Habit-forming
SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009
Habit-forming
The old Habit doesn't die hard—nine months after a kitchen fire took them out of commission, the nouveau-hippie hot spot is back with a new bag of tricks.
There's the new (albeit retro) design that looks like your grandparents den—if they were swingers—with leather button-back booths, red orange Eiffel chairs and a wall of shag in the woodsy rainbow that typified the Seventies.
There's the new (albeit classic) cocktails, like the Tequila Sunrise, retold with fresh, natural ingredients that each come in separate glasses, with directions and a personal-sized shaker to mix up one's own.
And there's the new menu that includes old standbys like tuna casserole, but with a twist (think seared albacore instead of the flaky stuff), penne, organic mushrooms and asparagus in a parmesan-panko crust.
This Habit we keep, not kick.
Habit, 2610 Main St., Vancouver, 604-877-8582, www.habitlounge.ca