From the category archives:

Vietnamese

Review: Viet Sub

by gigi on March 2, 2010

There are several places that are my go-to lunch or dinner places whenever I’m looking for a stand by or am in a rush and since I go to them so often, it doesn’t even occur to me to blog about it. One such place is Viet Sub, which opened last summer on [...]

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Review: Phnom Penh

by gigi on February 11, 2010

Phnom Penh has been on my list of places to check out for the longest time but I never went due to my aversion to waiting in lines. Every time I walk by Phnom Penh, even if it’s at 2 in the afternoon, there is a crowd of people waiting outside! Finally, I decided to [...]

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Review: Joyeaux Cafe & Restaurant

by gigi on February 8, 2010

I needed to buy lunch one weekday and luckily for me, both Craig and Edith were in the same boat. Since it was a cold and rainy day, we decided to go for pho and Edith mentioned that she found a pretty good place downtown called Joyeux Cafe and we wouldn’t have to walk very [...]

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Review: Sugarcane Vietnamese Cafe

by gigi on July 13, 2009

Andrea and I met up one day after work for dinner. She suggested going to Sugarcane Cafe in Kerrisdale because it was kind of in the middle for the both of us from where we were coming from. It opened fairly recently and Andrea told me it had quickly become a favourite of her family’s. [...]

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Review: Chau Kitchen & Bar

by gigi on April 8, 2009

Jenkins and I met up with Ben and Suanne of chowtimes.com fame one evening for dinner. It was our first time meeting up and my first time meeting anyone from cyberspace and I must confess that it was almost like a blind date! :p We ended up having a great time with Ben and Suanne [...]

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Review: Ba Le French Sandwiches

by gigi on January 29, 2008

One of Jenkins and my favourite places to go for Vietnamese subs is Ba Le right at the corner of Kingsway and Fraser.  We found out about this place a few years ago and it is a great place to go for cheap and delicious Vietnamese-style subs.  If you go between 12-1pm, it is usually [...]

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