Streetfood review: The Kaboom Box

I finally got around to trying Kaboom Box, the mobile food truck on Granville & Robson. There’s a bit of a story here.   “Kaboom Box” started out as “Fresh, Local, Wild” (run by Josh Wolfe and Andrew Fielding) but the business partners split in 2010.    Josh took the name “Fresh, Local, Wild” with…

Restaurant review: Tai Tung Restaurant

We met for our weekend family dinner at a new restaurant in Marpole called Tai Tung.   Well, it’s new in the sense that they just opened the doors for business a few days earlier.  This place still had the reefs and bouquets of flowers outside the doors, indicating that they are newly opened. This is…

Streetfood review: Go Fish Ocean Emporium

I love good fish & chips.  But can’t have it all the time (partly because I know I’d get tired of it quickly, and partly because I know I shouldn’t indulge in deep-fried anything too often).  But everyone once in a while, I can’t resist. So my favorite fish & chip place has to be…

Restaurant review: Via Tevere Pizzeria Napoletana

Following multiple recommendations, we checked out Via Tevere Pizzeria Napoletana on Victoria Drive.  It’s in a fairly quiet and isolated part of Victoria drive (a residential area). We tried to get there early, before the lines formed, but no such luck.  We arrived at 5:30 on a Saturday, but there was already a half hour…

Restaurant review: Dunn’s Famous

I’d walked past Dunn’s many times and finally decided to give it a try.  I’ve only had montreal smoked meat once before, so it’s a bit difficult to compare or evaluate the quality or authenticity. I understand that Dunn’s is a chain of smoke meat sandwich restaurants in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, and that this…

Streetfood review: Pajo’s fish & chips

I hesitate to call it a “restaurant” review, since it’s not a restaurant.  It’s a more of a concession stand. That said, they’re good at what they do. Pajo’s fish and chips is something of an institution.  One of the popular fish & chip stands in the city. We went down to Steveston, specifically for…

Restaurant review: Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria

So continuing our pizza journey (I’ve lost track, I think we’ve tried at least 6-7 different pizzerias in the last year or so, all recently opened, and all claiming to serve Neapolitan style (or at roman style) pizza.  This time it was Famoso Pizzeria on Commercial Drive. It’s astounding how quickly this has exploded, since…