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Milestones Grill and Bar Photos

On our way to Seoul, Korea at the YVR Airport, we saw they had a Milstone’s restaurant in the international terminal. We were looking for a place to go for breakfast and thought Milestone’s was a good option since they had eggs benedict on the menu.

Not the most delicious place at the airport, but it will have to do. Still better than Burger King.

Milestones Grill and Bar Photos

There’s a bar if you need to grab a drink to settle the nerves before taking off.

The brunch menu is below.

Milestones Grill and Bar Photos

Milestones Grill and Bar Photos

Milestones Grill and Bar Photos

Pineapple Juice came in a big cup and was needed to go with brunch.

Milestones Grill and Bar Photos

Eggs Benedict ($10.99) is served on an english muffin with smoked ham, poached egg and hollandaise sauce. Roasted potatoes and some fruit on the side. Very simple but decent. Nothing very special either.

Overall, the food was ok, but the service was quite horrible. The servers were not very attentive and a lot of others were trying to stare one down to order or get the bill.

We Rate Milestones YVR

Location:
YVR Airport beside the “aquarium”

Website:
http://www.milestonesrestaurants.com/

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MoMa Contemporary Bistro

My mom scouted out a restaurant before my radar was on it. Where does my mother get this information? Apparently the Chinese radio station.

We decided to dine at MoMa Contemporary Bistro with the family. It’s on Cambie road close to Garden City Road. When I first heard the name of this restaurant, I immediately thought about the Moma in New York. It’s really just a combination of the Chef’s names – Chef Henry Mok and Chef Xin Mao.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

The interior is very clean and modern compared to all the other restaurants in Richmond.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

It has a bit of a hipster-feel with the mason jar candles.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

Complimentary Bread arrives at the table with a curried chickpea dip.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

Steamed Clams ($14) comes in a sake-miso broth with wakame. The clams were plump and juicy, plus the broth was pretty delicious. We used the bread and dipped it in the remaining sauce.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

Prawn Fritter ($13) is enrobed in a sake butter with togorashi aioli sauce. The seaweed bits on top made it extra yummy.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

Albacore Tuna Flatbread ($14) has nori, radish, and a house-made scallion flatbread. This dish was ok, but I felt the first 2 appetizer dishes were better.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

10oz Grilled Angus Rib Eye ($33) has potato fondant, chimichurri sauce, and a black pepper jelly. My sister loved the tender medium rare of the rib eye, but felt the black pepper sauce to be a bit overpowering and salty.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

Crispy Pork Belly ($22) has a base of the taro root puree, mostarda, soy beans and a natural jus. This dish was a bit heavy, but the pork belly just melts in your mouth.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

24 hours braised lamb pappardelle ($21) has peas, ricotta cheese, and shredded mint.

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

Rainbow Trout

MoMa Contemporary Bistro

Maple and Mascapone Cheesecake ($8) has a kumquat coulis and compressed fruit. SO good! Highly recommended!

Overall, it’s nice to see a contemporary bistro in Richmond. It’s unique in the area and offer some tasty eats. Some of the dishes need a bit of tweaking, but overall a pretty good place to go to if you’re tired of all the restaurants in Richmond.

We Rate MoMa Contemporary Bistro

Address:
8580 Cambie Rd
Richmond, BC

Website:
http://www.momabistro.com/

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Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Kumare is located in Richmond and serves up delicious Filipino food. I came out here with a bunch of my friends for dinner. Since it was a large group, we made a reservation just so we would get a spot. A good thing about Kumare is that they can accommodate really large groups.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Sago at Gulaman is made of sugar, tapioca pearls, and lime gelatin. It looks crazy green but it’s very refreshing to go with the meal.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Chicken Pandan ($12) is fried chicken marinated in coconut milk and wrapped with pandan leaves. You unwrap the leaves and them bite into the chicken. It was sooooo good and addictive. Highly recommended.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Garlic Rice ($4) is also a must if you are ordering a few meaty dishes. So good!

