argo cafe

the benefits of having unemployed friends is not just that you have someone to hang with on your days off but that they always know the best places to go for good cheap eats. my favourite free bird introduced me to the argocafelocated in the industrial

the argocafeis certainly a place i would not have found on my own. it was hm who alerted us about this hidden gem. after doing a bit of research on line, it appears that is very well known and popular with people who works around the area. the argocafeis perhaps one of those place you will not bother check out. at a quick glance, you might not even think it is a restaurant. th painting outside is very gaudy. there is the heavy metal door and the windows are barred. if i did not know anything about this restaurant, i don't think i would even go in for a cup of coffee. maybe that's the way it should be. the argocafeis already … packed to the brim everyday. there is no way they can take in any more customers. their opening hours are limited. they open only on weekdays for breakfast and lunch and closes promptly at 4:00 pm. it is obvious that they are there to meet the needs of the people who work in the light industrial zone. let's face it. this place is a dive and very much a hol

argocafewas featured in the food network’s you gotta eat here. the outside looks pretty run down and the inside is similar but it’s a busy local diner. their daily specials change everyday and you can find them on their website. there weren’t any booth seats left so we sat at this counter here. the diner is small so there were a lot of things stashed at the counter.

love going tocafeargo. the food is so well done without the need for gimmicks or snobbery. will be back there soon for that spanish omelette...haunts me how good it is!

argo café has been hiding on ontario street until we started discovering the neighbourhood, thanks to the olympics.a cash only diner owned and ran by famous chefs that make delicious fresh food at half the prices restaurants they worked at prior would have charged.excellent service, tasty fresh food, decadent home made desserts and five flavours of milkshakes.they were so gracious to create a combo vanilla mocha milkshake. thank you.

having been featured on food network show “you gotta eat here!”, we have also heard from friends about wanting to dine at argo cafe. with the sudden vacation i got, mr. h and i finally had a chance to try out some restaurants that are only open on weekdays, such as argo cafe. it was exciting to know that not only does argo have its regular menu, but it also changes its daily special. the extensive list of the daily specials can be found on its website, and the choices look promising. mr. h:  eating at argo cafe’s been on my to-do list for, like, ever.  so long, in fact, that i had forgotten what they were famous for from their food network show a while ago… i guess it was just “argocafe= food network diner = yum, go eat”.  we finally had an opportunity to grab some lunch out together, so away we went!  i in

argocafeis in a building on a block in a neighbourhood where not much has changed (lately). the olympic village’s gleaming rigid order preens a few blocks away, but here on ontario street, it’s still more or less 1954, the year thecafeopened. plain (order from the list on the wall) and simple (theresa and i sat at a kermit-green formica table) the argo offers friendly service and decent diner-style food. i had the platter – a breakfast combo of bacon, ham or sausage, two eggs, potatoes, toast and french toast or pancakes for a super cheap $7.50. the sausages were meh (tiny and overcooked) but the home-mad

the argocafeis the epitome of a greasy spoon. the servers and owner know the names of all the regulars and know the latest dirt on what's going on in their lives at the moment. to say this place has character would be the ultimate of understatements. you feel like you're a friend, even though you know no one.

since i don't watch tv anymore (no, not even the food network), i'm probably the last foodie in vancouver to know about argocafe. the one line on the website says it all: "downtown food, at [an] east van price". and oh -- cash only. the location is remarkably unappealing with small windows that afford barely a proper glimpse inside. right next door is the pedal bike depot. maybe ironically, just one street over on quebec is organic lives . not too far away is the olympic village and more new condos and gentrification, so if you have argocafeon your list, i'd go sooner than later. even with the building boom slowed down, it's likely that gentrification will eventually wipe out the entire block in which this comfortably priced greasy spoon presently resides. the argocafeis open 7am to 4pm, monday to friday, closed weekends and holidays. the kitchen switches over to the lunch menu at 11am. we were told the place is basically non-stop busy all day. still, it's diner food and not cand

not a café - a diner. a teamster recommended this place (and that says alot!). above average diner food from a charming, but dilapidated hole in the wall.

the décor is retro, but really run down, kinda sticky, and in desperate need of reinvention. avoid having to use the loo.

the daily special menu is impressive. there's everything from duck confit and lamb chops to burgers and fries.

for some bizarre reason tho, they just don't know how to cook regular rice. it's always mushy! time to invest in a rice cooker.