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Diner Deluxe is one of those places that are not part of a big chain or franchise and still have a great way of preparing there food.
On a Saturday afternoon it will be difficult to get in but let me tell you there is coffee waiting and some oldies on an old TV to make you wait more fun.
The ambiance at Diner Deluxe is great it is not very big but still the whole place has an unique feel with furniture looking like they are from the 50s and 60s.
Service at Diner Deluxe is super the staff is extremely busy but they all seem to have fun and really keep an eye out for your needs.
About the food not much bad to say either. It is SUPER it taste great it looks great and you probably want to get back to Diner Deluxe for you next meal.
My conclusion can only be positive after what i wrote before so let me just say. If you didn’t go here yet GO and try it you will not be disappointed!
Written by George on June 10th, 2008 with no comments.
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Dinner time again and again no time or energy to cook myself so this time I wanted something a little different then the normal chain restaurants that you find in Calgary. OK maybe Applebee’s is not that special for some of you but there are just very few in Alberta and there is only 1 in Calgary (707-388 Country Hill Boulevard).
It was last night around 7.30 that I went to eat at this Applebee’s and I was a little bit surprised that there was a wait to get in. The wait was not long but still on a rainy day like this at this time I was just not expecting it. The lady at the front was nice but she didn’t give the option to sit on one of the free high tables in the bar area while there where 3 of them empty I don’t know if they where reserved or something or if they didn’t have staff to serve them.
But no worries after 15 minutes or so a nice place in front of the window showed up and that gave a nice view on the rain falling hard on the pavement.
Let me start with how this Applebee’s looks now I can be short it looks great nice layout with the bar area in the middle with no big Tvs distracting me from my food. They offer a lot of other distraction on the walls, I saw all kind of stuff hanging there from Calgary Flames stuff to old photo’s from Calgary from movie starts to a section about trains. The only place that could be a little bit nicer decorated is the washroom not that they don’t look like great toilets but it is a BIG contrast with the restaurant.
The menu of Applebee’s offers a lot of choice and the pictures on the menu look almost to good to be through.
I went for my normal food that I normally try at all those food places so this time again it was an Hamburger and let me tell you it was cooked to perfection the beef patty was nicely done and tasted like a real piece of beef and not like one of those processed piece of meat. The order was nicely put on a plastic kind of serving dish and to me that was a little bit disappointing specially together with the plastic drink glasses personally I don’t think it is a smart thing to still use plastic in restaurants specially with all those stories about bad plastics these days.
After my very good tasting meal there was room for some more, YES the portions are not to big to finish OK they are not small either but they offer a changes of some nice deserts.
Here in Calgary Applebee’s offers some small deserts there is a choice of 4 different shooter size deserts for $2.99 each and I got myself the Apple one (can’t remember it’s name) it look great and smelled liked freshly baked apple pie. The taste of it was great and almost to good. To bad that there was something artificial popping up on my taste buds and I guess it was the caramel sauce.
My conclusion for Applebee’s is great place to go eat at just a shame that Calgary only has one it would be great to have some more Applebee’s to compete with the Montana’s, Earls, Tony Roma’s and all the others.
This Applebee’s stays on my lists of place to eat at and I will not think twice about visiting it and leave some room for desert 
Written by George on May 30th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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BubbleMania Cafe is situated on Highway 1 (16 Ave NE) between Edmonton Trail and 4st NE it has some parking but sometimes it fills up. For the people who want to go eat early keep in mind that bubblemania only opens at 5 pm
The ambiance at BubbleMania cafe is nice with nice tables and nice ambiance lights. On game night they have a projection of the games on a wall so that people can really enjoy the game but still it doesn’t have to interfere with the people that don’t like to watch it because you can sit on the side of the projection so that you don’t see it at all.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays it is wing night at bubblemania and there wings are very good and get served in no time at all. On the other nights of the week they also have some real good food deals going on it is definitely worth giving it a try.
Next to the food menu they also offer a big selection of bubble tea’s and although they are a bit sweet they are very good.
Service at BubbleMania is good at start and you order is taken fast and after that you will not see the staff again till you go and pay (unless you wave them).
Conclusion is that BubbleMania Cafe is a nice place to go for some wings and enjoy some drinks the atmosphere is different then at the big chains but i prefer that.
Written by George on May 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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North Hill Diner is one of those real family style diners and where you the customer are more then just a customer.
Finding North Hill Diner is easy it is just situated on High 1 (16 Avenue NW) on the corner with 7th Street NW but you can’t miss the sign 
The Ambiance at North Hill Diner is very nice and almost feels like home. The staff takes good care of there customers and when you run in to the owner (and she is there often) you will get even more attention.
I visited this restaurant a couple of times till now and every time it felt good not to busy.
The menu is nice with more the enough choices and that gives you enough opportunity to changes you order on every visit. Taste wise there is nothing to complain to the normal menu items what i had till now all tasted great and it feels that they where prepared by a competent kitchen staff with lots of experience.
One thing that I was not really fond about was the deserts the cheesecake i had was not something i would like to repeat so maybe next time i will go for some ice cream instead. But with restaurant doesn’t have an item on the menu that is not like you prefer it.
The conclusion about North Hill Diner can only be good and I will definitely go back there time after time for some great food in a nice atmosphere without big loud TVs in my face. And I am sure that the owner makes sure I come back to
Written by George on May 19th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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Moose McGuires is a nice looking pub with some pool tables and lots and lots of TVs to watch sports on. The ambiance at Mooses is nice with high tables and low tables but the music is a bit loud so not a great place to go if you want to have a great conversation.
