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		<title>Shabusen Yakiniku House on Granville and West 14th, Vancouver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Suanne and I, we were quite contended with the Korean BBQ. There are three choices ... chicken, beef and pork.

In our greed, we ordered a total of EIGHT plates of BBQ meat. That was way too much and we had a difficult time finishing all of them. We did not feel good about wasting food.

<a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;" title="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-12" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-12-600x400.jpg" alt="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-12" width="600" height="400" /></a>

For once, I was the one who did all the cooking. Oh yeah, believe it or not [giving myself a pat on the back].

BBQ is a guy thing for some reason. Suanne was happy to let me do all the work while she enjoys my cooking.

Well, I must say that I did quite well. The meat was super ... <!--more-->moist, tender and flavourful. To us, this is even better than the BBQ we had in <a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/09/07/dai-jang-kum-korean-restaurant-on-st-edwards-drive-bridgeport-richmond/">Dai Jung Kum</a> earlier. The meat here are thicker while the ones at Dai Jung Kum are much thinner and tears easily when the meat sticks to the grill.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The last time we had Japanese AYCE (all-you-can-eat) was 7 months ago. That was when we went to E-Bei.</p>
<p>As much as Nanzaro and Arkensen love Japanese sushi, the reason why we had not gone to one more often is because Suanne just doesn&#8217;t like raw fish, period.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/10/26/shabusen-yakiniku-house-on-granville-and-west-14th-vancouver/shabusen-yakiniku-house-35/" rel="attachment wp-att-14877"><img src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-35-400x600.jpg" alt="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-35" title="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-35" width="400" height="600" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-14877" /></a></p>
<p>But Shabusen Yakiniku House is different. It is both a Japanese AYCE and a Korean BBQ AYCE.</p>
<p>There are two Shabusens in Vancouver. There is one in downtown Vancouver. We went to the other one on Granville.</p>
<p>In case you don&#8217;t know, the word Yakiniku means grilled meat in Japanese.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/10/26/shabusen-yakiniku-house-on-granville-and-west-14th-vancouver/shabusen-yakiniku-house-33/" rel="attachment wp-att-14875"><img src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-33-400x600.jpg" alt="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-33" title="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-33" width="400" height="600" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-14875" /></a></p>
<p>For an AYCE, Shabusen looks a lot posh and better than all the other AYCEs we had been to. The whole place is bright with lots of ceiling high windows and skylights. It was actually a beautiful day eating here despite the it being rainy the whole morning. The Fall colors looked so good at this time of the year.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/10/26/shabusen-yakiniku-house-on-granville-and-west-14th-vancouver/shabusen-yakiniku-house-30/" rel="attachment wp-att-14872"><img src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-30-400x600.jpg" alt="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-30" title="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-30" width="400" height="600" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-14872" /></a></p>
<p>Every table had a gas grill in the center. That is for the Korean BBQ. See the bottle above? That is the BBQ sauce but really, we hardly need to use that because the meat were already very well marinated.</p>
<p>Service was kind of slow here. The waiters and waitresses seems to walk around with their eyes peeled to the ground all the time. It is as if they are afraid that if they get eye contact with the customer, they will have to do more work or something. It was so hard to get their attention when we wanted something from them.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/10/26/shabusen-yakiniku-house-on-granville-and-west-14th-vancouver/shabusen-yakiniku-house-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-14853"><img src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-1-600x400.jpg" alt="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-1" title="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-1" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-14853" /></a></p>
<p>The AYCE is $13 for weekdays and $13.50 for weekends. Dinner is is $22.</p>
<p>The selection at a glance looks a lot smaller than places like Kingsway Sushi and E-Bei. The above was our first round order where we max out our order of Sashimis.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/10/26/shabusen-yakiniku-house-on-granville-and-west-14th-vancouver/shabusen-yakiniku-house-8/" rel="attachment wp-att-14860"><img src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-8-600x400.jpg" alt="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-8" title="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-8" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-14860" /></a></p>
<p>We left these 32 pieces to the boys. These alone kept them very happy.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/10/26/shabusen-yakiniku-house-on-granville-and-west-14th-vancouver/shabusen-yakiniku-house-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-14854"><img src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-2-600x400.jpg" alt="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-2" title="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-2" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-14854" /></a></p>
<p>For Suanne and I, we were quite contended with the Korean BBQ. There are three choices &#8230; chicken, beef and pork.</p>
<p>In our greed, we ordered a total of EIGHT plates of BBQ meat. That was way too much and we had a difficult time finishing all of them. We did not feel good about wasting food.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/10/26/shabusen-yakiniku-house-on-granville-and-west-14th-vancouver/shabusen-yakiniku-house-12/" rel="attachment wp-att-14864"><img src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-12-600x400.jpg" alt="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-12" title="Shabusen-Yakiniku-House-12" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-14864" /></a></p>
