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Fraser Court Restaurant on Fraser St., Vancouver

Post author:Suanne
Post published:September 28, 2015
Post category:Dim Sum Vancouver
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It was a pouring Saturday morning where Nanzaro participated in the Eastside 10K run. He got a free run as his design for the T-shirt for the run was one of the five finalists.

Nanzaro wanted dim sum after his run. We went to Fraser Court Restaurant to reward him.

The place was full when we arrived. Moreover, a part of the dining room was partitioned off for some special function. We waited for a little while for a table. Ben noticed that they actually gave available table to some regular customers before us even though we arrived earlier.

You can click on the dim sum menu to have a larger view.

Nanzaro wanted either Ha Kow or Shiu Mai. Ben ordered the Shiu Mai (steamed pork dumplings) which has some kind of fish in it too. It was quite a big dumpling.

The Sticky Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage is another Nanzaro’s favourite dish. This mini version is $6.95. (more…)

Dim Sum Lunch at Ningbo Seafood Restaurant

Post author:Suanne
Post published:August 24, 2015
Post category:Cantonese/Southern Dim Sum Richmond Shanghai
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Emily, Lorna, Marian and I met up to celebrate Marian’s belated birthday. We had lunch at Ningbo Seafood Restaurant. We made the appointment at 1PM. I picked up Lorna early, just past 12PM because I know parking here is difficult and I managed to find a parking on the 2nd floor parking in less than 10 minutes.

Emily and Marian who came on time took 30 minutes to find their parking spots on this weekday lunch.

Always enjoy menu with photos.

We decided to go for the specials of the day except for the pork feet soup.

We had a Celery & Fish Tick Soup instead. (more…)

Pre-Mother’s Day Dim Sum at Parklane Chinese Restaurant, Richmond

Post author:Suanne
Post published:May 25, 2015
Post category:Dim Sum Richmond
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Polly and I went for a pre-mother’s day celebration on a Friday morning. We intended to go to Beard Papa’s but it was not opened yet at 9AM. Apparently, Beard Papa’s has changed it’s business hour to start at 11AM. I emailed Beard Papa’s in March and was told it’s opening hour was 9AM at that time.

Well, since Beard Papa’s is not opened yet, we decided to go for dim sum nearby at Parklane Restaurant which opens at 9AM. Since it just opens for business for the day, it was still pretty empty but tables quickly filled up.

Tea charges is $1 per person.

We ordered one of the special of the day which is Clay Pot Rice with Sparerib and Chinese Sausage. It was a pretty good serving size considering the price is only $3.95. (more…)

Neptune Seafood Restaurant on No. 3 Road, Richmond

Post author:Suanne
Post published:February 11, 2015
Post category:Dim Sum Richmond
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Once again, Ben is craving for dim sum. We went to Neptune Seafood Restaurant on a Sunday afternoon on prompto. That is not a good idea and the restaurant was packed. We had to wait for 30 minutes for our table. As we waited, we noticed that most of the customers coming in had reservation.

This time, I ordered “Iron Goddess” tea. I’m impressed that the cover of the tea pot is actually printed with the tea name. Most dim sum restaurants will have a slip of paper placed on top of the tea pot to indicate the tea name.

You can click on the menu to have a larger view. Prices are on the higher end.

First course is Pork Kidney/Liver Congee. Single serving is $6.98. The congee is slightly on the watery side. Luckily we only ordered the single serving as the boys did not touch it.

BBQ Pork Buns is $4.68. It was served piping hot, so be careful when biting into it. (more…)

Park Here Seafood Restaurant on Kingsway, Vancouver

Post author:Suanne
Post published:January 23, 2015
Post category:Dim Sum Vancouver
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Ben has the crave for dim sum lately. It’s a good place to have a variety of food in small plates.

This dim sum restaurant is on Kingsway where Vietnamese restaurants dominated the scene. Park Here Seafood Restaurant is a Vietnamese Dim Sum restaurant as the signboard below indicates.

Park Here is just a direct mimic of the phonetic of its Chinese name which literally translated to hundred happiness.

We ascertained that it’s a Vietnamese Dim Sum restaurant because the man who managed the counter speaks Vietnamese and Cantonese.

There are life fish in tanks in view from the dining hall as this is a seafood restaurant.

After browsing at the dim sum menu above, Ben decided to order all the three dishes with a star denominator. You can click on the menu to have a larger view.

