99northSquamishSince March 12, 200726 Reviews
(2.7)- Food
(2.9) - Service (2.9)
- Value
(2.4) - Ambiance (2.6)
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(2.7) (2.9) (2.9) (2.4) (2.6)After watching Diners Drivein's and Dives episode with the Peaceful restaurant we just had to try this place out.
We stopped at the Davie St. location only to find a sign in the window closed for reno's..we decided to head over to the West Broadway location and give this joint a whirl!
Its a small hole in the wall barely wide enough to stretch out your arms but it was VERY busy and the smell coming from the kitchen was overwhelmingly wonderful. I was drooling watching all the delicious looking plates of hot steaming food arrive at the tables, we couldn't wait to get seated.
The waitress was very pleasant and showed us the run down of the menu items and made suggestions for us to try! Beef Rolls were the first thing we wanted,,,man that crispy onion pastry surrounding that wonderful beef and Hoison sauce was just delectable, with the right amount of oily texture.
Next we had a plate of stir fried Shanghai Noodles with knife cut hand made noodles, lathered in a wonderful sauce with chicken, green onions and mushrooms, very tasty and steamy hot fresh!
The General Tsao's chicken plate was the best,,,I have never tasted chicken so tender and the nice tangy sauce that engulfed the food was so finger licking good!
Chinese Forest Vegetable plate was the 4th dish we ordered and were not disappointed at all,,usually you get a dish that is luke warm and accompanied with limp veges but not so here, everything was crisp, steaming hot and very fresh tasting. A great side dish for the Chicken!
All in all I would say this place warrants a visit,,,I know we are going back, the menu has a lot of items to try and I bet it could turn into a weekly haunt if the first visit is any indication of how well everything is prepared.
Peace out all you foodies!
99North
We decided to have some dinner while waiting to pickup a friend from the ferry and thought we hadn't been to Troll's in such a long time why not give it a go. Big mistake,,,i remember it when the fish and chips tasted so fresh and the chips were piled high and had home made tarter sauce and nice crispy coleslaw.
This place has gone so far downhill,,,this was the greasiest fish I have ever tasted and I had to ask the waitress if I could have more then 10 french fries, even she was embarrassed. The coleslaw was bagged and so oily with some prepackaged dressing it was soggy, uneatable!
Franky I would never go back here,,,the food is awful the service sucks hugely and it is so OVERPRICED...
Sea Lovers has Troll's beat hands down for fish and chips if you can imagine that!
I think there must be new owners or people who only care about quantity and not quality, we won't be back
The Troll's of yesteryear is long gone........where you had a friendly face meet you at the door to seat you, not a condescending teenager with a part time job who could care less to even be there. Waitress's who are more interested in chatting about boys etc and not the paying customers, its a shame,,,Troll's name was built on good food and a great place to eat........what happened is anybody's guess,,,sign of the times I suppose
signed
Never going back
We came here primarily to have a bite to eat before we went to The Granville Arts Stage to watch a play. It's a convenient place to go as its only footsteps to the Arts stage but I would recommend you arrive at least 1 1/2 hour before the play to eat because it starts to fill up with people who have the same idea and the service looks like it gets slow when its busy in there.
Ambiance is mediocre,,,nothing to make you yell and scream, the high tables are out of sync with the stool chairs that go with them,,,you wind up with the table top 12" below your chin..
The service was great for us...our waitress was very attentive and helpful in choosing which food would be fastest to get served.
The food was okay,,,I mean its not 4 star food okay its pub grub...and somewhat overpriced as you could imagine being that close to Granville Island.
We used two Groupon's for the 5 of us and never had any problems at all,,,so all in all I'd say for an appy and a drink before the play...its a good spot to go.
99North
Having heard a lot about Cilantro & Jalapeno both for Mexican Groceries and a food counter I decided to try this out with my Oldest daughter one afternoon. Having shopped at the other Mexicans grocery eateries in Vancouver I thought this would be a nice change, since they also sold cooking supplies and had a eating counter or take out.
