Kim Ga Nae

Korean AYCE BBQ - Kim Ga Nae! This will my 1st time here, but bro said it's awesome. Decided to bring my roomates here for lunch.

Here are what we ordered...






The menu is pretty small, but more than enough! All the favourites are there (for me anyways!); the only lacking ingredient is the seafood (only squid available...). Guess Korean is big on red meat.



Last but not LEAST - the stuff!


Finally, a decent and well priced Korean BBQ :)

Jackpot Bar & Grill

December is a month of celebration...or so they say. Apparently, lots of treats over the month, and they sure didn't lie :)

Got the invitation to Jackpot Bar & Grill for some hors d'œuvre... Being the foodie that I am, can't miss it!

The place itself is set up like a bar and lounge, and food was served buffet style...I like. Picking a bit of everything, here's what I came up with (in my 1st of many rounds..haha)



The satays (chicken and beef) were good, especially the chicken one, which was seasoned with peanut butter base. The roast beef rolls (top left of plate) was a dry though, and tough in fact...almost like chewing on leather. The fried shrimp was so-so, could've been better if they use panko as batter. Just to balance the meat, the usual veggies go on the side :)

3.5/5 (Satay)
2.75/5 (The rest...)

Now the star of the show...


Spinach Dip!! Who doesn't love this stuff?! Sometimes I wonder why these are called Spinach Dip when there's obviously a 1:100 Spinach to Mayo ratio :) But no complains, delicious as expected.

3.5/5

I've been told by a few colleagues that they serve lunch buffet as well, might be worth a try in the future.

Service: 3.5/5
Ambience: 3/5

Jackpot Bar & Grill

10904 92 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6B5

Telephone : 780-538-1255

Best Western Grande Prairie Hotel

It's only been a few months since I've been here, and yet I have to say my first farewell to our beloved manager. Guess the saying is true that people come and go over here, but let's hope that's not the case while I am here, coz we are a great bunch as it stands :)

The venue for the farewell dinner was down at Best Western Hotel, and it was a buffet style dinner, just what I needed after a long day at work.

So here's my full plate on the 1st round..



And a close up of our main star...Roast Beef


The veggies were nicely glazed and seasoned, especially the carrots and parsnips mix. The roast beef is nothing to shout about, but given my hunger, it was really good, moist and tender (tip: pick a slice near the sides). This is also the first time I tried horseradish on my beef, and to my surprise, I actually like it! Gravy is of course 1st choice, hands down a must :)

3.5/5

Next up are desserts, the best thing in a meal! Just like anything in life, always end it in a sweet note...something I always tell myself when deciding if dessert is worth the extra calories :)



The unique cylindrical chocolate cake...


The peanut butter squares, nanaimo bars were regular. To this date, I still find nanaimo bars too sweet for my taste. The chocolate cake, looks nice, but tastes ok...slightly disappointed by the dryness of the cake. The outer chocolate layer is good though.

3/5

Service: 4/5
Ambience: 3/5

Best Western Grande Prairie Hotel
10745 117th Ave
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7N6
(780) 402-2378

Delta Lodge - Day 2

One last round of meeting, more serious, less games today. But we all gotta eat right ;)

Breakfast Buffet...



Love my cold cereals, and hot breakfast. Can I have both...o yea!

Lunch Buffet...

Really delicious cheese grain and salad. Entrees were mostly sandwich and the salmon bagel on my plate.

Time for dessert...


The ever irresistible Apple Crumble with whip cream...ahhhh


Delta Lodge
1 Centennial Road
Kananaskis Village, Alberta
T0L 2H0
(403) 591-7711

Delta Lodge - Day 1

Had a huge gathering with teams from Calgary for the new organizational structure. This is Day Uno.

Breakfast buffet...

The hilite - warm moist banana cake...this is lovely!


Lunch Buffet...




Dessert time...


Orange mousse in orange flavoured chocolate popsicle. Cute and tasty!


Delta Lodge
1 Centennial Road
Kananaskis Village, Alberta
T0L 2H0
(403) 591-7711

Diurnal Pabulum: Fairmont Palliser Breakfast

Followed by the wonderful evening snack, the next morning came the buffet breakfast, complementary one being a President's Club member ;)

Something light to start...Yoghurt granola parfait


A dab of cottage cheese, dried fruits and nuts, and some blackberries...


On to meat and cheese next...and god those smoked salmon and capers were good!


The warm and comfy food to fill me up...


And a close up of the wonderful cheesy omelette....


And to wrap things up, some fresh fruits and dessert.




I liked how the waffle are cut up into quarter chunks, sure minimize a lot of food wastage for those who can't eat a whole.


To smooth things off, a glass of Zabaione/custard.


Delight-full breakfast it is!

Fairmont Palliser
133 - 9th Avenue Southwest
Calgary, AB T2P 2M3
(403) 262-1234

Marriott Hotel Calgary

Went for a 2-day course in Calgary, with lunch served. How convenient :)

First round of wraps...


Special honour goes to the chicken caesar wrap. I usually don't pick the chicken caesar, just because it's smothered with dressing, which completely drowns the grilled chicken taste and texture, but this one was good. The beef and ham wrap were ok, and the sauteed Nightshade veggies were nicely done.

More sandwiches over the break period.




These were awesome! The spicy cajun chicken and shrimp salad (with bits of crunchy celery and spring onions)...delicious.

Finally some dessert....warm apple crumble.


No complains here :)

Marriott Hotel
110 9th Avenue, SE
Calgary, Alberta T2G 5A6
Phone: 1 403 266 7331

Delmonica's Restaurant

Went for lunch today with a group of newly found friends whom I met in a course previously. As we're tight on time, and don't really want to go fast food, we ended up at Delmonica's Restaurant, located just next to the Stanford Grande Prairie Hotel.

They had a regular menu there, but we went with their "famous" lunch buffet. Not sure what's the big deal as there are not much variety to it....2 kinds of salad, chicken breast topped with tons of cheese, meat loaf, and the regular mash potato...plus desserts of course.

So here's what I got on my 1st round...


The meat loaf was really soggy for some reason, even though it looks perfectly cooked from the outside...tastewise, it's pretty good actually. The chicken breast was the real surprise here; it looks really plain, but o boy, it was GOOD! Tender, moist, loads of melted cheese on it...awesomeness :)

Next up is the dessert...


For dessert, they have quite the variety, but after eating 5 pieces of chicken, there's only enough room for 2 kinds -_-...and I went with the ever-tempting mousse and the rhubarb crumble (next to the mousse). It was a good end to a filling meal.

I asked the waitress before I left if they changed their buffet menu everyday, and she said yes. Definitely worth another visit!

3.25/5

Service: 3.5/5
Ambience: 3.5/5

Delmonica's Restaurant
11401-100 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
T8V 5M6
Phone 780-539-5678

JJ's Restaurant

Upon the recommendation of brother Boss, we went to JJ's Restaurant at VCC for their famous buffet.

Round 1...


Let's see...we have ham, roast beef, Cauliflower Cheddar Gratin, fried chicken, smoked meats, and scallop potatoes. There are a couple more dishes served, but very limited. Round 2 and 3 were pretty much the same, picking on the good stuff - Cauliflower Cheddar Gratin :)

Dessert time...

More desserts...I just love them!


Nothing spectacular, but definitely worth a try just for the sake of trying ;)

JJ's Restaurant
Vancouver Community College
1155 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5T 4V5
(604) 871-7000