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Becky’s 2-star review: Eughhhhhh, this place seemed so promising, but it was clear that I chose the wrong place for a special birthday celebration! I get that coming to a place like this, they are little tiny tasting plates. But some of the items we had were just ridiculous in size for the price. I booked this place 2 months ago, frequently checking out the changing menu and getting so excited about trying all the different dishes they had to offer. The food wasn't terrible, but it wasn't memorable at all. The $17 Lobster Gratin was a super super tiny half lobster tail filled with diced lobster meat, veggies, and cheese. It sat in a small 4" dish. Complete not worth it. The "RARE" beef arrived completely overdone, no signs of pinkness at all. I wanted to return it, but after each person had already taken a piece (and there werent very many), I felt stupid wanting to return the last remaining piece saying its overdone. Plus, being that it was a birthday dinner, I didn't want to complain or dampen the mood. I could tell that while everyone was trying to be polite, we were all less than impressed with the food and service. While our server was nice, everything seemed to lag and take forever to arrive. I asked him to check on our "two yaki udon dishes", and he came back with one, so we continued to wait, thinking that the other type of udon dish would arrive. AFter 20 minutes, nothing. We decided to cut our losses, and just get the bill - but as it turned out, our second udon dish was never included in the order, so we sat there waiting for nothing. You'd think that if I asked the server to check on TWO dishes, he'd start to wonder what happened with the other one when he only had 1 dish to deliver. And while I don't really enjoy drinking much, or the taste of liquor, I felt their cocktails / drinks were super weak and not that tasty! Never again. -
Becky’s 2-star review: With all these stellar reviews, I picked this restaurant for a family dinner, but too bad it didn't live up to the hype. I felt that they were trying to be sneaky with some things, and some of the things we ordered were pretty poor for the price you pay. We ordered the assorted 8 piece aburi sushi, and it clearly listed the 8 types of fish. When we got it, the tako was subbed out and replaced with avocado. If you're charging me $15 for 8 assorted fish nigiri, they'd better be all fish. I asked the server about it, and she came back saying I should have specified what I wanted because it's chefs choice. It didn't say anything about chefs choice, but she kept telling me I should have specified. I told her all my pieces should be fish, because that's what is advertised. She went back to the chef, and she came back again, saying that it's chefs choice. Wtf! I pointed to her in the menu, nowhere does it say chefs choice, it tells you exactly what we are supposed to get! Anyhow she finally got me the proper piece. Also, the 11 piece assorted tempura for $12 includes 2 pieces of prawn, which seems pretty ridiculous. The 7 piece yam and veggie tempura is $6, so $12 for 2 prawn and 9 veggie doesn't make sense to me. Aside from that, the meal was ok. Oshisushi, while cheaper, isn't comparable to kishimoto or miku. I find that in general, their fish is cut really thinly, and not a consistent thickness. The spicy salmon sashimi was really poor value, super tiny portion. The special rolls were pretty tiny as well. The okonomiyaki isn't anything to rave about either, batter was super mushy. Overall, the taste is fine, some items were significantly smaller than expected (spicy sashimi, special rolls), but I really didn't like what happened with the aburi nigiri, I felt they were trying to cheat the customers out of what they are supposed to get. I don't have a reason to come back here, with so much sushi choice in Vancouver. -
Becky’s 3-star review: I probably should have written the review about a month back, cuz I've forgotten most of what we had ordered. The hot and sour soup had good flavor, about $10 for a massive bowl for the table. I recall we had cumin lamb, dan dan noodles, and a few other dishes which were good for the most part - but some dishes were far too oily. One thing I will NOT recommend are the xiao long bao... terrible here, dry, no soup inside, I'm pretty sure these were frozen. Don't waste your money on the XLB here! -