We opted for the Enchilada's, mine with Mole and my daughters with chili sauce. Well for the price I have to say the servings are very small and the food was pretty tasteless, I was very disappointed .
The other Mexican store competitors in Vancouver who have lunch and groceries are so authentically Mexican its almost as if you are actually in Mexico when you're there.
Maybe it was a bad day for them, I have no idea but I won't be returning soon, even the price of the cooking supplies were very over priced,,,
Check out the other Mexican Groceries in Vancouver and try them and you'll understand what I am saying, I guess I expected too much for a food court eatery.
Disappointed
We were just actually looking for a place to eat to kill time until the movie started and read about Azia.
We had a groupon for the restaurant and thought lets use it, but for the dine out it couldn't be used which was a drag but we had the dine out menu anyway.
The service and food was awesome. Very tasty with great flavors.
The dine out for $ 28.00 each was I would say was fair in value.
We had two appy's, Prawn platter and Sushi Sampler
2 Mains, Coconut Curry Lobster and Sesame Ginger Beef
Dessert, Azia Coconut Crepe and Baked Banana Spring Roll
All in all it was very good, especially the Lobster, very filling
The service was awesome,,,our waitress was very attentive, polite and always filled our tea and water
I think the manager was the one who was smoking right outside the door when we arrived and told us they opened at 5, which it was already. He seemed agitated or rushed and it was evident when he was in the restaurant as well...I think if you open at 5 PM you should be ready to go at 5 PM not start work at 5...
We plan to return to use our Groupon coupon soon!
99north
We had dinner at the Kingston Reggae cafe on Lonsdale before our evening Spanish class. As far as excellent representation of Jamaican food it was just an okay. We have spent a lot of time in Jamaica and there are better Jamaican restaurants around in the Vancouver area.
My wife had the Oxtail stew,,,warning ,,very hot and spicy..although she said it was very good
I had the Kingfish which was very dry...it had be precooked for sure.
Everything was served with baby greens salad and rice and peas. The rice was kind of dry as well.
Service was good, albeit we were the only people in there at that time, the fellow was very friendly though.
The menu is sparse,,,maybe 7-8 items for the day and that was it. Not much on the way of drinks a few pop and water and some Jamaican bottled drinks.
Would we go back,,,,well there are so many other restaurants on Lonsdale that warrant trying so I doubt a re trip to reggae cafe is in the works soon
99north
We have eaten there a few times now and I would say its fair to now give them a review.
The variety is good and the food is always hot and delicious. You get tea as soon as you sit down and there's always a refill whenever you want it. Menu has some great specialty rolls in the back,,,our favorite is the King Crab Roll....very good.
We had the Deep dried whole crab one time but it was VERY greasy and didn't set well with us.
The $ 7.50 specials on the front page of the menu are a good deal if your into a light quick lunch or dinner, looks like good value here.
Parking can be a hassle, there is parking in the rear but its crowded with the bike and scuba shop parking.
They are open till 10 PM so that a good point if a late night snack attack gets you.
All in all its a great spot for a nice middle of the road Japanese sushi joint, the decor is ,,,well,,,,as expected with it being such a small place but its the food and prices that makes it stand out. The TV in the corner can be a it annoying after awhile.....
Give it a try,,,,see what you think....
99North
We decided to try Taiko last night for our 2nd Anniversary dinner. We were not disappointed,,,this little gem serves great AYCE sushi fresh and very tasty. Their menu is varied but a lot like many other of the AYCE's,,,pretty straight forward Japanese food.
The service is good,,,but there seems to be the same thing happening as with many AYCE's,,,you order a line of food and you only get 2/3's of it like so many other AYCE's there must be a broken link between the waiter and the kitchen staff.
We waited a long time to get our bill as well,,I asked 3 different people and finally after 20 minutes it arrived.
It wasn't busy there at all.....so I wonder if Taiko will fall prey to all the other AYCE's and eventually have crappy service and crappy food. I hope not....try this one out fast, because at the moment is really good.
The Restaurant is clean, washrooms are impeccable and the staff very friendly.
