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1489 E Hastings St
Vancouver, BC V5L 1S4
(604) 253-7141

Café Nuba At the Waldorf  

Category: Cafes
Neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodlands

3.0 star rating
5/14/2012 1 Check-in Here
Somewhere between 3 and 3.5 stars. I definitely love the Nuba restaurant on Cambie much, much more but I'm not totally disappointed...

We shared a bottle of wine. I didn't really want a whole bottle but they don't do half litres(?????) so we went for it.

The Najib's special is always a go to, especially for my cauliflower lovin' wife and I decided to go small for my non-share item: the babganooj, which was a little too bitter and tart for me this time around. The wife had the chicken tawook: marinated chicken skewers served over homous. She was very pleased but I was so hungry after that I decided on a dessert to help fill the void. The dolce de leche caramal flan was a hit to share.

The reasons for the loss of stars would have to be with the strangeness of the servers always switching: we had all of them serving us at different times and it weirded me out. The way they try and squish as many things and plates and whatever on to our tiny table was quite bothersome too, and I'm a klutz so we are lucky that I didn't knock the wine over...

I wasn't happy with the $100 tab either. Seemed a bit much for cauliflower and a smear of eggplant. The wine was $45 but they should consider doing half litres. For real.

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2270 Hasting Street E
Vancouver, BC V5L 1V4
(604) 569-2220

El Barrio Restaurante Latino  

Categories: Mexican, Latin American
Neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodlands

4.0 star rating
5/2/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Yup, just another little spot in the 'hood I chose to grab a glass o wine after a day at the office. I definitely want to try the food, the menu looked glorious! The wine was tasty and the service was perfect. I'll update once they fill my belly!

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1660 Broadway E
Vancouver, BC V5N 1W1
(604) 879-3456

Rio Theatre  

Categories: Cinema, Performing Arts
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive, Kensington-Cedar Cottage

4.0 star rating
5/2/2012 1 Check-in Here
Oh yeahhh pretty theatre 2 blocks from my house! Whether it's an open mic night, a burlesque show, a fundraiser or a movie, you'll get the same rad-tastic atmosphere, service and eccentricity you know you came for. Ummmm hey, is that beer your selling? I'll keep on coming...

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2095 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 4A9
(604) 558-0707

Sorry Babushka  

Categories: Russian, Ukrainian, Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

2.0 star rating
Update - 4/30/2012 2 Check-ins Here
This place has gone all whack. The service is bizarro. I was tripping out on it having my brunch this weekend; why were there 10 servers wandering aimlessly and a full restaurant full of hungry people? Why did I have to wait 20 minutes to get my coffee? Plus, my eggs benny has shrunk to a barbie size bite. WTH happened?

Listed in: date night late night

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  • 4.0 star rating
    6/29/2011

    Definitely had much better service this time around. It was still bustlingly busy as it was during italian day, so that's a good sign. The server was very sweet and real and as I said before the bennies are amazing and the fruit is plentiful. Yay! Success!

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  • 3.0 star rating
    6/7/2011

    After waiting for a seriously looong time for our drinks and then about another 45 min for our food for Sunday brunch I was very near ready to full on diss this place in my review...

    But it was italian day and it was busy everywhere. The food was really decent. I'd recommend the half order of benny to anyone. There's quite a few to choose from and if you order the full order you can mix and match. For $7 the half order comes with tons of hashbrowns and loads of fruit. Really worth it ...but not worth the wait...

    Since I live across the street I'm going to return for a late night visit and see how it feels. i actually really liked it as Me and Julios and now they're going to have to suck up a bit.

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2217 Hastings Street E
Vancouver, BC V5L 1V3
(604) 251-6010

Tsolias Taverna  

Neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodlands

4.0 star rating
4/26/2012 1 photo 1 Check-in Here
This is based solely on the service, wine and atmosphere.

I walked in today after an already long day, just searching for a light adult beverage before I was needed back at work for the rest of the evening (still here actually!) and thought, given my options in the neighbourhood, they might let me chill for 20 min with a glass of wine.... yup! I was greeted by a lovely young woman with a very cheerful attitide. I told her why I came in and she smiled and said "of course!!! red or white?". She brought me a glass of greek white wine in an umpretentious glass to my chosen table and left me alone to my thoughts and iphone until I was ready to go.

It was only a quarter past 4 so it was dead, but I enjoyed the solitude ...and the wine, it was fantastic! 20 minutes and six bucks later I was rejuvinated and left happily, promising myself to return (wife in hand) for a meal.

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175 E Broadway Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 1W2
(604) 873-5898

Tattoo Union  

Category: Tattoo
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant

5.0 star rating
4/26/2012 1 Check-in Here
We had an exquisite time with Cohen and the price was sweet. Today just changed my tattoo life.....

That was my quick tip.

For my review I'd like to add that the style and atmosphere was pretty great. The view of Broadway and Main street was a nice focal point and the price was verrrry decent. No tax. Cash only.

Afterwards i ripped one of their phonebooks in half (my special talent) and threw in another $20 on top of the tip. Pleasant day.

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221 1st St W
North Vancouver, BC V7M 1B3
(604) 984-3087

Sailor Hagar's Brew Pub  

Categories: Beer, Wine & Spirits, Pubs
Neighbourhood: Lower Lonsdale

4.0 star rating
4/26/2012 1 Check-in Here
Excellent food first off. The place gets packed out for hockey games. Service could be faster but it's pleasant enough.. I'm giving it 4 stars for the pub-ness of it. I don't live anywhere near it but if I'm ever in the area...

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1399 Commercial Dr
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X5
(604) 251-9933

Taste of Paradise Cafe  

Category: Middle Eastern
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

2.0 star rating
4/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
This place needs a sanitary service thrice over, stat!

I tried the falafel wrap for my first ever visit there today and it was about a 3 star... but the cleaniless was a zeeeeroooooooo. The debit machine was even covered in gunk. Yucko.

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1733 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 4A4
(604) 251-5749

Commercial Drive Flight Centre  

Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

5.0 star rating
4/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
Totally the most important business in this day and age and they really do find you the best deals on flights and accomodations as well as transportation and sightseeing. They do EVERYTHING.

I like the people at this location (props to Michaela!) and the deal my wife recently got on a city to city trip saved us quite a bit so we can start looking into our honeymoon..... heyyyyy wait a minute

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2430 E Hastings St
Vancouver, BC V5K
(604) 255-3733

Tentatsu  

Category: Japanese
Neighbourhood: Hastings-Sunrise

3.0 star rating
4/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
3.5 Stars.

OK.... Because i work in the area I've gone here very frequently and usually think it's goooood or better, but yesterday I had a wee upsetting experience:

The sake tasted like nail polish remover would taste! Were they trying to kill me??!! Hmmmmmmmm... anyway, they brought me another but I realised I didn't really want sake and it was only 3 o'clock in the afternoon......

Try the lunch combos and the roll combos for an affordable lunch that is quite worth it and tasty. And order water.

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