{{short description|Restaurant chain in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}} thumb|Japadog's first stand located on Burrard St, Vancouver thumb|A "Terimayo" hot dog from Japadog. '''Japadog''' is a small chain of street food stands and restaurants originating in Vancouver, Canada.<ref name=mac>{{cite web|url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/lifestyle/article.jsp?content=20070806_108098_108098 |title=Extra wasabi, hold the seaweed |work=Macleans.ca |accessdate=May 29, 2009 |last=MacDonald |first=Nancy |date=August 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306023053/http://www.macleans.ca/culture/lifestyle/article.jsp?content=20070806_108098_108098 |archivedate=March 6, 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=smh>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/decathlon-of-dining-20090219-8c8p.html?page=-1|title=Vancouver restaurants: decathlon of dining|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=May 29, 2009|date=February 22, 2009}}</ref>
==History== Tamura and his wife moved to Vancouver in 2005. They opened the first Japadog stand that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japadog.com/pub/index.html |title=Publicity & Famous person |publisher=Japadog.com |accessdate=May 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615063431/http://www.japadog.com/pub/index.html |archivedate=June 15, 2009 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidevancouver.ca/2010/06/21/japadog-gets-a-real-home-on-robson-street/|title=Japadog Gets a Real Home on Robson Street|date=Jun 21, 2010|accessdate=Apr 13, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413201534/https://www.insidevancouver.ca/2010/06/21/japadog-gets-a-real-home-on-robson-street/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They also have a trailer location on the pier in Santa Monica, California.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Location |url=https://japadog.com/location |access-date=September 13, 2025 |newspaper=Japadog}}</ref>
== Locations == {{As of|2025|September}}, Japadog has stores and trailers in the following locations:<ref name=":0" />
=== Metro Vancouver, Canada === * 530 Robson St, Vancouver – store * 8130 Ontario St, Vancouver – trailer * 899 Burrard St, Vancouver – trailer{{Efn|Japadog's first location}} * Waterfront station (exterior), Vancouver – trailer * The Amazing Brentwood, Burnaby – store * McarthurGlen Outlet Mall, Richmond – store * YVR Domestic Terminal (interior, before security), Richmond – store<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dine |url=http://www.yvr.ca/en/passengers/shop-dine-and-services/dine |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=YVR |language=en}}</ref> * YVR International Arrivals (exterior), Richmond – trailer
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=== Toronto, Canada === * 509 Yonge St – store * The Well – store
=== Santa Monica, US === * 200 Santa Monica Pier – trailer
=== Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam === * 97 Nguyen Gia Tri – store
== See also == * List of restaurants in Vancouver
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==External links== *{{official website|https://japadog.com/}}
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Category:Fast-food chains of Canada Category:Pacific Northwest restaurants Category:Restaurants in Vancouver Category:Hot dog restaurants in Canada Category:Cuisine of British Columbia
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