Posts Tagged ‘Asian’

PAUL STIRFRY

550 Nelson Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 566-9949

Web: http://www.PaulStirfry.com

Twitter: @paulstirfry

Advice: Build Your Own is a great feature, choose a protein to any of the featured dishes and choose a starch. No reservations, take-out available. Many of the items are GF / Gluten Free and V / Vegan Friendly.

Love the concept of this healthy Asian eatery, the menu has a vast selection of appies, soups, salads and bowls, the serving size of the bowls is fairly large and each offers a healthy option such as Quinoa or Brown Rice that is either included or extra for a nominal charge.

Sable Squared

Spicy Edamame

Malay Mayday

Beef Satay Spears

On my first visit I had the delicious and healthy Sable Squared ($12) flash fried, sesame & ginger marinated sablefish, with sweet soy, quinoa, pea shoots, onions, broccilini, red pepper & snow peas, and ponzu. Back again for another visit where I had the ‘Build Your Own’ Malay Mayday ($9) coconut green curry, bok choy, broccolini, peppers, bamboo shoots, & fresh herbs and chicken, I also had some of the Spicy Edamame ($4.50) Thai chilli spiced sweet soy marinade, along with their Beef Satay Spears with Trio Sauce including the Japanese Mustard & Sesame, ginger soy, Sirachacha Chili.

The kitchen is quick and the service is great, looking forward to my next visit, perhaps with a friend so that we can have The Big Bang Daang!

Review by: Richard Wolak

NORTHERN DELICACY RESTAURANT

Unit 2788, 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond

Tel: 604-233-7050

Web: www.northern-delicacy.com

Advice: Bring friends and order a variety of dishes to share. Ask your server for assistance to describe the dishes listed.

Chicken with glass noodles with peanut sauce

Marinated Dried Tofu

Mushroom wrapped bean curd

Located upstairs in the Abertdeen Centre mall, if it wasn’t for friends that I was dining with I wouldn’t have found or visited this popular restaurant. We dined in a private room, banquet style in the round with a spin top table to move around our various dishes. Our server poured a Sumac Ridge Brut and Chinese tea all around for those that wanted bubbly or tea. We began with 3 cold tasty dishes that included my favourite Chicken with glass noodles with peanut sauce ($5.95); Marinated Dried Tofu with 5 spices ($5.95); and a Mushroom wrapped bean curd ($5.95) which was Smoked tofu filled with mushrooms. We then moved on had a selection of dishes, the Vegetarian Tofu Dumplings ($5.95) ; the Crab and Tofu ($10.95); and the Tea Smoked Duck ($14.95) which was so flavourful.

Vegetarian Tofu Dumplings

Crab and Tofu

Tea Smoked Duck

The room is spacious with many large tables to dine with friends along with a private banquet style room that can be reserved ahead.

Review by: Richard Wolak

NORTHERN DYNASTY

1180 – 8391 Alexandra Road, Richmond

Tel: 604-303-1192

Web: n/a

Advice: Go with friends and share the dishes.

Alaskan King Crab with Roasted Garlic

Deep Fried Alaskan King Crab

Portugese Style Rice served in the crab shell

Hand Pulled Noodles

This is a restaurant that I would have never discovered on my own without hearing about it from a friend who is in the know on where to find some of the best Chinese restaurants in the area. It appeared we were in for a real treat when my dining companions and I visited this restaurant that specializes in King Crab dishes. Here we were served a multitude of dishes that included 1) Alaskan King Crab with Roasted Garlic 2) Deep Fried Alaskan King Crab with garlic and bread crumbs and some cucumber salad 3) Portugese Style Rice served in the crab shell 4) Hand Pulled Noodles in Crab Jus. The crab is priced at $15.98 per pound (prices change), so based on the number of guests in your party they will estimate the cost. After these main dishes we were also served a Choy Vegetable dish. My favourite dishes of the evening went to the Alaskan King Crab with Roasted Garlic and the Deep Fried Alaskan King Crab with garlic and bread crumbs both of these were so very good!

Agar - Coconut, Lychee and Black Sesame

Pumpkin and Tapioca Dessert Soup

To finish off our meal, we were served the Agar with a few variations that included Coconut, Lychee and Black Sesame all were good this then followed by a Pumpkin and Tapioca Dessert Soup which was hot and so tasty. The room is beautiful and this is one of the nicest fine dining Chinese restaurants in the city.

Review by: Richard Wolak

HAWKER’S DELIGHT

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4127 Main Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-709-8188

Web: n/a

Advice: Let me know if you want your dishes spicy or non-spicy, don’t be afraid to ask them to omit an ingredient or two as you wish.

Fried Kuey Teow

Fried Kuey Teow

Asian comfort food, large portions and low prices, this is one of those places that gets it right which is one of the reasons they have been serving customers for many, many years out of this small space. Often there are line-ups out the door for lunch and dinner, many people stand in line and then take their food to go as their isn’t an open seat in the house. I had a new dish, Fried Kuey Teow ($5.25) fried broad rice noodle, with bean sprouts, prawns, fish cake, shredded chicken and green vegetable. This one dish was filling and hit the spot and was good value. They offer a good range of other Singaporean and Malaysian dishes including Gado Gado, Mee Goreng, Nasi Goreng, Lamb Curry Rice, Laksa and other items. Just as in Southeast Asia Hawker’s is a delight.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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