Restaurant Review: The Burger Place

My mom and I were out shopping and it was just getting too much, we needed food. She told me she remembered going here when she was younger and it was very good. Any food sounded good at that point so I wasn't a hard sell.

We went and ordered 2 burgers, 1 fries and 1 onion rings to go. It was for us and Marshall and even with that we had food left over, it was so much.

It's  your typical neighborhood greasy spoon.  There's booth seating and you can see right to the grill which just makes the hunger and desire for the food worse (and man I was ready to hurt someone to get food!). It's simple red and white in there, nothing fancy, but that's the way a greasy spoon should be.

The food was good, nice and fatty but very good. Large portions and great prices. It would be a fun place to bike to for a snack or meal (that way you sort of deserve it by the time you get there!)

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it an 8- Good Service, good food, good pricing, I’d go back if someone really wanted to.

Restaurant Review: Mitzi’s

I’ve been told more than a few times they Mitzi’s is the best place in town to get chicken fingers. They have strange hours, so have a few times of trying I finally was able to get take out with a group of people from work.

I had high expectation and I was for sure let down. I could have made better chicken fingers and fries myself, and I for sure would have rather had the ones you can get at Costco and it’s for sure cheaper there.

I can’t really speak for their other menu items, or what the place is like if you eat in but if you’re going for a pick up place I wouldn’t suggest it.

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it “2- I would have been better of eating at home”

Restaurant Reviews: Arkadash

I'll be honest, not impressed. I know, leave your evaluation to the end of the review, but I don't want to, it's my review :)



The front of the building is so cute, white, clean and it made me want to go in. Then when I did I was a little confused by the decor choices. They are a few different styles in there and they don't flow together very well which makes me a little confused on what they are going for.

Then the music made me feel like I was at a mountain funeral (some songs were better but at least half the them in the time we were there were so not restaurant appropriate).

Then came the food. Not a lot of options, the menu was small, so I expected that the food would be amazing (you know, focus on a few things so that you can make them the best). And the prices are high so again I thought the food would be amazing. We got some bread and oil with pieces of olives which was very tasty so it made me excited for my food. That excitement didn't last long.

Marshall order a sea food pasta dish. It was pretty much a cheap tasting pasta with a low quality pesto sauce. The scalops in it were tasty but the rest, well I make better when I'm not even trying.  It was very low on flavor and just plan boring.

I order this a sort of lamb stew. It didn't have a lot of lamb and the flavors didn't go well together. Although interesting it wasn't pleasing to the palate and was fairly boring as well.

The only great part of our experance was our server. He was good at his job and served us well (there was another server that kept shuffling by, dragging his feet. Not what you want to be hearing when you're trying to eat, in what you think is supposed to be a high end restaurant. You're a grown man, pick up your feet and walk with confidence).

Marshall says that I can't base my opinions on a place from one time there but I think I can. If both dishes were bad why would I go again to give them another chance? Some might think I'm judging too severely but I really value my money, I want it to go far, so when I go and spend a lot of money on a dinner out I want the quality and flavor to be there. I could have made a better meal for $20 instead of paying $70 for what was so so not worth it.

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it “2- I would have been better of eating at home"

Restaurant Reviews: India Palace

My best friend Sara and I tried this place out for dinner the other day. I was excited to have India again (it had been a while) and was excited to see a buffet (there's nothing like an Indian buffet) and even more excited when I saw it was just $14. I know to some that's a lot but I've been to a lot of India buffets and they're usually a lot more then that!

The decor is fine, nothing amazing but still good enough for me (if the price is right and the food is great I'll always look past bad or average decor), they've done some updates so it's nicer in there.

The buffet had a lot of options and I'll be honest even with the labels I still don't know what a lot of things are but I tried almost everything and it was all great! The buffet also comes with naan bread so it was a great complete meal.

Also it seemed to be a Indian family running the place, likely owning too and I always love to see that. I mean it's their culture, they do it best!

If you're looking for a new place to try and highly suggest India Palace!

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it “10- Amazing, would go back again and again"

Restaurant Review: Elements

I went here with a girlfriend for lunch. I had wanted to try it since I saw it open up but I'll be honest it didn't really draw me in. I know each university building needs a restaurant and I was excited to see something unique but I found their approach a little confusing. Is it a fancy place? Well it doesn't look that way, but the menu sort of seems to say that, but the waiters are really casual. Either way though I wanted to give it a go; I mean I always want to try something new.

