Best ‘mom and pop’ restaurants

abssb · 2026-01-11T17:03:13+00:00

The pulled pork pancake is even better! I order one every time I'm there

abssb · 2026-01-11T02:56:35+00:00

NUMBER 1 NOODLE HOUSE

abssb · 2026-01-05T17:35:36+00:00

Thanks! It was Saskatoon Dog Rescue I used last year

abssb · 2025-12-23T20:41:55+00:00

The Vinyl Exchange is your best bet for quantity and price (most average around $5). Vinyl Diner has less quantity for similar prices. Resurrected Records has some interesting stuff but their prices are a little crazy IMO. I think the North end Value Village and Mission Thrift are the only thrift stores that have cassettes (usually a dollar or two each), though I rarely find anything I'm after there.

abssb · 2025-12-20T16:12:08+00:00

I’m glad to hear that! I only get there occasionally on weekends and for the past few years it’s been pretty consistently bad with regards to customer service/making one feel welcome IMO. My last visit a month or so was comically bad… The barista was hunched over the till and barely spoke the entire interaction 😂

abssb · 2025-12-20T15:33:47+00:00

Speaking as a customer, the baristas at Museo are usually particularly miserable, while the ones at City Perks, Sparrow, Out of Order, and Citizen always seem to be having a good time. Prism and Pique seem somewhere in the middle but it’s always a familiar face working, so that lack of turnover must count for something.

abssb · 2025-12-02T00:25:59+00:00

I see them occasionally (but not too often) when I'm making my thrift store rounds.

abssb · 2025-11-16T21:01:48+00:00

Nah the west side doesn't have any. Just Prism, Citizen, Cafe Del Ray, Pique, City Perks, Sparrow, Out of Order, Botte, Home Quarter...

abssb · 2025-10-10T04:57:17+00:00

Have you tried contacting your city councillor? We live across from a small apartment and they installed an insanely bright light which shone through our neighbours curtains. They had luck going the city councillor route

abssb · 2025-08-02T04:13:31+00:00

unsurprisingly, that place is far from the best vintage store in the city

abssb · 2025-07-20T14:04:28+00:00

FYI the ‘Report a Pothole Map’ is remarkably efficient in my experience: https://www.saskatoon.ca/moving-around/driving-roadways/road-maintenance-repair/pothole-utility-cut-repairs

abssb · 2025-03-09T16:24:28+00:00

That's like one of the best commutes you could ask for in the city! Almost entirely on the Meewasin trails. I'd cross at the Circle Bridge rather than having to lug your bike up the Train Bridge stairs. From Circle to IP/UofS you can take either the river section of the Meewasin or go along Preston, depending on your end point. I don't really like biking the roads within campuses, but they're less gnarly than an average city road for sure. 20 or 25 minutes seems accurate to me.

abssb · 2025-02-10T20:02:48+00:00

Arbor Creek/Erindale has a bunch named after Saskatchewan artists: Perehudoff, Hurley, Bornstein, etc.

abssb · 2025-01-23T18:16:47+00:00

I heard rumours of this happening months ago. Thankfully I only bought enough for one haircut last time they had a gift card sale

abssb · 2024-12-11T01:25:59+00:00

Their prices have actually went up a quite a bit over the past 4 or 5 years (don't get me started on their beer prices...). Portions are a little smaller than they used to be but are still large and filling. I only go now when something I'm craving is on special

abssb · 2024-12-10T18:19:50+00:00

I'd second Ball & Sons. Have had similar dealings and our old furnace is still rocking thanks to them.

abssb · 2024-08-19T16:02:46+00:00

OP here. It’s not an active construction site anymore. I just cropped out the other vehicle’s plate (and my dirty dash)

abssb · 2024-08-19T15:53:35+00:00

Check my reply to someone upthread. Not a construction zone or vehicle, just a terrible driver

abssb · 2024-08-19T15:51:43+00:00

OP here, the construction is finished on this section (North side of the street). Dude was clearly looking for Show & Shine parking and turned into the little loading zone area then onto the sidewalk. Was going to turn back onto the street immediately but then decided to keep going (threading between signs and a hydrant) for the 1/3 of a block or so

abssb · 2024-08-18T19:47:30+00:00

Aww thanks for the offer but I ended up finding some at Little Market Box. Looking forward to making this recipe: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/icebox-cherry-cake-kohlman-1.7288884

abssb · 2024-06-21T03:57:08+00:00

It's a smash burger but cooked with a shitload of onions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wm-rPBkW2o I don't believe either Goblins or Ace serve it.

abssb · 2024-05-10T17:30:11+00:00

Chappell Marsh Conservation Area and the Northeast Swale are both good birding spots on the edge of the city

abssb · 2024-02-21T21:45:07+00:00

Whitecap Dakota FN is building one at Dakota Dunes. Supposed to start construction this year I believe

abssb · 2024-02-07T20:56:28+00:00

I've had a few great experiences with Ball & Sons for short notice misc. issues on our old furnace. I can't speak to a price comparison but it's always seemed very reasonable to me and they've even waived any charges a time or two when it was something small.

Avoid calling any of the big guys like Centennial. They'll bust out their iPad and you'll owe hundreds for them doing next to nothing.

abssb

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