[Volvoman]

http://members.shaw.ca/volvoman/index/Pictures/Food/bigal.JPG

I got the fried chicken

http://members.shaw.ca/volvoman/index/Pictures/Food/bigal%20(1).JPG

Juicy

http://members.shaw.ca/volvoman/index/Pictures/Food/bigal%20(3).JPG

And the Shrimp Fettuccini

http://members.shaw.ca/volvoman/index/Pictures/Food/bigal%20(2).JPG

7/10

Prices were a bit too high for what we were actually eating, and it was under Bental 4, in a bar where the gym was. Kinda wtf location...but Boonies is in a curling rink in Cloverdale. However, thier cornbread is also 100x better.

[Vansterdam]

exactly where is the location?

[jlo mein]

http://bigalsoulfood.com/southernsoulfoodcajunbuffet

From visiting the website, it sounds like the night to really try this place out is Fridays 5-8PM. They run a buffet for $21.95 that includes everything I want to try.

I make regular visits to Boonie's BBQ and Soul Food in Cloverdale so it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[Liquid_o2]

Looks good but prices seem high compared to Boonies. That chicken sure looks tasty though!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

ya bentall 4 is fairly close to where i work

but price is a little bit high, was hoping to be around $6-7 for an everyday/2nd day thing

[jlo mein]

I went there this past Friday and found out they stopped doing their buffet a few weeks ago due to low turnout. I can understand because this place was seriously hard to find. To go there, you have to go downstairs to the fitness area under Bentall 4 and in between two fitness rooms is the tiny Big Al's location.

Tried the Jambalaya which was the spiciest I've had in my life. I couldn't finish it because my mouth was burning so much. I liked the Jambalaya at Dadeos much better (now closed). On the plus side, the hot link sausage used in it was really good.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m204/jlomein/IMG_2191640.jpg

My co-taster got the Fettuccini. I don't think there was anything special about this dish, kind of bland, or perhaps my taste buds were burnt off from that Jambalaya. I noticed Volvoman's fettuccini earlier in this thread had a side of cornbread, while this one came with a dinner roll, rather disappointing. I also found it odd that this fettucini came with both halves of the dinner roll, while my jambalaya only had one half of a roll. :confused:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m204/jlomein/IMG_2181640.jpg

I'm debating going back to try his "Famous" ribs, but I don't feel like getting ripped off again for mediocre food.

Overall I feel like this place has no draw, and is completely out of place in downtown Vancouver. They need some promotion and to polish up the food some more, otherwise I could see Big Al's disappearing in a year or two.

[willystyle]

Big Al's sucks.

Boonie's FTW.

[Meowjin]

boonies is shut down.

And that was going to be my last bad meal in a while :(

[willystyle]

it's shutdown TEMPORARILY. It'll be back in June.

You know why I know Big Al sucks? they've been relocated 4 times in the last 10 years. I've went there once when they were at the 1st and rupert location, ordered their jambalaya, and never went back again.

[Jason00S2000]

RS MEET FOR BOONIE'S REOPENING!!!

[jlo mein]

Wow I can't believe Boonie's has such a big following. The RS Boonie's thread was full of ppl saying how awesome it looks but don't want to bother driving to Cloverdale lol. I've been a Boonie's fan for over a year and can't wait for his new location in Langley.