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Trans Canada road trip
I haven't lived in Thunder Bay for several years now, but I know that The Caribou restaurant and The Good News Cafe are still open - I loved both when I lived there. For higher end/fine dining, Bistro One is (was?) the best in the city. I'm sure there are newer options, but I would go to those 3 places if I was ever passing through.
mini buns in edmonton?
I really want to make mini burgers for a thingy this weekend, but am having a hard time finding mini buns. I don't want to use dinner rolls - I want proper, cute, little hamburger buns. Does anybody know where I might find them? I'm nervous that they don't exist outside of BBQ season.
Vegan restaurant near airport?
I have a stopover from Hawaii on Wednesday around lunchtime and will be in your city for 6 hours. Can anyone recommend a good vegan restaurant within a reasonable cab ride to/from the airport? I have been reading up on all the great vegan/vegetarian spots - too bad Millennium is only open for dinner!
Dulce de leche in Edmonton?
I was recently in the American South where I purchased a squeeze-bottle of dulce de leche, and after many delicious breakfasts, the bottle is now empty. Can I buy it here? I know about "making" my own by boiling a can of condensed milk, but I would much rather buy it already made. Has anyone seen it on a shelf somewhere?
YEG Simple Poll. The war of the restos...
Corso 32
Wildflower
Bistro Praha
Reasons? The first is just better - more unique perhaps, imho. The second is because I don't much care for Hardware Grill...it is a bit too boring (meat and potatoes) for me. Plus, I have had good food and service experiences at Wildflower. Lastly...I like the ambiance of Praha...and I think the schnitzel is bigger and crispier.
Edmonton Assistance
Service is sketchy at Boualong? I haven't had that experience at all. We just took friends last week and the service was great. What I do think is sketchy is their refusal to take plastic of any kind, especially given that a single noodle or curry dish can run close to $20. I mean, it's one thing that King Noodle only takes cash, but then, it is nearly impossible to spend more than $10, but for a Thai dinner for 4, it was $90. No visa machine is just bad customer service.
Edmonton Assistance
This may come too late, since perhaps you've already come and gone, but my SO is vegan and we go to Padmanadi all the time (almost too much for me)...so I've come to know the menu quite well. My favorite is the curry chicken. I also love the spicy eggplant (with coconut sauce), and the sweet & sour shrimp. The latter is a take on the junk food Chinese version - they even have little tails - but it is totally vegan. If you save room, the cheesecake is very good. Also, they have a healthy, delicious sit-down breakfast/brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. I would recommend the thai eggs benedict, the curried yam omelet, and the french toast. Oh, and also the chai lattes. In case you're wondering - yep, the whole brunch is vegan too.
For Thai, everyone is right - boualoung and viphalay. I love sushi is good for lunch, and it is right downtown. It isn't as good as Mikado but way cheaper and closer. And much better than Kyoto. I also like Golden Bird for Vietnamese. Nobody suggested a dim sum place in Chinatown - I haven't been to any there so I could only guess. I would agree with King Noodle or Tau Bay for pho.
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Padmanadi
10740 101 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 2S3, CA
Best restaurant in Edmonton?
hands down, no question for me. The Blue Pear. Innovative, uses local ingredients, and imho, is the best restaurant in Edmonton.
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Blue Pear Restaurant
10643 123 Street, Edmonton, AB T5N 1P3, CA
Good Steak in Edmonton
+1 more for Sage. It was a year ago but was very, very good steak.
Sabor Divino Edmonton: Very good overall, some imperfections, 4 stars for food, 3 for service
hmm...that lobster/prawn pasta sounds so good - maybe i'll check it out. i might avoid the whole big meal out thing - and just go and have pasta, wine, and end it there.
ps - i sure hope it wasn't homophobia - restaurants need to appreciate ALL customers - but wouldn't be shocked if that was the issue with the dude.
