Dragon Ball Bubble Tea

Dragon Ball used to be my favorite bubble tea place. They load up their fresh fruit drinks with lots of fruits. It was so good that we would drive all the way to Vancouver just for a drink.

Yesterday, since we were in the neighborhood we decided to give ourselves a treat. However, this time it was very disappointing. I had my usual fresh taro with half sweet but it didnt taste the same. It was sooo watery and bland :( J had the taro milk tea which I find too sweet and not cold enough. My brother said it's because they changed owners so the drinks aren't what they used to be. I am never going back again :(

Dragon Ball Tea House

1007 King Edward Ave West

Vancouver, BC

Memphis Blues Barbeque House

Memphis Blues is perfect for meat lovers like J. They have big portions and a lot of meat options to choose from. Being more of a seafood and chicken type of person, I chose the roasted chicken while J had the combo platter with beef brisket and smoked sausages. Each order came with seasoned fries, beans, slaw and corn bread.  They also provide each table with condiments to season the meat to your liking. :)

Pulled pork nachos: It was average. I would have liked it with more melted cheese.

Chicken platter: I enjoyed the seasoning of the fries - very tasty. But it wasn't crispy enough.  The chicken was a bit on the dry side so I had to season it with their condiments.

Combo platter: J really enjoyed his meaty dish. His beef brisket was tender with just the right amount of seasoning. He also liked the burnt smoky flavour of the meat. He was very satisfied with the generous portion of his platter and will definitely be back with his boys next time.

Memphis Blues Barbeque House

http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com/

Yavis Club Cheesecake

Yavis Club is a cheesecake cafe in Richmond that serves different types of cakes, teas and lattes. Yavis stands for Young, Attractive, Verbal, Intelligent and Successful.

They had a minimum charge for each person so we all had to order something even though we wanted to share.

Green Tea Parfait : a must try!

Chocolate Paradise Cheesecake: A very moist and light mousse type cheesecake. 

Rainbow After the Dark Cheesecake: It's frozen and hard like ice cream in a cheesecake form.

Garden of Paradise Flower/Hebral Tea:  A perfect complement to their cakes.

Yavis Club

1231 Union Square

8338 Capstan Way

Richmond, BC

604-247-0499

Torarenbo Japanese Restaurant

We celebrated Valentine's on the weekend to avoid the busy crowd. So we opted for something more casual during the actual day. I've been wanting to try Torarenbo and J was finally able to make a reservation after several tries. When we got there it was so busy and still had to wait for a table even with our reservation. We ended up sitting by the bar. The food also took about half an hour to come out.

We ordered a variety of food from their menu.

Grilled Black Cod

Salmon Sashimi

House roll

Beef ribs

Torarenbo roll

Complementary ice cream

Overall, the food was pretty good and staff were very nice and friendly. The wait for the food just took longer since it was one of their busiest day of the year. It might not be so bad on a regular day.

Torarenbo Japanese Restaurant

8191 Park Road

Richmond, BC

604-214-1402

Faubourg: a French cafe

J and I were killing time before our dinner reservation so he suggested we go to Faubourg (pronounced as "foboor") and try their famous French baked goods, pastries, coffee and more. 

This cafe is located in the Kerrisdale area.  When we got there the place was packed and there wasn't a place to sit. Luckily, by the time they finished preparing our order some tables became available.  We got to sit by the window facing outside so we can people watch while enjoying our coffee and dessert.

I had an almond croissant because I wanted to compare it with Thierry's. I was only going to eat half and save the rest for later so I have room for dinner but it was so good I ended up finishing it all :) It was crispy and not too sweet just how i like it. Very delicious! :)

We bumped into some friends who ordered the pear tart and chocolate eclair.  They enjoyed both very much aswell.

The ice mocha has a bittersweet taste which compliments the bread and some of the other pastries they serve.

Faubourg

2156 W 41st Ave

Vancouver, BC