King_of_KitsilanoMy Beautiful KitsilanoSince November 22, 200542 Reviews
(3)- Food
(3.1) - Service (2.9)
- Value (3.1)
- Ambiance (2.8)
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(3) (3.1) (2.9) (3.1) (2.8)Always wanted to stop into this place but for whatever reason it took years to materailise.
So soaking wet, cold & hungry I slouched in and was very satisfied with my experience.
In a rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood with a lot of turnover this place has a rock solid feel-it's been part of the 'hood for over 18 years now.
The food on offer isn't the latest fad- it's solid tasty budget fare served with warmth and efficiency-a person couldn't ask for more especially @ this price point.
Been here a couple times for dinner but today was lunch.
As expected the place was dead it being a holiday but service didn't suffer like some places when things are slow.
Anyway I just had the vegetarian Ramen and it was delicious-not cheap but tasty and colourful an outstanding lunch in a hood with all kinds of options.
This place is a keeper!
Many Canadians have travelled to Mexico but few venture outside of the tourist zones especially created for them.
Calli on Davie St is the kind of place most Canadians wish they had found but even if they did they couldn't read the menu (!)
Luckily -as you can see from the website-the menu @ Calli is in English and once you've tasted the food you'll understand what people mean when they say 'authentic taste of Mexico'.
It's not loud or showy or drowned under goopy salty sauces-it's restrained and yet delicious.
Food cooked right is what I look for and the owners here have the experience to deliver consistently-service is excellent as well.
South Fraser St has seen an amazing amount of different food operations open in the past 5 years or so-cafes, restaurants, food stores of many kinds with food from many countries.
Cruising through the 'hood I was intrigued by this place offering Fish dishes from Bangladesh & India so I stopped in.
Ended up having just a Biryani-a bit of a mistake on my part since it's largely a rice dish with some fried fish-a bit of carbo overload for lunch.
Delicious meal though and even though I asked for it spicy it wasn't overwhelmingly 'hot' and had some traces of spices I couldn't quite identify-it was a tad oily so the delicious Chai helped in that regard
Service was outstanding-cheery/friendly/polite and prompt with great followup.
Given all the different items on the menu this would be a great place to try with a group of fish lovers.
Stopped by this place for a quick lunch-couldn't be happier!
The Chirashi Sushi was only $10 for a large bowl with Sockeye Salmon/Tuna/Herring Roe/Tako/Shrimp and Tamago on a bed of the Best Rice I've eaten in years.
With increasing food costs many places-Yes even Japanese run ones-have cut costs by switching to lower grades of Rice but what Juno uses is a top level product and it's done right.
The place is tiny maybe seating 30 people @ a pinch but it offers a full kitchen and excellent bar seating as well as quality Beer, Wine and Sake.
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Drawn into the depths of Richmond by positive reviews on another site I was Happy I had consulted google maps first-the location is somewhat obscure.
And as mentioned the place is a literal hole-in-the-wall (w/decor to match) that seats a dozen people at most.
But the food is terrific, fresh, delicious just what I long for in a Japanese restaurant-this place is 100% Japanese run and it shows.
Good to see how area residents and people who work in the area support this business-it bodes well for the future.
Stopped by while cycling through the neighbourhood.
A tiny gem of a restaurant but not in any way a hole-in-the-wall this place is decorated with class, restraint and a touch of whimsy.
Service was fast, polite and low key which is how I prefer it.
Food was the best part-exquisitely prepared from delicious quality ingredients-the best Inari I've had in years.
Now if you know Japanese food you know that Inari-just a Tofu skin wrap around a rice ball-is quite ordinary fare, but in the hands of the Itamae @ TT it was elevated into a delightful treat.
Yam tempura is a stack of rounds on a vertical skewer with some unique dipping sauces and the Tamago was fresh and delightful.
Too bad I had fish for dinner otherwise I would have tried some of the fresh fish-next time for sure.
I've eaten @ this place 3 times now and each time has been great.
Once it was Fish Tacos-good not outstanding and the other two times the Veggie Special 4 Tacos for $7.00- a delicious deal.
Not only is the food outstanding the atmosphere is 100% Mexican-Staff are friendly helpful personable people who take the time to explain the food to patrons-they always have time and are upbeat people who enjoy their jobs and it shows in the overall atmosphere.
If the place is a bit tight in terms of seating well that's Mexican too the best places aren't the fanciest just the warmest/most welcoming.
The food here is 100% homemade-something of a rarity in a city full of restaurants that largely rely on freezer trucks delivering frozen food to be microwaved for the masses.
As a consequence there's sometimes a wait when this tiny cafe is busy but it's well worth it-the chairs are comfortable and the Staff polite and cheery.
I'm a big fan of the Okonomiyaki for lunch-other friends love the western style breakfasts but I haven't tried one yet although they do look delicious.
It's amusing to see people puzzling over the blackboard with it's extensive hand written menu on the sidewalk outside-if they only knew what they were missing.
Something apart from the hustle-bustle/fried fish madness that Steveston Village sometimes personifies.
The service was fast and smooth for everyone involved and since the weather was right the waterfront patio was ideal.
Food wasn't outstanding just solid-highlights were the Roti and a mild Malaysian veggie curry.
I'd recommend this place to anyone wanting a quiet space to breathe and separate themselves from the crowds while enjoying a tasty meal.
Have been dragged into this place in the past but Never Again!!!
From the Staff who deliberately ignore people, the dark dirty looking interior, the unspeakably loud music to the sad-sack excuses for 'food' this place is a ripoff in every way.
