Thursday, May 31, 2012

Coming Soon - Lai Ching Kee 黎正記燒臘

noticed a new place opening soon right beside Deer Garden that's going to sell hk style bbq meat. by the looks of it, there's only take out available. most likely trying to attract customers who finish lunch to buy some meat for dinner. i think its not a great place to open since its hard to find parking and its located on the second floor. previous restaurants of the same place all didn't last long so won't be long until we find out if it will survive



Lai Ching Kee 黎正記燒臘
8580 Alexandra Road (Right beside Deer Garden) 
Richmond, BC V6X 4B3 
604-370-3888

hours: 11am - 9pm (closed on Thurs)

style: hk style bbq meat (燒臘)

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

CLOSED - Lunch @ Northern Delicacy 客滿庭

before Northern Dynasty 金玉滿堂 closed, it was one of my favourite shanghai food places. Northern Delicacy 客滿庭 is owned by the same company, Tropica, but the quality and prices are different. now it eventually became one of my regulars

jelly pork
portion smaller than Shanghai River
bran dough
a bit harder than usual
deep-fried twisted dough stick, chinese doughnut
puffy and soft
won't be too oily
top left: steamed pork dumpling
outer skin looks hard and thick but is actually pretty thin
fresh but light meat taste
shanghai fried noodles
saltiness just right
could have some more meat


Northern Delicacy 客滿庭
4151 Hazelbridge Way (Aberdeen Centre)
Richmond, BC V6X 3R8
(604) 233-7050


-prices went up a bit recently
-easy to find table as usual but some of their booth are uncomfortable
-tea was promptly refilled and food didn't take long


Style: shanghai (上海菜)
Visited on: May 24, 2012

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Lunch @ Neptune Seafood Restaurant 龍皇鮑翅海鮮酒家

have been to this place for ages. before renovations, their quality dropped a lot so stopped going for a long time. decided to give it a try


the bowl was too shallow 
pork liver in soup
very fresh and light tasting

top: house rice cake roll
filling is with white radish
light with crunchiness
durain pastry cake
came hot and fresh
not very strong durain taste
not oily and sweetness is just right
sweet crepe with peanut butter
have lots of filling and is much better than other places
just a bit too sweet but still acceptable


Neptune Seafood Restaurant 龍皇鮑翅海鮮酒家 
8171 Ackroyd Rd 
Richmond, BC V6X 3J9 
(604) 207-9888 


-it's another chinese place where you won't get good service unless your a baller customer or a regular
-didn't know how many people family friend made reservation so went in ask assumed there was 7, and the lady was like no reservation for 7, so i called to ask family and he said 5, and lady said none for 5 either. so then i told her i'll wait. after 10 mins, family friend finally came and told me she reserved for 6. finally the lady was like yeah you made reservations but you're late. then i walked up and said i've been waiting here since reserved time. so she finally gave us the table that was empty the whole time i was waiting. most other places usually offer to ask if you are sure about the number of people you have but she definitely didn't cause she didn't even have a piece of paper to write down all the reservations. when other baller regulars came in, she was so friendly and telling them that they'll get a table soon and unfriendly to all the other walk-ins

-food overall was fresh and pretty good, service was average with the rest of the staff
-fried rice and noodles may be a few dollars more than other places
-$1 tea per person
-still acceptable of the service and may come again
-parking will take a while to find but not as bad as other places


Style: chinese (中式), dim sum (點心) 
Visited on: May 22, 2012 

 Neptune Seafood Restaurant 龍皇鮑翅海鮮酒家 on Urbanspoon

Friday, May 25, 2012

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

did some cross border shopping and decided to give this place a try after hearing about it. has location in vancouver as well but everything in states is cheaper so... decided to give my first time down south

baby cheeseburger and large fries
generously over flowing filled fries
free unlimited peanuts
not a lot of people were eating but they were awesome
not too salty and crunchy, seems pretty fresh
open kitchen 
don't really agree to the banners
piles of bags of potatoes and more peanuts
coke fan finally meeting this cool new machine


Five Guys Burgers and Fries 
1301 W. Bakerview Road 
Bellingham, WA 98226


-wasn't as good as i expected, like In-N-Out more which is also cheaper
-beef patties were fresh like they said but the bun is too soft and somewhat soggy feeling
-fries were fresh and not too oily, but somehow wanted crispy ones at that moment so they didn't please me
-have the say the best stuff were the free stuff, the peanuts, the malt vinegar, and the free toppings
-a place people with nut allergies should avoid
-still worth a try if never been


