Blaine WA Another trip to my favorite Mexican place. Chili Rellenos this time A poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, fried, then sauced. Beautiful. Served with rice and beans. These refried beans […]
Doughnut love
Coquitlam BC I heard from a friend about another donut place not far from us, supposedly good, so we checked it out today. Doughnut Love is on Como Lake in Coquitlam. […]
Bordertown Mexican Grill
Blaine WA After two long years we finally can cross the border! I have missed this place a lot. This to me is the closest thing I’ve had to proper Mexican […]
Yum’s Donuts
New Westminster BC This shop opened up with pretty big fanfare. Line ups have been upwards of 2 hours or longer. For donuts! Having said that I do remember in my […]
The Pit Room
Houston TX Before I left Texas I needed a little more BBQ. The Pit Room would fill that need nicely. We had a sampler plate. Pulled Pork, Venison Sausage and Brisket. […]
Pierre Maspero’s
New Orleans LA After our first night of partying pretty hard on Bourbon St. (as hard as 53 year olds can party anyways) we needed so e breakfast the next morning. […]
Elena’s
Beaumont TX We hadn’t had Mexican after almost a week in the states. Thought we better check that box. Let’s maybe call this restaurant Tex-Mex. I didn’t have the feeling I […]
Chic Fil A
Baton Rouge lA I’ve been looking to try some of the new chicken places that have popping up all over the place. Chick Fil A has come up as one of, […]
Prejean’s
Lafayette Deep in the heart of Cajun country is Lafayete LA, the home of Prejean’s. On our menu tonight, Gumbo followed by Shrimp and Grits. House smoked Chicken and Andouille sausage […]
Cafe du Monde
New Orleans LA One of the quintessential things a person must do while in New Orleans is to have a beignet. For my money it’s Café du Monde. There are other […]
GW Fins
New Orleans LA Let me start by saying “Kudos” to Merilynn for picking this place. I missed it while doing my research for food on this trip. I’m sure glad she […]
Rita Mae’s Kitchen
Morgan City LA As we are driving from Avery Island, having loaded up on some Tabasco, Merilynn asks me to figure out lunch. A quick search of Google finds a highly […]
Royal House
New Orleans LA I first ate here 5 years ago the first time I was in NOLA. The food was so good we ordered a second go around. It also just […]
Ralph and Kacoo’s
Beaumont TX I had done some research ahead of this trip and this place was pretty highly rated. Walking in the service was very friendly but it definitely reminded me of […]
Texas Pit Stop BBQ
Galveston TX So in Galveston there’s a famous BBQ called Leon’s. We headed over there around 7 for dinner but found it closed. Texas Pit Stop BBQ was actually our third […]
The Flying Dutchman
Kemah TX It’s a very pleasant 80° in Kemah today as we strolled the boardwalk. First day in the South and we are looking for Seafood! Bring on the Crawfish…… 30 […]
One More Thai
Surrey BC Decent Thai place I went with the yellow curry, which is my preference. Good flavour, tender chicken. I stick with the plain rice but the coconut rice is good […]
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Surrey BC Another stop in my search for the best fried chicken. Popeye’s has crispy chicken for sure. But honestly I didn’t find much flavour in their seasoning. The meat was […]
Nordel Sushi
Surrey BC Nordel Sushi is one of my go tos for sushi. It’s consistently good. Gomae, tempura, Miso and a crunch roll today. As usual a good meal It’s not gonna […]
Omega
Surrey BC This is perhaps one of my favorite pies. We usually go pretty simple, just a Hawaiian, but it’s usually excellent. Need pizza in Surrey? This is a good choice.
Lee Yuen
Surrey BC We had to make last minute Christmas dinner plans because Covid struck. Our preferred Chinese place was closed so we ended up with Lee Yuen. In the past when […]
Stefanos
New Westminster BC Apparently the story goes, 2 brothers had a restaurant. There was a falling out, and one brother opened a spot across the road. This is the one across […]
Angelinas
New Westminster BC We tried this breakfast place by the quay one day. It’s a nice little place right by the water. The orange juice was great, and it’s a bit […]
IGA Deli
Vancouver BC I was in town visiting a friend and needed a quick lunch Now normally I shy away from the grocery store deli but she said that they were pretty […]
Camys
Pizza and Indian food joint in Cedar Hills I like the lasagne for a cheesy, greasy late night snack Don’t expect a gourmet meal, but it is pretty good for a […]