All entries in the 'Cantonese' Category
Cafe Gloucester in Vancouver
After visiting a friend in the hospital, we decided to grab a quick bite nearby. We decided on Cafe Gloucester; this would be my first time, but everyone else seemed to rave about it.
Upon entering Cafe Gloucester, it definitely looks and feels like a more ‘upscale’ HK Cafe, kinda of like Bauhinia, but not quite as clean.
The menus at Gloucester look like they’ve been around the block a few times, but my mom always told me that it’s whats on the inside that counts! This rings true for Gloucester as well, as they have a fairly extensive menu with all the items you would usually expect to see at a HK Cafe, and more. Although touted to be on the more expensive side of HK Cafes, I found the they are quire reasonably priced. They might be slightly more expensive than places like Alleluia, but it’s still very reasonable.
September 2, 2009 | Jeremy | Comments 1Dim sum at Bing Sheng in Vancouver
Its been a while since I had dim sum. After hearing about Bing Sheng from Jeremy, I went there to have dim sum this weekend. Seating and service are usually not an issue for us because we typically have dim sum at 9AM-10AM. Why do I have dim sum so early? Its because I hate crowds and I like to do my weekly grocery shopping early in the morning! I was a little hesitant about Bing Sheng from the outside appearance.
The outside of the restaurant was very misleading. I felt much better upon walking in. The restaurant was nicely decorated with chandeliers, Chinese paintings and antiques, and a LCD TV. I was able to choose a table by the window because I wanted the natural light for my photos. The waitress used our Pu-erh tea to make the pot of tea. They offer a Chinese and English dim sum menu, but there no pictures and you have request for the English menu. We quickly checked off the dishes we wanted to eat and placed our order.
August 17, 2009 | Danny | Comments 0Lung Kee at Aberdeen in Richmond
Another Aberdeen post! Soon we’ll have covered every restaurant in that place!
For lunch one day, we decided to make our way back to the Aberdeen Food Court. After getting some Deep Fried Chicken Wings at Wo Fung, I decided to grab my real meal from Lung Kee. ‘Lung Kee’ is not to be confused with the similarly named ‘Leung Kee’. Despite having similar names, they serve different types of dishes. Leung Kee specializes in more ‘classic’ Cantonese style dishes, for example, Beef and Egg swirl on rice, or Beef Stir fry with flat rice noodles. Lung Kee on the other hand has a much less diverse menu consisting mostly of congee, noodles and soup noodles.
August 1, 2009 | Jeremy | Comments 1Deep Fried Chicken Wings from Wo Fung Dessert at Aberdeen in Richmond
After my last visit to Aberdeen, Kim gently reminded me how silly it was to go there and not get an order of Deep Fried Chicken Wings from Wo Fung!
Danny and I decided to go back to Aberdeen for lunch, and this time, I wouldn’t make the same mistake. I headed straight to Wo Fung Dessert to grab their (in)famous Deep Fried Chicken Wings. There are a few things that confuse me about Wo Fung. First of all, they’re called ‘Wo Fung Dessert’, but they really sell dessert, and they’re really known for fried chicken. Secondly, I’m not sure what it is about their chicken wings that make them taste so darn good; all I know is that when you’re craving a snack at Aberdeen, Wo Fung always hits the spot.
July 29, 2009 | Jeremy | Comments 3Mambo Cafe at Aberdeen in Richmond
After a morning at the Richmond Go Kart Tracks, a big group of us decided to have lunch at Aberdeen food court. This was my second trip to this food court. Some of my friends decided to order at Mambo Cafe because they eaten there before and said it was good, so I followed their recommendation. Mambo was like a Hong Kong cafe in a food court. There was a decent sized line up ordering food, and they’re located right next to the popular Leung Kee.
July 28, 2009 | Danny | Comments 0
