Yaletown steakhouse popular with local foodies.

1009 Hamilton St., Vancouver, BC    [View Map]
604-331-1511
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If you have a passion for fine food, and you are new to Vancouver, you will quickly discover that the restaurants in Vancouver's downtown Yaletown district serve some of the tastiest, most carefully executed cuisine on the West Coast. While prices for most dinner entrees in Yaletown restaurants are in the $20 to $35 range, at lunch time you can find some extremely good bargains, snatching up a delightful dish in an upscale restaurant for a mere $10 to $15. The friendly Hamilton Street Grill, located in the heart of Yaletown, is a insanely popular steakhouse among those who consider themselves true connoisseurs of Vancouver's food scene. Regulars who frequent the Hamilton Street Grill include some of Vancouver's most ardent food enthusiasts, and chef/owner Neil Wyles knows many of them by name.

We visited Hamilton Street Grill at lunch, and were not disappointed. I had the Wild B.C. Salmon ($12, pictured at left), which is described on the menu as "simply grilled with organic greens and roasted red pepper aioli". Aioli is a light garlic-infused sauce that is similar to mayonnaise, that goes very well with vegetables or fish, and the addition of roasted red pepper was a nice touch. The salmon was grilled expertly to a nice golden brown, and flaked off deliciously, while still moist on the inside.

My friend, who has a special low-fiber dietary need, ordered the Lamb Burger ($10) which was described as "grilled with pesto mayo and crumbled feta cheese on a Portuguese bun". The service was courteous and caring towards his request to order the dish without vegetables. He considers himself a bit of a lamb fanatic, and yet commented that his lamb burger was "done beautifully", which is no small feat!

We will definitely return to the Hamilton Street Grill to try their dinner menu, which we've heard features some outstanding steaks. Some other lunch time dishes which sounded intriguing are the Mussels Diablo ($10) which are described as served "with scallions, tomatoes, chipolte peppers and a touch of cream", or the Black and Blue Ahi Tuna ($10) served blue rare, "charred in Cajun spices with wasabi mayo and ponzu sauce".

Reviewed by: Geoff Peters

Last reviewed: August 15, 2005

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