I ordered the spicy bacon popcorn and I loved it. They need to sift it out a little better though before they add all the sauce bacon etc.) because I almost broke a tooth on a kernel but other then that I suggest trying it! It has a nice sweet but great spicy flavor and good salt with the bacon in there.

I felt like I was in a deli or bistro so I expected larger portions (for the price) but it was pretty small and not so good. The soup tasted like feet and the steak sandwich was dry and very small. I'm glad I'm a small eater but even for me I was wanting more.

Everything on the menu seemed to have the same theme to it so if you don't like mushrooms for example their weren't a lot of items to pick from. 

I told my waiter about the soup and she wouldn't let me leave until I said yes to taking a salad or something else with me. I opted for the salad but even that tasted similar to everything else (which to me wasn't so good).

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it “4- Ok, but I still wouldn’t go back"

Restaurant Review: The Feast

We had a show and save coupon so we gave this place a try. We don't live too close to it so it was a bit of a trip.

The place is really large and it was about half full so I figured the food must be great....

We both ordered meat dishes. I orders the ribs. The sides were really average and you could tell they were freezer veggies. They didn't have a lot of flavor. The ribs were good, but nothing outstanding and way too expensive for the quality.

The atmosphere wasn't great, the decor was pretty out dated but it was country cozy.

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it “5- Average, I wouldn’t go back, but at least I tried it!”

Restaurant Review: Simon's Cuisine

For our dinner club we were supposed to go to a different restaurant but no one called and made a reservation so we didn't know until one of us got there that it wasn't open!

We weren't all there yet, and it was a bit of a drive, so we did a 4 way phone call, and long story short we ended up going here.

I'll be honest, I was a bit frustrated that it was a bit of a gong show trying to sort it all out and that no reso had been made but of course the company and then the food made up for it.

It's a small little place, only around 4-5 tables, but the food is wonderful. You can tell all of the Argentinian people that live around there go there often (based on the fact that it was for sure all family serving and in the kitchen, and that we were the only English/french speaking people there).

I didn't really know what a lot of the items on the menu were and so I just went for it. As usual we all sampled each others food and it was all very very good. The best part? My total bill was $6.50 (keep in mind I'm a girl, and I wasn't super super hungry but still, a great deal!).

I would for sure go back, and I want to show Marshall this place, he'd love it.

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it 8- Good Service, good food, good pricing, I’d go back if someone really wanted to. 

Restaurant Review: Casa Burrito

Wow, yum. I don't feel like I need to say all that much. You need to go and try this place, it's super tasty and I will be going back.

It's nothing fancy, not a lot of seating and there's only one speaker so if you are unfortunate enough to sit near it it's really load in there, but the food is worth it.

I think there prices are a little high for what you get but I loved the tacos. And I wanted a hard shell and the cook totally accommodated and crunched it up for me and I loved it! So good! I appreciate stuff like that a lot.

Other then the price I have no complaint. If you want fast (ish) wonderful Mexican food (not super authentically but wonderful) go here.

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it 9- Great all around, I would go back (After I’ve been to the other place I want to go!)

Ipod Photo A Day: Day 364- Dinner at Rudy's

Marshall originally didn't want to have a birthday party so I didn't plan anything, but then we had a little skip day and walked around downtown and in the skywalk. We were in the new Manitoba Hydro building and found Rudy's. The owner was there and told us all about the place and we were super impressed. Marshall told me that if we went there he'd want a party so of course I got right on it.

We had a great turn out (parties seem to be hit and miss now a days for some reason...people getting married, having kids or just being too busy I guess?) and the food was amazing.

My burger wasn't very good, there was just way too much on there and all the flavors just sort of mushed together but not in a good way.  But I tried everyone else's food and it was all wonderful and full of flavor.

Marshall got a steak and it was the best steak I think I've ever had. Not a cheap dining experience but I would say totally worth it because the quality is there. And the atmosphere in there; it reminds me of a hotel restaurant in Las Vegas, one of the really classy ones, but yet it's soft and warm in there. And the best part is a lot of the decor is reused or refurbished furniture, even the hard wood is from old gym floors. Great right?

You have to check this place out. We will be going again. And our server was wonderful. It was the first time in a long time where I actually felt like they deserved the tip.

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I'd give it a 10- Amazing, would go back again and again.

Check out there website here. 

Restaurant Review: Edohei Sushi & Japanese Restaurant

I went here with my girl friend Gina the other day. I hadn't been for sushi in a while and I was really looking forward to it. I always like to try out new places (as you know) so I looked up "sushi in Winnipeg" and found this one that I hadn't tried. 