Becky’s 2-star review: I was already suspicious when my friend told me this place served Peking duck and Korean food together... everyone else was on board, so 7 of us got their $110 set meal (meant to feed 6 people). This included a Peking duck, Korean side dishes, seafood pancake, fried potato noodles, Korean ribs, and a hot pot style duck soup with hand cut noodles. We added on 2 orders of deep fried dumplings for $18. The split was about $20/person - good value especially for the variety you're getting, but the food was just meh. I've definitely had better dumplings. I think the Peking duck was deep fried whole, and super dry. It was chopped up into big pieces with meat (but without the bone), so you can wrap it up in the pancake (whereas when properly served, its only the skin that gets sliced, and the meat gets prepped into another dish). Either way though, the duck was dry. The rest of the food was OK, but pretty greasy. The hot pot didn't taste that good. The menu also included other random Chinese dishes in there, like chicken chow mein, sweet & sour pork, lemon chicken, mapo tofu, and a few other random things. I won't be coming back here, but it kind of reaffirms to go with my gut instinct to not really trust restaurants that offer odd mixes of different cuisines..! -
Becky’s 4-star review: If wings can be classed as dessert, I'll be having dessert for my main meals all the time. I saw so many people wandering around with boxes of deliciously crispy deep fried full chicken wings (with the tip, drum and wing). Poked around, and saw that they were all coming from Wu Fung Dessert. I picked up 3 wings for about $6, which is quite a filling snack. I was contemplating between this, or just their fried wingettes, but my friend said the full wing is the best. Seriously, the meat just falls right off the bone, and its so incredibly juicy. It was burning the roof of my mouth, but I didn't care. They also serve a lot of other appetizers/snacks for under $5 (intestine, tripe, fried octopus, etc). But its clear what the big seller is here. My next mission - figure out how to fry wings as good as they do! -
Becky’s 3-star review: short version: I think I found a new spot for some good variety of sushi at decent prices! The tempura was fried really nicely, I liked their okonomiyaki (seafood pancake), salmon sashimi was super tasty. They had so many special rolls on there, but we tried the volcano roll, which had a sweet sauce and it was a bit spicy... was really good! Sunomono needed to be more vinegar-y, and they servers were pretty poor at cleaning up the table. We had lots of assorted dishes, but they only took away enough stuff to set down the new dish (even though 75% of the dishes were empty). Would come back again to try their special rolls and a few other things. === I really have to start giving new sushi places a chance, rather than go to my usual spots. This place seems to be a touch pricier than Sushi California, but below the likes of Sushi Nanaimo / Sushiholic. The special rolls were around $5-7, lots of appies for $4, and everything else was decently priced. The variety was good, and I'm itching to go back to try more things! There were a few things which I didn't really care for, but overall, there are several things I would come back for. They start you off with complimentary miso soup, but between 4 people, we ordered: - Ebi sunomoni (the vinegar seemed too weak, needed more, or maybe don't dilute it..) - tako wasabi (raw octopus mixed with wasabi. Was OK) - Deep fried gyoza (good!) - assorted tempura (one of the big favorites - don't know what it is about the batter, but it was so light and really crispy) - agedashi tofu (another great fried dish) - gomae (this was really dry, didn't like it) - spicy salmon sashimi (only 6.50, you get a decent portion, and I feel like its one of the better spicy sashimi I've tasted) - okonomiyaki, seafood pancake (only $7! You get a seafood pancake with the bonito, and all the dressings drizzled on top. Delicious, I'd come back here for it) - mango roll - salmon and avocado topped with mango (this was just OK for me, wasn't that interesting, and it was just a big chunk of mango on top. Bit odd to eat) - Volcano roll - fried tempura with crab, avocado, tuna and tobiko, mayo and a sweet / spicy sauce (another favorite, we devoured this thing!) I think that's it. There were other things I would have wanted to try (raw oysters, sushi pizza, nabeyaki udon, harbor tower, aburi sushi combo, garlic tai, and a few other special rolls. I'd give this place a 4, but the service was pretty poor last night. It wasn't very busy, but our table was cluttered with empty plates and dishes, and 4 bowls full of vinegar. They only took away enough dishes to set down the next item coming up. Aside from that, we sat there for about another hour chatting (lots of big empty tables around), but our table was just covered with dishes. Anyway, hope my next visit is better! -
