| rev:text
| - Small menu, but tasty.
-1 star for value and service
I've never been to the uptown locations, nor have I ever had Haianese chicken or cube toast before, so this was a novel experience for me. This location is on the second level, above the BMV books. When you enter, you place your order with two servers at the front desk. They give you a pager and you pick your own seat.
The Haianese chicken was GREAT. It comes with rice cooked in the oil from the chicken, and clear broth (presumably also from the chicken.) The meat is tender, juicy, and sweet. The flavour is subtle- it doesn't kick you in the face, but it does prompt you to savour every bite. I was unable to finish my dish, and I'm happy to note that it warms up well. The rice is even more flavourful the next day!
I was a little apprehensive about the cube toast. I was not expecting it to be a literal cube, I was thinking more along the lines of HK french toast. It comes with your choice of ice cream on top, strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce drizzled on top. It is surprisingly awesome. The exterior of the toast is thin but crunchy with a wheaty flavour. The interior is like milk bread, soft with a bit of chew.
The service lacked responsiveness. The people taking orders were obviously pretty bored.
The price point is a bit high for what you get- I also got a cold milk tea with my chicken (the cube toast was free, part of a grand opening special) and the total was $16! I'd expect a chicken dish and tea to be more like $12 in this area.
|