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| - Came here for dinner on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised by how good the food was. I've been to a few of the other Congee Queen locations (and a lot of other congee restaurants) and this place is probably the best in terms of food and atmosphere. Other people seemed to think so as well because the place was packed when we got there; we had to wait more than 30 minutes for a table for 4 - slightly annoying, but definitely worked up our appetites! Service in general was quite slow (mostly in getting seated and paying the bill) but to be fair, they were pretty slammed.
We ordered the house super bowl congee, deep fried dough fritter (youtiao), crispy cantonese chow mein, fried chili turnip patties, and crispy tiger shrimp & mango salad. The congee was pretty standard but unlike a lot of Chinese restaurants, they didn't skimp out on the protein and it was packed full of seafood goodness! Everything else was just as good, if not better; the chow mein was super crispy and flavourful without being too oily, and I loved how well the deep fried shrimp paired with the refreshing mango salad. Even the turnip patties - a congee staple - seemed to be better fried and better seasoned than they are at other restaurants.
Great food, good portions, nice & clean interior - what's not to love? Just don't visit during peak hours if you're in a rush.
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