<p>For once, I was the one who did all the cooking. Oh yeah, believe it or not [giving myself a pat on the back].</p>
<p>BBQ is a guy thing for some reason. Suanne was happy to let me do all the work while she enjoys my cooking.</p>
<p>Well, I must say that I did quite well. The meat was super &#8230; <br/>More after the jump.  Click to read the rest of <a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/10/26/shabusen-yakiniku-house-on-granville-and-west-14th-vancouver/">Shabusen Yakiniku House on Granville and West 14th, Vancouver</a> (146 words)</p>
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		<title>E-Bei Japanese Restaurant at Granville and 41st, Vancouver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each time we go for AYCE (all-you-can-eat) we end up regretting over eating.  However, this time we cannot say no because the birthday boy (Arkensen) gets the choice.  Nanzaro was, without doubt, very happy with the choice.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Each time we go for AYCE (all-you-can-eat) we end up regretting over eating.  However, this time we cannot say no because the birthday boy (Arkensen) gets the choice.  Nanzaro was, without doubt, very happy with the choice.</p>
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<p>We decided to go to E-Bei for the AYCE.  We had heard of some bad reviews of E-Bei on many sites before but decided to go nevertheless.  It is because I know our boys are not food snobs and will definitely enjoy E-Bei &#8212; and they did.</p>
<p>E-Bei is located at the intersection of 41st and Granville in Vancouver.  One thing we did not like about dining here is that we had to pay for parking &#8230; $4 for two hours.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-11.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8471" title="ebeisushi-11" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-11.jpg" alt="ebeisushi-11" width="600" /></a></p>
<p>E-Bei is not very big as far as AYCE Sushi places are concern.  I am comparing the size of this place with places we had been to before like <a href="http://chowtimes.com/2008/07/14/fish-on-rice-on-kingsway-burnaby/">Fish On Rice</a> and <a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/02/10/kingsway-sushi-on-kingsway-and-boundary/">Kingsway Sushi</a>.  E-Bei was packed when we were there and there was quite a bit of a wait line too.</p>
<p>So, there you go &#8230; sometimes one cannot just rely solely on anonymous reviews.  People does obviously enjoy E-Bei and find this place of good value here.  However, seating is tight &#8230; so tight that we could see and smell the food of our neighbor.</p>
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<p>To us, this place is more Chinese than Japanese.  From the looks of the customers and workers, I can see Chinese faces.  Can you tell facial features of Chinese from Japanese?  I can &#8230; I think.</p>
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<p>Orders are placed with the chit they provide.  I like that they always have a fresh one for us the moment they take away our order &#8212; no delaying tactics like some places who has every trick in the book to make you wait.  The food came very fast and quite accurately too.  We find that they have more choices as compared to our recent visit to Kingsway Sushi.</p>
<p>The AYCE costs $11 ($9 for children).  On weekends and holidays, they charge $1 extra.  However, they stipulated a time limit of 1.5 hours but I don&#8217;t see any signs of this being enforced.  I think it&#8217;s just a provision for people who eat excessively.</p>
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<p>The Nigiri&#8217;s are pretty good.  I think this is the favourite of E-Bei&#8217;s customer.  This is because the menu states that they will charge 50 cents for each unconsumed rice of any Nigiri Sushi.  I guess some people ordered tons of this, removed the rice and had the fish as sashimi.  LOL!</p>
<p>Their Nigiri is respectable in that they did not load up the Nigiri with lots of rice &#8230; it was much more raw fish than rice.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-23.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8471" title="ebeisushi-23" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-23.jpg" alt="ebeisushi-23" width="600" /></a></p>
<p>The cones (roe, spicy tuna and spicy salmon) were quite good &#8230; except that the rice was like Chinese steamed rice.  Alright it might be a no-no to some people but it is more than edible.  Like I said, it was quite good &#8230; for us.</p>
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<p>The rolls were some of the ugliest and malformed rolls we had ever seen.  It does not look pretty but it was OK.  The bad thing here is with the color green in almost all of it.  You see, our boys will refuse to touch it if it has any green color stuff (avacado or cucumber).  Suanne and I ended up eating all of these.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8440" title="ebeisushi-6" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-6.jpg" alt="ebeisushi-6" width="400" /></a></p>
<p>Suanne likes the Salmon Head a lot.  She is so adept in picking off the flesh.  I find that their Salmon Head looks the best among all AYCE&#8217;s &#8212; big chunky pieces and fleshy.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-26.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8471" title="ebeisushi-26" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-26.jpg" alt="ebeisushi-26" width="600" /></a></p>
<p>Look at the above &#8230; that&#8217;s the remnants on Suanne&#8217;s plate.  She ate everything edible &#8230; except for the &#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-25.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8471" title="ebeisushi-25" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-25.jpg" alt="ebeisushi-25" width="600" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; eyeballs!  I know some people likes it.</p>
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<p>The smelt was not that good.  They use very whitish batter for this.  The reason why I put this picture here was because Suanne and I have a question &#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8471" title="ebeisushi-21" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-21.jpg" alt="ebeisushi-21" width="600" /></a></p>
<p>We like smelt with roes in it.  We guess it is very cheap because we find these in many eating places.  For some reason, we had never come across smelts with roe fresh from the supermarkets.  We can&#8217;t find it in Asian markets or even at places in T&amp;T.  Do you know where we could get some?</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8440" title="ebeisushi-2" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-2.jpg" alt="ebeisushi-2" width="400" /></a></p>
