🍽 Is this the best strip mall food in the Tri-Cities?

Hey foodies!

Welcome (or welcome back) to another edition of the tastiest email you’ll get all week, where we explore restaurants and spots you need to try around the Tri-Cities.

I went down a Ninja Creami rabbit hole this week.. and ended up buying one. So my next few weeks are going to be filled with ice cream. How unfortunate, right. Does anyone else have one? Need some recipe ideas, please!

Last week I asked what the Tri-Cities needs more of. The results were interesting, and you can see them at the bottom.

This week I’m wondering what your favourite local chain is.

Sprinkles down, let’s go.

– Farhan

P.S. The most clicked thing in last week’s newsletter was on Coquitlam’s Khob Khun Thai.

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😍 5 spots to try right now

🇰🇷 Toe Dam: When you’re looking for Korean fusion

☕️ Brisk Cafe: A Pinetree favourite

🍕 Mama Said Pizza Co: Listen to yo mamma

🌮 Taps & Tacos: taco happy hour is my kinda hour

🍣 Hanayuki Sushi: A local go to

Know a great place we should add here? Reply back and let us know!

GOOD EATS

The best strip mall in town?

Next to Lions Park in Poco (on Shaughnessy St) might be the best strip mall/plaza in the Tri-Cities when it comes to food. I’ve passed by it a ton of times but never ventured in. Then I did and hit up multiple spots. And now I’m gonna go back.

Here’s some of what you’ll find there:

• The Bombay Sweets & Indian Cuisine

• Fruticana (grocery store)

• Un Pho Get A Bowl

• Si Senior Taqueria

• The Kebob House

• A&A Meats (marinated meats)

• Los Mayorga’s Latino Deli

• Kosho Sushi

• Pita Pan Donair

Know of a better strip mall than this (for food)? Reply back and LMK!

COMING SOON

The world’s best chocolate chip cookie

The self-proclaimed “world’s best chocolate chip cookie” is coming to Port Coquitlam, as Crumbl Cookies is set to open their first location in BC.

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VOTE NOW

The best restaurants in town

The Georgia Straight’s 27th Annual Golden Plates Awards, celebrating the best in the local food scene, is running now. Vote for your favourites from the shortlist of nominations in the Tri-Cities and across the Lower Mainland!

Vote now for your favourites in Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, and around the Lower Mainland.

📣 What people are talking about

• Where’s a good Japanese spot for a group of 15?

• Where to find locally made tortillas?

• Check out Emilio Finatti if you like thin crust Italian pizza

• Recommendations on local gift basket companies?

• Float30 is a hidden gem

• Sushi Modo is a nice spot

P.S. sorry if you’re not on Facebook and missing out on these!

🗞 News

Closed: St. Louis Bar & Grill has shut down its Poco location (Fremont Village), their only spot in BC. The restaurant was opened in Nov 2022.

ETC special: All throughout March, mention Eat Tri-Cities when you’re dining in at Naan Club and get 15% off your bill. It’s that simple!

In Case You Missed It

• Dessert cafe Basak Cafe has announced they’ll be closing their doors on March 28 after 4 years.

• Doughnut Love has brought back Lemon Dole Whip soft serve.

• Creekside Coffee Factory has sold its Barnet location.

• Goen Sushi in Suter Brook Village has closed its doors.

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🤝 Job postings

Here’s who’s hiring in and around the TCs!

Barista at Caffe Delish (Pitt Meadows)

Associate Dentist at Fremont Village Dental

Park Patroller at City of Burnaby

Hiring in the Tri-Cities? Reply back and let us know!

📷️ Post of the week

Ramen Bella is “so yummy” – Eveline Yu

Here’s what readers said last week about what the Tri-Cities need more of:

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fine dining (29%)

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Breakfast/brunch spots (20%)

🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ Patios (19%)

🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Pubs (12%)

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Coffee shops/cafes (9%)

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Lounges/clubs (8%)

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Kid-friendly spots (3%)

That’s it!

Thanks for stopping in this week. Hope you enjoyed what you saw and found a spot to visit.

Before you go, we’d love to know…