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| - So I went here recently with my parents and husband. My parents have been raving about this place since they first discovered it a few months ago. They told me it's like T&T but bigger and better.
When we first got there, we headed to the food court for something to eat. The food court is similar to T&T except that it has not just Chinese food, but other cuisine as well. They had Indian food, a shawarma station, and some North American food as well. The prices were dirt cheap. We got a huge container of General Tao's Chicken for $3.99. And an equally huge container of Veal Biriyani for $3.99. My husband wanted to try the beef pie (it was like a chicken pot pie, but beef and not in an aluminium pie container) ($2.99). It was an individual serving size. We also got some Har Gow - 4 for $1.99. I got a strawberry sago drink ($1.59) and my mom got the taro one.
The General Tao's Chicken was delicious. Mostly white breast meat, not too much batter. Hot and cripsy. Mostly sweet, with a bit of tang. Not spicy at all though. The Veal Biriyani was mostly rice, not too much veal. And the little veal that it contained was really fatty and had tendons and other sinewy bits. There was also pieces of bone. I was not a fan. The rice itself was nicely spiced and had a spicy kick to it, which I enjoyed, but this did not make up for the aforementioned disappointment. The Har Gow was great. Just like at any respectable dim sum restaurant. The beef pie was mostly crust and not enough pie, however my husband said that overall he enjoyed it. The sago drinks were good. They are a little bit like bubble tea except the bubbles are made of tiny tapioca beads so they are really soft and translucent and not chewy and dark like traditional bubble tea. They also have some pieces of gelatin in it. Mine tasted like strawberry milk with tapioca and gelatin pieces.
The grocery store itself is very large. Lots of spaces in the aisles. They have a huge variety of ethnic foods. Prices are really good for some items and about average for others. The bulk section looked a little dirty, as people took stuff and then changed their minds and just left the bagged bulk foods in the bulk food area. I'm not sure what they do with that food at the end of the day, whether they throw it out, keep it bagged and sell it at a discount, or dump it back into the bulk containers to sell the following day. The bulk area looked much messier than everywhere else. The bakery area is also a bit messy. They have large trays of baked goods stacked on top of each other and you can go and bag your own baked goods. I'm sure when they first bring everything out it looks good, but by the evening, things are picked over and it looks messy and unhygienic and people could have dropped items on the floor and then just put them back on the trays. The washrooms are also filthy. Do not go to the washrooms unless you really have to. With the exception of these 3 areas, the rest of the store looks very clean and orderly. The contrast is quite remarkable. They need to clean up their act with the bulk section, the bakery and the washrooms. I don't know why they let these places get so bad while the rest of the store is so much nicer.
Parking is plentiful, and seating in the food court area is ample.
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