I would never have come here myself, it's so incredibly out of the way for most of my travels. Fortunately, I was pointed here by some colleague.

Surprise, surprise, the whole ambience is actually quite nice. Really. Think waterfront dining (or near as you can get hereabouts). The waitress was really friendly and helpful, food came out at a reasonable time. Since it was a business lunch, most of us had burgers & soups and the like.

Presentation was good, for pub food (well, how much can you present a burger???). The soup du jour was quite surprising ... delicious stuff, not the usual super-salty swill that I get at a "pub-like" restaurant. Likewise the burgers and salad were well done, good flavour without overloading on the salt and sauce.

I agree with the previous esteemed reviewer, I'd give it a good recommendation. Don't know if I'd make the trip out here. I mean honestly, it is still "pub grub". It's really quite out of the way for most people. However, if I did happen to be in the area, this would be a definite stop.

Good job with the restaurant here. Looks good, looks like he means business. Not like he just slapped together a store.
We went during an afternoon, it's still "soft opening" I think, and business is reasonable for a start.

So, let's get right to it. The food. Has the usual sushi stuff, some "French style" stuff (like cheesed stuff chicken cutlets...) We picked up a creamy shrimp croquette and a special combo with soup and a bunch of nigiri.

The shrimp croquette was actually quite good, in absolute terms. Not mind blowing but certainly not disappointed. If I were feeling generous, I might say it is one of the better executions in town. It was paired with just some potato salad (good, not too goopy and creamy) and plain rice. (Strangely enough, seemed to be long-grain, not Japanese style short or medium grain).
Sushi combo ... miso soup was quite good. Not your usual, even had a clam in it (though ... to be fair, it is not as good as what Ichiro in Steveston does). The nigiri was very nicely presented and had a good selection. I would rate it a thumbs up, it was much better than I expect from this area.

What is the conclusion? Someone mentioned that the chef comes from Kyoto. Okay, so maybe he does. But first go eat in Kyoto ... this might be a cheap salaryman's place over there. Nevertheless, it's a great addition to the neighbourhood. If I were passing by, I wouldn't hesitate to stop in. Is it worth a trip out there? At this point I might have to say no. There doesn't seem to be anything that is a real standout that makes it worth the trek out there. I will probably return to sample the rest of the menu, just in case, but it's hard to give it a "must go try" recommendation.

A burger bar? Sure, why not? This place does, well, burgers. It's a clean, "hip" place, certainly looking a lot more high-end than any other burger joint in town.

Service was okay, I mean, our waitress was a bit, errr....well, I dunno, just not fully there. But she was pleasant and helpful. Same with the host or manager guy. He sure seemed to be helpful, so it's hard to complain. But none of the staff ever gave me the impression that there were really _passionate_ about burgers. That's a real downer at a place like this.

Because, well, let's get to the burgers. Minimum $10 each. Just a burger. No sides, no nothin'. (Plenty of good sides by the way, we tried a couple of salads, fresh, tasty, creative. Big thumbs up). You're here for the burgers, right? We got a Rodeo Star and the Salmon burger. All burgers come with a brioche bun, but you can opt for the "green" option, which swaps in lettuce. I thought the burgers were reasonably sized, certainly not tiny, but you're not paying for size, that's for sure.
First up, the Rodeo Star. Now that was a damned good burger. Very tasty, very moisty & juicy. There's a certain depth to the flavour profile that I've not had in any burger in memory. At this point, I'm going to get picky. The 2 downsides: Uneven distribution of the fixings (e.g. tomato, onion, etc) so that it was possible to get an entire half of the burger with nothing but patty. The second problem was that fancy brioche bun, it's too delicate. It was completely overpowered by the beef patty. Other than that, it was top notch, fresh ingredients, done perfectly.
Next, the Salmon burger. This was better. Quality salmon used here, and unlike the beef burger, the more delicate flavour of the salmon paired perfectly with the brioche bun. The only complaint here is the salmon was rolled up in a thick roll, so we kind of had to unfurl it to spread even across the bun. Other than that, this was a big hit. Combination of flavours was excellent, the salmon was there, the bun was there and everything else was in full taste support mode.

