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.