of course.

Samba on Alberni is the closest around to the real South American thing though.

Brian

www.houseofq.com

[BBQ Brian]

Just ate at Zakushi for lunch - charcoal is for dinner/evening menu. The staff indicated to the best of their knowledge, they are the only Japanese restaurant in Canada using charcoal - a few in the US but none in Canada.

Tremendous flavor and value-for-money on the lunch menu though.

Brian

houseofq.com