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8 Juice in Aberdeen (Richmond)

Ahh Aberdeen, my favourite food court in Vancouver. If you can look past the horrific parking, Aberdeen has a great food court with a unique layout. There are a reasonable amount of (asian) choices, including awesome Deep Fried Chicken Wings and a great Japanese place with a huge variety (no sushi). There’s also a White Spot in case you’re craving a burger.

As you come up the escalator towards the food court, if you’re able to look past the incredibly tempting Beard Papa’s, you’ll see a small drink stand called ‘8 Juice’. They are pretty much your run of the mill fresh juice stand, much like Jugo Juice, except without the disgusting ‘Wheat Germ’ flavour. Almost all of their drinks are made entirely from fresh fruit and water or ice. They have a wide variety, as well as reasonable prices, considering it’s just fruit and water.

However, in addition to the basic fresh fruit drinks, they also have their 8 Juice House Special. It’s a mango fresh fruit drink with a few additions including mini tapioca balls and it’s awesome! The tapioca balls are sort of like what you would find in bubble tea, but are about 1/8th the size.  Ever since I tried the 8 Juice House Special, I usually get one along with whatever meal I get whenever I visit; you should definitely give it a try!

Five Loaves Rating:
Value: 8/10
Quality: 8/10
Overall: 8/10

Verdict: If you enjoy fresh fruit drinks, give the 8 Juice House Special a try next time you’re in Aberdeen!

8 Juice
#3150-4151 Hazelbridge Way,
Richmond, BC
(778) 388-3318

AYCE Kyung Bok Palace at Lansdowne in Richmond

We wanted Korean food to celebrate Steve’s birthday and since we were in Richmond, chose to try Kyung Bok Palace.

I noticed that most of the staff and patrons are Koreans. We took this to be a good sign as most of us are not so experienced with Korean food. After looking through the menu, we decided to try the “BBQ ALL YOU CAN EAT” for $19.95. I’m not a big fan of AYCE, but I went with the crowd.

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Thai House in Richmond

We decided to have lunch at Thai house today. Been coming here for lunch a handful of time over the years. Parking is a little challenging here. If they run out of parking spots then you might find some in the Sun Sui Wah parking lot. The parking lots are connected, but be careful of the reserved spots.

We all ordered the weekday lunch specials. The lunch specials are $7.50 which includes soup, spring roll, salad, plus your choice of curry with rice. Its quite busy during lunch time and most patrons ordered the lunch specials. The staff were very pleasant and friendly.

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All-You-Can-Eat at Richmond Sushi

Borrowed the outside pic from acme7.worpress.com; hope they don’t mind..

I used to be a big fan of All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) sushi back when I was a little younger, and not a food snob. Things have changed considerably, and now I would much rather have some quality Hamachi from Kiyo than gourge myself on mushy tuna sashimi at an AYCE place.

Despite my new preference, the odd AYCE event always comes up in the form some party. Last week, I celebrated a friend’s birthday at Richmond Sushi, one of my most feared AYCE sushi places. In years past, I remember going to Richmond Sushi and eating myself sick on their salmon and tuna sashimi. Even though I wasn’t a fan of Richmond Sushi, I would never turn down a birthday celebration with a friend.

We went to Richmond Sushi for their AYCE Dinner menu. Most AYCE places have different levels of their dinner menu; some make you pay extra for pop, or for sashimi. We went all out with Richmond Sushi’s “Superior Deluxe Dinner”. Although the SDD comes in at close to $30 bucks, it has it all: AYCE sashimi, prawn tempura, pop, etc. All the mediocre quality japanese food you could handle!

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Cafe D’Lite Express at Aberdeen in Richmond

I decided to try Cafe D’Lite Express since it looked busy during my last couple of visits to Aberdeen. My friend recommended this place because they enjoyed the Hainanese chicken. She told me that the original Cafe D’Lite is located on Broadway in Vancouver.

After quickly scanning through the menu, I noticed they only serve a handful of dishes, mainly Hainanese chicken, curry, laksa, and different variations of them.

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