Comments on: Alberni Food Fair

By: eh! Restaurant | I'm Only Here for the Food!

eh! Restaurant | I'm Only Here for the Food! — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:42:28 +0000

[...] as Townhall) and Market by Jean-Georges . However, at the same time, some places closed, like the food fair in the corner of Alberni and Thurlow and Kaplan’s Star Deli have closed. However, there was [...]

By: KimHo

KimHo — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:42:46 +0000

Jeff, unfortunately, absolutely no idea where they might have gone, nor aware of any decent cheap lunch nearby. However, if you do know of such option, please, let us know!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:16:02 +0000

I miss this food court. There was no place cheaper for a decent lunch downtown. Loved the Taiwan noodles and all the Thai noodle soups. Wonder if any of the tenants reopened elsewhere?

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:06:44 +0000

I was so sad to find out it was closed… it was my favourite lunch spot, especially the Taiwanese noodles… cheap and yummy…to bad i didnt have the chance to ask if they moved somewhere else…

By: KimHo

KimHo — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:45:04 +0000

Anonymous Coward, after you wrote your comment, on my way back home, I checked and, indeed, it was closed. If it is a permanent closure, the only thing I can say is that it will be missed…

By: anonymous coward

anonymous coward — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:14:37 +0000

Sadly, this food court seems to have been shut down…closed forever. A co-worker was going to have Taiwanese noodles there for lunch and she saw the doors shut and inside was dark. Too bad because I was going to go there this week for some cheap $5 Taiwanese noodles.

By: KimHo

KimHo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:55:40 +0000

Mia, welcome! Yes, there is a lot of food courts; however, they tend to be more expensive due to their location. For example, the one in Bentall Centre. Yes, that’s a Vietnamese meatball sub. I don’t think I saw an indian restaurant. Should I visit once more to find out?

By: MIa

MIa — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:47:33 +0000

Yes, this little food court is a gem. Haha, I used to work in that area as well and found this food court accidentally too. I’ve noticed there are a few hidden food courts like this scattered in downtown Vancouver.
Is that Indian restaurant still operating there? I remember they served local BC dishes like salmon curry.

That tofu brownie looks delicious! Was that a Vietnamese meatball sub?

By: KimHo

KimHo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:40:07 +0000

Monchichi, i would say the type of food courts found in Vancouver is a reflection of the multiculturalism in Vancouver. When I go to food courts in the US, I can only find your usual McDs, Burger Kings and similars.

Kevin, the reason I went more than once was to address exactly what you mention: it is possible one stand was quite decent but others might really suck. In my experience, unless you are there when they open, I try not to go to stands where they have things sitting under the heater/lamp for a long time.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:32:20 +0000

I got food from the chinese place beside the Thai Food last summer..it sucked. Never went back for lunch.