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LIN CHINESE CUISINE

May 23rd, 2010 admin

1537 West Broadway, Vancouver

Tel: 604-733-9696

Web: http://www.linchinese.ca/

Advice: Dim Sum style is Shanghainese.

Known for their Xiao Long Bao and for how Yu Miao makes her over 700 handmade dumplings each day. My friend and fellow food writer Stephanie Yuen and I dined together to experience their Northern Chinese cuisine and Dim Sum. You won’t find cart service here, instead you will order off the menu and you’ll want to share dishes if dining with friends.

Smoked Fish

Green Onion Pancakes

Vegetable Steamed Dumplings

Chicken Fenpi Salad

Stirfry Lamb

Known for their Xiao Long Bao and for how Yu Miao makes her over 700 handmade dumplings each day. My friend and fellow food writer Stephanie Yuen and I dined together to experience their Northern Chinese cuisine and Dim Sum. You won’t find cart service here, instead you will order off the menu and you’ll want to share dishes if dining with friends. To begin we had the delicious Smoked Fish ($7.99) in a very tasty sauce that followed with the flavourful Green Onion Pancakes (4.99) puffed nicely. Our next dish was the Vegetable Steamed Dumplings ($4.99) that are handmade to order; the next dish was the Chicken Fenpi Salad ($7.99) a rather large and tasty salad made with wide noodles. The next dish was the Stirfry Lamb ($12.99) which was very good.

8 Treasure Sweet Rice

Although fairly full, I had to try at least one of their desserts and went with the award winning 8 Treasure Sweet Rice ($5.99) a very tasty delight and a perfect ending to our meal.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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MICHI-SUSHI

December 1st, 2009 admin

1513 West Broadway, Vancouver

Tel: 604.736.4244

Web: www.michi-sushi.com

Advice: Order 3 as it is the best value.

MichiSushi

Taking sushi to the next level, instead of grabbing a six pack of sliced sushi at the nearby sushi shop, Michi-Sushi makes life easier, here their sushi are hand like rolls that you don’t eat with chopsticks you eat by holding them. The shop is small, here you will find a large glass case filled with several kinds of their Michi Sushi, all look fresh and intriguing. I ordered 3 of the Michi Sushi rolls as it was a better value for 3. My choices included the Spicy Scallop, California and the Prawn (3 for $8), each was delicious and each offered very different flavours.  One of the advantages at this sushi place is that each roll is filled with a mix of brown and white rice and all of the fillings are freshly made there.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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VIJ’S RANGOLI

November 7th, 2009 admin

1488 West 11th Avenue, Vancouver
Tel: 604-736-5711

Web: http://www.vijsrangoli.ca/

Advice: They don’t’ take reservations.

Rangoli1

Rangoli 2

Located next door to the sister restaurant Vij’s, Rangoli is the more casual of the two, a gem that is bright and colourful with an open kitchen for viewing the team of chefs preparing your dishes. It is a restaurant and a market which sells packaged versions of most of the same foods they serve in the restaurant, ideal for you to take home and prepare in minutes. I love dining in and over the years I have had many different dishes including the Black Chickpea, Peas and Onion Cakes in Spicy Coconut Curry ($12.50) with vegetable rice pilaf; the Tamarind and Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken ($16) with sprouts salad, rice and naan; and the  Lamb in cumin and light cream curry ($14.50) with salad, rice and naan. The Ginger Lemon Drink ($4.00) and the Mango Pineapple Lassi ($4.50) are both special drinks of the house and both are non-alcoholic. They have a few desserts as well as wine by the glass or bottle. Everything is made here from scratch, they even roast and grind their own spices. The packaged meals in the market are frozen and refrigerated ready-to-eat Indian dishes. They are open daily and it is a great place to go before seeing a play at The Stanley Theatre around the corner.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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RED DOOR

August 9th, 2009 admin

Red Door

2996 Granville Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-733-5699

Web: www.reddoor.ca

Advice: Tell them they should add brown rice to their menu. Order ahead for curbside pickup.

Asian fusion is where it is at here at this pan asian grill in South Granville. The décor inside is red and black and works well for the dishes served at this hot spot eatery. Some of my favorite dishes include the Red Door Sweet Chili Chicken ($15) crispy chicken and sweet, spicy & tangy sauce, Kung Pao Chicken ($15) soy, black vinegar, chilies & garlic with roasted peanuts Mongolian Noodles ($10) fresh egg noodles with garlic, hoi sin, soy & market vegetables, Mr. Lee’s Pineapple Fried Rice ($11) Jasmine rice wok fried with coconut milk, shrimp, fresh pineapple and egg, Buddha’s Feast ($9.50) market vegetables with fresh ginger in a light vegetable broth.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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