So are these the best burgers in town? As of my current experience, this is a definite "YES". The flavour complexity, texture and ingredient quality is well above any other place I've tried yet. Despite a rather hearty lunch, we did not go away feeling really bloated or extremely thirsty unlike many other places, which we're attributing to fresh ingredients without sauce or cheese overload.

There is one big problem. It's pricey. I'm not feeling like burgers should be a fancy, pricey item. It's a good 50% more than Vera's offerings. Yeah, it's a better burger ... but I'm not sure I'm more satisfied with the burger experience here. Burgers should be inexpensive, sloppy, casual affair. Maybe. I'm still mulling over that one. On the flip side, if I wanted burger & sides, it'll be about $14-16, which is comparable to the big chains like Earl's, Cactus, etc., but these are waaaaay better.

I recommend it and I'm going to encourage you to try once, just to see what a burger could be. I'm just a little hesitant about a hearty two thumbs up due to pricing.

I think this is the first 5 star I've ever given. That's almost all I need to say.

The place is new, clean, a little small. But how long are you going to linger while eating gelato?
The guy is super passionate about gelato. Service is good, though, of course, when it gets busy, nothing to do but wait in line. Pay first and then get your goodies. Price-wise, well, it is similar to other ice-cream joints around town, which is to say, not cheap. For comparison, a 500mL order is $12.95. If I'm not mistaken, most supermarket brands (e.g. Haagen Daaz, Ben 'n Jerry, etc) are like half the price, if not less.

First thing to note, there are no eggs. We asked the dude, he said "No way! That's not gelato". That's the way it should be. Their web site notes eggs in some ingredients, so I suppose that is probably in a specific flavour. We tried it, and I would say this is true.

Why is it worth 5 stars? Because. It is. Because just the texture alone is so much better than any other thing we've tasted in town. The other ones are not gelato.
We had Tahitian Vanilla gelato, you can immediately taste the lack of fat compared to regular ice cream. Yet, the texture is so incredibly fine and smooth, it's almost like a soft-serve cone that has been frozen a bit more. Nice, clean tasting that doesn't leave your mouth sticky. We also tried a grape fruit sorbetto and wow. That was a real palate cleanser, exceedingly refreshing. Although no eggs or cream in it, it still had a fine, fine texture, almost the same as the gelato. Way better than Mario's. By far. It's hard to believe it is pretty much just frozen water. I've tasted fresh snow that was coarser than this.

At the same time, it sucks. Sucks because now I'm spoiled. I can't eat that other stuff. I've got a bucket of ice cream in the fridge and I can't bring myself to finish it. Damn you Bella! Is this what the Italians get to eat all the time?
Go try it. Highly recommended. What have you got to loose? The cheapest scoops is less than $5, easier than travelling to Italy...

Ambiance? Well, it was nice the day we tried it, but obviously being a roaming truck, it's really hit and miss.
Service? Yup, there's a girl standing outside to help us, very friendly, very helpful. And my, was the service ever FAST. Faster than JapaDog.

Okay, so let's get to the food. I had the pork belly sliders and the duck confit salad. Duck was a touch on the salty side for my liking, but otherwise pretty good, reasonably innovative. The pork belly sliders fared even better. Excellent taste, pork belly was done very tender, but not falling apart. Juicy, but not too fatty. And the buns they used, nice. Much better than the char siu bao at most dim sum places. Texture and taste was way better than any buns at dim sum.
The price? $6 a dish or $10 for two of 'em. And there in lies a dilemma. It's street food, it's off the side of a truck. I'm expecting cheeeeap and considering the size of the dish, $6 is not cheeeeaaap. The pork belly sliders are smaller than A&W mini sirloin burgers, yet a whole lot more expensive (sure they are better, but still). I think if I had these in a restaurant, on a plate, at say Cactus or Earl's or whatever, I wouldn't complain too much
To be fair, come on, most hot dog stand charges at least $3-5 for just hot dogs, so in light of that, maybe it isn't so bad.
Yeah, it might actually the best quality street food ever (word is the guy behind it used to be the chef for Opus/Elixir?), but I just can't wrap my head around the "street food" thing and $6 for what is a relatively small portion.
Maybe it's the price to be paid for being the first "gourmet" street food truck or maybe it's just me.

