Browns Social House (Port Moody)

For my friends birthday, she wanted to go to somewhere that definitely would check her ID, be able to legally flaunt and drink her cocktail in the establishment, and have something absolutely girly.
Without leaving the tri-cities area, I couldn't think of very many options.
And I don't really know how anyone would really find those requirements appealing ... ("check my ID! CHECK MY ID DAMNIT I'M FINALLY LEGAL"), but hey. To each their own.

So without really much of an idea of where we were heading, we drove around until we spotted Browns Social House in Port Moody. I'm thinking.. 'Hey. It's a chain, which means they'll possible care enough to check ID, have a small selection of drinks to cover everyones palate, why not.' Knowing my friends fickleness when it comes to food and new experiences, I thought this would be a good bet. In we went.

At the moment, I think it'd be safe to say that there is a "phobia" against chain/franchised restaurants.Some pretentious problem among self-labeled "foodies".. (And at times, I've been guilty as well. A group of friends want to eat at. say. East Side Mario's, when I'd rather be trying out the new local joint down the street.. etcetc).
But determined to stay open minded this time, we took our seats, took in the atmosphere, and ordered some drinks.

This was their Peach Fuzz Bellini. Very sweet, not too strong on the alcohol, my friend enjoyed this very much.

My current addiction to Baileys had me requesting them to mix up something involving the wonderful creamy alcohol. Didn't care with what, didn't care how, as long as there was Baileys. They mixed up some Van Gogh Espresso with Baileys for me, and I've got to say I liked it very much. Not a lot of it, but (at least for my pitiful alcohol tolerance) potent.

For our mains, because they have pizza on special on Sundays (any one for $9) my friend gave the Grilled Pineapple Pizza -- spicy capicola, grape tomatoes, cilantro, banana peppers, mozzarella a try. Despite how the toppings are described, this pizza failed to inspire interest for me. Not that it was bad.. However, the crust was rather bland (but I also prefer thincrust, so that may have been a factor in my dislike), the toppings, despite the slight spicy kick, were all rather underwhelming.
Edible, and nothing inherently wrong with it, but trust me when I say I'd rather go grab a frozen pizza from the supermarket..

My dish that night was the Low Carb Spa Bowl with Tahitian Albacore Tuna ($17).
--You can stop laughing now;;
In my defense I had ate not long before this, and really wasn't feeling like eating. anything;; really. But to be a good sport, I went ahead and got something.
I actually thought this was better than the pizza, and really.. pretty good actually; The 'cowgirl salad', consisted of candied walnuts, dates, corn, soybeans, and feta (They claim that this dish is 360cal. I highly highly doubt this.). Tasty and sweet (highly doubt the calorie count).
The tuna was seared with a nice crust, and also held some sweet notes.
the braised cabbage (in my previously experiences it has been done sickly sweet, syrupy.. and just plain bad) was not overwhelming and was complimented nicely by the blue cheese.


Our server was polite, our night was pleasant, I can safely say I had a pretty nice dinner here. While the food isn't anything spectacular, this chain restaurant definitely does it's job. If you're not up for whacking your tastebuds with a new experience, this eatery is a safe place to go for a nice night.