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| - If you have a hankering for steaming hot congee (Chinese rice porridge) and Chinese barbecue meats (duck, royal chicken, soy chicken, roast pig (siu yook), barbecued pork(char siu)), you've come to the right place.
The good: they have an extensive menu and have always been able to deliver flavourful, fresh, piping hot food. My favourites include the BBQ combos (duck, soy chicken noodle soup), rice crepe wrapped Chinese donut, wonton/dumpling in tossed noodles, beef and rice noodles, congee and Singapore fried rice noodles.
I couldn't say the same for the drinks, since we've always had Chinese tea or ice water with our meals.
The bad: this is a typical Hong Kong style cafe with good food and bad service. Today there was a huge lineup in front of the barbecue meats counter and no-one was there to greet us as we walked into the restaurant (so I just found a table and sat down). It's a lot of hard work trying to flag down a server; they always seem to be looking the other direction. Also, the garnishes on each dish may not be the same as you had before--e.g. their beef congee usually comes garnished with green onions, but one time it came with crushed peanuts on top. Our son was extremely disappointed, since he has a peanut allergy.
The ugly: the bathrooms are disgusting (which is why I try not to go to bathrooms in Chinese restaurants) and the parking lot is a nightmare (to drive into and to drive out).
Especially on a weekend, street parking would be a safer option.
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