5207 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC
04-565-8121
After we picked up CW from her appointment, (and after a visit to Al Basha while waiting for her), CW, Buddha Boy and I visited this new HK-style cafe on Victoria Drive, located right next to Kalvin's Szechuen Restaurant 松林居.
The Deep Fried Cutlet Fish & Fries 吉列魚薯條 was the first thing CW spotted and wanted...she simply wanted fries. Why couldn't you (CW) just order fries alone? The fish was fried in, not bad, but old oil. The fish was not burnt, but had this burnt taste and smell. The fries, on the other had, had no burnt taste nor smell. The fries were just store-bought frozen fries...probably Costco.
Buddha Boy's first order was the Deep Fried Tiger Prawns in Salted Egg Yolk Sauce 富貴黃金蝦球. Now, I really doubt these were "tiger prawns"? Maybe "tiger shrimps"? Or cutting each prawn in two? Small plate, small quantity, small shrimps. The egg yolk sauce was salted, but it didn't taste like the salty duck egg yolk...so maybe it was as stated..."salted egg yolk sauce"...
I don't know about you, but we're used to the daikon cakes made with rice flour. Maybe I am a frog in the well, but I never had daikon cakes made with glutinous rice flour...and honestly, the Stir-Fried Radish Cake in XO Sauce XO醬蘿卜糕 was a huge turn off. Imagine a daikon mochi cake with no daikon taste...and what XO sauce? I only taste garlic and onions...
CW went with something safer...Spaghetti w/Cheese, Bacon & Seafood in Cream Sauce 芝士腌肉海鮮燴意粉. I thought this was the best dish. Al dente noodles tossed in over-salted cream sauce with bacon, frozen mixed vegetables and limited cheap quality seafood...yup, it was the best dish of the night. CW didn't like it because of the bacon...oh come on girl...you cannot compare all the bacon with Fraser Park!!!
Buddha Boy thought the best dish was the Sweet & Sour Boneless Pork 菠蘿咕嚕肉. The meat was moist and well-marinated. I found the batter was a bit too thick but Buddha Boy differs. The sweet & sour sauce lacked hawthorn 山楂.
Other than the crispy noodles (which was the only thing that my husband did not complain about), Buddha Boy pretty much complained about everything on this plate of Pan Fried Noodles with Shredded Pork 肉絲炒面. Too much corn starch used on the pork, the kai-lan 芥蘭 was not fresh, and most importantly, the whole package was bland...very bland. Buddha Boy had to use a lot of soy sauce and hot sauce.
The server suggested to try their popular dish...Thai Style Chicken Fried Rice 泰式燒雞炒飯...well, another mistake. First of all, where were all the chicken? I could only recall picking out five or six diced chunks of chicken. Next, the rice was tasteless and bland. And finally, this had absolutely no wok-hei 鑊氣 (or 火候 in Mandarin). What a joke.
With all the competitions locally along that stretch, hard to say how long this place will last...especially with its limited menu. Well, not a return for us.
Simple decor with spacious seating...ideal for big people like us (exclude CW). Prompt service...almost too attentive...LOL!
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