Ken and Junko Brooks’ one love is their restaurant, The Lion’s Den Café. It is the heart of the commercial strip where Fraser Street meets Kingsway and a dozen small businesses have opened and thrived. But long before the French bistro or the minimalist coffee shop, The Lion’s Den single-handedly served neighbourhood residents. It has since become an institution.
On September 9, 1999, at 9:09 am, Ken, a veteran of the service industry opened the restaurant and named it One Love. Originally from the Bahamas, Ken served home-style Caribbean food.
It was a hit from the very beginning. Friends, family and foodies would come across Vancouver to be in Ken’s famously friendly company. Less than three months later, he had to hire someone to help him in the kitchen. That’s how he met his future wife, Junko Tanabe. Junko’s work ethic and love for cooking made her a force in the kitchen. She’s cooked nearly every plate of food that’s left the kitchen ever since.
You’ll find Ken and Junko in the restaurant seven days a week. Ken greets all the customers like family, calling them “my sister from another mister” or “my brother from another mother.” “This is not a restaurant,” says Junko, “This is a mom-and-pop place. This is my dining room.”
*Includes Salad or Pan Fries*
Grilled Chicken Breast-Teriyaki
Grilled Chicken Breast-Teriyaki
Chicken Club
Salmon
Egg
Grilled Cheese
Tuna
BLT
Veggies- Cooked or Raw
Soup of the Day - Always Homemade
Garden Salad
Caesar Salad
All entrees include rice and beans and salad
Vegetarian Feature
Sauteed or Curried Veggies
Jerk Chicken
Spicy Jamaican Style - Slow Baked with 18
different herbs and spices
Chicken Curry
Curry Goat
Tender Goat slow cooked Caribbean Style
for 12 hours
Oxtail Stew
Fresh Rich Traditional Oxtail
Stewed for hours
Ken's Special
Shrimp or Salmon sauteed with Veggies
Ackee and Saltfish
Traditional Caribbean Style Ackee and Cod
Saltfish sauteed with veggies
Jamaican Patty
Spicy Beef, Curried Chicken
or mixed Veggies
All Entrees include rice and beans and salad
Jerk and Teriyaki Combo
Okonomiyaki -Japanese Pizza
Teriyaki Chicken
Includes Rice and Beans and Salad
Delicious home made teriyaki style chicken
Ginger Beef
Includes Rice and Beans and Salad
Tender, moist beef cooked with fresh ginger
Miso Soup
Apple Pie with Ice Cream
Banana Split
Rum Cake with Ice Cream
Banana or Fruit Crepe
drinks
All day breakfast special
2 Eggs- Bacon, Ham or Sausage-
Pan Fried Potatoes and Toast
Omelette
3 Eggs -Cheddar Cheese
Bacon, Ham, Sausage or Sautee
Veggies- Pan Fried Potatoes and Toast
Pancakes or French Toast
Bacon, Ham, Sausage or Fruit
Homemade Waffles
Bacon, Ham, Sausage or Fruit
Egger
English Muffin- Fried Egg - Cheese
Bacon, Ham, Sausage or Tomatoes
Bacon, Ham or Sausage
Egg or Cheddar Cheese
Tomato
Hash Browns or Jerk Sauce
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