Restaurant review: Mr Red Cafe

While stopping in East Vancouver, we stumbled across a new vietnamese restaurant on East Hastings called Mr. Red Cafe and decided to grab lunch here. They’d opened for business in just the last month or two, they still had their grand opening floral bouquets by the door. It’s a fairly compact space (probably seats 25-30)…

Restaurant review: Smokehouse Sandwich Co

I was in the mood for some slow cooked barbeque.  My first thought was Memphis Blues, but having been there many times, it was time for something new.  Second choice was Hogshack in Steveston, but it was close on this particular day, so I decided to check out the Smokehouse Sandwich Co.  It’s located in…

Restaurant review – Baoguette Vietnamese Bistro

I was downtown to have lunch with a friend, and we decided to visit the Baoguette Vietnamese Bistro on Denman street, occupying the space previously held by Beard Papa.   We started with an order of the mango salad   (apologies for the out-of-focus image, it was the best one I had, darned fussy cell-phone…

Takeout review: Chiffon Patisserie

There’s this little sandwich shop / patisserie on West Broadway, between Oak and Spruce Street, that I pass by each day on the way to work. And each time I pass it, the aroma of freshly baked goods draws me in.  There’s a fairly expansive menu for a small place, consisting of sandwiches & paninis,…

Restaurant review: Black and Blue – Roof

We decided to have lunch at Black & Blue, the classic steakhouse member of the Glowbal Group of restaurants.  We made reservations, and upon arrival, were asked if we cared to dine in the main room or on the roof.  We opted for the roof. The roof was covered on this particular day (it was…