Gary S. wrote: > Any help on good places to eat in Victoria and Vancouver, BC would be > appreciated. We like all kinds of food so feel free to make any suggestions. > regards, gs > > > Gary Segal, MD; Dept. of Medicine, UCI/VAMC, 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, > CA 90822; Voice: (310) 494-5484; [email removed] > "AYMATAI" Hi, saw your posting and thought I would reply. Here are some of my suggestions for Vancouver. This is a casual city. shorts, jeans... are acceptable almost anywhere. Ethiopian: Nyala This place is on 4th Ave in Vanc. They have a booth at the Folk festival each year. I pretty much make there stand my only food for the weekend. The resturant is good too! Chinese: Won More (Szechwan) (either on 4th Ave or on Denman St. I have not been to the Denman address in years) They have a fairly small menu, but also have a whole vegetarian menu as well. (the Vegetarian lettuce wrap and the spicy eggplant [with or without meat] are my favorites) Vietnamese/Chinese: Happy Family Vietnamese Restaurant or maybe Happy Vietnamese Family Restaurant. This place on Fraser around 45th Ave. is my new favorite cheap diner type place! They make a Vietnamese vegetarian curry that is wonderful. Each time I have been there (~8 times) the vegetables have been different. Guess they use what they have around that day. I hear the Chicken curry is good too, but I love the vegetarian version so much, I never try the other! This has a very different flavor than any other curry I have had. The also make a very good hot and sour soup (different than the standard one.) There¹s is clear with a bit of pineapple in it. Other dishes have been good too. If you ask for suggestions, they will suggest items. Very good and inexpensive. This place is off the tourist track but if you find yourself in the area of this place it is worth stopping in. Dim Sum: Hong Kong Garden On Main St. near Terminal They have a new cook so it is better than it has been for a while. Go right at lunch time. The place is pretty much cleared out by 1-1:30. With the exception of the next place, this is the best dim sum in town (I have pretty much tried them all :-) More Dim Sum: there is wonderful Dim Sum in Richmond (a suburb where the airport is) I think the restaurant is called Maple Garden. It is in the same strip mall as Starbucks (good coffee chain) on #3 Road. Sorry, I cannot be more exact. This place has wonderful dim sum! this is also the most expensive dim sum I have ever eaten! (around 40 bucks for 3 people)--but worth it! Italian: Pizza: Lombardo's great brick oven pizza. This place is in a not very successful mini-mall at the corner of Commercial Drive and 1st Ave. Pasta: Spumonte's on Commercial Drive. Nice restaurant. This place has a huge menu. You chose one pasta/polenta/risotto and one meat/fish/veggie. There come either paired or you can pick and choose for around 18 dollars. I have had a number of really good meals here. They make several outstanding dishes like pumpkin gnocchi/ravioli topped with butter and Sage. (I don't like sage, but love both of these dishes!) Reservations would be a good idea here. Arriva's Another Italian place on Commercial Drive. My favorite dish here is the Pasta with Salmon. I wish I could make this dish like they do! West Coast Cuisine: Bishops This restaurant on 4th Ave, wins the "best of Vancouver" year after year. I have only been once, but it was fantastic. This place is more dressy than most places in Vancouver. Count on spending around $100 for dinner for 2. (that is Canadian dollars) Delilah's: is a fun place. They get VERY CROWDED. They have a set menu. You check off which dishes you want. They are known for their Martini's. Complete dinner is around $30 per person (5 courses) No reservations for groups less than 5 people. They recently moved. Show up early. Sushi Tojo's. This is the ultimate sushi experience. Sit at the bar, and let Tojo decide what to serve you. Tell him if you don't like something ahead of time. You won't be disappointed. Count on $100 for 2. I suggest a reservation. Best sushi in town without a doubt! Hope this is of use to you. Feel free to contact me again if you have more questions. But do it quick as I am away for a few weeks as of this weekend. Jan From [email removed] Sun Jul 7 12:33:37 EDT 1996 Article: 25906 of rec.food.restaurants
Vancouver, Canada
Restaurants: Victoria and Vancouver
Someone wrote: : Any help on good places to eat in Victoria and Vancouver, BC would be : appreciated. We like all kinds of food so feel free to make any suggestions. : regards, gs : Gary Segal, MD; Dept. of Medicine, UCI/VAMC, 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, : CA 90822; Voice: (310) 494-5484; [email removed] : "AYMATAI" In Victoria we are big fans of Rebecca's adjacent to Bastion Square. Terrific Pacific Northwest cuisine. Inventive dining. The Herald Street Cafe is also good. Back closer to Rebecca's you'll find Camille's which has always been reliable. When visiting Vancouver we usually stay with friends in North Van and do not venture into Vancouver proper all that often so we have our old "standards" that we revisit. I really enjoy The Tea Room in Stanley Park and then a walk along the seawall. The Salmon House in West Van although expensive and touristy was superb on a recent visit and you cannot beat the view. Bob Macdonald Edmonton, Alberta From [email removed] Fri Jun 28 09:20:17 EDT 1996 Article: 25717 of rec.food.restaurants