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| - I love Asian food, so when I found out about this "Hong Kong style" cafe, I had to check it out with my best friends.
When you come in, you can go choose where you'd like to sit and then when you're ready to order, go to the cashier and pay for your food right away. Cash and debit is only accepted so be prepared! They give a buzzer to let you know when your order is ready to be picked up.
We decided to each order a different dish and share them between the 3 of us--definitely shareable if you don't like to eat too much of the same food for a while (unless you're hangry, I take that back)
All of the dishes were from the Stir Fried/Fried section: Fried Spaghetti with Beef and Peppers, Seafood Fried Rice with Caviar, and Shrimp Pad Thai. Something different, something unique and a go to.
My favourite was the seafood fried rice with caviar. It was crispy, and it had a sweetness to it which made it addicting (or is there MSG? Just kidding). The shrimp pad thai met my expectations, and the fried spaghetti was a bit too oily for my liking.
My friends ordered panna cottas that were bigger than expected (the size of a specialty beverage) in ovaltine and black sesame, which they ended up not liking and the chocolate sauce was overwhelming.
I ordered the Napoleon with black sesame ice cream. It was maybe half the size of my face and surprisingly I finished it all. It wasn't the classic Napoleon that I had expected, but more of a flaky ice cream sandwich version of a "strawberry shortcake" with A LOT of ice cream. Who wouldn't want that?
I also ordered the cold Nai Cha which is a HK style milk tea. It wasn't too sweet but it had a good bitterness to it (I usually have a sweet tooth for sweet milk tea). My friend ordered a coke float with chocolate ice cream and it was actually good.
We sat in a comfortable booth by the window, and the washrooms are individual and more private which is what I prefer. The staff was nothing but friendly, and I would definitely come back to try other items on the menu especially the bubble waffles because there is sweet and also savoury!
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