By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post

With both a few Korean and Japanese choices available, the menu was predictable with breakfast, burgers, sandwiches and soup. Trying to be different, we got the Teriyaki Chicken with rice. Consisting of chicken breast, this was a fairly healthy version where there wasn't much grease. It rested on a bed of veggies on a sizzling cast iron plate. As much as the chicken wasn't exactly juicy, it was still fairly moist for white meat. Flavours were mild due to the conservative drizzle of sauce. The Norland Burger was pretty solid. It sported a hand-formed beef patty, bacon, onion rings, cheese, lettuce and tomato. The patty wasn't overly dry while the bacon and onion rings were crispy. The side of fries were Cavendish from Costco and were prepared correctly.
On another visit, we had the Beef Dip which wasn't that impressive. At the very least, the bun was soft and appealing. We also got the Bulgogi with rice and it was remarkably better than the beef dip. It featured sizzling marinated beef that nicely caramelized (as well with the onions). Hence there was quite a bit of sweetness, which meant the rice was essential. The beef was fairly tender while being meaty in texture. Norland Grill pretty much does what a lunch spot is expected to do. However, the Asian dishes weren't bad and we liked the people there too. 

Norland Grill
2701 Norland Ave, Burnaby, BC

The Good:
• It does the job with 3 out of 4 dishes being fairly good
• Not overly expensive
• Nice people

The Bad:
• You need to have reasonable expectations
• Don't offer a beef dip if it is deli roast beef  

Sherman Chan is the #1 ranked food blogger on the Vancouver portal of Urbanspoon.com. Read more of his reviews at www.shermansfoodadventures.com.