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Italian Kitchen

Aug 312011

After a pampering appointment in dt with Belinda, we decided to head over to Italian Kitchen for dinner. We did not have reservations, so we were a bit weary about getting a table on a friday night. Luckily we were able to snag the last free available table which ended up being outside on Alberni. Even with the sun in our eyes, we decided it would be better than waiting!

Our server was courteous and prompt, we were brought our drinks almost instantly. They also provide a small sample before your meal. This changes up daily, we received a small saucer of risotto each. We both agreed this was nicely seasoned, after sampling it, I wanted to change my entree meal to the risotto, but I figured I’d just give it a try next time.

For a starter, we went with the Calamari. I like the spoon-tongs that they provide, it sure helped scoop up some of the sauce! The calamari was crisp on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. This was definitely easy to eat, and we both enjoyed it. The sauce had a bit of spice to it so it came as no surprise that by the end of the dish, I was gulping down water!(haha, yes yes, I have a really low tolerance to spicy food). Above right is Belinda’s order, Linguine. I did not try this, but Belinda seemed to really enjoy this.

And I went with the Kobe Meatballs with Spaghetti. When this arrived to the table, I was surprised by the size of the meatballs! The spaghetti was topped with some truffle cream which made the dish taste much better than I originally thought it would.

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Burgoo

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Aug 292011

It’s a hot sunny summer day, the kind of day that most people would be looking for places to eat on a patio to bask in the sun. Marv ‘n I are different, we don’t enjoy sweating and squinting while we eat. The patio at Burgoo was packed whereas indoors it was empty. It was almost like having the entire restaurant to ourselves.

We enjoy the rustic, warm feel the tables and chairs bring to the place. We were seated in a cramped corner where Marv ended up sharing his side of the table with a pillar. Since there were so many tables around, it was odd that we were stuck at this one. On the right is their Homemade Strawberry Lemonade. Doesn’t it look like a freckled lemonade from Red Robins?? In fact, it tastes exactly like it too!

To start, we had the Biscuits. This is served warm and is quite dry. Marv says it sucked all his saliva up as he ate one, but I really liked these, which is probably why I ate 3 of them lol!

On the right is Marvs order, the Salad and Sandwich combo.

For his sandwich, he went with the Tastier Chicken, which had roasted chicken, melted brie, apple, cucumber, red onion and greens on a multigrain ciabatta bun. The sandwich was pretty tasty, the apples and cucumber gave it a nice crunch while you ate. We wished they served it as a whole sandwich rather than just half hehe

And for his salad he went with their Grains ‘n Greens. Marv was pretty disappointed with the salad, it was fairly bland and he had to add in salt and tabasco sauce to it.

And of course I went with their Mac ‘n Cheese. When this arrived to the table, I wasn’t sure if I would be full after I was done. It’s actually very creamy and quite rich. I thoroughly enjoyed my choice for tonight.

Overall, service was friendly and pretty good. She was always smiling and was quick to refill our drinks. Marv found the portions to be quite small here, so if you’re a big eater like him, this may not be the place for you to visit

Post by Colleen

Naan Bites

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Aug 282011

Dinner at Queensborough! Marv has been eyeing this place for awhile now, so since traffic was pretty bad, we decided to have dinner at Naan Bites before heading home for the day. We arrived before 6 and the place was empty…however as we were busy trying to decide what to eat, the place got quite busy!

Naan Bites
805 Boyd St, New Westminster BC
Tel#: (604) 527-9997

Sushi Garden

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Aug 272011

Looks like Marv wasn’t full after the fatburger challenge, so off we went to Sushi Garden just down the block! We dragged Food For Buddha along for this as well(y’see what I mean when I say Marv eats a lot?!) LOL

First out was the Dynamite combo. The dynamite roll was pretty huge! It came with 4 pieces nigiri.

Next to the table was their Chicken Katsu. This was nicely fried, but we found there to be too much salad, and far too little chicken!

