The "K" Page
Last updated: 2000.9.13
Kam Yin Restaurant
450 Erb Street West, Waterloo, 746-1903.
Visited: Thursday, December 9, 1999, 7pm.
Tasted by: Dennis, Nora, Annette, David.
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Kennedy's Country Tavern
62 Erb Road West, St Agatha, 747-1313.
Visited: Thursday, February 10, 2000. 7:00pm
Tasted by: Dennis, Kathryn, Nora, Annette, David.
Dennis:
It was a miserable night for driving, but Kennedy's was about
two thirds full. Making the trip out were Dennis, Nora,
Annette, David and our newest member Kathryn. The place was
comfortable. The noise level made for easy conversation.
The TV sets were inconspicuous.
There are a number of chalkboards listing the daily specials.
For example, soup of the day was "spinach with wild rice".
Prices in the printed menu ranged from sandwiches in the
$3-7 range, all the way up to the rolled rib dinner, which
at $12.95 was the most expensive.
Nora had the cajun catfish and rated it as "very good".
I had the 2 piece fish (cod) and chips for $8.95. This came
with fresh cut french fries, a good coleslaw, a not-too-bad
vegetable of the day: turnip (turnip is not my favourite vegetable
and has to be properly jazzed up to grab my attention)
and soggy battered fish. One thumb down.
Annette had the barbequed ribs and found them dry in spots.
David thought his rolled ribs were okay; and Kathyrn found
her ribs to be "dry with not enough meat".
Total cost for the 5 of us was $104 with tax and tip (range $13-27).
I've mixed feelings about Kennedy's. I enjoyed
myself, but the food was a rather mixed blessing.
If you do decide to go to Kennedy's you'll
probably have best luck with their daily specials.
Kim King Restaurant
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King Street Trio Restaurant Bar
238 King Street West (near City Hall), Kitchener
Visited: Friday, February 18, 2000, 7:00pm
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Tasted by:
Debra, Dennis, Kathryn, Miranda, Gina?, DB mom,
DB dad, David, Annette, Isobel, Nora, Michael.
March/2000 update: Rent problems caused them to move and change their name to King Street Trio on University.
Dennis:
Twelve people showed up at this jazzy (live jazz Friday and Saturday
evenings) restaurant. Eleven were very satisfied with the results.
Emphasis on beef and seafood. Average cost was in the $20-30 range.
Overall: thumbs up.
King Street Trio on University
University near Weber (next to Sunoco station), Waterloo, 884-1507.
Visited: Wednesday, May 3, 7pm.
Tasted by: Annette, David, Michael, Nora,
Kathryn, Bryan, Gina, Dennis.
Dennis:
Decor is somewhat nicer than the old location on King Street.
They still have live jazz on Friday & Saturday nights.
The menu hasn't changed (in fact it's the identical
menu with a sticker added in a strategic location).
Kathryn had to send her steak back to be cooked
a little less (received medium, wanted rare).
Annette & David found their vegetables to be a bit overdone.
I had the ribeye steak with mushroom sauce (choice
of 3 sauces), small red potatoes with garlic (several
other choices available), mixed fruit (other choice was
mixed vegetables), ($19.95). Excellent. I do recommend
the fruit over the vegetables.
For the 8 of us the meal was $202 before tip.
Everyone (eventually) enjoyed their meals.
Qualified recommendation, especially if you like
jazz (Friday & Saturday evenings), because the
meal quality, while very good, didn't quite match the price.
King Tin Seafood Restaurant
258 King Street North, Waterloo. 885-4716
Visited: Friday, July 23, 1999 (old location)
Second visit: Saturday, February 5, 2000 (new location)
Dennis:
The first visit was an average meal, which was a bit
of a disappointment (since most of the YPDC regulars
are fans of the King Tin and expected better).
King Tin moved from 38 King Street, at the end of 1999
and reopened at their new location in January of 2000.
So the powers that be, decided on a second visit.
Dennis: (Feb/2000)
For the Chinese New Year's, King Tin offers you a choice of
3 different meal styles ($138/$168/$288) based around a
table size of 10. Since we only had 8 people coming instead
of 10, David deleted 2 items from the middle menu ($168/10)
to compensate (Love bird fried rice and Stuffed crab
claws with shrimp, in case you're curious).
We arrived for a 7pm start time, but didn't actually get
served food until 40-50 minutes later. Acceptable, considering
how busy they were. Dishes arrived in a more or less steady
flow over the next 2 hours.
