Tropika

Where: 1128 Robson St
Type of food: Malasyan and Thai
What I had: A lunch combination which had peanuts and dried fish, spicy vegetable stir fry, sambal prawns, and coconut rice. And a malasyan dessert with yam (Bu bur cha cha).
What I thought of it: A type of food I had never had before and I Loved it. Although it was very hot. The dessert was very interesting and good.
Service: Good.
The place: Very nice. Well lighted with view to Robson St.
I paid: 13 CAD incl. tip & tax.
Was it worth it: Totally!
Will I go back: I hope so!
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Steamworks

Where: by the Waterfront station
Type of food: Grilled meats, burgers, salads, soups... Beer (there's also a coffee shop beside the restaurant, with great sandwiches)
What I had: Beer soup, apple peach crumble pie with cinnamon ice cream (shared) and a capuccino.
What I thought of it: Quite good, specially the ice cream.
Service: Good looking funny waiter.
The place: Very cozy. We sat by a bookshelf which gave it a very nice ambiance. They have washrooms with a view.
I paid: 13 CAD incl. tip & tax.
Was it worth it: I guess so.
Wii I go back: Probably.
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The Reef

Address: 4172 Main St.

Type of food: Caribbean

What I had: Chicken Jerk

What I thought of the food: Sounded better on the menu than it was in reality. I'd heard from other people what a great place this was, but I wasn't overly impressed.

The Place: Nice themed atmosphere, though the music was a little loud.

The Service: Decent.

What I paid: I don't remember exactly. Around $20.

Was it worth it?: Should've been a little less expensive.

Will I go back?: Doubtfully.

Homepage: http://www.thereefrestaurant.com/

Denman St. FreeHouse

Address: Davie and Denman
Type of food: Canadianc
What I had: Potato Cake, Roasted Chicken Breast with Cranberry Sause , Toffee Pudding
What I thought of the food: Red Wine, Potato cake was not the best, but good. Chicken stuffing and sause was delicious and toffee pudding was ok. But you shouldn't expect big dishes.
The Place: quite cozy, but very dark, only lights were small candles on tables.
The Service: It was the christmas party of the place I work in, I can not comment on their service.
What I paid: I didn't pay anything, but if I supposed to, I should've paid around 50$.
Was it worth it?: Sure. because GSS paid for me.
Will I go back?: I don't think so. It was to expensive.
Homepage: http://www.emenus.ca/denmanstfreehouse

The Naam

Address: 4th and Macdonald
Type of food: Vegetarian
What I had: Sesame fries with miso gravy, El topo Dragon bowl and a chili cup (all to share between 2)
What I thought of the food: The sesame fries and the chili cup are all time favourites. The dragon bowl was good, although my favourite in this place still remains the Thai Noodles. The portions are huge, and that's why I didn't get to have dessert this time, but their pies are delightful.
The Place: quite cozy, sometimes they have live music. In peak hours it's always full.
The Service: I must say it has improved from the first times I went there. Now it is good.
What I paid: 11 CAD including tax and tip.
Was it worth it?: Sure.
Will I go back?: I try to go every time I get a chance.

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Sesame fries with miso gravy

Sweet Obsession

Adress: W16th and Trafalgar

Type of Food: Desserts

What I had: Chocolate hazelnut with cranberry sauce and a capucchino

What I thought: The dessert was great, the capuccino was too small

The place: Modern looking, very nice, and the dessert display is really amazing.

Service: very friendly

What I paid: 10 CAD including tax and tip.

Was it worth it?: A little over priced for the amount you get.

Will I go back?: Probably.

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Sweet Obsession

b u r g o o

Adress: W10th and Sasamat
Type of food: They specialize in stews and soups (but there's salads, fondues, sandwiches and more)
What I had: Tomato soup and hot chocolate chilly pot (shared dessert)
What I thought of the food: The soup was ok, I actually prefer their Butternut squash soup, which tastes like happiness!!! The dessert was amazing!!!! The small sized portions are actually quite big!
The place: very cozy, very nice.
Service: Friendly, we actually got a very polite waiter who would say thank you in every sentence he uttered!
What I paid: 11 Cad including tax and tip.
Was it worth it?: Yeah!
Will I go back?: definetely... one of the best places I've been!
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Sandbar

Address: Granville Island
Type of food: They specialize in fish. But there's all sorts of other food.
What I had: Wok squid, caesar salad, toast bread with caramelized onions and goat cheese and sparkling water. All to share between 2.
How was it?: Great!!! A very nice mixture of tastes.
The place: Gorgeous view, cozy: they have blankets if you're outside although the heaters work really well. Very spacious, and really nice for a casual lunch.
Service: Very good
What I paid: 16.5 CAD including tax and tip.
Was it worth it?: definetely
Will I go back?: I certainly hope so!
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Sandbar

Vera's Burger Shack

Address: Cornwall and Cypress
Type of food: Take a guess!
What I had: The classic Vera burger and fries (half of them)
What I though of the food: They say they have the best burgers in town. All I know is that they are the best around my house.
Service: Pretty friendly
What I paid: 6.50 CAN
Will I go back?: Well I go pretty often...
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Chianti Cafe