<p>The Octopus was served with garlic butter sauce, or so says the menu.  It looked good but was somewhat too salty for our liking although we like the slight spiciness in it.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8440" title="ebeisushi-3" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ebeisushi-3.jpg" alt="ebeisushi-3" width="400" /></a></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know what the above fish is called but it was quite good.  We like fried fish.<br/>More after the jump.  Click to read the rest of <a href="http://chowtimes.com/2009/03/23/e-bei-japanese-restaurant-at-granville-and-41st-vancouver/">E-Bei Japanese Restaurant at Granville and 41st, Vancouver</a> (374 words)</p>
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		<title>Kingsway Sushi on Kingsway and Boundary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since Whitney and Ken moved out from Richmond, we had not been able to meet up as much as we did.  A couple of weeks ago they called saying that they would be in town and are looking for the best All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) sushi.  We interpret BEST as in good, cheap and has sashimi.  Our favourite remains with Ninkazu in Richmond but since we had blogged about that place before we suggest the one place high on our list of  To-Try ... Kingsway Sushi.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever since Whitney and Ken moved out from Richmond, we had not been able to meet up as much as we did.  A couple of weeks ago they called saying that they would be in town and are looking for the best All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) sushi.  We interpret BEST as in good, cheap and has sashimi.  Our favourite remains with Ninkazu in Richmond but since we had blogged about that place before we suggest the one place high on our list of  To-Try &#8230; Kingsway Sushi.</p>
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<p>Kingsway Sushi is easy to find.  It is located at the junction of Kingsway and Boundary, just across the street from the unmistakable shoe-shaped building of Telus.  Pay parking is available at the basement parking of the building where Kingsway Sushi is located.</p>
<p>It was quite expensive if you ask me.  Pay parking is about $2 per hour but Kingsway will reimburse the parking for the 1st hour only.  I paid for $4 for two hours and then I realized it was written quite boldly that weekend parking is free.  I would not have mind as much until this middle age lady said in such loud voice to her husband that &#8220;Parking is free&#8221; &#8230; THREE times.  Her thunderous voice echoed throughout the basement parking area.  [Oooi ... honey, you don't have to be so smug and you are embarrassing me in public!!]</p>
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<p>We had never been to Kingsway Sushi before.</p>
<p>We were quite surprised how large this place is and how bright it is here.  Actually we were expecting this place to be packed on a Saturday afternoon but they did not fill the place.  We were wondering if people are beginning to eat out less because of all the economic gloom from the news these days.</p>
<p>Whitney called saying that they were going to be a bit late &#8230; &#8220;a bit&#8221; as in 30 minutes.  I was initially kind of worried that we will get harassed because we did not have the entire party there before we got seated.  I often hear that these places make money from turning the tables fast and they show their annoyance when we hog a table and start later than normal.</p>
<p>No, they were quite pleasant about it (at that time) when we told them the entire party is going to be late.  I think it was because it was still early and they had just started business.  They even suggested that we get some little appetizers as starters while waiting.  We like that.</p>
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<p>Miso soup is like a must as a starter in AYCE Sushi.  Tell me now &#8230; they serve Miso Soup in a bowl and without a soup spoon.  I need someone who is familiar help confirm this.  The Japanese drinks Miso Soup direct from the bowl and they are supposed to slurp it down as loudly as possible &#8230; is that right?</p>
<p>To the Chinese drinking soup direct from the bowl (not using the soup spoon) is uncouth.  Well, at least that was what my mum warned me not to do when I was young.</p>
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<p>For the starters, we also had Edamame.  It is like young soybean.</p>
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<p>I had never quite like beans in general but found that I ate most of it from the leftover pods I had on my plate.</p>
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<p>I think the above is called Ebi Sunomono (shrimp salad?).  A little sourish and vinegarish with cold noodles in it.</p>
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<p>They have two menus available for lunch.  One menu was with Sushi ($11.95) and the other one without sushi is $9.95.  We went ahead to get the one with Sushi because after all that&#8217;s what the kids were looking for.</p>
<p>Before we placed our order, we decided on a strategy to maximize on the meal.  So the game plan is simple, there will be a four phase plan of attack:</p>
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<li>Phase 1 (Appetizer): Start with the stuff on the appetizer section (which we just had)</li>
<li>Phase 2 (Try Everything Once): Get ONE of every item enough for everyone (trick is not to get too greedy on any one item) and note down what everyone like more of.  It is handy getting one of their paper takeout menu to mark down what each liked.</li>
<li>Phase 3 (Gorge on &#8220;Likes&#8221;): Place order after order of what we like until we are almost full.  It is important to stress on the word &#8220;almost full&#8221; because you want to leave room for Phase 4.  95% full is a good yardstick.  This is the phase you begin to sit back and loosen your belt.  This is also the phase where the waiters will start getting annoyed with you and do everything they can to make you leave &#8212; just ignore them.</li>
<li>Phase 4 (Finale): This is the phase you will feel really sick and swear that you will never ever do AYCE again.  But as a true foodie, you must soldier on to defend the honor of the spirit of AYCE.  This is where you make one last attempt to stuff yourself sick &#8230; at least with the desserts.</li>
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<p>Sashimi was extra but at least they have it.</p>
