13th Avenue Coffeehouse

I was really looking forward to trying the 13th avenue coffee house in the Cathedral area. I had heard several mentions of it. It was funny when we finally located it that it was so close to where I used to grocery shop two summers ago and that I had not already discovered it. 

It is an old house converted into a coffee shop. It looks much bigger on the outside than inside. As you enter there is a staircase and a hallway, to your left what once was the parkour or sitting room this is where the tables and patrons sit. The doorway to the kitchen has been made into a counter to order from. Behind this counter the kitchen.

 

We arrived around lunchtime and went to the counter to order. We awaited some time as the women in the back busied themselves. I was interested in having a salad or sandwich. These I've seen are works of art. We had J with us and asked if there was any highchairs or booster seats. 

Now let me say this, there are far too few places that accommodate children. Very few places even have a change table in their washroom. A booster high chair seat is an easy item to store as it is compact and costs less than $25 on Amazon any restaurant or coffee shop with a heart for mothers should have this in their arsenal.

After asking and being told no we were as good as ignored. The customer service could use some finesse. Perhaps if they had been friendlier I may have decided to have J sit on my lap.

Instead we ordered lattes to go. 

It was a dissapointing visit. Granted it was one of the best London Fogs I have had. 

So if you like an excellent latte (and likely coffee), your into artfully displayed food, enjoy a cozy happening spot in the company of hipsters, if you do not particularly enjoy children and would just like to have a conversation away from littles, are vegetarian (as I noted from the menu several items are vegetarian), and enjoy an edge of snotty service this place is for you. 

 

Should I give the 13th avenue coffeehouse a second try and have lunch on their sunlit patio in the summer overlooking the Holy Rosary Cathedral? Or continue my search to find an excellent coffee shop but one more fitting to my current station in life? 

13th Avenue Food & Coffee House

3136 13th Ave Regina

Korea House

I've been craving Korean food for sometime. L and I really enjoyed the hot stone bowls at Kim Chi House in Calgary.  I noted on a local blogger the Everyday Foodie blog a few mentions of Korean restaurants locally. She is much more adventurous than me and often cooks bibimbap. I left a comment on her blog asking for a recommendation of the best Korean food in Saskatchewan. She contacted me back that in Regina it was Korea House & Seoul in Saskatoon. I really was delighted for the recommendation. 

As we had a trip planned to Regina we decided lunch would be at Korea House.

 

We parked on a residential side street with two hour parking. Cutest little old houses ever. J lost her boot on the walk to the restaurant, luckily we noticed after taking this photo, and we were able to retrieve it.

 

There was only one other round table of 6 patrons when we came for lunch who were finishing up their lunch. As we had our lunch three other tables of couples also came in. It definitely was not as busy as Kim Chi House in Calgary. 

 

Please excuse my terrible photographs of the menu. My iPhone is really old.

 

There were clean high chairs for J. We had brought cut fruit along for J to tide her over while she waited. When our food came she also enjoyed some of our beef, rice, and side dish vegetables. She quite enjoyed lunch.

The washrooms were also clean if older.

We had the lunch special. L had the pork plate and I had the beef plate. L, my thrifty main squeeze, finds it beyond him to spend more than $10 on a lunch menu item. Many of the interesting menu items are well over $10. 

 

Overall it was fun to try a new restaurant and to have Korean food. L wasn't as impressed with his, but perhaps this was because we had just the lunch special. He felt like he was tasting it the rest of the afternoon. 

If your craving Korean in Regina try the Korea House and let me know what you think. Or if this is a favorite restaurant of yours let me know what I should order next time to have the best experience. 

Korea House

1427 11th Ave

Regina