Vancouver General Discussion Thread

[mcj]

Is the Gastown BIA unaware that Gringo has closed? It also was about as Mexican as Panda Express is Chinese.

[RedArbutus]

Originally Posted by mcj

Is the Gastown BIA unaware that Gringo has closed? It also was about as Mexican as Panda Express is Chinese.

Yeah I swear that the BIA reps have cited "Mexican owned" establishments in response to the confusion over the Barrio signage, and Gringo is not only intentionally not authentic (like a parody of cheap bastardized tacos), it's also decidedly not owned or operated by Mexican-Canadians.

[WarrenC12]

I will not abide this Gringo hate! Cheap beer and tacos when nothing else was happening in the area years ago.

But they are closed now anyway aren't they?

[kikin]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

I mean it's like calling Robson Little Tokyo because there's a bunch of ramen shops there.

the carnita restaurant in the International Village mall food court is actually really amazing

[SpongeG]

Surrey has a few Mexican businesses in the Whalley area, unfortunately, they are all deep in the area where all the homeless and drugged-out people hang out. There are about 3 Mexican/Latin American stores and a few Mexican restaurants. And there seem to be a number of Mexicans living in the area as well.

[James Bond Agent 007]

Vancouver one of the world's 10 most livable cities.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/the-worlds-most-livable-city-for-2026-has-been-revealed/

[MIPS]

"one of"

tl;dr:

Vancouver, at No. 9, was the only North American city to crack the global top 10.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by James Bond Agent 007

Vancouver one of the world's 10 most livable cities.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/the-worlds-most-livable-city-for-2026-has-been-revealed/

It was also the only North American city to crack the Top 20 on the Monocle list, if one follows such things:

https://monocle.com/affairs/urbanism/qol/quality-of-life-2026-most-liveable-cities/