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<p>Start of Phase 2 (Try Everything Once).  We got two orders of Sashimi&#8217;s.  It was just OK.  It was not large slices but at least it is not paper thin if you know what I mean.  These all went in no time.</p>
<p><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/kingswaysushi-34.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7129" title="kingswaysushi-34" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/kingswaysushi-34.jpg" alt="kingswaysushi-34" width="600" /></a></p>
<p>The Sushis was the most second most important items on our Phase 2 game plan.  The Sushi were respectable.  Respectable in that they have nice big slices of fish.  So what did we have?</p>
<ul>
<li>Kani Sushi (Imitation Crab)</li>
<li>Saba Sushi (Mackerel)</li>
<li>Tuna Sushi</li>
<li>Salmon Sushi</li>
<li>Tai Sushi (don&#8217;t know which is which)</li>
<li>Inari Sushi (also don&#8217;t know which is which)</li>
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<p>Their Deep Fried Scallop is pretty good.  We ended up ordering a lot of these.</p>
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<p>Suanne digs the Salmon Head.  I think they call this the BBQ Salmon Head Shioyaki.  She&#8217;s good at picking up the morsels of flesh from this.  I like it too but it&#8217;s too much work.</p>
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<p>The Chicken Karaage was awesome.  Ken remarked why is it that he can never make it like this at home.  Indeed &#8230; why?  I posed that same question to Suanne (nudge, nudge, wink, wink).</p>
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<p>Ken loves this too &#8230; it is called Deep Fried Shrimp Ball.  Everyone likes it but not as much as Ken.  This is because I noticed he keeps on ordering plates after plates of this.</p>
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<p>We ordered all the rolls they have on the menu &#8230; every single one of them.  There are twelve types on the menu and they gave us only eight types.  We said &#8220;all&#8221; rolls.  I think they know that with all the food we ordered, we would not have noticed.  But we&#8217;re professional foodies &#8230; we know such things.  I let it slide and not make a fuss about it because we can hardly finish what we had ordered already.</p>
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		<title>Fish On Rice on Kingsway, Burnaby</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are beginning to run out of a place to eat in Richmond.  Since the boys wanted AYCE (All-You-Can-Eat) Sushi, we took a long drive to Burnaby.  There are lots of cheap and decent sushi places along Kingsway at around the Metrotown section.  We decided to go to Fish on Rice.

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There are actually two Fish On Rice with the other one along Broadway in Vancouver.  The Fish On Rice on Kingsway is located on the second floor of 4381 Kingsway.  When I suggested Fish On Rice, Nanzaro thought I was pulling his legs.  He simply could not believe there's a sushi place with that name.  He expected more Japanese sounding names like Akasuka, Ningkasu, Yokohama, Toyota, Mitsubishi.  LOL!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">We are beginning to run out of a place to eat in Richmond.  Since the boys wanted AYCE (All-You-Can-Eat) Sushi, we took a long drive to Burnaby.  There are lots of cheap and decent sushi places along Kingsway at around the Metrotown section.  We decided to go to Fish on Rice.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">There are actually two Fish On Rice with the other one along Broadway in Vancouver.  The Fish On Rice on Kingsway is located on the second floor of 4381 Kingsway.  When I suggested Fish On Rice, Nanzaro thought I was pulling his legs.  He simply could not believe there&#8217;s a sushi place with that name.  He expected more Japanese sounding names like Akasuka, Ningkasu, Yokohama, Toyota, Mitsubishi.  LOL!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Frankly, I knew of the bad reviews of Fish On Rice particularly the fact that they have bad service.  I sort of understand that because they have one of the cheapest AYCE Sushi around town.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fishonrice03.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1216 aligncenter" style="vertical-align: text-bottom;" title="fishonrice03" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fishonrice03.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="600" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The Lunch AYCE is $12 but is $1 extra for weekends.  Between the four of us, it costs $60 including tips.  We went at about 1PM and knew that there would be a crowd &#8212; we just did not know how big the crowd was.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We put in our name to the waiting list and was informed that the wait is 1.5 hours and that we were given at most only 1 hour to eat because they closes lunch at 3PM!!  Take it or leave it, they said &#8230; no negotiation.  I wanted to go for another place but the boys wanted this so much and did not mind waiting.  It was easy for them to say &#8212; they have their iPods while Suanne and I only have each other to talk to.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We did not have to wait for 1.5 hours really.  We got shown our tables only after 30 minutes.  I guess a lot of people left their names and then left without waiting.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The interior look quite authentic but I do suspect this is not Japanese owned.  Seating were cramped and tables were divided into booths of various size.  We wanted so much to get seated by the windows with sunken floors but it was not possible because they are meant for bigger parties.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There are rules here &#8230; all AYCEs have rules.  Here, you could have either AYCE or ala carte but not on the same table.  There is also a 2 hour time limit.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Service was indeed bad.  The waitresses walked around with their eyes looking at the floor all the time.  They were so afraid of eye contact.  We had to literally block their path to get their attention.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fishonrice01.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1216 aligncenter" title="fishonrice01" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fishonrice01.jpg" alt="" width="300" /></a><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fishonrice02.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1216 aligncenter" title="fishonrice02" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fishonrice02.jpg" alt="" width="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Mum, as usual being kiasu one, over ordered.  