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| - This took over the old spot where Lam Kee BBQ restaurant in the Greystone plaza was which I was very sad to see as the previous owners were very nice people so I felt like going here was a small betrayal somehow to the previous owners. After a dental appointment, I desperately needed something soft to eat so I begrudgingly stopped by Royal Congee as it was nearby.
The place was clean and was made to look like a smaller version of the Congee Queens around the city... quite nice and a great use of the space. I ordered Shrimp Congee with Dough fritter (they didn't carry rice noodle roll to wrap around it to make it my usual chaleung but what can you do) and Fukien Fried Rice to go. Service was quick and friendly. They also deliver food over $25 which is what made the old Lam Kee popular during our last minute parties.
I was in such a blur from the dentist that I forgot to take pictures but the food was delicious! The Congee was perfectly seasoned and can stand on its own without any soy sauce or shrimp required. Their dough fritter was crunchy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. Their Fukien fried rice was exactly what I was expecting - I was not disappointed as their food was on point.
However, I didn't commit to a full 5 due to their portions... the Congee and dough fritter (2 pieces cut in half) was good - they filled the container as expected. Their fried rice, however, was more comparable to that of other Congee places midtown (maybe slightly less than what you get at Congee star, Congee queen, Congee King and definitely less than what you get in Congee places in Richmond court) but considering there are at least 2 Hakka joints within 5 minutes whose fried rice fills BOTH sides of the container to where it needs a rubber band to keep it from pushing off its clips while this place only fills the BOTTOM part of the to go container 3/4ths of the way for 3 dollars more, I was expecting a little more bang for my buck due to its local comparators. I get that they can't fill it like Hakka places do but filling the container a little more would at least not make me notice the portion difference. That being said, I plan on going back to try other items from their menu before finalizing the 4 star rating and am hoping that their portions improve once they've scoped the area. So to sum it up, good food so far, pricing more on the top Congee Queen end ($9+) rather than the local chinese food end, selection is good, and service was good, but portion can be improved. Value for money still to be determined.
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