Good Eats Outside of Edmonton
Spring is starting to show her beautiful face here in Edmonton, and that means that Edmontonians will soon begin one of the great traditions of Edmonton life—getting the hell out of River City.
Leaving Edmonton is an odd part of Edmonton culture. Often, this involves leaving permanently. For many people, succeeding in business or in art means leaving Edmonton for Vancouver or Toronto.
For others, Edmonton is simply too “boring” to remain past the age of 24 or 25. These people tend to leave as soon as they graduate from university or college.
It’s not these permanent ex-pats that I’m referring to here, though. I’m talking about the great Edmonton tradition of travel. I’ve noticed that Edmontonians love to travel the world. At the very least, we love to take day trips around Alberta.
As the snow begins to melt, and the roads around the province dry-up, Edmontonians will start hitting the road, and visiting other communities within the Wild Rose province.
With that in mind, I’m hoping that between you and I, we can compile a list of good food outside of Edmonton. If you were to take a food pilgrimage around Alberta, where would be make sure that you stopped?
I’ve got a few locations, including:
- Peter’s Drive-In, Calgary (219 16 Avenune NE) - I’ll admit, the food at Peter’s isn’t really anything special, but they have the best milkshakes in North America.
- Tubby Dog, Calgary (1022 17 Avenue SW) - Where else can you get a hot dog that’s bacon-wrapped then deep-fried and topped with ham, homemade chili, cheese, mustard, bacon, hot peppers, onions and a fried egg?
- The Palisades Restaurant, Jasper (401 Patricia Street) - Best bison burgers in the province.
- Miss Italia Ristorante, Jasper (610 Patricia Street, 2nd Floor) - Exquisite Italian cuisine that won’t empty your wallet. I found this place a couple of years ago when I was looking for a different restaurant that used to be nearby. It’s become a “must-have” whenever I visit Jasper.
Those are just a few of the places that came into my head immediately. I’ll add more to the list as I think of them, and I hope that you’ll help increase the size of the list by leaving comments with some of your favourite food places around Alberta.
And, if you have any Edmonton restaurants you’d like to mention, leave a comment on the Edmonton Restaurant Guide.
March 18th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Also in Jasper: Evil Dave’s. Very cool place. Not cheap, but good.
Tubby Dog: Are you cereal? That hotdog sounds NUTS. I must go there.
March 18th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Mike, I’m dead serious about the hot dog. It’s called the Ultimate Gripper. I haven’t actually had one myself, but I must try it the next time I’m in Calgary.
Not only am I serious, I am indeed cereal. They also have a Cap’n Crunch hot dog with, you guessed it, Cap’n Crunch cereal on it.