Her reasoning that we only have 1 hour to eat but I know she wants maximum value for the money!  For those who don&#8217;t know the meaning of the word kiasu, see <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kiasu">here</a>.  I kid you not &#8230; kiasu is a word recognized by Oxford Dictionary.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We all regretted &#8230; BIG TIME!  There were so much food all that we wanted to puke!  I mean, why go through the agony of stuffing yourself silly just because it is AYCE right?  Not to mention too &#8230; the guilt the next day when we step on the scales and found that we just gained 1 KG in 1 day.  We never learn.  LOL!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The food was not stellar but was quite OK.  Some of them had lots of MSG.  We, of course, maximized on our order of sashimi.  We were not surprised that they are sliced so thin (they are supposed to be chunkier).</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Salmon head and salmon cheek.  Suanne digs this stuff.  She enjoys picking up the flesh pieces.  Too much work for me &#8230; too much work for the boys too.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fishonrice11.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1186 aligncenter" title="fishonrice11" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fishonrice11.jpg" alt="" width="600" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I think the above is the Crispy Chicken Skin &#8230; it was some skin but not 101% sure if it was chicken.  Nice &#8230; we like it.  Not healthy, I know but they are absolutely delish.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Oyster Motoyaki is another of Suanne&#8217;s favourite.  It has too much mayo and too rich for me.  Suanne makes this at home and has the recipe <a href="http://chowtimes.com/2007/02/10/oyster-motoyaki/">here</a>.  It&#8217;s easy to make &#8230; check that out.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There are lots of other pictures we took &#8230; click on the link below to see more.</p>
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		<title>Kisha Poppo Japanese Restaurant in Richmond</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The secondary school ended the school year in the middle of June except for those who need to sit for provincial exam.  Instead of going out for cake meet with Polly, we brought along our eldest sons (Arkensen and Webbie) who are in their early secondary grades for an all you can eat sushi lunch at Kisha Poppo Japanese Restaurant.  They cant get enough of sushi.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The secondary school ended the school year in the middle of June except for those who need to sit for provincial exam.  Instead of going out for cake meet with Polly, we brought along our eldest sons (Arkensen and Webbie) who are in their early secondary grades for an all you can eat sushi lunch at Kisha Poppo Japanese Restaurant.  They cant get enough of sushi.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.ca/ben.and.suanne/200806KishaPoppo/photo#5213337859819880242"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/ben.and.suanne/SFl_KXyovzI/AAAAAAAAD1Y/IKsLXZqPtHs/s800/IMG_6492.jpg" alt="" width="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kishapopporestaurant.com">Kisha Poppo</a> has two locations in the Lower Mainland, one in Vancouver and the other in Richmond.  We went to the one in Ironwood Plaza, 1060-11660 Steveston Hwy, Richmond.  Although I had checked out the reviews for this restaurant which turned out to be not very good, we just wanted to give it a try.  Anyway, most of the all you can eat sushi place have bad reviews.</p>
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<p>We were there at 11:30 am where it just opened for lunch.  The place actually fills up quite quickly as there were quite a lot of office workers who dine here, perhaps due to the proximity to their offices.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.ca/ben.and.suanne/200806KishaPoppo/photo#5213337081925005106"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/ben.and.suanne/SFl-dF6C7zI/AAAAAAAADzI/fQqlZeDyzl8/s800/IMG_6470.jpg" alt="" width="600" /></a></p>
<p>We opted for the All You Can Eat Lunch as the boys can eat a lot.  The AYCE lunch is $10.95 for adult on weekday where the menu has 33 items to choose from.</p>
<p>We find that the service is very poor.  First of all the service is slow.  We have to wait for our food and there were times that our table is empty.  We also dont like the way the order is taken.  They did not supply an ordering sheet for us to write down our order.  Instead, the waitress will take the order verbally and she rushed us through the order process and she seemed impatient when we stop to look at the menu.  Overall the food is decent for an AYCE.</p>
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<p>The only item the boys like is the salmon sushi.  They had 23 pieces of salmon sushi all together.</p>
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		<title>Ninkazu Japanese Restaurant in Richmond</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year's spring break, Polly and I brought our kids to <a href="http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/23/tomokasu-japanese-restaurant-west-broadway/">Tomokasu Japanese Restaurant</a> in Vancouver for birthday celebration of a few of them which fall in March.  This year, we did it again, but we do not have to travel so far.  A new Japanese Restaurant, Ninkazu has just opened in Richmond.  It's a sister company of Tomokasu.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last year&#8217;s spring break, Polly and I brought our kids to <a href="http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/23/tomokasu-japanese-restaurant-west-broadway/">Tomokasu Japanese Restaurant</a> in Vancouver for birthday celebration of a few of them which fall in March.  This year, we did it again, but we do not have to travel so far.  A new Japanese Restaurant, Ninkazu has just opened in Richmond.  It&#8217;s a sister company of Tomokasu.</p>
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<p>Ninkazu Japanese Restaurant is located at #205-4231 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond.  It is on the second floor of the small strip mall between Parker Place and Aberdeen Center.</p>
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<p>This is the view from our table.</p>
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<p>The interior deco is very similar to Tomokasu.  We were there at 11:30 am when the restaurant just opened and we were one of the first customers there.</p>
