Posts Tagged ‘shanghai’

Dinesty Restaurant Review – Vancouver, Richmond

July 24th, 2009

“We handcraft food for your tastebuds.”

Simple but that is Dinesty’s motto and that is the reason why my friend and I frequent this restaurant. They handcraft foods that suits our tastebuds(for the most part). We weren’t especially hungry on this visit so we only ordered 3 items: hot & sour soup, steamed shanghai pork dumplings, and 3 spiced chicken. Everytime we order the hot & sour soup here, they load it with so much pepper that you’re basically sipping one spoonful of soup then washing it down with one gulp of tea or ice water. We’ve ordered it and asked for less pepper but that doesn’t seem to work. However, we like hot & sour soup so we keep on ordering it and giving them another chance. This time they didn’t put much pepper in but substituted it with hot chili oil. It was so hot that my friend and I just had one bowl and saved the rest to take home. Unfortunately this dish, they weren’t handcrafting food for our tastebuds but rather handcrafting food to kill our tastebuds. » More: Dinesty Restaurant Review – Vancouver, Richmond

Spicy Szechuan Restaurant 川味館 Review – Vancouver, Richmond

July 19th, 2009

This restaurant in Richmond is one of the usual dinner spots when my family visits. Although they say they specialize in Cantonese, Szechuan and Shanghai cuisine, by the menu offerings, it seems that it’s mainly Cantonese. They have a specials sheet which we usually order from then share the plates of food. We ordered one plate of stir-fried veggies, sweet & sour fish, deep-fried spiced chicken, shrimp & cashew stir-fry, and chinese meatballs in a claypot. Other than the plate of veggie, the portions seemed a little less than usual. The shrimp & cashew stir-fry was tasty and had a lot of crunchy texture. The crunchiness from the celery, cashews, baby corn, and shrimp created a well-rounded crunchy texture. The chicken looked dry but was actually tender and not dried out. I do not know the exact English name for the veggies but it is one of my most favourite kinds. Although the sweet & sour sauce for the fish was good, it wasn’t anything special. The fish was still smooth and perfectly deep-fried. At the end of the meal, we were served chinese dessert(red bean soup) which was on the house. It was bland, watered down, and thin in consistency. I finished it anyway. When I was eating, I noticed the food cooled down fairly fast shortly after it was brought to our table. It was not even really lukewarm. » More: Spicy Szechuan Restaurant 川味館 Review – Vancouver, Richmond