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Eating Out in RC: Sabor Mexicano

BY PAUL REID

2665 Kingsway (across from Norquay Park)
Phone: 604-566-3445

Roberto (and Lucia, elsewhere) own and operate the always sunny Sabor Mexicano. Photos by Paul Reid
Roberto (and Lucia, elsewhere) own and operate the always sunny Sabor Mexicano. Photos by Paul Reid

Greetings, RC! I am authentically tickled pink to know that our dear community now has, since November 4, 2023, a real honest to goodness Mexicano restaurant to add to its crown of multicultural delightfully delicious destinations.

Now, you may or may not know, that I appreciate Mexican food so much that I married a Mexican woman. Well, not just for her cooking skills I suppose, but subsequently, I actually learned something about what good Mexican cooking is all about and guess what … Sabor Mexicano does not disappoint.

Gorditas from Sabor Mexicano
The Gorditas from Sabor Mexicano come with lettuce, cheese, sour cream and homemade salsa.

Au contraire, mi amigos. I can heavily recommend that you (and your loved ones) head swiftly and directly to Sabor Mexicano to taste what I’m trying to tell you about. Okay, look at this picture. What do you see?

You should see two Gorditas (order of 2) served with lettuce, cheese, sour cream and homemade salsa ($15.50). So delicious!

This is just the appetizer. I will be back to do more justice for Sabor Mexicano. Gracias, Roberto and Lucia!

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Eating Out in RC: Yo-Bones BBQ

BY PAUL REID

3475 Kingsway at Tyne, Vancouver
778-882-2376
Open Tuesday to Sunday
11 am to 2 pm, 4 to 9 pm
yobonescatering.ca

The BBQ Beef Brisket at Yo-Bones BBQ is superb.
The BBQ Beef Brisket at Yo-Bones BBQ is superb. Source: yobonescatering.ca

Yo RC! Long time no eat. What’s up? I gotta tell you ’bout this place in our ’hood … and it’s good! It’s fallin’ off the bone yo. I’m talking Yo-Bones BBQ. Yes RC, this is exactly what this community needed, some good ol’ southern BBQ and I will be back there soon.

So listen up yo. You want and/or desperately need BBQ Pulled Pork or BBQ Beef Brisket by the half pound or pound; or BBQ Pork Back Ribs (four, six or a full rack of 12 bones)? Do you? Yo-Bones has got us covered, friends.

And for the sides, I’m talkin’ Yo-Bones Pit Beans, Red Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Cornbread, Mac & Cheese (those are all vegan by the way). Then you got your BBQ Meat Slider (pork, chicken or brisket) and BBQ Chicken Tacos. Also, for you twisted vegan types, the Black Bean Burger.

Yo-Bones BBQ Chicken Tacos
Yo-Bones’ BBQ Chicken Tacos come with a zesty lime sauce.

My two accomplices and I all highly enjoyed our dinner at Yo-Bones BBQ. It’s quite a small and charming little place over on Kingsway, just East of Tyne Street on the north side. This is one of those little hole-in-the-wall-type places that specialize in their food … in this case … Southern barbecue meat, sandwiches and sides that are to die for.

And, all at a relatively affordable price. The pound of BBQ Beef Brisket ($32), BBQ Chicken Tacos (2 pieces for $9), Yo-Bones Pit Beans ($4), Coleslaw ($4) and Cornbread (2 pieces for $2) was not only enough for us three that night, but we had enough brisket, beans and coleslaw left over for dinner the next night.

You know what that means: Yo-Bones BBQ scored very highly (and well) indeed on my patented Gourmet/Gourmand Scale of Goodness, which is Quality X Amount /(divided by) $ (price).

We have the owner, Rick Bone, to thank for all this goodness. Rick, in the catering/food business for more than 30 years, services an extensive range of clients, bringing excellent service and quality cuisine to stylish cocktail receptions, elegant weddings, distinctive corporate socials, important product launches, festive seasonal parties and vibrant galas.

Visit yobonescatering.ca for more information. Bon appetit.

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Eating Out in RC: Bon’s Off Broadway – Special Valentine’s Day review

BY PAUL REID

2451 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC V5N 5E5
8 am to 7 pm daily
604-253-7242
skipthedishes.com, doordash.com, ubereats.com

Paul Reid's account of a memorable Valentine's Day at Bon's Off Broadway
Here is my accomplice and I in the very same booth at Bon’s Off Broadway where I proposed 14 years ago. Happy Valentine’s Day and bon appetit. Photo courtesy of one of Bon’s angels. Thank you.

Yes, folks, it was approximately 14 years ago to the month that I proposed to my sweety, right here in this booth at Bon’s Off Broadway. Not only are we still hitched and still holding hands, the breakfast special at Bon’s is still just $2.95!

It really was nice to get back to Bon’s after so many years. The place is pretty much exactly the same — a time capsule of sorts. The only real difference that I could detect was the barriers between the booths that were obviously put up during COVID. Even these though were covered in graffitti — you would think they had been there forever.

Yes, one of the cool things about Bon’s is all that graffitti. Patrons are certainly not discouraged from making their marks with markers, stickers, posters, whatever — just stick it or write in on the wall — no problem. It’s just another one of Bon’s features that makes it one of the coolest, relaxed places in this city to hang out and have a good breakfast or propose.

Bon still comes in every afternoon, I hear, to greet the customers. It’s a party every day here, he once told me, with all my friends, and there is nowhere else I’d rather be. I think Bon is a saint and his staff, angels, for giving East Van such a cool, affordable breakfast place all these years. Three cheers for Bon(s)!

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