Comments for I'm Only Here for the Food! http://imonlyhereforthefood.com Random thoughts of restaurants and food in Vancouver, BC! Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:22:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine by Jenny http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/03/green-bamboo-vietnamese-cuisine/comment-page-1/#comment-4428 Jenny Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:22:06 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=3472#comment-4428 This looks like a Chinese owned Vietnamese Restaurant, because it seems they do Chinese food better than Vietnamese. The dumplings look good and authentic, the skin looks like it's made from scratch, hence it's pretty thick. This looks like a Chinese owned Vietnamese Restaurant, because it seems they do Chinese food better than Vietnamese.

The dumplings look good and authentic, the skin looks like it’s made from scratch, hence it’s pretty thick.

]]> Comment on Chicken Delight by Sherman http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/03/chicken-delight/comment-page-1/#comment-4426 Sherman Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:51:23 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=3474#comment-4426 Ahahaha... beat me to it! I drive by this place all the time and was wanting to stop by and try it. It doesn't look all that inviting though. Thank goodness you went first. Not going now... LOL... Ahahaha… beat me to it! I drive by this place all the time and was wanting to stop by and try it. It doesn’t look all that inviting though. Thank goodness you went first. Not going now… LOL…

]]> Comment on Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine by KimHo http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/03/green-bamboo-vietnamese-cuisine/comment-page-1/#comment-4425 KimHo Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:44:49 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=3472#comment-4425 Mike, it is a little difficult to assess at times, since a lot of restaurants try to cover as many similar cuisines just to entice customers. Sherman, it is possible but there are reasons why you don't see some cuts/offal in some forms: because it is not that edible in the "raw" form. For example, kidney, anybody? ;) Jacqueline, there is still Wang Shanghai! ;) Karl, I don't have problems with either tripe or tendon; instead, it is the weird form it was served. I can eat almost anything! Mike, it is a little difficult to assess at times, since a lot of restaurants try to cover as many similar cuisines just to entice customers.

Sherman, it is possible but there are reasons why you don’t see some cuts/offal in some forms: because it is not that edible in the “raw” form. For example, kidney, anybody? ;)

Jacqueline, there is still Wang Shanghai! ;)

Karl, I don’t have problems with either tripe or tendon; instead, it is the weird form it was served. I can eat almost anything!

]]> Comment on Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine by Karl http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/03/green-bamboo-vietnamese-cuisine/comment-page-1/#comment-4424 Karl Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:03:33 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=3472#comment-4424 Although their pho is quite decent, IMHO, I go there for the beef stew, vermicelli bowls and the big spring rolls. They seem to have bigger portions. I usually have trouble finishing oftentimes. I'm glad you went back for another shot. I do agree with you about the pho noodles. They tend to be a bit slick...could be the chopsticks, maybe? Plus he really heaps them on, a bit too much for me. Probably why I'm always stuffed! As far as the tendon and tripe go, Sherman's probably right. I just can't handle the stuff. Could never understand the attraction. Although their pho is quite decent, IMHO, I go there for the beef stew, vermicelli bowls and the big spring rolls. They seem to have bigger portions. I usually have trouble finishing oftentimes. I’m glad you went back for another shot.

I do agree with you about the pho noodles. They tend to be a bit slick…could be the chopsticks, maybe? Plus he really heaps them on, a bit too much for me. Probably why I’m always stuffed!

As far as the tendon and tripe go, Sherman’s probably right. I just can’t handle the stuff. Could never understand the attraction.

]]> Comment on Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine by Jacqueline http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/03/green-bamboo-vietnamese-cuisine/comment-page-1/#comment-4422 Jacqueline Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:17:52 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=3472#comment-4422 There used to be dumpling restaurant in this location. I think it was Shanghainese... I loved going for their XLB there. That would be all that I ordered when I go, a plate of XLB, and they didn't mind! Not trying to be cheap but it was usually just for an afternoon snack. I've always wondered what this new Viet restaurant was like.. Maybe it's the same owner since you say the dumplings are tasty. I will have to give it a try, thanks for the post! There used to be dumpling restaurant in this location. I think it was Shanghainese… I loved going for their XLB there. That would be all that I ordered when I go, a plate of XLB, and they didn’t mind! Not trying to be cheap but it was usually just for an afternoon snack. I’ve always wondered what this new Viet restaurant was like.. Maybe it’s the same owner since you say the dumplings are tasty. I will have to give it a try, thanks for the post!

