Restaurant Review - Romer's Burger Bar and Where to get the best burgers in Vancouver

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It's the last day of September and the warm Vancouver weather seems to be holding up believe it or not (well, except for those chilly mornings). Hang on to the last bit of the warm, extended summer weather and take this opportunity to enjoy a delicious patio meal.

Romer’s Burger Bar opened up in my neighbourhood a short while ago and it finally got warm enough for me to enjoy one of their tasty burgers on their beautiful patio overlooking the Fraser River.

Unlike most burger joints, Romer’s Burger Bar doesn’t include any fries or salad with its burgers. Because I couldn’t enjoy my burger without a side of fries, I ordered a basket of their garlic fries ($5) to supplement my Standard burger ($9). The fries had a very strong raw, garlickly flavour.

Romer’s has a whole page of different fixins for diners to customize their burgers. I chose to add local goat cheese ($1.50). It was a bit of a disappointment because for a whole extra $1.50 on top of what I paid for the burger, all I got was a tiny smear of cheese. Although it added great flavour to the burger, it was certainly not enough for the entire burger.

Romer's Standard Burger with local goat cheese

I also had the opportunity to try out the SoCal burger ($10), a turkey patty with avocado, tomatoes, watercress and few other typical add ons. This was a super flavourful burger, juicy and extremely tasty.

Romer's SoCal Chicken Burger

Restaurant Review -- Les Faux Bourgeois

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I don’t care how good it is, I’m not paying $50 for a few slices of duck breast on bed of spring salad. One of my favourite cuisines is French cuisine, and the only thing that makes it better is when it’s reasonably priced. French food is known for being overpriced with small portions of god-knows-what. But reality check, French food isn’t just garlic-buttered frog legs, escargot in cream sauce, or pan-seared rabbit. Sure that’s what they may be famous for, but they also serve delicious, more ordinary items such as duck, beef, lamb, fish -- food you’d find at any other restaurant.

Les Faux Bourgeois Cafe on East 15th, inexpensive, great French food

I tried out Les Faux Bourgeois on East 15^th recently, and not only was this French restaurant reasonably priced, it was fantastic.

As an appetizer, I ordered the Mt. Pleasant Picnic ($12) which included an assortment of cheeses and charcuterie including my favourite, prosciutto.  This was a great way to start off my meal, not being too large or small, but just enough to start up my appetite.

The Mt. Pleasant Picnic charcuterie and cheese plate from Les Faux Bourgeois

For dinner, I was torn between the mussels (Moules Mariniere $17) and the duck (Canard Confit $18), but ended up with the duck which was a fantastic choice, but I’ll definitely be back to try the mussels. The Canard Confit was perfectly cooked with a layer of crispy skin and moist, flavourful meat. The duck was tender and did not just fall off the bone (which usually indicates that it’s been boiled). The main was served with a side of warm potato, arugula, goat cheese and snap pea salad that perfectly complimented the duck. This healthy serving was more than enough to fill my hunger even without the appetizer.

Delicious Canard Confit from Les Faux Bourgeois