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The index has been released as of today. Grab it while it's hot. Version 3.05 contains strip descriptions up to and including 2012-01-31. Other, more minor changes are listed in the Changelog file.

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434 Bank Street
613-233-9727

A fairly new place that has opened in the last year or two. This one features Vietnamese and Thai cuisine in a place that's outside the core of downtown and away from Chinatown.

Their pho comes in three sizes, small for $6.99, medium for $7.99 and large for $8.99. Spring rolls are two for $3.95 and four for $4.95. Fresh salad rolls are $4.95.

They serve Thai dishes like Tom Yum and Pad Thai and Vietnamese dishes like rice and noodles. Soup in chicken and vegetarian versions are also plentiful. Iced coffee is $3.99.

3987 Riverside Dr. unit 7
In the T&T Plaza
613-736-5678
Website
Map

(Note regarding the map link: Their address does not appear to show the correct spot. Instead I used the address of a nearby restaurant in the same plaza. I'm not trying to send you to a different place.)

Another new place. This one opened near the end of October, 2011. This has the same name as a restaurant downtown and the two are linked by the owners being in the same family.

312 Bank Street
613-567-9029

A relatively new place closer to downtown. It's on Bank just a little south of Somerset. They offer dine-in and takeout.

As the name suggests, they have Vietnamese and Thai dishes

Prices are typical for the area.

So I'm trying to keep the DSI index more up-to-date than the annual releases that I've been in the habit of lately. So here's a new release only two months since the last one.

The most important feature of release 3.04 is it contains strip descriptions up to 2011-09-30. Other minor features are described in the Changelog file.

It's available on the Downloads page.

765 Somerset St.
Tel: 613-680-6108
Web: http://www.newphobogala.com/
Map (to be done)

This is not a new place, but an expansion of the New Pho Bo Ga LA restaurant, which is next door. They share a kitchen.

The LA Lounge has two menus. One of them is the same as next door New Pho Bo Ga LA, and the other menu is more upscale and reflects the decor and appeal of a bar and lounge.

Prices on the upscale menu are slightly higher than the regular menu. Spring rolls are $5. Pho is $8 for a medium and $10 for a large.

This is the former location of the Thu Do restaurant.

Time for another release for the Dilbert Strip Index (DSI) on the download page. Version 3.03 has the following new features:

• Strips added up to 2011-07-31. Grammar corrections to older strips.

See the Changelog included in the zip file for further details.

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Just after I bought my first house, I phoned my parents and told them excitedly, "I'm getting a roommate!"

Dad, who was ever so hopeful since I had been single for a few years, promptly asked, "What's her name?"

When I answered "Maxine," there was stunned silence on the line for maybe 10 seconds. They're old-fashioned in many ways.

Then Mom asked in a quiet voice, "So, you decided to rent out your spare bedroom?"

I responded, "No, it's more like I'm taking her in," and there was more silence.

I broke the silence this time and said "She's got long, brown hair and big, beautiful eyes." And taking pity on them at last, added, "And a long, bushy tail."

They twigged.

4312 Innes Rd, Unit 1
613-590-1000

Map (Not on Google Streetview yet)
Website

This new restaurant is in the multi-unit strip mall on the south-west corner of Innes Road and Lanthier Drive, at the edge of the Loblaws parking lot. They are opened for lunch and dinner. There is also take-out, although their menu is online only. Their website has a few nice pictures, and there is an interesting link to a table of allergens in their various dishes.
Allergens and Sensitivities (pdf)

Hours:
Sunday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

3825 Richmond Road, Bells Corners
613.596.0760
Map
website

A new restaurant, opened Friday, March 18, 2011, in the location where Pho Mi 108 used to be. The signage has not yet been changed as of the date of this entry.

They're open 11AM to 9PM every day except Mondays when they're closed at 4PM.

The menu says they specialise in Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese soup. They do serve pho and Vietnamese spring rolls. The menu in the restaurant lists many more pho varieties than the takeout menu, so be sure to ask if you don't see your favourite.

Their website has not been finished as of the date of this entry, so details from there are non existent.