They had the traditional seating and normal seating so we went for the traditional. I love sitting like that! It's not really on the floor, but they make those high platforms that make you feel like you are, it's just fun. The decor was pretty great, and I give them points for that.

The menu didn't have a lot of options for rolls (only about 8) so it felt pretty limiting if you just wanted a roll, which I did. 

I ordered something similar to a dynamite roll, made sure I knew what was in it but for some reason I kept getting tastes (and fire) of wasabi which made it so not enjoyable because I hate wasabi.  

My order came to $15 for two rolls but each roll only have 3 pieces!! Thankfully I get full pretty quick but I wasn't very impressed. 

I can't say I'll go their again, but it was fun to be with a friend, and the decor and seating made it a good time. 

On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I'd give it a 3- Poor, wouldn’t go back.

Restaurant Review: Green Leaf Cafe

Marshall and I were having a bit of a skip day and we went for a walk downtown. We stopped in here, Marshall got a coffee, I got a smoothie. Marshall's sort of a coffee snob and for a place that serves organic fresh ground coffee this place did not do it well. My smoothie on the other hand was wonderful. I had a kiwi calmer, which was pink, so I didn't totally get that but it was still so tasty. I don't think a lot of the food is really organic and super healthy, but it sure is better then Burger King or somewhere else. Based on the drinks I'm not sure we'll go and eat there anytime soon, but we will, eventually.


On a scale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!)5- Average, I wouldn’t go back, but at least I tried it!

Ipod Photo A Day: Day 320- Santa Lucia for Christmas Lunch

My mom likes to take us out to lunch around Christmas every year and between her going on holidays and us we had to do it pretty early this year. It was a really nice lunch at the newly renovated Santa Lucia's on St. Mary's. I really liked the food. They seem to consistently do a good job. It's more expensive then I'd like for pizza and salad but it tastes so good we pay it anyways. 

Ipod Photo A Day: Day 307- Pizza Sundays

So Marshall and I decided that we're going to have pizza each Sunday from a different place. We're on a serious student budget right now so we're working our way through all of the frozen varieties. I added Vodka Sauce and feta cheese to it (it doesn't look so good in the package hey?). It turned out really well and I think I'd buy that pizza again. Not bad for $5 (plus adding toppings)

Ipod Photo A Day: Day 292- Unburger

 For dinner club this month we went to Unburger. I can't say I loved it. I mean it was good, but for $10 I wasn't blown away and I didn't even get fries for that (That would have been another $4). All the burgers are free range, no hormones etc but honestly it tasted like the $10 for a pack of 8 no name burgers you get at Super Store. It wasn't outstanding. The bun and sauce was great but the beef patty could have been a whole lot better. Atmosphere wise it was great, I love the concept and the way they did up the place (I had gone to that building when it was Just Right, a Korean restaurant).

Over all I give it a 4 out of 10. I won't go back any time soon, and I'd rather try somewhere else first. Honestly, I felt I could make better at home but I'm still happy I tried it out.

Restaurant Review: The Rice Bowl

We ordered from Rice Bowl for a sibling hang out. I couldn't find the menu online after calling twice getting two different answers as to how to look it up, so I just ended up asking if they had a few different dishes and ordering that way.

I didn't ask pricing at all but I thought it would be pretty similar to a lot of Chinese food places. I was wrong. We ordered 4 dishes and one order of rice and it was $50 and that was after my $5 off coupon (from the show and save).

The food was really good though, and the quality was definitely there so spending that much money on something I thought would be $30 wasn't as painful.

The restaurant is a mix between Vietnamese, Chinese and Filipino food but it all went well together.

We ordered the kung pow chicken, a shrimp and veggie dish, chop suey and coconut beef. The first three were good but the coconut beef was outstanding. I would order there again and just get that.

So on a sale of 1-10 (1- Horrible, it should be closed down!! 10- Amazing, would go back again and again!) I give it “8- Good Service, good food, good pricing, I’d go back if someone really wanted to.”

Ipod Photo of the Day: Day 264, Dim Sum Garden

We went to Dim Sum Garden before the Keith Urban concert. It was alright, pricing was good, but it all sort of had the same sort of oil taste, and it sort of left you feeling a little funny. The quality wasn't the best. I've had better but I have also really hard a lot worse!

At least we tried it!

I wouldn't go back again tho, so I'd say I give it a 2 out of 10.