Empire Chinese Cuisine- Everybody Loves Dim Sum

Empire Chinese Cuisine is located on the eating district in Richmond aka Alexandra road. My family and I rarely come here but we decided to give this place a shot. The interior is spacious but noisy. But I guess you can't really expect anything less than noisy when dining at a dim sum restaurant. When I first saw these Baked BBQ Pork Buns I knew they weren't going to be spectacular. It looked a little pale. These actually tasted better...

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Sha Lin Noodle House- Did Not Live Up To My Expectations :/

Sha Lin (or Shaolin?) Noodle House is located near the Broadway City Hall station and they offer something that I was extremely excited to try out, knife cut noodles.  I came here with Misu and ClimbingGirl after our failed attempt at snowshoeing. It was cold so we wanted a gigantic bowl of hot soup and noodles to warm us up. The interior is alright. Nothing fancy. Misu ordered the Lamb and Vegetable Cut Noodle ($7.95) and thought...

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Thai Thai (Hong Kong)- Thai Food in Hong Kong is The Bomb.

When I was in Hong Kong during the summer, my aunt and uncle decided to bring me to one of their favorite Thai restaurants, Thai Thai. FYI- the pronunciation of "Thai Thai" is what you usually call a married woman or housewife. Thus, they made a play on sound to infer that their food is equivalent to a home cooked meal. Thai Thai is located in "Dai May Dook" which is quite far from the central Hong Kong island. Nevertheless,...

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Soho Tea Room- Crispy and Surprisingly Juicy Potstickers

Misu told me about this new bubble tea place that opened up on Cambie Street so we decided to come here after work a few nights ago. Upon first glance, I quickly realized that Soho is a sister restaurant of Flo Tea Room. Even the font of the logo is the same! We shared the Salt and Chili Chicken Knee ($6.00) and it was pretty good. The chili gave the chicken knee a good kick without making us breathe fire. I think the dish would have been perfect...

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La Casita- $5 Burritos on Mondays

La Casita is located in Gastown, a few blocks away from the Waterfront skytrain station. Diana (foodology) told me about their '$5 Monday Burrito Specials' so we all decided to go after our meeting. They gave us complimentary chips and salsa before our burritos came. The green salsa was mild and had a really tasty herby flavour to it. The red salsa was spicier so I didn't like that one as much. Diana ordered Combo #2...

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