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Taka
Columbia Place Mall, Columbia Street

I've always liked this restaurant for Japanese food. The original owner has changed as has the decor. The menu is pretty much the same, and the prices are reasonable. My favourite is the California Combo for $8.95. As you may suspect, it comes with 8 pieces of California roll, 3 nigiri sushi (tuna, salmon and prawn), and a bowl of miso soup. Everytime I've had this, it has been fresh and very tasty. The other night I tried the Rocky Mountain Roll, and do not recommend it. It just didn't seem to have the right combination of fish. And 5 pieces at $5.95 just don't make it really worth it. The one downside to going to this restaurant is the chaos. They can't seem to keep track of whether they are seating people, serving food or taking over the phone orders. However, if you have the patience and want to be entertained by the disorganization of it all, try Taka.

posted by reviewer @ 8:32 PM 0 Comments

Central Station Pub
4th - downtown Kamloops
Forever and ever - that's how long this pub has been in Kamloops. Yet, I always forget about it as a place to eat. Whenever it is suggested to me, I'm happy to go there. I don't remember ever having a bad meal at this pub. The other night I had the club stack with a bowl of soup for $7.25. Actually, this is cheaper than at other places for soup and sandwich. The sandwich came freshly toasted and with real slices of chicken (not sandwich meat). The soup of the day was cream of potato and leek. It was rich, creamy and very tasty. I highly recommend this if you can get in on a day when they make it. Anyways, our server was friendly, efficient and very accomodating. The only thing that was missing were the big, smelly, dark-coloured, comfy chairs that I always associated with the Central Station Pub. Oh well, I guess if enough of us go for the consistenty good food, these chairs will too one day be smelly and dark.

posted by reviewer @ 11:35 AM 0 Comments