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Weird Canadian Restaurants

canpages.ca — Most restaurant are the same. Except for these odd Canadian ones.

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  • jennmae, on 11/24/2007, -1/+18Salt tasting room is awesome, one of my fav restaurants in Vancouver...I'm not sure that I'd call it weird though.
  • c0ldfusi0n, on 11/24/2007, -0/+17The Haunted House kicks ass. It's a really weird feeling to know that the person who serves your food is also paid to try and scare the living ***** out of you.
    • Seidoger, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1Especially when your tables rises up at random times in the air, this was one of the biggest "omfg wtf" moments ive ever had.

      The hottest thing is also that to get to the dinning room, you need to find your way thru a maze. Kicks some serious ass indeed.
  • rainydaywoman, on 11/24/2007, -18/+4I like the first sentence, "When you're a visitor to Canada." So what restaurant in Canada do we want to go to tonight? Good thing there's only five to choose from.
    • supermanKD, on 11/24/2007, -0/+4Yeah small town Canada eH! Your joke would've been funny if it wasn't as dumb as your president... eH!
    • mattcoady, on 11/24/2007, -2/+1Its pretty safe to assume most visitors come here for Vancouver or Montreal. The only other ones I'd include would be Toronto and maybe Halifax or Calgary.
  • boodaa, on 11/24/2007, -0/+12I'd have to have at least 5 garlic martinis before I'd stick a chocolate covered garlic clove in my mouth.
    • ausfahrt, on 11/24/2007, -1/+2I love garlic, but i tried a couple once at a garlic party and felt like puking ... the taste didn't leave my moth for a day.
      • asauterChicago, on 11/24/2007, -0/+7wait... a "garlic party"?? Is that what the kid's are doing these days? In the good old days you would just get some strippers and beer.
    • pmace, on 11/24/2007, -3/+2digg me down
      • grantmoore3d, on 11/24/2007, -2/+1f u c k o f f ... why are people filling the comments of digg with ***** like this? It's not funny.
      • xsquirrel378x, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1try and keep him right at zero diggs
  • Bonesy17, on 11/24/2007, -11/+16How are these weird? The Haunted House is an extremely fun restaurant to dine at. From this list, I don't see a reason for calling them "weird".

    The definition of weird is Mike Ditka's "Deep fried chicken Salad" or the "Cheeseburger and Fries Pizza" which are U.S. entrees.

    Looks like someone was trying to play the "Canadians, Eh?" card and failed horribly. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go back to my igloo and cook me up a Maple Syrup sandwich.....
    • WaterDragon, on 11/24/2007, -14/+2Maybe you would enjoy some poutine on the side.
      Just take some French fries, and add tomato sauce and pile on various toppings, like melted cheese, or ham and pineapple, or...just about anything...over a base of soggy French fries and sauce.
      Mmmm so good for you too!
      They combined the worst of the junk foods from the 50 states, for a Quebecois delight -- heart attack special.

      There's no Canada like French Canada!
      • ElAssoWipo, on 11/24/2007, -1/+9You have no idea what a poutine is.

        • asdfuiop, on 11/24/2007, -3/+3What's a poutine?
          • ElAssoWipo, on 11/24/2007, -1/+5Fries, gravy and cheese. But a special kind of cheese.

            Looks like this: http://blog.francis.vachon.net/poutine-Ashton.jpg
          • philippec, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2aahh ça me donne faim...
          • WaterDragon, on 11/24/2007, -1/+1I've had it with entirely other kinds of cheese. (If it had what y'all call fromage en grain (cheese curds), it would be cool...but still....the base of French fries is what ruins it for me. tastes good, but has 'French fries', one of the worst foods you can eat. .
      • WaterDragon, on 11/24/2007, -1/+1I've tried various kinds of poutine, several times, as I visit Canadian relatives regularly and pass through Montreal.

        It is a creative dish, but is built on a base of the worst kind of junk food....deep fried potatoes,usually fried in a kind of oil that is loaded with trans fats, guaranteed to clog your arteries.
        (I just read somewhere that the only really safe oil for frying is coconut oil, as all the others produce a certain toxic compound (other than trans fats), when heated to high temperatures
        • grantmoore3d, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2But oh man is it delicious mmmmmm... I wish I had one right now.
    • jennmae, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1MMM Maple syrup sandwich
  • smoothmedia, on 11/24/2007, -3/+4What about "The Rainforest Cafe"?
    • echinda, on 11/24/2007, -0/+7It's a chain and is in the US as well as Canada. Nothing weird about it.
    • revnoah, on 11/24/2007, -0/+10Somehow the rainforest concept gets lost inside a giant mall
    • StickWST, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1When I was small I loved the one in the Mall of America.
  • samuel514, on 11/24/2007, -0/+7I just have great comments of friends about the Haunted house... a great place to go eat and have fun in Montreal
  • WaterDragon, on 11/24/2007, -4/+8"O.NOIR is Canada’s first restaurant to invite you to dine in the dark! With not a ray gone astray, your visual sense essentially shuts down, heightening your other senses. Notable beneficiaries? Your taste buds. The blind staff will keep you safe and savouring all evening long."
    Q: What do you do when your restaurant has a really bad insect problem in the kitchen?
    A: Get people to dine in the dark! (And hire a blind wait staff.)
    Problem solved. (For the creepy owner, anyhow.)

