The two of us decided to finally get around to trying Fatburger .................
We are happy we did!

We both tried their "Traditional Burger" with all the trimmings.
Split a side of fries..................

It was plenty for a fast lunch on this Sunday afternoon.

Service was fine... and the place was 3/4 full.

(Biffy was Clean too.)

This will probably turn out to be one of our four "steady" restaurants ... particularly when we want fast service and a fair low price.

Local advertising in our newspapers "pushed" me to the Pantry== and I am happy it did!
A NEW menu - and good choices.
The place was newly redecorated throughout.

Service was a smidge above expectations.
Food was GOOD, quantities more than adequate.....Served on HOT Plates!
All three of us were served at the same time.....this is a break through for many restaurants.
Prices were, if anything, a bit lower than expected, all things considered.

WE SHALL RETURN...............and OFTEN!

Before my wife and I returned from our overnight stay in Chilliwack, to our home in White Rock, we decided to "risk it" and have breakfast at Earls.....the next door food outlet to our Quality Inn Motel.
WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE !
The B.C. "Eggs Bene" plate was PERFECT.....My Burger was NOT Overcooked and the fries were hot and crisp.
It was Saturday morning...but the service was still Fast and Friendly.
THIS should indeed be "The Flagship" Outlet for Earls!

Wife and I passed through the grease covered door at 8:30PM on Tuesday July 13, 2010.
We quickly observed three dirty, cluttered, uncleaned tables that had been abandoned by past customers.
I stood in line and picked up 3 Burgers, a McChicken, one large and one small Fries.
There was No Catsup in the Catsup dispenser.....that area was CLUTTERED with shredded paper, dirty Catsup containers, etc..
The floor needed cleaning and trash picked up.
We ate our food.
The McChicken, my Wife reported, was the worst she had ever had.
We both agreed that the Fries had to much Salt.....You could taste the grit on your teeth!
I required more Catsup...but this time there were no little paper cups to dispense it in to!
NEVER AGAIN.

Next day I telephoned to complain and was given a LONG DISTANCE connection (Without being warned) to call in my complaint!

NEVER,NEVER AGAIN!

Four of us were served immediatley upon entering the small but decorative restaurant.... we ordered THE BARREL of Fish N Chips.
$47.50 --and it FILLED us four big eaters !

We were given the Barrel, four ice waters, and a stack of napkins and headed the few paces across the street to a bench on the beach.

Possibly the BEST White Rock eating experience of the year (so far).

Service was super fast-- and the excellent food was ready in SEVEN MINUTES.

My Girl and I were presented two for one coupons that offered F & C .

Turned out we could oly get the usual old "Our regular fish n Chips" using this coupon. The usual F&C are battered Hake.

Adequate, but we tried to order Haddock or Halibut on the two for one offer...NO WAY!

The Server was a little over positive to the point that we were BOTH quite embarrased...like we were trying to get something for nthing!

I thin we will pass this outlet next time.

I dropped in for a fast lunch and found a goodly choice of Combination Lunches on menu.

I picked the S & S Boneless Spare Ribs over Steamed Rice and was served a goodly portion in very short order by a very pleasant smiling waitress.

The ribs were a bit greasy for my liking, but with the number of customers happily feeding at this time, I have to presume that I am getting jaded......or...... a lot of people are not overly fussy.

A small restaurant with a very fast turn over of customers.

My wife and I are in the process of trying ALL of the Ice Cream outlets in White Rock. Deciding, if indeed, White Rock is TRULY the Ice Cream capitol of the West coast.

Gelateria Italia is so far the winner as far as Intensity of Flavour and Smoothness of product is concerned.

There are something like 35 flavours to choose from at Gelateria Italia.
We picked SPIMONI and CARAMEL.
BOTH were fantastic - but Caramel was the most desirable.

If you order in Italian == You will get an extra special smile!

We are now steady customers of Gelateria Italia!

We arrived just after noon hour to find the restaurant about half full.
This is a downtown White Rock location (officially in South Surrey) so expected a line up.

We were seated and served in a timely manner - but once the food arrived -- the downer began.

I had ordered the NEW NEW NEW offering - a Super Big Burger with all the trimmings + Fries.
The best I can say was that it was without taste AT ALL.

My wife had ordered the Shrimp Sandwich plate and had much the same experience.

Sanitation was tops ..but I fear, we shall not return unless hard pressed.

Seems all the other customers were quite content..could be it was just us......but I doubt that.

When we arrived we found a line up of about 15 hungry facecs.
We saw a menu with abut 20 choices of Ice Cream.
Each of the 20 available in a Small Cone, a Large Waffle Cone, or in a Dish with a spoon.

We both picked a Chocolate style Ice Cream in a dish to do out "testing".

Both products were above expectation.

We were through the line and served within four minutes- thanks to the five staff members who were Non stop busy - and Most courteous.

We WILL be back !