Another hot day in BC

If you ever get the chance to be on the coast, you need to eat seafood. No questions asked, why wouldn't you want to eat seafood when it's extra fresh there?! On a sunny afternoon, my friend and I decided to visit the Richmond location of Browns Social House, after going to temple. They have really good fish and chips and the interior of the restaurant is quite nice!

Half order of  the Fettuccine Carbonara 

Fish and Chips

Belgian Waffles

Ever since I tried a Belgian waffle, I couldn't go back to eating regular waffles or "Eggo" waffles. Nero Belgian Waffle Bar, on Robson street of Downtown Vancouver has the best waffles I've ever tasted! The waffles are fluffy and you get to choose whether you want your waffle to be soft or crispy.

Mini waffles! Yes, I had to take some to go with me!

All you can eat!

I love all you can eat places because I can eat A LOT. Shabusen Yakiniku House in downtown Vancouver is a combination of Japanese cuisine ad Korean BBQ. I went during dinner time so it cost $25.50 per person but including tax and tips it was $30. The food came out quick and my friends and I got seated in boats! The only problem is that if you do not finish your food, you have to pay a fee starting from $5 or so.

Sushi craving satisfied!

Every corner of Vancouver consists of some sort of Asian cuisine, many being Japanese restaurants. Now the question is, which one is worth the money? Kamei Royale was one of the first restaurant to introduce the BC Roll and the food is great. I was craving sushi and tried to order something from each page of the menu...

 

Huge menu book

 

Volcano Roll

Crunch & Munch Roll (my favorite)

Rapture Roll

Calamari Tofu (this is a must try!)

 

Bonsai Beef

***No, we did not finish all our food...***

Anime or real life?

Have you ever watched an anime and noticed the characters eating ramen and thought to yourself, "wow I really want some instant noodles now..." Well, I'd like to believe that I've discovered the best ramen shop in Western Canada. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka located on Robson street of Downtown Vancouver is a franchise location of the famous ramen shop started in Japan. The noodles are not instant noodles and the portion is fairly decent. Besides ordering the miso ramen, I also ordered their Japanese Cream soda which is a green soda that comes with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. Weird combination but one cannot visit Santouka without ordering one!

 

 

This may look like a tiny bowl but trust me... there is more than enough in there!

Miso Ramen x Japanese Cream Soda

Fondueee

As the saying goes, "there's always room for dessert," but when there isn't, head to Capstones Tea & Fondue (on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver) for a light treat! Who doesn't love fondue? My friend and I ordered the individual chocolate fondue with add-ons which was a total around $20 per person (which is a pretty reasonable price when compared to The Melting Pot.) The servers were quite friendly and we received excellent service, I would definitely come again.

 

 

The banana muffin was so yummy!

Night Market

Hello foodies, long time no blog! I've been occupied with trying to settle in since my arrival in beautiful British Columbia, but I'm back! I've been busy scavenging the city for the best restaurants to share with you guys and I'd like to start with the Richmond Night Market. It is definitely a go to place when you are in B.C, not only are there tons of neat things to look at, it also consists of street foods you'd find in Asia. But it is very crowded there and the food area is very smokey! I have a horrible habit of eating before I go out to eat (I call it pre-eating, get it... like pre-drinking!) But luckily my stomach had room for my beloved takoyaki, lamb and chicken skewers, and cane ice-cream!

 

Cane Ice-cream: the ice-cream was my favorite part, the outside tasted like a regular cone.

 

(this is for size reference!)

 

Takoyaki