| Restaurant | Rating | Type of Food | Style | Description | Information | ||||||
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| A & W |  | Hamburgers | Fast Food | This was Grant's first experience of fast food back in the time when servers on roller skates put trays on your car windowsill. We still like to go back for the sake of nostalgia, but unfortunately the fries and onion rings are bland and the burgers are OK, but only in a 1950's sort of way. www | They are just about everywhere. Check by Location. | ||||||
| A Touch of Ginger Delight |  | Vietnamese | Informal | This has been a popular lunch stop for many who work in the Sunridge Mall area for years. Dorothy likes it for the low prices, and Grant says the food is tasty, so both sides of the equation are met. They specialize in both Vietnamese and Thai food, though the majority of dishes are Vietnamese. Good vegetarian selection. www | 318 - 10 St. NW 270-3816 | 3449A - 26 Ave. NE
291-1171 just south of Peter Lougheed Hospital | 227 - 7 St. SW 693-8778 | ||||
| Aida's Mediterranean Lebanese Specialties | | Middle Eastern | Informal | For good Middle Eastern food and excellent service on the Fourth Street strip, this is the place. Good vegetarian selection. | 2208 - 4 St SW 541-1189 | ||||||
| Alexis Bistro & Lounge |  | Gourmet | Informal | Don't be fooled by the Altadore location, This is an upscale bistro, starting from a French cuisine base and moving outward wherever it wishes. The setting is contemporary with excellent service. They even manage to give you ample butter to spread on the appetizer bread. This is always appreciated. There are many excellent dishes, but a few of the fusions just didn't work for our group, and it is for this reason, and this reason alone, that Alexis doesn't get an outstanding rating. Reservations recommended on weekends. | 4824 - 16 St. SW 214-3616 | M to Sa 5:00 p.m. - close | |||||
| Anpurna Curry Pot |  | East Indian | Informal | For quality, service and vegetarian dishes at reasonable prices, this restaurant is hard to beat. Reservations recommended. Of course, there's a good vegetarian selection; this is a vegetarian restuarant. |
SW corner of Memorial Dr. & 52 St. SE 235-6028 www | Tu to Su 11:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m. | |||||
| Antonio's Garlic Clove | Rating for Vampires: 0 | Gourmet | Informal | Don't make that face! Garlic can be cooked and eaten in many ways, and Tony has mastered them all, including fried bananas with garlic topping and chocolate covered roasted garlic buds for dessert. The setting is comfy bistro. The service is friendly, and the servings are large. What more could one want? Breath mints! And if you are worried about what others may say, just order a half portion or ask for less garlic. Reservations recommended. | 2206 - 4 St. SW 228-0866 | Open daily at 5:00 p.m. | |||||
| Avenue Deli/ Palace of Eats | | Deli | Informal | We have included two restaurants in this listing as they have the same management and almost the same menu. And they both follow three cardinal rules of good restauranting: Keep it small; have a speciality. and do it well. Here the centre of attention is Montreal smoked meat either in a traditional sandwich or a Reuben, with bagels and lox included for a bit of variety. The meat is neither too cheap which makes it rubbery, too lean which makes it dry or too fatty which makes it greasy. It is just right. | Avenue Deli 33 Ave. & 19 St. SW Su 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. M - Sa 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Palace of Eats 1411 - 11th St. SW 244-6602 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. www | |||||
| Avenue Diner | | Diner | Informal | Here we have upscale dinering on the downtown restaurant strip. The prices. however, remain in the diner bracket, and the portions are as they should be—truck-driver breakfast size. Though the food quality seems to have dropped a little recently. Good vegetarian selection. | 105A - 8 Ave. SW 263-2673 | M to W 7:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Th to F 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sa, Su 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
