chika84 "I love great food!"

Korean BBQ restaurant where you can actually grill your own meat is pretty hard to find around here. And plus the restaurant is pretty nice and modern. I haven’t had any bad experiences with the service . . it’s not excellent, but i’d come back for the food. I wouldn’t bother sitting in the back for the sushi menu . . if you’re gonna go to Blue Ginger you have to grill! Just to note: there are two sections of BBQing. if you want to be able to grill all the meats ask to sit in the section to the left of the entrance. They have two different types of grills and in the right section you can’t grill any pork. – don’t ask me why, that’s just how it is!

I go to Manzana at least once a week. When it first opened, i think a little over a year ago, i literally went there every other day. I always sit in the bar, but it’s like sitting in the restaurant because there are plenty of booths and it’s super comfortable. Their happy hours are great, although no drink specials for you alcoholics, just great food specials. There are about 15 dishes all in the range of $1.99-$3.99. Good portions too! They also start Happy Hour a half an hour earlier than the nearby restaurants so if you can’t wait for McCormick and Schmicks, head to Manzana – waaaay better setting and much more welcoming!

They also serve breakfast starting at 6am. They’re located at the bottom of the Westin so it’s to provide a breakfast place for hotel guests.

I’ve had all kinds of Japanese food – i’m 100% Japanese fom Japan so take my word. Sushi is becoming more and more popular around here these days, but my favorite is definitely I Love Sushi. They have several locations, but make sure you go to the one on Lake Bellevue – it’s their newest restaurant and the interior is very classy, yet modern and welcoming. They provide a better experience yet the price is about the same as their other older locations. The sushi chefs and staff are extremely friendly, they have many more options besides sushi (appetizers, salads, hot dishes, meat dishes, mouthwatering desserts, etc), and although it’s definitely not cheap, it’s very reasonable for what you’re getting and a lot less than some of the other sushi restaurants in the area. Try everything, it’s all delicious!

Most people think of Japanese food as primarily sushi, but this Asian cuisine has must more to offer than just raw fish and rolls. The menu at Fort St. George includes a variety of dishes that you would find at family restaurant in Japan and some typical ones that mom’s cook at home like curry, Japanese-influenced pasta dishes, chicken rice (ketchup flavored and covered in an egg omlette), grattin, japanese-style hamburger, etc, etc. It’s a more modernized, casual style of Japanese cooking compared to the sushi restaurants that are considered authentic and traditional.

My finance teacher actually owns this restaurant. I went to it once and had the phad thai and green curry and it wasn’t anything too special, so i didn’t go back for quite some time. My close friends go to Chantanee’s all the time and finally convinced me to try again . . they knew exactly what to order and it was delicious!!!