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| - Having heard that this place is now under new ownership and freshly renovated, I decided to give it another shot and try its food! Glad I did so, as I was quite pleasantly surprised by the food! My family of four ordered the following:
Hainanese Chicken Rice
This dish was the first to be served, and was surprisingly well done! The piping hot rice (you could see all the steam emanating from the inside of the mound) was extremely fragrant, full of chicken oil and broth flavour. My sister, who ordered this dish, said that the red meat was also very tender and smooth. She practically demolished the entire dish single handedly, and enjoyed it very much. Very happy to see that there's now a solid choice for hainanese chicken rice in Mississauga!
Laksa Lemak
This dish is extremely rich and very creamy! There's a generous amount of coconut milk underneath a surface of hot oil. The noodles aren't your typical egg noodle and rice vermicelli mix; rather, they resemble lai fun. There are a mixture of toppings including deep fried tofu pockets, fish cake, chicken meat, cucumbers, and a single small shrimp. My mom thoroughly enjoyed this dish and would recommend!
Nasi Lemak
My kind father ordered this for himself, as I couldn't choose between trying the mee siam or the nasi lemak. He got the fried chicken wings, which came in three separate pieces. The coconut rice was extremely fragrant, but not heavy by any means! The rice retained its light texture, but was very thoroughly seasoned so that you could taste the sweetness of the coconut flavour with every bite. He also liked the spicy sambal, and almost cleared his plate with that sauce.
Mee Siam
This was my first time trying this dish, and I was quite taken aback to see it served in a flat, slightly curved plate. The rice vermicelli was a little cut up, and was immersed in this bright red tangy tamarind broth (which tasted a little like tomato broth). A boiled egg was artistically cut up and laid across the rim, and there were some short pieces of chives and cut up tofu pockets. Two single shrimps lay in the broth (I've noticed that they're quite frugal with their shrimp portions...). Overall, the dish was good, but I found it a little one dimensional as all the flavour came predominantly from the tanginess of the tamarind.
Lion City serves up some decent options, and I can't wait to try more of their menu the next time we come! The menu explicitly referenced its wok hei, even going so far as to warn of the magnitude of its wok hei and say that for those who prefer less wok hei to tell them so. I found that hilarious, and you bet that I'll order one of their stir fries next time!
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