They have opened their second location downtown! For just about ten dollars, you can spoil yourself with a delicious bowl of ramen, and paired with a good ol’ bottle of coca cola of course. The charshu (BBQ pork) is extremely tender, and there are 5 variations of broth. Japanese owned and operated, quaint and open space and the service is friendly and fast.
The challenge with many of the ramen shops in Vancouver are the long line ups. At Benkei, perhaps due to a larger space or the fact that it is still fairly new, I was able to get a table within 5 minutes. That’s record breaking ramen time.
Go hungry and don’t forget to get your ramen stamp card filled!
Benkei Ramen - 747 Thurlow Street
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I’m always on the search for quality, fresh sushi spots. One of my recent favorites is Oyaji Zushi - a quaint little sushi restaurant located in the Waterfall building near Granville Island. They only serve wild salmon and you can have your sushi made with brown rice. Reasonably priced, with specialty rolls such as the Tuna Crunch Roll - tuna topped with Unagi and garlic chips for $8.50.
Open Monday to Friday from 11AM to 8PM and on Saturday from 12PM to 8PM.
1542 West 2nd Avenue. 604-733-7396
Amy Chan, partlySunny Contributor
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Here’s your chance to try some restaurants in the Yaletown area that are participating in the “Taste of Yaletown” event going on until October 31, 2009. CIBC is the proud sponsor to this 5th annual event and partial proceeds to this event are donated to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
Participating restaurants are offering tasting menus at fixed prices of $25, $35 and $45 allowing you to share and try a wide variety of foods. Some of my tops picks:Brix, Rodeny’s Oyster House, Section 3, and Simply Thai.
I recently tasted the Simply Thai $35 menu which included 3 tasting size appetizers, a soup, 3 entrees and a deep fried banana with coconut ice cream dessert. Needles to say, I had enough to take home for lunch the next day.
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Mac & Cheese: for some the ultimate comfort food, for others reminiscent of childhood but macbar is not for kids. It’s mac & cheese for adults!The sister restaurant to Delicatessen, this little yellow joint makes me smile the minute I step in. Modern and well organized in a small space, this take-out joint is VERY yellow but in a cute, happy kind of way. Great for takeouts, quickie lunches and late night suppers.
Their menu is fairly extensive, filled with varieties of mac & cheese combinations, a far cry from the instant Kraft kind. I went with mac ‘shroom ($9.99) - roasted “magic” mushrooms, fontina, mascarpone & truffled essence. My girlfriend had the mayan chipotle ($9.50)- chicken Diablo, Chihuahua cheese & green onions. We both ordered the medium, which comes … more …
I attended the Dirty Apron Cooking School open house this past weekend and immediately fell in love with the space. As a person who is pretty useless in the kitchen, it made me want to learn!
Brought to you by the people who brought you Chambar and Cafe Medina, the Dirty Apron Cooking School is the new place for foodies, novices and aspiring chefs to learn some tricks of the trade.
Karri and Nico Schuerman and former Chambar sous-Chef David Roberstson have created a space for ease of learning and a place for a community to come together and socialize.
You can register for hands on or demonstration classes depending on your mood. There is also a picnic style table dining area for you to taste your creations after each session.
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