We started off with (1) hot and sour soup. Rather bland by King Tin
standards; you could still feel your lips after you'd eaten it.
However, since everyone was famished at that point, it was
very much appreciated.
(2) Sliced pickerel fish with meat & vegetables. The fish was
quite tasty. David insisted that the fish cheeks were the
best part (yes, the head was included).
(3) Peking duck. This consisted of flat dough wrappers in which
you placed your choice of fresh onion, marinated carrots
& cabbage shreds, sauce, and duck meat with crispy skin.
You then rolled your creation up (like a taco) and ate it.
Excellent (although some of the duck pieces had a bit too
much fat; fairly easy to remove).
(4) Baked lobster with ginger & onion sauce. This came complete
with the heads of the 2 lobsters that made up the dish.
Quite well received. Tanis, who'd never tried this dish before
added it to her list of favourites.
(5) Deep fried chicken. What can I say, a complete cut up chicken
(with head, of course), complemented with shrimp/prawn chips.
The chips are kind of addictive.
(6) Jumbo shrimp with mixed vegetables. Quite tasty, but I'd
call them medium size shrimp (if that's not a contradiction
in words).
(7) Chinese broccoli with scallops. The scallops were huge
and enjoyed by the scallop fans.
(8) Cantonese chow mein. This was the last of the main dishes
and suffered from the fact the most of us were stuffed at this
point. It was quite good except for the squid pieces which
were overcooked (and thus a bit rubbery).
(9) Dessert was a selection from an assortment of candied
fruits and nuts. The melon piece I had was rather flavourful.
Our hostess insisted that Annette take the item recommended as
the best thing for a Dragon boy.
Our group (Tanis, Darlene, Rick, Jonathan, Nora, Annette,
David and Dennis) was not disappointed with the meal. Good
value for the money ($23 per person with tax & tip).
It was an excellent way to start the Year of the Dragon.
King Wok Chinese Food Restaurant
Unit G, 100 Victoria Street North (at Weber), Kitchener, 570-0808.
Visited: Friday, January 14, 2000, 6:00pm.
Tasted by: Jonathan, Annette, Nora, Gina, Dennis.
Dennis:
This is another "knife and fork" Chinese restaurant (chopsticks
are available on request). Some of the menu items which
caught our attention (but which we skipped ordering) were:
Vancouver ribs, chicken sticks, and bacon fried rice.
Service was good. Food was enjoyable but not spectacular.
Nora's opinion of her hot & sour soup was favourable: "heat to it,
but you can taste the sour and the underlying soup stock".
The egg roll I had was crispy, not greasy, and stuffed.
Some other food items (the carrots in particular) were a
little too finely chopped for easy eating with chopsticks.
Cost per person was $12 with tax and tip. The overall opinion
was that it would be worth returning on another occasion
to check out the spicier stuff.
Kingsbridge Crossing
77 King Street North (at Bridgeport), Waterloo, 883-1130.
Visited: Thursday, November 4, 7-8:30pm.
Tasted by: David, Nora, Gina, Dennis.
Dennis:
The decor is turn of the 20th century (1890's-1910's).
The fake tiffany lamps were the only odd note.
Nora had the leek soup (crunchy leeks, good) and salad dish
for the main course (she thought it needed olives). Gina had a
salad (average) to start. Gina, David & myself had the Thursday
night special of all-you-can-eat Scottish Short Ribs ($9.99).
The well cooked ribs (no fingers required) were in a sweet
sauce (detectable but not over powering) with a generous
amount of mashed potatoes (firm texture, delicious) and
mixed vegetables (somewhat bland cauliflower, broccoli
and zucchini). Sufficient quantities that no one was tempted
to try a second helping.
Overall, a pleasant meal. Cost for the 4 of us was $68 with tax and tip.
Koh-I-Noor Restaurant
Unit 2, 465 Phillip Street, Waterloo, 888-0455.
Visited: Friday, January 21, 2000, 6pm.
Tasted by: Annette, David, Nora, Jonathan.
: Unreviewed.
"Indian cuisine. Curry, tandoori and vegetarian dishes our specialty."
Koppers
Forest Glen Plaza, 700 Strasburg Road (at Block Line), Kitchener, 578-4040.
Visited: Thursday, March 2, 2000. 7:00pm
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Krebs Restaurant
130 King South, Waterloo, 886-2550
Visited: Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 7pm.
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Kuang-Fai Chinese Restaurant
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Kypreos Restaurant
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