ViJ's Rangoli

We usually try to make it to ViJ's at least once on each Vancouver visit. Far and away our favourite restaurant in the city, we both will tell you. My sister loves it, too - happy for us if ever we want to dine with her. It's like Vancouver's version of Frontera Grill, but with Indian food. Search the blog and you'll find a fraction of the number of times we've enjoyed his food.

We didn't make it to ViJ's this time, alas, but we did enjoy his food twice. Smart man - you can buy his food in boil-in-the-bag pouches. We had a lovely last night with Marie enjoying some of that for dinner, plus our last bottle of Joie Noble Blend. And where did we buy the food? It's available in some stores (including Edible BC, a place we love), but Conrad and I picked it up at ViJ's Rangoli the same place we'd enjoyed lunch a few days earlier.

Rangoli is spare, casual, full of young hipsters (but never mind - they have to eat somewhere, after all), and serving good food. Dine, and then pick up something to keep in the freezer for later in the week. Yum!

Conrad had the pulled pork. Funnily enough, the waitress got to the table and was setting down a plate for Conrad, announcing what it was, and even as the words came out of her mouth, she knew it wasn't right. It went back immediately, and Conrad was treated to some flat bread and chutney. He managed just fine, and no hard feelings. The pulled pork was delicious - I kind of wish I'd ordered it, but he expressed interest in it first.

As for me, I had the goat and jackfruit. I promise, it, too, was delicious. Utterly. The side of cabbage slaw was tinged with coconut but not really sweet. I was very happy with it, and because Conrad was driving us around, I got to indulge in a glass of Monster Riesling.

ViJ's is always worth the sometimes very lengthy wait, but I would not decline a meal at its sister restaurant next door. Another place to add to the Vancouver list...