    "I want to talk to the manager. Where is he?"

    --"He's across the street, having lunch."

    • computergod, on 11/24/2007, -9/+3I wanna sneak in a pair of night vision goggles, then sneak around ***** with people.

      You gotta wonder what couples are getting up to in that place... Better then a movie theater.

      /Got away with injecting ketamine while watching "knocked up."
      • ElAssoWipo, on 11/24/2007, -1/+10Yeah, except you'd just get stabbed in the face. Scared people with knives tend to do that.
        • computergod, on 11/25/2007, -0/+1I just meant rearranging things on people's tables without them knowing and watching them try to figure out what's going on.

          I don't know what you consider "***** with people" to mean, I don't know anyone who gets all stabby over a prank.
    • Seidoger, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1It still really is an insanely cool place
    • FadieZ, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2I've had lunch there and I asked myself the same question. There are still health inspectors who visit regularly. Nothing to worry about, really. I just find it creepy that the staff were looking at us and we couldn't see them.
    • Le3f, on 11/25/2007, -0/+1Try moving the tables around for fun next time...
  • Jpeg2600, on 11/24/2007, -1/+10awesome! me and my friend are going to the O'noir -- NOW.

    I'll give you feedbacks in a few hours
    • grantmoore3d, on 11/24/2007, -0/+42 hours have past since you posted.... I'm still waiting for that feedback!!! :P
    • FadieZ, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1I live in montreal and didn't even know most of these existed. (except O'Noir, got that from a digg article a while back)
  • Scheissen, on 11/24/2007, -4/+6All of canada.
  • evilregis, on 11/24/2007, -0/+8Dugg for London. Garlic's is a great place to eat! If you are ever in the area, I do suggest it... and Under the Volcano.
    • biznatch11, on 11/24/2007, -0/+4I've had the garlic ice cream...garlic does not belong in ice cream! but it's still a great place.
      • hipnotyq, on 11/24/2007, -1/+2hells yeah! Respect for London!
        Garlics is pricey?
    • RyanCoke, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2Garlic's isn't weird at all. Fantastic food - try the Green Curry Chicken.
      Only certain things have a garlic spin on them. It's the homemade butters that they serve that really rule. Hot Pepper and Apricot butter, you wouldn't think would taste great, but..
    • TwiceHephaestus, on 11/24/2007, -0/+3Garlic's is more than just garlic though. Amazing food, nice atmosphere. I would bring a date there again.
    • revnoah, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2Was surprised to see Garlic's on the list as well. Not quite that strange; very nice decor though.
      Under The Volcano sucks, I don't recommend it. Skip Mexican altogether - the best latino restaurant remains El Ranchito (El Salvadorian).
    • phronko, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1Another weird but awesome place in London is the Verandah Cafe. It's full of *****.
    • Sacrifice, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1Nice to see some fellow Londoners on Digg. I went to high school in downtown London and I use to walk by Garlics on a regular basis. That being said, I have never eaten there.
  • robdavy, on 11/24/2007, -6/+3http://www.duggmirror.com
  • Synthesize, on 11/24/2007, -3/+2I wonder if they serve maple syrup covered beaver tails.
    • profOblivion, on 11/24/2007, -0/+6You know, now that you mention it, I can't remember ever having one with maple...

      For those who don't know what's going on, deep fried beavertails are a delicacy in some parts of Canada (i.e., Ottawa and a limited selection of other places). By which I of course mean fried pastry covered in various toppings, the classic variety being with cinnamon and sugar. Deeeeelicious.

      *****, I want one now. *leaves*
    • jmignea2, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2Ottawa does in fact have beaver tails covered with maple syrup. They are amazing. In fact, if anyone here visits Ottawa in the winter you need to skate on the canal and have a beaver tail.

