2012-07-19 Breakfast @ New Town Bakery & Restaurant 新城餅家餐室

148 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC

604-681-1828

Jet-lag...the only reason why we woke up at 4am!!!  Since Buddha Boy decided to go to work early, I suggested that we go for breakfast at New Town Bakery & Restaurant 新城餅家餐室 in Chinatown.

Formerly at 158 East Pender Street, the bakery/restaurant is now a few doors down at 148 East Pender Street.  The new location offers a larger area at the front for take-outs and a smaller, but more spacious, sitting area for dine-in customers.  The new bakery/restaurant is much cleaner and brighter than its old location.

Buddha Boy, the big boy, ordered two items for himself.  First was the Beef Rice Roll 牛肉腸粉, his ATF here.

Next was the Chicken Deluxe Steamed Bun 大包 (aka. Bola-Bola), another ATF of Buddha Boy.  This meaty bun was filled with chicken, pork, ham and egg yolk.

For me, I went with a bowl of Century Egg & Lean Pork Congee 皮蛋瘦肉粥.  I've been craving for some Cantonese-style congee, but the ones found in Taiwan weren't exactly what I was looking for.  The so-called "Canton congee 廣東粥" in Taiwan was more like "Chaozhou-style rice in broth 潮式泡飯".  Don't get me wrong, the soupy rice was good, it's just not what I wanted.

I also ordered a Ham & Egg Sandwich 火腿蛋治 to share with Buddha Boy.  Overall, nothing was extraordinary, this meal was meant to satisfy our cravings for HK-style cafe food...hahahahaha!

2011-04-22 Lunch @ New Town Bakery

158 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC

604-681-1828

After our late breakfast at De Dutch in North Vancouver, we met up with MomJ in Chinatown for lunch...hahaha!  Breakfast and lunch within two hours...yup...that's the reason why we're fat!  LOL!

Originally, we wanted Gold Stone, but since it's closed for the holiday, we opted for MomJ's #1 canteen.  The place was not as busy as we thought it would be,  David loves the Canucks!  To support the team, the owners (David and Susana) bought jerseys for all the staff to wear during the playoffs!  LOL!

Buddha Boy ordered his New Town ATF...the Beef Rice Roll (牛腸).  For $3, you get three rolls with thin layers of skin and meaty fillings...no wonder this place has always been Buddha Boy's #1 choice for this dish.

More food for Buddha Boy?  Yup...he's a big boy!  The Chicken Feet (鳳爪) was a good size for $3.50.  This was nothing special...just something that Buddha Boy enjoys munching on.

MomJ ordered the Chow Mein Cantonese Style (廣東伊麵)...also known as Pancit Canton on the menu.  Lot of ingredients!  I'm never a fan to this type of noodle stir-fry...you know...the "watery" type...but this did taste pretty good.  The baby corn, however, tasted off...maybe it's starting to change.

I went for the daily special, which was Water Spinach & Pork Stir-Fry (通菜炒豬肉).  Originally, this was suppose to be with beef slices, but because MomJ is a frequent diner (a bit too frequent...like everyday), they were willing to accommodate my no-beef request.  This came with a plate of white rice.  The spinach was crunchy, we could tell the quality was there.  The pork slices were a bit too soft...mainly because of the corn starch.  Overall, this dish was on the saltier side.

2010-09-02 Quick To-Go @ Grounds For Appeal, New Town Bakery, KFC

ADDRESS :  Grounds For Appeal, 845 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC

PHONE #   :  604-681-8558

Since MIL is playing MJ tonight...I decided (finally) to get my lazy butt out of the house and pick up some food for dinner.

 

For the longest time, I've been craving for some butter chicken, so I thought I would drive DT and pick some up from the cafe inside Law Society on Cambie Street.

 

When I used to work in Yaletown, I came to this cafe a lot, either for their mac'n cheese or for their butter chicken...too bad they don't make the mac'n cheese anymore...

 

Their weekly "specials" menu.

 

Regular menu...prices went up since the last time I visited.

Regular menu...part II.

 

  Regular menu...part III.

 

Butter Chicken...big chunks of chicken...very creamy!!!  Buddha Boy likes the kick from fenugreek seeds...YUMMY!!!  However, the portion was a bit small for $7.95.

 

I decided to try the Vegetable Korma...basically it's vegetables in cashew yogurt sauce...I really like it!!!  It's creamy with a strong coriander flavor!  I can also taste a very light hint of cumin, but not much (good...since I don't really like cumin)...definitely will go back again for this!!!

 

  All curry meals have rice and naan breads.

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ADDRESS :  New Town (Chinatown), 158 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC

PHONE #   :  604-681-1828

 

Driving through Chinatown, I thought I would make a quick stop at New Town.

 For those who has not yet read my previous post on New Town...FYI...New Town Bakery & Restaurant only has three locations: Chinatown, Richmond, and Surrey...the one on Cambie Street in Vancouver is not own by the same owners...the one on Cambie Street is known as Original New Town Bakery...however...it is not the "original".

 This place is famous for their Asado Siapao, or Dai-Bao.

 Very reasonable and "cafe" style prices.

 I was very tempted to buy some baked goods...but we already have so much food!!!

 Buddha Boy's favorite (and it was the main reason why I made the stop)...Beef Rice Rolls!

 Look at the amount of meat!!!  No wonder New Town is Buddha Boy's #1 place for Beef Rice Rolls...LOL!!!

 Of course...we couldn't visit New Town without buying their famous Asado Siapao (Dai-Bao)!!!

 I decided to cut the dai-bao in half and to take a picture of inside...LOTS OF MEAT!!!  Mmmmm...

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ADDRESS :  KFC (Kensington), 2190 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC

PHONE #   :  604-664-7000

It's CHICKEN THURSDAY!  This was the reason why I said "we already have so much food!!!"

 Stopped by KFC on Kingsway to pick up Buddha Boy's request...fried chicken!!!  YES!!!  MIL not home so we're going high-cholesterol!!!  LOL!!!

 Look at all that mouth-watering, greasy Fried Chicken...LOL!!!  I don't really enjoy KFC (I'm more a Church's person)...but since it's cheap...why not?  LOL!!!

 The $12 deal came with a medium box of Fries.

 Hot Wings...complimentary on the house...they messed up the orders (I only ordered the Thursday deal)...however, I did not check on-the-spot...and when I got home...I saw hot wings!!!  Well...more fat for us!

2010-04-13 Quick Dinner @ New Town Bakery

ADDRESS :  158 E. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC

PHONE #   :  604-681-1828

For those who don't know, New Town Bakery really only has three locations: Chinatown, Richmond, and Surrey.  The one on Cambie Street in Vancouver is NOT part of the same group.  The store on Cambie Street, correctly, is called the Original NewTown Bakery, and I believe it's opened by the decedents of the original New Town founders.  However, about thirty years ago, the original founders sold their business (with only one location in Chinatown) to the current owners (husband and wife).  Slowly thereafter, the couple grew their business to three stores in Lower Mainland.  New Town Bakery and Restaurant is famous for their "Dai-Bao" (means "Big Bun")...you will often see people lining up and buying them in dozens.  The also have delivery services to Seattle!!!  The restaurant has a very old school HK cafe feel...you really can't expect much service and "ambiance" at this place.  If you are lucky, you may even get to make new friends and "share table" with someone you don't know!!! 

 Soup of the Day

 

 I ordered Shredded Chicken with Macaroni in Soup...and they use real chicken!!!  Well...all the places do...but big chunks like that?  No way...only at New Town!!!

 

 Buddha Boy ordered Minced Beef with Rice.