Random thoughts of restaurants and food in Vancouver, BC!
From the monthly archives:
Gold Train Express
4530 10th Avenue West
8178 Granville Street
3320 Kingsway (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
Late night eating… I have been stuck with that dilemma over a couple of months already… Browsing through different sites/blogs to try to find a decent location, I “found” Gold Train Express. Well, in addition to the fact I was driving through the area and it was almost impossible to not notice this place and all its neon lightning!
Fatburger
Several locations across Canada and the US
1101 Denman St (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
A couple of weeks ago, I visited Vera’s Burger Shack and, to be fair, I thought I should visit the burger shop close/next to it, Fatburger. In other words, out of the two, which one is better?
Mr. Pickwick’s
8620 Granville St
1007 Denman St (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
Some dishes have nationality all over its name. Burger? American. Pizza? Italian (at this point, arguable). Sushi? Japanese. Fish and Chips? In my head, it is British, though, in the UK itself, chicken tikka masala is now among the most popular. While I don’t recall any restaurants in Metro Vancouver labelling themselves as British, there are British themed pubs – but, that’s another completely different topic/issue. So, the next best replacement to me would be fish and chips spots. Sort of, that is. Anyway, while looking for another restaurant in Vancouver Downtown’s West End, I found Mr. Pickwick’s.
During the holidays, and thanks to the crazy weather, there were mornings where I woke up to the falling snow and, as a result, almost imprisioned in my apartment. As mentioned previously, whenever I have a bit too much time… Anyway, on one of the nights, after listening to the weather forecast, which called for snow next morning, I started planning next day’s breakfast. For the record, for this meal, I usually have cereal, fruit and (soy) milk. But, for a change, I wanted something special. That’s how I came up with the idea of making crêpes.
Before I continue, there is this “background” question, why crêpes and not pancakes? The answer is… I don’t know! Well, actually I do. I find pancakes a bit generic; in fact, if I *really* wanted pancake, I would just go to MickeyD’s and get it from their breakfast menu. However, this argument has a flaw (or at least here in Vancouver): If I wanted crêpes, I could as well go to one of the many Cafe Crepe here. In the end, I guess crêpes have a certain je ne sais quoi…
Babylon Cafe (@ Robson Public Market)
105 – 1610 Robson Street
(Also in 716 Robson Street)
Vancouver, BC
New Year, new restaurants, new eats. Or that’s supposed to be the idea. Among the new restaurants in the area near my workplace is Babylon Cafe.
Hon’s Wun-Tun House
Multiple locations in Metro Vancouver
1339 Robson Street (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
Ah, Hon’s… So many things said about it – good, bad, ugly, you name it. I guess it was just a matter of time I visited this place… In this case, I went with a work colleague for lunch after running an errand in Robson Street…
Top’s Restaurant (24 hours)
2790 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC
After the late night meal referenced in yesterday’s post, I have been searching for decent places for such meals. One of the places near where I live is Top’s Restaurant.
OK, I went there for lunch rather than late night but, hey, I wanted to make sure it was a viable option before I actually needed to go there!
