Posts Tagged ‘ downtown ’
Finally had a chance to check out the freshly renovated Noodle Express, er…I mean newly constructed Benkei Ramen on Thurlow today along with Ed and a few coworkers. The lineup was already out the door when we arrived, but somehow within a few minutes we were able to get a table for 5 ahead of [ READ MORE ]
I look forward to lunch so much sometimes that I wonder if I go to work just for the lunch. I’m sure anyone who toil away in an office for over 1/3 of their waking hours can relate. But depressing statistics aside, the lunch breaks at work have been a pretty fun affair. We have [ READ MORE ]
For those who haven’t heard (listen up Ice Cube/Jin from LOST/Anthony Bourdain/Steven Segal), Japadog - creator of the famous Terimayo hot dog – has opened up a 2nd location on Burrard & Pender. With the same cheerful smiles and a slightly larger cart, they’re armed with a few additions to their already innovative menu. Of the few times [ READ MORE ]
Ezogiku is one of the first ramen joints planted in downtown Vancouver (they’ve planted a few more around the world since) and also where I had my first taste of ramen over a decade ago. I do vaguely recall a few things that made an impression on me during that one faithful lunch time visit [ READ MORE ]
Busted a gut trying to finish their Calamari Dinner ($10) for lunch today. Its one of those things that seemed like a good idea at the time. The seasoned batter dulled my sense of fullness, yet I still only got 3/4 of the way. Stepho’s on Davie (map) is an unsophisticated but reliable downtown lunch [ READ MORE ]