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Vegetable Bicol Express ($9) has asssorted vegetables, shrimp, and pork in spicy coconut milk. It was an ok dish.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Adobong Kang Kong has water spinach, shrimp, and pork braised in soy sauce, garlic, and vinegar. It’s only available in the spring and summer. This dish was alright, but not as sinfully delicious as the others.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Seafood Palabok ($10) has thick noodles, mixed seafood ground in palabok sauce, tinapa, green onions, ground pork rinds, and a hard boiled egg. It was really good! The noodles and sauce were really creamy. Highly recommended.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Inihaw na Bangus ($12) is marinated boneless milkfish with tomatoes and onions. I thought the fish was a bit dry on its own. but the vinegar on the adds more dimension to its taste.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Sizzling Sisig ($9.50) has crispy pork, onions, ginger, and an egg. It’s so bad for you, but it’s pretty damn good. You definitely need to order this with garlic rice. There’s a lot of fat and salt in this, but it’s delicious.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Sizzling Tofu ($12) has tofu, green onions, and bell peppers served on a hot plate. We thought this would be a weird dish, but it was pretty good. It’s also very greasy and probably has some sort of animal fat, but so good! Highly recommended.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Ube Ice cream is purple yam. The flavour is pretty subtle but it’s good. It’s unique!

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Buko Pie ($2.50) is a coconut pie and you can see all the delicious coconut layers in the crispy pie shell.

Kumare Restaurant & Bakery

Halo Halo ($6.75) has assorted beans, jellies, sweetened banana, jackfruit, macapuno strings, leche flan, pinipig, ube halaya, and ice cream. It’s a mishmash of a bunch of different ingredients. Great for the summer time. The one thing I didn’t like was the ice chunks, it doesn’t melt too easily.

Overall, the food was pretty good, but certain dishes are very oily. You probably can’t come here everyday or else you will clog your arteries. All my Filipino friends were moaning at how delicious the food is and how it reminded them of back home.

We Rate Kumare:

Address:
8130 Park Rd
Richmond, BC

Website:
http://www.kumare.ca/

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Berry Good

It’s been a while since I’ve been to Berry Good in Richmond. My last visit was 3 years ago. All the cakes are homemade and created in very small batches. They are closed on Wednesday and Sunday, and the other days they open in the evening.

Berry Good

This time when looking at the menu, I thought it was interesting how they have a section for Korean drinks. It definitely caught our attention, so we had to try the grain latte.

Berry Good

Hot Five Grain Latte ($2.95) is pretty good. You will need to stir it around a bit because I found that there was a concentration of powder on the bottom of the cup.

Berry Good

Iced Korean Grain Latte ($3.99) this is the cold version of the drink above.

Berry Good

The cakes listed on the menu are not correct because they change everyday. Go to the fridge by the cashier to see whats available. Once they run out for the day, its gone. There’s always something good to munch on.

Berry Good

Green Tea Chiffon Cake has the moist green tea cake inside with the  layers of cream surrounding it and sprinkles of matcha.

Berry Good

Earl Grey Cheesecake was really really good! The best combination. The earl grey flavour is strong and well integrated throughout the cheesecake.

Berry Good

Green Tea Roll in a sense in kinda similar to the Green Tea Chiffon Cafe, but in a different form.Yet again, the cake is moist and wrapped up with whipped cream. Delicious.

Overall, the cakes were great and you really get the homemade feeling from this cafe. On the other hand, service is alright. The drinks came at staggered times after the cake.

We rate Berry Good:

Address:
#1120-8766 McKim Way  ( In Excel Centre)
Richmond, BC

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Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle is located on the 2nd floor of Aberdeen Mall in Richmond. They are an award winning noodle chain around the world.

We walked all around the mall trying to find a place to eat, but we settled on this place since we found it was cool that they made their own noodles. I think we were more mesmerized by the moving mechanized noodles by the front entrance. But, Taiwanese Beef Noodles are usually pretty good.

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

When you walk inside, there are tons of seats. Great for large parties too. A private room is available too.

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

Instead of ordering food the normal way, you must fill out this form with your order and then give it to the waitress. It’s not a bad thing because you can get your order done accurately.

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

They serve Chatime bubble tea and Frappe Bliss flavoured shaved ice here too.

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

Pan-Fried Ground Beef Cake ($5.20) comes with 2 pieces and you can cut them in half to share it with people at your table. The inside is quite meaty and oily. Best to share since it’s a lot for one person to consume.

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

Champion Braised Beef with thin noodle in tomato soup ($10.95).

