Japadog

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Japadog's first stand located on Burrard St, Vancouver Food Vendors in Downtown Vancouver - Japadog.jpg
Japadog's first stand located on Burrard St, Vancouver
A "kusomayo" hot dog from Japadog. Japadog - Terimayo (2696843021) (2).jpg
A "kusomayo" hot dog from Japadog.

Japadog is a small chain of street food stands and restaurants originating in Vancouver, Canada. [1] The chain, which specializes in hot dogs that include variants of Japanese-style foods like okonomiyaki, yakisoba, teriyaki and tonkatsu, is owned by Noriki Tamura. [2]

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History

Tamura and his wife moved to Vancouver in 2005. They opened the first Japadog stand that same year. [3] A second stand opened in Vancouver in the summer of 2009. In 2010, they expanded beyond their three mobile stands in Vancouver, opening a sit-in restaurant, allowing them to serve extra items such as desserts and their unique french fries, called "shaked fries." The kitchen staff prepare them by placing the cooked fries in a paper bag and seasoning and shaking them until coated. [4] They also have a trailer location on the pier in Santa Monica, California. [5]

Locations

As of September 2025, Japadog has stores and trailers in the following locations: [5]

Metro Vancouver, Canada

  1. ↑ Japadog's first location

Toronto, Canada

Santa Monica, US

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

See also

References

  1. ↑ MacDonald, Nancy (August 6, 2007). "Extra wasabi, hold the seaweed". Macleans.ca. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Vancouver restaurants: decathlon of dining". The Sydney Morning Herald . February 22, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Publicity & Famous person". Japadog.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Japadog Gets a Real Home on Robson Street". Jun 21, 2010. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved Apr 13, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Location". Japadog. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dine". YVR. Retrieved 2025-09-13.