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Canyon Creek Chophouse: Lunch at Niagara Falls

August 23, 2014

The main reason for our trip to Toronto was to see the Niagara Falls with my in-laws. So funny how they thought it was close to Vancouver. After the 4.5 hour flight, they realized it’s quite a distance away. Plus, not even close to downtown Toronto. They sure are silly, but since I knew this ahead of time, I made sure we still got here to cross one more item off their bucket list.

We even rode on the Maid of the Mist, which has now been renamed to The Hornblower. It’s still the same great experience.

After looking around the Niagara Falls area, it was time to hunt for lunch before heading back to the bus for Toronto. Somehow we ended up at Canyon Creek Chophouse as it supposedly has a nice view of the falls. Unfortunately, the view was obstructed by trees. We didn’t mind since we already got a great view of the falls on the boat.

Canyon Creek Chophouse is inside the Fallsview Casino and they are a steakhouse, but they also has a variety of items like burgers, salads, pasta and seafood. We came in the late afternoon, so this place was empty.

We started with bread, which was nice and warm and came with a side of butter.

Grilled Chicken Caesar ($16.95) has chicken breast, applewood smoked bacon, chopped romaine, sourdough croutons, shaved Parmesan, with house made garlic dressing. The salad was pretty plain for the price you pay. The chicken was also quite dry.

BBQ Baby Back Ribs (Half: $21.95) has the slow braised ribs, grilled and brushed in a smoky glaze, with skinny fries and slaw on the side. The ribs were very tender and about to fall off the bones. Each portion was quite meaty. The fries were extra crispy, which made them really enjoyable.

Kimchi Quesadilla comes cut into 4 pieces and served with sour cream and a pico de gallo salsa, but the server dropped it on the floor. The kimchi quesadilla was very good and had the perfect combinations of flavours inside.

Overall, the food was alright, but you are definitely paying more since you are in a tourist destination. I would definitely prefer to go to The Keg instead. I also found the service quite poor and it was very hard to get anyone’s attention when we wanted to order and getting the bill. Perhaps it was because we were one of two people dining here that there were not a lot of servers around.

We Rate Canyon Creek Chophouse:

Address:
6380 Fallsview Boulevard
Niagara Falls, ON

Website:
http://canyoncreekrestaurant.ca/

In Niagara Falls

Boston Pizza: Nothing Else Good in Niagara Falls, ON

May 28, 2012

After roaming around Niagara Falls after the Maid of the Mist boat ride, CanuckGirl and I were quite hungry, so we walked around for a few blocks to find food. We found most of the places were very overpriced and were chain restaurants. Our tour guide even suggested a few places but…any place rated 17% was not a place for us.

Eventually we gave up and settled with Boston Pizza.

The interior is very open and seats lots of people. You can have the choice of sitting indoors of having patio seating.

We opted for patio seating, but it was still indoors and just has the windows up. You get a good view of the street.

Oven Roasted Salt & Pepper Wings ($9.29) were alright and we did enjoy getting the options of not having them deep-fried. CanuckGirl said the wings were tender but it wasn’t anything special.

Pepperoni and Feta Thin Crust Pizza ($13.29) has layers of pepperoni, sun-dried tomatoes, feta, cheddar, pizza mozzarella and green onion. The pizza was very oily and the green onions were chopped up very largely.

Overall, food was pretty meh. It’s something edible and we got full.

Words of Wisdom:

Service is decent
On the main road of food
Lunch can cost you around $15

We Rate Boston Pizza:

Address:
4960 Clifton Hill
Niagara Falls, ON

Website:
http://www.bostonpizza.com/

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In Food for Thought

Hershey Store: Best Cupcake Ever at Niagara Falls

May 27, 2012

Hershey has a store in Niagara Falls. I was surprised, but I just had to go inside. I’m such a candy lover. Clearly I was really excited because I loved Hershey’s as a kid. Plus most people like chocolate.

They have tons of items branded with their signature candies such as Reeses. It’s a tourist attraction, but hey…there’s really nothing else to see around Niagara Falls besides the Maid of the Mist.

Instead of merchandise, they sell unique snacks too, such as this Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Cookie. They also have good milkshakes too.

I on the other hand decided to get this Cookie Monster Cupcake for about $3. It’s so cute! I just had to get it. It was not too sweet, but the cupcake portion of it was just a vanilla cake.

Overall, super cute store to browse around and has some yummy desserts and snacks to purchase.

Address:
5701 Falls Ave
Niagara Falls, ON

Website:
http://www.hersheycanada.com/en/discover/niagarafalls.asp