Sake Maki
1414 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Here I go again, in the search of some interesting eats in one of the most “interesting” (for lack of a better word right now) neighborhoods in Vancouver: Commercial Drive. It was a hot night (Vancouver standards) and I just wanted something to eat. It was approximately 9:30 p.m., that gray hour in restaurant business. Since a lot of these shops close at around 10:00 p.m., it is inside the threshold of “last calls” but, since you are a walk-in customer at that point and time, you felt there could be a rush for you to finish and leave. What to do, what to do? Of course, I could go to one of the several clubs/pubs in the area that close later; however, I didn’t feel like going to a place where the main intent is to sell you over expensive watered down drinks (not to mention my low alcohol tolerance plus the fact I was driving). So, while walking by, I noticed something that might be “decent”, yet not that expensive: Sake Maki.
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Commercial Drive,
Japanese,
Seafood,
Sushi,
Vancouver
Baguette Time
1231 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC
After a couple of weeks of odd low temperatures (summer-wise), we have been hit with somewhat hot days, easily reaching the 30C (high 80F, low 90F to those used to it). Given the temperature, I was hoping for something to cool myself down. After reading several posts about screamers (courtesy from fellow bloggers Danny of Five Loaves, Jessica of Yum-O-Rama, Kevin of 604Foodtography and Sherman of Sherman’s Food Adventures), one place in Downtown Vancouver mentioned. Hey, I might as well jump into that bandwagon! 
That place in Downtown was Baguette Time.
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Downtown,
Drinks,
Sandwich,
Vancouver,
West End
Empanada Hut
#1065 – 5300 No. 3 Rd
Richmond, BC
I used to work in Richmond (BC!) but ever since I started to work in Downtown Vancouver, I seldom drive there. Sure, there might be lots of good eats on that side of the bridge (Arthur Laing, Oak and Knight, though I can also count Queensborough) but, if possible, I would rather not to. However, I was there on a mission not long ago and decided to make the best out of it. With so many Asian good eats, I chose on that seems completely out of place: Latin American! The place? Empanada Hut in Lansdowne Park Mall Shopping Centre.
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Chicken,
Latin America,
Richmond,
Seafood
Tandoori Tikka Dog
Waterfront Skytrain Station
601 West Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
Thanks to Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, almost everybody has heard about Japadog – I myself have blogged their three locations in Vancouver, here, here and here. Last week, some local news sources wrote articles on the new kid on the block (hot dog-wise): Tandoori Tikka Dog. You can find these articles here (24 Hours Vancouver) and here (The Province). While I am not a news source, it does not mean I can’t eat some dogs so, here I go!
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Downtown,
Hot Dog,
Indian,
Vancouver
I guess I am starting to make this into a trend, hehehehe. As part of the on-going summer (food-related) events in Vancouver, yesterday, I went to the Pacific National Exhibition for an event called CityTv’s Taste of the City. And what is this event? Organized by CityTV, one of the local television system, it is all about food, as the name suggests. In this case, over 20 restaurants would showcase some of their dishes and the samples would cost between $1 to $4.
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Dessert,
Events,
Fish,
Hot Dog,
Random,
Seafood,
Snacks,
Vancouver
Viet Sub Vietnamese Cuisine
542 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC
One good thing about working in Vancouver Downtown is that, after work, you have access to a lot of restaurants within walking distance. Whether it is a pub to have drinks to wind down, burgers for something “familiar”, bistros for something different, etc., you can find almost anything. One night after work, I was doing exactly that, walking around checking possible new spots. However, when hunger strikes at the beginning of the stroll, well, you just go to the first one that catch your attention, won’t you? I happened to be near H-Mart (where Matoi Sushi and Wang Ga Ma are located) when I noticed a new Vietnamese hole-in-the-wall – Viet Sub Vietnamese Cuisine.
This picture was taken on another day during lunch time, not on my first visit!
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Downtown,
Noodles,
Sandwich,
Vancouver,
Vietnamese
Little Tea House
Several Locations in Metro Vancouver
Robson Street (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
Weather has been a bit wacky in the last couple of weeks in Vancouver. While the weekends have been hot (in Vancouver terms), weekdays have not necessarily been so. A couple of weeks ago, it was hot and so on. Basically, it has been up and down. Not complaining but, sigh, when it is warm enough, though water works fine, sometimes you want something different. That one thing happened to be bubble tea. I must mention, unlike most Asian people, I am not crazy about it (no particular reason). Sure, I might have it once in a long while but, given the options, bubble tea is not among the top. How come I went to this Little Tea House then? Although there are other bubble tea shops in the same area, I went there out of curiosity, as it just opened about two months or so ago.
Picture taken from the Safeway across the street.
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Tagged as:
Chinese,
Drinks,
West End
