After the last praise dance on the park organized by the Richmond Chinese Alliance Church which took place at Hugh Boyd Park during the summer, we had a celebration at Royal Seafood Restaurant.

The restaurant is located on the 2nd floor.

The large table is just enough for 16 people, seating tightly.

Since we were there early, before 10AM, we started off with some dim sum items first. The kitchen items are only available after 10:30am.

The above plain rice rolls were very tender.

We had two orders that looked similar. They were Pan Fried Radish Cake and Pan Fried Taro Cake. We had fun dividing the dishes into smaller portion so that everyone can have a taste. It’s fun to add some math element while enjoying our meal.

Rice Roll with Chinese Chinese Donut was easy to divide, just cut each piece into two. (more…)

Once again, the praise dance group at the South Arm Park went for dim sum after the practice. This is the 2nd last practice in the park. This group belongs to the Success organization and their regular practice place is at the Richmond Public Market, on Thursday morning.

This time, we had dim sum at Sea Fortune Restaurant on Granville Ave and St. Albans Road in Richmond.

We were seated in a separate room at the back and occupied the largest table which can seat 18 people.

Here are the items that we had. Prawn Dumpling which are quite big and bouncy.

Dumpling with Scallop and Pea Shoots. (more…)

During the summer, I joined another praise dance group which takes place in the South Arm Park. This group goes to dim sum after every practice but I have not join them until this time.

We went to the relatively new Fortune Terrace Chinese Cuisine across the Oval on River Road.

The restaurant is decorated quite lavishly. When we arrived before 11:00 AM, the main hall was already full. So, we were seated in a back area, sort of a separate room. We had a large table as there were 16 of us.

Tea is free of charge because one of the participant has a VIP card.

She managed to get the VIP card for everyone. The VIP card entitles for free tea and 12% discount except for seafood menu. The VIP card on the right was given out in the early days of opening. Now, they switched to a more economical type of paper card, :-).

Those who had been here before did the ordering. The above is Truffle, Ginger & Kai Lan, Egg White Fried Rice. Love the presentation. (more…)

Ben and I stopped for dim sum on a Saturday morning in the middle of our walk.

The parking in this strip mall is always a nightmare. It’s a good thing that we walked here.

There was a 20 minutes wait for us. Ben loves the above painting in the restaurant. It’s called “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”. It represents the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital Bianjing (known as Kaifeng today) from the Northern Song period.

The dim sum here is of the push cart style. You get to see what you want before ordering. Here is what we had; Steamed Chicken Feet. I love the fall off the bones skin which is rich in collagen. (more…)

My family went for an early dim sum breakfast on Good Friday.

After searching for a while, the only restaurant that opens as early as 8:30am is Imperial Court Beijing Cuisine at Brighouse Square. Most of the dim sum restaurants in Richmond open after 9:00am.

Tea charge is $1.25 per person. Even though there is people in the party who do not drink tea (like Arkensen), we still have to pay for tea charge for 3 people.

Hot pot rice is on special price ($3.80) before 11:00am. We had the Chinese Sausage & Spare Ribs on Rice. This is a good deal. (more…)

The praise dance group from RCEFC celebrated the end of winter session with a dim sum brunch at Gingeri Chinese Cuisine.

Our group occupied two tables. Tea charge is $1.20 per person.

The first dish to arrive was Mini Glutinous Rice. It was not as mini as it’s name but justifiable for the price of $8.80.

Poached Vegetables was served with oyster sauce on the side.

Steamed Shrimp Dumpling which I did not try. (more…)

A group of 14 people attended a dim sum lunch at Gingeri Chinese Cuisine in Lansdowne Center.

The group picked this restaurant because parking is ample.

We were seated in a side room with only a few tables.

XO sauce is always a welcome.

Here is what we had. The above is Mini Spareribs with Vinegar Sauce from the kitchen section. It is appetizing with a hint of sweet and sour. (more…)

I am taking a short break from the Seoul travel series for a few local restaurants review.

This is a group meeting that ended with dim sum lunch on the last Friday of the month.

This time, we had dim sum at Kalok Seafood Restaurant at Union Square.

Since there was 16 people in our group, we had a big table instead of 2 tables we initially booked. We were seated under the crystal lamp.

Table setting with white ceramic dishes and plastic chopsticks.

Here are the dishes that we shared. Home Style Fried Vernicelli with BBQ pork and shrimp.

Duck Meat Fried Rice. (more…)