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Yes, and my Japanese sensei swears by it. "It's better and more authentic than Kintaro!" her words, not mine.

My boyfriend and I are currently in Tsuyama in the Okayama Prefecture and there is a Lawson that is about 2 minutes from the house we are staying at. Let me tell you, the Lawson folks already know us and wave at us when we pass by! It's super affordable and pretty good food, especially for us students!! I have yet to try the oden but I probably will before we leave on Saturday to go to Tokyo! The service at the konbini is amazing as well! Lawson is definitely one place I am going to miss when I get back home.

We all know when things sound too good to be true, they usually are. (When was the last time you got an update on that highly-photogenic German girl locked in the root cellar, or the Albanian family who walk like chimps, or the Italian family-with-dubious-income murdered in Mexico?) Remember: Con is the root of Connor. Just in case, however, I did make an on-line reservation. I'm looking forward to trying the Cigarette of Avocado. Memo, I see Dogen, Connor and Tupelo - flying home to me ← NOT A CON: This is a short version of our correspondence: Hi Cassandra, We are taking over the location this weekend (October 1st) and it is on the west side of Granville at about sixth, next to the cheesecake cafe in what I hear was an old after hours. We will have 24 seats avaiable for appointment only in our dining room. We are pushing hard for a Halloween party opening (fingers crossed, knocking wood), and I will keep you informed of our progress when pertinent. Cheers, Chef Connor Butler ← Just a few notes on this Connor Butler business - yes, the Versace dishes are in fact true! And to top it all off, not only are reservations MANDATORY, but apparently you will need references (of what?!) in order to be accepted. There may also be a quiz to see if you are WORTHY of dining there. I don't know if it's just to get the buzz on the restaurant or what... ...The new restaurant by Andre of Parkside is called LA BUCA and I believe it's opening "soon."

Is this in Tokyo? Thank you! I have been browsing through the Japan threads, searching for tips and such, but I will probably make a thread of my own later on.

Ok there is a restaurant http://www.kyusyokutoban.com/kyusyoku/index.htm in Japan that I really want to go when I visit in January!! I can't read Japanese so I'm at a loss to find this place. Can you help? It's basically japanese school lunch themed restaurant! It looks so cute.

We ordered take out from there last week and thought it was great! Like you said, the prices are reasonable and the sushi is fresh! I get to have take out and I don't need to wait in line (ahem*Toshis*)! On another note - there was a fire at Shiro and they're currently closed. They was a little sign saying they would open next week. My fingers are crossed.

What happened? I've only been there once, and our service was fine. There was a table across from us who had complained about the pizza not being authentic and yelled at the waiter, who said, "The owners are Italian, sir." I felt bad for him.

REALLY?? Is this the George/Brix location? I would be *very* surprised, since they just ordered a lot of glassware from puddifoot last week!

Anona on Main Street is closed. A new place is opening up there! I don't know what it is yet...(I just noticed while walking across the street) I never got to try that hot chocolate...

On toasted pound cake. delicious.

On West 4th Avenue, in between Burrard and Cypress (by Marks Work Warehouse) a new restaurant is going to be Noodle Box. Opening in July, as stated on the website.

Ok, so we woke up late today and I had to work at 1:30pm, so we stopped by Keis to get some goodies to share before a dreaded 8 hour shift in hell. It's so bare but cute inside!! I wish I brought my camera. We got strawberry-red bean pan, Mt. Matcha, and banana pan. The guy was super nice to us and gave us a coffee one to try, too! My favourite was definitely the Mt. Matcha. I liked how the custard was just a touch sweet with the green tea coming through just perfectly! The strawberry-red bean tasted like peanut butter (red bean) and jelly (but the strawberries were fresh: definite plus!) but was delicious. The banana pan - I didn't know what to expect, but it was just a light, eggy bun with a banana baked inside. It was sweet and light. The coffee pan was pretty good, too. I think it was their "house special" or something. You could definitely taste the coffee in the bread, which was pretty nice. I will definitely be back. They were super friendly, and everything was delicious! I want to try the sweet potato twist and the kinako!

I walk past it every other day (just like the new Orchid Delight) and I never go in. I will break my rule of not buying any snacks and indulge in a little japanese delight! What is the mom's special? Did you try that bun? What's the name of the one with the banana? I'm getting really hungry now..

I work about 10 minutes away from that restaurant. It was a diner for a while, and then it was closed and got renovated. The diner re-opened for about a week, and then the restaurant closed again. And now this! Well, I'm going to have to try it now!! whee!

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