Takenaka Onigiri Cafe (2026): Perfect Rice, Fresh Seafood and a Cozy East Van Room
Takenaka started as a food truck and a bento business, run by chef Shogo Takenaka,...
Vancouver East
Vancouver East side
Aperture Coffee Bar – Affogato Flights and Live Jazz in the Back Room on Main
Aperture Coffee Bar sits at 4124 Main Street, in the Walden Building at Main and...
New Mandarin Seafood Restaurant (時代文華海鮮酒家): The Main Dining Room Is Full, So You Eat in the Small One
New Mandarin Seafood Restaurant (時代文華海鮮酒家) is in the same building as the Kingsway T&T. That...
Good Sushi on Fraser: 5-Star Service, 3-Star Sushi, No Street Parking
The red awning is the easy part. Finding a parking spot on this block is...
Mount Pleasant’s Newest Gem: Osteria Otto Brings Italian Soul and Hi-Fi Vibes to East 8th
Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood is about to welcome a sophisticated new addition to its dining...
Dog Eat Corndog
Dog Eat Corndog is a nice little food truck serving corndog. The owner use his secret recipe dough and sauce to bring us authentic Korean style corndogs. He uses low temperature to deep-fry the corndogs so he can give customers the ideal corndog he wants to serve even though it drastically reduce the efficiency in serving. I really enjoyed the taste and texture of the corndog batter. It's like eating a cake inside a crispy corndog shell. The cost of corndogs ranges from $4 to $8 which is a little high for corndogs, but still acceptable given how much care the owner of Dog Eat Corndog put into each corndogs.
Salty’s Lobster Shack Food Truck
I am very happy to see Salty's Lobster Shack choose to operate their food truck in an urban environment for us to enjoy their delicious lobster rolls close to home. Their lobster rolls are refreshing summer treat, but I am disappointed by the amount of imitated crab meat fillers inside. Aside from that, I hope they can be more dependable on following their schedules. I tried to visit them at the park twice at different days of the week without any luck.
Truedan (JenJuDan) Bubble Tea
Truedan is a bubble tea shop, and to call themselves the master of brown sugar drinks is an overstatement. We go to Truedan for the 0.85cm bite-size bubble that they are proud of. These bubbles' selling point is the sweetness throughout, but I find them a little monotonous. The overpowering sweetness makes me thirsty after each sip, and I find the taste quite boring after the 3rd sip. It is fortunate that the store is flexible on the sweetness level because the normal sweetness is just too much. At $6.50 per cup, we do not recommend Truedan.
Minus Cake Boutique
Minus Cake Boutique makes really good cakes and drinks. Having a cake on top of the drink is a new concept we have not seen before. The combo makes cakes and drink cheaper by $0.50, but it is still very expensive. We would really recommend Minus Cake Boutique, but it is more of a place for special occasion rather than our default go-to cake shop.
