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| - There is nothing more satisfying than having a craving for a particular treat, going someplace on a whim and having the dish perfectly prepared at a reasonable price.
This is exactly what I experienced tonight at KanBai. I came to Montreal specifically looking for lobster, chinese style. I was staying around the corner and this was literally the first place I came across.
It was early on a Tuesday night - just barely 5PM, but there were a couple of tables occupied already. Once I saw they had several lobster dishes on the menu (at Market Price), I agreed to be seated.
I had to decide between steamed lobster with ginger and scallion or lobster with spicy chili pepper sauce. For a moment, I considered asking for it done with black bean sauce, since I wasn't sure about the chili sauce and it's hard to go wrong with Black Bean Sauce.
Happily, I went with my gut and ordered the Lobster in Chili Sauce, which the waitress said was 22$. As anyone who has been in these "big table" family style Chinese restaurants knows, the portions are usually large and made to share, so I refrained from ordering anything else besides tea (comes with anyways) and a small bowl of rice.
The lobster was PERFECT. It was, I imagine, quickly deep fried because many of the parts that would normally be inedible were rendered bits of crunchy deliciousness. The sauce was a mouthwatering blend of salt, whole peppercorns, scallions and dried red peppers - lots of them! I tasted a bit of sweet, but not too much. Overall, there were several really well balanced complimentary flavors. The lobster was succulent, lots of meat in the claws, body and of course tail - and it was split in all the right places to make getting the meat out that much easier. The sauce was so tasty I found myself wanting to eat the head and tail as well, which I have never done before, but happily did tonight.
Finally, I understand the Chinese concept of nose to tail (or perhaps antenna to back fin in this case) dining. I simply couldn't get enough of this dish. My only regret was that I didn't have friends to share and ooh and ahh over it with. If you're a lobster fan, head on down and order this dish. Don't worry - even though it's a chili pepper sauce, it's not that spicy. It's just spicy enough to pop that flavor up a notch. The peppercorns were a tasty surprise and definitely added a lot to this dish.
It seemed like an excellent value for a really high quality meal served in a nice setting.
They DO take Visa - just not MC or Amex for some reason.
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