In the Hut of Bamboo

Not actual restaurant pictured.

If you are living in Vancouver and craving some Veggie Asian fusion, check out Bamboo Hut. It is located in the same strip mall that Fred Meyer's is on Tenney in Salmon Creek. (I sang the House of Bamboo the whole day both after I went there. Is it stuck in your head yet?)

I went there the other day because I had an insane hankering for Spring Rolls. I headed out there knowing that they had them and some awesome salad rolls that were made with Tofu.  

I received a pleasant surprise - They have vastly expanded their Vegan/Vegetarian menu. They have Vegan Chicken Pho and these ridiculously awesome rolls called Shanghai Rolls filled with Basil and other goodies. And the spring rolls......okay I now I have to have them for lunch.

I complimented the owner on all the vegetarian options. He said "Vegetarian is better. No killing." 

How adorable is that?!?

Check it out the next time you are on the northside of Vancouver, or NoVa. Did I just coin that? I think I did. Yay me.

Hungry Tiger Review

I really want to write a scathing review about something. But this is not that moment. This is another rave!!!

I woke up super hungry on Saturday so Kris and I decided to check out Hungry Tiger (aka Hungry Tiger Too).

When you get in they hand you a menu that has one side for vegans and the opposite for meat-eaters. Right away I hone in on the Biscuits and Gravy, but wah wah, it is made with my 2nd biggest food nemesis, mushrooms. (1st place goes to Blue Cheese - gag!!!) I am still interested but, don't want to risk ordering it and not liking it. So I go with my second choice The Portland Scramble - veggie sausage, peppers, onions, scrambled with tofu and covered in some sort of magic "cheese" sauce.

Kris, ordered the Biscuits with the Mushroom and Fennel Gravy.

Is your mouth watering yet?

Well they serve breakfast all day, so go get some. Oh yeah and they have Vegan Bloody Marys.

We get our absurdly large portions, we dive in and I am pretty sure we begin embarrassing the serving staff with our moaning. Mine was so delicious I almost didn't share a bite with Kris. But I did, for a totally self serving purpose, I wanted some of his. (yeah, I used the "I'll show you mine" kind of trick.) Nervously, I took a bite. It was bleeping fantastic!!! Like I had to keep dipping my toast in it was so good. If it was "mushroomy" I couldn't tell.

And then as if it couldn't get any better, they have these house made hot sauces - red and green. I don't know what they are made out of but I am pretty sure it involves magic.

I only have two complaints - it isn't in Vancouver and my home fries were over done. I still ate everyone of them, but I am not sure if they make them that way or mine were just a black batch.

Okay here are the craptastic pictures I took with my phone - 

The Portland Scramble

The Biscuits and Gravy

The Hot Sauces

One more fantastic thing - Wednesday at Hungry Tiger means 1 dollar Vegan Corn Dog and PBRs. 

Dovetail Bakery

I had a Chinook Book coupon for Dovetail Bakery and decided to use it on this foggy December morning. I have only had their goods through New Seasons, so I was excited to try it fresh from the bakery.

http://dovetailbakery.blogspot.com

Located in NE Portland (I know, not Vancouver - wah wah), this tiny shop offers a limited selection of baked goods. There aren't any menus, so check their blog to see what the specials are. For example, we ordered from their pastry case and then we saw a heaping plate of biscuits and gravy go by. We didn't even know that was an option! Come prepared or you will look like we did...out-of-town idiots.

I ordered the raspberry jam scone, hubby got the sticky bun and the little bean got a cinnamon bun. All of them were fantastic!!!! Also they make pies and you can order just the pie crust, so you can make your own at home. All of it is 100% vegan, even the creamer for your coffee was coconut creamer. 

So if you are looking for something to satisfy your sweet tooth without having to question what is in it, I highly recommend checking it out. And they open at 8am! Thank you for that, if you have kiddos you know breakfast generally starts a lot earlier than a lot of places open.

**A warning - Don't go with a group of people if you want to sit down. There are 7 chairs in the whole place. So, get it to go or come with just one buddy.**