Restaurant Reviews
with John Gilchrist
John's reviews are known for telling it like it is and getting to lesser-known restaurants all around Calgary and area.
Fridays at 7:40 a.m.
1448 17th Avenue SW
8 out of 10
1309 17th Avenue SW
7.5 out of 10
1221 12th Avenue SW
7.5 out of 10
709 Edmonton Trail NE
6.5 out of 10
2335 162nd Avenue SW
7 out of 10
Hotel Alma at the University of Calgary
6 out of 10
on Highway 1
5 out of 10
431 41st Avenue NE
8 out of 10
6624 Centre Street South
6.5 out of 10.
1147 Kensington Cresent NW
9 out of 10
9250 Macleod Trail
8.5 out of 10
1) Vin Room at 2310 4th St SW
2) Dolce Sapori at 1147 Kensington Cr NW
3) Three Ravens at 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr (Banff Centre for the Performing Arts)
4) Petite at 1301 10 Ave SW
5) Colonial at 163 Quarry Park Blvd SE
6) Anju at 507 10 St SW
7) Wild Orchid at 1818 Mountain Ave (Canmore)
8) Kefi at 9250 Macleod Tr S
9) AKA Wine Bar at 709 Edmonton Tr NE
10) Selkirk Grille at 1900 Heritage Dr SW (Heritage Park)
11) Lounge Burger at 270 14 Ave SE
12) Maharajah at 607 Macleod Tr S
13) Cast Iron Grill at 240 Macleod Tr (High River)
115 12th Avenue SW
9 out of 10
824 Edmonton Trail NE
7.5 out of 10
1301 10th ave SW
8.5 out of 10
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About John Gilchrist
John Gilchrist has reviewed restaurants for CBC Radio in Calgary since 1980 and is the author of nine National Best-Sellers on dining in southern Alberta.
His weekly Off the Menu column appears in the Calgary Herald and he is a contributing editor for Avenue and Where Calgary magazines. He also writes regularly for Swerve, Western Living, Chinook Golfer, and Air Canada’s enRoute magazine.
Gilchrist teaches Food and Culture programs for the University of Calgary and leads travel programs to culinary destinations such as Santa Fe, New York, Rome, and Paris.
In 2008 he was voted Calgary’s Top Writer in a reader survey conducted by Avenue.