Becky’s 2-star review: Wow, this place has totally gone downhill from what I remember. It used to be OK, but they changed over a few things just 2 weeks ago, upping the prices, bringing in new bowls, and I'm sure a few different things. The new bowls have really wide rims, but the actual bowl is a bit smaller. The overall amount of noodles that you get is a bit smaller. The prices have been upped to $9.xx. The taste of the build your own noodle bowl, and the chiu chow noodles are pretty bland - maybe b/c I know I've def had better by a landslide at other places (ie: Deer Garden Signatures). I haven't tried their other meals, but since these noodles seem to be their selling point - its pretty weak, so I don't think I"ll be coming back here to try anything else. -
Becky’s 3-star review: I haven't had a bad experience at this Kirin or anything, and have been pretty happy with everything we ordered. I really loved their fresh durian mochi though! I Think you have to put your order in ahead of time, because it does get sold out (prob cuz they don't make much of it, lol!!!). There were definitely a lot of head turners when we all bit into our mochi! I think one of my fav items here is the deep fried fish cake wrapped in rice noodle, and drizzled with sweetened soy. Delicious! -
Becky’s 3-star review: I've been waiting for Pepper Lunch to open up here, b/c I'm always at PL when in Hong Kong. A sizzling hot plate with meat, rice, and an egg (extra $1.50) - I'm a sucker for anything on a sizzling hot plate (or hot clay pot, for that matter!). The food tasted fine, but at the end of it, I felt it wasn't really worth my $11 to have rice & beef. I had the regular size, and I really felt the beef portion was pretty tiny. Even after seeing pictures of their "extra" beef option, I think I'd at least triple the beef! It really was a bit skimpy. Maybe its just being in Richmond, the land of cheap food, where I did feel a bit gypped paying $11 for something like this. Their food isn't bad, I just think I'll consider my other options next time. Oh, they really need to improve their hot sauce selection! I asked for some hot sauce, and was given tabasco sauce. I don't know if there's anything else back there, since this was all I was given.. but c'mon, you can't go wrong with sriracha! -
Becky’s 4-star review: mmmm, a definite win in my books. This place isn't comparable to the budget sushi places (like sushi california, sushi garden and the like). The prices are a bit higher, but the quality is much better. I ordered takeout, and got just enough food for 5 people for about $75: - spicy salmon sashimi, 10 pieces - *toro & negi / ponzu sauce, 8 pieces - *soft shell crab roll - organic alaska roll - *red dynamite roll (dynamite with spicy salmon) - gyoza (this was just OK, i'd skip out next time) - gommae (really really really tiny portion for $3.50.. wouldn't order again) - wakame salad (very reasonable portion) - *BBQ tuna roll - *seared hotate (scallop) carpaccio A few of my favorites are the starred ones, while I did really like most of everything else. Super fresh, and you can't go wrong with anything thats just been lightly torched or seared. Yum! I would skip out on the gyoza and gommae though. Wasn't that impressed with the gyoza (though it could be b/c it was cold by the time we got home), and the gommae was a ridiculously small portion, especially when compared to the wakame. Anyhow, come here, you won't regret it! -
Becky’s 2-star review: Eugh, I hate it when my fav places go downhill. Claypot rice is perfect for a cold wintery day. They've bumped up their prices a bit, and their claypot meals now comes with soup, but no dish of greens, they've knocked that off. Everything was disappointing to me that night. We ordered the rice + BBQ pork and roast pork belly. BBQ pork and roast pork belly were dry as hell, and the BBQ pork was bland. I've had better pork from T&T. We also got their salt & pepper deep fried tofu - this was essentially deep fried tofu with a bit of salt. No pepper, no other aromatics. FAIL. -
Becky’s 4-star review: I still love their subs, thats all I come here for, but the prices are unfortunately climbing :( The banh mi dac biet (ham and house meatball sub) is now $5.25, but I love their pate, so I'll cough up the extra $1 for it. $6.25 for their sandwich.. it still is tasty, but its getting pricey! -
