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Earl's is ubiquitous in Vancouver (my previous home), so I was interested to see how they stacked up here. Gotta say, it was very favourably.
We were parched and ready for rest after a long walk to the waterfront with not quite enough liquid on hand. We were really impressed with the size of the incredibly active and bright patio, but were even more so with the coool dark inside of the restaurant (which was what we needed, some cold air).
One of the best medium-rare steaks I've ever had, in all honesty. It being summer, they have warm potato salad and coleslaw on their menu of sides, and we substitute that for the usual mash & veg, and it was just a wonderful meal all around. Beer for the husband, Iced tea for me, both in amazingly frosty glasses. Our waiter was a doll, and as I say, the kitchen staff were obviously on top of their game because holy cow, what a steak. Tender, cooked exactly right, and holy cow I am drooling about it right now. =)
We followed up with the campfire s'mores dessert, which is a specialty which is not always on the menu, but when it is, get it! It used to be just one s'more, which is why we ended up getting one each... and it's now two per order! So we tucked into them anyway, even though we were getting pretty full at this point. Didn't need to eat again until the next day, so it certainly paid off.
Going to definitely come back often, when I want a reliable experienced spot for a relaxing time with friends.
Now hand me something to clean my keyboard with...
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