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| - My parents recently came to visit, and I knew that my dad would get a kick out of watching the planes take off and land at Billy Bishop while eating dinner, so I booked an early dinner at The Pearl.
It wasn't the best laid plan, considering that sunset was at 6:20 pm, but my dad enjoyed the show, and we all enjoyed the food.
The funny thing about The Pearl at non-dim sum times, is that it straddles a funny line between Authentic Chinese food and "Good, Bad Chinese Food". No complaints from us - but you have to keep this in mind. We had some great wait staff at our disposal who were initially, literally at our beck and call. They stood right behind us, just waiting! But they soon relaxed and were fairly attentive throughout the evening, although not as omni-present as before :)
Volumes were huge - and we were 4 very stuffed people! We ordered:
1. General Tao's chicken (my boyf's request)
2. Sauteed pea shoots
3. Garlic & pork eggpant
4. Tofu and vegetables (a custom order)
5. Soy Sauce noodles
(A very balanced Asian family order!)
Everything had great flavours, but was a tad bit oily for my taste. I chalk this up to toeing over the line onto the "Good, Bad Chinese Food" side of things. Overall, I was happy to try The Pearl at a non-dim sum opportunity - I wasn't disappointed in the least, and will be back (at noon or night!)
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