Our Covid protocols have been pretty tight for a year, and wife and me both WFH. So we’re going a little stir crazy. One thought was to start hitting up new take-out restaurants for lunches. So what’s the best Vancouver (and adjacent suburb) restaurants to hit? Preferably no big chains, looking to support local independents. Not looking for fancy, what are your must-hits?
kin kao (thai, east van, commercial drive) is on regular rotation with us. yummy:
oh, just noticed you said "lunches". nevermind, then. (but come for dinner).
however... just next door is some kickass fried chicken (open for lunch):
Great tacos in Deep Cove: https://deepwatermicroeatery.ca/
Posted by: xy9ine
kin kao (thai, east van, commercial drive) is on regular rotation with us. yummy:
oh, just noticed you said "lunches". nevermind, then. (but come for dinner).
however... just next door is some kickass fried chicken (open for lunch):
Kinkao looks rad! thanks!
I went with lunches because I figured we could grab and go and find a park nearby. Dinners seem viable as light hours open up and once we’re jabbed up, patios and dine-in are game on. As drive time increases, take-out deteriorates IMHO
Posted by: PaulB
Great tacos in Deep Cove: https://deepwatermicroeatery.ca/
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https://www.palkirestaurant.com
And the Grand Blvd beer drinking allowed park is just to the east. Vancouver... pfft.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/drinking-allowed-north-vancouver-parks-1.5620363
And you know to order directly and skip Skipping the Dishes, right? this supports the restaurants more
^^ yep. No UberEats (and clones) for me.
Posted by: Couch_Surfer
^^ yep. No UberEats (and clones) for me.
I'm with you there. I just call the restaurant and get it myself. I've been going to Bhai sweets on fraser just south of 49th a bit too much recently if you're into indian food. And there are some decent parks just a few minutes away.
I just got better at cooking, Ordered a new set of Zwilling triple layer cookwear which is so nice to use, watching Jaques Pepin vids on the you tube !
I used to hit King Kao heavily when I was in the hood.
Get the pork belly bites if they still have them on the menu.
They also had a good beer selection. And they do serious heat if you want it. I recall crushing at least 6 pints with my meal one summer night.
Cannibal Cafe for burgers.
Posted by: heckler
https://www.palkirestaurant.com
And the Grand Blvd beer drinking allowed park is just to the east. Vancouver... pfft.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/drinking-allowed-north-vancouver-parks-1.5620363
Definitely this^
If my girlfriend and I are ever in the area at lunch, we’ll share a “combo G” from Shiro Japanese at Cambie and 15th. The combo is only available wed-sun though. Monday it’s closed and Tuesday they have a special menu and 20% off all day (it’s really good if you do want something fancier).
The combo G is a decent price ($17.50) for enough Japanese food to fill both of us.
Shiro has a 20% off all orders from 4-5pm so they’ve maintained their throughput and their fish is fresh. We had a bad experience with another Japanese restaurant that had always been good prior to covid.
You can check their Instagram for pictures of everything on their menu. They post every day which may be why were tempted to go so regularly.
Posted by: Fast-Orange
Posted by: Couch_Surfer
^^ yep. No UberEats (and clones) for me.
I'm with you there. I just call the restaurant and get it myself. I've been going to Bhai sweets on fraser just south of 49th a bit too much recently if you're into indian food. And there are some decent parks just a few minutes away.
I've been hitting up the New Novelty and Dhaliwal Sweets, but have settled on New Novelty which is straight across the road from Apna Bhaia. Have you tried those - if you have I'm assuming you think Apna Bhaia is better?
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