Funny how with all these reviews, I neglected these top end guys. You come here if you want to…read morespend $250K on a new restaurant concept. From design to even welding & shearing, they do it all. Wouldn't necessarily come here for deals on other kitchen accessories lol. When I've gone in with clients, first-class, consistent service all around. Located in the very east end of Hastings by the tracks so be viligant.

From the owner: We are proud to service all of BC! Specializing in full service kitchen equipment sales. Kitchen,…read morebar and interior design services. Furniture, small-wares and tabletop solutions. Custom Stainless Steel fabrication, exhaust systems and refrigeration. Showroom and Test Kitchen equipped with innovative new equipment and supply.

This store is mainly for restaurants to buy their supplies and equipment, but it is open for anyone…read morewho walks in and needs kitchen items for home. It is an awesome place for anyone who likes to cook. We bought many pots and pans and other small kitchen tools here. These are generally simple in design, intended for professional use (therefore presumably durable), and good value. There is parking in the back alley.

Solid 3.5. A…read morerestauranteur's candy store, everything you need to start opening your own restaurant, though why would anyone do such a crazy thing is another story lol. From a consumer's point of view, it's kinda of hard to gauge pricing; though Rob was helpful, when you're talking about tens of thousands of dollars, it's best to shop around. For instance, I saw my dream machine, a commerical milkshake mixer to make 3 at a time---guess we're talking about a drive-thru style a la United States --- for $995. One note is the warranty is VOIDED if you use it for residential use; guess asking for the GST # or restaurant name would clear that up in a jiffy lol. Besides, one would want this as a write off but I digress. Walking in from 7th Ave. (there's also the Manitoba entrance) the non-equipment goodies will be on your right: dishware, uniforms, pots/pans, etc. To me, there are other places that are bigger and more selection than here. Either way, they're geared towards restaurants/bakeries.

Fabulous outfit who provide first class service. We ordered our commercial fridge replacement from…read morethem and within 3 days we had our fridge onsite. From the rep I dealt with, Amanda Enair, who was so efficient, professional and competent, and made the whole transaction a breeze, to the delivery men who went above and beyond in delivering this extra large fridge to our office space (something that Costco was unable to do and after two failed attempts to get the same fridge delivered, I was forced to cancel the order and look elsewhere and lucky for me I found Vortex :)!! In additional to amazing customer service, Vortex also offers very competitive pricing. I highly recommend Vortex and look forward to doing business with them again in the future. AAA+

From the owner: From Concept To Delivery, Vortex Restaurant Equipment provides all your commercial kitchen…read moreequipment needs. Reliable, Affordable, Efficient. As a respected name n providing restaurant equipment across Canada, Vortex Restaurant Equipment supplies a wide variety of commercial kitchen equipment to meet the high demands of today's chefs and restaurant owners across Canada. Shop in our store, or purchase online with over a thousand of high quality products from which to choose and be assured you will find just what you are looking for, while experiencing a convenient, safe, and efficient transaction. Vortex Restaurant Equipment proudly offers what you need, when you need it, and affordably. No matter what you choose to equip your commercial kitchen, you can depend on Vortex Restaurant Equipment for high quality, value for money, and outstanding after-sales experienced personnel to deal with your every need.

RED ALERT! Read the Google reviews. I wrote one of them myself. Don will take your money & not do…read moredeliver. He owes me a fish knife worth $186 including tax (which I prepaid in advance.) . He's not answering the phone nor in the the shop when I go there. He's done this to other people. Now when I call his number 778-896-6727 Black Scorpion Financial Services message is on there. I think they might be a repo company however when I Google it there is no such company. I could go on & on but I am trying to get my money back from the CC company. Niether email for this company nor their website work. I am so mad at this sham.

From the owner: " Proudly Made in Canadian" Diced Knives is located in the lower mainland of BC, Chef Don Guthro…read moreowner of Diced Culinary is proud to present DICED Knives to you. Brought to you by the skilled hands of Riley Janzen, our organic materials expert, designer, and wood specialist. We only use high-quality European stainless steel AEB-L to create premium quality Chef and Culinary Knives. DICED Knives are produced in smaller batches and entirely manufactured in Canada. Every wood handle is a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork. We proudly heat treat every knife in-house, grind each knife all by hand, with careful attention being paid to each and every knife. DICED is very proud to produce a premier product for the chef, foodie and the culinary industry."

This place is a hit and miss. Some items are cheaper and some just doesn't make sense. If you run a…read morebusiness or a restaurant than maybe it will work out for you. Otherwise, it really depends on what you buy. Some items require you to buy in multiple of 2 or 3 or even a dozen. Not all items are in bulk or sold in multiples of many. I can find better prices elsewhere for most of the items here. I am guessing that is why the store is never busy.

I sometimes come here to buy plastic disposable gloves among other items for food prep. It's like a…read moremini costco where it's basically a big warehouse and everything is on very large shelves. Unlike Costco, you DON'T have to buy a membership in order to buy stuff here. It's entirely optional. The membership includes perks like member only discounts though. Typical of warehouse stores, a lot of the items are packaged in bulk. For example, you can buy a 6 pack of giant condiment bottles instead of just one pack. Another thing is some discounts are only given if you buy multiples. For example, a bottle of sweet chili sauce goes for $4. But if you buy 4 or more, you get 50 cents off each bottle. All in all, this place is really good for people who buy in bulk. One small negative is that the price tags are hard to find. I came with old relatives who had to look very carefully for the price tags because they were jumbled up with other product price tags for other items that were nearby. Other times, you would have to stoop to the very bottom and peek under a not so see-through plastic lining partly covering the price tags. Also, some prices are more expensive than other grocery stores. I didn't buy a 12 pack of pop here because they were more expensive than other places. Came around 8pm and the checkout line was long. It stretched to the middle of the whole store. The line moved relatively fast and I got to the checkout lane 10-12 minutes later. They have a Walmart style checkout line where one giant line is for 4-5 checkout tills. As far as I know, there are no self checkout lines at this store. Staff here are pretty nice. I forgot an item and they let me run to get it and come back. They chatted about personal stuff with another staff member as they rang my stuff up though. Interestingly, even though Wholesale Club is a sister store of No Frills and Superstore, you CANNOT earn optimum points but you can redeem them here. At least that was what I was told by the cashier at the time. All in all, I would come back once in a while for the restaurant or food prep supplies which aren't really sold in other stores or buy items i need in bulk and get a small discount. 3 out of 5 stars.