The Lion’s Den Cafe
651 East 15th Ave
Vancouver, BC
Not sure where the idea came originally. It might be thanks to a comment from jlomein in my Delicias de Alicia post or probably because he wanted to go there from the very beginning but Karl organized a mini-gathering of sorts in The Lion’s Den Cafe. Originally, it was supposed to be Sherman, Karl and myself; however, since Jessica joined us last time in Royal City Thai, we thought we should check on her as well. And, guess what? Elaine asked if we were up for lunch on the same day and we told her of our plans. Result? An additional person in this mini-gathering!
Of course, it begs the question: what is so particular about Lion’s Den? Well, it has Caribbean food! Wait, that is not all… How about Japanese food as well? Yup, Lion’s Den has both Caribbean AND Japanese in the same menu! (Or, as they call it “Japaribbean”). With such odd combination, one of them quite popular in Vancouver, the question is how well would both combine…
Update: below are the links for everybody’s posts!
Elaine
Jessica
Karl
Sherman
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Tagged as:
Caribbean,
Curry,
Jamaican,
Latin America,
Vancouver
Pooja Cuisine
1075 Easton Avenue
Somerset, NJ
As mentioned previously, in this trip, I wanted to try different types of cuisines. So far, we have had diners, burgers, Latin American (Cuban), Southern/Soul and BBQ – in that order. For this post, though, I will have to break that sequence because of tomorrow’s post. As a sneak peak, it is about burgers (yes, again but… Let’s just say wait until tomorrow). But, other than that small burger detour, I kept that different cuisine line of thought. In this case? Indian food in Pooja Cuisine.
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Tagged as:
Curry,
Indian,
New Jersey
Thai Away Home
3315 Cambie Street
1206 Davie Street (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
Once again, I am on the look for something “different” to eat for lunch in the West End. While there are a lot of sushi spots, I did not want to go any one of them (comparison between these gets a bit tiring after a while). And there are several Korean restaurants but, somehow, I don’t feel too comfortable going there by myself. This time, that “something different” was Thai. I have blogged about one other Thai place previously, Khunnai Chang; however, after my initial post, I have been a couple too many times already. No, that won’t work. In the end, the Thai restaurant ended up being Thai Away Home in Davie.
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Tagged as:
Curry,
Downtown,
Thai,
Vancouver,
West End
Yesterday it was another hot summer weekend but, along with it, another summer festival! In this case, after a short hop via the Seabus to Lonsdale Quay then a short walk to Waterfront Park, the Caribbean Days Festival! (Courtesy of Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society). So, without further ado.
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Tagged as:
Caribbean,
Chicken,
Curry,
Fish,
Latin America,
North Vancouver,
Vancouver
Alberni Food Fair
1070 Alberni Street
Vancouver, BC
I once wrote this about food courts:
“Food courts in Metro Vancouver (and North America in general) are, more often than not, just places for you to buy something, sit on a table and eat it. Whether is something edible, good for you, entertainment or anything on these lines, well, just don’t raise your expectations“.
Of course, there are always exceptions to those rules. For example, the one instance when I visited Crystal Mall’s food court and had BBQ duck and BBQ pork. Of course, that could be an exception to the rule, after all, Crystal Mall is one the lines of a Chinese/Oriental mall. Now, what are the chances I would like a food court in Downtown Vancouver, surrounded by high end restaurants?
Entrance in Thurlow street.
Entrance in Alberni street.
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Tagged as:
Curry,
Downtown,
Pho,
Vancouver
Taste Nice Caribbean Restaurant
13448 108th Avenue
Surrey, BC
Surrey, BC… No offence to anybody who lives there but it is one of those places in Metro Vancouver in try not to go to. It has nothing to do with the culture or population or what not. Rather, I find it lacking… As a result, it shouldn’t be any surprise I have not blogged any restaurants over there. OK, I have not blogged the other neighboring cities (Coquitlam, Port Moody and so on) but given the population in Surrey, there ought to be good eats there, right? A couple of days ago, I had to go to the Whalley area of Surrey and that gave me a perfect excuse to drop by a restaurant. ANY restaurant, as it was around lunch time and I was hungry!
Now, before I continue, I must say there is a large South Asian population in Metro Vancouver. For some reason I am not aware of, a lot of them have chosen Surrey to be their home. Given that case, one would think I would end up in an Indian (or similar) restaurant, right? Well, not really! Although I have not really blogged any Indian restaurants yet, it is not because I don’t like their; rather it is because going solo to an Indian restaurant is an odd experience. But, I promise I will do that soon, OK? Back to this post: the first place that caught my attention was Taste Nice Caribbean Restaurant.
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Tagged as:
Curry,
Jamaican,
Surrey,
Vancouver
Lumbini
322 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD
For other reasons (which can’t be disclosed), on my fourth night in Baltimore, I was exhausted. I had plans for a restaurant – which I eventually went the following night, that post will be up tomorrow, and instead I went to a one closer to the hotel. I am sure some of you could have said “but, you can have a meal in the hotel itself!”. Sure, I could have but, c’mon… Anyway, the closest place I could remember was Mick O’Sheas, which I blogged previously, and while walking there, I noticed an Indian restaurant. It wasn’t the “Indian” part that caught my attention, rather it was the Nepalese part. That’s how I ended up in Lumbini.
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Baltimore,
Curry,
Indian,
Nepalese