Okay, I would actually recommend it for a try, since they are serving good food, good ingredients and reasonably inventive about the few items they have. Just once though. Unless you're rolling in dough or you're sick of your staple diet of street hot dogs.

We have been very hesitant to come here, situated where it is and looking like it does, we figured it was just another place run by Vietnamese or Chinese. But finally we decided to give it a go.

Hey, real Japanese patron at a table. And the dude behind the counter seemed to be Japanese (the guess is Hokkaido actually). Pictures plastered all over the wall with the menu items. They even have a couple of summer special for cold noodles. Things were looking up!

Oh boy, that was about the peak.
The dude, I shall call him "Old", seemed indifferent to us. No greeting, no instructions, no nothing. We just sat ourselves down while he ignored us for several minutes. At least he didn't seem unfriendly, so we cut him some slack. I saw another guy shuffling around the back, I shall call him "Older". Yeah, this place is run by Old & Older. The music seems to fit, it's like I've been dropped back in 1960's Japan in some tiny, insignificant village in the countryside.

Considering we were the only ones who had active orders going, and just 1 other person by the time we ordered, service is sloooooooooow. Okay, so I guess Old 'n Older aren't exactly spring chickens, but still...it was getting a bit ridiculous considering we just ordered a unagi set (roll & nigiri style), cold noodles and okonomiyaki.

The unagi roll was not good. Ingredient quality? Okay, except the rice was totally the wrong type, even ignoring the fact it wasn't properly seasoned. It was a medium or long grain rice. Assembly technique was epic fail.
The cold noodles took forever to come and ... well, we wondered why. All the ingredients should've been able to be sliced, from scratch, in about 2 minutes. It wasn't even great. If I had prepared this at home, I wouldn't be impressed with myself. Maybe if a 5 year old child did it. Again. quality of ingredients, okay, passable, but execution. Ugh.
Last up was the okonomiyaki, which we ordered "Italian" style. They actually make the Hiroshima style I think (yes, many different styles). Here's the kicker, it was actually good. Really good, better than the ones I've had at Clubhouse. I really can't complain about it. Presentation good, ingredients, taste are good, nice balance of all flavours. Good size, good price. And yeah, we've had okonomiyaki in Japan.

I'm so torn. The sushi and noodles were ridiculously bad. You can get better stuff from Fujiya. Heck, I've had better stuff from Thrifty Food's out in Port Moody! On the other hand, the okonomiyaki is good, really quite good. If this was all we ate, I would've given it a big thumbs up. As it stands, what can I say?
Oh well, I might give it another shot, but I would stick with the okonomiyaki and maybe try the hot ramen, but stay away from anything resembling sushi.

I really have to wonder WHY? What's the point? The younger of "Old 'n Older" is easily pushing well past 60, both should've been already retired. So if you're going to bother running a joint at this age, why do such a bad job? No skill, but especially no passion whatsoever.

We've been wondering when anyone would actually open one up here. Looks like finally someone got the hint. This looks like a family run place, they're all very friendly and helpful there.

Inside is new and clean, but like typical bubble tea decor I guess. There's only a handful of tables, though I'm not sure why there would be a lot of people sitting there. They offer, as of right now, maybe 2 kinds of "munchies", which basically looks like fried chicken 'n fries (I think) and something else quite similar. Otherwise, it is bubble tea, shaved ice, coffee and ice cream.

