Best places to eat in K-W

[onehaehyuk]

Hey everyone, what would you say are some of the best places to eat in the K-W region? I'm a frequent visitor to Ye's Sushi, Pho Dau Bo, Morty's Wing Night. What other places would people recommend? I'm a big fan of ethnic foods so I'd like to hear if there are good ethnic food joints in the region.

[NorthYorker]

What other places would people recommend? I'm a big fan of ethnic foods so I'd like to hear if there are good ethnic food joints in the region.
St. Jacobs Farmer Market. Mennonites sell fantastic deli meats and some dairy products are to die for too. Everything else "ethnic" is IMHO second-rate in KW comparing to Toronto.

[Takada]

China Garden. The only Chinese restaurant I like near UW.

[manjot]

k well places to eat in KW, hmmm.....

-there's this place called raintree cafe which is off of king st. in the plaza by phil's, really really good food and affordable, cute cozy setting too
-del dantes is on king and fairway and is really nice and a good place, like a bit more formal i guess
-campus pizza in university plaza has the best dipping sauce in the world
-mel's diner on university ave in the fubar plaza is good for cheap, diner food especially after the bar
-ben thahn on northfield by king (williams in the plaza) is AMAZING! really affordable and good viet/thai food, good choices for vegetarians too
-zen gardens vegetarian place downtown kitchener is good, asian veg food with a hint of indian flavour
-mongolian grill is good too, also in university plaza
-almost forgot this one, Just n' Pita which is owned by the al madina ppl also in fubar plaza. i get the falafel cuz im vegetarian but everyone i know gets the chicken shwarma and i can't tell u how good that stuff is. my friend and I drove all the way from toronto to KW just for pitas from that place. make sure u get the garlic sauce, THE BEST

Hope that helps:)

[Sohjonn]

lotus tea house, on regina, 2 mins south of university
it's a buddhist rest. set in a house. the food is terrific.

damn i miss UW. what a great city.

[rogeryen]

k well places to eat in KW, hmmm.....

-mongolian grill is good too, also in university plaza
-almost forgot this one, Just n' Pita which is owned by the al madina ppl also in fubar plaza. i get the falafel cuz im vegetarian but everyone i know gets the chicken shwarma and i can't tell u how good that stuff is. my friend and I drove all the way from toronto to KW just for pitas from that place. make sure u get the garlic sauce, THE BEST

Hope that helps:)

lol you are vegetarian and goes to mongolian grill? The boss must loves you so much....

[mingming]

Jere's what I ate over my 5 yrs there...

Mongolian Grill is crap!!!! Everytime we go, always end up sick!!!

Bubbletease was good, I guess maybe cuz we got discounts and free food because we knew the ppl that worked there.

Leung Yue is good for hotpot. I really miss the owner, always talks to us about the latest NBA or soccer games.

King Street Trio, excellent for more classy dinners. Prices are VERY GOOD too. Very good place for bdays, celebrations, etc. Plus they have live jazz on weekends!!!

[Atheral]

Mongolian Grill is crap!!!! Everytime we go, always end up sick!!!


HAHa! That's funny cause it's true. Don't go to Mongolian Grill.

lotus tea house, on regina, 2 mins south of university
it's a buddhist rest. set in a house. the food is terrific.

damn i miss UW. what a great city.

Yeah Lotus tea house is not bad. I can't agree with your second statement though. Waterloo is NOT a great city!!!

[Sohjonn]

HAHa! That's funny cause it's true. Don't go to Mongolian Grill.



Yeah Lotus tea house is not bad. I can't agree with your second statement though. Waterloo is NOT a great city!!!

I find waterloo more peaceful. transit isn't the greatest. and why is a 3-lane one-way erb st. only 50km/h, when the 2-lane 2-way university ave north of erb st 60km/h beats the hell out of me.

[Sohjonn]

[QUOTE=mingming;5827781]
Mongolian Grill is crap!!!! Everytime we go, always end up sick!!!

[qUOTE]

i got sick there too.

[hellodan]

Mongolian grill is So crappy... considering the other mongolian grills (don't think they're affiliated wih the KW one) is so much better since they have a full buffet on the side to accompany the "grilling."

Ben Thahn is amazing though, i love it there, and the waitresses are pretty nice looking too! =D

KW imho is a horrible place to be anytime other than summer. I loved it there in the summer, but its gonna suck like hell when i'm back in the winter =/

[Drthorne]

Mongolian Grill is crap!!!! Everytime we go, always end up sick!!!

me too!! I stopped going there a few years ago, so I don't know if it has improved

[Atheral]

Ben Thahn is amazing though, i love it there, and the waitresses are pretty nice looking too! =D

Yes! Everyone tells me Ben Thahn has pretty awesome pho. I gotta try it sometime.

[torontoraptor]

Yes! Everyone tells me Ben Thahn has pretty awesome pho. I gotta try it sometime.

Definitely try it at least once. Went there tonight and got the Chicken Pad Thai along with a strawberry milkshake. Both were very good with good portion size and affordable prices. The Pho is also very good.

Overall, I'm not a big fan of the Kitchener-Waterloo area. I just started a 12 month internship in Waterloo in September and I miss London. Waterloo is basically an older/dirtier/uglier version of London.

[Aznsilvrboy]

China Garden. The only Chinese restaurant I like near UW.

Where exactly is this "China Garden"? Anyone else know other nice Chinese restaurants near UW?

[duckdown]

Hey everyone, what would you say are some of the best places to eat in the K-W region? I'm a frequent visitor to Ye's Sushi, Pho Dau Bo, Morty's Wing Night. What other places would people recommend? I'm a big fan of ethnic foods so I'd like to hear if there are good ethnic food joints in the region.

Is that supposed to be Anderson Silva in your picture?

[onehaehyuk]

Is that supposed to be Anderson Silva in your picture?


Yup :), it's an image of Silva breaking Franklin's nose during their first fight

[Atheral]

Where exactly is this "China Garden"? Anyone else know other nice Chinese restaurants near UW?

Man you gotta drop those textbooks and get out! Head to the UW Plaza and you shall find what you seek.

[Takada]

Where exactly is this "China Garden"? Anyone else know other nice Chinese restaurants near UW?

31 University Avenue East

Mapquest/googlemaps/yahoomaps it.

Get something with shrimp if you go. Like the cashews/vegetables/shrimp dish. I forget what it's called. They use gigantic, tasty shrimp. The lunch/dinner combo specials are garbage though. Not worth it. I think it's catered to the sweet and sour pork crowd.