Becky’s 4-star review: Yum, I've been to Suika several times, and went back just recently (after about 2-3 years), and its still as delicious as ever! One of the things that stood out was the Dynamic Steak, which is a 2lb steak (so they say) cooked medium rare in a nice soy sauce, roasted garlic, and grated wasabi. We asked them to cut it up for us too. For the most part, it was delicious, however, there were some areas where there was a lot of silverskin / tough to chew parts, which was a bit unfortunate. Overall, for $40 - a great a deal for a 2lb steak! There is a bone too, which makes up the weight as well. They had it before (called the W Steak), then took it off the menu - I'm glad to see its back! Another one of my favs was the aburi toro sushi, for $12 (6 pieces). Nicely torched on the outside, you can't really go wrong with any aburi sushi! I also liked the sablefish. A bit pricey for $9, but it was so buttery smooth, one of my fav dishes. The Chinese Poutine was just meh. It wasn't terrible, but it was just fries with a meaty sauce on top. It was alright, but seems like something i can make at home. We also tried their deep fried octopus, which was prob one of my least fav item of the night. It felt really overcooked and way too chewy. I'd skip out on this one! Definitely a good atmosphere for food and drinks with some friends. -
Becky’s 2-star review: Whoah, all their food prices (for main meals) have skyrocketed by a few bucks!! Come here for BBT & Dessert or snacks - skip this place overall if you are looking for a meal, cuz the meals are bland and way overpriced. I used to vouch for this place, but not anymore. Their 10-piece dumplings & noodles are $12.50 - it was $8.50 last year. Thats a 50% increase in price..! Their fried chicken nugget + noodle soup is $11.50 - compared to other places which are normally around $8. For $11.50, the meal had better be damn good - but nope. Soup and noodles were completely bland, had to douse it with lots of hot sauce. Nuggets on the other hand weren't bad. You can get the large appy dish for $7.50 I think? But its pretty massive. Service is kind of haphazard depending on who you get. I tried to ask my waiter for a dish of blanched veggies with oyster sauce on it (pretty standard, not on the menu but easily ordered off-menu). He kept insisting they served no such thing, and if I wanted veggies, i'd have to order a fried rice/noodle dish which would have 1 veg stalk in it. :/ Next thing you know, a different waitress brings out a plate of blanched veggies to the table beside - so we asked her for an order. I don't need to say much about the BBT / desserts here - nothing wrong with it, pretty standard, and yup they have the massive BBT which seems to be what most people come here for. It gets pretty busy as well, but I would say if you're here, get BBT / snacks. Since it get super busy here, I'd personally go elsewhere. But definitely AVOID their mains - all overpriced and bland. ** Also, its no secret that Lao Shan Dong a few minutes away also runs this place, with its focus only on noodles (and no BBT!). Maybe I'll check this place out again and see if anything has changed with their noodles. -
Becky’s 1-star review: I remembered when this place used to be the old hole in the wall Chinese resto. It was cheap, the food was OK - you kinda get what you pay for. Except now, they've hiked up the prices, plated everything on nicer plates, but thats what makes the food taste so much worse. I guess the extra that you're paying for is just for the atmosphere! The rest of the food is pretty subpar and expensive. Our waiter never seemed to know who ordered what. He even brought out a dish, and when we asked what it was, he said he didn't know, and that "someone ordered it". It was nice to catch up with friends, but we'll be picking a different place next time! -
Becky’s 3-star review: I've been here 3 times already, figure I should already leave a review! So their famous XLB does live up to the hype, and its cheap and fresh! The wrapping is thin, and after coming here so many times, the dumpling has never broken apart when I pick it up with chopsticks. $4.99 for 6 pieces, delicious - I could just eat these all day! This place isn't too expensive, and luckily they do have a lot of appetizers for $5, several soups for $7, and lots of soup noodle dishes for under $10. I've had a number of other dishes which I could vouch for: - vegetable and dumpling soup, 6.99 (includes 10 dumplings) - pan fried pork buns, $4.99 - hot and sour soup (though, I think it could stand to be a bit more sour), 6.99 We tried a few other things, including their honey beef with mini buns (mantou) - and while I know its meant to be a sweet dish, it was just too sweet. The other thing I wasn't a fan of was their special, the halibut and green onion dish, seared with (sweetened soy??) sauce..? This was a bit misleading because our waitress kept insisting to get the special dish, and that it was amazing, "fish with