Lunch at Lin Chinese Cuisine

My parents dropped off groceries from Costco at our place and we decided to have lunch at Lin's Chinese Cuisine.

Xiao Long Bao (Shanghai juicy pork dumplings)

Tan Tan noodle soup with minced meat

Beef with green bean in black bean sauce

Shanghai-style Chow Mein

Yay for Chinese food. Best Xiao Long Bao in Vancouver!

Picnic lunch delivery from White Spot

My parents, siblings, hubby, and I went to Queen Elizabeth Park today for a picnic. For lunch, we decided to order from White Spot through Skip The Dishes.

Chicken Ceasar Wrap
Herb-marinated BC chicken wrapped in a salsa tortilla with crisp romaine, bacon, and Parmesan, tossed in White Spot's signature Caesar dressing.

Chicken Ceasar Wrap
Herb-marinated BC chicken wrapped in a salsa tortilla with crisp romaine, bacon, and Parmesan tossed in White Spot's signature Caesar dressing.

Poutine
White Spot's signature Kennebec fries topped with gravy and cheese curds.

The Spot's Fish (2 pcs)
A White Spot tradition. Two pieces of crispy tempura Ocean Wise cod served with your choice of side.

I hope we could do this again before rain comes back in the city. :)

Dinner at Suika

After Mass, we decided to have dinner at our favourite restaurant in all of Vancouver, Suika. As you know, I'm getting my usual Katsu Curry, while hubby is willing to try new items from the menu.

Wagyu Beef Tataki Capraccio
(Perfectly seared Wagyu beef with Yuzu Kochujan dressing)

The Wagyu Beef is tender and melts in your mouth. I kinda wish there's more of it.

Kanimiso (Crab Butter) Fries
French fries with homemade Kanimiso (crab butter) dipping sauce

French fries are amazing. It's such a great appetizer while planning the future with hubby.

Signature Beef Curry (Suika's original stewed beef tendon curry) topped with Tonkatsu (pork loin cutlet)

The curry is not on the menu, but I asked if it's available, and they made it for me. I'm so happy!

Velvety Almond Tofu
Super smooth almond tofu with fruit sauce

The first bite was sour, but after that, it became smooth and sweet.

Breakfast at Eggspectation

We had a business meeting today at Eggspectation.

Drinks

Any good breakfast/brunch meal starts with a cup coffee, but for non-coffee drinkers like me, I tried their Green Light, while hubby had the hot chocolate.

Green Light
Spinach, apple, fresh ginger and mint. Go ahead, its green and you are sure to run with this!

Hot Chocolate

Breakfast

For food, I ordered a benny while hubby had an omelette.

Smoked Salmon Benny
Two perfectly poached eggs on multigrain toast, with smoked wild sockeye salmon and Philadelphia™ cream cheese, topped with our famous hollandaise sauce, and a sprinkle of red onions and capers. Served with our Lyonnaise-style potatoes

Eggspectation Omelette
Where it all began! Three free run eggs mixed with mushrooms, onions, green and red peppers, bacon, sausage, smoked ham, cheddar cheese and our Lyonnaise-style potatoes.

The benny is not perfectly poached, which is unfortunate from a place that specializes in breakfast.

Lunch Delivery from Bon's Off Broadway

Happy Friday! For lunch today, hubby and I decided to order food instead of cooking. I have been craving pasta and searched SkipTheDishes for pasta and the only small restaurant that delivers in our place is Bons Off Broadway.

Order from Bon's Off Broadway

We ordered three things for lunch today and there's way too much food for two people. I'll be honest, I wasn't satisfied with what we ordered which is unfortunate.

Chicken Alfredo Mushroom Sun-Dried Tomatoes

This is the best among the three items we ordered.

Chicken Alfredo Mushroom Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Bon's Jumbo Burger Plate

The burger got soggy. This is a reminder not to order burgers for delivery. The fries were good, though so it's something.

Bon's Jumbo Burger Plate

Sad buns

Deluxe Nachos

This is the saddest of the three. The nachos arrived stale which is unfortunate.

Nachos

Tim Hortons' Caramel Iced Capp and Starbucks' Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino®

It's Pokemon Go Fest 2020 weekend which means we're going to spend some hours out in our local park to enjoy the sun, catch Pokemon, and spin Pokestops.

Starbucks' Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappucino

Last Saturday (day 1 of Go Fest), we decided to grab a venti Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino® from Starbucks after staying in a nearby park for a couple hours.

Starbucks Counter

Inside Starbucks

Starbucks Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino®

Tim Hortons' Caramel Iced Capp

Today (day 2 of Go Fest), we decided to grab a large Caramel Iced Capp from Tim Hortons and potato wedges. We enjoyed it in a nearby local park.

Tim Hortons Counter

Inside Starbucks

Caramel Iced Capp

Comparison

I like the one from Starbucks more and only because of the crunchy thing they put on top. You cannot go wrong with either drink because they're both essentially caramel shake.

Actually, Tim Hortons has a seasonal Salted Caramel Iced Capp which I last saw two years ago. They don't serve it during summer anymore.

Guest Post: Pokey Okey

My brother wrote this post about his lunch for today. More importantly, I am impressed that he takes better pictures than me! LOL. I love the contrast between the black and white placemat and the colourful poke bowl.

I have been craving poke for a while now and decided to order delivery for one today.

What's in a Poke Bowl?

I ordered from Pokey Okey and got The Red Bowl (spicy tuna, spicy salmon, flying fish roe, seaweed salad, kimchi, carrots, radish, purple cabbage, bacon bits, seaweed flakes and spicy sesame sauce). You also have an option of three bases, brown rice, spring mix and white rice and decided to get all three. I also added ahi tuna and avocado to the order. 

The Red Bowl from Pokey Okey

Pokey Okey Review

As you can tell, there are lots of ingredients in this meal so it's a little hard to describe the taste of all of them. The avocado was a great addition as it helped balance out the spice from everything else. I made a mistake by picking all three bases as the spring mix definitely felt out of place with the rice. The fish was tasty and just as I expected so I was glad. Overall, it was a positive experience and I can see myself ordering from them again.