FlatTopsGrill_Chicago

Amazing concept of create your own meal, reasonable prices, and many choices.  These are the things that define Flat Tops Grill in Chicago.  You are given a bowl when you are seated, and we can fill up the bowl with as many ingredients as we want. First we need to decide if we want rice or noodles, and if you don't want either then just proceed to vegetables.  There are many choices of vegetable and sauces to pick from.  Mix as many flavours as you like and be creative.  Then if you want to add meat then select from many choices of beef, chicken, pork and seafood.  Lastly, there are different colour of sticks available that you add to your bowl to customize it even more.  Sticks colours are for tofu, egg, lettuce, shrimp, and Roti option.  Pick as many sticks as you like.  There are also colour sticks available to inform the chef about any allergies and vegan option.  After you are satisfied with your picks, leave the bowl with the chef and they will bring it to your table as soon as its cooked.  Fresh, hot, customized, and satisfying.  I highly recommend this place if you want to try your own recipe and have a very satisfying meal.  I will definitely go back when I am in Chicago the next time.

CoopersHawk_Chicago

Amazing food, great ambiance, and the best wine collection I have seen so far.  Yup that is Cooper Hawk for you in Chicago.  I went to their Naperville location with some friends and was amazed by their concept of wine tasting.  So they are known for their wine, and they allow customers that come for dinner to do wine tasting at no charge.  I was not sure which wine to get so the waitress told me I can taste as many as I want at no charge.  I ended up tasting three before I placed my drink order.  The food was delicious.  I ordered Soy Ginger Salmon from their Seafood selection.  The salmon was perfect, it was cooked extremely well and having it with the Wasabi Potatoes just made it so much better.  The service, the food, the drink, and the ambiance; it was all perfect.  I highly recommend this place the next time you are in Chicago.

PetersDriveIn_Calgary

So we are on our way to the airport and started to smell fresh fries.  We were not sure where it was coming from, but then we saw a long line up of people at a drive in place.  The line up was of people at the walk in window as well as the cars at the drive thru.  So we decided to check it out.  The menu had only a few things, burgers, hot dog, fries, and milk shake.  We were not super hungry since we just had lunch but still wanted to try this place since it was full of people.  In drive thru we ordered Family Size French Fries.  And let me tell it was really FAMILY SIZE.  It was delicious, hot, fresh, and oh my god, even though we were not hungry we ate it.  Next time you are in Calgary then definitely check out this place.  You can't sit there and eat since it's a drive in.  If the fries were this good then I am sure everything else on the menu is probably awesome.

RundleLounge_BanffFairmont

After a busy trip, and before heading to Calgary we stopped at Rundle Lounge in Banff Fairmont for a quick bite.  Its a very cozy place with many selections on their menu.  I was not super hungry so I ordered Margherita FlatBread.  It was very delicious and the cheese had a different taste to it with the buffalo sauce.  If you are in Banff then Fairmont is def a place to go for the view and pictures.  Fairmont also has many other restaurants but because we didn't want to stay to long we went to the Lounge.  I highly recommend this place for all tourists.

CrazyWeed_Canmore

Great Ambiance!  Delicious Food!  Excellent Service! But a little over priced.  I went with some of my friends and we decided to go family style.
So to start we first ordered, Salmon Sashimi and Ceviche.  I never had Ceviche before so I was not sure how it would be.  But let me tell you, it was beyond delicious.  You can taste the spice with lime and tuna.  It was served with Masala Pappad.  Have it with our without Pappad, either way it was so tasteful.  However the Salmon Sashimi was not less tasteful..  Cold Sashimi with green onion, cucumber, cilantro and their special sauce swirl on it was out of this world.  I would have been okay to have sashimi all night long, thats how delicious it was.
Then for the mail meal we ordered, Housemade Red Beet Gnocchi, Snap Crackle Pop, and Red Seafood Curry Bowl.  Now I am not a big fan of Gnocchi in general, but I have to say Red Beet was something different.  It had a different after taste to it.  But if you are not a Gnocchi fan then you would not want to order this dish for yourself.  I had only two or three pieces but it was better than some Gnocchi dishes that I have tried in the past.  Snap Crackle Pop just sounds interesting and tastes even better.  One should like the taste of coconut to try this dish, which I really do.  Because its a curry dish you can take the coconut and tamarind with a little bit of spice.  It was definitely a good mix of Cod and Shrimp with a touch of spice.  Last dish on the menu was Red Seafood Curry which was just a regular curry with jasmine rice.  Having Snap Crackle Pop and Red Seafood Curry together was not a good idea because they are very similar to one another.  
This place is definitely worth going to.  But be ready to spend good money.  Food is worth spending money on for the taste, however if you are extremely hungry then it might not work for you because its fine restaurant.  Less food for more money!  I do recommend this place if you want to try some different blend of dishes.  We went there because the name was different and very interesting.

WildOrchidBistro_Canmore

Another restaurant with the most beautiful view of mountains.  I was there for a breakfast event and the menu was very limited.  I ordered Eggs Benedict with spinach and it was delicious.  But it was just like any other breakfast place's Eggs Benedict; nothing special or extra ordinary.  If you want to enjoy the view while you eat then this place is definitely the place to be.  However, don't expect an exceptional service, in fact expect a very slow service.  Oh and this place is not easy to find because its at a corner of a ramp and you really have to go through different parking lots to get to it.  Overall I would recommend this place only if you are in the area and want to eat and enjoy the view.  However, if you want an exceptional meal, with a great service then I would consider going somewhere else.

CommuniteaCafe_Canmore

Visiting Canmore for the first time.  Beautiful place and amazing people.  Many places to choose from to eat.  You name it they have it.  Started off my day with breakfast at Communitea Cafe.  Their menu is filled with healthy choices and the tea selection is just out of this world.  I wanted to try so many things but decided to go with a breakfast salmon pesto wrap.  It was delicious and so fresh.  I loved it.  You can taste the salmon with hummus, avocado, tomato, spinach, and pesto.  Have anything on their menu with freshly brewed tea of any flavour and trust me you will go home very satisfied.  I highly recommend this if you are visiting Canmore next time.