Legitimate Beef

Mmmmmmmm....sounds good. I'm from Vancouver, so let me know if you need any help "testing" the meat.

The selection at Shiang Garden isn't nearly as good as Sun Sui Wah's, but I prefer what they do have to the dim sum at SSW.

They closed the location on 5th, but the one in PC is still open.

Crime lab is one of my favourite places in Vancouver to hang out at . Not so much for the food but more for the 3oz martinis and atmosphere.

I like Hamachi kama the best

Yup. I used to love that Orbitz stuff too

In Vancouver the drink is extremely popular among asian youths. Personally I've found some to be very good, and others to be poor. The quality does vary a great deal from merchant to merchant, as was previously mentioned. Some people prefer coconut jelly in lieu of bubbles.

I've never been to Pho Hoang before, but my personal favourite for Pho is Pho Lan on three road and Granville in Richmond. Out of the numerous Pho restaurants in the Lower Mainland that I've had the opportunity to try I find it has the tastiest soup, as well as the best meats. One of these days I'll get my lazy butt over to Pho Hoang so that I can make a comparison

Yaletown has become a fairly trendy district, with several good restaurants. Among the notable restaurants on Yaletown are Cioppino's, Blue Water Cafe, La Terrazza, Glowbal, Elixir at the Opus Hotel, Amacord, and Villa Del Lupo(these are off the top of my head so I'm almost certain I've missed many). I enjoyed meals at Cioppino's, Blue Water, and La Terrazza, and while I used to like Villa Del Lupo a lot, the last time I went I found the execution to be lacking. They also have some interesting looking shops along Hamilton street, although I've never been inside any of them. I do, however, believe that Yaletown is somewhat lacking in terms of nightlife. Most of the lounges that I frequent(Lucy Mae Brown's opium den, Crime Lab, Wild Rice, Balthazar, Jupiter), as well as what I believe to be the better clubs(Plaza club, the Roxy, Atlantis, and Legends) tend to be in other parts of downtown or elsewhere in Vancouver. Yaletown does have a nice jazz lounge in Capone's. Then again Vancouver seems to be lacking in nightlife in general