Saturday, December 12, 2020

Lunch at Suika

Suika is my favourite restaurant in Vancouver and primarily because of the Signature Beef Curry with Tonkatsu. It's the best one I have tried in the city.

Today is probably the last time we're going to have lunch there for the year. We do our best to eat at Suika once a month, that's how much I love their food.

Takoyaki Risotto
Deep fried octpus ball filled with rissoto. Takoyaki sauce, mayonnaise, and bonito flake on top

Crispy Chciken Kara Age
Deep fried chicken thigh served with sea salt and pepper.

Signature Beef Curry with Tonkatsu
SUika original stewed beef tendon curry with pork loin cutlet

Double Tonkatsu Set
2 pieces fried pork loin cutlet using special fresh panko. Served with 2 kinds of dipping sauce

Creamy Chestnut Pudding
Custard pudding with rich chestnut cream (mont blanc)

I have tried many dishes from Suika, and I think I've only been disappointed in one specific dish; everything else was delicious. Please support your local favourite restaurant. Stay safe and be kind. Always.

Monday, December 7, 2020

Lunch delivery from Szechuan Chili

Monday! We don't have food for the week and I'm too lazy to cook so we ordered A LOT of food from Szechuan Chili which we will reheat and eat for the week, at least that's the plan. We'll see.

Our feast from Szechuan Chili.

Deep-Fried Wantons

Can I order more of this, please? It's so crunchy. It's the perfect munchies while watching football games.

General Tso's Chicken - I love the heat!

Fish with Salt and Pepper - After the wontons, this is my favourite from today.

Sweet and Sour Pork - It's hard to screw up this dish, it's standard issue.

Assorted Deluxe Vegetables - I love it! I kinda wish I ordered two vegetable dishes and removed the pork.

Shanghai Chow Mein - Standard issue. The one from Lin's is better.

We saw this sticker in the delivery bag.

It seems like I didn't take a photo of the Tan Tan Noodles with Meat Sauce which we're having for dinner tonight. If you've been reading this blog, we're "consistent" with our orders from Chinese restaurants: dumplings (if they have xiao long bao, we usually get that but if it's not we get the next closest thing), Shanghai-style chow mein, and Tan Tan Noodles when it's available.

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Dinner delivery from Taishoken Ramen

I don't have any particular craving tonight so we used Skip The Dishes and sort by Skip Score and select the first restaurant we have not tried.

For tonight, a new restaurant has appeared on the list - Taishoken Ramen. I think I found a new favourite ramen source. It's so delicious! My previous favourite ramen source is Ramen Gojiro, but primarily it's because of their fried chicken. I also loved the ramen from Menya Raizo but they changed owners and the recipe changed.

Miso Tonkotsu - Rich broth with creamy miso. Two slices of pork chashu, green onions, bean sprouts, egg, naruto fish cake, and seaweed.

Karamiso Tonkotsu: Spicy. Rich and sharp broth with creamy miso. Two slices of pork chashu, green onions, bean sprouts, egg, naruto fish cake, fried garlic chips, and seaweed.

This is both our ramen bowls. The soup arrived hot, perfect for eating.

Pork Gyoza

Okonomi Gyoza - if you're getting a side get this one! It's so good.

They're so sweet. The bag arrived with this note.

I am happy to have had this tonight. It's such a comforting meal for a busy weekend.

Brunch at De Dutch Pannekoek House

We're picking up a package from Oak Street at 16th Avenue and decided to have brunch at nearby De Dutch Pannekoek House.

It's nice to eat at a restaurant after more than a month.

Boer's Breakfast: Two eggs, sausage, ham, DeBakin, a piece of toast, hash browns, and a small pannekoek.

Seafood Dutch Beneditcs (English muffin topped with smoked wild BC salmon and shrimp sautéed in lemon butter, two eggs, hollandaise sauce, and two servings of hash browns
Hot Chocolate and Coffee

I love my Seafood benedict! The shrimps is amazing.

Monday, November 30, 2020

Dinner delivery from Pizza Hut

I had a long Monday because it's Cyber Monday and people want to take advantage of deals last minute. Anyway, I have been working from 7:40 a.m. until 5:40 p.m. with a 20-minute or so lunch break. The phone was ringing nonstop and people were sending messages in chat and email. Crazy day.

