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| - This is where one dines for truly authentic Cantonese food. Be adventurous, they do have ginger beef but that is as Chinese as pizza. They do not serve westernized combo fare so do not look for it.
I eat here an average of once a month and have never been served a meal I did not enjoy. The service is amazingly attentive, the staff take the time to translate the Chinese only menu, food is prepared promptly, and the portions are ooohh so huge but albeit, a wee tad on the pricey side but definitely value for the money.
On the menu, make sure you ask for the Chinese menu, you will find items you never new humans ate. Sweetmeats (do not ask) are a soup specialty and yummy. Pigeon, quail, and partridge are all wonderfully gamey all dark meat surprises. The lobster or crab with ginger and green onion are fall out of the shell tender and succulent beyond your wildest dreams. The have a dish with egg tofu on the bottom and jumbo scallops on top marinated in fish sauce, light soy, and ginger that is served with chili oil on the side that will tantalize your taste buds like never before. Try the Hakka noodle dishes or the beef chow fun. Like any Chinese restaurant, they also serve rice. I recommend steamed rice as fried rice will overpower the delicateness of the food they prepare.
Two people should expect to spend $50 and up. Almost 100 percent of their clientelle at any given time is Chinese. This is one of Calgary's best kept secrets for Cantonese food and they are open when everyone else is closed.
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