Cuchillo Restaurant
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Latin American small plates, creative entrees & cocktails in arty, industrial-chic surrounds.

Cuisine type

  • Latin American,
  • Mexican,

Atmosphere

  • Family,
  • Casual,

Products and Services

  • Restaurant,
  • Tequila,
  • Tapas,
  • Fun,
  • Tequila,
  • Mescal,
    • Wine,
    • Ceviche,
    • Salads,
    • Seafood,
  • more...
  • less...

Languages Spoken

  • English,
Location
261 Powell St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1G3
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Opening Hours *Holiday hours

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday To Sunday: 5pm Until Late
Monday To Sunday: 5pm Until Late
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Rates:

  • $26 To $60,

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Meet the owner

Stuart Irving admits he was a bit of a bad boy in high school. "I bounced around from school to school and I kind of became a Scarlett Letter with the principals," he quips. "But I always loved cooking classes because that's where the hot girls were." It seemed this rebellious charmer was a natural in the kitchen. "After high school, I started working as a dishwasher and really feel in love with the restaurant atmosphere,” he adds.

Deciding to get serious about the art of cooking, Stuart enrolled in the culinary program at Vancouver Community College. Like a long list of chefs before him, he paid his dues working up the food chain at some of the city's top restaurants – including Star Anise, Salmon House on the Hill and Raintree – before opening his own culinary venture.

Stuart launched his first restaurant, Spanish tapas bar Cobre, on Powell Street in 2007. When the landlord took over the Gastown building in 2012, Stuart reinvented himself and opened Cuchillo in a larger space just two blocks east.

“Cuchillo’s dishes are more my personality, which is to say they are a little edgier,” Stuart explains. Drawing on his passion for Latin-inspired cuisine, Stuart's bold and savoury take on classic south-of-the-border dishes was influenced in part by his marriage to a Mexican woman. "We traveled through Central and South America and I just fell in love with Latino food," he says simply.

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Menu & Prices

CEVICHE

LOIS LAKE STEELHEAD TROUT

CHATOTE, CUCUMBER, JALAPENO, Y LECHEE ENSALADA, BASIL COERIANDER MINT DRESSED

ARGENTINIAN SHRIMP

ANCHO CHILI JICAMA KIMACHE. CRISPY SHALLOTS

ALBACORE TUNA PIPIAN ROJO

WARM PERUVIAN DOUBLE SMOKED BACON CAUSA

$15.00

ANTOJITOS MENU - Cuchillo Restaurant

CHIPOTLEY SEA SALT DUSTED FRY BREAD


$6.00

YUCA FRITA

LEMON ROASTED GARLIC AIOLI

$6.00

CORN BREAD AZUL

GUAJILLO CHILI BUTTER

$7.00

BLISTERED GREEN PADRON PEPPERS

EVO Y SEA SALT

$8.00

WHITE BEAN PARMESAN FUNDIDO

CORN CHIP

$9.00

HOUSE GUACAMOLES

TROPICAL FRUITS, CHIPOTLE Y CHICHARON, TOMATILLO Y POBLANO

$8.00

ALL THREE GUACAMOLES

$16.00

ENSALADA MENU - Cuchillo Restaurant

JICAMA, CUCUMBER Y AIYAN PEAR

CLASICO TAJIN VINAIGRETTE

$7.00

ECUADORIAN QUINOA Y ORGANIC GREENS

ROASTED WALNUTS, NARANJA DRESSED

$12.00

PAN ROASTED BC SABLEFISH

PEMBERTON POTATO Y AVOCADO, PIPIAN NEGRO

$16.00

LA MESA MENU - Cuchillo Restaurant

BLUE CORN ROCK HEN SHAKE & BAKE

ROASTED YAMS, RAPPINI SAUTE, POBLANO CHILI SALSA VERDE

$21.00

WILD MEXICAN SEA PRAWNS

BUTTER BROWNED CORN AREPAS, GREEN APPLE JALAPENO PIPIAN VERDE

$21.00

PORK BELLY CONFIT

MAPLE CHIPOTLE TAMARIND GLAZE, CHICHARON, PATACONES, GRANNY SMITH PUREE

$21.00

PAN ROASTED BISON FLANK STEAK

TIJUANA STYLE BABY CAESEAR, CHORIZO BUTTER MILK KENNEBEC MASH

$24.00

DIVER CAUGHT SCALLOPS Y PALE ALE CHORIZO

ANCHO CHILLI COCONUT CREAMED CORN, GRILLED CHAYOTE SQUASH

$24.00

TAQUERIA MENU - Cuchillo Restaurant

BAJA STYLE BATTERED ROCKFISH

JICAMA SLAW Y CHIPOTLE AIOLE , KALE & HEMP CORN TORTILLA

$9.00

PULLED CUCKY Y CRACKLIN

RAOSTED GARLIC, BLACKBERRY HABANERO JAM, BLACK BEAN CORN TORTILLA

$9.00

MOLE LAMP ALBONDIGAS

SARDO PARMESAN Y BROWNED GARLIC POPCORN, CHIPOTLE CORN TORTILLA

$9.00

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER

ALMOND DATE BUTTER, TOMATO GINGER JAM, KALE & HEMP CORN TORTILLA

$9.00

MORITA CHILI BBQ PULLED PORK

MANGO PAPAYA SALSA Y PINTO REFRITO, CHIPOTLE CORN TORTILLA

JERK SPICED FREE RUN CHICKEN Y PAPAS

PINEAPPLE SALSA Y CREAME, BLACK BEAN CORN TORTILLA

$9.00

POSTRE MENU - Cuchillo Restaurant

DULCE DE LECHE

TAMARIND BUTTERSCOTCH, CARMELIZED PINEAPPLE Y HONEYCOMP, ANCHO CHILLI DUSTED CHURROS

$8.00
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