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    Truth be told: Where've you eaten lately? (Part 3)

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    Last three dinners (all three being Japanese is purely coincidence)...

    1. Kingyo (871 Denman Street, Vancouver) First time visit. One of the things I noticed right away while sitting at the sushi bar was the big grin on the chef's face. He was thouroughly enjoying his job and you could tell as he joked with other staff and customers. When the guy making your food likes his job that much I feel it's good indication I am going to get a quality meal from him. Plus it's just pleasant to see someone smile. I managed to sample a good selection of the offerings and standouts for me included Tokyo sukiyaki, grilled beef tongue and stone unagi bowl.

    2. Kitanoya Guu with Garlic (1698 Robson Street, Vancouver) I have been a patron here for some time now. Kitanoya Guu with Garlic is one of my favorites in the city for izakaya. The assorted oden has always been a favorite and I have yet to dig into a better kaki-mayo-yaki. I am also impressed with their efforts in introducing new items to the menu.

    3. Samurai Japanese Restuarant (1108 Davie Street, Vancouver) I have also been visiting Samurai for many years, usually on my lunchbreaks as I work nearby. Decent quality fish in massive cuts for very good prices. I like the katsudon on a rainy day.

    Openings and closings (2006–2008 part 2)

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    Went by El Patio on Denman today.  Don't know if it ever opened, but there was tons of mail in the door and it didn't look very "open".  The room looks like crap :o).  I used to work at the original El Patio and there was such an authenticity about the place (hey I can pass for Spanish when my hair is dyed appropriately).  The food was consistently average, but tapas were "the new thing" at the time and there was some interesting stuff for this city (my staff meals were amazingly improved once I started dating the Chef).

    Chico and Leo were charming hosts and Leo an excellent boss (but god it's hard to say anything nice about Chico as he was a bastard to work for.  Sidebar - he was emptying the spitons at the last IVSA and rather than strutting by and gloating I refrained and turned the other cheek).

    Back to the point.  I am sad to see the El Patio name on this less-than-stellar place.  It's a real shame.  Long live the old days!

    What is going on with this place?? To my knowledge it has never opened it's doors on Denman but it has been sitting vacant for what, a few months?

    vegetarian vancouver?

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    Restaurant Connor Butler has a vegetarian tasting

    I've been dragged to the Naam quite a few times, and I really don't like it.  Everything is just kind of boring - stuff you could easily make at home.

    What I like about the Naam is that it's a healthy alternative at 2:15 am when I have nothing in the fridge. This place is a lifesaver for uni students, with relatively cheap, healthy eats arriving in good-sized portions. Service has been disastrous in the past however.

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