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03-09-2023, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by sonick  Instead of going to Portugal as originally planned for our annual big trip, we are now going to... HALIFAX!
$850 per person for flight & 2 weeks of rental car, cheaper than the $1400 per person flight into Lisbon. | Halifax is solid. Hope you're touring around and not spending the full 2 weeks there though.
Evan's for fish and chips and The Canteen for dinner are musts.
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03-09-2023, 10:33 AM
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Cactus I feel is pretty standard fare and the consistency is pretty on ball almost every time. Also in case no one knows, FYI, Earls and Cactus is owned by the same family. Earls was part owner of Cactus and ended up buying out the other family. Quote:
Originally Posted by Traum I concur on Cactus Club having the A team while Browns having the B team LOL~ FWIW, I'd put Earl's into the B team category too.
I have also never been disappointed by KEG at Still Creek and on Granville Island -- in fact, I think their steaks are excellent, esp when you take prices into account. But somehow, I always get served by dudes at KEG too lol~ | Same here, and the 1 time at Still Creek, our server was a Bradley Cooper doppleganger who was also named Brad. Turned out he was a local actor.
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03-09-2023, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by blkgsr mmmm steak.....
anyone go to Global? or their group of restaurants?
I have a $300 GG to use, wife is pregnant so she's the DD, I'm getting a steak and a nice bottle of wine!! | The main glowbal location in the telus building is junk tbh. If you dont like cactus and earls and stuff, it is literally a slightly worse and more expensive version.
I assume Black and Blue is still under the same umbrella, if so that's pretty good. IMO they have steaks that compete with Gotham and Hy's.
Up there with Elisa as among the best steaks in van.
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03-09-2023, 11:10 AM
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Things are pretty bad out there....
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03-09-2023, 11:35 AM
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I've never got a good steak at Black and Blue. They even had the nerve to tell me my beef wellington has to be well done.
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03-09-2023, 11:50 AM
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Black & Blue is no bueno. Overpriced and not great tasting.
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03-09-2023, 11:56 AM
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Steaks are one of those things I don't really get when I'm out. Like, I can cook one as good or better at home than any restaurant.
My sister had her wedding party at Elisa last year. Pretty much had a bit of every steak on the menu, none struck out to me as any better than what I can cook for myself.
Now, that tartare and carpaccio, that was way more interesting to me.
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03-09-2023, 12:07 PM
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Really black and blue gone downhill? I havent been since pre-pandemic. It used to be good.
To each their own if you think you can cook it better yourself. last time i was at B&B I had their wagyu, and I've had the wagyu and multiple other steaks at Elisa. I actually thought the wagyu I had at B&B was better than Elisa, but these can also be one off things. I mean it could also vary on how I feel, how much I drink, my remembering of the whole evening, etc.
On the whole Elisa is i'd say the more consistent place with a good steak, I mean way more consistent than Hy's or Gotham, which consistently miss the mark both in terms of menu, shitty service, and also just having shitty customers. Last time I was at gothams, just having to tolerate the other entitled little bitch customers complaining about everything from the valet to the table not being ready made me want to kill myself. Not to mention all these ugly ass hoes out there thinking they are hot shit. God damn i've gotten so old, going out at night downtown and seeing these losers think they are so cool actually makes me lose my patience so hard.
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03-09-2023, 12:08 PM
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03-09-2023, 12:13 PM
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I went to black & blue for a bachelor party. Still Creek Keg was better imo. I think it was Hy's that's also owned by the Keg. I went with my parents for my mom's birthday a few years back, again I would pick the Keg over Hy's even though they are from the same parent company.
Also what meme405 said, Glowbal group overall is not good imo, hence why I put Cactus quite high in my books. The group that Cactus owns has a few other restaurants as well, there's one at Park Royal I went to, but I forgot how it was.
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03-09-2023, 12:17 PM
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I've been to B&B about 5 times over the past 10 yrs. Last time was probably 2019 for my wifes xmas party and everyone thought it was shit. I try to give it a shot but it's been a let down every time. Much like Great68, I can cook a mean steak ever since I got my Anova/cast iron so ordering 1 when I'm out is pretty rare, pardon the pun.
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03-09-2023, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by EvoFire I like Cactus Club................ Come on it's not that bad. But I must say it is pricy now compared to before. | Try going during happy hour. The prices are pre-inflation, but you gotta get there before 5.