Edmonton: Dinner and brunch downtown?
i love this thread. i agree with you both, though my one time dinner at the manor was quite good. but that was a couple of years ago and my one time brunch there was fairly awful. the food was swimming in oil. anyway, i was at cafe de ville for brunch this past weekend and it was quite good. the service and the coffee were both excellent too incidentally. based on your comments, i am going to try the brunch at the Wildflower soon. As for Blue Plate - if they spent as much time on the food as they do on maintaining the hipster quotient, it might be worth the money.
Dim Sum in Edmonton?
cha is very close the WEM. too bad you didn't go there.
sorry to hear about the experience - i'll know to just stick to my favorites.
BURGER PLACE IN EDMONTON
it has been at least a year since i've been but the roasted red pepper and brie (which comes as a huge slab) burger at tasty tom's is fantastic. not sure if it still is - new ownership and all.
Dim Sum in Edmonton?
i like cha better than unforgettable, and i think they are the top two here. cha has better pork buns and if it is busy, selection is quite good. unforgettable takes awhile, and the buns i had were dry. but - it does appear to be mostly homemade, so bonus points there.
Curious about offal and all those other odds and ends in Edmonton.
we've totally hijacked this board. oops. sorry about that raidar.
Curious about offal and all those other odds and ends in Edmonton.
thanks everyone! the puppy thanks you too. he is 10 weeks old, cute, and tiring. He is on a raw diet. i saw the tripe at tailblazers...i was just hoping for something cheaper (or free)!
Curious about offal and all those other odds and ends in Edmonton.
it is very funny you posted this, because i planned on asking a similar question to this board this week. i'm looking for tripe - raw. it is green and stinks...and i can't find it anywhere. i'm thinking farmer's market might work. Or i might try contacting a farm that does their own slaughter.
btw, it is for my dog, not me.
edmonton boualouang moved
I noticed menu changes on my last visit too. To be fair, I think maybe they mistakenly went too big when they moved (in terms of menu) and all of my favorites, which were on the menu in the original location, have not been cut. As an addendum to my original post, some of the prices have gone up. I don't quite understand why coconut rice is so expensive in every thai resto in this city...
Did they have the visa/interac machine working when you were there? Annoyingly, it was still cash only in July. Just wondering if that has changed.
Wine bar/lounge in Edmonton?
i've been to that place next to Culina Millcreek - it is excellent for selection but TINY. Maybe 8 people could fit in the whole place. It isn't a lounge, there isn't really much atmosphere or music, but the wine is great and the sommelier is knowledgeable.
mole in edmonton?
Is there a place that serves a nice Spanish mole here? i made one recently, and wouldn't mind comparing it with another.
Recommendations for anniversary dinner in Edmonton
wildflower is a good rec. i know it was under renovations and am not sure if it has reopened, but the manor cafe is quite nice at this time of the year - the patio is lovely and could be a nice romantic night. i would say the food is about as good as at wildflower - but that's, of course, debatable!
Edmonton Recs
there's a thai place there, right near the corona station - anybody remember what it's called?
tatami rooms edmonton?
Is there a restaurant with GOOD japanese food that also has tatami rooms? For instance, I don't think Furasato has them, nor do I think Wasabi does. I know Mikado does, but I think the former two are better for food. Recommendations?
famoso going downhill? (ed)
i went to the "other" famoso, in terwilliger, recently for lunch, and maybe it's that i just had pizza in chicago...but it wasn't up to the same standard as i remember having downtown. the pizza was burnt on the bottom - like black and charred and for several bites, all i could taste was the charred bottom. meanwhile, and somewhat inexplicably, it was soggy. how it can be burnt and soggy is anyone's guess, but it was worse on one pizza than it was on the other. we ordered extra mushrooms on the vesuvio, but we didn't get very many.
i heard they are opening a third location in south ed common. is this an example of over franchising resulting in lower quality food? (think, Wok Box!) Is the food perhaps better at the downtown location?