I suggest you try it and be your own judge....I think when you order you have to keep track and ask your waiter when you are receiving what you have ordered if it doesn't arrive. For $ 23.95 Dinner its a bargain,,so just reorder it again!
Good luck and good eating
99North
What happened to Tanpopo on Denman Street?
It used to be not a bad spot for all you can eat sushi but the place has GONE DOWNHILL badly. The carpet on the floor is SO ratty and dirty and the washrooms are disgusting,,,,scratches all over the doors,,,and really dirty!
They need a makeover badly....They have so much potential for their location,,,its a shame to see it so run down. The food wasn't as good as usual but it was screwed up as usual,,,you almost never get what you order and it comes in dribs and drabs or it comes all at once. Something never change!
We won't be back until the place has been cleaned up or overhauled. Does anyone know of another great haunt for all you can eat sushi that's clean and decent?
99north
We love fish and after having received a gift card for the Dundarave Fish market decided to go it a try.
We had heard so much about the Rip Tide Squid dish,,it was as good as I had thought it would be. Tasty!
The food in general is good,,,but I would say a tad overpriced but I would come to expect that from being located in Dundarave West Van.
After looking at the menu we decided the best way to spend our gift card was to try appys and that was exactly the way to go. The Entree items were overpriced to say the least.
You get more bang for your buck eating appy's anyway and get to try a lot of different items.
We were seated in front of the fish cooler which I wasn't impressed with,,,the person on the outside get continuosly bumped into from customers buying fish.
All in all, it was a good meal,,,we personally wouldn't plan a dinner out here because of the price more then anything. There are seafood restaurants out there that your dollar goes a lot farther for the amount of food you receive.
We love Hamburgers once in awhile and after having been to the Vera's on Davie Street thought while we were in N Van why not give this location a shot.
Before I get along on this review I have to say this location on Lonsdale doesn't hold a prayer to the one on Davie. Davie location has pictures of the BIG burger club,and people who have eaten the BIG burger etc etc and a lot more pizazz than the bleak bare Lonsdale location.
Now onto the review:
we have to this point been to the Lonsdale location twice and this past visit prompted me to write this review.
The service this last time in was awful,,,,the kid on the register didn't have a clue what he was doing and had the order so screwed up it was unbelieveable. I would say that training is non existant if at all,,,or they hire people who can't count or add.
The food was so greasy,,,I mean the burgers are okay, pink and juicy but not the same as the Davie location, the fries are SOOOO greasy,,,really bad!
The seating is okay if its not busy but we were there with my 72 yr old mother in law and there was this one guy who was sitting at a booth for 4 all alone and he didn't have the courtesy to get up and sit at the counter near the window while my mother in law had to try and negotiate the climb onto the high stools.
I don't know why theres so much difference in Vera's burgers outlets...this one obviously needs some work to get up to speed of its flagship!
We won't be back to this location after this last espisode,,,
It's Davie Street or nothing!
Well , there are so many Izakaya bars in Vancouver now, it seems to be the latest rave.
Kingyo is yet another form of these tapas restaurants that delivers smiles and good Japanese tapas.
Service is excellent , food is good, maybe not as plentiful as the Guu's but very tasteful just the same.
The seating is maybe a bit awkward, if you get sat down at a large table with a table screen, you will be rubbing elbows with your neighbours.
All in all its a solid deal...
We might return soon!
We hadn't been to Red Chilli for awhile and decide to give it one last try,,,the food is great but the service and hospitality sucks!
We arrived and asked for a table for two to which we were sneered at and asked "sure you don't want takeout"...which we thought was rude and replied "no we want to be seated"
When it was time to order the waitress was very impatient and kept suggesting items that take less time to get.
We ordered our food and waited a long time for it,,,when it finally arrived its as if the waitress was always watching us to see if and when we would finish. I hardly had the last piece of food off my plate and she took away my plate and utencils!!!!!
