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| - After a short, yet amazing trip to Hong Kong, I've actually been sick in the last few weeks. Most people would point out that I'm always out and about trying new restaurants and quickly writing reviews on them, but I've actually slowed down my pace on eating out. Well 1) I'm sick; 2) I'm starting to feel a hole eating through my wallet; and 3) I think the more you eat out, the less special your outings become.
So after three weeks or so of not going out to eat, two of my closest girl friends and I decide to go out for my friend's birthday. Considering that my friend was on a time constraint, we were thinking of a place that was cheap and fast. Considering that I was sick, we were thinking of a place that had a "homier" food. Considering that my friend just did the Toronto Marathon in the morning, we were trying to think of something with carbs. Then we figured it out.
Congee.
Considered a little hole-in-the-wall in Market Village, Sam's Congee Deilght certainly reminded me of the Hong Kong style restaurants. It was a Sunday afternoon during lunch, and there was quite a line-up considering that most people come to this restaurant after church. Surprisingly, we got in fairly quickly (about a 10 minute wait or so). We got seated, and ordered the following:
1) PORK LIVER & ASSORTED CONGEE: Included a few pieces of liver, chicken, ground beef, vegetables, and peanuts in it. It was definitely hitting the spot considering that I wasn't feeling so well. And yes, I eat liver. It's really good for anemic people. Just sayin'.
2) GROUND BEEF CONGEE: Pretty much the same as the other congee, but was missing out on the liver.
3) ZHALIANG (Rice noodle roll wrapping a "youtiao" a.k.a. Chinese donut): Absolutely delicious - add some hoisin sauce and sesame paste, and you're set.
4) VEGETABLES (choy sum): Typical vegetable dish - nothing really that special.
5) SPICY TOFU IN GARLIC SAUCE: I've never actually had this dish before. I've had fried tofu by its own, but never in a spicy sauce before. It was actually fairly good. I think I would've enjoyed it more if I wasn't so sick though.
6) STEAMED TURNIP CAKE: Oh my goodness. This is a definite recommend! I usually have fried turnip cake, and the steamed turnip cakes that I usually get are usually very "clumpy." This dish was so simple - it doesn't have meat or the usual dried shrimp, yet it was amazing. I was tempted to order a second serving.
Service was very quick; yet like any other Asian restaurant - they want you in and out as fast as possible. They don't want you to dolly around. If you want to go chat for a while, go to a coffee shop.
All together: about $22 for three people, and six dishes that filled us up to the brim. Obviously, incomparable to Hong Kong prices, but it definitely hit the spot.
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