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

The braised beef was tough and wasn’t very tender at all. It was ok, but it wasn’t very crazy amazing. The noodles were firm and it made it a good bowl of noodles, but that beef needs to improve.

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

Champion Beef Brisket with thin noodle in clear soup ($11.95).

Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle

The meat was VERY tender. THe broth was a bit bland, but when you add in the chili oil, it makes it taste so much better.

Overall, the food was ok, but not crazy amazing. There definitely needs to be some improvements here.

We Rate Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle: 

Address:
2800-4151 Hazelbridge Way
(Aberdeen Centre)

Website:
http://www.chefhungnoodle.com/

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toyotomi

Toyatomi is a Japanese restaurant that features all you can eat hot pot and sashimi in Richmond. When I heard there was all you can eat sashimi, I just had to come here with some friends.

We made reservations ahead of time for 8pm. For those that didn’t make a reservation, they had to wait a while for a seat. Make sure to get a reservation before coming here.

AYCE hotpot is $14 and the addition of the AYCE sashimi is $6. You can’t order the AYCE sashimi on its own.

toyotomi

All the information is on the wall if you are sitting in a booth. You need to add extra for the soup base, plus and sauces. The price tag does add up. At the end of the meal, it’s about $30 per person.

toyotomi

This is the main ordering sheet where you want to choose what you want. On a few of the items, there are quantity restrictions like the tuna toro sashimi, oysters and black cod.

toyotomi

Anything you order and don’t finish, they have a penalty record displayed on their menus to discourage people from over ordering.

toyotomi

Soup base is an additional $8.68. There’s no way of not ordering it or else all your food would just taste boiled and bland. We chose the sukiyaki beef flavour.

toyotomi

Oysters, black cod, tofu puff, mussels, tofu puff, shrimp wonton, and fish tofu.

They are very accurate about their orders, so what you order is what you get. If you complain, the servers are going to give you some attitude.

toyotomi

Tai sashimi, ika sashimi, saba sashimi, tuna sashimi, salmon sashimi, spicy tuna sashimi, spicy salmon sashimi, and tuna toro sashimi. 

There’s a good amount of variety, and the $6 extra is definitely worth it.

toyotomi

AAA prime beef, snow beef, pork shoulder, lamb shoulder, and pork cheek.

It’s per piece, so make sure to order lots in the very beginning.

toyotomi

Vegetables!

toyotomi

Deep Fried Chili salmon

It contains a lot of long bones, so not very good for kids…or in our case adults that hate picking at bones.

toyotomi

BBQ Yam and deep fried mochi. 

Some people at the table likes it, but some people didn’t. Instead of filling up on carbs, you should definitely order more protein.

toyotomi

Beef sashimi is very good. Order lots of it!!!!

toyotomi

The second time we ordered salmon sashimi, it looked so much better and presentable. When you go during peak times, the cutting of the sashimi gets a bit sloppy. But later in the night, it gets so much better.

Overall, the people who I dined with had mixed reactions. The quality of the food was good, but the service was a bit lacking. The quality also varies depending on how busy the restaurant is. Also, the extra changes for soup base and sauces.

We Rate Toyotomi:

Address:
110 – 8111 Anderson Road
Richmond, BC

Website:
http://www.toyotomicanada.com/Maps.html

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The Buffet at River Rock

The Buffet at the River Rock Casino is located on the second floor of the building. Every night of the week they have “themed nights” where they feature certain types of food. My mom loves buffets, so she was just itching to come here.

We came here on a Thursday night and the theme was Memphis BBQ Night. They feature ribs, fried catfish, pulled pork and pies.

Dinner begins at 5pm and costs $24.95 for adults, $21.95 for seniors , and $12.50 for kids. You pay for the buffet before being seated.

The Buffet at River Rock

There are 260 seats in the restaurant, so you can go in really large groups if you like.

The Buffet at River Rock

The Buffet at River Rock

The buffet isn’t very large when you go inside. I thought there would be more choices…but there really wasn’t.

The Buffet at River Rock

There’s a salad bar in the middle with lots of greens to choose from and the toppings to go on your salad. Everything was pretty typical and not too exciting.

The Buffet at River Rock

There’s also a section of Chinese food… from wonton soup to deep-fried tofu.

