Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Casual, Egg, Joyce, Lunch, Port Moody, Pub, Restaurants, tagged Brunch, Eggs Benedict, Omelette, Port Moody, Tri-Cities, Weekday Brunch on March 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It was Papa Lam’s birthday earlier this month, and I took Mama and Papa Lam out for a day of, surprise, eating and drinking. The first stop was brunch at The Hard Bean Brunch Co. in Port Moody. It was only a Friday, but they have an everyday brunch menu plus other casual eats like burgers, finger appies, and bowls, and oh, an attractive sweets menu.
Posted in Casual, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Hang-Out with Friends, Happy Hour, Joyce, Lunch, No Reservation, Restaurants, Steak, Vancouver, West Coast, tagged Baseball Steak, Commercial Drive, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2021, Prix Fixe, Steelhead Trout on March 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Life has been busy so I didn’t really look into Dine Out Vancouver until there were only 2 weeks left. There were a few interesting, attractive menus but many came from restaurants that I’ve been before. Since I don’t dine out very much these days, I wanted to use the opportunity to try some place new. Then I spotted a good deal at Social on Commercial Drive. Social has only been open for a few months, back in October 2020 in midst of the second wave of COVID.
Social offers a 3-course menu for only $25, and it’s available for lunch or dinner. Sure, you don’t get to choose your appetizer or dessert, but there are 4 options for entrees, including trout and 8oz sirloin baseball steak. I thought that’s really good value for your money. On their regular menu, the trout would be $28 and sirloin baseball steak costs $36. I decided to take Mama Lam there for lunch.
Posted in Asian, Casual, Comfort Food, Coquitlam, Delivery, Dinner, Fried, Hotpot, Italian, Joyce, Korean, Lower Mainland, Neighbourhood Gem, Pasta, Port Coquitlam, Restaurants, Roundup, Take-Out, Thai, tagged #TakeOutDay, bb.q Chicken, Chada Thai Fine Cuisine, Coquitlam, Coquitlam Centre, COVID-19, Delivery, DoorDash, Fantuan, Food Delivery, Jeong Na Gae, Korean Fried Chicken, Kulinarya Filipino Eatery, Pasta, Pasta Polo, Skip The Dishes, Support Local, Take-Out, Uber Eats, Vesta Grill on April 22, 2020| Leave a Comment »
As we are all practising physical distancing, we are also cooking more at home. Even though Mama Lam does most of the cooking in my household, it’s still nice to offer her a break. And that would also help support local businesses to keep them afloat during this challenging time. Even though I’ve been mostly active in Vancouver and Richmond, I actually live in Coquitlam (I’m willing to travel for food!). Here is a round-up of my favourite places near Coquitlam Centre that are available for pick-up or delivery right now.
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Personally, even though it’s a hassle, I prefer to call the restaurant directly to order, and pick up my food order. That way, the restaurants don’t have to pay the hefty fees that delivery companies charge. However, not all restaurants take orders via the phone because that may take away their time to focus on fulfilling the orders.
Since last week, there’s a campaign called Canada Take Out, which encourages Canadians to support local restaurants by ordering take outs. The official #TakeOutDay is every Wednesday, but don’t forget, your favourite restaurants need your support everyday.
Lastly, of course there are more options in the area than the list below. These are simply my favourite places to go. And if you have suggestions for me to try, let me know! (more…)
Posted in Cafe, Casual, Coffee, Comfort Food, Culinary Events, Dinner, Joyce, Lunch, Pasta, Salad, Vancouver, West Coast, tagged #DineRailtown, Belgard Kitchen, Dine Railtown, LanaLou's Restaurant, Pallet Coffee, Railtown, Strathcona on November 4, 2019|
There’s a new food event in Vancouver that introduces us to some hidden (and not-so-hidden) gems in Railtown, while supporting a local charity. Running from November 1 to 30, Dine Railtown features nine restaurants in the Railtown neighbourhood, of which proceeds from the sale of their signature dish will be donated to support programming at the Powell Street Getaway, one of 42 sites operated by the Lookout Housing and Health Society across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island.
The nine restaurants include Ask For Luigi (love their pasta!), The Belgard Kitchen, Cuchillo, LanaLou’s Restaurant, The Mackenzie Room (one of my all-time faves!), Pallet Coffee Roaster, Railtown Cafe, St. Lawrence (maple syrup chicharon, hello?) and The Uncommon Cafe. I was invited to a media tour to visit 3 of the participating restaurants.
First up, the brand new Pallet Coffee Roaster. Opening its doors on November 4, this location is the new HQ of Pallet.
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