Canada's Best Restaurant (Yelp Picks Northern Cafe As Best Diner) Weird Location But Great Food
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Northern Cafe was chosen bt Yelp Review as the best restaurant in Canada in 2023. Northern Cafe is located in a lumberyard in Vancouver, B.C. It has been in business since 1949 and is one of the oldest restaurants in Vancouver.
The present owner is Jimmy Mah, who has operated the Northern Cafe for the 15 years. His son Raymond Mah, came back to the restaurant after being away for 19 years, working in corporate jobs in the food industry. Raymond is a trained red seal chef.
Northern Cafe is famous for serving Chinese comfort food, such as Their Special Chow Mein and Wor Wonton Soup.
The Special Chow Mein at the Northern Cafe is served dry style, which means it is stir fried without adding any sauce poured over the noodles. This style of noodles was common many years ago in Chinese restaurants.
"Wor" wonton soup means it could contain anything and everything. The Wor Wonton Soup is served with grilled prawns and broccoli.
The Northern Cafe also serves many western comforts foods, such as their pancakes and eggs benedict. They make most of their dishes from scratch, including sauces, using fresh ingredients. Their fries are made homestyle by hand peeling and cutting the potatoes.
The first Chinese Canadian Judge, Randall Wong ate here with his family. HIs mom and dad owned the Ovaltine Cafe. Judge Wong worked at the Ovaltine Cafe when he was a teenager. The Ovaltine Cafe opened in 1942 and is still operating today.
Those prices are rock solid.
This is comfort food at its finest hour.
A hole in the wall that I look forward to taking my little nieces to try out!!
Your nieces would enjoy the experience eating here. Almost like a throwback to a different era in time. Thanks for checking out my video.
Really?
This is run by my uncle and cousin, proud of them
Good hardworking people. Do you go eat there sometimes? Thanks for checking out my video.
I can't believe I never heard of this hidden gem. Can't wait to try the won ton and old skool prawn mein.
Pretty good old style Chinese food. I hope you get a chance to enjoy it. Thanks for viewing my video.
Dan, I am going to Northern Cafe, I don't care what the wife says. Old school cooking !
Bring your wife along. she might enjoy it too. Thanks for viewing my video.
heard of this place through the old grapevine before. now i really need to go.
I hope you do get a chance to go there. Thanks for viewing my video.
🇦🇺 this is terrific.
They give a good service they put there energy into making proper food they will get all the coustomers through word of mouth..that's skill and experience working in that kitchen well done
Well said! Years ago this used to be the standard for a lot of restaurants but nowadays it's hard to find. Thanks for checking out my video.
Oh wow Dan 😮I want to go but I’m at the other side of the country 😅Nova Scotia Canada 🍁
I hope you get a chance to visit this restaurant in Vancouver. What restaurants would you recommend in Nova Scotia, if I ever get to visit Nova Scotia? Thanks for checking out my video.
I tried it, found it to be really expensive and honestly nothing special. Maybe my experience was a one off.
I would think it's more of a quirky experience that is the main attraction of this restaurant. Although they make a lot of their food from scratch, this restaurant serves the old style cooking which may or may not be an attraction for customers. Thanks for commenting and thanks for checking out my video.
I dropped by for lunch. Food was good but not great AND I thought not cheap for the surrounds and for the taste! No idea about the hype?
I think it might be more for the nostalgia of what restaurants used to be like. From what I understand, most of the food is made from scratch. Thanks for checking out my video.
You are right, wait was 90 mins and $24 for sweet and sour pork!
awesome video Dan, I have been your #`1 fan in the USA for the last 3 years following you back to your days going back to Taishan and Kaiping. I am currently struggling in Cleveland, Ohio due to the financial crisis in the USA. Can you help in any help sir??
I hope things are better for you. Generally if someone has a GoFundMe campaign going, and I think it's worth promoting, I will post a video. Or if you have a cause which I can give publicity to. I wish you all the best. Thanks for viewing my video.