Fuel Restaurant
1944 W 4th Ave
Vancouver, BC
Originally, I had a post of my New Jersey/New York trip scheduled; however, will make a small interruption and put this one instead. The reason is simple: I visited Fuel just before they closed and, similar to Gastropub/Maenam next to it, will be rebranded as Refuel. Since, for the most part, the feedback has been positive, this would be my last chance, so why not!
(Silly note: Since the restaurant is now closed, I have adapted this post to be in past tense, which results in some parts to be oddly written…)
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Chicken,
Kitsilano,
Lunch
Yesterday, I wrote about my visit to New York City. Reality is, I am not that much into Broadway shows or similar activities that New York City is known of. Instead, me being a lone-wolf type person, I prefer to do activities of my own. And the “best” such activity in New York City? A visit to Central Park! Here is my photo essay of that visit.
Note: Click on the picture for a larger version.
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New York,
Photo Essay
Tim Horton’s
Hundreds of locations in Canada
Several locations in the US
761 7th Avenue (Location visited)
New York, NY
No, no kidding! When I was in New York City, as per today’s earlier post, I noticed certain familiar coffee shop, hehehehe. I know, everybody has his/her opinion of Tim Horton’s but this post is not about that. After all, I was not following the Where Should I Eat? Fast Food Flowchart! Instead, this post is about how does their offerings compare to the ones found here.
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Coffee,
New York,
Pastry
As you should have noticed on last week’s posts, I was in New Jersey. How long? How about two weeks! So, during the weekend, I decided to, once again, make the best out of my trip: In this case, go to New York city, the Big Apple! Here is a photo essay of places I went. Please, sit down and enjoy the ride!
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New York,
Photo Essay
White Manna
358 River Street 
460 Tonnele Avenue (Location visited) 
Jersey City, NJ
Yes, this is the reason why the White Castle post was called “Battle of the Whites”! As mentioned previously, I asked Christina of Pizza & Bagels for suggestions on places to eat in New Jersey. She wasn’t the only source for these places. I also asked fellow blogger Sherman of Sherman’s Food Adventures for suggestions. One of his suggestions? White Manna (the store is displayed as “White Mana” but, for consistency purposes will use the double n). But, wait, isn’t White Manna in Jersey City? Yes, it was 50+ Km from where I was staying and, despite it was pure highway, it is still 50+ Km! However, this isn’t the first time I have done such drive for food (Ah-Beetz, anybody???), not to mention I thought I should make the most ouf of this trip! So, here it goes, White Manna!
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Burgers,
New Jersey
White Castle
Hundres of locations in the US
5151 Stelton Road (Location visited)
South Plainfield, NJ
When I was in Panama, if you wanted burgers, the only options were fast food chains (we had the usual MickeyD’s, BK and Wendy’s, with brief stints from Hardee’s and other shops). After I moved to Canada, I became a bit more conscious of the fact there were more shops in addition to the ones found there. I mean, why should I? Back in Panama, while they filled a niche, there were better food (in either mom-n-pop shops or street vendors, et al). So, when I saw there was a movie called “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle”, my first thought was “White Castle? What is that?”. Of course, I found out eventually but, alas, my curiosity to find out what was actually served in White Castle couldn’t be satiated…
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Burgers,
Chain Restaurant,
New Jersey
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
Several locations in the US
1271 US Highway 22 (Location visited)
Bridgewater, NJ
Did I mention I ate a lot of beef on this trip? 
Similar to my post yesterday where I went to Famous Dave’s BBQ for meat, on my last night in New Jersey, I decided to go for meat, again – this time in the form of a steak. Lone Star Steakhouse was the place I ended up going just because it happened to be on the way from my customer’s site back to the hotel. But, being a chain restaurant, I was sure there will be some gotchas. The question was instead if these were tolerable…
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New Jersey,
Steaks