green onion", so we got it. The fish was cooked fine, nice soft and flakey - but it was just outrageously expensive for what we got! We got 2 (small-medium) fish steaks, so 4 of us each got a bit of a taster. I thought it was a bit underwhelming for $16.99 - but when we got the bill, it was $26.99. Turns out the special was the same thing as the menu - just an extra $10 for the "special fish" they used that night, which was halibut. I thought it was really sneaky, especially since I asked them to point out which dish was the special one on the menu. Anyway, I'd come back here for some good XLB if I'm in the area, with some basic appetizers and/or noodle soups. Most dishes are reasonably priced, but I'm never trusting their word on the special dishes again! -
Becky’s 4-star review: My cousin highly recommended this place, and brought me here as a treat for helping her house and cat-sit that one weekend. 6 of us showed up at 1:30pm on a Friday afternoon, and we were lucky to get seated all together! Its a tiny place, and there are a few stools around the bar, but unless you go there right when it opens, getting a table for over 4 may prove to be a bit of a challenge! I ordered the combo, which included shio ramen and a tuna sushi bomb. I am pretty sensitive to salt, so I'm not sure if anyone else felt this way, but even though the broth tasted good, it was a tad salty. The pork is thicker cut, and seared or grilled on each side, which gave it a nice smokey flavor. Honestly, the big bonus is all those extra goodies that come with the ramen at no extra charge: Seaweed, egg, corn, bamboo. The sushi bomb is a pretty thick triangular piece of onigiri, with cheese torched on the top. It was tasty, though the inside had a canned tuna, roe + mayo mix. It was pretty good and I was stuffed in the end! Yum. I'd easily come back!
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Becky’s 5-star review: I always like finding little gems in my neighborhood, especially with the cost of gas these days (thanks Mel for driving)! Pho 99 has been around for ages, but I only ever go there if I'm desperate for pho (and it usually turns out to be bleh). Can't believe Pho Capital was 30 seconds away, and FAR FAR FAR superior than Pho 99. Mel G and I ordered #22 (small beef stew w/ vermicelli), #26 (small Viet spicy beef noodles - bun bo hue), and #50 (8 deep fried chicken wings). I was really happy with all the food we had. The wings came out pretty quickly, with a little pile of crushed spicy garlic chips & salt, so we just sprinkled everything over the wings. They were fresh and hot, but shortly after, our main meals came out. My beef stew w/ vermicelli was pretty good! It wasn't a thick stew, but broth was added to it. I would have preferred the carrots be thicker cut / chunky, and cooked so that its a bit mushy - as my slices were 2 thin slices, and they were slightly on the hard side. Also, the beef was cooked long enough that it was tender, and there was a generous portion of it which really filled me up! I don't think I'd personally order this again - it was tasty, but I also realized I can't eat *that* much heavy meat in a meal! Much prefer variety of beef balls or rare beef slices. Mel's #26 - Bun Bo Hue (Viet Spicy beef noodles). I would highly recommend this if you're adventurous and looking for a change from pho. While the broth is made from beef and/or pork bones, it is also cooked down with lemongrass, AND shrimp paste, so there is a shrimpy flavor to the stock. This was my first time trying it, and I really enjoyed it, though its deceivingly spicy! I just looked up pictures of the dish, and I can see how the dishes usually come out with more of a red slick on top, but this one was a bit more of a clear'ish brown broth. Also, it comes with round noodles (spaghetti-like but bouncier and even hard for the chopstick experts to handle!), which are incredibly slippery. How this compares to other versions, I'm not sure. Some of the pictures show things like pork blood, and a few other different things, but for now, I'm happy with it. While I enjoyed both of our dishes, I'd recommend getting them with the standard banh pho noodles instead of vermicelli or the round noodles. Because they are thinner / flatter, its easier to pick up, AND I personally find that they absorb the soup better. My next meal here will be one of their grilled meat + egg dishes on broken rice. Looks good! Dinner for both of us (appy and 2 mains) came to $26 including tip. We sat there chatting for about 2 hours, and our server was nice, kept filling up our tea pot. Very clean establishment, and apparently clean washroom too! Will definitely come back! Note: like any good pho place, you may leave the resto smelling like your dinner. In general, I usually go straight home after being in a Vietnamese restaurant. So it may not be the best choice for dinner if you're going to meet friends or go to the theater after! -
