Comments on: Taiwan Beef Noodle King on Oak St., Vancouver

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:29:35 +0000

Hi Tim:
I sort of understand what you meant by too small but can you explain what you meant by “copycat”? You seem very angry with TBN King. Want to understand why.
Ben

By: tim

tim — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49:29 +0000

normal food /too small
overpriced/ low class
tbn copycat

By: LotusRapper

LotusRapper — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:30:23 +0000

Finally made it to LWJ tonight. I was on my way home from errands and had to find some dinner. I was in the area and suddenly remembered about this post. So I popped by and they were open.

To make long story short …… food was good. Had the 1/2 beef 1/2 beef tendons with beef broth noodles. Nice hearty soup base with a confident amount of body and depth. Good start. The big chunks of beef and tendons were tasteful and tender. A few fat ieces of bok choy as accompaniment. Another good sign. The noodles were cooked just right (Chinese al dente ?), slightly wider than fettuccine and generous portioned in the bowl. Bingo ….. we have a winner !

I also ordered a side dish of deep fried pork chop. Came nice and hot, crispy and “garlicky”. A bit fatty in some places but I totally don’t mind. Perfect partner to the noodles bowl.

Damage was $11-something with taxes. Tipped $2. Walked out full and happy. Will return :-D

By: Chow Times » Beefy Beef Noodle on Main and King Edward, Vancouver

Chow Times » Beefy Beef Noodle on Main and King Edward, Vancouver — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:54:00 +0000

[...] days, I kept thinking about Taiwanese Beef Noodles. It was because Suanne went with Polly to the Taiwan Beef Noodle King without me. She was raving to me about that place for so long and then she quietly went without me. [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Oh nice Winnie. I was discussing with Suanne just last weekend that we can’t think of any place in Richmond that serves good Taiwanese Beef Noodle. We will check out Sunway one of these days. Thanks for the recommendation.
Ben

By: Winnie

Winnie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:02:45 +0000

If you like Taiwanese beef noodle, you may want to check out Sunway Restaurant in Empire Centre. (same mall as Shiang Garden)

They have very tender beef and noodle with texture too. And their pop corn chicken (aka salt crispy chicken) is the best I found in town. And even better they don’t add MSG to their food (which most Taiwanese noodle places are known to use generously in their dishes)

By: LotusRapper

LotusRapper — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:48:20 +0000

Ooops very sorry Suanne. I’m used to Ben posting the restaurant reviews.

BTW, it’s kind of amusing how the Google Streetview image shows the previous restaurant Toi Kee and not LWJ. And is LWJ’s sign not complete ? …. there’s no English on it.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:53:14 +0000

Actually, Suanne posted about this! ;P

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:57:04 +0000

Just wondering, is the shop on Cambie the same as the one on Oak?

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:41:31 +0000

I love love love dumplings. I discovered them while I was overseas and, as much as I try, I just can’t replicate them at home. Just looking at your photo is making me hungry!