FFWD: Best of Calgary 2014

[Bigtime]

Yeah I was blown away by my one and only time at Una, the wife and I loved it.

[cDnStealth]

LOL

Worst use of local tax dollars
1. Travelling Light sculpture
2. Peace Bridge
3. Public art

Best public art
1. Wonderland (Bow building)
2. Chinook Arc (Barb Scott Park)
3. Travelling Light (96 Avenue N.E.)

[Bigtime]

Kind of like how Druh makes both the best and worst councillor list.

[calgarygeologist]

I know there is a lot of love for our supreme leader but I'm surprised that people consider him to be a hero.

[Flabbibulin]

Couple observations- would love to try Una's, but not exactly willing to line up for 2 hours. Are the wait times, that they boast about on twitter, as long as they say? What are you supposed to do- stand outside on 17th while you wait?

Also, every decent restaurant is bound to have an off night here and there, but a couple dishes we had at Moti Mahal (number 1 Indian restaurant on this list) were completely rancid when I was there a few weeks ago- I'm not a Springs1 by any means, and would never trash a restaurant for minor reasons. In our particular case though, either the meat or puree was well past expired. They were very apologetic about it and handled it well though.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

I know there is a lot of love for our supreme leader but I'm surprised that people consider him to be a hero.

I'm glad you're here to represent the other extreme of the spectrum.

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

Couple observations- would love to try Una's, but not exactly willing to line up for 2 hours. Are the wait times, that they boast about on twitter, as long as they say? What are you supposed to do- stand outside on 17th while you wait?

Also, every decent restaurant is bound to have an off night here and there, but a couple dishes we had at Moti Mahal (number 1 Indian restaurant on this list) were completely rancid when I was there a few weeks ago- I'm not a Springs1 by any means, and would never trash a restaurant for minor reasons. In our particular case though, either the meat or puree was well past expired. They were very apologetic about it and handled it well though.

I've been to Una twice. The first time we gave them a cell number and went to National for some drinks. I think it was an hour or so wait time. The second time I went we just walked right in.

[East Coast Flame]

I think Una is awesome too.

Yeah we usually give a number to them and then head to the Ship for a couple beers until they call us. Never been more than an hour.

Damn, Ship and Una....I guess this list really is tailored for me.

[19Yzerman19]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Kind of like how Druh makes both the best and worst councillor list.

Well, no, one cannot simultaneously be best and worst (unless she was the only councillor). However, a piece of art can simultaneously be good, and a waste of money. In this case it's only the latter imo, but was voted for for "best art" simply because it's one of the few pieces everyone knows about as a result of all the press it received.

[polak]

Originally Posted by csnarpy

How Marquee got on the list for best bar bewilders me. The place is gang city that's on the verge of bankruptcy... ( meAning, they are empty)

Marquee was fantastic for about 4 or 5 months. Seemed like it was a bit of an older-ish crowd (At least not full of children), good music, good vibe, then it seemed to completely fall off the map.