We've passed by it so many times, but never thought about stopping by until last week. So Anata and I finally went to Gigi's Pizza and Spaghetti House :) It seems to be one of those neighbourhood institutions since it's been there for so long. They offer an interesting range of food options in the way that those old school diner types of places do ( Read more... )

I was craving Mexican the other day, and wanted to try a place I haven't been before, so I hit up Sal Y Limon, which is located in the plaza at the corner of Kingsway and Fraser. I've always driven by it, and told myself I should go try, but never did. Until the other day! I was pleased to discover they don't close until 9pm (that was my sadpanda ( Read more... )

 Anata and I headed out for some late night noms again after he got off work. I decided to hit up Congee Noodle House for some Chinese food. The place is located along W.Broadway and Quebec St, and as far as I'm concerned, it's got the most godforsaken parking lot at the rear. It's kind of narrow and on a slant, so a lot of the cars that park there ( Read more... )

Today my friends and I gathered together in honour of a birthday celebration at La Petite Cuillère. It was a really rainy day that was pouring down buckets but I dressed up for the occasion anyways. I'm glad my shoes didn't get soaked on the walk over ( Read more... )

We went to Burgoo last month when Anata wasn't feeling too well :( He wanted something soupy, so I urbanspoon'd a place looking for soup places (I wasn't feeling like ramen or any other Asian soup place that night). I came up with Burgoo. Now, originally when we saw the name we thought it was a Korean place, but actually after some investigating we ( Read more... )

Since today is completion day for the condo sale, I thought I'd celebrate with a bit of tasty sweetness for the day! I dropped by Lucky's Doughnuts since I've been wanting to try their doughnuts for a while now. The place is located at the 49th Parallel Coffee shop at Main st and 13th St, and is a really nice looking place. Entering the doors, ( Read more... )