The Buffet at River Rock

Another section made more heartier items to choose from like curry beans, noodles, etc.

The Buffet at River Rock

The popular items for the night – BBQ ribs, BBQ chicken, and pulled pork was in another section under heat lamps and being served by staff.

The Buffet at River Rock

The dessert section had fruits with fondue.

The Buffet at River Rock

It also had other sweeter items to go with the fondue.

The Buffet at River Rock

The Buffet at River Rock

Of course there was cake too. A few varieties of cake but a lot of them looked really sweet.

The Buffet at River Rock

The pop and juice are self-serve but alternatively the waitress can grab you a drink at your table. There’s also coffee, tea and water that you can ask for. The servers are very nice and attentive.

The Buffet at River Rock

There is an ice cream machine and you can create your own cones. The machine can make vanilla and chocolate…or ever a twist cone!! This machine is a favourite among kids.

The Buffet at River Rock

A lot of the food here was ok, but the featured items of the night like the ribs and BBQ chicken were very juicy and flavourful.

The Buffet at River Rock

The beef brisket and the deep-fried catfish were alright as well. The brisket was pretty dry on its own, so you really need that gravy.

The Buffet at River Rock

I had an addiction for the mushrooms and their chicken. The wonton soup was alright.

The Buffet at River Rock

The desserts were ok, but the only item that I genuinely liked was the cheesecake.

Overall, I felt underwhelmed about the variety of food here. The quality was ok but I wasn’t very impressed. For $25, I might as well eat a meal somewhere else. I probably wouldn’t return again. Our buffets in Vancouver can’t really compare to the ones in the united states.

We Rate The Buffet at the River Rock

Address:
8811 River Rd
Richmond, BC

Website:
http://www.riverrock.com/dining/the-buffet.aspx

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Qoola Plus Richmond

Sometimes people do crazy things to get what they want. M has been craving frozen yogurt for weeks now and of all the yogurt places in Vancouver, we had to drive all the way down to Richmond for Qoola Plus based on CoffeeGuy’s recommendation.

We’ve been to a few Qoola locations before, but this one is different. It’s Qoola Plus. What makes this location a little bit more special? They serve coffee, sandwiches, pizza and salad.

Qoola Plus Richmond

Qoola Plus Richmond

It’s a nice option here if some of your friends want froyo and some want food.

Qoola Plus Richmond

The interior is quite nice and modern with lots of seating.

Qoola Plus Richmond

Some of the seating is quite comfortable. Nice large lounge chairs, which are great for relaxing and chilling with friends.

Qoola Plus Richmond

They have 10 flavours at a time similar to some of the other froyo places in town. The froyo is by weight, so you don’t need to fill up your entire cup.

Qoola Plus Richmond

After you fill your cup with froyo, you can begin choosing the toppings that you want on top.

Qoola Plus Richmond

I usually skip right to the fruit section where I find my favourite toppings. Seriously, fruits are the best.

Qoola Plus Richmond

Once you’re done, you take it to the cashier and weight it. I don’t exactly remember what the price per weight was but I remember it was something decent.

Qoola Plus Richmond

I got mine with the original flavour with mango, mochi, raspberries and kiwi on top. My favorite way of enjoying froyo…with lots of FRUIT!

Qoola Plus Richmond

M got the original flavour too but he packed his cup with fruits, mochi and these weird juicy balls.

Qoola Plus Richmond

Our other friend got the watermelon sherbet with a variety of different toppings. The cups are reusable. You can bring it back next time and get $0.25 off your order.

Qoola Plus Richmond

The experience at this Qoola was pretty good. As they are still in their soft opening stages, they are perfecting processes here and there to best meet the needs of their customers. The staff was very friendly and was eager to educate customers on their products.

Overall, I did like the ambiance of this Qoola. They offer free wifi, so it make it a good spot to just have a snack and do some work or have a small gathering or meeting.

We Rate Qoola Plus

Address:
6060 Minoru Boulevard (Richmond Centre Mall)
Richmond, BC

Website:
http://www.qoola.com/

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Richmond Night Market

The Richmond Night Market is back and is often confused with the Summer Night Market (the one by IKEA). This one is located right beside the River Rock Casino and Canada Line. There are tons of shops and food stands in the market.

