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Davie Street - the best (and worst) of
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1. The Nuba Café
Vancouver, BC V6B 3N9
(778) 371-3266
Categories:
Middle Eastern,
Mediterranean
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
This seems to me to be the most consistent location in terms of food quality - I've had both amazing and not-so-great meals at the locations on Hastings/Cambie and Hastings/Waldorf. That said, I've only ever eaten lunch and this location and dinner…More »
2. Mango Thai
I was cautiously optimistic about this place at first, but I can now say for sure that it's my favourite cheap Thai spot on Davie.
I've been here 4 or 5 times and I haven't had a miss yet.
Good, cheap food - try it.
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12/21/2011
Uh oh...Thida Thai has some serious competition! This place is much better than I expected it to be;… Read more »
3. Baoqi Vietnamese Eatery
Vancouver, BC V6B 3N3
(604) 568-7980
Categories:
Vietnamese,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
The clear noodle seafood soup here is amazing - very light but very, very flavourful. I ate the whole bowl and could've easily polished off a second, it was that good.
I also split an order of spring rolls with a friend but was unimpressed with those,…More »
4. Pho Goodness
Q: What's the perfect lunch to eat when you're craving comfort food but the McDonald's breakfast you ate earlier in the day is already weighing on your conscience and stretching your waistline?
A: Vegetarian pho.
I know, I know - I was skeptical too.…More »
5. Zaatar Mediterranean Hummus Bar
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1B7
(604) 800-8489
Categories:
Mediterranean,
Kosher
Neighbourhood: Downtown
This place seems to have broken the curse of the location - business after business occupying the space and going belly up within a matter of months (sometimes even less).
I'm happy they've been doing well enough to stick around; my first couple…More »
6. Mucho Burrito
After experiencing some fairly decent veggie burritos here over the last few months, I finally decided to try their meat. The barbacoa called my name, and boy oh boy, I'm glad it did.
A generous portion of tender, juicy and perfectly-seasoned beef…More »
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/18/2011
This place isn't fabulous - nothing about their burritos are particularly amazing or drool-worthy,… Read more »
7. Thida Thai Resturant
Best Thai food on Davie Street, hands down. And although I can't claim to have traveled-through-Thailand-for- 8-months-with-only-the-clothes -on-my-back-during-monsoon-sea son-while-battling-malaria-so- I-know-what-Thai-food-is-reall…More »
8. Patterson Wonton House
*3.5*
I've worked across the street for almost 6 years and hadn't bothered to give this place a second-glance until today. There's something really creepy about a hidden pseudo-stripmall in the middle of downtown, and I guess I was unfairly…More »
9. House of Empanadas
I'm certainly no empanada expert - this was actually my first time eating an empanada from a place that seemed to know what they're doing.
Every other empanada that I've eaten in my life has been made by yours truly, altering an old recipe from…More »
10. Miura Waffle Milk Bar
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1B7
(604) 687-2909
Categories:
Sandwiches,
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Downtown
This place is alright; I tried the hoisin and enjoyed how the pork sausage was sprinkled throughout the actual waffle. The sandwich fillings were nice (I have a thing for pickled veg), but as Marc D. points out, the waffle itself gets really soggy.…More »
11. Yamato Sushi Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6B 2G5
(604) 682-5494
Category:
Sushi Bars
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
This place has solid, cheap sushi - I work just up the street and this has been my go-to for years. Their sushi combos are a great value (ie - the Dynamite Combo: dynamite roll, 2 salmon, 1 ebi, 1 tuna plus a miso soup for less than $8) and the…More »
12. Joe's Grill
Vancouver, BC V6E 1M5
(604) 682-3683
Category:
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: West End
I come here for breakfast with co-workers every couple months; it's a solid diner with decent food, if you order the right thing (in other words, don't be a fancy pants!).
I don't recommend the Bennys (the hollandaise leaves much to be desired) and…More »
13. Downtown Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6E 1N4
(604) 689-2833
Categories:
Japanese,
Sushi Bars
Neighbourhood: West End
Oh Downtown Sushi Bar...how I love/hate you!
I LOVE the fact that they use only wild salmon, and they also use the yummy electric orange hot sauce that I adore so much - put the two together, and the spicy wild salmon and avocado roll is to die for.…More »
14. The Dish
Vancouver, BC V6E 1M3
(604) 689-0208
Categories:
Vegetarian,
Soup,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: West End
When I first started working nearby about 5 years ago, I was brought here by a co-worker and told to order the taco salad. I did, and it was awful - bland and soggy, the kind of lunch that you want to stop eating, but you're hungry and don't want to…More »
15. Donair Dude
Vancouver, BC V6E 1N1
(604) 681-1801
Categories:
Middle Eastern,
Mediterranean,
Donairs
Neighbourhood: West End
I'm pretty gobsmacked by the fact that this place is holding down a solid 4.5 star rating.
If you think paying just over $7 for a mediocre donair the size of a toddler's head equals a pleasing lunch experience, then this place is for you. Personally,…More »
16. Banana Leaf on Davie
The upside to visiting an inconsistent restaurant is that sometimes you get really great food! But, most of the time you don't.
Once upon a time I had a phenomenal dinner at the Banana Leaf on Broadway. So good, in fact, that my uber-picky brother ate…More »
17. The American Cheesesteak
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2S7
(604) 681-0130
Category:
Cheesesteaks
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
OK, here it goes...I'm a long time Yelp follower, first time post-er. Although I've been meaning to join for a while, I needed something to kickstart my Yelping career...and here we go:
I wanted to like this place, truly. I work a block away and I'm…More »
18. Peaceful Restaurant Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B 3N3
(604) 488-0399
Category:
Chinese
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
I wanted to like this place so bad that I waited 3 crappy meals before I posted a review in the hopes that the next time would be better. I feel like I'm being sort of blasphemous in a way, as Peaceful is such a Vancouver institution, but this place…More »
19. Thai Basil
I'm a bit baffled by all the good reviews, I must say. I used to eat here pretty frequently when they first opened, but once I discovered Thida Thai up the street, my visits became more like once or twice a year...and mostly only because a co-worker…More »
20. Urban Burger - CLOSED
Urban Burger is a decent value, but the burger I had was really, really bland. A little hit of seasoning salt on the patty would have upped the flavour big time, but still wouldn't make it a burger worth eating again. Among my other complaints: my…More »
21. Samurai Japanese Restaurant
This place has cheap, HUGE rolls - and although I have a large appetite for my wiry frame, I'm a strong believer that bigger isn't always better.
Staff are super friendly and they seem to have a good following, but the quality of food just isn't…More »
22. El Taco
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1B6
(604) 806-0300
Category:
Mexican
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
Veggie burrito without dairy = beans, rice and salsa wrapped in a tortilla. And I paid about $9 for it.
I wanted to like this place more than Mucho Burrito, but Mucho is mucho better than this! Service was rude, to boot - I was the only person in…More »
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Vancouver, BC
Yelping SinceNovember 2011
Things I LoveFrench, vegan, Japanese, German and...everything else.
Find Me InEast Van and the West End
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