Noa Pan Asian Bistro

Wanted to try Noa after seeing their eye-catching purple banner outside their store. I usually like this type of Asian food.

I had a look at the lunch menu online and already decided on what to get for myself :) Upon entering the restaurant, I was impressed with the interior. It was a nicely decorated setting.

Shrimp Cake and Fish Cake

The fish and shrimp cakes along with some other snacks could be added for a few dollars with a lunch item. I found both the deep-fried cakes to be excellent. The whole cake itself is almost all the meat itself. They also came hot!

 If I remember correctly, the second item was the Singapore Laksa with Grilled Chicken, I only had a piece of the pork chops, and it was very good; the taste of the chicken was excellent, it definitely felt that a lot of "firepower" was used to cook it.

Pineapple Seafood Fried Rice $11.95

Next, was the Pineapple Seafood Fried Rice. I actually wanted to get the Pad Thai (maybe next time) but we ordered the wrong item... The fried rice was excellent as well, the seafood ingredients were fresh, and I liked that there wasn't any rice sticking together or anything... It could have been fried more, but I felt it was good enough.

Beef fillet with egg on rice $10.50

Lastly, we got the Beef fillet with egg on rice, the presentation was really nice. What was special about this one was that the beef was really good; it's easily the best tasting beef I've had in a while. I think it was the combination of the sauces and oils used to prepare it. Cutting the egg yolk into the rice was also a satisfying feeling.


Overall: I liked this restaurant, want to try for dinner later.

2S Green Asian Cuisine

This is a rarity, an Asian restaurant in North Vancouver that is not Korean or Japanese food. Seeing them open on Marine Drive a few months ago, I've always wanted to give them a try to see how the food is.

Upon entering the restaurant, I noticed they have made some renovations since a fire destroyed the old Yuko Maki that use to be at this location. The lighting is dim and creates a cozy atmosphere.

We were given the lunch specials menu, and I realized that they mainly serve Singapore-Malaysian-Thai (SMT) dishes. I decided to try the Thai Fried Rice because I can not handle very spicy dishes. I did not know that Thai Fried Rice is spicy ;(

All their lunch specials come with either salad or wonton soup. I got the wonton soup, it exceeded my expectations, I almost drank the whole bowl of soup even though I know the salt probably isn't the best for my health haha. The wontons tasted good and the meat was fresh I think.

All the lunch specials also come with a spring roll. Mine wasn't hot, but it was still crispy which is definitely the most important. Besides the not so optimal temperature, it is good otherwise.


For the fried rice itself, I have not had Thai fried rice before, it is definitely a different experience than regular Chinese fried rice. The ingredients they used: BBQ pork, peas, carrots, etc. tasted good to me. Too bad I'm not very good with spicy stuff. But I still liked it okay.

Overall: The restaurant appears to be family-run. The waitress was very friendly. We were given the wrong dish because they mixed up the order, but they offered to replace the dish with the correct one with no hesitation. I liked this. I will come back here during dinner to try their dinner menu and maybe their version of the Pad Thai.