Style: burgers 
Visited on: May 16, 2012 

 Five Guys Burgers and Fries (Bellingham) on Urbanspoon

Monday, May 21, 2012

Lunch @ Kyung Bok Palace

haven't been here after they discontinued the $2X for 5 dishes and went to other korean places instead. always passed by and saw their new menu so came to try. the new menu is similar to hk style restaurants which comes with a drink or soup and pricing is similar

bbq beef ribs
somewhat tender and easy to bite through
meal came with 4 side dishes and a soup and rice
seafood tofu soup
lots of tofu and few seafood
light tasting but probably added msg
seafood pancake
came sizzling hot
a bit too much flour and not crispy enough compared to jin mo jib
bibimbap
tasting good as usual
previous one in pick 5 menu was not served in rock bowl
bibimbap came with this lousy, airless drink
there's suppose to be a bunch of drinks (milk tea, iced tea) to choose from but waitress said only have soft drinks left, probably don't want to make the other drinks


Kyung Bok Palace 景福宮
5300 #3 Rd (Lansdowne Centre) 
Richmond, BC 
(604) 207-1120 


-average price of a meal is $9
-if willing to pay more, i would say go for the all you can eat
-service slow as usual, took forever to get the bill
-good things about this place is probably the comfy seating and easy parking


Style: korean 
Visited on: May 12, 2012

 Kyung Bok Palace on Urbanspoon

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Lunch @ The Jade Seafood Restaurant 玉庭軒魚翅海鮮酒家

went for early tea for mother's day to avoid to wait and for 20% discount. just some quick snaps of their new dim sum

black truffle roast cha siu (BBQ pork) pastry
nothing special about the black truffle part
pan-fried tofu skin roll
crispy skin and not too oily
thai style stuffed eggplant
strong lemon grass taste
fusion cuisine thats is very different from traditional
prefer fried stuffed eggplant instead


The Jade Seafood Restaurant 玉庭軒魚翅海鮮酒家 
8511 Alexandra Rd 
Richmond, BC 
(604) 249-0082 


Style: chinese (中式), dim sum (點心)
Visited on: May 13, 2012

 The Jade Seafood Restaurant 玉庭軒魚翅海鮮酒家 on Urbanspoon

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Afternoon Tea @ Bubble World 大頭仔

it's been a while since hearing that bubble world had afternoon tea special that start at 2:30. having not eaten lunch, went right at 2:30. the moment i stepped inside i knew why they needed such deals. opposite world compared to weekend lunch/nights

always loved their honey green milk tea
additional pearl / jelly is free
milk crust almond toast
could be better, not as good as the one at pearl castle
fried squid
won't be too salty
nicely fried throughout
like how its plained fried and no batter


Bubble World 大頭仔 
1136 - 8328 Capstan Way 
Richmond, BC V6X 2H6 
(604) 232-5222


-$6.45 including tax for a snack and a drink priced at $4.95
-awesome deal, like additional dollar for the snack
-snacks include mostly fried stuff or toasts
-quality is retained and not affected by the deal
-a different choice from hk style restaurant's afternoon sets
-i always order half sweet and otherwise regular is way too sweet


Style: bbt 
Visited on: May 7, 2012

  Bubble World 大頭仔 (Richmond) on Urbanspoon

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Lunch @ Posh

first time i went to posh was when they first opened and since then their quality have been pretty consistent. can't ask for too much for their price compared to hk style hotpot. they had some groupon deals at red pocket so decided to buy some after not visiting for a long while. after buying them, heard that their business were not as great as before so they needed such to push for more business



has beef taste, better than all you can eat at hk style hotpot
fried yam was pretty good 
lycee drink
deal came with bottomless drinks
too sweet, all pre-mixed


Posh 
1123-3779 Sexsmith Rd 
 Richmond, BC V6X 3Z9 
(604) 303-7674


- really hard to estimate how much to order, they give you what you order but the amount is random every time
- not all groupon are good deals in general, best are the gift certificate/money valued ones
- had to pay taxes and 15% service charge on top of the groupon while service was average
- only one server for whole lunch hour
- went at 12:30 and there was no one, then eventually filled the first floor
- sukiyaka once in a while is fine but would prefer hk style hotpot more


Style: japanese (日式), hotpot (火鍋) 
Visited on: Apr 28, 2012

 Posh (Richmond) on Urbanspoon

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Closed - Bubble Waffle Cafe 雞蛋仔餐廳

Bubble Waffle Cafe 雞蛋仔餐廳 closed down faster than i thought. heard they sold it to another owner and they renovated a bit and now its a new restaurant

no english name seen but says its specialized in fish soup rice vermicelli
yet to try it out


Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Oysters - The Lobster Man

missed the oyster deal on groupon but by this found out that theres a place that sells oysters in granville island outside the market. prices are decent too


mostly bc oysters but also have few washington varieties


summer breeze
somewhat creamy and not too salty