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Oh Waterloo, you less exciting version of Mississauga, you win this round! You have Ethel’s, the Duke, Rude Native, Morty’s, Fox and Fiddle, McMullan’s, and all sorts of awesome summer patios. Kitchener may have Bobby O’Briens, but it’s facing the wrong way! 5 PM beers with a slight shadow aren’t what I’m looking for on [...]

Despite spending a lot of lunches getting pizza or Subway with co-workers, every once in a while I treat myself to a quiet, sit-down lunch with a buddy to discuss matters of greater importance, in an atmosphere that supports such a thing. Last time that happened, we went to Ellison’s Bistro.  Fellow bloggers have written [...]

If you’re reading this and you’re on your way home on Fat Tuesday, stop by any of the Polish bakeries in town to pick up some traditional Lenten sweets and pastries.  It’s almost as good as being drunk in New Orleans or half-naked in Rio today! Why Pastries? What are Pączki? The idea is that [...]

There is so much to love about Caribbean food.  It’s spicy, simple, dripping rich with curries and marrow.  The ingredients seem exotic and homey at the same time. You take roti, some goat, plantain, load up with rice and beans, and power it back with some ginger beer.  Yum and awe. The casualty of this [...]

Friday is the big group lunch day at work, and last Friday we decided to get in the car and try something different.  Local internet database celebrity Michael Swart had mentioned Three Kretans, a well-established Greek place on Frederick St east of Weber. We got in the cars, called ahead to make 10-minute-ahead reservations (none [...]

Here’s a quick Sunday night post, just to set the tone before the work week gets going.   The topics are burgers, Polish deli, and a great food-related report from the Middle East. Burger at Bobby’s So as many downtown drinkers know, there used to be this really popular pub called The Still in downtown Kitchener. [...]

Kava Bean Commons is a great little coffee shop on the corner of Gaukel and Charles [GMap] downtown K-town, attached to a classic downtown auto garage kitty corner from the bus station.   The place is very pretty, with high ceilings, classic exposed red brick, and nice hardwood furniture.  They serve great coffee, the service is [...]

I had walked by The Silver Spoon at 217 King St. [GMap] about a hundred times before I realised it was more than a chocolate shop!  It’s like the The Boathouse in Guelph, except with that downtown Kitchener (cough) ambiance.   :-) There is a really quaint English Tea room in the back where they serve [...]

I work at a software company, so naturally Chinese food is a staple of my subsistence.  Of the Chinese/Pan-Asian lunch specials downtown, one dish at the The Lotus Leaf is one of my favourites. Location, Bam! Lotus Leaf has these really cost effective $6.20+tax specials that many of my co-workers love: lots of options and [...]

For the second time this week, I took a stroll down to the Queen Street Commons in downtown Kitchener and got myself some pizza. The Commons are just west of King St. on Queen St [GMap]. The Commons First and foremost, it’s simply the least expensive place to get a warm meal in an inspiring [...]