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Comment on Cafe Gloucester on Cambie and West 17th, Vancouver by HM

HM — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:44:32 +0000

BTW Ben, if Nanzaro loves rice so much, try their item#133 & #136, both delicious!

Comment on Cafe Gloucester on Cambie and West 17th, Vancouver by HM

HM — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:38:42 +0000

“Glos-ter” is the right pronounciation, having lived in this part of UK for many years. It is also one of the main streets in Wan Chai, HK so that’s probably how the name of this cafe came about. Ben, I agree with you that their laksa is not up to par. I think Tropika’s is better. Have you tried the one at Curry House at Yaohan food court before? They used to do it quite well, but haven’t had it for a long time. Wonder if they are still as good.

Comment on Anatolia’s Gate Turkish Restaurant on Kingsway and Griffith, Burnaby by grayelf

grayelf — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:36:36 +0000

If you didn’t like the yogurt drink and go again, try the sour cherry juice. Really tasty and goes well with the food. It comes in a largish bottle so is more than enough for 3 people.

My favourite things here are the cheese pide, the lavash (I prefer the white flour version) and the yogurt dip which is just addictive. I only wish it were closer to Kits :-).

Comment on Sakura Sushi in Brighouse Square, Richmond by grayelf

grayelf — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:20:30 +0000

We get takeout from Ajisai a few times a year — dining in is really difficult with more than 2 people and as mentioned you have to come by 5 or expect a line. The tables are also quite uncomfortable to be sure to sit at the bar if you go.

For raw stuff, their seafood salad is delicious and you get a lot of sea creatures. The no raw food thing could be a bit of a problem here but they do excellent vegetable rolls (avopara) and veggie nigiri (red pepper, kaiware sprouts), plus lovely tamago. They even have mountain yam which is somewhat unusual (not a personal fave but worth trying). My favourite sunomono here (try the seaweed version) as well. And the corn flakes really are a good alternative to deep frying!

Comment on Hot Luck on Kingsway Near Willingdon, Burnaby by grayelf

grayelf — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:23:47 +0000

Hey Opus, that is interesting to me. I thought that Hunan was hotter because of using vinegar to “carry” the spiciness in so many dishes — hadn’t occurred to me that it was the prep of the chile. I’ve also found Hunan food (so far) to be less oily than Sichuan cooking, so for me a bit more palatable. But definitely hotter — I didn’t even break a sweat at recent feeds at the Richmond and Burnaby S&W’s, whereas my (sadly) only trip to Alvin Garden had me tying the proverbial bandana around my head but in a good way.

Comment on Office Lunches: Nazook Armenian Pastry, Krispy Fruit and Asian Pear by Ben

Ben — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:08:34 +0000

Hi Diane: We got the Nazook from Costco here in Vancouver, BC. Maybe it’s a Canadian Costco only item. Ben

Comment on Office Lunches: Nazook Armenian Pastry, Krispy Fruit and Asian Pear by Diane

Diane — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00:55 +0000

Where can I get nazook? I love it, but CostCo does not carry anymore. I am in Shoreline, but will go anywhere I can to find some!! It’s fantastic……………… thanks

Comment on Cafe Gloucester on Cambie and West 17th, Vancouver by Julie

Julie — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:48:40 +0000

According to my England friends (and as some people have mentioned earlier) it’s supposed to be pronounced glos-ter. I’m sure the Brits know how to pronounce it… since it’s the name of a city over there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester

I wonder what the story is behind this cafe name though…
Gloucester isn’t as convenient when you have a really big group of people going. Yea, they put tables together for you and all but… they don’t have booths like Oscars. I think it’s more or less the same things… but maybe I’m just too used to Oscars’ food.

Comment on Cafe Gloucester on Cambie and West 17th, Vancouver by maxmillan

maxmillan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:40:18 +0000

I have yet to try their signature dishes but now that you’ve written this I will have to make another trip back. I like this restaurant for its cleanliness which you don’t often find in Chinese restaurants that are value based.

I don’t want to argue about the tipping practices in North America but for the tipping in Chinese restaurants, I always tip %20 for decent service as I think I should support “my people”, too.

Comment on Cafe Gloucester on Cambie and West 17th, Vancouver by Marike

Marike — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:29:16 +0000

I call it “Gloo-chester” too, even though my friend correct me and say it’s “Gloster”. Funny, cuz I work in Gloucester (Langley) and my co workers call it “Glow-chest-ter” (ow as in OW, I stubbed my toe!)?

And yes, fmed, it IS “Wor-Chest-Her-Shyre”! …to me anyways ;)