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)

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

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 

 

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 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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