It’s been a long time since our family visited Pho Hong. I meant all in the family dine here together.
Ben does come here once in a while for his lunch on work week.
The aging wall paper had gone. It looks brighter now with the white paint.
The usual condiments for pho. The bean sprouts are served raw.
Ben and Arkensen had the No. 1 special. Ben had the small bowl ($7.50) while Arkensen had the large bowl. The difference in price is just 50cents. (more…)
On Boxing day morning, we went out early as Nanzaro wanted to shop for his stuff.
The good thing about waking up early is to be able to watch a spectacular sun rise.
We went to Metrotown to shop. It was very crowded as the Chinese saying “people mountain people sea”.
After walking for hours, we went across the street to have lunch. Initially, we wanted to go to Cattle Cafe but there was a line waiting for table. So, we changed our destination to Lao Shan Dong. It was just a short wait for a table.
Lao Shan Dong used to be a very popular place but there are many competitive restaurants in the same area now.
We ordered an appetizer to munch while waiting for our noodles. The spicy bamboo shoot was crunchy and mildly spicy. I like the texture. (more…)
LR organized a mini chowdown at 89 degrees Shanghai Fusion Cuisine. Attendees included retired food blogger Karl of The Friday Lunch and Dennis the Foodie and missus (Wendy).
89 degrees Shanghai Fusion Cuisine is a family run restaurant.
I like the signage stands outside the restaurant which are loaded with pictures.
We left the ordering to Karl as he seems to be quite a regular here.
Menu with photos is always a good thing.
A table full of food. Here are what Karl ordered. (more…)
Ben was off work on a Friday, in replacement for him working on Thanksgiving day. We planned to go for lunch at Saffron Indian Cuisine. Arkensen and Nanzaro love Indian food, so they did not protest even we had to drive across the bridge.
By the time we reached Burnaby, it was past noon and that was a busy lunch hour, especially on a Friday. The wait at Saffron is going to be long and we can’t predict the wait by looking at the tables because it is a buffet setting.
So, Ben suggested the Main Island Cafe a few doors away. It is one of his favourite lunch spot.
Main Island Cafe is a Hong Kong style restaurant specializes in noodles soup, especially fish noodle soup like the one below.
Well, this is not our order, but the server delivered it wrongly to our table.
This is what I ordered; oiled noodle with Malay laksa broth. The broth was relatively spicy although it does look red. (more…)
It was Ben’s off day on Friday in exchange of working on Canada day. But he had to take a call at 6:30AM. So, I accompanied him to his office as he planned to have a morning walk with me after that.
As it was just 8AM, there is not many restaurants open that early, Ben thought of Fraser Park Restaurant which he had not been to for a while. We just missed Anton who is the owner of the restaurant. He is retired now but he came in early in the morning to take do his round of inspection before he went off to enjoy his day.
Ben and I shared a German Deluxe breakfast as the portion here is big. It consist of 3 eggs scrambled with sauteed peppers, onion and cheese served with hash brown, sausage, bacon, ham, 1 piece potato pancake and toast.
The server also gave us a new spicy sausage to try. The deluxe version also include a piece of Schnitzel and gravy. Ben and I were full even though we shared it. It was a great breakfast.
The server also brought us Sylvia’s special chili sauce for us as she remembers we like it. Sylvia is Anton’s wife and she manages the restaurant now. (more…)
The Cattle Cafe on Kingsway is one of Ben’s lunch place to go as he works nearby.
We went there on a Sunday afternoon and there is just a few minutes of wait for a table.
Ben ordered from the lunch special with comes with a drink. Cold drink is charged $1 extra.
Ben ordered his favourite Oyster Rice in Soup. There were plenty sizeable oysters in it. (more…)
On a lovely Saturday morning, Ben and I wanted to go for a walk in Central Park. Before the walk, we decided to grab a light breakfast in Crystal Mall food court.
We decided to share a bowl of noodle from Bubble Waffle Cafe. There were not many stalls that open that early.
We had a Spicy Minced Pork Mixed Noodle. It was on the salty side but we like the numbing spiciness of it.
I also ordered a plain bubble waffle to snack on. It was crispy on the outside and lightly chewy inside. The bill came to $8.50.
You can click on the menu to have a larger view.
Ben has some office work to prepare before his business trip. So, we went to Waves Coffee near Metrotown for coffee and he can work on his notebook. This location is popular…
After having lunch at Ali Shan Restaurant, we walked over to Crystal Mall for dessert. We found a dessert stall called Cherry Tea & Icy Bar in the ever busy…
After having coffee at Tim Hortons, Ben brought me to one of his favourite lunch place at work, Ali Shan Restaurant.
Ali Shan is busy at lunch time on a week day.
Ali Shan serves Taiwanese cuisine.
I ordered a Crispy Chicken Leg combo for $7.50. It came with rice with fried egg and some side dishes like cabbages, tofu and bamboo shoot. A very reasonable price for such a combo. (more…)