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11/22/2002 Archived Entry: "Someone wicked this way comes"

Big ol' friend get-together tonight...Ross, Dawnette (sp?), Andy, Kelly, Daemion, James, Claire, Ken, Glenda, Mike, Jen and I. Very cool. We went over to Forever Amber's Cafe in New Westminster. Gourmet food at burger shop prices. I had the grilled tuna with prawns and roasted veggies. It was excellent, as usual. A few people got together and bought Jen and I dinner.

Yesterday, similar occurence. Ken, Lori, Tom, Valaria, JD, Gretchen, Jen and I. We went to Sammy J. Peppers and had good conversation and crappy, expensive food. Ken's and my dinners were ok, but Lori's food was cold, they forgot the bacon on Jen's chicken clubhouse (and the chicken was about paper thin), they completely forgot Gretchen's dinner. The meals came about 15 minutes apart, so some of us were finished before others even started. The server was good, so we really wanted to tip her, but the kitchen was awful. I am seriously looking at giving their head office a call. Really they should have given us a discount, but all they ended up doing was not charging Lori for her salmon.

Vancouver has more restaurants per capita than any other city in North America, it's unfortunate that most of them suck. The ones that are good are truly treasures. I'll list the ones I really like here...if you've got restaurant recommendations, please add a comment

• Forever Amber's Cafe in New Westminster
  
• Amorosa on the border between New Westminster and Burnaby
  
• Fatzo's on West 4th in Vancouver
  
• Yokohama in Surrey (not sure about the other location[s])
  
• Pho Hoa (any location). What is soup without tripe?
  
• That Away Home on Cambie in Vancouver
  
• 5 Star Sweets in Surrey (Indian take-away)
  
• La Charcouterie in Port Kells (the best subs, but only when the owner makes them - his kids are stingy)
  
• New York New York Greek Restaurant on 152nd st. in Surrey
  

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