We were just about finished and she stood there 5 feet away and watched over us like a hawk,,,,not being able to get us out quick enough. It was very intrusive and not enjoyable at all. I guess the place is small so the quicker you get people done and out the more business you can get,,,
When she gave us the bill I paid with credit card and she was back at our table in 10 seconds WOW, fastest I have ever seen that done and said Goodnight! to us which meant I guess "Get Out"
For takeout they are quite good,,,for eating in,,,be prepared to be rushed and hurried through your meal while being watched.
Maybe its time to invest in a bigger space......we won't be back for awhile,,,we like to eat normally and not gulp down our food and made to feel like we are intruding.
The Cannery is an old restaurant and has been around since the dawn of time almost, the spider webs in the driftwood laden walls prove this. This place hasn't had a good dusting in 10 years or more,,we were seated in a booth even though we made reservation over 2 months ago for a table by a window for our wedding anniversary.
The service I must say was great, our waiter was there almost from the time we were sat down. Lots of bread on the table with a great oil dipping sauce of Balsamic and lobster scented oils.
We had the roasted mussels for an appy,,,they were way over cooked and the liquid on the HOT plate was cooked to a cinder!
MY wife had black smoked cod for an entree and I had the Halibut cheeks,,,hers was very good surprisingly enough but my Halibut Cheeks were the consistency of Halibut butts, stringy and tough.
Dessert was disappointing to say the least. MY wife had the Favorite,,,I have no idea why they call it that...blood orange creme brulee my butt,,how about pudding,,,and in a Chinese tea cup.
My pecan pie was so dry and hard you needed a knife to cut into it. No pecan meat at all just nuts and syrup,,and crappy pastry.
Overall I would say this food was mediocre , we eat out a lot and had never been here,,,because of the reviews...but thought maybe they are all wrong ,,a restaurant as old as the Cannery should be very good.
For 187.00 we could have eaten at Guu with Garlic 3 times or more,,,ummm maybe the high price restaurants are just that, high prices low food quality.
There's better quality for your money elsewhere in Vancouver
Having been to the Cambie street locaton of Tropika previously I happened to be in the DT area and thought why not give this location a try as well. Parking is the biggest obstacle here,,,,try off the main drag.
I like the locaton of the restaurant, being up off of the street level,,getting a window seat would be nice rather than sitting in the back 40's.
Decor....its pretty good...not too over rambuncious although seating on the bench area to the right is rather cramped,,you can almost touch your neighbour,,,not a desired place to sit if you want a private relaxed lunch or dinner.
Service was good for us,,,,we were seated right away and the waiter arrived soon after with our menus and asked us abouts drinks etc. Our food arrived in a timely fasion. Pleasant and curtious all around.
The food........was tasty,,although the Thai chicken feet salad was too awashed in dressing which made the lettuce sloppy and limp. The Pork Rib soup was tasty and nice,,maybe a bit too salty for my liking. Our noodle dish was very good,,,lots of prawns and chicken and very filling.
Would I return,,,umm well as much as it was a nice place to eat,,,I would return to the Cambie Street location before I came back to this location. There are so many ethnic restaurants to try in our great City so I wouldn't be able to say that Tropika would be my favorite haunt or eatery.....although I would recommend it to anyone to try for sure.
Good place for a lunch special for sure!
Good eating
99north
Sala Thai
Having been by this Restaurant many times on the way to the Theater's and it has been our intention to always give it a try. Thanks to the snowy streets that day we dropped in to see how Sala Thai would fare.
Its hard to find a really good Thai place to eat after having been to Thailand several times in the past and it makes writing a review difficult as well
Decor......Typical Thai but better then most in our fair city it actually has some very neat designs.
Menu,,,about the same as many Thai restaurants, curries, noodles, rices etc etc, enough to choose from for sure.
Service...a little slow considering there were only 20 people there at the time. We got the feeling at times, they felt they were doing us a favor by having us eat there,,not sure why its not a place to scream about. We would liked to have seen smiles from the staff even if they were put on it would at least lend a welcoming atmosphere.
Food....good, tasty, smaller portions than many Thai places we've been to..authenticity was okay,,,,there are better Thai locations for this in Vancouver and surrounding area.
The Paenang Curry was barely enough for two people, make sure you ask for rice.....at $ 1.75 a serving it should at least arrive hot.!