There are also 1,500 parking spots in the lot and it’s free, but entrance into the market is $2 per person. Sucks, but I just tell myself that it’s worth the easy parking.

My friends and I came here to eat food at 7pm and it wasn’t too busy as we came on a long weekend. We aren’t too keen on shopping at the market but we just love the food stalls. Meat on sticks!

Richmond Night Market

This year the theme is the Magical Duck Island, named after the stretch of land that the night market resides on. There’s a lot of hype around ducks this summer as Hong Kong has the duck art installation in Victoria Harbour. I’m not really sure if there is a correlation there or perhaps good timing.

Richmond Night Market

There are rows upon rows of shops, but I can’t remember exactly how many stands there are. When I was younger, the usual items we would purchase would be stationary, Korean socks, and a stack of blank CDs.

Richmond Night Market

The food section is much busier. It can get crowded at peak hours and you will probably fear the people walking and holding their skewers. Even though I wear glasses, I’m always afraid someone will poke my eyes out. It’s not likely to happen, but beware the crowds.

Richmond Night Market

This year the sitting area is slightly larger. If you have 2 plates of food in your hands, you know you need a place to sit and actually enjoy your meal.

SaucyPops

Richmond Night Market

SaucyPops sells homemade chicken wonton lollipops or as I call it jumbo fried wontons on a skewer. Their fried wontons are served with 4 signature sauces:

  • Wasabi Aioli – Mild sweetness with a wasabi kick
  • Korean Spicy Aioli – Spicy and salty 
  • Honey Garlic Aioli – Sweet and savory
  • Citrus Orange Marmalade Aioli – Sweet and spicy 

You can get all 4 for $4.75. It’s not a bad price and it’s a fun treat to share with others too.

Richmond Night Market

I really liked the different sauces that went along with the wontons. When you bite into them, you get the crunchiness of the wonton wrapper and the great flavour from the sauces. My favorite was the Korean spicy aioli and the wasabi aioli. Clearly I like it spicy when it comes to fried food.

Takoyaki

Richmond Night Market

It’s everyone’s favorite! Theres a few other stands in the night market but most of them are about the same.

Richmond Night Market

For this particular stand, it’s 6 pieces for $5 and you can choose from octopus, shrimp, scallop or veggie for the center filling.

Chef James Xin Jiang Man BBQ

Richmond Night Market

Chef James Xin Jiang Man BBQ is best known for his lamb skewers. There was a HUGE line for these bad boys and there were at least 10 – 15 people waiting to pay and another line waiting for the food. The lines move fast, so don’t be intimidated by the large amount of people. Just make sure you line up correctly cause it can be very confusing where the line begins.

  • 3 skewers for $7.25
  • 5 for $11.50
  • Buy 6 and get a free pop ($13.75)

Night Market

They cook a bunch and then have it kept under the warm lights, so that’s how they move quickly through the long line ups.

Richmond Night Market

We got a bunch of different skewers, but you can’t go wrong with any of them. They all taste good. My personal favorites was the beef and lamb.

Mogu Japanese Street Eats

Richmond Night Market

Food Trucks make me excited, but what makes me even more excited is when they are at the night market. Mogu was selling their signature item – the chicken karaage. They aren’t selling their sandwiches, but thats ok since the chicken karaage is pretty darn good.

  • 3 pieces – $4.75
  • 5 pieces – $7.50

Richmond Night Market

I liked the chicken karaage and so did my friends. Some were a bit iffy about the sauce, but the way they batter and fry the chicken was spot on.

Rotato

 

Richmond Night Market

Rotato serves up the hurricane potatoes. The line up is always long. It seems to be the only stall that served these. We didn’t line up, but they do have this really cool illustration about what you can do with your Rotato.

Richmond Night Market

You can now learn how to propose with a rotato, make a baby stop cry with a rotato and even go fishing with a rotato.

I usually go to the night market a few times a year and it’s fun for the summer. Lots of things to see and buy, but its all about the delicious food.

Address:
8351 River Rd
Richmond, BC

Website:
richmondnightmarket.com

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Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

I don’t go to Richmond that often, so we decided to make Kirsty (Eating with Kirby) take us to the good places in town. She was pretty confident that this place had some good xiao long bao. I am still a big fan of Dinesty, so she really wanted to show me this hole in the wall with amazing XLB. She even wrote a blog post about Dinesty vs Chen’s a few months ago.

