189 Carlton

I tried this place a few weeks ago with good friends. I had a wonderful time. Too often you got to a restaurant for a meal and it takes like an hour to finish because you’re being rushed out to make room for more diners. This experience was engaging and took up around two hours. The food is simple but filling and wonderful. The entertainment/chefs are dazzling. It is expensive but a really nice way to celebrate something special. Ask for the hot sauce. You won’t be disappointed.

207 Edmonton Street

Tipu and I checked out this place a few nights ago.  The setting is beautiful.  Tall chairs, small tables, pixie lights and dark wood.  They also sell jewelry, home decoration pieces and pashminas.  The food is ok.  Perhaps I’ve grown wary of Thai food.  It all seems very similar after a while.  I had one annoyance however.  They do not leave rice at your table.  They spoon it out for you on your plate and walk away.  If they notice you need more rice they come back.  I don’t appreciate that.  If they don’t notice that you’re done your rice you’re kind of stuck in a holding pattern until they come by.

651 Corydon

It’s been brutally cold in Winnipeg lately.  Minus forty dear Lord.  So Tipu and I checked out Soup Pierre on Corydon.  I’m not sure if there’s any relation to Soup Pierre on Portage or not.  The Portage one is only open during business hours on weekdays I suspect because whenever I’ve driven around there on weekends or evenings I’ve noticed it closed.  The one on Corydon is cute but I think it’s unreasonably priced.  Tipu and I had 16 ounces of soup each and shared a sandwich and that came out to around $20.  Tipu had cream of mushroom.  I had spicy thai peanut satay.  They do offer a variety of vegan soups.  They’re sandwiches are tasty but skimpy.  I thought $6 for a sandwich on normal sized bread was disappointing.

740  Corydon

I like sushi.  I’ve been to this place a few times and enjoyed it.  I cannot tell good sushi from bad sushi though.  I took Lisa and Qamer who claim to be able to differentiate to this place and they said it was good.  Not excellent but good.  On Wednesdays this place has a lot of its rolls for half price.  If you’re going that day make sure you make reservations.  My favourite roll of theirs is Hanabi.

878 Ellice Ave

The doubles here were great.  I tried ginger beer (non-alcoholic) and didn’t really enjoy that.  I had the conch roti wrap.  Conch is very much like octopus or any kind of cartilage.  I don’t always enjoy Caribbean food I find it has too strong dahl (lentil) flavours.

The service and setting were nice though.  One of those laid back restaurants that you can sit around and talk without being pushed out of your table.