Chianti’s (now closed)
Address: 1850 West 4th Avenue
Phone: 604-738-8411
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Quickbite: Chianti’s

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver editor

Seeing as Chianti’s is only a short jaunt from my apartment, it is somewhat surprising that it took me this long to give it a try. Add in the fact that I’m a huge pasta nut - I was in New York a few weeks ago where I enjoyed some superb pasta in that city’s little Italy - and you’d think I’d be all over this restaurant. Well, it turns out that I should have postponed this visit indefinitely, because if my first and only visit is indicative of the food and service at this place, Chianti’s sucks.

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Chilo’s Taqueria y Mariscos is closed

Chilo’s Taqueria y Mariscos
Address: 5170 Victoria Drive
Tel: 604-321-0483

Hours:
Vary Seasonally

Filling in the Gaps (updated)

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver Editor
Tuesday May, 9th 2006 (updated Thursday August 24th 2006)

** 1/2 (of four stars)

It’s a common sentiment among lovers of Mexican food that Vancouver is plagued by a dearth of said cuisine. You can count the number of authentic Mexican joints on one hand, and the number of good ones on a few fingers. Unfortunately, places like Tacos Mexico Rico and La Casita, serviceable options for somewhat authentic Mexican, are losing the battle against uninspired Taco Bell rip-offs (names such as The Red Burrito and the horrid Casa de Amigos come to mind) and soulless food factories like Las Margaritas and Andale’s.

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Kadoya Sushi
Address: 1036 Davie
Tel:604-608-1115

Kadoya Sushi is Alright

By Dan Fishman
Eat Vancouver Columnist
Wednesday, August 14th, 2006

** (of four stars)

I recently celebrated my 25th birthday, and what a day. First the Chairman treated me to New India Buffet, which was a delight, and then Ratbag suggested that we check out his new favorite sushi restaurant, Kadoya, on Davie St. We showed up around 6:30, and had no trouble getting a table, although the restaurant was mostly full. The décor was nothing special, typical sushi restaurant stuff, except that the walls are covered with cards featuring comments from previous customers. Personally I don’t see why anyone would care about what someone else thinks about a restaurant, but maybe some do (that’s a joke—you should care deeply about what other people think, especially if that other people is me).

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