We stopped going to Earls/Cactus Club unless it's HH since we are so old now 
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03-09-2023, 12:28 PM
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03-09-2023, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by donk. Vancouver share food pics before you eat your dinner thread | Just merge all those threads into this one, since everything ties back to RE here. lol Quote:
Originally Posted by EvoFire I went to black & blue for a bachelor party. Still Creek Keg was better imo. I think it was Hy's that's also owned by the Keg. I went with my parents for my mom's birthday a few years back, again I would pick the Keg over Hy's even though they are from the same parent company.
Also what meme405 said, Glowbal group overall is not good imo, hence why I put Cactus quite high in my books. The group that Cactus owns has a few other restaurants as well, there's one at Park Royal I went to, but I forgot how it was. | Hy's and Gothams is under the same umbrella. Keg used to be till it was sold off to a UK company a few years back but that company hired the Hy's CEO back onto their Board of Directors. Fuller family that owns Earls and Cactus also owns Joeys.
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03-09-2023, 12:35 PM
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#25165 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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I like Hy’s
Hy’s seems to feel too fancy for all the mainlanders that bring their stupid kids to Gotham and let them run around. Like ffs this wouldn’t even fly at red robin ya fucking clowns
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03-09-2023, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer I like Hy’s
Hy’s seems to feel too fancy for all the mainlanders that bring their stupid kids to Gotham and let them run around. Like ffs this wouldn’t even fly at red robin ya fucking clowns | Lousy fucking mainlanders. Lousy fucking vancouverlanders. Lousy fucking hicks from Langleylanders. Lousy fucking touristlanders.
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03-09-2023, 01:06 PM
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#25167 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Just don’t bring your screaming kids to restaurants.
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03-09-2023, 01:19 PM
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Speaking of steak, did any of you ever go to the Brave Bull on Hastings/Clark? That was a classic. The location was sold to a real estate developer so it's still on topic. https://vancouversun.com/news/metro/...lls-last-stand
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03-09-2023, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer CivicBlues got that locked in rate money | On the contrary, I was one of those suckers who renewed with variable in April 2021 
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03-09-2023, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by supafamous | Holy crap, I’ve always regretted never being brave enough to step foot in there. My dad used to get his oil change done at mr lube across the street and I was always curious. Outside looks like shit, never saw a soul inside when I used to walk by, but I heard they had great eats.
The modern day equivalent would have been excite grill / or LA grill down in Richmond.
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03-09-2023, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Badhobz Holy crap, I’ve always regretted never being brave enough to step foot in there. My dad used to get his oil change done at mr lube across the street and I was always curious. Outside looks like shit, never saw a soul inside when I used to walk by, but I heard they had great eats.
The modern day equivalent would have been excite grill / or LA grill down in Richmond. | I only went to the Brave Bull twice and enjoyed it each time. The lady who ran it reminded me of a typical Chinese grandmother. The steak was nothing special beyond beyond dirt cheap while the veggies were boiled to nearly mush but for the money and the kindly service it was worth it.
I remember she told me that they didn't raise their prices all these years because they didn't want to have to print new signs.
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03-09-2023, 03:03 PM
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I didn't want to love it since I hate the Acquilinis, but damn Elisa is the best steakhouse in the city. I feel like their steaks in combination with the sides simply blow B&B, Keg, and Hy's out the water. Special mention to the Short Rib there, whew, heaven.
Eye candy and people watching is great there too. So many sugar babies and escorts abound.
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03-09-2023, 05:44 PM
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03-09-2023, 09:41 PM
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I get I'm gonna sound like a cunt here, but I can't imagine paying money for people to cook a steak and some sides. It's literally the easiest thing on the planet to make at home. Like, a baked potato and some shit ass feedlot Alberta sirloin is gonna cost me $50 at the keg, then some shitty ass Rickards red for $9 a pint, or I could grab a potato for $.99 and a dry aged strip from two rivers for $17 that is eleventy billion times better and have money left over for a 4 pack of superflux.
I get people don't do this for a living, but it takes 10 minutes to cook a steak, and 6 minutes to rest it. Buy a meat thermometer if you aren't confident. Pull it out 10 degrees Fahrenheit lower than you want it and rest it. I love going out for a meal, but there is nothing quicker and easier than a steak. I know atmosphere is part of it, but fuckin hell if Cactus or the keg offers that. Listening to Ke$ha or nickleback while I have my meal isn't my idea of ambiance.
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03-09-2023, 10:12 PM
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