Comments on: Old Memories – Falafel King

By: Donair Dude | I'm Only Here for the Food!

Donair Dude | I'm Only Here for the Food! — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:03:26 +0000

[...] I was living in the West End, I remember only a handful of such Middle Eastern eateries. There was Falafel King (with a second location in Davie) and Mediterranean Grill. Now, there are a couple of Babylon Cafe [...]

By: Mediterranean Grill | I'm Only Here for the Food!

Mediterranean Grill | I'm Only Here for the Food! — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:23:03 +0000

[...] around English Bay, there were easily over 6 of these shops and, as mentioned in a previous post, Falafel King was my personal favourite. But, rather than blog about a place I have visited previously, instead, [...]

By: Babylon Cafe (Robson Market) | I'm Only Here for the Food!

Babylon Cafe (Robson Market) | I'm Only Here for the Food! — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:43:51 +0000

[...] while this location is new, the restaurant itself is not. Just like Falafel King, this restaurant seems to expand almost out of control… Sort of. Last year (more or less by [...]

By: ET

ET — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:14:27 +0000

What a coincidence - I was in Calgary for a biz trip this week and had a pretty decent Lebanese meal on Wednesday. The place is the Pita Basket Cafe on Sunridge. With a name like that, you wouldn't think the food would amount to much, but believe it or not, it was pretty good.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:50:01 +0000

I had a really good donair at the Falafel King on Davie and Burrard a couple of weeks ago. It’s right beside Vera’s.

By: shokutsu

shokutsu — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:06:40 +0000

Amusing narrative, I had a similar experience going back to a familiar place from my past but finding that the taste was not quite how I remembered it. Just goes to show that memories are best kept as such, and revisiting them, especially after you are older and have a better understanding of what is good food or what you perceive it to be.