Canteen Mitra - 3034 Main Street @ 15th Ave

It was a nice Spring day so we decided to take a walk down one of our fav haunts, Main Street Vancouver, in  search of lunch. Having taken notes from our last walkabout, we arrived at Canteen Mitra - a serendipitous discovery to satisfy one's Mediterranean/Middle Eastern cravings. The place was cozy, with comfortable seating for approximately 10 ppl. We ordered lamb shank and chicken tajin, both priced at an affordable $10 and $7.50 respectively.

Wait time was under 10 mins. Good.
Serving size was decent. Even Better!

The lamb was delicious and flavorful - rice was fragrant, doing justice to the dish. The raspberry vinaigrette was a nice touch to the otherwise generic salad greens. As for the chicken tajin, G mentioned that it was too monotonous for her liking. I tried some of the chicken: tasty with a hint of cumin and nothing special to be thoroughly honest. The stronger lamb flavors might have outdone the chicken on this one - not quite a fair test you say?

Top: Chicken Tajin

Middle: Lamb Shank

For under $20 and for two people, this was a hearty meal that neither shortchanges you on flavor nor serving size. I'll be back whenever I crave a nice shank of lamb

Quality: 8/10
Portion: 8/10
Affordability: 9/10

Posted by B