Becky’s 3-star review: 10 piece pork / cabbage dumplings (and I'm pretty sure some salted fish) with noodles? Still 8.50 (for the 10 piece "small" bowl), great deal, filling, still tastes good. I also tried their famous beef noodles years ago, and remembered not liking it at all. Gave it another shot last week, and the meat is still insanely hard and dry, just as I remembered it. I DID find a super tiny morsel of beef which was very tender. With the mixed reviews on their beef noodle soup, some saying really dry, some say really tender - I'd say it is inconsistent (given that my bowl had a skewed mix of both), which is why I'm knocking a star off. Also, if you're going to their sister restaurant The One for noodles, you're better off sticking with this location. Prices have been jacked up by 50%+ (all their beef / dumpling noodles are now 12.50+). -
Becky’s 3-star review: I came here with a few relatives, we needed to satisfy our XLB craving, so we came here on the recommendation of another family friend. The XLB was actually pretty damn good, I could have ordered another rack for myself! Thin skin, but held together well, and it was really nice and juicy on the inside! We also tried their dumplings (meat & veg), but the cool thing is that the veg is watercress, which has a completely different taste when cooked (compared to raw). So we're now adding watercress to our own homemade dumplings, its awesome! So yes, they are a bit of a dumpling king here, but the other items we ordered were a bit of a disappointment. Yao Tiu (fried Chinese donut) with sweetened soy milk arrived separately. The soy milk came out right away, and even though we kept reminding the waitress that we would like to have the donut come out right away, we had to wait another 25 minutes for it. the donut was fresh, but the milk was cold. I do prefer sweetened milk in general, but they definitely added too much. We also tried their fried daikon pastry, and while the inside was fresh, piping hot and tasty, it was incredibly incredibly oily compared to other places I've tried. The biggest disappointment were the Shanghainese noodles.. it was really soggy. It looked like it was cooked with light watered down soy sauce, and definitely not enough wok hei! Overall, the dumplings were amazingly good! Everything else: the service, the noodles, definitely needs improvement. 2.5 stars, but I'm rounding it up to 3. -
Becky’s 4-star review: After starting off the evening with dessert at Matteo's Gelato, we found this sushi place around the corner that was flooded with rave reviews on Yelp, so we had to give it a try. If people are happy with Miku / Minami, then you should go to Sushi K Kamizato b/c the prices are slightly lower but you get such good quality sushi and fish! Even better if you're in the Coq side, its much closer. While the prices are more expensive in general, the decor / atmosphere has an electric guitar in the corner, with records plaster on the wall, and rock 'n roll inspired names. Its fun, but not "posh & high end / classy", like Miku / Minami. Its a different vibe, but its cool! It seats 22 people, with a small bar area - really intimate! Apparently there's an omakase menu, which will be cool to consider for next time, and especially interesting if you can get seated at the bar! We ordered items off the menu, but didn't realise (until after we ordered), that they had off-menu specials, so ask about this! They had foie gras nigiri, whelk, red tuna, and a few other creations. And even better, if you happen to be sitting at the sushi bar and Keith is working, you can probably chat him up a bit (if he's not too busy). I ordered a chopped scallop sushi, few pieces of wild salmon nigiri, and we shared a few special rolls. One of the rolls that stand out in particular is the Tri Cities Roll: Tuna + radish roll, with torched tuna on top. The torched fish gave it a nice smokey flavor, it was amazing! I gotta say, my fav items were still the basics: chopped scallop, and absolutely the wild salmon. It was a deep red color, it had such a clean flavor.. at first, I really didn't want to pay $3 / nigiri (since its usually around $1-$1.20 at other standard places), but seriously - its WORTH it. I was tempted to just go for the other different menu items, and while its great to try that, please don't overlook the wild salmon nigiri / sashimi. Service was decent, our server kept offering refills on tea (which is nice, since i've been to places where you have to constantly flag them down). Sorry for the lack of pictures - I ate everything too fast, before realizing I forgot to take pics! -