The first star item is Beef Tendon Brisket with Rice Flour Roll from the kitchen specialties. (more…)

Star Anise Restaurant on Kingsway, Vancouver

Post author:Suanne
Post published:January 14, 2015
Post category:Dim Sum Vancouver
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On Boxing Day, Nanzaro hanged out with us for shopping in Metrotown. Ben suggested to go for dim sum again and he agreed.

We went to Star Anise Restaurant, the former location of Samosa Garden.

The restaurant is nicely decorated and seating is not tide.

The first thing after seated down is to order tea. I ordered Chrysanthemum tea this time.

The order chit is fancy, with colour photo of the dish. We like it. (more…)

Golden Swan Restaurant on Victoria Dr, Vancouver

Post author:Suanne
Post published:January 7, 2015
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Ben and I went out for brunch during his “staycation”. He has to clear his annual leave and we do not have a plan to travel. So, he calls it staycation, i.e. stay home vacation.

We did not plan to come here but an early destination was either not open yet or we were not able to find a parking spot. And fate is there is just a parking spot right in front of Golden Swan Restaurant.

Typical decor for a Chinese restaurant. The decor is very common for Chinese wedding celebration.

It’s a good thing there are dim sum on carts served here.

You can order dim sum special and lunch special from the menu above, but we did not even check it out as all our items were from the cart or served by server who brings out food fresh from the kitchen. (more…)

Yue Delicacy Restaurant on Alexandra Road, Richmond

Post author:Suanne
Post published:December 24, 2014
Post category:Dim Sum Richmond
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Marian, Lorna and I met up before Christmas. We went to the new dim sum restaurant on Alexandra Road, Yue Delicacy Restaurant.

Yue opens at 10:30am. We were there just before 11:00am and the parking lot was pretty empty.

The restaurant looks nice but the seating seems a bit tide especially with many big round tables.

We had Jasmine tea for its more subtle flavour. A pot of hot water is also served along the tea pot.

A glance at the menu reviews a slightly higher price menu. You can click on the menu to have a larger view.

We ordered several dim sum items and a noodle to share. Surprisingly, the first item to arrive was the noodle. We had the stir-fry steamed rice noodle with XO sauce for $9.95. There were plenty of chive and bean sprouts in it with just a hint of spiciness. (more…)

Dim Sum at Parklane Chinese Restaurant on Westminster Hwy

Post author:Suanne
Post published:March 3, 2014
Post category:Dim Sum Richmond
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I met up with Lorna for dim sum at Parklane Chinese Restaurant on Westminster Hwy.

Parklane is located in the London Plaza where Empire Seafood Restaurant is located too.

We had a nice window seat with a view of Richmond Center.

I ordered Chrysanthemum tea but what we got was Iron Goddess which gets bitter the longer it steeps.

Parklane Chinese Restaurant has some Chiu Chow dim sum and dishes besides the regular Hong Kong style dim sum and dishes. You can click on the menu to have a larger view.

We ordered one of the Chiu Chow dim sum; Steamed Pork and Radish Dumpling with Peanut. The radish and peanut adds some crunchiness while the skin is chewy. This is $4.45.

We also ordered another Chiu Chow marinated item from the kitchen wonders. The above is Marinated Egg and Tofu Slices. The tofu is silky smooth and the marinated egg is fabulous with the semi liquid yolk. This dish is served with a garlic vinegarish dip. This is $6.80.

The above is another Chiu Chow dim sum; Steamed Fish and Seaweed Roll. This is $4.75. Something different from regular Hong Kong style dim sum. (more…)

Chef Tony in Richmond

Post author:Suanne
Post published:February 24, 2014
Post category:Dim Sum Richmond
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There is a new dim sum restaurant on the previous King Buffet location. It is very rare for a Chinese restaurant to be named after it’s chef; Chef Tony is the name of the restaurant.

We came on a Sunday morning. We arrived at 11:45AM and was told the wait will be 30 minutes since we did not have a reservation.

The decoration of Chef Tony is modern and the paint work is very shiny, not typical of dim sum restaurant. Do not be misled by these empty waiting seats. They were occupied most of the time.

The entrance is decorated with photos of Chef Tony with some celebrities, I presumed.

We waited for almost an hour before we got our table. So, reservation is highly recommended if you decided to give this restaurant a try.

The charge for tea is $2 per person is a little steep. We had Chrysanthemum tea.

We spent our waiting time browsing through the menu which has lots of pictures. You can click on the menu to have a larger view.

We ordered 6 items to share but when one of the item was missing. We just let it go.

Fried Glutinous Rice with mushroom and Chinese sausage from the chef choices. The rice was al-dante as it should be but the serving is small for $8.95. (more…)