<p>We had the all you can eat lunch which costs $9.95 for adults and $6.95 for children 4 to 9.   Apparently,  this restaurant also serves all you can eat hot pot in the evening.  Check out their <a href="http://www.geocities.com/tomokazubc/">website</a> for the details.</p>
<p>Here were some of the items we ordered:</p>
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<p>For starters, we had the Miso Soup, Ebi Sunomono (Shrimp and Vermicelli in sourish soup) and Goma-Ae (Japanese Spinach Salad).</p>
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<p>The star of this all you can eat is the Sashimi.  We can only order limited serving of Salmon Sashimi and or Tuna Sashimi per person, so we ordered all that we can.  The boys just love sashimi, Salmon only.</p>
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<p>The Seafood Motoyaki is served in aluminium container instead of oyster shell.</p>
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<p>We also ordered some rolls like California Roll, BC Roll, Alaska Roll, Dynamite Roll and Tomo Roll.  Other than the California Roll, I have no idea which is which.</p>
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<p>Chicken Karrage, deep fried chicken wing is Polly&#8217;s favourite.</p>
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		<title>Eagles Buffet in Tulalip Casino, WA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a good one in Marysville/Tulalip area.  It's on the same stretch where the Walmart Supercenter and the Seattle Premium Outlet is.  You might have guessed that the name Tulalip refers to the bands of native Americans (in Canada we call them First Nations).

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know where are some of the best places to have buffets?  It&#8217;s the casinos.  In our vacations, we always seek out casinos if we wanted buffet.  (Wanted to say that we do NOT gamble &#8230; we just like their cheap buffets).</p>
<p>There is a good one in Marysville/Tulalip area.  It&#8217;s on the same stretch where the Walmart Supercenter and the Seattle Premium Outlet is.  You might have guessed that the name Tulalip refers to the bands of native Americans (in Canada we call them First Nations).</p>
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<p>The Eagles Buffet at the Tulalip Casino is the best buffet we had ever been to in the Washington state.  It was busy the weekend we were there.  There were a lot of British Columbians too &#8230; as a matter of fact, I meet two separate friends there.</p>
<p>The queue was quite long but takes only 10 minutes for us to get a table.  Sunday Brunch prices were $15 per adult.</p>
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<p>Arkensen and I went straight to the carving station.  We asked for an extra thick cut of the prime roast.  This brings us back to the memories of the TEN buffets that we had over on our summer vacation this year.</p>
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<p>The fried chicken was crunchy but the piece is so big.  They should make smaller pieces for buffets.  This is so big that it&#8217;s like half a meal already.</p>
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<p>We also like their Pot Roast which was tender.</p>
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<p>The Pork Ribs was disappointingly tough.  It does not even look good.</p>
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<p>This is the sweet and sour pork and fried spring rolls that the boys like.</p>
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<p>The prawns looked good but they are (1) small and (2) they are not fresh.</p>
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<p>The Seafood Chowder had quite a bit of chunky seafood.  Not bad.</p>
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<p>Since this is a brunch, there are also stuff like french toast and waffle.  The waffle was great with whipped butter.</p>
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<p>Their ice cream was just OK &#8230; nothing special about them at all.</p>
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<p>Some fruits &#8230;</p>
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<p>Suanne had the Blackberry tart and Raspberry Chocolate Mousse in a cracker.</p>
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<p>Our bill came up to $65 inclusive taxes and tips.  It was a good meal.  This cannot be compared with the gold standard of buffets in Las Vegas but is good value for money.</p>
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		<title>Reno/Lake Tahoe Vacation: Carvings Buffet in Harrah&#8217;s Reno</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or now, this is the TENTH buffet we had in this vacation.  One of the things that I was fixated with is to try Kobe beef which we did not come across in the buffets we had in Vegas.  So, for this final buffet, we simply wanted to go to a place which had Kobe beef.  We found one at the Harrah's Cravings Buffet.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Believe it or now, this is the TENTH buffet we had in this vacation.  One of the things that I was fixated with is to try Kobe beef which we did not come across in the buffets we had in Vegas.  So, for this final buffet, we simply wanted to go to a place which had Kobe beef.  We found one at the Harrah&#8217;s Cravings Buffet.</p>
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<p>What more &#8230; they have BOTH Kobe beef AND King Crab &#8230; and for only $13.99.</p>
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<p>The Cravings Buffet is organized by cuisine.  Lots and lots of variety to choose from.</p>
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<p>We love the service &#8230; very friendly and prompt.  Even the napkin says &#8220;We will earn your A today&#8221;.  I am impressed with that and the fact that they try so hard to be the best.  We were glad to be here.</p>
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<p>Hmmmm &#8230; we were pretty disappointed with the Kobe beef.  This is supposed to be the rolls royce of beef.  I heard that the cattle are fed with beer!!  (Is that true?).  The meat was tough and not as flavorful as I had expected.</p>
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<p>The prime roast beef was, on the hand, superb.  Juicy and moist, they are a million times better than the Kobe beef.  We did not go back for Kobe beef but went back for more for this.  Oh yummy!</p>
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<p>Then we moved on to the all-you-can-eat King Crabs.  Oh boy, oh boy!   This is perhaps my last time to eat King Crabs for a long time.  So, I decided to eat this like there is no tomorrow.</p>
