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1. Spectus Eyewear
Vancouver, BC V6K 1N9
(604) 730-0503
Category:
Eyewear & Opticians
Neighbourhood: Kitsilano
While I am sure that Spectus is capable of providing quality customer service (nobody gets by paying 4th Avenue rent without making some money), my experience was short-lived and thoroughly irritating.
The Man and I were on a walk. We just moved to…More »
2. Gene
Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2
(604) 568-5501
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
How the hell does it take five entire minutes to grab my money and make a bloody mediocre hot chocolate when nobody else is around?
Slap a smile on and pull your head out of your bottom. I know it's a dreary existence, being a hipster and such, but…More »
3. Go Fish
Vancouver, BC V6H 3G6
(604) 734-9421
Categories:
Seafood,
Beer, Wine & Spirits,
Fish & Chips
Neighbourhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville
The food was good, as I would have expected from any one of Gord Martin's places, but the service blew and this delicate flower would rather stand and wait in the hot sun on Granville Island, in a half-hour long lineup for the same fish and chips,…More »
4. Cho Pain
My sister was so pumped to bring me here because it's in her neighborhood. I was really excited after having read Yelp reviews for this place. Sigh, Le Disappointmente!
Croissant: Nice, shiny wash on the outside, good toasty colour, fluffy texture on…More »
5. Bell Mobility Kiosk Pacific Centre
TERRIBLE service.
If it were socially acceptable to punch rude people in the face whenever I felt like it, this place would definitely be on the list.
I have had my phone for exactly 2 years. I got it in March of 2010, while in culinary school,…More »
6. The Chop Shop Hair
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1L8
(604) 696-0009
Categories:
Hair Salons,
Barbers
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
I went here once, about a year ago, and heard good things about this place, including that short haircuts were only $30. I'm a pin-up girl at heart, and got suckered in, because I love a proper deal! Uh-oh!
Nikki was my stylist, and I asked her to…More »
7. Au Petit Cafe
Vancouver, BC V5V 3R9
(604) 873-3328
Categories:
Vietnamese,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Riley Park
I visited Au Petit Cafe for a banh mi (Vietnamese sub) after reading a lot of online reviews that said they were The Best. The place was packed (at lunch hour) so I ordered one to go.
I had to make a phone call after leaving with the sandwich and…More »
8. St. Augustine's
Vancouver, BC V5N 4B7
(604) 569-1911
Category:
Pubs
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
Went here around 11 on Saturday night for a friend's birthday, after a few games of bowling down the street.
The Canucks game was over, the place was still packed. There were about 10 of us and we were okay with squeezing into a smaller table, and…More »
9. Kobe Japanese Steak House
Vancouver, BC V6E 1A3
(604) 684-2451
Category:
Japanese
Neighbourhoods: West End, Downtown
A friend booked a giant party for her birthday at Kobe. We all arrived for dinner, and they made us wait for an hour in a side lounge area that was cramped and there weren't enough chairs. The servers tried to push drink orders on us and make us pay…More »
10. Green Lemongrass
Vancouver, BC V5V
(604) 875-6638
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Kensington-Cedar Cottage
After reading many good reviews of this place I was so pumped, expecting to find both yummalicious pho soup and wow-my-socks-off service in the same place, a rarity!
I was starving and wandered down, arriving bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. The place…More »
11. Dressew Supply
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H6
(604) 682-6196
Category:
Arts & Crafts
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Dressew is a haven for people who dream of luxuriating in fabrics or swimming in a pool of buttons. They carry a huge array of fabrics, notions, findings, costume pieces, accessories, and seasonal decorations, often more affordably priced than other…More »
12. Cambie Bar & Grill
Vancouver, BC V6B 2N3
(604) 684-6466
Categories:
Pubs,
Dive Bars,
Music Venues
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
This is another place that I will not set foot into unless I'm dragged kicking and screaming and it's someone's birthday. Maybe not even then.
