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| - Sang Ho has been around for a really long time. I remember coming here to dine with my Uncle Ming, who introduced me to this fine dining establishment at the tender age of 14.
Although there are now many other dining establishments available if you want Chinese cuisine closer to home - Sang Ho is worth the idling on the DVP to reach downtown China Town. Yes - the food here is THAT good.
I brought a friend on a dining adventure to Sang Ho just to prove that the best Chinese food is NOT in his humble abode of Richmond Hill. My personal opinion is that all the pretentious, so-called "fine-dining" Chinese restaurants are located in "Rich"mond Hill. If you want to get ripped off for mediocre food, then go ahead and eat up there!
I ordered:
Peppered Eggplant & Oysters - served in a sizzling pot with oyster sauce, scallions and ginger. This is absolutely a divine dish. And again I have to give kudos to my Uncle Ming for having introduced me to this heavenly dish. Even fussy kids who don't eat vegetables will love this dish. The oysters are deep fried, and the flavours of the sauce, scallions and ginger penetrate deeply into the dish to pack it with intense flavour. If you order nothing else - order this dish!
Beef Brisket Chow Mein - Their beef brisket was not lacking in flavour. You can tell they definitely pan-fry the beef brisket to seal in the juices and have the beef fuse with the sauce. My dining companion practically licked the plate clean.
Shiitake Mushrooms with Pea Shoots - I just can't have dinner sans a vegetable dish so I opted for pea shoots. Again, it was packed with intense flavours stemming from the mushrooms and oyster sauce combo.
Verdict:
My dining companion is absolutely enamoured by this hidden gem in China Town. He said he loved all 3 dishes, and the dessert was even more divine. It was a taro, tapioca, red bean sweet soup. We finished about 2 bowls each and it took every ounce of self control not to say yes when the server asked if we wanted seconds! The bill with tax and tip came to under $50 for 2 people, with some leftovers for lunch. I am kind of glad I live farther away from this restaurant, as if I lived within proximity, I would probably become obese!
I think the variance in reviews for restaurants rests a lot on menu selection. Sometimes, not knowing what to order, or ordering the wrong thing is what differentiates a 1 star review vs. a 5 star review. I hope everyone who reads this review will give Sang Ho a try!
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