OT: Visiting Calgary (General City / Area Discussion)
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Same. Also Peters is no longer under their original ownership and I feel their burgers have gotten worse now. Plenty of better options I find like Smash burger or Carl Jrs now for just chains.
Also if you're in Chinatown please don't tip more than 10%, you'll ruin it for the rest of us lol.
Johnny Hoxville
The Return of a Legend
Silver Dragon on Centre Street N is the birth place of Ginger Beef, so I suggest there.
With the draft party being in a bar, they won't actually allow outside food or drink.
I was thinking of bringing some candy, I was hoping that’d be ok. Wont be a big loss if not.
InfinityIggy
Zagidulin's Dad
MM isn't wrong, but I would be really surprised if they gave you a problem at Schanks about it. Just stick it in a jacket pocket on the way in I am sure you'll be fine.
Funny story actually. Once, in my youth, I sat in Schanks South eating an entire tube of pringles.
Tkachuky
Registered User
Smash Burger is the way to go....
UNA Pizza is also a place I would go for a drink and the Beltline pizza. Its crowded on weekends but you could find a place sitting at the bar and order a 'za and beer. People are pretty friendly there too (general comment)---- 17th AVE on the outskirts of Downtown. 20 minute walk from Saddledome.
Ace Rimmer
Stoke me a clipper.
The burgers are basically the filler (afterthought) between the shakes & onion rings.
Tim Horton's has gone steadily downhill for the last few years and right now the food/coffee is complete garbage, so keep your expectations very, very low. Buy a mug or something for a souvenir because that's still quite Canadian.
Spicy Hut on 4th Street, without question. I will fight anyone who tells me otherwise.
Johnny Hoxville
The Return of a Legend
Unlimited Chequing
Christian Yellow
I think I've only been to Silver Inn once in the last 20 years and that was at a post-funeral gathering. And it wasn't one of my relatives' funeral so we only went there out of respect. No thanks.
Spicy hut is awesome. My mom usually picks that place when we want to treat her to dinner.
Spicy hut is awesome. My mom usually picks that place when we want to treat her to dinner.
Lol I'm honestly the worst person to ask since I don't eat Ginger Beef.
I'd say the higher the ratio of Caucasians in the restaurant to Asians, the better the ginger beef is. So just take a quick peek in the window to see what the clientele ratio looks like.
InfinityIggy
Zagidulin's Dad
I'd say so, if you've never had it. There are a few pretty notable poutine places in the city. I recommend The Big Cheese Poutinerie in Kensington (just north of downtown).
Unlimited Chequing
Christian Yellow
I'm not really a fan of Big Cheese. I prefer Alberta King of Subs myself but you gotta go into the hood for that so it's out of the way. You can pretty much get poutine anywhere so you may as well try it. They even have it over at Big T's by your hotel, though I've never tried it myself.
Funny thing about poutine, a coworker of mine is from Quebec and he was telling me when he first came to Calgary many, many years ago, he was shocked at how popular it was over here cause back in Quebec it was typically regarded as poor people food they eat after a late night of drinking. He found it so odd that we glamourized and held it in such high regard over in the west haha
Funny thing about poutine, a coworker of mine is from Quebec and he was telling me when he first came to Calgary many, many years ago, he was shocked at how popular it was over here cause back in Quebec it was typically regarded as poor people food they eat after a late night of drinking. He found it so odd that we glamourized and held it in such high regard over in the west haha
I think this has happened with a lot of foods in the last 10 (or 20?) years. People are starting to appreciate the simpler things they had when they were younger. Not a bad thing at all
Ace Rimmer
Stoke me a clipper.
If you like french fries, gravy, and cheese (sometimes its cheese curds, sometimes just regular shredded cheese) all at the same time, or would like to try them all at the same time, then yes, you should try it.
Not sure if I like them all, because I'm pretty sure I've never had cheese curds before. We just don't have that here. It's just like sour cream, we don't have the exactly same thing; just something somewhat similar with less fat% and russian style smetana which is really heavy at around 35% fat.
Same thing goes for different cuts of beef. I like to watch cooking & travel programs (No reservations by Anthony Bourdain is my favourite) and I can tell that while I understand what part of the cow they are eating, I would't be able to get here from general store. From a butcher probably yes.
OvermanKingGainer
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Johnny Hoxville
The Return of a Legend
Come to the Harvey's in Lethbridge, your opinion of it will change
Universe Restaurant is where I go for poutine. They actually use the French russet potatoes and Cheese curds.
Volica
Papa Shango
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Meh.
Best poutine in Calgary, is actually like an hour outside of Calgary in Canmore (on the Exshaw side).
Not a lot of places simplify their poutine, everyone wants to add like 500 different toppings and ingredients in there.
Rangediddy
The puck was in
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I guess it depends if you're sober or not. Nothing beats a Fajita Chicken Poutine with guac, sour cream and salsa after a couple pints.
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