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  • I recently came to A la kitchen for a veritable feast of epic proportions. Jen K. and Wayne C. organized a Chinese eat-up in honour of the winter solstice. We yelpers got to try several dishes, the rundown is as follows: The Amazing: - IMO only 1 dish tonight really blew me away and surprisingly that was dessert (I am not a huge fan of Chinese dessert). This dish was the caramelized deep fried banana which really hit the spot. The banana came to our table hot from the fryer and covered in honey (or sugar?) and was promptly finished table side by being placed in a bowl of ice water to harden the outside. Very cool presentation! The result was a crunchy and gooey cornucopia of sugary goodness. The sugar on the outside reminded me of a candy apple; it had a nice crunch and great flavour. The banana was deep-fried to perfection. Excellent dish! The Good - Beggars chicken (must order in advance): A stuffed chicken baked inside a loaf of bread for 7 hours, this resulted in a chicken that was falling off the bone. The dark meat was quite tender but the white meat pieces were still a little bit dry. The sauce it was served with had a bit of sweetness which I enjoyed. All in all a unique dish. - Braised shredded eel: served with a lot of sauce which I believe was a soy sauce. The eel had a good texture, and the sauce was a little sweet. The excess sauce made for a good opportunity to dip some steamed buns into. The OK - Deep fried duck: skin was crispy and not too oily; however it was a little bit too salty. There was no depth of flavour; the only think one tasted was salt. This is similar to other Chinese fried chicken dishes I have had and this dish was pretty standard fare IMO. - Pork belly with lotus leaf: Big slabs of pork belly with bok choy and lotus leaves served in a clay pot. This dish was a little disappointing; the fat on the pork belly was not melt in your mouth. The result was a rather unpleasant chunk of fat on the palate. - Sweet and sour boneless yellow fish: This dish was once again standard fare. A deep-fried fish served in a neon red sweet and sour sauce. The breading and sauce overpowered the flavour of the fish. The sauce was your standard sweet and sour sauce, nothing special. You can probably get this quality dish at any Chinese restaurant around. The Bad - Fried rice cake with pork: This dish was bland, not much going on in terms of flavour. I tend to enjoy rice cakes but these were a bit too chewy. I've definitely had better. - Deep fried egg white ball with mashed black sesame: This was another of our dessert dishes. Generally I am not a big fan of black sesame; I dislike the texture and am not a fan of the flavour, this dish was no exception. I also did not like the egg white ball the black sesame was in, the taste of the egg white was too strong and very off-putting for dessert. Go for the deep-fried banana for dessert its much better. Besides the food, the restaurant is quite clean and modern. It was not very busy on a Tuesday evening but apparently gets busy on weekends. The restaurant is located in a plaza directly behind first Markham place which means you do not have to deal with the nightmare of parking at First Markham, bonus! The servers were quite friendly, always making sure we had clean plates and obliging my fellow yelpers' need to take pictures. Overall my experience here was satisfactory but fell short of amazing.
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