Becky’s 4-star review: Another win for affordable & fresh sushi! I've been here 5 times already, and I spend an average of $10, sometimes up to $15 (when I'm REALLY stuffed!) Usually packed, you gotta beat the crowd or be prepared to wait. The turnover time for their food is pretty quick, so, at least its not like a crowd being made to wait for a slow turnaround time. Agedashi Tofu, 8 pieces for $4. the sauce was a bit too sweet, but delicious and great value, not too overly fried where the edges are dry! Alaska Roll, which is an avocado roll with salmon on top, drizzled with Japanese salad dressing is always a win. Though the last time I got it, part of the roll was a bit too squished and the rice falling apart a bit. Their special rolls are delicious, though I can't remember specifically which ones I have tried. Their Awesome roll was just OK, I preferred the one at Sushiholic better. The nigiri sushi prices are also decent, I got a piece of toro for $1.30! Anyhow, I've never been disappointed. Do takeaway if you can, but otherwise, come early to beat the crowds or be prepared to wait. A suggestion I would have for them, is to have descriptions of their special rolls. Otherwise, you'd have no idea whats in the rolls, or whether they are deep fried, etc. -
Becky’s 4-star review: Had the coconut taro milk tea, with coconut jelly. $4.25, everything was tasty, no muck-ups :) I have a pretty low tolerance for poor service, so I'm glad that my first time turned out alright! No comment on the boba, others have mentioned its too soft and squishy, but I didn't get to try it. Maybe next time! -
Becky’s 3-star review: Wandered over here after the Yelp event @ DavidsTea, and its really close to the Stadium / Chinatown skytrain station. After being abroad for 2 years, I was craving some good Asian food, and ramen came to mind. Unfortunately, I missed out on this crazy soft launch $5 special, but decided to give it a go anyway! I got a bowl of regular miso ramen, which was 9.75 for a bowl of noodles with 2 slices of pork, corn, fish cake, green onion, and a slice of seaweed. I added on a whole egg to the noodles for $1 - and you cannot skip the egg, its essential for ramen! The soup was really rich and thick, a bit too salty for my liking, but overall good. The noodles were really good though, bouncy/springy, with a bit of chew to it. While I was full in the end (i drank my whole bowl of soup), my friend was still hungry when she got home! I did think the noodles seemed a bit small. Sometimes the bowl size can be deceiving, but I did think this was a touch on the small end. Also, when we were settling the bill, it took a while for the waiter to pick up our money. I can understand if things were busy and he's running around, but there were long moments when he was just standing there, gazing around the room and we were only 2 tables away (and I did try to get his attention a few times). Their menu also stated that their famous dipping noodles, and gyoza, were "coming soon", though its been about 2 weeks since opening - I would hope those items would have made an appearance by now, if not very soon! CASH ONLY -
Becky’s 3-star review: mmm, since over 15 years ago, I think I still enjoy Bubble World since its pretty standard across the board, and the prices aren't too expensive. I usually go for my milky green tea, but decided to try a taro oreo slush for $5. If definitely had oreos in there, but, the taro was pretty weak compared to a normal taro BBT *weep*. We also shared a condensed milk toast, though this time, it was a bit more buttery, and less sweet milky goodness on it. All in all, it cost $14 for 2 BBT & milk toast, is relatively close to my home, and I don't think I've ever had problems with them. I *think* their take away menu is slightly cheaper? Will take a look next time. BTW, there is a free parkade behind Bubble World, you gotta go down the alley way, and the door from inside the lot leads right inside. Debit & Cash only. -
