1741 Robson Street, Vancouver (West End)
During a recent outing with both of my sisters (a very first time for my youngest sister Therese!), we had a bit of a throwback when we went to the Japanese spaghetti restaurant Spaghetei on Robson Street. It serves up "authentic Japanese style spaghetti", something that I found out was indeed a thing during a trip to Japan a while ago. Eleanor had gone to Spaghetei before and had great things to say about it all, so having this feedback and the fact that I wanted to check out for the longest time, we went the other night. We got there earlier than normal dinner time, about 5:45ish and we were seated very quickly. The decor is very simple, and the front entrance was conveniently open to the street to let the small space air out. During the winter time, the wall is closed off and there is a single door to get into the restaurant. With each of the spaghetti dishes, you can get the regular size for the price that is listed on the menu, or alternatively, a small (- $1) or a large size (+ $1). We ended up sharing 2 large size spaghetti plates, and we also got two pieces of their garlic bread (which Eleanor describes as honey garlic, due to its sweetness. It is also green in colour). The dishes that we ordered, the Clam Soup Spaghetti and the Tomato Cream Spaghetti, came reallyy quick and tasted delicious. The portions that we shared was definitely enough, if not just enough. Depending on how hungry you are, you could probably finish an entire large. However, I was told by Eleanor that the regular is really small and definitely your best bet if you are planning to have your own dish. The servers at Spaghetei were really great about sharing dishes, so if you can't decide which one to try, go with a few friends and share a few large plates! Spaghetei was a delicious meal that didn't leave us too full - just enough to make it by. The only downside is that this restaurant, and many others on the West Side, are really far away from the Skytrain station. We walked from Granville, though in retrospect we should have walked from Burrard. There is the possibility to catch a bus down, which may end up being a lot quicker. However, there are a lot of great shops to check out along Robson, which makes the walk worthwhile!
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