Palki Indian Restaurant- Fantastic Potato Stuffed Naan and Prawn Goan Curry

Last night, I went with a few friends to Palki Indian restaurant located on Commerical drive and I was very surprised by the quality of their food. Before I went, I did some research on Urbanspoon and I was surprised to see that not many people know about this place. some photos courtesy of Yoshi Palki Restaurant was started by Bhupinder Mroke twelve years ago and he first opened a location in North Vancouver. They recently opened their second...

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Italian Kitchen- Pasta Platter Lets You Try a Bit of Everything

Italian Kitchen is part of the Glowbal Group (as well as Coast, Society, etc) and is one of my preferred restaurants in the downtown area whenever I’m craving pasta. My friends and I ventured to Italian Kitchen for Trixie’s birthday a while back and it has taken me a while to decide whether to write this post because of the hideous quality pictures provided by the dim lighting in the restaurant. I really REALLY dislike dim lighting in restaurants...

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Wo Fung (Aberdeen Food Court)- Always Amazing Deep Fried Chicken Wings

Trixie and I have a thing with the Aberdeen food court. We don’t particularly love their food court, but we always somehow end up eating there... ALL the time. A week or so ago, Trixie and I went again to Aber (my short form for it) to have a quick snack. Their Christmas tree was so beautiful I just had to share it! Very unique and modern, no? We chose Wo Fung Dessert because I wanted their awesome chicken wings and Trixie wanted their...

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Tomoya Japanese Restaurant- I Highly Recommend The "Black Sun"!

On a random cold night, Meta Knight and I spontaneously decided to go to Tomoya Japanese Restaurant, a place we’ve passed by every time we go to Cattle Café but never tried.  Tomoya is located in Burnaby and is across from Metrotown. The inside of the restaurant is brightly lit and seats twenty or so people comfortably. We went during prime dinner time but there were barely any customers. :/ I have heard many good things about...

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Random Thought- Recipe to Riches: Luscious Lemon Pudding Cakes

I watch a lot of shows on the Food Network and one that caught my eye was "Recipe to Riches". It's a reality show where regular peeps like us send in their recipe in hopes to have their creation transformed into a President's Choice product and win the ultimate prize of $250,000.  Glo McNeill from Nova Scotia won the grand prize for her "Luscious Lemon Pudding Cake" recipe and her cakes are now being sold in every Superstore location!...

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Secret Garden Tea Company- Lovely Scones and Sandwiches, Not So Great Desserts

Secret Garden Tea Company is located in Kerrisdale and is probably one of the most popular high tea places in Vancouver. People always look at me weird when I say I have never been here, so on one particular occasion, I came here with a bunch of foodie friends for some high tea. The atmosphere is very quaint and country like. It feels quite cozy, but at the same time, the wooden chairs weren’t the most comfortable to sit on. I suggest thicker...

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Pinkberry (Metrotown)- It's Cute, It's Tasty, It's a Bit Pricey

Pinkberry just opened up a new location at the Metrotown food court and I went (on two occasions) to try out how their frozen yogurt compares to the other franchises like Qoola and Yogen Fruz. Their store and colour scheme looked so cute! Quite girly too in my opinion :P Clearly females are their target market. The line starts at the end of the row and you first choose your flavour of frozen yogurt, then your toppings, and then you pay...

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Sushi Hachi- Saba Battera is Amazing!

A few weeks ago, I met up with Janice (GoodEat) and Steph (KrispyBites) for dinner at Sushi Hachi. Sushi Hachi is known for their sashimi and authentic Japanese eats. The whole restaurant is operated by a couple. The husband (I assume) is the chef and the wife does everything else (serving, taking orders, refilling tea). They are only open three hours a day (6-9pm) from Tuesday to Saturday. Crazy right?! The chef seemed like he knew the customers...

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The Pit Burger Bar- Cheap Waffle Fries!!

Have you ever had a sudden craving for something that is totally not crave-worthy or special at all but you still want it anyway? Well, I had exactly that a week or two ago, and it was for...waffle fries. I know, totally weird and random. Since The Pit Burger Bar at UBC is the only place I know that serves waffle fries, I made myself an excuse and studied with Trixie at UBC just so I could get my hands on those delicious greasy carbohydrates. I...

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Thierry Patisserie- Pastries and Macarons Are Worth A Try

I have always been intrigued by Parisian Macarons and I feel like I still haven't found a place in Vancouver that makes them well. So on the day that Yoshi, Rae, and I went on our food cart binge, we decided to finish off our gluttonous day with some macarons at Thierry!  photo courtesy of Rae Thierry is a little cafe located on Alberni next to Italian Kitchen and across from Coast. The signage doesn't really stand out so we almost walked...

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Izumi-Ya Japanese Marketplace (Re-visit)- My Favourite One Stop Shop For Japanese Goodies

Since my last post on Izumi-Ya Japanese Marketplace (link here), I've revisited this place a billion more times whenever I'm short on time or want a quick lunch or dinner. So... here is my re-visit post!  I always find their assortment of sushi and bento boxes very affordable and I like how everything is made fresh daily. Their Negitoro Temaki ($3.95) is pretty much a Negitoro maki roll before it's cut.  The minced...

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Osa Tako Hero- Pretty Good Takoyaki

Osa Tako Hero is a new food cart that opened not too long ago and they specialize in only one thing. Takoyaki. The food cart is quite cute and has a bunch of signs with cartoon animation on it. Their Takoyaki is made of: Secret Magic Batter, Tako (Octopus), Green Tea, Green Cabbage, Carrot, Onion, and Aonori. I found it unique that the concept for their food cart is like a Super Mario Game (or something like that), however, it can get a bit...

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Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck (Revisit)- Can Never Get Enough

After our disappointing experience at Re-Up BBQ Food Cart, Yoshi, Rae, and I headed over to Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck to get something better. This time around, I KNOW the food will be good because I've visited Mom's Grilled Cheese truck before (post here) and it was extraordinary.   photos courtesy of Yoshi  I heard their Roasted Tomato Soup is the bomb but I was too full at that point to get anything....

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