306 Water Street, Vancouver (Gastown)
Gastown has been blessed with another poke shop, and now The Poke Guy on Richards Street has some serious competition to watch out for. The Poke Shop, located on Water Street, is the latest poke restaurant to join the growing Vancouver trend. Located in another basement, I was first drawn to The Poke Shop by their colourful sign that pointed into the restaurant. Walking inside, I was greeted with a burst of colour, with a long Hawaiian style mural running along one of the walls and a gorgeous wooden communal table with gorgeous blue glass running through the center of it. Starting at $12.95 for a large bowl, you are given a base of rice or salad, two scoops of protein and unlimited toppings. Unlimited. As in, top it until you drop it (but don't drop it, because you will be sad). As with The Poke Guy there are multiple toppings to choose from, however, you need to be careful about some of the toppings that you choose, as premium toppings are an extra $1, like avocado. However, the poke bowl was amazing. Their toppings were plentiful and abundant, which was really great to see. I chose the wild sockeye salmon and Ahi tuna on white Japonica rice, topped with avocado, corn, green onion, and many other things I don't remember, and topped off with miso sauce. It was incredibly fresh and delicious, though the fish wasn't as marinated or flavourful. If you're looking to diversify your poke pallet, consider The Poke Shop, right across from the steam clock. You'll instantly forget that you're in rainy Vancouver.
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556 Beatty Street, Vancouver | 542 Herald Street, Victoria This Victoria all day breakfast place made its trek across the Straight of Georgia to Beatty Street by Stadium Chinatown station, and it was quite the feat. My friend Kim took me to Jam Cafe, which hails from Victoria. Upon entry into the restaurant, we had thankfully beat the brunch rush and didn't have to wait at all to get a comfy table. Everything on the menu looked delicious, and the items were quite interesting, which included red velvet pancakes, brioche French toast and their biscuit bowls. We were warned by our server that the portions were huge - and they weren't wrong. We decided to get the little versions of the bowls - the Little Charlie and the Little Veggie - and found out that that it was virtually impossible for anyone to finish even the little version. That boggled me, but at the end of our meal, I found that our server was right. The Little Veggie consisted of biscuits, hashbrowns, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, green onions, cheddar and mushrooms, topped with two sunny-side up eggs. It was delicious but incredibly overwhelming. As the waiter predicted, I couldn't finish my bowl, and I felt super bad about it. Looking around at other dishes, I could see that other dishes such as their chicken and waffles or their blueberry pancakes were massive, and unless you hadn't eaten for days, you wouldn't be able to finish it at all. I watched two girls both order the blueberry pancakes, and neither of them made a dent in the pancakes. In fact, even if they shared the pancakes, they probably wouldn't be able to finish them. The food is absolutely delicious, but my suggestion is to go with some super hungry friends and share the dishes. The amount of wastage makes my heart sink, but nevertheless go check them out, and bring your appetite! They have all day breakfast and lunch options for those that may not be feeling breakfast. |
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