10% Off Combos Tuesdays

A Ri Rang Tofu House 阿里郎嫩豆腐
140 - 5960 Minoru Blvd Richmond, BC V6X3J3 | (604) 285-5960 



Came here with V one day after work. Was really impressed with the interior, really simple and clean with a touch of traditional decor.

After going through the menu, we got the bulgogi and seafood + beef stew combo ($16) to share thinking it would be big, turns out we were very wrong. The combos we saw on the menu compared the the actual dish was significantly smaller in size. As for the appetizers, there was literally less than a spoonful of bean sprouts on the appetizer plate.

The seafood and beef stew (medium spicy) was more spicy than "seafood", in fact you could barely taste the seafood at all. The combo came with an uncracked egg, not knowing what to do we asked the waitress who kindly told us that it is to be put into the soup. By the time we added the egg to the soup the pot was no longer hot and bubbling and the egg was left undercooked. Moreover there was very little beef in the soup that it'd probably be equivalent to one slice of hot pot beef.

When we went to pay, the man subtly hinted that we should have ordered 2 separate dishes/combos, saying that the combo was actually for one person.

Price:  $$

Food:  ☆ ☆ 
Service:  ☆ ☆ 
Ambience:  ☆ ☆ ☆ 

Conclusion: The frugal me wanted to come here in the first place because it sounded like a good deal and it just happened to be a Tuesday. Maybe I'll give it another try sometime down the road, but would probably not order a combo again.

Hidden Gem in Kerrisdale

George's Pizza

6109 West Blvd Vancouver, BC | (604) 266-0411

So I've been hanging out in Kerrisdale for many years now and for some odd reason I have never noticed George's pizza until recently. Maybe it's because it's located in the outskirts of Kerrisdale away from where all the shopping is, but I'm telling you if you're looking to get away from Vancouver for an hour or two this is the place to go!

It's friendly staff knows exactly what to suggest for you, and the interior of the restaurant accompanied by the Italian-esque melody being played in the background places you right in the middle of Europe.

Spinach Tortellini

Never been much of a pesto/green sauce fan, but if I had to choose, this would be my favourite green sauce pasta.

1/2 Greek 1/2 Hawaiian

Please don't make me choose between the two, they are both so good!

Dinner Special of the Day: Penne with Chicken in Rose Sauce

K doesn't like red sauce pastas, but he loved this one, couldn't stop talking about it for days.

George's Special (minus green peppers)

Price:  $$$
Food:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Service:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 
Ambience:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 

Conclusion: Usually I would say something along the lines of I will be coming back. But in this case, I have already been back.

We probably stayed here for hours forgetting the time, the staff here as so amazingly friendly, I swear I brought friends here and stayed for over four hours (until closing) and even though all the customers already left and they were closing up, they did not come to our table to ask us to leave once. We had such a good time here we lost track of time and that has never happened anywhere else.

Hidden Gem: Penang Delight

Penang Delight (馬來檳城美食)
1316 W 73rd Ave. Vancouver, BC V6P3E7 | (604) 559-9898
http://penangdelight.com/marpole/



It was D and V's idea to come here for dinner, I had no idea what to expect, in fact I've been living in the area for over 10 years and didn't even know this restaurant existed because its was so hidden!

We arrived to find the whole restaurant packed! All Malaysian people. Thats how you know its good Malaysian food. As packed as the restaurant was the staff was so fast paced that one minute customers walk in and the next out.

The interior of the restaurant reminded us all of Asia, once we placed our order the food came out within 10-15 minutes. I was very impressed.

Grass Jelly Soya Bean

Cendol

Cantonese Chow Fun

Hainanese Chicken

Penang Prawn Meehoon and Mee (Spicy)

Deluxe Curry Platter (Curry Chicken, Rendang Beef, Rendang Lamb)

(Forgot the name of this, but the fried part is mashed taro and on top is stir fry)

KL Hokkian Mee

Price:  $$$
Food:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Service:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Ambience:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Conclusion: I loved the atmosphere and the quick service, but certain dishes can be a little pricey.

No Ikea, HASHI SUSHI!

Hashi Sushi Japanese Restaurant
150-3757 Jacombs Rd Richmond, BC V6V2R3 | (604) 445-6818 |
https://www.facebook.com/hashisushijapaneserestaurant







So, K and I came across this little place while driving to ikea one day. It was late and we were hungry, we thought any food is better than no food. At first we were skeptical, it was in one of those office-warehouse complexes and there was no one eating there. And so I looked it up on Urbanspoon, to find a 86% rating on this little place. No more questions asked.

We sat down and found that the menu selection was quite small but they did have MANY dragon rolls (Red Dragon, Black Dragon, White Dragon... the list goes on.)

We got the Black Dragon and the White Dragon

White Dragon (Chopped Scallop)

Black Dragon (Unagi Tempura)

Usually we would order 5 different dishes at restaurants but at Hashi, 2 rolls was filling enough.


Price:  $$
Food:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Service:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Ambience:  ☆ ☆ ☆ 

Conclusion: Friendly service, in a hidden location. But have yummy sushi rolls and a wide selection of dragon rolls. We will be back!

Five Guys, Five Guys!

Five Guys Burger and Fries
15011 NE 24th Street, Redmond, WA 98052 (148th Ave NE) | (425) 643-8111 |  http://gofiveguys.com/menu/redmond



Its been a really long time since I've first heard of Five Guys Burgers and Fries. But only recently did i have the chance to try it, reason being the only Five Guys location i knew of was all the way in Surrey and I did not drive back then, which made it kind of impossible to go try.

Anyways this past weekend i went on a mini road trip with my family to Portland (just for the weekend~). Theres no tax in Portland which is why everything feels cheaper. It was a long drive from Vancouver to Portland so we made a quick stop for food, we were going to go to Jack-in-the-box when my sister and i spotted Five Guys hiding behind.

We just had to go try!!

Walking into the place, the ground was covered in peanut shells, this made me question "Are all Five Guys like this?", "Where did all the peanut shells come from?". The questions in my head kept coming so I asked the cashier. It turns out they have a box of peanuts for the customers to munch on and the customers just so happens like to throw their shells on the floor.

Anyways, I've been a huge fan of In-n-Out Burgers for a while now, so I really wanted to know what made Five Guys so different, and why do I hear people raving about their stuff.

So after reading some of the posters they had on the walls I learnt that Five guys cooks with peanut oil,  peanut oil is low in saturated fats, free from cholesterol and contains essential fatty acids such as omega-6 making it one of the healthiest oils to cook with.

Our burgers & peanuts 

Can you see how soft the buns are?? 

The patty was made in front of us when we made our order. One of the juicier patties I've had, my mom actually prefers this over the generic fast food burgers from Vancouver, reasons being:

a) The patty was made in front of us meaning that they were not pre cooked, because of this the burger tasted juicier and fresher.

b) Although the price is a littler higher than average but you're getting what you paid for (which is above average). And plus an average burger at McDonalds is around $5

c) There is a long list of toppings for you to add to your burger, this way every burger is customized to satisfy your tastebuds 

d) Free peanuts!!

It wasn't until later that I found out each Five Guys burger actually contains less calories than a McDonalds burger. You can find a detailed list of nutrition content of each burger HERE.