03-30-2009, 07:38 AM
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#81
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Originally Posted by Ziggy Lidstrom
Globefish better than towa? if I am gonna spend the money that globefish wants me to drop, I'd rather go with more bang for my buck. Have you seen the size of the pieces fish there? Insane...
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Quality > Quantity
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03-30-2009, 07:47 AM
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#82
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2008
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wow there are a load that has been missed,
Centinni
Bonterra
Alloy
Buchanans
just to name a few
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03-30-2009, 07:59 AM
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#83
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Yokohama
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Man, I never realized that there were so many sushi joints in Calgary now. Back in the day there was Sushi Hiro and Sushi Miki on the #1 just before Bowness that were passable to a guy who's pretty particular about his raw fish.
Also choked that the Sultan's tent is no more, but I have to back those who voted for River Cafe here - great spot, great food and (compared to Tokyo) unbelievably good value. The locals here would hit you up $100/head without drinks and if you're not on a bender a glass or two of booze, appy and entrees with tip would set you back about that much.
As for Italian, there was this place north of Bridgeland called Vagabond that was pretty awesome, as well. Man, I need to make a trip back home just to eat...
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03-30-2009, 09:42 AM
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#84
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Capo too.
I frikkin' loved Sultan's Tent. Food took forever because it was made to order, and it was always great.
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03-30-2009, 09:52 AM
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#85
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Capo too.
I frikkin' loved Sultan's Tent. Food took forever because it was made to order, and it was always great.
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Is Capo good?
Il Sogno was excellent with when Gusepi (spelling?) was there.
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03-30-2009, 09:58 AM
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#86
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it
Is Capo good?
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Are you kidding?
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03-30-2009, 10:01 AM
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#87
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Are you kidding?
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no not at all, I thought I would ask......sorry to offend...I assume it is good, but I ahve been to Teatro a number of times and is sucks a$$...even thought it gets good ratings...
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03-30-2009, 10:56 AM
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#88
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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I like Raw Bar.
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03-30-2009, 11:36 AM
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#89
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
The wife and I just got back from Wellingtons. Excellent as usual.
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I feel sorry for the chef that has to work in the smoky fish-bowl, grilling steaks in front of the customers.
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03-30-2009, 11:41 AM
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#90
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Someone mentioned Ruth's Chris.
Never tried it, but I read a funny review of it in Las Vegas last week. Basically, they could not get over what a strange name Ruth's Chris is grammatically.
Who is Ruth and why is she so possessive of Chris? Does Chris need a restraining order?
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03-30-2009, 12:05 PM
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#91
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Right Behind You
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Originally Posted by TheCommodoreAfro
Also choked that the Sultan's tent is no more..
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I drive past the location on 14th Street every day, and I thought I saw their "Open" sign...am I seeing things?
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03-30-2009, 12:23 PM
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#92
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it
no not at all, I thought I would ask......sorry to offend...I assume it is good, but I ahve been to Teatro a number of times and is sucks a$$...even thought it gets good ratings...
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Go there and enjoy. It's nothing like Teatro, except for the prices 
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03-30-2009, 12:30 PM
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#93
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Yes, in fact that is what it says in Korean.
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03-30-2009, 12:32 PM
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#94
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I read half this thread, then the other half later, and I'm not quite sure if anyone has mentioned The Metropolitan Grill yet. I have never been disappointed in anything I've ordered from there, and their menu seems to be changing all the time. It's a high quality restaurant, without the accompanying high quality price.
The two most overrated, IMO, are River Cafe and Smuggler's Inn. River Cafe is #1 for ambiance, but I've been there three times, and the food was always just a bit above average while costing a fortune. I order steaks there, so maybe I'm missing out on whatever it is that they do truly exceptional.
I've been to Smuggler's Inn more than five times, and have always been disappointed. The steaks either look and taste like they've been pan fried, or they burn their meat, giving it a beef-jerky-like toughness like that found in the bulk bin beef jerky in Mac's convenience stores run by East Indians or Chinese. And I always forget my night-vision goggles at home.
My other two favorites are Saltlik on Center Street and 8th (I think) and that Brazilian BBQ place on MacLeod Trail near Chinook Centre.
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03-30-2009, 12:35 PM
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#95
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Originally Posted by troutman
Someone mentioned Ruth's Chris.
Never tried it, but I read a funny review of it in Las Vegas last week. Basically, they could not get over what a strange name Ruth's Chris is grammatically.
Who is Ruth and why is she so possessive of Chris? Does Chris need a restraining order?
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from wikipedia, but I've heard enough versions of the story to assume it is true
The chain was founded by the late Ruth Fertel, a single mother of two, in 1965, after she bought the existing Chris Steak House in New Orleans. In buying the restaurant, Fertel had to agree that the restaurant keep the "Chris" name for a specified period of time. After the original location sustained a kitchen fire, she relocated the restaurant about one-half mile (0.9 km) to the west on Broad Street and renamed the rebuilt establishment "Ruth's Chris." Under the purchase agreement, the name "Chris Steak House" could not be used at any other location, and she did not want to lose customers already familiar with the Chris name.
haven't been to the Calgary one, have heard mixed reviews....when traveling on business (rarely) in US cities, I do like to hit up the classic steakhouses and have enjoyed Ruth's Chris
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03-30-2009, 12:35 PM
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#96
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Ziggy Lidstrom
Nepalese? The one spot by 14th st and 17th ave sw. I tried its victuals at the taste of calgary show. Which I will discuss later.
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Everest? I heard it was closing?
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03-30-2009, 12:36 PM
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#97
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Go there and enjoy. It's nothing like Teatro, except for the prices |
yeah i will, it will be the next shareholder's meeting for my wife and I
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03-30-2009, 12:41 PM
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#98
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Powerplay Quarterback
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As far as sushi goes, I find Wa's and Misato to be the top 2. Both are consistently very good.
The globefish on 14th was good until they moved, but I find that one to be average now though I have heard that the marda loop one is much better.
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03-30-2009, 01:00 PM
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#99
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by Rifleman
The two most overrated, IMO, are River Cafe and Smuggler's Inn. River Cafe is #1 for ambiance, but I've been there three times, and the food was always just a bit above average while costing a fortune. I order steaks there, so maybe I'm missing out on whatever it is that they do truly exceptional.
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Yeah, this is the problem with Calgary - there are absolutely zero restaurants that have a complete menu. There's always a few stinkers.
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03-30-2009, 01:08 PM
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#100
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something else haha
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Cant go wrong with Mongolie Grill (It is now moved to Beacan Hill and is called Xen - same owners, same staff, same food)
edit: There is still one downtown.
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