Whistler Restos: GLC - Chicken Wings

I was at the GLC for the Balding for Dollars event (I never go to GLC, it's too busy I think), and , of course, we had some chicken wings.

I'm very very disappointed by the GLC's chicken wings. They don't look like wings, nor drummettes (I could say they don't look like chicken), and they are super dry.

I ordered the "wahoo chicken" too, just to see what the difference is. The wahoo chicken are pieces of chicken (are we sure it's chicken? weelllll) cooked in a pineapple sauce (very sweet), served with ginger as if we were in a japanese restaurant (and chopsticks too).

My vote for these chicken wings: 0.5/5. the honey garlic sauce tasted at least like honey.
My vote for the wahoo chicken: 2/5, I'm still not sure I was eating chicken...

Whistler Restos: Crêpe Montagne

Comme tout français qui se respecte, je me devais de tester la crêperie locale. And that's funny, because I was expecting the traditional "crêpe jambon-fromage", or "crêpe jambon-champignon". None of this, the main crêpes-dishes are big full crêps with big sauce and a lot of meat. An adaptation to the Canadian way to eat, where people only order one big dish and expect to be full at the end of it.

So I tried the Chicken Mushrooms Crème crêpe. And really surprised to find a full breast of chicken in my crêpe (ok, it was cut in pieces, of course!), I mean, not even in my crêpe, but in and on it!

After half of the crêpe I was more than full, and so didn't even think about ordering a second one, like I would normally do in France. The dishes were really good. Dave was impressed to try a French dish and really liked it.

Ok, si je dis que j'ai payé 20$ pour une seule crêpe, il y en a qui vont halluciner, mais c'est le cas. But even at 20$/crêpe, it's really worth it compared to the size of this thing !! But no dessert crêpe after, that's kind of sad...

My vote: 4,5/5, parce que ça fait plaisir d'avoir du service en français, que le service est d'ailleurs excellent, et que la crêpe aussi était excellente !!

Whistler Restos: Ric's Mix

Ric's Mix is the other restaurant for night hungers. Their kitchen is open till 1 or 2am, and the cuisine is actually high-end cuisine.

Prices are definitely expensive, but we are dealing with 5 stars dishes here.

I ordered the risotto, because I felt like rice, and was kind of disappointed when I saw my plate coming. A super big plate with just a small ball of rice. What I thought in fact. The size of the plate was tricking me, I was full after eating 3/4 of the dish. Which was really good and tasty, no doubt about it.

I had good stuff for the money I spent!

Bad point: a bunch of loud Quebeckers at the next table, and the music just a bit too loud to be appreciated. We couldn't talk with Dave and were watching the ski movies on TV instead...

My vote: 3/5, but 4,5 for the food !!

Whistler Restos: Citta's

Citta's is the bar/pub/restaurant in the village plaza. That's the first thing you see when you get in Whistler via the bus loop, so that's maybe why Citta's is always busy.

Their nachos are one of the best in town, the best I have eaten by myself in Whistler for now at least. Don't expect any gastronomic food there, but in burgers they are pretty good.

I ordered a chicken burger, or something with chicken inside. We couldn't finish our nachos and our burger, so we went for the burger and left the nachos to take away. The burger was good, and the nachos were still very good after spending 5 minutes in the oven for reheat the day after !

The service is good and quick, and you'll sure find some ambiance if the Canucks are playing !

My vote: 3,5/5

Whistler Restos: Milestone's

We had a time in our life with Dave, where we were going to the Milestone's every time we were hungry and in Whistler (or in Whistler and hungry). So we can tell that the drummettes (improved chicken wings), available in only flavor, are super spicy, too hot for me.

I have a trouble with Milestone's menu. After 3 times there, I don't know what to choose. The first time I tried the ribs, which were pretty good, even if with ribs you end up with more bone than meat (not ideal if you're hungry). I also went for the half chicken-half ribs, which is maybe the best ratio meat/price.

The ambiance in the restaurant is strange, the decor looks like a unfinished factory. Who likes to eat in an unfinished factory? But I like the collection of paintings they have on the back wall: The Spoon, The Fork and the Knife. One day I'll buy it, if I've got money to spend.

It's nicer to eat in the lounge side, but I didn't say it was easier! The round tables are not really made for, so if you're sitting on the bench, you'll have to twist your body to get close to your plate. Be careful no to drop stuff on the floor !! :)

My vote: 2,5/5.

Whistler Restos: 21 Steps

Yesterday night we ended up at 21 steps because it's one of the only restaurant which kitchen is still open after 10pm. Yes, we are late owls with Dave, and always think about eating after 9pm...

If you are like us, another resto open late is Ric's Mix, in the Glacier Lodge, which kitchen closes at 2am I believe.

We were hungry, I mean Dave was hungry, so we started by testing their two kind of chicken wings: Plum Chili and Smoked BBQ. Two thumbs up for the Plum Chili, which is less hot (spicy) than the BBQ -and I don't like spicy food, everybody knows it- and way tastier !!

Then I went for the big plate (almost the most expensive): the Lamb Chops. I love lamb, and it's not that common to see it on the menu, which decided me. Served with mashed potato (une bonne purée faite maison) and a few vegetables, this dish is worth the trip :)

Dave went for the Thaï Stir Fry Vegetables, and only had vegetables (it makes sense doesn't it?), which is why he ordered the extra chicken wings to fill his craving for meat (gnaaa).

We both finished our plates and it took me some efforts to succeed, meaning that the quantities are good :)

They also have a nice collection of Martinis (quelle idée d'appeler ça des Martinis! Des cocktails !!) so Dave had a cranberry/pineapple/vodka. All right, I'm not a vodka person, and the juices were not sweet enough to mask the strong taste. But he seemed to like it :D

The waitress was nice, even if it took the cook a while to make our dishes, despite the fact that we were the only one to eat. I don't know if they forgot us or just missed the first dish and started it over again...

Anyway, my vote: 4,2/5, because I can be hungry even after 10pm and it's nice to find a place to eat!!

Oh, and I forgot to say, but they have some very good music going on, even if it's recorded music, and not too loud, we could talk easily with Dave :)

Snow? Where? Baaah forget about it

For once in a long time (3 weeks), the snow report was announcing an optimistic 1cm of new snow. Actually yesterday night they had at least 4cm of snow in Whistler, I was sliding my way back to the car from the restaurant.

Anyway, today we didn't wake up early enough to enjoy this new snow. At 3pm everything was skied, even the trees. There are too many people on that mountain, even in the Double Black you en up in icy moguls... Disappointing. Dave told me a few years back you could enjoy the fresh snow for 2 or 3 days in a row. I only found one small run (2 turns) in the trees where only a few cinnamon rolls were there before me. Ouaouh !

Yesterday we were at 21 steps. In fact, I always try a new restaurant when I'm in Whistler, maybe I should start a category with my ratings of the restaurants in Whistler. But is it worth it? All these restaurants have to be the best, because if not they can't survive in the jungle of restaurants that Whistler is...

Okkk, I'll do it :D So here is a new category: restaurants.