Alibi Room
157 Alexander Street (Near Main)
Vancouver, BC.
Tel: (604) 623-3383
Tasty or Not Tasty?
VERY VERY TASTY.
This is my favourite restaurant. It's in an awesome area, the food is great and priced reasonably and the drinks are off the hook. You'll find drinks in this restaurant that you won't find anywhere else. I love to come here on the weekdays when it's nice and quiet. The week-end nights is packed! I've been here close to 50 times this past year. I suggest you order anything and everything you can.
My favourite is the organic beef burger.
My favourite drink is the Gewürztraminer spritzer.
Service Good or Service Bad?
Service...is always superb! Drinks come about one minute after you've ordered it.
Food comes within 10-12 minutes.
Staff always kind and pleasant.
Interior:
The interior is soooo cool!
This restaurant actually has two floors. The basement is a great place to have a small party, equipped with it's own bar and DJ table. The building is brick, so the walls are exposed brick! Very Loft like! Also there is a long but small intimate patio. LOVE IT!
Price:
The price is great for the quality.
You could get burgers/sandwiches for about $13 a plate...and there are more expensive and cheaper plates as well. All taste great!
It's hard not to keep ordering drinks! Their drinks are soo good and so unique!
Ever Going Back?
Hell Yah! I probably go to Alibi Room at least 3-4 times a month...and I'm going to keep going back. And once our condo is completed you best believe i'll be there almost every night, sipping on my Gewürztraminer spritzer!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Bao Chau
Bao Chau
2717 E Hastings
Vancouver, BC. V6B 2T9
Tel: (604) 251-6956
Tasty or Not Tasty?
TASTY.
Here's what we ordered:
Spring Rolls - 2 rolls for $3
Bao Chau is known for their spring rolls and for good reason. It is a must try. Totally crispy and full of meat...mouth watering!
Pho Tai Sach Bo Vien (Small) $5.50
Noodles in broth with rare beef slices, tripe and Vietnamese style meatballs, garnished with green onion and onion
Service Good or Service Bad?
Service...was good! The owner always made sure our tea/water was filled and the food came out very quickly.
We had to ask for the bill twice though...but that's ok :)
Interior:
Typical Vietnamese restaurant with round tables for larger groups and small square tables for smaller parties. Nothing special...but that's okay, cuz the food was damn good.
Price:
$10-$15 per person if you have appies, an entree and drink.
Ever Going Back?
Hell Yah! But it's a little far for me, unless I am going that way.
2717 E Hastings
Vancouver, BC. V6B 2T9
Tel: (604) 251-6956
Tasty or Not Tasty?
TASTY.
Here's what we ordered:
Spring Rolls - 2 rolls for $3
Bao Chau is known for their spring rolls and for good reason. It is a must try. Totally crispy and full of meat...mouth watering!
Pho Tai Sach Bo Vien (Small) $5.50
Noodles in broth with rare beef slices, tripe and Vietnamese style meatballs, garnished with green onion and onion
Service Good or Service Bad?
Service...was good! The owner always made sure our tea/water was filled and the food came out very quickly.
We had to ask for the bill twice though...but that's ok :)
Interior:
Typical Vietnamese restaurant with round tables for larger groups and small square tables for smaller parties. Nothing special...but that's okay, cuz the food was damn good.
Price:
$10-$15 per person if you have appies, an entree and drink.
Ever Going Back?
Hell Yah! But it's a little far for me, unless I am going that way.
Foundation
Foundation
2301 Main, Vancouver
Vancouver, BC.
Tel: 604.708.0881
Tasty or Not Tasty?
TASTY.
Here's what we ordered:
"First Option"
An assortment of vegetables (zucchini, carrots, broccoli, etc) in a chili-coconut sauce over a bed of basmati rice - $9
"Last Resort"
An assortment of vegetables (zucchini, carrots, broccoli, etc) in a green curry sauce over a bed of basmati rice - $9
Service Good or Service Bad?
Service...was good! Waitress/Waiter always made sure that our coffee was topped off and made sure our food tasted good.
Interior:
Lots of famous and politically/socially conscience quotes and phrases written on the walls of the restaurant. Dim lighting. Old antique mis-matched tables and chairs (love it). Very spacious. You can actually see the kitchen and the employees cooking away. The stoves they use are electric! Reminds me of my house :)
Price:
$25.50 tips inclusive for two rice dishes and two coffees.
Ever Going Back?
Hell Yes! Good place for a hearty meal in the chilly fall/winter season.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Goldfish Pacific Kitchen
Goldfish Pacific Kitchen
1118 Mainland Street (at Helmcken)
Vancouver, BC. V6B 2T9
T 604.689.8318
F 604.687.5109
E info@goldfishkitchen.com
view map
Tasty or Not Tasty?
VERY VERY VERY TASTY. Very flavourful and stimulating. The flavours of all ingredients stood out well and worked well together. If you don't like food from Asia, you probably won't like this restaurant.
Here's what we ordered:
Small Plate:
Duck Spring Rolls with Fish Sauce Dip, Mint and Butter Lettuce - $14
(China meets Vietnam and get's colonized by America type of flavour) Very Tasty.
Entrees:
Pan seared arctic char with kaffir lime coconut sauce, snow pear salad – $20
(Tastes from Thailand)
Sablefish bamboo steamed with ginger, lemongrass – $23
(China meets Thailand sort of flavour. Came in a dim-sum steamer! Kool!)