This place is cash only and has won several awards too. It doesn’t have a nice interior but they are best known for their food.

Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

Salted Soy Milk ($2.95) sounds like a weird dish, but it was surprisingly good. It’s also only $2.50! SO cheap! Somehow all the ingredients blended together very nicely to make a savory soup.

Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

Mixed Meat Wo Ba was a cool dish to eat. You take some soup and then you throw in a chunk of crispy rice into it. Its a good combination of crispy rice and the smooth saltiness of the soup.

Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

 Noodle Soup with pickled cabbage and shredded pork ($6.50) was ok. Nothing special.

Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

Xiao Long Bao comes in 6 pieces per order ($4.95) whats unique about these is that there is a lot of soup packed into these. Half of the table broke their XLB as they were transporting the dumpling from the bamboo steamer to their spoons.

Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

Shanghai Spicy Green Beans ($7.95) was good as usual. A little bit oily, but not as bad as other restaurants.

Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

Shanghai Pan Fried Pork Buns ($4.95) were oily and a bit burn on the pan-fried side.

Chen's Shanghai Kitchen

Deep fried buns with condensed milk is a must! The deep fried buns come in 6 pieces and great for sharing. Crispy on the outside and steaming hot and fluffy on the inside.

The food was good and the prices were great. Some dishes can be a hit and a miss.

Words of Wisdom:

  • Must order the Xiao Long Bao, Salted Soy Milk, Deep Fried Man Tou
  • Cash Only
  • Free parking in the parking lot
  • Horrible Service
  • Hole in the Wall Decor

We Rate Chen’s Shanghai Restaurant: 

Address:
8095 Park Rd
Richmond, BC

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Wu Fung Dessert

Wu Fung Dessert doesn’t specialize in dessert, by they are quite famous for their Fried Chicken Wings. I’ve had them about 7 years ago and remembered they were quite tasty. I have a secret addiction to fried chicken, so I couldn’t leave the Adberdeen Food Court without grabbing a few wings for my friends to try out too.

There was a line up for them and the wait was quite long. It’s freshly made to order, so that why it takes a bit of time.

Wu Fung Dessert

The chicken wings are lightly floured and deep-fried until golden brown and crispy. The inside was super hot and juicy. You should eat these right away (without burning yourself) as you don’t want the crust to get soggy.

I have to admit, the chicken wings were ok, but not the best I’ve had. I still prefer Church’s Chicken or the wings from Phnom Penh.

We Rate Wu Fung Dessert:

Address:
4151 Hazelbridge Way
Richmond, BC

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Lung Kee

Lung Kee Congee Noodles is located in the Aberdeen Food Court. I had no idea where or what to eat for dinner, so I walked around and around the food court.

Lung Kee

Looking at the menu, the prices seemed good and I was craving for some beef brisket.

Lung Kee

Beef Tendon + Brisket on Rice with Cold Milk Tea

This box was huge! It was pretty heavy since they packed it full of rice. The quality was OK, but not fantastic. I probably would not order it again. You can find much better beef brisket elsewhere.

We Rate Lung Kee Congee Noodles

Address:
4151 Hazelbridge Way
Richmond, BC

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HK BBQ Master has been well-known to the community for having amazing BBQ meats. Far better than any other place in Vancouver. I had to take KoreaGirl and CanuckGirl here for lunch. The prices were good for under $10.

It’s located under the Superstore on #3 Road. There’s tons of parking, so no worries about fighting for spots.

HK BBQ Master

When we arrived here, it was about 1pm and the place was packed with lots of people doing take-out. I hate my roast pork skin soggy, so eating it fresh was definitely on my mind. They have a few tables available. We were able to get a table right away! The service was very quick and rushed. They’re all about speed and efficiency.

HK BBQ Master

BBQ Pork and Roast Pork ($7.50) is what KoreanGirl ordered. The roasted pork was amazing! Crispy skin and deliciously fatty. Each plate comes with a piece of broccoli and it really sucks.

HK BBQ Master

Roasted Pork, BBQ Pork and Soya Chicken ($9.50) was a great way to try all their meats and I had to agree that the Roasted Pork was crazy good!

