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Chicco

Chicco: Japanese Parfaits

Chicco has been on Robson street for a long time and I remember coming here a long time ago for Parfaits with friends. It’s great that it’s still around serving up their Japanese versions of parfaits. The parfaits have changed [...]

May 23, 2013 Bakery, Cafe, Dessert, Japanese, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
Burdock & Co.

Burdock & Co : Farm to Table Concept

Burdock & Co has open up in the former location of Cafeteria. This restaurant is headed by Chef Andrea Carlson. Her menu reflects the locavore philosophy with using local organic produce throughout the menu. The interior is quite cozy with [...]

May 19, 2013 Mount Pleasant/Main Street, Seafood, Tapas, Three Beakers, Vegetarian, WestCoast
Spaghetei

Spaghetei: Japanese Style Spaghetti

Spaghetei opened on Robson Street a few days ago. They took over the former location of Benkei Ramen. This chain of restaurants has been around since 1975 and it’s finally landed in Vancouver. KoreanGirl and I were wandering around Robson [...]

May 16, 2013 Japanese, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
Suika Izakaya

Suika Snackbar: SupaSUIKA Dining Package

I’ve been to Suika Snackbar several times in the past few years and it’s always been a great experience. They have sister restaurants located around town – Kingyo and Rajio. Suika means watermelon, Kingyo means goldfish and Rajio means radio. [...]

May 13, 2013 Fairview, Izakaya, Japanese, Sushi, Three Beakers
Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

Chen’s Shanghai Restaurant: XLB and Salty Soy Milk

I don’t go to Richmond that often, so we decided to make Kirsty (Eating with Kirby) take us to the good places in town. She was pretty confident that this place had some good xiao long bao. I am still [...]

May 12, 2013 Kid Friendly, Richmond, Shanghai, Three Beakers
Jong Ga

Jong Ga Korean Restaurant: More Restaurants in Korea Town

Jong Ga Korean Restaurant is another newer restaurant that has popped up in North Road AKA Korea Town in the past year. It’s a small restaurant, but its packed during peak hours. We went around 1pm as a group of [...]

May 8, 2013 Burnaby Cariboo-Lougheed, Korean, Three Beakers
Joe Fortes Happy Hour

Joe Fortes: Happy Hour

Joe Fortes has happy hour from 4pm till 6pm daily, where select items are 50% off. InsecureGirl and I decided to come here after work to indulge ourselves in some oysters and other items. They don’t take reservations for this [...]

May 6, 2013 Happy Hour, Robson Street/West End, Seafood, Three Beakers, WestCoast
Vij's Railway Express

Vij’s Railway Express: Indian Food On Wheels

It’s great working downtown since there is always good restaurants and food trucks around. On a nice sunny day, my coworkers and I took a little adventure to Vij’s Railway express to have a taste of their indian food on [...]

April 30, 2013 Downtown, Food Carts, Indian, Streetcart, Three Beakers
Rodneys Gastown

Rodney’s Oyster House: Gastown

Rodney’s Oyster House has opened a new location in Gastown. The have taken up the space of Cobre that used to be there. They have the same items like their Yaletown location. My coworkers and I came here for their [...]

April 29, 2013 Gastown, Seafood, Three Beakers, WestCoast
Street Meet

Street Meet Food Truck: Mushroom Soup and Risotto Balls

Street Meet Food Truck is located on Pender and Burrard. It’s quite close to Burrard Skytrain.  The chefs are very focused in providing great food while being as sustainable as possible in everything they do. They try to use local [...]

April 27, 2013 Downtown, Food Carts, Streetcart, Three Beakers
Hakkaku Ramen

Hakkaku Ramen: Ramen in North Burnaby

I’ve passed by this place for about a year and a half, so I thought it was about time I try this place out. A friend of ours told us it had great ramen, so M really wanted to try [...]

April 18, 2013 Japanese, North Burnaby, Three Beakers
Au Petite Cafe

Au Petit Cafe: Pho and Banh Mi

My friends love food and a cheap meal is what they love the most. We went to Au Petit Cafe on a weekend to get a taste of their spring rolls and banh mi sandwiches. All of their items are [...]

April 16, 2013 Riley Park/Little Mountain, Three Beakers, Vietnamese
Tacofino Commissary

Tacofino Commissary: Hello Churros

We went to Tacofino Commissary on a weekend to catch their brunch. Tacofino has come a long way since their days of running a food truck in Tofino, BC. I can remember having my first bite of Tacofino Cantina and [...]

April 13, 2013 Hastings-Sunrise, Mexican, Three Beakers
Chui Restaurant

Chui Restaurant: Korean Fusion Restaurant

I’ve never heard of Chui Restaurant until my friend decided to have dinner here. It’s a relatively new restaurant on Robson across from Whole Foods. They serve Korean fusion food. The space is pretty cool. It’s divided up so there [...]

April 10, 2013 Korean, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
Guu Garlic

Guu Garlic: Lunch Time

Guu Garlic is open for lunch from Tuesday to Sunday 11:30am till 2:30pm. It’s a nice place to go for lunch if you want to spend about $10 and have a good Japanese meal. I was never able to make [...]

April 7, 2013 Downtown, Izakaya, Japanese, Three Beakers
Falconetti's

Falconetti’s East Side Grill: Dining Package Review

Falconetti’s is located on Commercial Drive near 1st Avenue. They are famous due to their sausage. Even Guy Fieri came here to film Diners Drive-ins and Dives. They make all their sausages in-house on the right side of the restaurant [...]

April 5, 2013 Bar and Grill, Canadian, Commercial Drive / Grandview, Pub/Bar, Three Beakers
Anton's Pasta

Anton’s Pasta: Stuffed Pasta

Another late night meal at Anton’s Pasta. There’s not too many late night places in this area. M and I like to come here for the amount food. Rawr we’re monsters. We have never finished a whole plate nor would be [...]

March 26, 2013 Italian, North Burnaby, Three Beakers
Forage

Forage: Mmmm Seafood Chowder

Forage is located inside the Listel Hotel in Downtown Vancouver. They pride themselves of being very sustainable, meaning zero waste and using local sustainable ingredients. After seeing tons and tons of people instagramming photos from Dine Out Vancouver, this was [...]

March 24, 2013 Canadian, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers