rain or shine ice cream: coconut vegan goodness

kitsilano is gorgeous during the summer/spring months and after shopping for a few hours, a friend and i had lunch at las margaritas and needed some dessert to go along with it. so to rain or shine ice cream it was! (good thing it was a sunny day!) 

the whole store has an earnest like feel but not as crowded and a cone is not included in the price but the ice cream flavours are just as unique and locally sourced. 

single scoop vegan coconut chocolate chunk:($4.50): i LOVED this. the flavours of coconut and chocolate shavings go extremely perfectly in this combo. you can taste the burst of coconut without the shreds and its not too sweet either! my friend and i both really loved this flavour. the consistency is less creamy than earnest and a bit icier making it feel lighter which i actually prefer. it is less impactful in terms of flavour though. 

4.75/5

overall: expensive, but hipster ice cream usually is. a bit farther than earnest but was still very good! i really want to come back and try their taco tuesday! only 6 bucks for 2 scoops in a waffle taco with toppings!

joe's grill: the best kind of breakfast

one friday afternoon after classes, my friend came all the way to ubc for one thing, to get breakfast food afterwards. we googled lots of places in the kits area that had all day breakfast and settled on joe's grill. 

the basic ($6.95) - choice of sausages, ham or bacon with 2 eggs any style, hashbrowns and toast. SUCH A GOOD VALUE. look at all that food for only 7 bucks. 

 i got my eggs over easy and they were great. cutting into the middle, it OOZED with yolk. i had also read online that their sausages were a specialty so i went with that (as did my friend after hearing my suggestion) and they were delicious. they had a crisp exterior and when you bit into it, the pork juices came squirting out. my favourte part of the whole dish though was the hashbrowns. they were simply cut up potatoes but they were delicious. and my other friend's favourite combo is dipping hashbrowns in maple syrup and ketchup. IT IS AMAZING. 

only problem: toast was a bit burnt but my friend's was fine...just a case of inconsistency

look at that egg...

4.5/5 (losing marks for burnt toast

overall: this meal was delicious and a great value too. i could only finish half of the plate and packed the rest to go. definitely recommended to satisfy that breakfast craving and their menu is pretty big for a diner type restaurant. i will be back to try those one day!