Category: Dining

Everyone knows about Indian Curry.  Few know about Japanese curry houses.  We have a few in town and this is Zen over on Spring Mountain.  You have sticky rice instead of basmati.  The curry sauce is similar to masala and you can pick your spice level.  Then you build your own plate adding katsu, shrimp, eggs, or any of a dozen other options.  It is interesting and visually appealing.

Personally, I like Tomoko’s home made curry much better.  She adds lots of veggies and it has a different consistency.  Similar to how you can make a much better spaghetti sauce at home than at a restaurant by adding lots of ingredients.

It is worth a try if you want a change of pace.

The three T’s group celebrated my belated birthday last night at Sapporo Revolving Sushi.

We all have such busy schedules yet they made time for me…. Thank you so much, you all are very sweet!

No food pictures at this time (we were too busy eating and talking), and I know I over-ate and the bill came out astronomical — my apologies everyone 🙁

We certainly had a wonderful time, and we are going to see each other very soon on Father’s Day <3

The wonderful China Bistro re-opened this week.  We had our post wedding ceremony dinner there last year.  They were carryout only since the Fauci-funded-Wuhan-engineered-virus lockdown days.  Food loses a lot of panache when sitting in a sad styrofoam box so going in person is a real treat.  This gets my vote as best restaurant in BC.  We have literally had everything on the menu many times.  They also make many things not listed on the menu – just ask.

The only bad thing about China Bistro is you cant order Chinese food from anyplace else.  I travel a lot and when I order Chinese take out it is always a let down.

Hostess Angel just retired but Jennifer is now running the show with the same crew that knows how to make magic.

We have known each other since I started working at BofA Henderson Branch… Waaaay back.

Carol and Tomm finally visited at 6th Street Bistro yesterday.  It was her birthday lunch, and we completely forgot to take pictures:-(

It was a nice visit, great to see her and her husband as always.  We had cupcakes as our dessert from one of our local (Las Vegas area) venue, The Cupcakery.

It was ‘somebody’s’ birthday so we went back to the wonderful Hachi.  The binchotan grill really gives everything a fabulous aroma.  We got the same salmon sushi, takoyaki balls, eggplant, and shishito peppers.  We tried a few more things from the grill. I really need to find some of this charcoal for my grill.

Since Rob loved tonight’s dishes, I am posting them!

From the top, Chicken Katsu (breaded chicken), Braised Eggplant (sweet, salty, and spicy graze), and Mashed Kabocha Squash (Japanese squash, very meaty; I made this in place of rice).

Yummy! 🙂

Poke is a great mid priced dinner you can have that is very high on the ‘not bad for you’ scale.  Everyone knows what sushi is and is familiar with Japanese sushi rolls.  Hawaiians will take the sushi and make a rice or salad bowl with similar ingredients.  The salad is the low-carb solution but most people get rice.  I always get the salmon but there are other fish options.  The fun part is picking out a dozen or so other ingredients and sauces.  Nobody ever craves for salad or gets too excited – but this is an exception.

There are a handful of good breakfast places in BC.  They get really busy on weekends so get there early.  Coffee Cup is known for having Guy Fieri from DDD on the food channel visit.   We have had everything on the menu and it’s all good.  The huevos rancheros, papa-con, chili verde, and chicken fried steak are ginormous and require a nap afterwards.  Below are 2 lighter options.

Korean BBQ is my favorite BBQ of them all.  Many of the meats come pre-marinated.  They are sliced thin so they cook fast. You have to cook it yourself on a grill in the middle of your table.  It comes with many small dishes of garnish and sauce.  Kimchi would be an example.  Gangnam is one of the better spots in town and hard to get a table without a reservation.

Dualing Mother’s Day event with 2 Moms this year.