Address: 4th and Burrard
Type of food: Italian
What I had: Spaghetti peperonappa (I don't know if I spellt it right)
What I thought of the food: It was decent, but I am not a pasta fan. However they do have the most amazing tomato soup, but it's not on their regular menu, they just have it sometimes. And the bread is really good.
The place: Cozy, nicely decorated.
Service: good
What I paid: 9.75 including tip and tax (but it was on a monday and they have pasta on special that day)
Will I go back?: Probably, but when the tomato soup is the soup of the day.
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Fortune Garden

Address: 1475 west Broadway Avenue (very close to junction w Granville St)
Type of Food: Authentic Chinese Food!
Description: They offer a quite impressive range of Food. The dishes are meant to be shared for a group of people or couples (the design of the tables itself suggest this idea). Ideal for Brunch with friends.
What I Had: I went with some friends (we were 8 in the table), so we had, among others (out of about 15 different dishes): Pork Buns (those guys look like not-yet-baked pillsbury bread with pork Inside), Won-ton Soup (which resembles Tortellini Soup), sticky rice with meat (portions are wraped in a tamal-like shell) and gai-lan (a green vegetable very close in flavour to asparagus).
What I Thought About the Food: Delicious! High quality Chinese food!
What I Thought about the place: Chinese style place. Spacious with tables designed for groups or couples; kind of dark place, though.
What I learned: The phrase I'm Hungry, said in Japanese, sounds like the spanish phrase "A la casita". Does this suggest that Japanese people prefer to have their meals in home?
Price: 90 CAD (8) It's certainly not cheap, but is pretty reasonable considering the quality and quantity of food you'll have.
Will I go back: Certainly.

The three c´s: Kitsilano Restaurant

In mexican spanish,when a place is nice and convenient, we say that it possesses the three b´s, from bueno, bonito y barato. I wanted to somehow translate that phrase in English to describe Kitsilano Restaurant: It possesses the three c´s: confortable, clean and...cheap!
Types of food: Don´t be scared if the first time you see the place does not seems to be very fancy.And remain positive when they give you the menus including options of chinese,japanese, canadian and all day breakfast. Wait and see:
The chinese food: Very good to excellent. The best shrimp fried rice I have tried (after surveying several chinese places). With 20 bucks or less you can get two different chinese platters, enough for two people.
Japanese food: Very good sushi, fresh and tasty. They have all you can eat lunch and dinner. Beware of the miso soup, a little bit different to other versions served in Vancouver.
Canadian food: Oops, you´ve got to try that one because I have not done it. But people seem happy munching hamburgers and sandwiches.
All day breakfast: For 7 bucks you get: 2 eggs (anyhow you like them), with sausage or bacon, hashbrown, cofee and toast. They have other stuff: fruit, milkshakes, you name it. Excellent breakfast for an excellent price.
Service: The dishes are delivered quicky, and the service in general is very good. Try it! Excellent for us, students.
Adress: 4th and Balsam
Would I go back?: I practically live there.

Moderne Burger

Address: Broadway @ Larch
Type of food: Burgers
What I had: Moderne Steak Burger, fries and Ice tea
What I thought of the food: The best junk food in the world
What I thought of the place: Excellent retro style (1940's furniture and music)
Service: Everyone is very nice, the owners are always there and they are really nice people
Price: Like 13 CAD (including tip)
Will I go back?: Oh yeah

Note: I learned from the owner the best way to get the ketchup out of the bottle: you put your fist on the table and then you hit it slightly with the ketchup bottle. Magic!

Samba

Address: Alberny @ Thurlow
Type of food: Brazilian
What I had: Salad bar (Including: All kinds of salad, rice, beef stew, fries....) and 4 types of grilled meat : Beef, Lamb, Sausage, Chicken, Pork!
What I thought of the food: It was good.
What I thought of the place: Nice seats, Spacious.
Service: Perfect, I like the waiter's Behaviour.
Price: I paid 16 CAD
Will I go back: For sure, but not in early future : That was too much meat !

One more sushi

Address: UBC Village
Type of food: Japanese
What I had: Salmon/Avocado roll & Spicy tuna roll. And lots of green tea!
What I thought of the food: It was good.
What I thought of the place: Nice, well lighted.
Service: Very friendly and efficient.
Price: I paid 10 CAD
Will I go back? yeah.

Zen Cafe

Address: Yew and Ist Avenue
Type of Food: Healthy breakfast choices
What I had: Scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, toast (not so healthy, but good), fresh squeezed orange juice, and a delicious latte.
What I thought: LOVE the 6 page breakfast menu! Always very busy on weekends so be prepared to line up after 10 am on Saturdays or Sundays.
Price: $13 including tax and tip
Would I go back? For sure!

Mona's

Address: Howe & Pacific
Type of food: Lebanese
What I had: Eggplant casserole & falafel (shared).
What I thought of the food: It was all right, although it was served very hot and I burned myself a couple of times.
What I thought of the place: Nice, spacious, good for groups since the tables are squared and big (could see everyones faces). Strange red dim lighting. I enjoyed the belly dancing show. Live music.
Service: Very friendly. They forgot to bring a beer I ordered.
Price: I paid 21 CAD (without the beer).
Will I go back? probably not.