Captain's Boil: Pricey but fresh!

A new Captain's Boil in Coquitlam! Much excite =D Since we got a coupon in the mail for a free pound of shrimp/mussels/clams, I've been itching to come!







Restaurant: The Captain's Boil (visit their website here)

Location: 1111 Ponderosa Street, Coquitlam
Cuisine: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Asian Fusion
Price range: $20+/person




Date of visit: December 15, 2017
Atmosphere: 4/5
Staff/service: 1.5/5
Food variety: 2/5
Food quality: 4.5/5
Buck worthy? 3/5

Found some time to bring my parents to try, we waited about 15 minutes for seats. They cover their table with a paper sheet and have plastic bibs and gloves placed on the table.

They have a simple menu with seafood, flavor, and heat.

Look at the cute sailor bibs!

Anyhow, I wanted to try the clams, but they had just run out *cries* so we ended up with two items with the same flavor. First to arrive was our Mussels in a bag ($13/lb) in mild garlic sauce. I found it quite spicy already, loved the strong garlic though. If only it weren't so salty! Mussels were fresh and felt like more than one pound. There were 16 nicely sized mussels in the bag.

The downer of the meal was the Fish Dinner ($10.95), otherwise known as Teriyaki Fish on their menu. It comes on a sizzling plate with white rice and deep fried fish. The fish was salty and dry inside a thick layer of batter which was made even drier by the hot plate. It came with soy sauce for the rice. Not a big portion of rice. But to be fair, they're not known for their sizzling plates.

And then finally we ordered the King Crab (seasonal price, tonight it was $44.95/lb). I was impressed with the one leg that came in a bag, the garlic sauce didn't quite touch the leg but that's ok, we just opened it to dip. I expected a frozen leg but this was fresh and the meat was nice and flush to the shell. A giant leg, succulent flesh, it was moist and meaty.

Look at the size of it in my hand (it's de-shelled!)

And this was the damage, they claim to use biodegradable bags, so kudos to them! I really don't hope to see all this waste end up polluting the oceans =(

Alas, it was a pricey meal but satisfying. Service is a bit slow, but the servers were friendly. I know people are complaining about the paper/plastic cups and lack of true utensils, but perhaps they're forgetting the fun of eating with our hands-- which I feel is the reason why I'm paying so much money to eat at The Captain's Boil in the first place!

Sushi One: Lets get King Crabby~

*late post* Got a SocialShopper coupon for this place, and finally had a chance to come here! Probably not the best night to come because it started snowing after our meal =/ Either way, finishing off the day with food =D

Restaurant: Sushi One

Location: 130-12480 No. 1 Road, Richmond
Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi, Seafood
Price range: $15-20





Date of visit: March 1, 2014
Atmosphere: 3/5
Staff/service: 3/5
Food variety: 5/5
Food quality: 3.75/5
Buck worthy? 3.5/5

Just toured TRIUMF at UBC with Adorable today, and what better to end the day with sushi? The coupon deal for a Three-Course King Crab Meal was $29 + taxes and gratuity. Not bad I'd say! We were there pretty late, luckily they let us in anyways!

First to arrive were the King Crab Salads. It was topped with a few pieces of king crab (previously frozen most likely). King crab was pretty limp and felt like canned crab. I liked the greens selection though, since it wasn't just iceberg lettuce (nothing wrong with that by all means). I found the sauce too tangy and strong, but for the parts that weren't drenched in the sauce, it was a good salad.

Next were two King Crab Rolls, which was plated nicely. I loved the vibrant colors. At first I was trying to overcome my disappointment with the frozen/canned king crab, but this roll was actually quite good. The flavors were like that of a California roll with extra tarty-soy-saucey sauce on it. The creamy avocado just moistened the roll and pulled everything together.

The finale were two King Crab Motoyakis. These were tangy, creamy, and-- oily. I found it was a bit overwhelming after eating so much other food already but nonetheless a good motoyaki. The lemon really helped ;) It was lighter than I'd expected and was filled with other veggies along with the surprisingly large amount of king crab!




And here we were thinking we wouldn't be full from this meal =P Such silly peeps we were! Both of us were stuffed and ready to tackle the harsh weather outside. I didn't notice that it was our anniversary day either (such a bad girlfriend I am), but I'm glad to have spent it stuffing my face with my one special man ^-^