Hi everyone this is another article written by
munchzilla for
Gokudo Shabu Shabu. I have previously blogged about them
here and now I get a chance to write an official article featuring
Gokudo for
Klip Magazine. How exciting! I love hotpot, especially a place like
Gokudo where they serve you your own hotpot!
Gokudo Shabu Shabu Hot Pot – Come
on in to test out your culinary skills!
Richmond is a very unique city
with a culturally diverse community centrally located in Metro Vancouver. The
City of Richmond was a host city for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and it’s
also the location of Metro Vancouver’s International Airport. Another major
attraction with the City of Richmond is the abundance of Asian restaurants –
Chinese, Taiwanese, Shanghainese, Vietnamese, Korean and Thai cuisine just to
name a few.
Located in one of the central
plazas in Richmond is the hotpot restaurant called Gokudo Shabu Shabu Hot Pot. Gokudo
first opened its doors on July 2nd 2010 and has since attracted a
crowd of diners who enjoy their unique concept of individual hotpot. Richmond
is full of hotpot restaurants and many of those restaurants serve
all-you-can-eat hotpot family style. Gokudo is one of the few hotpot restaurants
that serve individual hotpot to each person at the table. This makes Gokudo
quite unique amongst other hotpot restaurants in Richmond, which there are
many.
For those of you who are not
familiar with hotpot - the concept behind it is that you cook raw pieces of
meats and vegetables in a boiling pot of soup and then dip the cooked food in
different types of sauces. Eating hotpot truly demonstrates one’s own culinary
skills and creativity. What’s great about having your own pot at Gokudo Shabu
Shabu is that you, yourself is in control of how your food turns out – you can
also cook and eat at your own pace. If you had to share a communal hotpot then
that’s a different story altogether. Sharing a hotpot means that you might need
to do all the cooking if your friends don’t know how to cook and run the risk
of losing track of your food because everyone is sticking their chopsticks in
the pot and cooking all at once.
Gokudo’s menu has a variety of
fresh vegetables and meats for diners to choose from. They also have tasty hotpot
combo selections for people who want a bit of everything. The hotpot combos
include a meat dish, for example if you chose the Rib eye hotpot combo you will
get a plate of thinly sliced rib eye. The combo also includes the House Special
Soup base, rice, udon or bean thread noodles, a plate of fresh vegetables, a
daily house special drink and the dessert of the day. Gokudo’s menu also
includes other side dishes for diners to order.
They have a variety of different
cuts of meat to choose from, some of their popular cuts of meat are the
Sirloin, Prime Rib, Lamb and Pork Neck. If you are a seafood lover Gokudo’s
menu also offers a Seafood Combo and side order dishes such as mussels,
oysters, shrimp and fresh scallops just to name a few. All the meats and
vegetables are all hand-picked by Gokudo’s management team to ensure the
freshness of the food and the quality of the meats. They support the local
produce markets in Richmond and instead of store bought sauces and soups - the
Gokudo Team actually make their own dipping sauces and brew their own soups. If
you’re feeling adventurous and want to cook with a different soup base, some of
the more popular soup bases are the Pumpkin Soup Base and the Tomato Soup Base!
The next time you’re in Richmond
and want to test out your culinary skills, grab a friend and stop by Gokudo
Shabu Shabu for dinner! Doesn’t matter if you’re a meat lover, a seafood lover,
or a veggie lover, Gokudo Shabu Shabu has something for everyone!
See you there.
The set came with fresh fruits - apple, grapes, pineapples and strawberries, banana cake, pretzels, graham crackers, mini marshmallows and assorted ice cream balls. I also had their Sakura tea and T had their Oolong tea. 
Flo had the daily soup special with a bun - she shared it with Ethan, but he seemed to be more interested in hanging out in the play-area then eating. 
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