Restaurant review: Thai Basil

Thai Basil is a tiny hole in the wall on Thurlow Street, just off Davie.  The space is tiny, it might seat 15-16 guests at best. I was hungry and low on cash, but I knew this place had some affordable lunch specials, so I stopped in for a quick bite. The menu consists of…

Takeout review: The Stock Market

Now that cool weather has returned, it’s time for comfort food again.  Soups, stews, rich pastas, etc.  I was on Granville Island (one of my regular haunts) and stopped at the “Stock Market” for a large bowl of their cock-a-leekie soup. It’s a fairly large bowl of hot chunky soup, with a modest piece of fresh…

Restaurant review: Ivar’s Seafood Bar

I had a difficult time deciding whether or not to write this review. I have some unwritten rules that I blog by. One of them is “no fast food chains”. Really, who’s going to want to read the review of McDonald’s or KFC? Well this falls into a grey area.  Ivar’s is an established chain…