HK BBQ Master

BBQ Duck and Soya Chicken ($7.50) is what CanuckGirl ordered. I stole some duck from her and it was really good!

Overall, we were impressed with their meats! If you want the best, you really have to come to HK BBQ Master. The crisp skin on the roast pork is addictive. MMmmmmmmmm! We left happy and will definitely return.

We Rate HK BBQ Master:  

Address:
4651 #3 Rd
Richmond, BC

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Flo and I bought a voucher from SocialShopper to use at Point Zero Four Fusion. The voucher would entitle us to all you can eat hot pot for 2 people, plus a soup base of our choice, 2 drinks and 2 sauces. For $25 it wasn’t a bad deal at all.

After we bought it, our friends warned us about this place. We looked online and saw horrid reviews. I know it’s probably not good to read reviews before going to a restaurant. We tried to keep an open mind when we visited.

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The interior is very large and has tons of seating!

Point Zero Four Fusion

We both had Sour Plum juice to go with the hot pot. It’s not a drink for everyone, but pairs nicely.

Point Zero Four Fusion

We added a few dollars to upgrade the drink to unlimited. The server wasn’t very keen on refilling our drinks and we ended up only drinking our 2 cups and the jug. We felt kinda ripped off since they said it was unlimited.

Point Zero Four Fusion

Satay Soup + Spicy soup wasn’t included in the voucher, so we added a few dollars to upgrade. There is definitely a few upgrades you need to do on top of the voucher to get a good experience.

Point Zero Four Fusion

Our frog legs, pork collar, sirloin beef,  and grade beef.

Point Zero Four Fusion

Siu choy, tong ho, spinach, and baby bok choy.

Point Zero Four Fusion

 Mushrooms, bean curd, tofu, fish, chicken, shrimp balls, beef ball, and cuttlefish balls.

Point Zero Four Fusion

black fungus, frozen tofu. pork blood, tofu puffs, and glutenous balls.

An incorrect amount of items arrived at our table. We only ordered 2 pieces of pork blood, but there was 6 pieces. We were not that thrilled about eating that much pork blood. The quality of most of the items on their all you can eat menu were OK, but not very amazing.

A few items we ordered did not arrive. We were missing some meat, oysters, noodles and some cooked items. We didn’t realize till the end but decided not to bother the waitress since she seemed very rude. The experience here was ok, but there are so many other hot pot restaurants around.

We Rate Point Zero Four Fusion

Address:
8500 Alexandra Rd
Richmond, BC

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Cafe Savoureux

Cafe Savoureux is located in Richmond on Capstan Way near all those other bubble tea and dessert restaurants. After having Cruzpresso’s Bday dinner at Dinesty, we headed over to this place for some coffee.

This place is known for their coffee and has a variety of different types. If you’re not a coffee drinker, they have teas, slushies, and desserts.

Cafe Savoureux

The interior is cute and has very ornate plates and teacups on the walls.

Cafe Savoureux

They even have Kopi Luwak for  $60! Kopi Luwak is coffee made from the beans of coffee berries eaten and excreted by civets. I’ve only heard about this on the news, but apparently its very good coffee.

Cafe Savoureux

Another coffee specialty is the Syphon Style Coffee. It gives you a clean pristine cup of coffee. A few of us ordered the coffee and they said it was really good!

Cafe Savoureux

Earl Grey Tea ($5.95) comes in a cute pot and tiny tea cup. The candle underneath keeps it warm.

Cafe Savoureux

Floating Coffee ($4.95) has iced coffee with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. M didn’t particularly like this but it might have been due to the funky ice cream cone cup.

Cafe Savoureux

Walnut Cheesecake came with the coffee and tea since there was a combo special when we went. It was decent cheesecake but it wasn’t crazy good.

Cafe Savoureux

Chocolate Toast ($2.95) is Nutella on top of thick toast.

Cafe Savoureux

Condenseed Milk Toast ($2.95) has drizzle of condensed milk on top.

Cafe Savoureux

Creme Caramel ($4.95) is quite average too.

Overall, the drinks were good, but the desserts were average. Cafe Savoureux is a nice place to have a drink of tea or coffee but you can probably pass on the desserts.