]]> Comment on Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine by Sherman http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/03/green-bamboo-vietnamese-cuisine/comment-page-1/#comment-4421 Sherman Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:55 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=3472#comment-4421 Beef noodle? Alright. I won't judge until I try. As for the tendon, it's quite possible that they did acquire "organic" or unprocessed tendon. What I mean is that it hasn't been blanched. For example, before bible tripe is passed onto the consumer, it is blanched (or bleached) so it becomes white. Normally it's a dark tan/gray color such as the honeycomb tripe. Maybe they got the tendon in it's natural state? Beef noodle? Alright. I won’t judge until I try. As for the tendon, it’s quite possible that they did acquire “organic” or unprocessed tendon. What I mean is that it hasn’t been blanched. For example, before bible tripe is passed onto the consumer, it is blanched (or bleached) so it becomes white. Normally it’s a dark tan/gray color such as the honeycomb tripe. Maybe they got the tendon in it’s natural state?

]]> Comment on DougieDog by george periotakis http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/02/dougiedog/comment-page-1/#comment-4419 george periotakis Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:19:49 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=2458#comment-4419 I ate at dougie dog, 1. their dogs are too small for the bun. 2. I think they lack the flavour or a real chicago dog. 3. Just because they have a sign that says vienna beef, doesn't mean they use it. This place in my opinion is sizzle no steak, another version of the emperor has no clothes. Eat a plain one, look at it in the bun then tell me its a great dog!!! I ate at dougie dog, 1. their dogs are too small for the bun. 2. I think they lack the flavour or a real chicago dog. 3. Just because they have a sign that says vienna beef, doesn’t mean they use it. This place in my opinion is sizzle no steak, another version of the emperor has no clothes. Eat a plain one, look at it in the bun then tell me its a great dog!!!

]]> Comment on Falafel Maison by KimHo http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/03/falafel-maison/comment-page-1/#comment-4418 KimHo Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:40:39 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=3441#comment-4418 Sherman, I prefer gyros but, then again, since people mix shawarma with these... Arrrrr.... Raidar, oh, come on! :P Sherman, I prefer gyros but, then again, since people mix shawarma with these… Arrrrr….

Raidar, oh, come on! :P

]]> Comment on Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine by Mike http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2010/03/green-bamboo-vietnamese-cuisine/comment-page-1/#comment-4417 Mike Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:01:17 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=3472#comment-4417 whaaaat? that's so weird of a Vietnamese restaurant to serve dumplings and beef noodle! I've read other bloggers thoughts on Green Bamboo and some say that the Bo Kho is very good (beef stew pho). I was hoping to try Green Bamboo sometime this week since I go to Metro regularly but seeing that they serve cuisine other than Vietnamese puts me off and makes me wonder if this restaurant is really a legit pho place.. sigh, I guess my search for good pho continues.. whaaaat? that’s so weird of a Vietnamese restaurant to serve dumplings and beef noodle! I’ve read other bloggers thoughts on Green Bamboo and some say that the Bo Kho is very good (beef stew pho).

I was hoping to try Green Bamboo sometime this week since I go to Metro regularly but seeing that they serve cuisine other than Vietnamese puts me off and makes me wonder if this restaurant is really a legit pho place..

sigh, I guess my search for good pho continues..

]]> Comment on Thai Son (Broadway) by Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine | I'm Only Here for the Food! http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/12/thai-son-broadway/comment-page-1/#comment-4416 Green Bamboo Vietnamese Cuisine | I'm Only Here for the Food! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:03:47 +0000 http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/?p=2149#comment-4416 [...] year, Karl (of The Friday Lunch) commented in Thai Son (on Broadaway) post that his favourite Vietnamese restaurant was Green Bamboo. Coming from a fellow blogger, I [...] [...] year, Karl (of The Friday Lunch) commented in Thai Son (on Broadaway) post that his favourite Vietnamese restaurant was Green Bamboo. Coming from a fellow blogger, I [...]

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