We tried a standard tea and a fruit slushy. Hey! Surprisingly good! We requested to go low sugar on the tea, to which they complied nicely. Easier to taste the tea itself, which seemed quite good. I watched as they freshly made the honeydew slushy from ... .... actual fresh chunks of honeydew. No mystery powder here.
I hope they have more "snack" food, not everyone wandering the area is always keen on dressing up and blowing $50 a person on a meal...

Yeah, sure, it's just a bubble tea joint. But then Starbuck's is just a coffee joint. This is an unfilled niche in Yaletown and they do a good job of it. Will be back for sure to try the shaved ice and anytime we get a hankering for bubble tea. No need to drive to Richmond to satisfy a craving, never mind that it beats 99% of the places down there anyways.

Well, let's start with this. I'm no expert, but I do know poutine is absolute junk food, so you can only grade it as such.
We popped in early, despite what I heard, inside it's actually pretty nice. The dude at the counter is friendly and helpful, authentic chubby Quebecois. Order was delivered quickly.
The menu? Vast, incredible selection of poutine & other goodies. I can't believe they have all you can eat for $25. Seriously? Who can eat that much? We had a classic and all-dressed. Thankfully & surprisingly, the taste was unique between the two. Total came to about $16, you decide if it's worth it or not. Quantity wise, it's okay for the price.
The poutine, salty, lots of gravy and good amount of squeaky curds (which I'm told is authentic). Never will it be mistaken for fine food, not the way it is done here. Tasty? Yes. Worth a trip? Yes, if you've never had poutine, this seems like a good start. But does it stand up to other eateries? Hmm... Tougher call. I could get cheaper eats at Donair Dude for sure, as well as many others. Go farther and you could score at Mr. Kumpir, if you've got a craving for potato. At the end of the day, I'd say a worthy addition to the area, but not sure it'd make me a regular or a poutine fanatic.

Thing is, this can't be all there is to Trinidadian cuisine, can it? I hope not.
Rehanah makes roti's (Caribbean style, not the Singaporean/Malaysian style nor the Indian style) and that's about it. The other option is the rice dishes, which is basically the guts of a roti on rice.

There are exactly 3 tables in this place with enough seats for maybe 6 in all of the store, so don't be expecting no ambience here. The "waitress" (hard to call her that given what's in this place) was friendly and enthusiastic. While we were there, a lot of locals continuously rolled by and they seemed to be on first name basis with Rehanah. Good sign.

It's a good thing then that the roti's are pretty darn good. Is it a "cheap" eats? No, not when you compare next door to A&W, but compared to a quality burrito place, it fares much better. The goat roti rolls in around $11 and the goat+shrimp is close to $14, but fortunately, if I recall, the others are much less, so comparable. It's also quite sizeable, so you will not leave hungry. The goat is really flavourful, and the shrimp, well, big. Really big, you're not getting shortchanged here. One tip though, it does get on the spicy side, so be careful what level of spiciness you ask for.

Worth a trip? Sure. But the only problem is what happens after the first trip? There's nothing to return to unless you get another hankering for exactly the same thing...or you feel like an excuse to chat with the waitress or Rehanah.

Wow! I think I concur exactly with the first reviewer. It's a very good looking store, like you'd expect of a village baker.
The dude seems always cranky, not just to us, but other customer's as well. Never cracks a smile. It's not a cultural thing, I know other Romanians, and they're a hoot!

Yeah, like he said. The guy makes exactly ONE kind of bread, for the exhorbitant price of $10 (though I think he started offering half loaves at half the price). The bread is kind of ... crap. Even that day's 'fresh' bread seems like days old. The crust is tough, not crusty. Inside is, well, tough too, but not a nice chewy. And yes, after a day or two, it really is hard to eat without soaking it in something. Save-on-Foods has better bread. At half the price.
Don't waste your time here, if you want good bread in Steveston, head over to Damien's waffles on Saturdays. MUCH better bread. It's hard not to do better than this...if you gave it free to me, I'm not sure I'd eat it.