645818 Wed Aug 19 08:48:43 -0700 2009 37 57 Western Canada 0 4958977 If you are looking for a cheap and tasty breakfast in Vancouver, please check out my latest find: The most important cheap meal of the day – Bon’s off Broadway breakfast special. http://CheapAppetite.com Enjoy:) Wed Aug 19 08:48:43 -0700 2009 1099286 CheapAppetite 1 4959217 I just looked at your website for the first time. It looks great! Wed Aug 19 09:56:06 -0700 2009 4958977 291954 selena03 2 4959635 Hey Selena, Thanks for your comments:) I'm glad you like it. Wed Aug 19 11:51:58 -0700 2009 4959217 1099286 CheapAppetite 1 4959859 While Bon's is cheap, it is pretty horrid IMO. For a couple extra dollars, try Docker's on Powell. Wed Aug 19 12:51:41 -0700 2009 4958977 127190 Cancuk 2 4959964 Thanks Cancuk, I'll check out Docker's soon. Can't wait to see what I can get under $5 at Docker's:) Wed Aug 19 13:21:07 -0700 2009 4959859 1099286 CheapAppetite 3 4960230 +1 for Dockers. Every day at Dockers they have a special for under $5 -- last time we went it was the bacon and eggs. Wed Aug 19 14:36:06 -0700 2009 4959964 169233 grayelf 4 4960894 Thanks Greyelf. That sounds like a good deal! I would normally go for a special. Better value for the money:) Wed Aug 19 18:52:14 -0700 2009 4960230 1099286 CheapAppetite 5 4961864 Dockers also does a good souvlaki in a hoagie bun. The owners are Greek iirc. I usually go to the location on Fraser St. Thu Aug 20 07:01:09 -0700 2009 4960894 145820 fmed 6 4962882 Souvlaki sounds good too. Thanks fmed. Thu Aug 20 11:29:13 -0700 2009 4961864 1099286 CheapAppetite 7 4963074 We went in June and chatted with the owner, a most energetic woman who took over about four (?) years ago. I didn't pick up on the Greek connection but had wondered about the "other" Dockers and didn't think to ask... Thu Aug 20 12:22:24 -0700 2009 4962882 169233 grayelf 1 4962463 It's been years since I've gone to Bons and personally I do enjoy going there for the experience such as people watching. It's not gourmet treats but never the less good for it's value. It is what it is. Jane's on Hastings (Bby Heights area) has a $2.95 special as well. I find it less greasy but pretty good for it's value. Again it's just a family diner joint. Thu Aug 20 09:39:31 -0700 2009 4958977 92180 gourmet wife 2 4962707 I haven't met anyone in Vancouver that hasn't been to Bon's at one time or another. We used to go all the time when he had Bon's ON Braodway. Now my son goes...I have less patience & won't wait in line for a cheap breakfast! There's a cafe right across from Save On Foods on Cambie - "Cambie Cafe"? Anyway, they have a $2.95 brekky too. The place is dingy & dirty, but the couple that run it are fine. Looks like husband cooks, wife is waitress. They have home fries which is not bad. Thu Aug 20 10:47:21 -0700 2009 4962463 156732 ck1234 3 4962922 @gourmet wife. I agree with you about people watching. And it's a good value for the money. We have to realize that it's a $2.95 breakfast. I'll have to try Jane's soon. Do they serve breakfast all day? @ck1234 Thanks CK. Another $2.95 Breakfast? Cool:))) I don't care if the place is dingy & dirty. They all added up to fun, down to earth and affordable experiences. Thu Aug 20 11:39:15 -0700 2009 4962707 1099286 CheapAppetite 4 4963064 In that case you might want to check out Yummy Sushi on Pine just north of Fourth. They serve a brekky for less than $4 (yeah, I know it's a sushi place..). Not bad for the money but deffo a hole in the wall. Thu Aug 20 12:19:49 -0700 2009 4962922 169233 grayelf 5 4963888 Is it a japanese style breakfast? That would be really interesting.:) Thu Aug 20 16:25:16 -0700 2009 4963064 1099286 CheapAppetite 6 4964391 Decidedly not, I should have been clearer. This is your typical meat'n'eggs... Thu Aug 20 20:28:39 -0700 2009 4963888 169233 grayelf 7 4964507 ahhh. I was trying to imagine what Japanese style breakfast would be. No clue here:) lol. But $4 still affordable. I'll put it on my list. Thu Aug 20 21:38:26 -0700 2009 4964391 1099286 CheapAppetite 8 4968332 I just drove by Yummy and it's actually $2.99. Not the best breakfast you're ever going to have but it won't break the bank. Sat Aug 22 12:23:10 -0700 2009 4964507 169233 grayelf 9 4972512 Thanks grayelf. So many breakfast under $3. I'm happy. Mon Aug 24 08:58:28 -0700 2009 4968332 1099286 CheapAppetite 1 4969889 does anything get cheaper than IKEA breakfast? Sun Aug 23 09:08:57 -0700 2009 4958977 208736 yuyu 2 4972524 I think they are probably the cheapest. $1 for