Becky’s 2-star review: Udon is one of my fav noodles, so I was pretty excited to try this place out! Sekai offers 9 kinds of udon, along with assorted sushi, and other hot appies. Udon prices range from $7-$11/12, but I went with the basic udon that just had fried tofu on it. We also ordered an appy-sized tempura: 2 prawn, 2 veg for $3.50, and 2 rolls of sushi. The udon was a bit disappointing, didn't make much of an impression on me. The broth is light, wasn't too salty, but, that was really it. Nothing about the dish wow'd me. The noodles didn't fall apart, as another reviewer mentioned, so they must have improved their recipe (or went with store-bought noodles :D). I was also a bit surprised that there wasn't nabeyaki udon, which is usually the type I see in other japanese restaurants: with chicken, & fried prawn tempura, egg & greens. Anyway, the tempura was good value for $3.50, but the rolls were just subpar. Our spicy salmon roll didn't hold, and fell apart. And their "spicy" salmon was just a drizzle of hot sauce across the plate, and salmon sushi set on top of it. Pretty disappointing! I also thought the nigiri was quite expensive, so we didn't bother ordering that. All in all, I don't think its worth popping by Sekai. you're better off sticking with the ramen joints! -
Becky’s 2-star review: Vancouver is filled with so many great Viet restuarants.. unfortunately, this isn't one of them. This was always the go-to place for me back in the day, because it was cheap and 5 minutes away from my house. While its not a terrible bowl of noodle soup - the soup is missing the intensity of the broth. Really weak tasting bowl of pho, pretty flat. There are several other great Viet restaurants in the lower mainland, don't bother stopping by this place! Also, while others complain that its dirty... yeah its not the best. But there are lots of other hole in the wall dirty restaurants which serve really great food. So if you're not easily turned off by that stuff, then venture on! -
Becky’s 4-star review: Always consistent, great BBT. I haven't been back recently, but I *think* you can get a BBT for under $5. I think their prices are pretty decent for fresh fruit BBT. the space is small, and a bit cramped, so if the seats are taken on a busy Friday or Saturday night, You gotta take it to go. Its definitely good if you're in the area and need a BBT fix! The downside for me is that I'm a 30 min drive away, and, the cost of gas to get out here alone isn't worth it. So, I guess the reasonable thing for me to do is just buy a house nearby so I can get my BBT :) -
Becky’s 4-star review: Hands down, I think this is one of the last things I'd wanna eat before I die. The customised fish noodles bowls were one of the last things I had to have before I left for London, and I frequently dream of it! Now that its been a few years, the bowls are now 8.95 for a big bowl of customised noodles and a drink. Still a deal! TIP - in case you have a hard time finishing your meal (and thus, your drink), ask for your drink to be put in a takeout cup in the beginning. for my bowl, I usually get: Chaochou style dried fish and minced pork fish soup with flat rice noodles. Choice of 2 toppings, are probably fried fish cake and squid balls. Also, the soup comes with greens, mushrooms, and fried tofu curd. Whether thats changed or not over the past 2 years, I'm not sure, but thats what its always been. FUGGIN DELICIOUS. Its a shame that its summer right now, but once the weather starts cooling down, I'll be back in Rmd, slurping down my noodles! The fish soup noodles is their specialty, but they do serve other HK style meals! -
Becky’s 2-star review: No. Just don't. Kai & Ping hit the ball right on the nose, in that this isn't authentic Malay food for all the right reasons. I have to give it to them that YES, their portions are big, their lunch prices are cheap, big place and clean atmosphere - but thats all. all the dishes were missing the intensity in the flavor! Laksa - massive bowl of vermicelli, fried tofu, egg, chicken, prawns. For a bowl of "normal noodles", it would be OK with a bit more salt added to it. But for a proper bowl of LAKSA, this isn't it. Look elsewhere. Hainanese Chicken w/ rice - I always look forward to greasy chicken rice. Always. Its one of my fav things to eat, and this had no flavor. Yep it was greasy, but overall it was bland. The few pieces of chicken that was chopped up for us were all really thin pieces, mainly skin and a bit of meat. Beef Curry - looked like curry, but it was missing the spice, the intensity. Mee Goreng - noodles were squishy, and really did just taste like soy sauce and noodles. What they're definitely missing is the wok hei, you can definitely taste the diff because of this (for those who don't know: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wok#Wok_hei ) All these dishes came from their lunch special menu, and it comes with a drink (add 50 cents for a cold drink). The final bill came to around $34 for 4 people. Go elsewhere if you're looking for real Malay food. No offense to those who don't know what type of a flavor profile Malay food has, but they might like it b/c it might still be tasty to them.
