Target 2.2: Pho Kim Penh Xe Lua
Address: 500 West Broadway (map)
Phone: 604-877-1120
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4
Price: $5.49 small; $6.49 large; $7.49 extra large
Condiments Photo
Fishtank Photo
Hours
Visit date: February 19th, 2008
Visit time: 7:45 PM
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Jason’s ratings (#11 rare beef & tendon) -
Broth: 7.5/10
Beef: 7.5/10
Noodle: 7/10
Condiments: 7/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 7/10
Jason’s total: 7.2/10
Des’ [...]

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Eat Vancouver has been receiving a wealth of user comments lately, ones that are both useful and very well thought out. In order to highlight these comments, we will be awarding a comment of the week, each week. Since we have a bit of a backlog, this week will feature two comments.
The first [...]

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Target 3: Come Along Seafood Restaurant
Address: 2550 Kingsway (map)
Phone: 604-439-1318
Dim Sum Menu: Page 1; Page 2
Prices:
Small - $2.95
Medium - $3.50
Large - $3.95
Kitchen – $4.95-5.95
Visit date: February 16th, 2008
Visit time: 11:00 AM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings -
Steamed dumplings: 80% or 28 of 35 possible points
Steamed other: 90% or 13.5/15
Fried & deep fried: 70% or 10.5/15
Baked & sweet: N/A
Rice-noodle-veg: [...]

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Target 3: Peaceful Restaurant
Address: 532 West Broadway (map)
Phone: 604-879-9878
Menu: Available at their homepage
Price: $5.95 for 8 small baos
Visit date: February 15th, 2008
Visit time: 8:00 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings
Soup: 6.5/10
Pastry: 6.5/10
Meat: 8/10
Other items & condiments: 4/5
Service & atmosphere: 4.5/5
Jason’s total: 7.375/10
Des’ ratings -
Soup: 6.5/10
Pastry: 7/10
Meat: 8.5/10
Other items & condiments: 4.25/5
Service & atmosphere: 4.25/5
Des’ total: 7.625/10
Total Score (averaged [...]

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Target 2: The Place
Address: 8028 Granville St (map)
Phone: 604-261-3948
Menu: Page 1
Price: $4.55 for 6 baos
Visit date: February 1st, 2008
Visit time: 7:30 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings
Soup: 7.5/10
Pastry: 7/10
Meat: 8.5/10
Other items & condiments: 3.25/5
Service & atmosphere: 3.5/5
Jason’s total: 7.46/10
Des’ ratings -
Soup: 8/10
Pastry: 8/10
Meat: 8.5/10
Other items & condiments: 4/5
Service & atmosphere: 3.5/5
Des’ total: 8/10
Total Score (averaged across both raters, [...]

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A bit late, I know, but here’s a delightful Valentine’s Day story called Harlequin Valentine. It also happens to one of my very favorite short stories. And yes, it is food related (somewhat). Oh, how I wish I discovered this was online earlier today.
Neil Gaiman – Harlequin Valentine
Best of luck [...]

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Target 2: Golden Ocean
Address: 2008 W 41st Ave (map)
Phone: 604-263-8886
Prices:
Small - $3.10
Medium - $4.35
Large - $4.95
Kitchen – $6.70
Visit date: February 2nd, 2008
Visit time: 11:00 AM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings -
Steamed dumplings: 85% or 29.75 of 35 possible points
Steamed other: 80% or 12/15
Fried & deep fried: 70% or 10.5/15
Baked & sweet: 80% or 12/15
Rice-noodle-veg: 80% or 8/10
Other factors [...]

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Here are your Tuesday links:
Cracked runs down some of the douchiest food in the world.
Rob Feenie is now the “food concept architect” for Cactus Club, whatever that means.
That is all.

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Target 1: Sun Sui Wah (Main St.)
Address: 3388 Main ST (map)
Phone: 866-872-8822 (toll free)
Homepage
Specials menu: Page 1; Page 2
Small - $3.20
Medium - $3.75
Large - $4.20
Deluxe – $5.95
Kitchen – $6.80
Tea - 80 cents per head we ordered two kinds: Shou Mei and Chrysanthemum. Fairly good quality and well worth the charge)
Visit date: January 27th, 2008
Visit [...]

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The Great Dim Sum Smackdown
a new ‘down
Saturday February 2nd, 2008
By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver Writer
I know what you are thinking: Another ‘down, has this guy lost it?
But let’s not forget the immortal words of Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood:
I assure you, whatever the others promise to do, when it comes to the showdown, they [...]

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