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1. Body Renaissance Skin Care & Slimming Studio
Vancouver, BC V6P 4Z4
(604) 266-7080
Category:
Skin Care
Neighbourhood: Marpole
Review #300. This one will be a gem. Winner of the 2011 Extremely Awkward award, this place is ridiculous.
Listen to your gut when you buy Groupon-type deals. There's a bona fide reason why it's a good deal. I bought an Indulge Living coupon for $39…More »
2. Arbutus West Animal Clinic
I've never had a dog until 3 months ago, when Turbo entered my life http://twitpic.com/6e5l18 . Not knowing a thing about well anything to do with dog ownership, we brought Turbo here for the usual puppy visit.
I'll give it that the girls at reception…More »
3. Doña Cata Mexican Foods
Vancouver, BC V5P 3V8
(604) 436-2232
Category:
Mexican
Neighbourhood: Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Dona Cata, I used to love you but then you were a b*tch to me so I have leave you forever.
You made it to ROTD this year. I brought different friends to eat your tacos and to drink your pitchers of sangria. Yet you managed to piss me off to no end…More »
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11/8/2010
Turned off by long lineups at nearby Sunday dim sum hotspots, we went Mexican and walked into this… Read more »
4. HKYK Seafood Hot Pot Restaurant
Richmond, BC V6X 2C2
(604) 273-3202
Still haunted by the enormous Frankenstein oysters!
The things I do for love. I've never been a fan of hot pot, but to make the gf happy I caved which led me to this place.
I knew this wouldn't go well when I saw the electric burners. When you do hot…More »
5. Flamingo Restaurant
I appreciate the factory-like speed of some Chinese restaurants. But when your order arrives within 1 min, you gotta wonder what's ahead for your stomach.
Ordered some standard dim sum items, all sucked. They must've nuked them. Maybe even twice.…More »
6. Kelly O'Bryan's Neighbourhood Restaurant
And today you will learn where NOT to eat in Kelowna.
After walking around Bernard Ave's restaurant selections, we walked into here thinking we couldn't go wrong with some typical pub fare. Boy were we wrong.
My single star is for the OK service and…More »
7. Wok Box
Wtf was I thinking?
We recently moved our office near Queensborough, so options are limited to this mall.
I had overdosed on meat the night before so was looking for something healthy(er). So I went with veggie noodle bowl with ribbon noodles and dan…More »
8. Browns Socialhouse
Got dragged to this place by a friend as she lives in Port Moody. Let's start off with the only pros: Cute servers, not bad ambiance. Now let's get down to the main concern, food. We started with calamari which we thought would be a safe bet. Nope.…More »
9. Thai House Restaurant
The States has some great eats in some place, but I'm still hunting in Bellingham.
Not wanting fast food or a greasy spoon, I figured a Thai place can't be half bad. Walking in, the lady working there is pretty much a one-woman show for front of…More »
10. Pudgie's Pizza & Pasta
West Vancouver, BC V7W 2B9
(604) 921-6866
Category:
Pizza
Neighbourhood: Horseshoe Bay
Anyone watch that wild weatherman video from the east coast during that snowstorm? The classic "Oh Boy." quote sums up this place.
I travel quite often to the sunshine coast to visit family so I've meandered around Horse Shoe Bay. Usually I go to Ya…More »
11. Latin Quarter Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X5
(604) 251-1144
Category:
Latin American
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
Took my gf for what I thought would be a nice, romantic dinner, but turned out to be quite awful. Portions were small and lacked taste. Service was mediocre. I would not return.
12. Cafe Crepe
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1K3
(604) 806-0845
Categories:
Creperies,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
Never again..
I've been to their other locations (never impressed), went from friend for breakfast on a Saturday morning. We ordered very basic things like eggs, sausage, and crepes, etc. Simple right? To demonstrate how slow the service was our…More »
13. Red Robin Restaurants of Canada
Mediocre burgers and unlimited fries. That pretty much sums up Red Robins. My last visit (last ever) was a terrible exhibition of poor service and management. A server spilled salad dressing on my jacket, did not apologize. I confronted the manager…More »
14. The Old Spaghetti Factory
I've been to 4 of their locations (not impressed by any of them) but the New West one has to be the worst. I can't remember what I had but it was terrible. My gf had just normal spaghetti and I swear the sauce was just straight out of the can, plain…More »
15. Cat's Socialhouse
Vancouver, BC V6H 3S6
(604) 647-2287
Categories:
Restaurants,
Lounges
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
It's been years, but when I went it was called Cat's Meow. Went for someone's bday party. What an awful experience. All the food was undercooked or overcooked (my fish was super watery inside i.e. freezer burnt fish), drinks were very weak.
Sadly, the…More »
16. Red Burrito
Tried once, won't try again. The burritos are not cheap for what's in them. Look inside and you'll find a ton of rice, and little meat. Not much flavour to them. Loading it with sauce helped a little, but it remained un-finishable.
17. Salathai Thai Restaurant
Went here for lunch today and ordered their special. Yellow curry chicken that came with Tom Yum soup, veggie spring roll, and rice. To sum up what I will say next: I could make a LOT better at home, and I'm not Thai.
Starting with the soup. Not even…More »
18. Szechuan Chongqing Seafood Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X6
(604) 734-1668
Categories:
Chinese,
Seafood,
Ethnic Food
Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes
Yet another place that I used to love, but now hate. Came for dim sum today. The managers were friendly and seated us quickly, provided tea, etc but the female servers and the quality of the dim sum ruined this place for me.
I'm used to their style of…More »
19. Sushi Cafe Express
Sushi remains constant, but in the interest of safety I must share my last experience here.
The word 'rat' immediately scares people. On the positive side the one I saw scrolling under the tables was kind of cute, almost domesticated, it was still a…More »
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2/28/2010
This is my favourite places downtown if I'm craving seaweed-wrapped goodness.
They have a wide… Read more »
20. Molly's Reach
I'm not old enough to know much about The Beachcombers so that novelty is not appealing. The food is best described as 'reheated frozen' as there is no taste whatsoever. Maybe go here for a drink for the view.
21. Kalypso Restaurant & Tapas Bar
First time, went with my gf because she heard they had a belly dancer. Food was ok for Greek, nothing special and pricey for Greek. The belly dancer was quite old, albeit strangely entertaining. She really got in everyone's faces and essentially…More »
22. Northern Meixi Fast Food
Listen to your gut. It's smarter than your eyes and head.
I had been here once before and tried their hand made beef noodle soup. After waiting a good 20 min, I was super disappointed as the noodles were both inconsistent in texture and made Mr.…More »
23. Estea Beverage Club
Burnaby, BC V5E 1E1
(604) 438-0186
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Taiwanese,
Juice Bars & Smoothies
I don't know why some people tell me this place has the best bubble tea in Vancouver, because they sure as heck don't. When we went, it took over 30 min to get our tea after repeating asking. What really pissed me off was that a family who arrived…More »
Recently updated lists from Mark H.
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It pays to be Elite (17)Collection of all the amazing Yelp parties I've been to. After reading, ask yourself, why am I not an Elite yet? |
Best Cheap Eats (18)Because I'm cheap. |
Chinese Chowdown (35)I've lived in China, so I know the real deal quite well. Here are some hits and misses from my eating experience. |
Furniture (7)Because not everything should come from Ikea. |
Brunch Happiness (8) |
Carts with Food (3)Because hot dogs don't count as street food. |
For Nerds Only (3) |
Turbo's Dog Picks (3)Turbo can't talk, but he can give a barking review /5. |
Fresh Pasta (2)Because the dried stuff belongs at home. |
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Yelping SinceDecember 2009
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