Dennys is offering a free grand slam breakfast from 6am-2pm only tommorow. look Too bad there's none in abby.
Pacific Culinary of Arts is offering 2 for 1 deals from mon-fri for the month of february. look I am definitely going
Monday, February 2, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Wing Nuts + Shaktea
WingNuts is famous for their different flavors of wings. They have stuff like garlic parm, Jamaican jerk, smoky thai peanut, etc.. The room is fairly spacious with TVs that you can watch from everywhere you sit. You order and pay, then you go and sit down and wait for them to make the order. There was only 2 people working there at the time, but it wasn't too busy. We ordered the Wing Ding which is 9 wings + fries for 8.69 and a deep fried snickers bar (because we've never tried)
We ordered the sticky fingers BBQ wings which were pretty tasty and that snickers bar was soo good. it was probably like 1000 calories.. per bite.. but damn, it was worth it. I've never had one so I was expecting the fried part to be really oily and disgusting, but it was crispy and when you bite down, it was soft and delicious. wow . yum.
Then we went over to Shaktea to digest with a cup of tea. They have tea services for one for 3.49 (I think it was) and up, depending on what tea you got. There's also 3 flavors set up to try- they were black tea, herb, and pumpkin.. I chose the black tea and sat down by the window and waited for them to bring it over. Friend had pumpkin.
The room is full of paintings that were being sold for around 450. I did see a small one, the size of a lightswitch, sold for 50 bucks. wow. The washroom also has 2 paintings for sale haha.
We each got a bright orange tea kettle on top of a candle to keep it warm. They also gave us 4 gingerbread cookies. They were kinda hard and digusting- but I was here for tea. I think I got around 4-5 cups of tea in one kettle.
I like my tea plain (no milk sugar or honey) and it was very calming and soothing. I was sooo full from all the food I ate previously I just wanted to sit in silence and contemplate about life haha .. while staring out the window at the random store called Welcome Home Eugene Choo across the street. But then it reminded me of my old statistics prof and made me sad (similar name).
The music was soothing, but a bit weird because it reminded me of old chinese operas. ...
Hawker's Delight + East is East
After brunch, we ventured across the street to Hawker's Delight. It is popular for their delicious food for a very small price. excellent! The room is very small with the menu prominently displayed everywhere. We decided on the satays (I think they were pork.. I don't remember) for 75 cents a skewer (minimum 5 order) and a potato+onion samosa thing on the counter because they looked good. Tea and water is self served next to the ordering station.
We sat by the window because I felt like people watching (I needed to figure out what hipsters/scensters look like) but we ended up looking at Quejos next door and random people who kept pushing the door instead of pulling. good times.
The foor arrived and the satays were delicious. No weird taste like the ones from Ellie. They were tasty and the meat was not too dry or tough. The sauce was good too. However the puff thing was SO spicy. The pastry part was very soft and flaky, It was good and I bit in and it was just red inside.. I already felt the spiciness kick in but I liked the pastry part so much I took another bite. I am so retarded my mouth was burning up and I had no water (Because I had to pee really bad and I didn't feel like adding more liquid into my system). Even my friend who loves spicy food also found it too spicy- but at least she was smart and stopped before it got too bad. aiya
Then we headed off to East is East. When we went in, she quickly sat us down. Since it was so sunny outside, the place was soo dark in comparison, so dark that my friend tripped and almost fell into her seat hahaha all I have to say is glad it wasn't me first. The room was really unique with lots of cushions and a laid back middle eastern feel. It was just way too dark for me and we noticed there was a take out, so we opted for that instead. She had brought us a sample of chai tea so we tried it first. I used to hate chai tea.. because I had to make it back in grade 10 for a stupid business management class and it was disgusting. Maybe I just can't make them, but it turned me off. However, this one had a nice hint of sweetness and spiciness to it.. mm
We went up to order for takeout instead, and we got another sample of chai tea ahahah. we didn't mind because it was yummy, but I still had to pee (I don't know why I didn't just go to a bathroom). We got a single roti roll with lamb in it. We opted the salad and soup in fear that it would be hard to eat. Everything came to 8.73 altogether.
While sitting and waiting, I witnessed the service and their super casual laid back feel towards everything. They also wore flowy clothing, scarves, and white tops. I think it adds to the ambience, so I didn't mind. They are also very green concious- by using bio degradable products and also has a wide variety of vegetarian meals. While waiting one of the servers told us our shakes will be done soon (uh .. what?)
Anyways, we got our roti and it came with soup and salad . Even though with all this random confusion- I still don't mind the restaurant haha. The soup turned out to be very delicious and the roti was tasty with lamb + rice inside. I am definitely coming back one day, maybe to their kitsilano location. I want to try the rest of their menu and a shake =)
We sat by the window because I felt like people watching (I needed to figure out what hipsters/scensters look like) but we ended up looking at Quejos next door and random people who kept pushing the door instead of pulling. good times.
The foor arrived and the satays were delicious. No weird taste like the ones from Ellie. They were tasty and the meat was not too dry or tough. The sauce was good too. However the puff thing was SO spicy. The pastry part was very soft and flaky, It was good and I bit in and it was just red inside.. I already felt the spiciness kick in but I liked the pastry part so much I took another bite. I am so retarded my mouth was burning up and I had no water (Because I had to pee really bad and I didn't feel like adding more liquid into my system). Even my friend who loves spicy food also found it too spicy- but at least she was smart and stopped before it got too bad. aiya
Then we headed off to East is East. When we went in, she quickly sat us down. Since it was so sunny outside, the place was soo dark in comparison, so dark that my friend tripped and almost fell into her seat hahaha all I have to say is glad it wasn't me first. The room was really unique with lots of cushions and a laid back middle eastern feel. It was just way too dark for me and we noticed there was a take out, so we opted for that instead. She had brought us a sample of chai tea so we tried it first. I used to hate chai tea.. because I had to make it back in grade 10 for a stupid business management class and it was disgusting. Maybe I just can't make them, but it turned me off. However, this one had a nice hint of sweetness and spiciness to it.. mmWe went up to order for takeout instead, and we got another sample of chai tea ahahah. we didn't mind because it was yummy, but I still had to pee (I don't know why I didn't just go to a bathroom). We got a single roti roll with lamb in it. We opted the salad and soup in fear that it would be hard to eat. Everything came to 8.73 altogether.
While sitting and waiting, I witnessed the service and their super casual laid back feel towards everything. They also wore flowy clothing, scarves, and white tops. I think it adds to the ambience, so I didn't mind. They are also very green concious- by using bio degradable products and also has a wide variety of vegetarian meals. While waiting one of the servers told us our shakes will be done soon (uh .. what?)
Anyways, we got our roti and it came with soup and salad . Even though with all this random confusion- I still don't mind the restaurant haha. The soup turned out to be very delicious and the roti was tasty with lamb + rice inside. I am definitely coming back one day, maybe to their kitsilano location. I want to try the rest of their menu and a shake =)
