604 Just Eat: Korean Cuisine @ Hanok

March 31st , 2016

Hanok Korean Restaurant @ Richmond

Food:  3/5   Service:  2/5   Atmosphere:  3/5   Price:  Avg. $30/person

Hanok is a Korean Cuisine restaurant located on the "food street", Alexandra Road.  The restaurant is pretty spacious and comfortable seat.  It is a good place to go in a big group and I consider it is one of the "kids friendly" Korean restaurants to go in Richmond.  This was our first time visit to Hanok, we came here in a group of 8.  Food quality was good and standard, portions were generous.  What I like the most was I did not walk out the restaurant with the BBQ smell on my clothes, good air circulation!  The staff were nice and polite but there were not enough servers.  I can see that they tried their best already but it was definitely not a good sign for slow responses and dishes came slow too.  There were two dishes that we ordered actually did not come when we finished all food.  I hope that it was just an exceptional case for us. 

604 Just Eat: Pub Food @ I Darts Color

March 29th , 2016

I Darts Color @ Kitsilano

Food:  3/5   Service:  3.5/5   Atmosphere:  3.5/5   Price:  Avg. $40/person

I Darts Color is located on West Broadway near Vine Street, a new dart pub in Kitsilano area.  One of our friends suggested us to come here for food and drinks, this was my first visit here.  The pub was very spacious and comfortable with lots of fancy dart machines.  I am not a dart lover, so we skipped it for the night.  Usually dart bars and pubs only serve traditional pub food which I am not that interested.  I was surprised that the appys here with lots influences of Asian tastes, very interesting.

We ordered 6 appy samplers and 2 mains.  The appetizers are available on the pub menu but not the mains yet.  We were so lucky to try the mains too when they were not official dishes on the menu!  I forgot to take a picture of the pub menu so I tried to “make up” the name with good description in details.  Lol.

604 Just Eat: Vietnamese Cuisine @ Hoi An Cafe

March 19th , 2016

Hoi An Cafe @ Kensington

Food:  4/5   Service:  4/5   Atmosphere:  3.5/5   Price:  Avg. $15/person

I have heard a lot of good reviews about Hoi An so we finally decided to come on a  Saturday night.  Hoi An Café is an authentic Vietnamese restaurant located on Victoria Street, across from Tengs grocery market.  It is a small causal cafe, very clean and tidy with great services.  The dishes did not disappointed us, amazingly good!

604 Just Eat: Pacific Northwest Cuisine @ Oru

Jan 24th, 2016

Oru @ Coal Harbor

Food:  2.5/5   Service:  3.5/5   Atmosphere:  4/5   Price:  Avg. $50/person

We picked a few places among the list for Dine out Vancouver and Oru was one of them.  We heard some really good comments on the food as well as the voices of the over priced menu.  Therefore, we decided to go and check it out, see if the dishes really worth it!
We were a bit disappointed at the food quality, probably because we have set a high expectation at Oru.  I did not know whether it was just the dine out; the food was okay but not impressive at all.  It would be overpriced if this is the dish quality for regular menu.  I did not feel this is worth it then.

604 Just Eat: Japanese Cuisine @ Sanpoutei

March 13th , 2016

Ramen @ Richmond

Food:  2.5/5   Service:  3/5   Atmosphere:  3.5/5   Price:  Avg. $15/person

I needed a bowl of noodles in rich and piping hot soup!  Hubby suggested to go Sanpoutei, he ate once there when I was out of town earlier.  There are a lot of famous and delicious ramen joints in Downtown but not the same story in Richmond.  It was good to know that there is a new ramen joint now!  Sanpoutei is located on No. 3 road, heard the house made noodles was really famous and the lineup is always crazily long.  How could I not visit?!  LOL.  We were there 8ish on a Sunday night and so lucky that we got to sit down after 5 minutes.   

Shoyu Ramen

The noodles was really good, chewy texture but it was not the thick noodles I like the most.  Portion was relatively small compared with other ramen joints.  Chashu was okay, standard quality but not impressive.  The soft boiled egg was not as good as other ramen joints, the yolk was not creamy.  The broth was very thick texture, rich flavors and oily to keep the broth hot enough when I was about to finish it.  It was a lil bit salty to me so I did not drink the soup much but I still felt so thirsty all night after the ramen.  No good.

604 Just Eat: Chinese Cuisine @ Yuan's Shanghai Serendipity Cuisine

March 13th , 2016

Yuan's Shanghai Serendipity Cuisine @ Richmond

Food:  3/5   Service:  3/5   Atmosphere:  3.5/5   Price:  Avg. $30/person

Yuan’s Shanghai Serendipity Cuisine is an authentic Shanghaiese restaurant located on no.3 road.  It was our first time coming to Yuan's.  Inside the restaurant it is very authentic Chinese style with all the wooden furniture and decorations, fancy style.  Other than the signature dishes that you expect in a Shanghaiese cuisine restaurant, they also have a lot of Szechuan dishes on the menu, bold and spicy flavors with lots of garlic and chili peppers.  Their dishes were very rich in flavors, seasonings and sauces which toward to the characteristics of Northern Chinese cuisine.  l can handle mild spicy but I definitely cannot manage the spicy level of the dishes at Yuan's.  I got to drink a lot of tea because of few spicy dishes during the dinner. 

604 Just Eat: French Cuisine @ Absinthe Bistro

March 26th , 2016

Absinthe Bistro @ Grandview

Food:  4.5/5   Service:  4.5/5   Atmosphere:  4.5/5   Price:  Avg. $50/person

Great time at Absinthe Bistro!!!  This little Bistro totally worth the hype.  Absinthe Bistro is a lovely little Bistro on Commercial drive, specialized in blends of classic and French cuisine.  I love this little place,  just like a small cafe we were in Europe.  I love die the interior décor with the casual atmosphere.   We had the window seat which was perfect for the evening.  The price is very reasonable at this excellent food quality, wonderful and attentive service.  Dishes were well prepared and presented.  I fall in love with this little authentic Parisian Bistro.