Uncle Fatih’s Pizza
1685 East Broadway
1187 Denman Street Vancouver (location visited)
Vancouver, BC
There is that “complain” that pizza in Vancouver sucks. While it is true that we do have a lot of cheapo pizza parlours, we also have great joints like Ah-Beetz (though, of course, you have to drive to Abbotsford). There are other places I have my target on, including Ragazzi and The Firewood Cafe, but there is one reason I haven’t acted on that wish to visit them: I can only eat that much. To a certain extent, that is why I have no shame admitting I go to cheapo pizza parlous: I can eat two slices and no risk of bad pizza leftover (even when “as is”, it was good). For today’s post, I visited the “second” location of one of the most popular cheap/late night pizza places: Uncle Fatih’s Pizza (which I blogged previously in a vs. match against 2001 Flavours), this time in Denman Street near English Bay.
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Downtown,
Lunch,
Pizza,
Vancouver
Artichoke Basille’s Pizza & Brewery
328 East 14th Street
New York, NY
Here is the challenge: three meals in New York, where to eat… What to eat! Rather than me scratching my head, I set up three criterias:
1) Ask a fellow blogger (not necessarily from New York) for suggestions.
2) Ask a friend who lived/has lived in New York City for a suggestion of a place that will not break the piggy bank.
3) Go to a semi-iconic place.
This post tackles point #1 (point #2 will come noon today and #3 will be tomorrow Saturday!), where I asked fellow blogger Sherman for a suggestion of a place I should visit in New York City. He pointed out several ones and, while it was all good, I had one problem: Transportation. For the most part, I was relying in either walking around or public transit which meant my range would be really limited (with my “central” location being New York Penn Station). And, while I have been told that NYC’s public transit is quite good, after a couple of runs with it, I prefer Vancouver’s… Anyway, I thought that after my visit to Ah-Beetz in Abbotsford which serves NY style pizza, I might as well try a pizza from New York! Of course, there are the iconic places, like Di Fara and Lombardi’s; however, there were issues with both places: either, it was too far or had to buy the whole pie. And, then, there was Ray’s which ended up being like a chain… That would have been all good but, instead, I went for a somewhat unconventional option: Artichoke Basille’s Pizza & Brewery.
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New York,
Pizza
Ah-Beetz
2664 Gladys Avenue
Abbotsford, BC
So far are you willing to drive for good eats? 10 Km? 25 Km? 50 Km? How about driving that distance for pizza? What? Yup, you got that right, pizza! While we have a lot of pizza shops in Vancouver, the general opinion is that we could do better. So, “looking around”, I became aware Ah-Beetz, a pizza shop, in Abbotsford, out of all places, which makes authentic New York style pizza. That claim made me curious enough to make that trip!
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Abbotsford,
Pizza
Panago
Multiple locations in Canada
969 Denman Street (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
OK, I know some people might criticize me for this post but, to be truthful, I am here to blog about almost any place I can think of – fine dining, mom-and-pop, dives, chains, out of the way, etc. etc. Sure, this is your generic chain but, as I have mentioned previously, restaurants like this have a place in society. Despite my (pre)conceptions, if it is there, I will go and visit it at least once. Having said that, I went to Panago during lunch on a break we had from the stretch of rainy days in the last two weeks and was in Denman Street looking for eats when noticed this sandwich board.
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Downtown,
Lunch,
Pizza,
Vancouver,
West End
Flying Wedge Pizza
Several locations in Metro Vancouver
1059 Denman Street (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
In the last couple of weeks, I have mentioned lunches at work has been a bit crazy, mainly due to tight deadlines. During that period of time, I had to rely on some unusual source of lunches, namely Safeway. I have to admit their soups can be quite good, specially if you get a sourdough “bowl” to go along. In one day I had a bit more of time, I decided to walk a bit farther. But, for some reason, every other place was closed/not open yet for business. Sometimes it sucks when you want to go out for an early lunch… But, Flying Wedge Pizza was open and that worked for me.
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Pizza,
Vancouver,
West End
Megabite Pizza
Several locations in Vancouver
820 Thurlow Street (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
4 Brothers Pizza
1417 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Welcome to another iteration of Battle of Pizza Parlours! As suggested by the subject, this is the second version – the previous instance was based on my favourite pizza spot, 2001 Flavors, compared to 604Foodtography’s suggested Uncle Fatih’s Pizza. In the end, I thought both were good options, it is just dependant on where you are. This time, the comparison is similar: A local chain, Megabite Pizza against another Commercial Drive local pizza shop, 4 Brothers Pizza (4BP, from here on). As a sidenote, I must mention, Megabite also has a shop somewhat near 4BP, in Broadway/Commercial Skytrain Station, not to mention a variant called Pizza Garden (check this post by, again, 604Foodtography); however, I went to Downtown Vancouver’s location. So, without further ado…
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Commercial Drive,
Pizza,
Vancouver
Uncle Fatih’s Pizza
1685 E Broadway
Vancouver, BC
2001 Flavors Pizza
595 West Pender
Vancouver, BC
(Bell ringing)
(Start impersonation of Michael Buffer)Ladies and gentlemen. On red corner, suggested by bloggers fellow bloggers Kevin and Sherman, Uncle Fatih’s Pizza! And, on the blue corner, a KimHo’s favourite, 2001 Flavors Pizza! And now… Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!”. (end impersonation)
Sorry, I simply couldn’t resist doing that! Anyway, today’s post is about these two pizza parlours, one located in Downtown Vancouver, the other in the suburbs. Despite their differences, they share something in common, they are both popular.
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Pizza,
Vancouver
Battle of Pizza Parlours – Uncle Fatih’s vs 2001 Flavors
by KimHo on April 7, 2009 · 18 comments under: British Columbia,Comments,Food,Restaurant
Uncle Fatih’s Pizza
1685 E Broadway
Vancouver, BC
2001 Flavors Pizza
595 West Pender
Vancouver, BC
(Bell ringing)
(Start impersonation of Michael Buffer)Ladies and gentlemen. On red corner, suggested by bloggers fellow bloggers Kevin and Sherman, Uncle Fatih’s Pizza! And, on the blue corner, a KimHo’s favourite, 2001 Flavors Pizza! And now… Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!”. (end impersonation)
Sorry, I simply couldn’t resist doing that! Anyway, today’s post is about these two pizza parlours, one located in Downtown Vancouver, the other in the suburbs. Despite their differences, they share something in common, they are both popular.
Read more…!
Tagged as: Pizza, Vancouver