1. The bathroom looks and smells like someone took a metal baseball bat to the pipes, threw paper towels in…More »
13. Tomokazu Japanese Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6H 1G5
(604) 677-0426
Category:
Japanese
Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes
For the love of God or whatever you do or don't believe in, don't eat here! Exclamation points!!!
This used to be THE late-night all-you-can-eat choice of my friends and I. We've been there and eaten beyond our heart's content many times, probably at…More »
14. Robson Sushi Japanese Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6G 1C2
(604) 684-3778
Categories:
Japanese,
Sushi Bars
Neighbourhood: West End
Don't come here unless you want a plate of forcible confinement for dessert!
Two of my girlfriends and I went here in the evening for some AYCE sushi dinner. It was gross, dark and cold outside, that's what Vancouverites do.
The food was nothing…More »
15. PHAT Sports Bar & Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6B
(604) 684-6239
Categories:
Delis,
Breakfast & Brunch,
Sports Bars
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown
I wandered through Yaletown, early in the morning, after a DVD night at my sis' place nearby. We both had to go to work and ran out the door, parting ways. I was searching for a quick breakfast, as my stomach halts my brain from functioning until it…More »
16. Foundation
I can't stand The Foundation and now only go when other people insist on visiting, which has been about 5 times so far. Okay food, sigh, piss-poor service, not okay, ever. How the hell does this place stay in business? One word: NACHOS.
The nachos…More »
17. Bath & Body Works
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G5
(604) 678-8745
Category:
Cosmetics & Beauty Supply
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Right after my in-store experience, I e-mailed Bath and Body Works' customer relations department about it.
Since then, I have received 5 (no exaggeration!) e-mails from them, all automated, to assure me that my complaint has reached the proper…More »
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11/7/2011
I wandered in because the store looked bright and pretty.
2 sales associates approached me.
I asked if… Read more »
18. Golden Wheat Bakery
Vancouver, BC V6A 2Z4
(604) 893-8892
Neighbourhood: Downtown Eastside
I walk by this place 5x per week and haven't gone back in since. Whenever the lady who called me a "gwai lo" is out front, she gives me an angry look. I have decided to wear the "foreigner" badge with indignant pride.
That'll learn ya!
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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10/27/2011
I am never setting foot in this place again, unless to yell at one of the employees in Chinese that… Read more »
19. Waves Coffee
Vancouver, BC V6A 1K7
(604) 568-9255
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Downtown Eastside
Me: Here's your coffee! Black like your heart!
Coworker: Thanks!
Me: Just as a warning, though, I don't know if it's clean.
Coworker: What? Why not?
Me: The guy making it looked tired and rubbed both of his hands all over his face like he was trying to…More »
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11/21/2011 First to Review
This was a surreal experience.
It was -1°C today. It was cold outside. My hands are always cold. My… Read more »
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Coveted FTR's (12)What? What do you mean nobody had written about how great (or terrible!!) this place is yet? |
Surefires (41)This is where I like to go because it's reliably good and I have a goal in mind, whether it's finding the perfect gift, taking someone special out for a good meal, or hunting for an ingredient or tool. Keep in mind that my standards are really high, but good food and competent service shouldn't be too much to ask for! |
ROTDs (6)Wow, people actually read my stuff. Hooray! |
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Vancouver, BC
Yelping SinceAugust 2010
Things I LoveCooking, baking, ingredient shopping, knife and tool shopping, bread-proofing, comic book reading, sleeping.
Find Me Inblacks, a dress, or pajamas.
My HometownVancouver, BC
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...I am curing the world of hAnger.
Why You Should Read My ReviewsCook, food blogger, former business manager.
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadThe Hundred Foot Journey
My First ConcertMUSE
My Favourite MovieKorean revenge thrillers
My Last Meal On EarthGiant table covered in (authentic) tacos, flaky pie crust, and LA Chicken
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I love Sapporo Ichiban noodles. Tell who you want. I don't care.
Most Recent DiscoveryBourbon and spiced rum in desserts.
Current CrushCacao nibs