taste tester

When dining out, it’s not always the case that we get to know who’s creating our meals in the kitchen.

Lucky for patrons of Browns Socialhouse behind Coquitlam Town Centre, they get Executive Chef Jason Labahn for the next three months.

Labahn has launched the latest feature sheet menu, using this location as a temporary test kitchen with Chef Steve Dacunha until the restaurant’s official test kitchen opens this March in Langley.

Feature sheet dishes change frequently, as customer feedback is taken into account and both popular and new items appear on the menu, like kale, quinoa and chicken salad ($14.50), steak friets with blue cheese garlic butter ($19.50) and an Oreo cookie jar ($8). Yes, that means homemade whipped Oreo cheesecake in a jar.  

The space here is a sight to see, too, outfitted with a skull locker and custom Sicis mosaic floor.  
 
It’s all we need to know.—May Globus

120-2950 Glen Dr., Coquitlam, 604-474-3255, www.brownsrestaurantgroup.com