Comments on: Joey’s (Burrard and Pender)

By: Sala Thai (Downtown) | I'm Only Here for the Food!

Sala Thai (Downtown) | I'm Only Here for the Food! — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:48:18 +0000

[...] still the usual question… Where? Given my reluctance of going to places like Cactus Club or Joey’s made things slightly more “difficult” (as it is usually a safe option, thought safe [...]

By: Cactus Club Cafe (Bentall 5) | I'm Only Here for the Food!

Cactus Club Cafe (Bentall 5) | I'm Only Here for the Food! — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:37:19 +0000

[...] ago, I described a lunch with two former colleagues in the Burrard and Pender’s location of Joey’s and added about we might be going to Cactus Club Cafe which just happened to be across the street [...]

By: KimHo

KimHo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:57:01 +0000

Raidar, since I haven’t been to Olive Garden, I will have to take your word for it… Wait, actually, I have been to Olive Garden once in the US (Philly to be more specific). It was bad… As for the bread + pasta (read: carbs + more carbs), yes, I found it strange too but I did not ask… ^_^;;;

By: raidar

raidar — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:50:17 +0000

Ah the joys of eating out side the box Kim; as, I imagine, many bloggers do. Like, you I have friends that rave days on end about how wonderfully tasty Olive Garden is for example. Great photos as always!!

* Am I the only one that finds a huge chunk of bread, as a pasta side, a strange idea?

By: KimHo

KimHo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:35:20 +0000

Jessica, thanks for your note about scallops and surimi. In your experience, what would be the best way to tell them apart, specially when they are battered and fried in small morsels? As for the watermark, no, I do not do that. That would be thinking a bit too much! However, some food is a bit easier to put than others, in the case of the fries, since they are straight, that should not be a problem (unless you are talking about the curly ones). However, noodles would be a nightmare…

By: Sherman

Sherman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:48:43 +0000

Yes Kim, hole-in-the-wall places are the best. Usually really good food for cheap. Yes, compromises must be made; but I don’t mind personally.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:44:44 +0000

Kim, in fact, a lot of places use a “touch” of the real lobster / crabmeat / scallop and make up the rest with surimi. *sigh* There was a bar that I went to one time that were advertising tempura scallops – well after a few bites I have to tell you, it was *not* scallop at all, but imitation crabmeat / surimi.

Question, when you’re taking photos, do you visualize where you’ll be putting your watermark? It seems perfectly apt, like the one where the watermark is dangling on that french fry…

By: KimHo

KimHo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:18:48 +0000

Sherman, I am sure you wish they were to told you to check a hole-in-the-wall that serves food like Hawker’s Delight or, as you blogged, Prata, right? ^_^

Jessica, unfortunately, if my mom would make noodles, it would be the Chinese version… Not that it is bad, just that it would be different…

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:05:35 +0000

The pasta dishes look like the left overs my mom makes!

By: Sherman

Sherman — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:53:52 +0000

Happens to me too Kim. Sammy J’s is soooo gooood… NOT!