This Pub is easy to find it is just two block down from McMahon Stadium at a little strip mall next to highway 1 where there is also a “The Keg” and a “Wendy’s” there address is 1941 Uxbridge Dr NW.
In summer this place is extra nice when the outside patio is open and you can enjoy the sun and nice weather of Calgary.
In general the service at Moose McGuire’s is great the girls that serve you take good care and normally you don’t have to ask for anything.
The Menu is nice and has some great option on it like the GIANT Nachos and don’t even try to eat that on you own.
At my last visit I got myself fish and chips and they weren’t bad although they seem to have more bather then fish but it tasted great. I could not finish my portion so i asked it to go and because my tarter sauce was served in a small plastic (one time use) cup i asked if they could give me the tarted sauce to and they did but not in the cup the sauce just ended up loose in the box making the food in to a big mess and as a result big parts of it needed to be thrown out because of the mess.
In general Mooses is a nice place to go. At lunch time the place can be packed but don’t worry your order still comes quick and you will be taken care of.
Written by George on May 18th, 2008 with no comments.
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Yesterday dinner came from Harvey’s. I never bin to a Harvey’s before and thought why not try it and compare
The first impression at this Harvey’s was that it was kinda empty but maybe it was that time of the day just after dinner time. The place looked nice just like you would expect with a fast food place so nothing yahoo but still pretty nice.
They have a special going right now being an Angus Burger (yes McDonalds also has one) and that sounded like a nice burger to try.
The burger is cooked in the back but then dressed by a different person in the front and the way you like it. Just tell them what you want on it and they put it for you. The bun is nice an toasted mine was a little bit black but that is what i like so for me no reason to complain.
The staff at Harvey’s where very friendly and they really seem to mean it to not like in some fast food chains where they just need to be friendly.
OK now about the food again. The Angus burger tasted great very juicy and a feast to enjoy.
And then of course you wonder what Angus burger is best the Harvey’s one or the McDonalds one and i have to say i like both and you can’t compare them at all. McDonalds has a great burger but in a fast food kinda way while the Harvey’s one taste more like a burger you would get in a restaurant.
So my conclusion can’t be different then positive and i will definitely visit another Harvey’s in the future and maybe even the one on Brentwood road again.
Written by George on May 16th, 2008 with no comments.
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The Rose & Crown is the oldest Pub in Banff and offers next to the Pub also a great Restaurant selection.
It is located right on Banff Avenue in the middle of Banff and it is upstairs and that means that from some of the tables you have a splendid view over Banff and can you enjoy the people walking by below.
The Atmosphere of the Rose & Crown Pub & Restaurant comes close to what you would call and Irish Pub and it feels real nice and homey even do it is pretty big.
Service when we got to the Rose & Crown was excellent the waitress was extremely busy and that meant that we needed to wait a bit but still she was extremely good at her job.
The food we got was excellent although I would have preferred if they didn’t soak the vegetables in so much oil / butter but that was the only thing i have to say about that.
I would say if you like a view (although limited to a couple of tables) then go check Rose & Crown out next time when you visit Banff it will be worth you time.
Written by George on May 9th, 2008 with no comments.
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Again some outside food on my list and this time it was Tony Roma’s on 23 Street NE (just next to Barlow trail)
This Tony Roma’s has a homey feeling and the staff makes you feel right at home. The place is busy even when I got here on a day when most places are kinda dead this Tony Roma’s was still busy busy with people.
The waitress was extremely friendly and helpful. She was not all on the ball but she caught here own mistakes before I could even notice them and that make it to be a great waitress to me.
And what about the food you wonder? I got myself some ribs and they are not famous for them for nothing they are super nice and juicy with lots of meat on there. The fries that I got as one of the two sides where not that great they had a kinda strange taste that i could not figure out where it came from but i guess maybe it was a seasoning they put on it.
I would recommend this Tony Roma’s restaurant the food is good service is great and it is easy to find just go to the corner of Barlow trail and 32 Ave. NW and you can see it.
Written by George on May 7th, 2008 with no comments.
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The Subway in Strathmore is easy to find it is located just before the main street on the side of Highway 1.
This Subway was not extremely busy when we got here around lunchtime but it had a continuously stream of customers entering the restaurant.
Ambiance of this Subways is like most other Subways I visited and it is clean and proper but not a real nice place to enjoy a meal.
The ordering of the food went smooth and quick. Personnel was not over friendly but did there best to help you out although they forgot what bread I ordered just 10 seconds after they asked
While the taste of the sandwich was pretty good I also dare to wonder if this is really that much more healthy then going to any of the other fast food joints but i guess it all depends what you put on to your sandwich.
All with all the experience was not to bad and Subway will be one of my lunch options but they don’t really impress me so that i would go here more often or would prefer them over any where else.
Written by George on May 7th, 2008 with no comments.
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This time a fast snack at McDonald’s resulted in a visit to the McDonald’s at the corner of 4 Street NW and 23 Ave NW here in Calgary. The McDonald’s is hard to miss because of the big M in the front. The ordering section of this McDonald’s is small and feel a bit cramped when there are a lot of people in line. The dining area is nice and gives you the feeling of one of those 50 / 60 dinners with lots of car mirrors on the wall and freshly colored boots.
The staff was nice but and ordering went smooth. The tables where not that clean and most tables still had stuff from the previous customers lying there a cleanup from some staff would have bin nice.
I ended up getting one of the new Angus burgers and I have to say hmmmmm tasted good. A real ground beef patty on a freshly toasted bun. I hope this one will stay for a while. A real nice change from the normal stuff McDonald’s offers.
So what do I think? I guess this McDonald’s stays on my list of places that can get a next visit it was nicely decorated and that makes it a lot nicer to enjoy your food.
Written by George on May 6th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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