      Speaking of "weird" restaurants and Ottawa, we have a local burger chain called The Works that is just amazing. They have every topping you can imagine including Kraft Dinner (macaroni and cheese for you Americans) and peanut butter.
  • jeremymccurdy, on 11/24/2007, -0/+11There used to be a Super Mario restaurant in a small town, called St Felicien, in Quebec I lived in for a few years. Everything had a Mario Bros themed name and there were pictures of Mario and Luigi all over the walls. The place was actually pretty rundown, but when I was seven, that place seemed like the best restaurant on earth. It's not as wierd as some of those, but it definitely left a strong impression.
  • gbarberi, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2Haunted House, I have been to something like that in New York City: Jeckyll and Hyde.
    • pmace, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2Me too - Jekyll & Hyde Club on Avenue of the Americas... very cool place to go for drinks. Like all other theme restaurants in Manhattan, the food absolutely sucks.
  • papavb, on 11/24/2007, -0/+10poutine is fries with cheese curds and gravy on top (sry if someone already said this, not going to expand this ***** comment system just to see)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
    • revnoah, on 11/24/2007, -0/+4Poutine is amazing, especially in Quebec! I once had poutine and eggs for breakfast at a greasy spoon in Quebec, best I've ever had. I think that's pronounced "Freedom Gravy" in "American".
    • echinda, on 11/24/2007, -0/+4Dugg for knocking the comment system
    • CheeseburgerBro, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1The Wikipedia page lifts from my own article, uncited.
      http://cheeseburgerbrown.com/articles/Poutine_She_ ...
    • lebruf, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1I lived in Montreal for 2 years. Poutine is the BEST! Fries, Gravy, Cheese curds are staple. Sometimes they'd throw on some gyro (lamb) meat and even peas. La Belle Provence is the most common chain that serves it, but there's one joint called the Green Stop that has a 2 lb. plate (1 kilo for you canucks)
    • jjremy, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1I can't get over the word curds. Why can't it just be cheese? It ruins the whole thing for me.
  • moghua, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1The O.NOIR. restaurant was not the first "dark" restaurant in Canada. I once ate at a faddish "all dark" restaurant in Toronto back in about 1992. In all honesty it's not a very enjoyable experience, but that might have been just me.
  • JuliaGulia77, on 11/24/2007, -2/+4I don't see how these are weird..
    • JuliaGulia77, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1since when can you not delete comments? bs...
    • phronko, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2Yeah, like, what restaurant DOESN'T have moving tables and pitch darkness these days?
  • quiznos, on 11/24/2007, -1/+9I went to Haunted House a few years ago on a school trip. Without a doubt one of the most entertaining experiences of my life. One of the actors/waiters kept asking me for ether, and would inhale a mist that would come out of the floor.. and instead of putting the dinner rolls on the table he machinegunned them at my face.
    Another guy played the piano with his toes while upside down.
    In short, go there.
  • ufia, on 11/24/2007, -1/+5Be warned that restaurants service is ludicrously slow in Montreal. Not suited for your one hour lunch break during the work day. Waiters are synchronized to the schedule of customers on welfare or something.
    • Malarie, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1You dont go at La maison hantée on your lunch time. You have to call months in advance and reserve.
      Same usually goes for O'noir. You have to reserve weeks in advance.
    • 808kick, on 11/24/2007, -0/+3Maybe you have never heard of the concept of enjoying your meal. Take your time enjoy the food and drink a bottle of wine.
  • naturemade, on 11/24/2007, -1/+2I don't know how I feel about eating in the dark? Seems like that could get rather messy...
    • vickei, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1There was an episode of CSI where a guy got murdered at a restaurant like that, and they didn't even realise he was dead at first ;P. Made me think what if you poked someones eye out...
  • cardiolite, on 11/24/2007, -2/+0What about the A&K Lick-a-Chick? And yes its real i've eaten there.

    http://www.atyp.com/aklickachick/
  • drmarvin, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1Awesome. I agree about Garlics. Who would think garlic ice cream would be good, but DAMN!!!! I guess I need to try the other places. Imagine eating in the dark!
  • N00F, on 11/24/2007, -0/+3Here in Ottawa there's a burger joint called "The Works" You can get some STRANGE burgers there. Macaroni & Cheese burger, Peanut Butter burger and even an Eggplant burger, to name a few.
    http://www.worksburger.com/
    • grantmoore3d, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1If you ever go there... let's just say you can basically get whatever you want on the burger. Oh and is it ever filling!!
    • 808kick, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1I dugg you up because it's a cool place, and I like your username. Are you from Newfoundland?
      • N00F, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1Yes, I am from the Rock. Living in Ottawa now. No job for me on the island. Ottawa is great!!
  • SPLASTiK, on 11/24/2007, -0/+2La Casa Gelato in Vancouver is known for having weird flavors. They have over 200 on display (free samples!) and rotate between over 500.
    Garlic, balsamic vinegar, curry, wasabi, corn, guinness beer are amoung them. I'm a big fan of their Wildberry-Jalapeno pepper flavor... my friend is in love with their corn.
    • themightyowl, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1Amazing ice cream parlor. I tried their basil, curry, chocolate chili, dragon fruit and balsamic vinegar. Chocolate chili sure did pack a punch. I think my fav was the dragon fruit. The rest were.. interesting.. basil was ok. Do you know if they ever had bacon ?
  • MikeonTV, on 11/24/2007, -0/+3Next to Garlics in London is The Tasting Room. I would recommend that place first!
  • RedSaber, on 11/24/2007, -11/+4These are not canadian restaurants, they are Quebecers restaurants.

