Good everyday food near my home @ Kingsway and Nanaimo.

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I like to patronize the businesses near my home. Not because I care about the environment or because I want to support small business. It's because I want the best that I can get within a reasonable distance.

 1. Beefway Meats

2519 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC V5R 5H3
(604) 438-1190

Category: Meat Shops

Neighbourhood: Renfrew-Collingwood

4.0 star rating
  1/20/2011

This is a good quality, local butcher shop.  The kind where people who know about meat can shop and get what they want.  It's also the kind where people who want to learn about meat can go and be shown how to shop for meat.

I like the fresh cut pork…More »

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 2. Camy's Pizza

5688 Fraser St
Vancouver, BC V5W 2Z4
(604) 324-2200

Category: Pizza

Neighbourhoods: Riley Park, Kensington-Cedar Cottage

4.0 star rating
  1/23/2011

For my taste, this is pretty near the ideal pizza pie.

The crust has a nice chew, the sauces are zesty but, not too spicy for my children.  The toppings are tasty and generous.  The unique butter chicken pizza is a treat and real quality.  The price…More »

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 3. Church's Chicken

2504 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC V5R 5G9
(604) 438-5518

Categories: Southern, Soul Food, Fast Food

Neighbourhood: Renfrew-Collingwood

4.0 star rating
  1/20/2011

There is a lot of bad fried chicken out there.  It's too bad because chicken is the perfect meat to fry, it comes with its own coating of fat between the skin and the meat.  The most common problem is that the breading is heavy and needs to be cooked…More »

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 4. Ohukuya Japanese Restaurant

2528 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC V5R 5H2
(604) 436-5597

Category: Japanese

Neighbourhood: Renfrew-Collingwood

3.0 star rating
  1/23/2011

This is a good neighborhood japanese restaurant.

They have a very reasonably priced menu with a good selection.  Their fried items are a highlight.  Pumpkin cake (really a flat croquette), agedashi tofu, and ebi mayo are all favourites.  Their house…More »

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 5. Pho Hoa Restaurant

2257 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC V5N 2T6
(604) 432-6022

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhood: Kensington-Cedar Cottage

3.0 star rating
  1/20/2011

Fresh summer rolls with nice peanut and hoisin sauce, check.
Firm pho, check.
Tasty home made broth, check.
Solid meat selection including a good flank, brisket and a very tasty fatty flank, check.
Vietnamese iced coffee, check.
24 hours, check.
6-year old…More »

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 6. Santa Barbara Market

1322 Commercial Dr
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X6
(604) 253-1941

Categories: Fruits & Veggies, Delis

Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

5.0 star rating
  1/19/2011 ROTD 8/6/2011

Your owners manual to Italian epicurean satisfaction in Vancouver.

1) Go to Santa Barbara Market

2) Walk directly to the deli counter and take a numbered ticket.  Weekend waits to be served can be 10 minutes, 20 minutes or more.

3) Choose from a myriad…More »

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 7. J N & Z Deli

1729 Commercial Dr
Vancouver, BC V5N 4A4
(604) 251-4144

Categories: Delis, Sandwiches

Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

5.0 star rating
  1/25/2011 ROTD 5/21/2011

Do you love meat?  I don't mean "do like meat" or "do you eat a lot of meat".  I mean do you LOVE meat, in the carnal way?

This stunning Eastern European smokehouse should be a tourist attraction and mandatory shopping for anyone who thinks that they…More »

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 8. Marcello Pizzeria

1404 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X9
(604) 215-7760

Category: Pizza

Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

5.0 star rating
  1/24/2011

There is a wide range of reviews for Marcello's.  Some I understand, I have seen the spotty service, and some I don't.  I have eaten here for 8 years and loved the food everytime.

Salads are fresh and sized for sharing.  I like plain salads like the…More »

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Vancouver, BC

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May 2010

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my children and my love, being active, playing board games, food homemade with love, Las Vegas, braised meat, bitter greens, corn tortillas, country gravy

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Fifth Element, Princess Bride

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beef filet charred outside bloody inside, creamed spinach, fries, key lime pie

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