After nearly three years of take-out only, the Quinpool Road institution Wasabi House opened its dining room this week. For lovers of affordable Japanese cuisine, friendly service and the fact that you’ll somehow always receive a few extra rolls on the house, this is the post-pandemic reopening of all post-pandemic reopenings. Chef and owner Richard Wu […]
Wasabi House
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Best Sushi Restaurant
Gold Winner Wasabi House Silver Winner Sushi Nami Royale, downtown Bronze Winner Tako Sushi & Ramen Some things never change and the fanbase for Oxford and Quinpool’s cozy little sushi joint is one of them. Winning this award pretty much every year since it opened—seven in a row—student favourite Wasabi House locks it down again […]
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Best Sushi Restaurant
Gold Winner Wasabi House Silver Winner Sushi Nami Royale Bronze Winner Tako Sushi & Ramen The fans who nominated Wasabi House for Best Sushi know why they like the restaurant. “Their sushi is always fresh and delicious,” was one comment left during the online nominations process. “Such friendly staff, great food and variety,” was another. […]
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Best Lunch Specials
Gold Winner Cha Baa Thai Restaurant, Halifax Silver Winner Wasabi House Bronze Winner Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca You may have noticed that we live in an age where sandwiches cost $10, sans side. And as a society, people seem to be mostly OK with it. Or at the very least complacent and hungry. Queen Street’s […]
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Best Sushi Restaurant
Gold Winner Wasabi House Silver Winner Sushi Nami Royale, Halifax Bronze Winner Sushi Shige Japanese Restaurant Yeah, yeah, yeah, you looooove the extra rolls. Quinpool Road’s sushi all-star, Wasabi House has won Best Sushi five times, and sure, it might have something to do with the bonus rolls diners tend to get here, but it’s […]
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Best Sushi Restaurant
Gold Winner Wasabi House Silver Winner Alex Oh! Sushi & Rolls (now closed) Bronze Winner Suzuki Restaurant A piece of advice: Be careful how much you order when going to Wasabi House—your server will almost certainly bring you a free roll as well. This is probably a reason voters love the Quinpool sushi joint, but […]
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Best Sushi Restaurant
Gold Winner Wasabi House Silver Winner Sushi Nami, Dresden Row Bronze Winner Alex Oh Sushi & Rolls Again with the line-up theory, a familiar one with a lot of these Best of winning restaurants. If people are willing to line up, and wait, to eat your food—when it’s freezing cold, sweltering or just a precious […]
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30 things to do on Quinpool Road
1. Celebrate Quinfest The annual street wide, family friendly festivities honouring the one of Halifax’s busiest streets, returns this Saturday, September 20 from 11am-3pm. “It is important for the [Quinpool Road Mainstreet District] Association and its members to host Quinfest every year because it gives us a chance to show appreciation to our many customers […]
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Best Sushi Restaurant
Gold Winner Wasabi House Silver Winner Sushi Nami Royale, Halifax Bronze Winner Hamachi House This tightly packed sushi joint serves up some tantalizing experiments with mango, banana, asparagus and sweet potato, but stays true to fresh fish, too. Maybe the reason that people love Wasabi House is the bold fish-fruit combinations, or maybe it’s the […]
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Best Sushi Restaurant
Gold Winner Wasabi House Silver Winner Sushi Nami Royale, Halifax Bronze Winner Suzuki Restaurant Wasabi House had only been open for just over a year when a small fire in January forced it to close for almost two months. Sushi lovers sorely missed it and, to everyone’s delight, it’s back. “We appreciate that a lot […]
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Wasabi House is back in action
Sushi addicts who’ve waiting since mid-January for another taste of Wasabi House (6403 Quinpool Road, 429-3300) can finally get rolling. A small fire at the popular hangout and eatery forced it to close for repairs in early 2013, and some delays made for a longer wait than expected. But great news, as of yesterday Wasabi’s […]
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The ShopTalk Guided Tour: Quinpool Road
It’s time for Quinfest! The celebration of all things Quinpool Road is this Saturday, September 15, 11am-3pm. The fun includes a reptile zoo, clowns, carnival games, face-painting, kite-flying and science booths. Most of the street’s restaurants are offering free samples from noon to 2pm. And at 1pm there’s a free concert, with Razzmatazz For Kids […]