    Nothing to do with Canada.
    • arsheroica, on 11/24/2007, -1/+7Buried for separatist *****, and for being totally incorrect on all counts.
      • RedSaber, on 11/24/2007, -2/+2Well sorry, 3 restaurants out of 5... That sounds like being a majority to me.

        Oh yeah, that's right, I forgot, for anti-freedom people, when the other side has the majority, it does not count. It only matters when your side has the majority.
        What you are saying is bullcrap.
        • arsheroica, on 11/25/2007, -1/+1Separatism is dead and buried, having already been exposed for the ethnical nationalism it truly is. In other parts of the country, we just call it "racism", "homogeny" or "xenophobia", and it's rearing its ugly head all over la belle province. I love Quebec, and I'm glad it will remain in Canada, but separatists have clung to the old world idea that your allegiance is to your traditions, your language, and those who are just like you, while the rest of the country is embracing multiculturalism as a form of national identity. That is the future. Sorry.
          • techweenie1, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1and exactly what is your allegiance to? Some abstract idea that everyone can get along and live in a "happy place" even though they don't share a language, don't share traditions...what exactly unites people like that?
    • staffrocket, on 11/24/2007, -1/+6Quebec is part of Canada there buddy.. The more you know!
      • Malarie, on 11/24/2007, -0/+4I was a separatist when I was a teenager. I so wanted to have my country, now that i am a grown up, i am more smart, more mature and i will never separate from Canada. We have a beautiful country, The people up here are very nice.
        But still.. Screw Ontarians! ;)
      • RedSaber, on 11/24/2007, -2/+1Yeah, Quebec is has much a part of Canada that Tchechenia is a part of Russia or Taiwan a part of China. Depends on which side you stand: The crushed or the crusher's side.
        It does not matter to me if you believe is a part of Canada, it simply is not.

        Malarie, je te comprends, moi aussi j'ai perdu la foi en nos gouvernements et nos leaders corrompus sales. Le PQ, le PLQ et l'ADQ ne mérite pas de faire l'indépendance, on se dirigerait tout droit vers la mort si on prend cette voix.

        Je te comprends d'être frustré(e) et tanné(e) et d'abandonner, une bonne partie des gens le sont aussi. Mais bon... c'est la vie, y'a des hauts, y'a des bas, faut pas en vouloir aux gens pour ça!

      • RedSaber, on 11/24/2007, -2/+1Oh, and I forgot about Ireland and Scotland too! Woah, there's so much examples to give out there. Being a part of another country doesn't mean ANYTHING.
    • dvandewalle, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1ooohhhhhh, you SOOOOOO went there!
      • RedSaber, on 11/24/2007, -1/+1Well... was I not supposed to go there? ;) I'm just doing my civic duty you know. :D
        • quiznos, on 11/25/2007, -0/+2considering the article is about weird restaurants, i don't think it was necessary.
        • RedSaber, on 11/26/2007, -0/+2Well that's not a point either. That's like telling your girlfriend what pisses you off about her or that you wanna break-up. There's NEVER a good time to talk about it.

  • endearingGirl, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1O.NOIR --> great place to have your blind date ^_^
    how about the best POUTINE restaurants? every region is saying that they have the best poutine...
    • samuel514, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1the best Poutine is in Quebec City !! no doubt Ashton FTW :)
  • CrimsonFlash, on 11/24/2007, -0/+3Nice! I live in London. I have always wanted to go to Garlic's. But I hear they are expensive, and I = cheap.
    • RyanCoke, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1Garlics is as expensive as East Side Marios or other chain restaurant. You should definitely go. It's a great place that doesn't destroy your wallet like the Tasting Room. (Which is also excellent). Just don't go on special days (Valentines, New Years...), because then they get a little sticky with their prices.
  • databoy, on 11/24/2007, -0/+0The person who posted the article as weird has no sense of adventure. The same person would knock back an all expenses paid first class trip on the Titanic. If you want diversity of exotic foods come to Australia. The Aborigines have some dinky di tucker to enlighten your taste buds. So do the local restaurants.
  • mattewood, on 11/24/2007, -0/+3That's it? We've got way more interesting and sketchy restaurants in Canada, than just those simple selections.
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