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All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Quest: Wasabi Asian Cuisine

Lunch: $14.99 + tax Dinner: $23.99 + tax (add $1 Fri-Sun) 10% off when paying cash Types of Sushi: nigiri, hand rolls, maki, sushi pizza Sashimi Options: 6 (salmon, butterfish, surf clam, red snapper, egg, surimi “crab”) House Special Rolls available: 13 Vegetarian Options: 11 rolls, 5 nigiri (+egg) Tempura Options: sweet potato, crab stick, shrimp, surimi “scallop”, onion, assorted vegetable […]

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Halifax Pizza Quest: The Gourmet Pizzas of SOMO

SOMO (South of Morris) is brimming with gourmet, artisanal, authentic, fancypants, thin crust, Italian-style pizza – or whatever you want to call it. Whereas the Pizza Quest at large is generally a pepperoni & pajamas affair, I mustn’t ignore the restaurants offering night-out-on-the-town fare – something you put on a shirt for, and enjoy with a glass of wine. Everyone has […]

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Halifax Peninsula Pizza Finals!

The Halifax Peninsula Pizza Finals were a success! My Pizza Team was joined by other participants for a total of 20 judges, tasked with scoring what we determined to be the 7 best pizzerias in Halifax proper. That’s 20 people – 14 large pizzas, and the biggest event I’ve ever organized! Joining us this evening was Josh Rankin of Life […]

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Halifax Peninsula Pizza Finals – Vote!

*** Voting is Now Over (and has been for a long time!)*** I have directed my attention this year to the state of delivery pizza in Halifax. I have divided up the entirety of Halifax (a.k.a. the HRM) into pizza neighbourhoods, and, beginning with the peninsula, I have organized pizza parties where my friends and I critique all of the […]

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HFX Fish ‘n’ Chips Quest: Fredie’s Fantastic Fish House

Fredie’s Fantastic Fish House 8 Oland Crescent, Halifax, NS Rating: 7/10 The first time I heard about Fredie’s Fantastic Fish House, I had to give my head a shake. A tourist in an online forum was recommending it to another tourist. “Best fish ‘n’ chips!” they said. My eyebrows raised. Bayers Lake, you say? I interjected. “They very well could […]

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Halifax Nacho Quest: Spring Garden Road

Update 2021: Since posting this nacho quest back in 2014, the majority of these places have closed! Rogues Roost and Bubba Ray’s have closed. Pizza Delight and Mexicali Rosa’s have vacated their SGR digs, for more suburban pastures. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Rock Bottom closed and has been resurrected as a Nine Locks taproom & retail store, while the Fickle […]

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Digby Scallop Quest

*Update – July 2018: This blog post remains one of my most popular, despite being out-of-date. A couple of the restaurants I visited have closed down permanently. I’ve also been back to Digby to try more scallops! I have left the post as it is, but have indicated which restaurants are no longer operating. There is also an appendage at […]

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