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| - Asian cuisine has been over glamorized, as restaurants like Mandarin and Thai Express dominate the market. Yet, few restaurants in the vicinity capture the true essence of Chinese culture. Enter Congee Queen, a restaurant with a gigantic reputation of delicious food. But with all the hype and rumors, will all the talk be short lived?
Today, my friends and me ventured towards Richmond Hill to Congee Queen for a delicious dinner. Approaching the entrance, mass crowds stood at the front, eagerly waiting to be seated. My stomach growled loudly as we waited patiently for our table. Fortunately, I made a reservation a few days earlier. After a few minutes, a waiter directed us to a table seat near the window.
At the center of the restaurant is a giant ball, embellished with Christmas-esque lights. The decor is warm and welcoming, despite the loud noise.
The waiter handed us each of us the menu. As always with Chinese restaurants, the menu is gigantic and wide in variety. Dishes of noodles, rice, soup, and dim sum. For dinner we decided upon ordering fried rice, sweet and sour pork, stir fried choy (not sure what it's called exactly), and peking duck.
The fried rice is beautifully cooked, with each bite containing a mouthful of flavour. The rice is cooked perfectly
The peking duck was mildly average. As with its contemporaries, the meat is tender and the marinated sauce taste good. But nothing mind blowing.
The sweet and sour pork was decent. The meat was a tad bit chewy. The outside layer was not crispy enough for my preference.
The stir fried choy was delicious, with the perfect amount of wok hei.
My palette was filled with delicious Chinese food. Was the hype real? Not really. Although not innovative in anyway, sally forth here in haste. I reckon you might see me eating here again.
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