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| - I had high hopes for this place, but unfortunately, we weren't fans... (PS: I am Chinese Canadian, third generation, but by no means do I consider myself a connoisseur of Chinese cooking. This is just based on experience/food/my preference).
The place was small, but we were able to get a table for four right away. Looking through the menu, the choices looked familiar and yummy. We ordered the chow mein cantonese, the singapore noodles, a seafood & tofu pot dish, the eggplant dish with some rice, and a pork ribs dish. I never thought I would make a comment about water, but it definitely attributed to my experience... Firstly, it was warm, not just lukewarm...which was odd. Also, there was something "off" with the taste, just couldn't figure it out, but then my 8 year old sister whispered in my ear "it tastes like old towels"... I saw that they put lemons in their jugs of water, but it definitely had an off putting taste.
Onto the food: also though the dishes seemed familiar, taste-wise they were not. The eggplant dish was definitely a favourite! I've had a similar eggplant dish at other Chinese restaurants, but they sometimes overdo it with the fish sauce. This dish was very yummy! My family said the ribs were good, my little sister's favourite. The chow mein noodles were just ok (I think it's because I'm used to the thinner, yellow noodles with a mixture of super crispy/less crispy noodles), the seafood & tofu dish was okay too. The singapore noodles were a miss though... we are used to it having more of a curry taste, but this dish tasted too much of sesame oil.
It wasn't horrible, but combining the icky feeling of the water with the dishes being just okay...I won't be coming back here.
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