Scouring for a place to eat lunch is getting quite difficult since I’ve been to a majority of the restaurants in Downtown Vancouver. It was a rainy day, so we decided to go down under into the Bentall Towers but then we realized there’s a good amount of shops and restaurants down there.
One place that caught my eye was Ridia Garden, at first I thought it was a sushi restaurant because of the word ‘garden’. Taking a closer look at the menu, they have Korean dishes as well as a lot of Western food like salad, sandwiches, mac and cheese, and lasagna.
They have a lot of seating inside, so it is quite suitable for bringing a group of coworkers.
Kimchi Fried Rice with Daily Soup was a large portion for lunch. The kimchi fried rice was ok, but it fell a bit flat. It definitely needed a bit more love to it. Perhaps a bit of beef to go with it. Or a fried egg would be amazing.
Japchae is Korean dish made of sweet potato noodles with veggies and beef. It was a large size too, so Mags had to take half of it back to the office. The noodles and the beef seemed a bit disjointed and you know they were cooked separately.
Overall, the food is acceptable, but not the best. The price is great for the portion.
We Rate Ridia Garden: 
Address:
Bentall 2
206-555 Burrard Street, Vancouver
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ridia-Garden/256712691106578
1 Comment
Hi Diana, big fan of your blog! I work around this area and often go here for lunch. I think they top the japchae with bulgogi, so I think it’s meant to be eaten together but not cooked together, but I can understand what you mean. I love their stone bowl bibimbap and soft tofu soup! You should try it sometime if you happen to swing by again!