Hapa Izakaya - Vancouver

These guys have a very good Happy HourI find myself returning to this place over and over againI like their menu, and I like their drinks.

MehImho, Hapa is the Japanese equivalent of Cactus ClubAn overpriced chain with subpar food and attractive waitresses.

- Amazing happy hour time from 5-6, the menu is also quite filling.

Super impressed by this find in Yaletown. It provided a great setting to catch up with old friends and have some delicious bites to eat. I came in with the mindset of small Japanese tapas but it was actually a lot of food with greater than usual tapa portions. The large sized Hapa Chicken salad was huge definitely for sharing. I will note that they appear to have a strong affinity to using chili sauce on everything. It was drizzled onto the volcano roll and the beef tataki. I'm not used to that when eating Japanese dishes and personally not a huge fan of it. I did like the Japanese greetings the entire staff would belt out when you come in and leave. It added to the atmosphere. Their Hapa hour menu items are a great and economical way to taste test a variety of items too. I also thoroughly enjoyed their unagi ishiyaki and yaki udon.

Hapa Izakaya is located in the heart of Yaletown. They serve an assortment of Japanese tapas and a few main dishes as well. Hapa Izakaya is great for group gatherings but you need to make sure everyone arrives on time to keep your table. . Rating: 2.5 out of 5. I knew I wanted to get the Midori salad because we were going to have some pretty heavy menu items later on. The two of us aren’t fans of heavy salad dressing. We were pleasantly surprised to see that this salad had a nice light citrus vinaigrette style dressing on top. However, if you’re a fan of dressing, I think you’ll have to ask for a bit more.