Guu Garden - "secret" garden worth searching for

Guu has become the most well know izakaya in vancouver 
and due it is popularity 
it has opened about four location 
including this new addition of guu garden 

it seemed to promote little sanctuary within the city feel 

in the window near our seat
there was tiny garden 
that created zen like mode

like any other Guu, they had their regular menu
and the special of the day
although they share the same name,
except for the few most popular item
each location has their unique theme of menu
so you can choose which one you would like to go
depending on your cravings  

Drink Special 
for some odd reason 
Guu decided to launch their own beer
it is pale ale and is larger in size than any other bottled bear 

Today's special 
but nothing appealed to us, 
so we ordered from their regular menu 

this is their regular drink menu 
they have small selection of beer, sake, and various cocktails 
and on bottom right, you can pick and mix whatever you feel like 
which I think is a great idea! 

this is their regular menu
although they seem cheap 
the portions are tiny 
so it is not really cheap but on expensive side if I were to choose

ramune (Japanese cream soda like drink) + peach liquor
yum!! 

I think this was Salmon Ruibe 
it was like salmon tataki 
and in the glass 
the Guuud Ale!  

the pons (sauce) was sweet and salty
and salmon was just lightly seared 
and was just delicious with onions
(but beware of your breath)

Grilled Saba Shima Sushi
Mackerel sushi 
first ever mackerel sushi i eve had 
was soooooooooooooooooooo fishy
that it put me away from any mackerel sushi 
anywhere 
but I was feeling adventurous 
and Guu has never disappointed me 
and it did not
in fact 
it put me to awe 
is seared and fermented perfectly 
and it is not really a sushi but not really grilled 
so it is fresh but smoky 
plus they mixed the ginger that accompanies the sushi 
in the rice so you can eat them gracefully and without weird after taste 
although it still did have that fishiness of mackerel a bit 

Pumpkin Koroke 
or in Guu garden it is known as Kabocha koroke 
which is boiled egg wrapped around creamed pumpkin
and deep fried with bread crumbs 
the sweet mayo on top blends everything together nicely 

Chicken Karage 
which is deep fried chicken!! 
it just emptied out our beer bottle in split second 

Agedashi Mozzarella 
I was mortified when this came out 
I was expecting something like cheese sticks 
but it was like cheese in tempura batter
soaked in broth 
I was worried this would taste oily 
but it was quite nice and flavourful 

the cheese was just very stretchy and cheesy
and the broth was nicely flavoured that we finished the entire bowl 

It was very delicious dinner
except we had so much trouble finding it 
it was located on third floor of unfinished building 
so we were at the right place but just couldnt find it

at the end, we called them and the server came out and directed us in 
but becaues it is so hard to find, 
you can enjoy more quieter environment compared to other Guu 

there is a small garden in the front
which will be more beautiful when summer comes =]