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Stay safe and don’t eat too many candies! ;-)

A while ago I was looking up restaurants in the Vancouver West End area and came across Toratatsu Japanese Tapas Bistro on Denman, just across the famous Kintaro (which I have yet to visit). I’ve been past this area a couple of times before but I have no idea how I missed it! Apparently the restaurant is owned by the same chef as Shiru-Bay Chopstick Cafe, which is quite a surprise.

The decoration is quite modern, with ceiling lights that look like the Ikea ones, and the daily specials written on mirrors. It’s quite an intimate place, I would guess that it holds 40ish people, with dim lights. Their food was quite creative and special – with good portions. For their rolls, they torch the tobiko on the sushi right at your table!

We had a great meal there, it’s a “definite visit again” restaurant for me!

Enough with the interior.. we’re here to eat!

This is where it gets interesting! Cheese Tofu – Creamy mascarpone tofu, toasted almonds, a touch of honey, served with baguette. I can’t describe what this tastes like… but essentially it’s very soft cheese with a hint of sweetness!

Power Roll (Bbq eel and cream cheese) and Dragon Roll (Prawn and avocado with salmon caviar, topped with tobiko), torched in front of us!