Side Plates:
Bacon fried rice scallions, garlic, fried quail eggs – $8 (Excellent: East meets West Flavours)
Asparagus warm sake, shallot vinagrette – $11 (Crispy, perfectly done)
Service Good or Service Bad?
Service...was great! Except for some moments where our waiter disappeared, but that's ok because the restaurant was busy.
Interior:
Very high end interior. Must see...very posh. They have their own private rooms that you can have functions in.
They have a patio in the back of the restaurant, we ate inside so I can't tell you more.
Very nice washrooms, clean and classy.
Price:
We spent $160, tips inclusive on appies, dinner and drinks.
Ever Going Back?
Hell Yes, for special occasions. It is a little over my price range...but worth it.
Soma Restaurant (Formerly known as Soma Cafe)
Soma
151 8th Avenue East
Vancouver, BC
Mount Pleasant Area
Tasty or Not Tasty?
Very Very Very NOT Tasty. Food was bland and the flavours were dull, if any.
We ordered a cheese and meat plate, which was good, but the value was not there.
We ordered prosciutto, wild boar cured meat and brie, which cost $15. It was good, but anybody could have gone to a European deli and picked up the same items. We got two slices of Brie that were the size of those pink erasers from elementary school.
We ordered shrimp ceviche, which cost $10. This was the most disappointing dish of the three we ordered. The four pieces of shrimp had shriveled up into so small a piece, that you could not even taste it in your mouth. It came with a light salad in a wonton crisp, which also tasted like nothing. Lastly we ordered a $18 ahi tuna dish, which lacked in taste and freshness. At least the presentation was nice. It came with a crostini (toasted french bread?) drizzled with balsamic and olive oil and some greens and 3 olives. There were four thinly sliced pieces of ahi tuna....not impressed.
Ceaser was watered down and again not impressive.
I ordered two glasses of BC Gewurztraminer, which was the best thing I had there.
At the least they had an impressive wine collection.
Service Good or Service Bad?
Service Not So Good, but not that bad.
* food came very slowly ( I could see the agitation of all the customers in the restaurant, while they wait for their food)
* waiter & waitress not the most friendliest bunch, for a restaurant that no one knows about
Price:
Rip OFF.
Meat/Cheese Plate $15 (could have gone to a deli myself and spent $15 and got much more)
Shrimp Ceviche $10 (four shriveled up shrimp on a bed of crap)
Ahi Tuna Entree $18 and taste like bullocks!!
Interior:
Small but nice. Cozy. Nicely done.
Ever Going Back?
Hell NOOOOOOOOO. Need I say more?
151 8th Avenue East
Vancouver, BC
Mount Pleasant Area
Tasty or Not Tasty?
Very Very Very NOT Tasty. Food was bland and the flavours were dull, if any.
We ordered a cheese and meat plate, which was good, but the value was not there.
We ordered prosciutto, wild boar cured meat and brie, which cost $15. It was good, but anybody could have gone to a European deli and picked up the same items. We got two slices of Brie that were the size of those pink erasers from elementary school.
We ordered shrimp ceviche, which cost $10. This was the most disappointing dish of the three we ordered. The four pieces of shrimp had shriveled up into so small a piece, that you could not even taste it in your mouth. It came with a light salad in a wonton crisp, which also tasted like nothing. Lastly we ordered a $18 ahi tuna dish, which lacked in taste and freshness. At least the presentation was nice. It came with a crostini (toasted french bread?) drizzled with balsamic and olive oil and some greens and 3 olives. There were four thinly sliced pieces of ahi tuna....not impressed.
Ceaser was watered down and again not impressive.
I ordered two glasses of BC Gewurztraminer, which was the best thing I had there.
At the least they had an impressive wine collection.
Service Good or Service Bad?
Service Not So Good, but not that bad.
* food came very slowly ( I could see the agitation of all the customers in the restaurant, while they wait for their food)
* waiter & waitress not the most friendliest bunch, for a restaurant that no one knows about
Price:
Rip OFF.
Meat/Cheese Plate $15 (could have gone to a deli myself and spent $15 and got much more)
Shrimp Ceviche $10 (four shriveled up shrimp on a bed of crap)
Ahi Tuna Entree $18 and taste like bullocks!!
Interior:
Small but nice. Cozy. Nicely done.
Ever Going Back?
Hell NOOOOOOOOO. Need I say more?
Rangoli
Rangoli
1488 West 11th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6H 1L1
phone (604) 736-5711
fax (604) 736-3701
Rangoli website
Tasty or Not Tasty?
Very Very Very Tasty. Wow...that's all I could say the whole time I was eating. I ordered a "portobello mushroom and red bell pepper curry on paneer with a beet salad and naan". My partner in crime ordered the "coconut curry chicken with naan and rice". We were both very amazed at the bold flavours that surrounded our taste buds. The curry flavours in both dishes were as authentic as could be. No food or sauce was left on the plates.
Service Good or Service Bad?
Service Great.
* food came in 15 minutes
* waitress was very nice and our water was always refilled without asking
Price:
Very Reasonable....my dish was $12.50 and the other dish was $12.00
Ever Going Back?
Hell yah. Why? The food was amazing and flavourful. They even played east indian music.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)