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<p>We went for plate after plate full of crab legs.  I think I had four plates altogether.  Needless to say, I made a complete mess of the table.  Eating crabs could be very very messy.  You know, they really earned my &#8220;A&#8221; &#8230; they came by so often to clean up after me.  I so thoroughly enjoyed this one.</p>
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<p>The prawns were equally good too.</p>
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<p>From the Chinese station, they make really authentic noodle soup.  This the the beef rice noodle soup.</p>
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<p>The char siew egg noodle soup was pretty good too.</p>
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<p>Chow mein &#8230; all these noodle dishes are chosen by Arkensen and Nanzaro.</p>
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<p>What I like most from the Chinese station is the dim sum selection.  If not for all the King Crabs and Roast beef, I would have gone back for more of these.</p>
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<p>They grill vegetables on the spot.</p>
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<p>From the Italian station, there was a good selection of freshly baked pizzas.</p>
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<p>The pasta selection was quite good too.  As much as we like spaghettis, we did not try this &#8212; we simply could not.</p>
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<p>We could not resist the delicious looking chicken wings though.</p>
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<p>After I had the most marvelous crepe in Paris&#8217; Le Village.  I simply had to try this even though I could hard eat anymore.  I asked the man at the cooking station for a banana Nutella crepe but he told me he will do better than that.  He made me this instead.  It was awesome.</p>
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<p>So I went back for more.  I asked the man to make me another of his special and he made me this this time.  I tell you &#8230; this man is a genius!</p>
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<p>After all that, we took a break with coffee and let all the food settle down before we go for the desserts.</p>
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<p>The chocolate king was really good,</p>
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<p>Good thing the delicious looking mousse were small.</p>
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<p>The fruit tart was equally great too.</p>
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<p>Alright, the whole meal costs only $64 including tips.  This is simply one of the best buffet we had during this vacation.  We highly recommend the Cravings.</p>
<p>Harrah, you have earned our &#8220;A+&#8221;!!</p>
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		<title>Reno/Lake Tahoe Vacation: Breakfast Buffet at Lord Fitzgerald</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess we're eating like there is no tomorrow.  We had a good buffet the previous day at the Flavors Buffet and then the next morning, we decided to go for another one.  Just to be able to cope with the guilt of eating so much, we decided we try to look for the cheapest breakfast buffet.  The cheapest we found was the Lord Fitzgeralds Feast and Merriment Buffet which is just a short walking distance from our hotel.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess we&#8217;re eating like there is no tomorrow.  We had a good buffet the previous day at the Flavors Buffet and then the next morning, we decided to go for another one.  Just to be able to cope with the guilt of eating so much, we decided we try to look for the cheapest breakfast buffet.  The cheapest we found was the Lord Fitzgeralds Feast and Merriment Buffet which is just a short walking distance from our hotel.</p>
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<p>Well, the place is cheap alright.  In order to get to the buffet, we had to walk the gauntlet of slot machines and smokey interior.  All that stale cigarette smoke does not help with building an appetite.</p>
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<p>The breakfast spread was quite respectable.  We did not expect much since this place is cheap.  They even have a &#8220;cook to order&#8221; station &#8212; nice.</p>
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<p>What we like particularly about this place is that they have espresso and cappucino, albeit it was from a machine.  Now, now &#8230; why did the other buffet places we been to not have this?  Just for this alone, I am giving Lord Fitzgerald a few notch up in my rating.</p>
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<p>There are the standard stuff you&#8217;ll find in breakfasts.  Because of the way it was arranged and presented, they don&#8217;t particularly look appetizing.</p>
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<p>No one in the family likes eggs except for myself.  I simply love eggs and don&#8217;t understand why the others don&#8217;t.  I think Suanne does not like it because she thinks it will make her fart more.  The eggs benedict was quite OK.  I find the egg a bit overcooked &#8230; slightly sifter would have been perfect.  The biscuit is too dry and hard for my liking.</p>
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<p>Nanzaro does not particularly like eggs but he got this only because it was made to order &#8230; he gets a kick out of being like a grown up.  I was there when he ordered this.  The man at the station asked him what he wanted in his omelette and guess what he says &#8230; &#8220;Everything&#8221;!  That comment cracked everyone up at the line.  Someone commented that that&#8217;s the right way to have omelette.</p>
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<p>The scrambled eggs are OK.  I love it with lots of pepper and a bit of salt.  Better still, if I had soya sauce.  The best thing you could add to eggs are soya sauce &#8230; don&#8217;t you guys think so?  No, serious &#8230; especially those who had never had soya sauce with eggs &#8230; try it and I think you will like it.</p>
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<p>The meats are dry and hard.  Oh well &#8230; we had to have protein for a balance diet.</p>
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<p>The sausage is OK and the bacon is a bit undercooked.  We prefer them almost burnt to a crisp when it is crunchy and the flavor explodes in your mouth as you bite it.  Bacon are NOT meant to be chewed!</p>
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<p>The french toast was particularly yummy.  Soft and moist &#8230; just perfect.</p>
