Gotta try it! 50 minute bicycle ride or take the sky train to Edmonds and walk; Fernando Medrano:: Gujarati Jalso: The Burnaby Restaurant Giving Gujarati Food Top Billing – Scout Magazine
Discovered: Apr 25, 2026 17:58 (UTC) Gotta try it! 50 minute bicycle ride or take the sky train to Edmonds and walk; Fernando Medrano:: Gujarati Jalso: The Burnaby Restaurant Giving Gujarati Food Top Billing – Scout Magazine <– QUOTE: The highlight of the experience, though, was the Gujarati thali — a full plate composed of puri, jeera rice (cumin rice), dal, a ridge gourd and potato shaak (dry curry), a few snacks from the fried platter, a piece of mohanthal (a dense, nutty sweet made with chickpea flour and ghee), and a glass of chaas (salted buttermilk). The thali was balanced and familiar, like something drawn directly from a home kitchen — not a tasting menu, but a regular meal given structure and attention. ... Gujarati food reflects a long history of migration, religious discipline, and adaptation. However, in Vancouver, it rarely gets top billing. Instead, you’re more likely to see it folded into buffet lines or listed below butter chicken on laminated menus. That’s part of what’s so appealing about Gujarati Jalso. The cooking is traditional, the prices are reasonable, and in a city full of Indian restaurants, it’s one of the few places where Gujarati food stands on its own.