Restaurant review: The Flying Pig (Olympic Village)

To celebrate my dinner companion’s birthday, we decided to try “The Flying Pig” at the Olympic Village. Flying Pig bills itself as a “nouveau Canadian bistro”, meaning local seasonal ingredients in a casual atmosphere, and at a reasonable price. The Olympic Village location on West 2nd Avenue (between Manitoba and Columbia street) is the newest…

Restaurant review: Mui Garden

Mui Garden is a local chain of Hong Kong style cafes, with a little bit of a malaysian influence. This stop was in the Main Street location in the Riley Park neighborhood.   As with many HK style cafes, they have an expansive menu that covers north american influence dishes like sandwiches and ham &…

Restaurant Review: Au Comptoir

Au Comptoir is a relatively new french bistro in Kitsilano, just across the street from Whole Foods. Roughly translating to “The Counter”, this little bistro does it’s best to capture the look, feel, sound and taste of a small parisienne bistro. And it does a pretty good job of it. We started with a basket…

Restaurant review: Suika Snack Bar

Suika Snack Bar is a bustling and boisterous izakaya on West Broadway, near Fir Street. We arrived at about 6:30 on a Friday evening without reservations. They were full, but agreed to give us a table if we could assure them that we could finish before 7:30. We agreed and were seated immediately. Suika is…

Restaurant review: Sliders

Sliders is a relatively new place on West Broadway, near Cambie, across the street from London Drugs. It’s a casual place where you can get your burger, fries and a shake, but with a little twist. Upon arrival, you place your order at the counter, and pay for your food, receiving a plastic table marker…