breakfast special. I just post a story about it on my blog last night.:) Mon Aug 24 09:01:14 -0700 2009 4969889 1099286 CheapAppetite 3 4986199 No idea if it's any good but the Regal Beagle Pub on Broadway is offering a $3.99 "brunch" on weekends and holidays, celebrating their new decor and menu, neither of which I have experienced. Fri Aug 28 11:15:53 -0700 2009 4972524 169233 grayelf 4 4989428 I just jotted it down on my notebook. thanks greyelf. Sat Aug 29 19:22:36 -0700 2009 4986199 1099286 CheapAppetite 1 4994168 We used to go to Bons alot, butt grew tired of the cheap quality. We went back recently, and enjoyed the scene, and the breaky was good for $2.95. I find that if I get my own refils of coffee it takes care of any service issues, and the staff smile at you. A bit like cosmos in MTL. It is just not the place we can go to too often. Mon Aug 31 16:28:59 -0700 2009 4958977 1096197 jahvay 2 5001049 I refilled my own coffee too! It's just easier that way. I saw that their waiters and waitresses work so hard. There are not enough of them. But that's how they can keep the cost down, I guess. Anyway, I think it's kinda fun to go watch people there. Food is, like you said, good for $2.95. Wed Sep 02 21:53:55 -0700 2009 4994168 1099286 CheapAppetite 3 5013477 Driving down Cambie yesterday (hard to believe we can actually do that again!) I noticed an all day breaky at Cambie's Restaurant (7th and Cambie) for $3.50... Tue Sep 08 09:52:37 -0700 2009 5001049 169233 grayelf 4 5013587 That's a great find, Greyelf. Do you know the name of the restaurant? Tue Sep 08 10:31:22 -0700 2009 5013477 1099286 CheapAppetite 5 5013882 It is unoriginally called Cambie's Restaurant :-). I tried to find the address/phone but that is impossible to search on in Google (too many returns) and Places comes up literally blank. Maybe swing by and take a peek when you're in that neighbourhood -- you won't miss it on the west side of the street. Tue Sep 08 12:15:30 -0700 2009 5013587 169233 grayelf 6 5018366 Thanks Grayelf. I just added Cambie's restaurants to my breakfast list:) lol. Silly me. Wed Sep 09 22:03:53 -0700 2009 5013882 1099286 CheapAppetite 6 5018687 Isn't that Cambie Cafe I spoke of up a couple posts? It was $2.95 when I last went, they must have raised the price! Thu Sep 10 06:07:56 -0700 2009 5013882 156732 ck1234 7 5018985 Oops, I think you are right ck. They must have raised the prices! Thu Sep 10 07:54:04 -0700 2009 5018687 169233 grayelf 1 5016132 I don't know if it's any good but the The Bay Downtown has a breakfast special for 4.77 which includes eggs, toast, some sort of pork, hashbrown patty I think? and coffee.... Wed Sep 09 08:46:19 -0700 2009 4958977 291954 selena03 2 5018374 $4.77 may sound a bit more than $2.95 breakfast at bon's. But since it's downtown, I can just walk there. No bus fares. So, with that in mind, it's a pretty good deal. Thanks selena. Wed Sep 09 22:06:21 -0700 2009 5016132 1099286 CheapAppetite 1 5019314 We ended up going to Samosa Garden on the weekend. Mezbaan across the street was closed. Noticed that Samosa Garden now serves breakfast for $2.95. I guess the "recession" has effected many of our local businesses. Thu Sep 10 09:30:27 -0700 2009 4958977 92180 gourmet wife 2 5070642 Moonpennies across from Artigiano on Pender at Thurlow is advertising a $4.95 full breakfast... no idea if it is any good but that's a decent price for the area. Wed Sep 30 16:22:40 -0700 2009 5019314 169233 grayelf 1 5087553 Has anyone been to Emelle's at 177 West 7th? The least expensive breakfast is $2.75 and their traditional breakfast is $4.99. I was wondering if it's any good? Wed Oct 07 23:20:05 -0700 2009 4958977 254590 eather 2 5161071 Yes, I used to go to Emilies alot in the late 90's. The quality is far superior to the Bon's's of the world. They do a perfect poached egg and the bacon is better quality and super tasty. It might be a few dollars more, but it's worth it. I went to Bon's when back on Brdwy and lots of times on Nanaimo, another place is the Nice Cafe on 8th ave. just West of Main. Fri Nov 06 09:51:04 -0800 2009 5087553 1122260 brain 1 5120202 I finally went to Yummy Sushi, as suggested by greyelf, a couple of weeks ago. It was great. For $2.99, I got 5 pcs of bacon/sausage, 2 eggs, 2 toasts and a pile of hash browns. The bacon was so crispy. The hashbrowns were great. And it's much faster than Bon's. I was so impressed I wrote a full review on my blog post this week. Wed Oct 21 11:25:20 -0700 2009 4958977 1099286 CheapAppetite