HQ Chinese Skillet is located on North Road and Lougheed Highway inside the same plaza as Insadong. We passed by and noticed it was new, so we decided to come here for lunch with family.
The dishes that they have are Szechuan style, so they use a lot of spicy peppers in their cooking. I was excited once I saw the menu since there isn’t that many Szechuan cuisine in the neighbourhood.
Interior
It is bright inside with lots of tables for groups. There is booth seating as well as larger tables. We also noticed that their wok is so powerful that it can be heard from the dining area.
Menu
Stir Fried Pork Slices with Pepper
This dish arrived at the table and it didn’t look like the image on the menu. What looked like green pepper on the menu was jalapeño in the dish. When we ordered it, the staff said it wasn’t very spicy at all.
The pork slices had great flavour but once you eat too much of the jalapeño, the spice really adds up.
Stir Fried Lamb with Cumin
The lamb was tender and the spices were really good with this dish. Can’t go wrong with lamb and cumin.
Cauliflower Dry Pot
There is Taiwanese Cauliflower in this dish and there were also pork slices, onions, red peppers, green peppers, dry chilis, and Szechuan peppercorns. Very aromatic dish with the chilis but those Szechuan peppercorns really numb your tongue.
Beef Fried Rice
The fried rice went well with the other dishes as it was the only non-spicy dish we ordered.
Final Thoughts
Overall, the food was good and you need to be able to handle your spice. I found the food very delicious and great for the Burquitlam area. The prices are a very fair and all the dishes are meant to be shared. If you come here at lunch, they do have some good lunch specials for individuals.
I would come back but probably not with those who can’t handle spicy dishes.
Address:
204-403 North Rd, Coquitlam, BC
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Nice pictures! The dishes look pretty authentic there, and I will definitely check it out sometime soon. Thank you for sharing!