Sea Fortune Restaurant on Granville Ave, Richmond

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.

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

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

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

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Dumpling with Scallop and Pea Shoots. (more…)

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Fortune Terrace Chinese Cuisine on River Road, Richmond

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.

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

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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.

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

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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, :-).

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

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Neptune Seafood Restaurant, Surrey

Polly, Rachel, Whitney and I met up in Surrey for brunch.

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We had dim sum at Neptune Seafood Restaurant which is a convenient location for Rachel and Whitney as they can do their groceries shopping at T&T in the same mall.

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I was late as I missed my bus by the seconds. So, Rachel and Whitney ordered the dim sum first so that the early bird discount applies.

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Tea charge is $1 per person as Rachel only drinks water. I do not know that one can opt out from tea charge in a party. Next time, I will ask for that because Arkensen does not drink Chinese tea.

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Polly and I just arrived on time as the food was served. Good timing.

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We had two ordres of the Stuffed Eggplant as we all love this dish. (more…)

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South Ocean Seafood Restaurant at Garden City Plaza, Richmond

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

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

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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.

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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…)

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Early Dim Sum at Imperial Court Beijing Cuisine at Brighouse Square, Richmond

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

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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.

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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.

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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…)

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Gingeri Chinese Cuisine in Lansdowne Mall, Richmond

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

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

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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.

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Poached Vegetables was served with oyster sauce on the side.

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

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Gingeri Chinese Cuisine in Lansdowne Center, Richmond

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

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The group picked this restaurant because parking is ample.

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

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XO sauce is always a welcome.

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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…)

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Dim Sum at Kalok Seafood Restaurant at Union Square, Richmond

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.

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

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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.

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Table setting with white ceramic dishes and plastic chopsticks.

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

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Duck Meat Fried Rice. (more…)

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Gingeri Chinese Cuisine in Lansdowne Mall, Richmond

I met up with my ex-colleague and husband (R&D) for dim sum at Gingeri Chinese Cuisine. They are now residing in Nanaimo and they seldom come over the Vancouver. I’m so happy to meet up with them.

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We picked Gingeri for dim sum for the ease of parking in Lansdowne Mall. The photo menu is definitely a great help in ordering.

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D is Caucasian and he loves typical dim sum items like Steamed BBQ Pork Bun.

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Steamed Prawn Dumpling was of good size. (more…)

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Tak Heng Hot Pot Restaurant on No. 3 Road, Richmond

On a Saturday morning, Ben brought us to Parker Place for dim sum. His first choice was Shun Feng Seafood Restaurant but there was already a long line waiting for tables. So, we decided not to wait. Ben is also not keen on Ningbo Seafood Restaurant as he was craving for pure Cantonese dim sum.

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So, we walked over to Tak Heng Hot Pot Restaurant. This restaurant was big and we did get a table immediately.

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Pleasant cutlery with table cloth setting.

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It was difficult to get the server to bring us some chili sauce as they were always busy. So, Ben and Nanzaro helped themselves from a counter near the reception.

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I picked the above Pan Fried Chive Dumpling as I remembered they were good the last time I had it here. The boys agreed. (more…)

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