Maybe if the drinks were worth the price a person could ignore the rest but they aren't-poorly made with the cheapest ingredients and served in the sloppiest manner imaginable.
Don't bother trying to remonstrate with what passes for Management-they are thick as bricks and about as responsive.
It says scads about this neighbourhood that a place this awful somehow stays in business.
I've lived up the street since before this place opened so have seen all the Staff come and go over the years.
Some really outstanding people have worked here but it doesn't make any difference-the coldness and borderline hostility radiated by the Ownership toward customers and Staff cast a pall of gloom over the place-and it is dark and gloomy in there most of the time anyway.
Personally I get something to go and then leave ASAP and don't even do that much anymore why would I bother?
There are more welcoming places all over the neighbourhood and the food here is nothing special-much of it seems to comes from mixes and frozen goods bought from places like Sysco-almost nothing is homemade.
The Hot Chocolate in particular is detestable, an offence against one's taste buds.
I was amazed to see this place open up in sleepy Steveston Village and am overjoyed that locals have supported it.
I'm familiar with the product from the first Rumanian bakery that opened on W. Broadway in Vancouver.
Being an occasional visitor to Steveston I generally gravitate onto the Docks to see what fresh seafood is on sale.
A perfect picnic is buying fresh Shrimp and eating it with warm crusty bread from the bakery while sitting facing the Mighty Fraser.
The Bakery itself is a warm inviting place I think it's a heritage building in Steveston and the service is always top notch.
Being single the half loaf does me for the best part of a week.
Have visited this place twice since they moved spots and have mixed feelings.
First time I had Chai and it was the second worst cup I've ever had anywhere, cheap spices used in some kind of peculiar dried milk powder mess with cheap Black Tea that resulted in something barely drinkable.
Today I ordered Lapsang Souchong and it was marginally better but tasted thin and metallic.
They don't help themselves by supplying only the cheapest milk to add to tea, the whole concept is poorly thought out IMO.
Service is on the odd side staff mean well but are.....well.....odd.
So I'll try it once more because I would like to patronise a place like this/have a place for decent cuppa close by and help the business work but as the subject lines says.....
The buffet in this place has really improved visually but the food on offer is still stodge of the more unimaginative order, there is nothing that isn't available elsewhere done better for less money with more attractive seating.
The Pizza is ok if you get it fresh but the Burrito Bar is a horror, just ugly tasteless messes wrapped in stale cold flatbread by clones who have no clue.
The bakery offers nothing original and much of what's on offer looks like it's a throwback to the 70's.
The seating is industrial cafeteria, grubby tables/plastic chairs jammed together noisy cramped uncomfortable.
My favourite Pet Peeve is the condiments-dirty stick bottles of the cheapest stuff they could find.
Did I mention the water machine is always broken-this really sucks IMO.
For the price you'd think they'd make some effort but it's plain this place is in business of turnover think of it as a high priced Uncle Willy's because that's what it is-all the talk about organic/sustainable/love the earth hoo ha is just that it's all about money and you don't get your money's worth from Whole Foods not even close.
Don't bother to complain to Management they couldn't care less and will 'invite you' to send an email to Head Office in the USA that's how poorly this place is run.
I drive by this place at least once a week have been a customer for years and years.
Lately the flavour just isn't there something has changed and not for the better the price has gone up and up and up and the gelato isn't worth stopping for anymore.
The service is as bad as ever and the company doesn't seem to care about producing a quality product any questions about why or how things have changed are rudely brushed off/ignored.
I used to regularly recommend La Casa Gelato to out-of-town visitors but no more- too many other places offer much better flavours/better value and prompt polite service not snarls.
Authentic Thai food is hard to come by in Vancouver and Tang Thai has raised the bar for every other Thai place in town-this food is well made and delicious.
I stopped by on a whim just beating the evening rush so scored a window seat, the interior is bit dark so I appreciated the view of Broadway.
The Hostess/waitress is a lovely genuinely friendly person who does a great job of making people feel @ home-her English is outstanding which helps when navigating the menu-she's easily able to explain the different dishes.
I ordered the Som Tam ( Papaya Salad-blisteringly hot just like it should be and very tasty, and Pla Muk Pad Prik (Squid fried w/veggies) done with a deft touch very well balanced and of course Jasmine Rice.
Looking forward to returning for lunch next week!
Started with a hostile waiter and went downhill from there.
The place is dark, dingy and dirty-I observed the waiter cleaning tables by just sweeping leftover food off tables onto the floor.
The food was so poor it was almost laughable, either burnt or cold-what there was of it.
The toilets were filthy as well if I really needed to go I'd prefer to use the bushes in the back lane.
Why locals continue to patronise this place-I was with someone who lived in the 'hood and said it was 'fine'-is beyond me.
Sagging from riding the Canada Line with the hordes I staggered into this place I wanted to try for a while.
Since I don't eat pig meat/pig meat products the choices were limited to exactly one thing-homemade fish soup stock with Udon noodles.
Ordered it with Tempura veggies and added Green Onion not expecting much since I can never understand the Japanese fondness for taking a crisp fried veggie and dumping it in soup there to become all soggy.
However the bowl was made to order and overall was-as per the subject -a tasty lunch just what I needed at the time.
The broth has a slightly smoky flavour deep but not too strong with a hint of fish head richness in the foreground-quite unlike the usual instant dashi one receives elsewhere.
I would have given the place a higher rating but the waitress tried to smile too hard I could tell she really couldn't care less and there was a smell of gas in the place the air was stuffy and smelly.
I'd go back but since the menu is so limited not for a while.
