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| - I was drawn to this restaurant for two things - their CSB (bbq pork buns) and General Sander's Chicken. I must say I was quite disappointed. I might have had some sort of higher hope because the two faces of this restaurant are supposed to be quite impressive.
CSB - Very good. If you've been to Tim Ho Wan in Hong Kong, it's ALMOST that good. It's a baked bbq pork bun that's good as it's going to get as far as bbq pork buns go. It has a delicious topping like baked pineapple buns minus the pineapple. BUT it is SO overpriced here, much like everything else. $8 for 2 buns...I would come here just for the buns if they were more affordable.
Little Dragon Buns - We tried both the spicy sichuan lamb and the chicken tom yum. I quite enjoyed the latter as it was something different than what I'm used to in terms of soup buns but it's $7 for 3...I mean, it's not THAT good and there wasn't a lot of soup in it. Also, you can't add extra even though this is supposed to be a tapas restaurant... our server told us before we could even ask. I did not like the lamb but that's my bias because it's very heavy in its lamb flavour.
General Sander's Chicken - The long awaited fried chicken and HK egg waffle... after my friend sent me the picture they had on their Instagram, I knew I needed to try this restaurant. It was unfortunately for us, a MAJOR FAIL. When the dish arrived at our table, it did not have the HK egg waffle but instead, ye olde regular waffle... WTF? Oh... their machine broke and they're using the same batter, etc, etc. but no one ever told us when we ordered. Bait and switch much? I mean, thanks for the apology, but that doesn't give me HK waffle or my money back... The waffle arrived cold - ANY frozen waffle would have been better, or run to Dragon City, they make the best bubble waffles there. The chicken was good, well fried and flavoured. From what we could taste, it was a bit of five-spice and char siu. I wonder if I can create the same thing with shake and bake (seriously). The sauces that came with this dish was not good, some watery syrupy thing and some brown sauce thing. $25 for half a waffle and 4 pieces of chicken - nothing like their Instagram.
Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs - These were good. Probably the most satisfying thing we ordered that night. They had a nice orange flavour to them and they were crispy. It was served with some pineapple chunks and some pineapple slaw. $25 for a full rack.
Lobster Chow Mein - I very much did not like this. It was very poorly executed and very expensive. The portion is small. You get a couple pieces of lobster. I can run down the street and get a whole lobster for that price, it would've tasted better too. They use chitarra noodles, I did not like them. It was hard... not al dente. The sauce for the noodles was too gingery and I did not like the pieces of lemon, it did not work for me. $25.
I doubt I will be returning... unless I have some MAJOR craving for the CSB because it's still cheaper than a flight to HK. The atmosphere is nice and the servers were polite. We were a party of four and you would need more food for a full dinner but we gave up and went somewhere else because all in all, it was not worth it. Plus, you're in Chinatown, there is an abundance of better food all around you.
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