604: Crispy Falafel Lebanese Donair (Surrey)

This place is located in an awkward location between a busy intersection at King George and 24 Avenue in South Surrey. So awkward that it's hard to make a turn into the strip mall if you are at the wrong side of the busy street. I had always spotted this place and wanted to give it a try but never had the chance to, because I'm always at the wrong side of the street on my way home. Tonight I decided to make a trip there as I was feeling pretty lazy tonight and did not want to cook.

A few things worth praising:

• I asked for the staff's recommendation since it's my first time visiting, and she gave a sample of every single meat.

• Excellent value!

• Delicious

• It's made fresh

The chicken is apparently the best seller here at this location. It's juicy and moist. The beef was alright - it was a little stringy. My favourite was the lamb since it's the most flavourful of all. Overall, the shawarma was delicious. The wrap is crispy and it's packed with your choice of meat with a perfect kick of spiciness. Inside it's herby and flavourful with the perfect meat to vegetable ratio. Mind you! It can get very messy with the dripping sauce. I got it all over my hands.

I love the lamb shawarma but I'm not a huge fan of their desserts. The desserts are also pretty costly (mainly cause it didn't taste good so I don't see the value in this).

Next time, I'd like to try their kabobs!

UPDATE:

Returned to Crispy Falafel to try out their skewers / kebab. Slightly disappointed with the portion of the skewers as it was on the thinner side so it didn't feel as meaty and it wasn't very satisfying for the meat lover. In terms of the taste, it's pretty good but not mind blowing. For $17.99 + tax, it's pretty expensive with the lack of meat. All else has a generous portion though.

Multiple Locations in Surrey:

King George || Grandview Central Shopping Centre || Cedar Hills

Menu: Here

💵 Price: Under $10 - $18 (without desserts and sides)

🤤Taste:

• Donair: 4.6/ 5

• Greek style Baklava (the rectangular one): 2.6 / 5

• Lebanese style Baklava (in a roll form) : 2.3 / 5

• Skewers: 3 / 5

🕯Atmosphere: ⭐️⭐️

🪑Seating: ⭐️⭐️

📈 Price Performance ratio: 5 / 5

Retention Rate: 100% for the Donair

📍 South Surrey - King George

Pros:

Shawarma:

🌯 The lamb shawarma is delicious!

🌯 It’s made fresh! The wrap is crispy! The filling is saucy, herby, and has a perfect kick of spiciness

🌯 Loaded with meat

🌯 Excellent value

Drawbacks:

🍰 I’d pass on the dessert next time

🍰The Lebanese style Baklava: I’m not exactly sure what I had.. almost felt like I ate a sweetened, scrunched up stack of newspaper 📰

🍰 Greek style baklava: They used mostly sugar rather than honey. Sorta crispy but it’s a stale kind of crispy with a chew ☹️

* Skewers: on the thinner side.

* Skewers: Pretty expensive

604: Joyee's Top Pick All Year Around - NERO

This is definitely my favourite dessert shop in Vancity. Whenever I'm in downtown, I always, ALWAYS, make a trip to Nero's. They offer two types of waffles - the Liège and the Brussels.

The Liège is a Belgium waffle that has a soft, chewy bread texture with melted pearl sugar, while the Brussel is a light and crispy waffle. According to my survey, 100% of my dear followers prefer the Belgium waffles; and as do I (good choices my friends ;)

You get to choose a savoury or sweet topping and I always choose the sweet. I'm actually not too adventurous with their selections here at Nero. I always choose whatever has chocolate toppings, so my selection is restricted with the Banana brûlée, the orange mousse, or the classic with dark chocolate drizzle. All of the chocolate classics are served with a heapful of whipping cream and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I'm a bit torn between the banana brûlée and the chocolate mousse. I loved the dark chocolate ganache from the chocolate mousse but preferred the banana brûlée over the oranges. I just wish they would replace the orange with the caramelized banana.

All I can say is that you would not be disappointed with Nero's waffles. I have never failed to convert any of my friends into a Nero fan. My sister always request multiple stops to Nero whenever she visits Vancouver. That's how good it is.

Location: Seymour || Robson

Menu: Here

Price:

* Classic Sweets: $10 - $12

* Savoury: $15 - $17

Taste: 5 / 5

Atmosphere: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Seating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Price Performance ratio: 5 / 5

Retention Rate: 100%

Worth copycatting? YES

Drawback:

* Parking is always a pain at the Seymour location

* Line ups are expected

604: Epic Grill Silog (New Westminster)

Went food venturing again and I tried this Filipino restaurant that specializes silogs. I ordered the three silog combos, which apparently certain silogs cannot be paired in the combo (think it has to do with the cost?), but the boss was so sweet! He said he'd do it for me. I think they were just really pleased to see how passionate I am about their culture and were eager to try out their cuisine. Here I have the Tapa, Bang silog, and Biya silog. I like the Biya silog most - it's ultra crispy. The owner warned me multiple times that there are small little bones in it, but I hardly noticed it. The Bang Silog really caught me by surprise since it's a bit savory but mostly tangy. Not saying it's bad but it's just not what I was expecting, that's all!

Out of everything, my favorite was the dessert!!!! The sansrival was soooo good! The classic flavor is the owner's favorite, and it tasted like the Sawdust Pudding from Macau but in a solid form with a beautiful crunch from the meringue and cashew. My favorite, however, was the UBE SANSRIVAL! I loved the ube aroma and it married well with the pistachio. It's crunchy, it's light and not too sweet with a touch of saltiness. How tasty is it exactly? Tasty enough for me to add this to my copy-cat-bucket-list

Thank you @missy604_rn for recommending this place to me!

Update: I went back and tried a new flavor and it's equally amazing! Their hazelnut Sansrival was made out of hazelnut and Nutella flavor. I also tried the Ube Sansrival with coconut shredding but didn't like that as much.

Location: Here

Price:

Regular - $11.95

combo 1 - $16.95 (2 meats dialog)

combo 2 - $20.95 (3 meats silog)

Taste: 4.5 / 5

Atmosphere: ⭐️⭐️

Seating: NA

Price performance ratio: 4.8/5

Recipe Copy cat worthy? Yes - for the Ube Sansrival !