From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Review: Dim Sum at Sun Sui Wah

by gigi on August 19, 2007

Jenkins and I went to Sun Sui Wah in Richmond the other day with my family for a dim sum brunch. I am a total sucker for dim sum and almost never turn down an invite to dim sum. Sun Sui Wah is pretty popular for dim sum so we went at 11am to avoid [...]

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Review: Bubble World

by gigi on August 16, 2007

John, Louis, Chris, and I went to the Bubble World on Kingsway & Wilson the other day. It was after work and a nice way to wind down. Although it is Bubble World, none of us ordered bubbles along with our drinks. Bubble World offers a take-0ut menu along with its eat-in service with the [...]

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Review: Tomoya Japanese Restaurant

by gigi on August 15, 2007

Derek, Peggy, and I went to Tomoya for sushi the other day. Located at 6285 Nelson Ave in Burnaby, it’s just around the corner from Lao Shan Dong beef noodle house and basically across the street from Metrotown. I had heard from a friend that this was pretty good so decided to give it a [...]

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Review: Empire Mandarin Restaurant

by gigi on August 13, 2007

Jenkins and I went to Empire Mandarin Restaurant the other day with our families. It is located in Richmond at 8251 Alexandra Rd, which is a street filled with mostly Asian restaurants. The building with the restaurant is split into two, one is the Empire Mandarin Restaurant, which features Shanghainese cuisine. The other restaurant, whose [...]

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Review: Torarenbo Japanese Restaurant

by gigi on August 12, 2007

Jenkins and I went to Torarenbo for lunch the other day. It is located at 8191 Park Rd in Richmond, which is a small street right by Richmond Centre mall. Jenkins found out about this place a few months ago and it has quickly become one of our favourite sushi places in Richmond. We both [...]

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Review: Japa Dog

by gigi on August 9, 2007

Jenkins and I decided to check out Japa Dog the other day. It is a Japanese-style hot dog stand at Burrard and Smithe just in front of the Sutton Place Hotel. They have the same hot dogs you would typically find at any hot dog stand, but the real specialty here is the Japanese hot [...]

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