Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
I’ve been hearing all sorts of hype for awhile now about a chain ramen restaurant originating from Japan that opened up earlier this year on Robson Street near Denman – Hokkaido Ramen Santouka. As a...
View ArticleBanana Leaf on Broadway
Last week, my mom was passing through Vancouver to head on a trip with friends in Las Vegas. For lunch before driving her to the airport, we went to Banana Leaf on Broadway, a Malaysian Restaurant...
View Article100 Days
This past weekend, I went to breakfast to try out 100 Days (in the Opus Hotel in Yaletown) for the first time with a group of girlfriends. It was fairly early for brunch for me (10:30 on a Sunday),...
View ArticleAcme Cafe
Not too long ago, I hit up Acme Cafe for the first time at lunch with one of my girlfriends. It opened up earlier this year in the spring in Gastown, on West Hastings (between Abbott and Carrall...
View ArticleOctopus Garden
So I really, really like Octopus Garden in Kitsilano (on Cornwall) for sushi. Why? First of all, Sado-san, the chef and owner. He has a great sense of humour, is excellent and what he does (of course),...
View ArticleNuba Restaurant (Hastings)
While I’ve been to Nuba Cafe several times for takeout and various lunches, I hadn’t been to the Nuba Restaurant on Hastings until this year. I’ve been a couple of times now – once for lunch quite a...
View ArticleSushi Sen (Squamish)
Vancouver has some fantastic sushi places, so I’m always a little skeptical when hearing someone praise a sushi restaurant in most other cities (well, besides Japan). So, when I first heard about...
View ArticlePHAT (now on iPhone!)
I’ve walked by PHAT (which apparently stands for Pretty Hot and Tasty) several times throughout the course of my time in Yaletown, and for whatever reason, had never tried it until last week. The deli...
View ArticleUva Wine Bar
Looking for a great place to have some wine or cocktails and a snack? Look no further than Uva Wine Bar at the Moda Hotel in Yaletown (excuse the bad iPhone pictures – it was dark, I was drinking)....
View ArticleJames on Hastings
Another restaurant that I dined out at in the past few weeks with my grass 4s volleyball team was James on Hastings. Located in a small strip mall on East Hastings at the corner of Slocan, this Chinese...
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