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<p>There is nothing much to say about the waffle except that they only have honey syrup to go with this.  Tell me &#8230; what do you like your waffle with?</p>
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<p>I don&#8217;t know what this is called &#8230; it&#8217;s a rolled up crepe and have jams as a filling.  Hmmm &#8230; this would have been great if they make the crepe at the station.  Crepes are meant to be eaten hot.</p>
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<p>The boys love rice.  They can have rice and noodles at every meal for all they care.</p>
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<p>We were stuffed when we got to the desserts.  But we had nothing particularly lined up for the day except for a drive to Lake Tahoe, so we slowed down and try to be greedy and gobble more down.  We told ourselves that we&#8217;re gonna skip lunch.</p>
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<p>The Lemon Meringue pie was surprisingly good.  One thing about these kind of light pies, it does not fill you up as much as the other pies.</p>
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<p>The cheesecake expert, Suanne, says that this is not nice, not creamy.  Failing grades for this.</p>
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<p>We ended up with some fruits.</p>
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<p>Oh, we tried to time this breakfast so that we are still there for when they bring out the lunch spread.  Guess what &#8230; they actually cordoned off the entire area while they make the transition.  I guess for that low price, they want to prevent people to stay on for lunch too.</p>
<p>The bill came up to $28.35 including tips.  Not bad right?  Frankly, if you ignore the smokey interiors and the dark decor, this place is a bargain.</p>
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		<title>Reno/Lake Tahoe Vacation: Flavors! The Buffet in Silver Legacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dinner we had the first night in Reno was at the Flavors! Buffet at the Silver Legacy casino.  Here there are hardly any queue at all.  In Vegas, the wait times for tables could be up to 1-2 hours.  This suits us perfectly fine ... the selection is wide, the price is right and the place is very clean.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing much we could do in Reno except to eat.  Anyway, we had planned to max out every opportunity to pig out before we leave for home.  It had been a couple of weeks since we left Vancouver and frankly, we are all beginning to feel homesick.</p>
<p>The dinner we had the first night in Reno was at the Flavors! Buffet at the Silver Legacy casino.  Here there are hardly any queue at all.  In Vegas, the wait times for tables could be up to 1-2 hours.  This suits us perfectly fine &#8230; the selection is wide, the price is right and the place is very clean.</p>
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<p>This is the kind of setting we like &#8230; lots of choices and hardly anyone there.  Well, I guess it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s not the weekend.  I understand that Reno is very quiet during weekdays.</p>
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<p>Arkensen and I went first for the prime roast beef.  They are simply some of the best we had ever tasted.  Very juicy and succulent &#8230; and because there were hardly anyone around, the people at the carving station gave us the cut we wanted and as thick as we wanted.  We went for this twice.</p>
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<p>The pork loin was equally geat too.  The medallion cut is some of the largest I ever had.  Man, that must have been one heck of a pig there.</p>
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<p>The salmon was nothing to shout about.</p>
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<p>Veggies &#8230; not my favourite but Suanne takes it.</p>
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<p>The skin of fried chicken was really crispy.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/_MG_7930_edited-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/_MG_7930_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="_MG_7930_edited-1.jpg" width="600"  /></a></p>
<p>And then there is the roast chicken.</p>
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<p>I am not sure what this beef dish is called &#8230; but recall that it was not really good at all despite the looks of it.  We took a bite and set it aside &#8212; gotta leave room for more food.</p>
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<p>I would not have taken sausages because they were so huge &#8212; you know, one of those 9&#8243; long ones.  Just take one of these and I am already half full.  The boys had this.</p>
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<p>They even had tilapias.  Hey, you know, I think Reno had quite a lot of Chinese/Asian restaurants in the casinos &#8212; seems like a lot more than in Vegas.  I figure that they have quite a sizable Asian customers &#8230; but where are they mostly from?  Vancouver area, you think?</p>
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<p>The prawns were OK &#8230; a bit too small.  Good prawns had to be big.</p>
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<p>The desserts were colourful and beautifully presented.  Normally we don&#8217;t go for jellies but because it was so pretty, we had one.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/_MG_7937_edited-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/_MG_7937_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="_MG_7937_edited-1.jpg" width="600" /></a></p>
<p>The pastry selection is quite limited &#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/_MG_7938_edited-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://chowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/_MG_7938_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="_MG_7938_edited-1.jpg" width="600"  /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; but the chocolate pecan cakes were really good &#8230;</p>
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<p>&#8230; and so is this one.</p>
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<p>Ice-cream is just the standard ones.  No big deal really.</p>
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<p>Had some fruits at the end.</p>
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<p>We paid $62 for the four of us, including tips.  This is worth every dollar especially with the roast beef.</p>
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