I would say that Sala Thai is okay at best,,,,considering the price's ,,,more bang for your buck can be found at many Thai Restaurants in our City!
Won't be returning soon with all the other outlets yet to try!
Disappointed
Kirin Chinese restaurant on Alberni !
Well having heard so much about this place we though okay lets try it,,,it has to be good right?
First of all...the young lady at the reservation counter could use a refresher on how to Smile and at least appear to be happy,,,even if we are Caucasion we have money to spend as well.
The layout is very typical Chinese, not having spent too much on decor...large tables for that banquet feel I suppose.
The service however was very good,,,better than average and certainly better than Sun Sui Wah!
The Menu is quite varied, lots to choose from,,maybe a little over priced because of its location,,,it has a new location in New West which I hear is $ 2.00 cheaper than any of the items on the menu DT.
But nonetheless you will definitely find something to please your palate from fish to soups to noodles etc etc
The food,,,,very good and HOT....not served warm as so many other Dim Sums are. Each dish we ordered came in record time and I must say tasted very good...no complaints
All in all I would say that Kirin would be a good choice for a more elegant and tastier Dim Sum experience, however be prepared to fork over more $ than you might be used to.
Would I return ?,,,,um...maybe....I would definitely take out of town guests there,,,Also I would like to try Kirin for Dinner sometime
All in all it was very enjoyable, it deserves a definite go to and eat!
Well..after having been to Guu with Garlic we decided to give the Guu orginal a try!
It's as great as the other 3 locations,,,food is solid,,,,service is great for such a busy place and just as LOUD as the other locations ! LOL!
We were so looking forward to the EEL but its wasn't available that day :(
Oh well that just means another trip back to Guu,,,
The menu is different at all of the locations and I would say my fav is Guu with Garlic........I think they do that on purpose so you have to go to all 4 to enjoy your Fav dishes!
Anyway a short review here, we al know how good these places are......GO , Try them all,,,you'll love em!
Being avid asian food fans and after having researhed on dinehere.ca reviews we decide that since we had to come to Richmond for errands we would try the Mui Garden on Minoru. The location is a bit obscure and we didn't realize that they had rooftop parking until after we had parked in the mall underground parking lot.
The ambience is typically asian with quite a few award certificates decorating the walls as well as some asian artwork. The seating is very modest and not flashy mostly made up of booths ,tables and chairs.
The menu is very extensive,,its hard to choose but there is also a chef recommended menu attached which made ordering easier for us.
Medium Won Ton soup to start ( warning,,,be hungry theres lots for 2)
Curried Beef brisket ( yellow curry) which was absolutly scrumptious
Beef in Black Bean sauce Chow Mein , another very tasty and yummy dish.
Needless to say we had leftovers and ate them for breakfast the next day!,,still just as tasty!
The Service was great,,,and the waitress was very talkative and told us about her having to work a split shift,,,,,We had a never ending supply of tea,,,although it was a bit watered down for my liking.
I would say if your in the area definatly stop in and give this Asian Gem a try,,,,try the Curry Beef Brisket,,,,I am going to try my hand at this great dish next Sunday for dinner!
A great find!
We ate at Tropika on Cambie last Saturday afternoon, IT wasn't a planned event or anything, we just happened upon the place hungry. Now having just gotten back from a month in Thailand we were already well versed in the Thai food part of the menu.
We have 3 items from the lunch menu and all were very good. Lots to eat and even a doggie bag for later on. A total of 20 Dollars for lunch with dessert and tea. Pretty good
The service was awesome,,I was so surprised,,this is usually my pet peeve,,I cannot stand bad service,,there is no need of it and a good manager would fire anyone who gave bad service to paying customers.
This place however did exceptionally well,,,always smiles and cleared our dirty plates fast.......asked us how was the food etc etc,,just like you would expect.
Anyway I read the reviews here and can't comment on anything bad here,,other then the restaurant being on Cambie street which is a driving and parking hell right now.
We will would return but probably try the Robson Street location for ease of parking and less congested traffic.
Signed
Asian Food Lovers