We Rate Cafe Savoureaux

Address:
8368 Capstan Way
Richmond, BC

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Dining Terrace

Last year, the Dining Terrace in Richmond Centre opened revealing it’s $30 million, 44,000 square foot eating area. I’ve heard lots about it but since I live in Burnaby, I don’t really spend much time in Richmond. My parents took me here to eat lunch as we were meeting up with relatives. We decided to stop at the Dining Terrace so I could take a look and have a quick lunch.

Dining Terrace

There are 18 new food vendors and they are:

  • Opa!
  • A&W
  • U-Grill
  • Curry Express
  • Edo Japan
  • New York Fries
  • Thai Express
  • Umi
  • Pinkberry
  • Quiznos
  • Bourbon St. Grill
  • KFC
  • GoodAh Grill
  • Jugo Juice
  • Kung Pao Wok
  • Crepe De licious
  • Vina

These food vendors are quite typical of most food courts in the Lower Mainland. It still doesn’t compare to the Aberdeen food court for sure.

Dining Terrace

There’s a lot of seating and the interior looks really really nice.

Dining Terrace

All of the food vendors can be found at other food courts around the Lower Mainland as well, but they make these places look really nice.

Dining Terrace

Some of them have really vibrant and bold colors.

Dining Terrace

Dining Terrace

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UMI Japanese Eatery & Udon Bar

Dining Terrace

Umi Sushi Express has several locations across Canada and serve Japanese food. This location is a bit unique from their other family of restaurants since it serves hot food. Their other locations have ready-to-serve items like sushi.

Dining Terrace

I ordered the chicken bento box and it has chicken teriyaki, a small salad, deep-fried veggie tempura and 4 California rolls. It’s not amazing Japanese food, but its passable food court quality.

Website: http://www.umisushiexpress.com/

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Crepe De Licious

Dining Terrace

Crepe De Licious is located in the center of the food court across from Pinkberry. They have savory and sweet crepes. They even have breakfast crepes too. I really wanted a breakfast crepe but it was the lunch hour so they didn’t serve it anymore.

Dining Terrace

My sister ordered a Black + White Crepe, which is Nutella and bananas as the filling.

Dining Terrace

She also added a scoop of ice cream on top. It was quite a filling crepe and she really enjoyed it. But then again, who can resist Nutella? I know I can’t.

Website: http://www.crepedelicious.com/

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100% Healthy Dessert

100% Healthy Dessert is a small dessert shop in Vancouver. I’m sure not all the dessert is healthy, but there are some pretty neat Chinese desserts. Is a nice little place to just catch up with friends.

The interior is quite small but isn’t too busy.

100% Healthy Dessert

Mixed Fruit of 13 Specialties ($7.50) has the strangest name on the menu, so I ordered it. I was curious to see what 13 items were on this. We couldn’t figure it out, but it was good if you like shaved ice type of desserts.

Overall, the desserts were OK, but not crazy amazing. Most of the items on the menu are HK style desserts, so you will find some familiar favorites.

We Rate 100% Healthy Desserts

Address:
8291 Westminster Hwy
Richmond, BC

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TaiwaneseGirl took M, Scarface, and I here for dinner since she’s been dying to try their spicy fish dish. We all love spicy food, so going to a Szechuan restaurant was fitting. The restaurant was very busy, so making a reservation is very important.

The seating is a bit cramped, but their food is definitely awesome.

House Special Hot and Sour Soup ($10.99) was spicier than other hot and sour soups, but tasted really good.

Fish Filet in Spicy Sauce ($18.99) seemed very scary to eat since it was basically fish boiled in super spicy sauce. The spoon has holes, so you only pick up the fish. The fish is very very tender and has a great taste. Not too spicy either; I was surprised.

Sauteed Hollow Spinach in Garlic ($15.99) was a good addition to the spicy meal. It was good too. The downside is that it is quite expensive!

Hot Tofu with Meat Sauce ($14.99) was another great dish. We ordered rice on the side to accompany this. Yum!

Overall, the food was pretty good and its a great place to go to with a group of people, but certain dishes can be expensive. Regardless, this restaurant is packed with lots of people every night wanting to have a taste of Szechuan food.

We Rate New Spicy Chili Restaurant:

Address:
160 – 4200 No. 3 Road
Richmond, BC

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