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[Dine Out Vancouver 2019] Juke Fried Chicken #DOVF

Posted in American, Baked Goods, Casual, Chinatown, Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Fried, Joyce, Meat, Restaurants, Vancouver, tagged Baked Beans, Biscuit, Chinatown, Cocktail, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2019, Fried Chicken, Gluten Free, Juke Fried Chicken, Media, Menu Tasting, Pickles, Potato Salad on January 18, 2019| 1 Comment »

For the second year, Juke Fried Chicken in Chinatown is participating in Dine Out Vancouver. I was invited to a tasting of its $25 menu.

Food

The appetizer includes two options. The Country Biscuits are to die for! They were warm, had a nice crispy crust on the outside, and soft, buttery inside. Combining with the herbed schmaltz (think butter), mmm it’s one of the best biscuits I’ve had in town. There was leftover from the tasting, so I brought some home. Even with reheating, my family was still marvelled by how delicious these biscuits were.

The other option is Fried Zucchini Pickles. Since it’s home made, it’s not pungent and acidic like the typical pickles. There’s a bit of sweetness in them. The corn flour-cornmeal crust was thin, making the exterior perfectly crunchy. The honey dill dressing goes well with it, and I tasted a hint of heat too. I didn’t think much of it when I saw this option on the menu, but it’s actually some good munchies before the highlight of the meal.

Suggested by the restaurant name, obviously fried chicken needs to be on the menu.

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[Dine Out Vancouver 2018] Granville Room Menu with Wine Pairing #DOVF

Posted in Bar, Casual, Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Joyce, Meat, Pub, Restaurants, Scotch/Whisky, Vancouver, Wine Pairing, tagged Chocolate Praline Bar, Crispy Pork Belly, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2018, Donnelly Group, Empanadas, Glenlivet, Grilled Cheese, meatloaf, Menu Tasting, Monkey Shoulder, panna cotta, prawns, The Granville Room, whisky, Wine Pairing on January 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Having done Dine Out Vancouver for so many years now, frankly I’m feeling burnout. To me, a lot of the menus are not very inspiring; or I question the value for the money. So this year, I set out to try to discover gems that don’t require you to pay $40 yet still feel hungry afterwards.

I was invited to bring a guest (guess whom I brought?) to sample the Dine Out menu of a Donnelly Group restaurant of my choice, including wine pairings. They are all $20 menus. After perusing them, I decided on the Granville Room. Why? I will get to that in a moment.

Food

There are two choices for appetizer. Naturally, we ordered one of each. The Coconut Fried Prawns were nice and crunchy. Mr. (ding-ding!) thought the coating was too thick to taste the prawns but I thought it’s okay. The prawns had good texture, a bit bouncy and not mushy. What’s intriguing is the dipping sauce. It’s a coconut hoisin sauce. When it said hoisin I expected the sauce to be darker in colour, but it’s just a tinted creamy white colour. It had a lot of coconut flavour but it’s not too sweet thanks to the subtle use of hoisin sauce. The prawns themselves did not have any coconut; it’s all in the sauce.

Wine pairing: Desert Hills Viognier – The fried prawns actually mellowed out the acidity in the viognier.

Beef Rib Empanada was also a hand-held appy. There were two pieces on the plate, served with a mole sauce. The sauce was rich, thick, and had some smokey flavour that didn’t overpower everything. (more…)