GMEN AT STEVESTON RAMEN SHOP: Great Food, Great Service Story by Sarah Gordon
Photos by Sandra Steier and submitted
Sometimes it’s rainy weather that brings customers to Gmen At Steveston Ramen Shop on a quest for a bowl of comforting warm noodles. Other times, it’s the seaside air that lures people to the restaurant’s patio to enjoy ramen and other signature Japanese dishes while appreciating a view of Steveston Harbour across the street. Tinn Chan, Takeru Kosuda and Minoru Suzuki opened the Steveston location in 2017. The partners got their start in the 1990s with Gyoza King on Robson Street in Vancouver.
Tinn says, “Minoru created some good ramen recipes and we thought, that’s tasty enough to serve our customers. We named the new menu item G(yozaKing)-men (men means noodle in Japanese). He adds, “There was also a popular Japanese detective TV series back in the 1970s named G-men (government men). We all love that series. At Gmen’s first location on Sexsmith Road in Richmond, we had the show playing endlessly on our TV.” Eventually, the restaurant relocated to Alexandra Road where it continues to operate.
“Minoru had always wanted to have a shop close to the water. We saw the listing, viewed the space, and knew we’d found our second Gmen location.” 26
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