I thought I'd give myself a rewarding dinner, but I wasn't really craving anything in particular. All I know is our fridge is nearly empty so I needed to order something we can eat for a few days. I was thinking of Chinese food since we always can cook rice, but I don't feel like eating Chinese food. I thought about Domino's Pizza and KFC because they're both having a promo for Cyber Monday.

I end up ordering from Pizza Hut. I ordered a Triple Treat box and pasta. It's my first time trying their pasta.

12" Canadian Pizza (Pepperoni, bacon crumble, sliced mushrooms and pizza mozzarella)

Large Supreme Lover's® (Pepperoni, mild sausage, beef topping, green pepper, sliced mushrooms, red onion and pizza mozzarella)

Garlic Parmesan Boneless Bites (Crispy, breaded seasoned chicken breast) pieces

Indian Butter Boneless Chicken Bites (Crispy, breaded seasoned chicken breast)

I didn't like both boneless bites flavours I picked and I'm thinking of trying all of them. My favourite so far is still salt and pepper.

The Ultimate Hershey’s Chipits Cookie

Family Bacon Mac 'N Cheese (Creamy cheddar cheese sauce tossed with rotini pasta and topped with bacon strips, pizza mozzarella and oven-baked. Includes fresh breadsticks.)

I was disappointed with the first pasta dish I tried. It's not great. To be fair, I haven't tried a lot of mac and cheese to know what great is, all I know is I didn't enjoy this one. Thankfully it comes with breasticks.

Large Breadsticks (Crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside with cheese. Served with marinara dipping sauce.)

Praying for a peaceful, productive, and healthy December.

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Lunch delivery from Daikichi Sushi Shop

We didn't order any food from restaurants yesterday, which is extremely rare for us. I had to work an extra day because our company is making a Black Friday weekend sale and we want to give our customers the best experience. On top of working 6 days last week, I am scrambling to finish this side project I'm working on, plus running errands and cleaning the house. Honestly, it's too much.

Today, I decided to slow down a bit and relax. I continued working on the side project in the morning then decided to order for lunch from Daikichi Sushi Shop.

Our food coma lunch from Daikichi Sushi Shop

Chicken Teriyaki Box (Assorted tempura, chicken teriyaki, California roll, rice, salad, and spring roll.)

Chicken Karaage

Takoyaki

Boston Roll (Prawn tempura, crab, BBQ salmon unagi sauce and ponzu sauce.)

Deep-Fried Gyozas
Oyako Donburi

Review and Comments

My favourite items from today are the chicken kara-age and deep-fried gyoza. Everything else was either average or poor. Do not order the Oyako Donburi - it's not good. The Boston Roll was good, and the Chicken Teriyaki and Tempura from the box is average. The only thing they have going for them is the super cute boxes for the appetizers.

Cute Packaging from Daikichi Sushi Shop

Oh well. Tomorrow is the last day of the month, which means we can order again. :) 

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Lunch delivery from Bombay Masala Indian Restaurant

We had leftover rice from yesterday, so we needed to order from a place that eats rice as much as we (Filipinos) do.

Sorting by Skip Score in SkipTheDishes, one of the first few suggestions was Bombay Masala Indian Restaurant. Since my parents are bringing us food for the week this week, hubby said we only order a couple dishes instead of our usual too much.

Palak Paneer - Cottage cheese cooked in a fresh spinach curry tempered with garlic, ginger, and a touch of cream.

Somehow, I prefer the Palak Paneer from Meinhardt Fine Foods. 

Chicken Vindaloo - Boneless chicken cooked in a tangy curry sauce

The one from New India Buffet + Bar & Restaurant is better. I don't know why.

Veggie Samosa - Vegetarian. Crisp homemade patties stuffed with potatoes and green peas served with chutney. One order comes with two pieces.

The samosa was great. I enjoyed the crunchy outside.

Garlic Naan - Garnished naan with garlic and corriander

The naan was the best thing we've had from this delivery. Though we have leftovers for tomorrow, so I look forward to reheating both the vindaloo and paneer.

This is written on the outside of the delivery bag. They're so sweet.



Gulab Jamun - Pastry balls deep fried and served in cardamom syrup.

I have tried this dessert only once in the past, and I think it's too sweet.

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