[K-Dub]

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Now, let’s get into the “meat” of the discussion here now. 2 thick slices of bacon adorned atop melted cheddar cheese and bbq sauce, all of which is above a burger patty roughly the size of a hockey puck. Underneath all that was mayo and the aforementioned 1/3 bottom bun. However, it’s the patty that really steals the show here and redeems the entire burger. It’s juicy. Give it a squeeze, look at the juice just slowly ooze out of the patty. It’s tasty. A local landmark re-opened today, and I'm excited and extremely happy.

http://www.604foodtography.com/2011/06/23/save-on-meats-established-1957-re-established-2011/

[mercyboy]

my parents used to get meat there when i live so close to hastings....now it's so far for us to travel there....it's a very nice meat store with huge varieties like you everyday butcher but with your friendly employees

[Culverin]

Man, I totally didn't know they reopened. I'm definitely heading back there!

[Vansterdam]

i used to go to the old save on back in the day quite frequently before they closed down.

until this one time i bit my burger and found a piece of plastic container of some sorts which grossed me out

[godwin]

Apparently their renovation or what not was made into a documentary and the rights have been sold to Oprah!?

[K-Dub]

Apparently their renovation or what not was made into a documentary and the rights have been sold to Oprah!?
Truth.

http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Food-Farming/2011/06/21/RevampedSaveOnMeats/


The revamped four-floor, 22,000 square-foot food hub is the subject of a national documentary series, currently in production with the Oprah Winfrey Network.


The series will chronicle the "trials and tribulations" of re-opening the shop, as well as the challenges of meeting both a business and social mandate, said city restauranteur Mark Brand, who took on the project after the original Save-on-Meats closed (http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Food-Farming/2008/12/23/save-on-meats-close/) in 2009.
"What we're trying to do is provide the community with healthy, affordable food. A place that they remember, but also bringing it up a notch (in terms of) nutrition and stable employment for a ton of residents," said Brand. Of the 70 employees Brand recently hired, over 40 are Downtown Eastside residents.


"Our plan from the outset was to make sure that this was serving the community in the Downtown Eastside," he said.


Brand said he was careful to ensure that everyone involved was comfortable with the documentary filming. "It's a super sensitive area, and residents are at risk. I wanted to make sure that A, none of that was being exploited, or B, was the focus," he said. "I think I was a little over-cautious, because everybody so far is just really excited to be part of it."

[Meowjin]

i thought the burger was just ok. Wasn't a fan of the bun. The meat was good.

[hamsup]

wow.. its back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! time to buy my steak and eat it toooooooooooo

[K-Dub]

wow.. its back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! time to buy my steak and eat it toooooooooooo
Not sure if they'll do that, but worth asking?

[BlackZRoadster]

I don't think you understand what he meant
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[bcrdukes]

lol

[K-Dub]

wow.. its back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! time to buy my steak and eat it toooooooooooo

I don't think you understand what he meant
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lol

I don't think you understand either? Back in the days, you could buy a steak from the butcher, and the restaurant would cook it for you for $5 or smth and add fries.

If you did, my bad, but the way I think you read it was that he could order steak...from the menu...and eat it.

[BlackZRoadster]

^ lol you still dont get it.

I dunno how to explain it to you but as long as the other folks get it
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[InvisibleSoul]

I didn't think too highly of the burger either... might go back and try some other offerings though.

[K-Dub]

^ lol you still dont get it.

I dunno how to explain it to you but as long as the other folks get it
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Please explain? :D

[Culverin]

If he's referring to "have my cake and eat it too". Then I don't get it either, because having your cake means you stand to benefit, and eating it too means you get to indulge while benefiting. So please do explain. :p

[BlackZRoadster]

It's can't have your cake and eat it too.

But hamsup said it in a way relating to that saying , he wasn't asking it as a question about buying a steak and eating it there.
Hope that clears it up :troll:
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[K-Dub]

Sorry, but I still think it's about buying a steak from the butcher and having the restaurant cook it for you.

Cause that's how they used to do it there.

[Meowjin]

im so fucking confused.

[bcrdukes]

Why can't everybody agree to disagree? :fullofwin:

[sonick]

But hamsup said it in a way relating to that saying , he wasn't asking it as a question about buying a steak and eating it there.
Hope that clears it up :troll:
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I am pretty sure he was talking about buying a steak there and having them cook it on the spot.

[BlackZRoadster]

I am pretty sure he was talking about buying a steak there and having them cook it on the spot.

i know thats what he was saying, but it was a reference to "can /can't have your cake and eat it too"

anyways, lets get hamsup in here to clarify lol

can't everyone agree with my disagreement like bcrdukes said:alone:

[sonick]

i know thats what he was saying, but it was a reference to "can /can't have your cake and eat it too"


Yea, he's making a play on words on that idiom to reflect the fact that you can buy your meat there and have them cook it for you on the spot.

[unit]

RS English 12 lesson right here.

[BlackZRoadster]

Yea, he's making a play on words on that idiom to reflect the fact that you can buy your meat there and have them cook it for you on the spot.

thats what i said, he's making a reference or relation to that idiom.

not asking a question about whether u can or not.

neways lets move on, and more talk about the steak and meat!

Hows the quality of meat? Comparable with the granville island butchers?

[lowda9]

lol i drove by that place yesterday and thought it was hella ghetto.

[Splmash]

lol i drove by that place yesterday and thought it was hella ghetto.

Never judge a book by its cover. And especially don't judge a restaurant by its exterior. The best gems are often the hidden ones.
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[6793026]

^ yup.. the next one i'm waiting ot open in 6 mths is The Only seafood restaurant.