Jinya Ramen Bar

Great atmosphere, incredible tasting food and service to match. Our experience with Zubu was great, we were promptly sat and our order taken quickly. The server we had was on top of it all. I had asked what they were known for and got some suggestions on their personal favorites and their signature dishes. Our food was out incredibly fast, faster than my expectation. Now the taste, holy heck. I went with the fatty pork, which I suggest you do too, it was prepared to perfection. The flavours with the ramen were exquisite and the savory base with added butter were a match made in heaven. I've also never tasted noodles as good as this before, they're definitely my top choice now. I've been to a lot of ramen places across Canada and Zubu as a local chain definitely takes a top five spot for me. I do recommend this place for a nice date night, time out with friends or somewhere to just get a good bowl of ramen. I enjoyed the Tonkotsu Koro.

This place is always busy, the atmosphere is trendy and very nice. However, the service is snotty by the host and manager. Luckily our server was a happy Japanese guy who was great. The tuna taco was tiny but packed full of flavours, the mazesoba was too spicy (I didn’t see it on the menu, it mentioned an oil but I didn’t know it was so spicy) and the chicken ramen and the caramelized cauliflower/broccoli was just ok. The pricing was quite high if you’re looking for value. The dishes were small but at least it was tasty. I would only visit again if I had no other choice in the area.

We came here for a quick meal. The ramen was average. We had the Tonkotsu Aka ramen and the spicy chicken ramen. You have a choice of the spice level ranging from mild to burning hot. The ramen was average and it’s not a big portion by any means which costs round $16+. We didn’t bother with the extra toppings that range from $1 and up. You can order a ramen combo for an extra $6.75 which I didn’t think it was worth while. If you aren’t into ramen, there’s appetizers, gyoza, edamame, tacos, French fries, & Japanese shishito pepper. They have a good selection for vegetarians, vegans, and gluten free diners. Nice ambience inside and helpful servers.

Went to Zubu to try the Bite of Burnaby event. Similar to Vancouver dine out where there is a 3 course or 4 course meal for $15 or $30. My hubby ordered the 4 course meal for $30 and since Takoyaki is not available (appetizer), i decided to just choose the special lunch menu for $20 which is a 3 course meal. The only difference is the 4 course has appetizer to which my husband ordered karage/chicken, you get 5 pcs. He ordered curry fries for starter and it did taste like curry, nothing special. His entree is (tonkotsu kuro) which we both really liked. And you have the option to choose fatty or lean chasu. For his dessert, we ordered double fromage chocolate which is also good!

Great dinner out. Previously visited this place as Jinya and it is better as Zubu hands down. Really nice Japanese whiskey selection so you can try a couple different things before splurging on a whole bottle. I tried the Shinobu: the blended Mizunara Oak and was very happy with it. Other drink was iced oolong tea which was nice to find was unsweetened. Ordered the cilantro and lemon ramen off the seasonal summer menu and the pork gyoza and both were great, but the ramen was outstanding. Restaurant offers kaedama (extra noodles to put in remaining broth) for a small charge. Overall a great experience and will definitely be back, will probably be my go to place in the area to grab a quick bite before a movie.

Nice ambiance Friendly and efficient staff that check on you frequently Food tasted good, but a bit skimpy with the ramen. I ordered the seasonal spicy obsession which came with 2 pieces of cha shu. They were mostly fat. Broth was tasty. The spice tasted like the sechuan chilli peppers, of which I am not a big fan of. Hubby ordered the spicy chicken. Came with 2 pieces of chicken. Hubby thought the same of his dish. But with little meat in both and no egg there’s much better places you can go for the same price. We had the tacos which came with two pieces The crispy chicken was good