We also ordered the Agedashi Tofu and the Vegetable Tempura. The tofu had a nice thin fried layer on the outside. The vegetable tempura had a bit too much batter, but served a nice crunch to it.

And of course Marv wanted their Prawn Tempura as well. BG decided to get some Inari and Tomago.

And the only thing I wanted was their Yaki-udon. We decided to get this veggie style so that BG can have some as she’s still on her veggie month! Plus I already had way too much beef at Fatburger lol! As always, this dish was solid as usual.

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Fatburger

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Aug 262011

Ever since we heard about BB’s triple king challenge, Marv ‘n I were interested in giving it a try. Marv was extremely confident that I would not be able to finish this burger on my own, so he decided to make a wager against me. AGAINST ME!! =( So naturally, after a ton of trash talking on his part, I decided to take the bet and hope for the best!

Fatburger
4461 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby BC
Tel#: (604) 222-1234

Kumare

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Aug 252011

This dinner was organized by none other than our favorite commenter Crispy Lechon and his family, which during the dinner I still referred him to as Crispy, LOL So on behalf of Colleen and myself, I would like to thank you for inviting us to join in tonight.

Check out Food For Buddha’s post here!

We were a bit late coming to dinner, everybody was already inside waiting for us and we took our time getting there because I was assuming filipino time and we all know that means an hour or so late, lol but not this time. So we got there exactly at 7 and we were the last ones to arrive… Sorry guys! Anyways, introductions were done and the menu ordering was handed over to Crispy to hook us up with our dinner items.

Up here we got palabok. I must admit, my mom’s version is still the best. So there. Bias much! To the right we have bopis and dinuguan, I’m not a fan of both dishes for these very reasons, I don’t wana know whats in them. lol Just kidding! Bopis is pork lungs and hearts all minced up and cooked in a stir fried manner which is a normal pulutan dish (meal with beer) and this is what people eat late at night as a snack-ish.

Dinuguan is even better! It’s a mix of pork innards and its sauce is the actual pork blood itself rendered down. LOL SO there, honestly though, give it a try and it is delicious. Have it with some puto and you can make it through more than a couple of spoons worth. LOL

Both these dishes are a very traditional filipino and they are both delicious to eat. Of course once you describe the ingredients it would deter other people but we’re asian and we eat anything and everything.

This here is their version of fried rice, which is mixed with shrimp paste (bago-ong) I thought it was just right, not over powering yet still had its fragrance from the shrimp paste. Next to it is our order of bbq pork sticks. It’s basically a sweet type marinade/basting sauce and it was surprisingly yummy. A generous portion at that too.

Here we have some lumpia shanghai. These were just fillers, nothing special. A generous portion though for the price. And on the right is my all time favourite, crispy pata. I think this portion is really small and there really was more bone than meat. An honest opinion would be that this was a fairly made pata and I just thinks it needs to be fried a bit longer for more of a crispy texture to it.

This blurry picture up top is a grilled jaw of tuna. Kinda like the fish cheek area there. A very basic salt base marinade, nothing special. Next to it is a beef caldereta which I ordered because I was craving a tomato sauce dish, what I originally wanted was a menudo but they don’t make it here. So we move on. Oh, the flavor of the caldereta was so-so, I’ve had better.

We ordered a buko pandan for dessert and its not even as close to being as good as the one in pinpin. Next to it is a ube cake, I didn’t try this because I don’t like cakes. LOL but the consensus on the table was that it was aiiiight.

This is their version of halo-halo, Its nice to have all the fancy stuff on top and this is a treat because of all the fancy stuff on top. Got some custard and ube ice cream…….fancy. Also on the side we ordered up some ube ice cream, which for the price I could have gone across the street to buy a tub of it.

Overall we had a blast eating together and tons of laughter was held by all. We didn’t get a chance to talk much to Crispy because he was all the way on the other side of the table but we substituted for Crispy Jr instead and we all had more in common than we thought. Our next gathering is coming up soon and this time I’m sure will hold more laughter and fun for all.

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