Vancouver/Richmond

Shiang Garden @ Richmond BC

January 16, 2009

It is always hard to decide on which restaurant to go to when we are in Richmond BC. There are just too many choices. That day we decided to try Shiang Garden on No. 3 Road. The restaurant looked really fancy with all their fancy elaborate decos. According to the notice on the door, Shiang [...]

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Sun Sui Wah @ Richmond, BC

January 11, 2009

During the holidays, we decided that we need a fix of authentic Chinese food. So we headed across the border to Richmond, BC. Richmond is actually part of metro Vancouver, just a little south of downtown Vancouver. It has the best and most authentic Chinese food in north America. On our last trip, we went [...]

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Dim Sum @ Kirin, Richmond BC

April 30, 2008

Vancouver/Richmond Trip Part 4: Just before heading back across the border, we went to Kirin for lunch. Kirin is very packed for dim sum on weekends. Usually you can’t get in without a reservation which was what happened to us the first day. Delicious egg tart, fresh from the oven. Siu Mai (Steam Pork [...]

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Sea Harbour Restaurant @ Richmond BC

April 30, 2008

Vancouver/Richmond Trip Part 3: Since there are so many restaurants in Richmond, we usually like to try different ones everytime we go there. This time, we headed over to Sea Harbour for dinner. We ordered Hand Shredded Five-Spice Chicken. The chicken was good but it was not anything special. Pretty ordinary but the salt-based dipping [...]

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Frappe Bliss @ Aberdeen Centre, Richmond BC

April 26, 2008

Vancouver/Richmond Trip Part 2: After our dim sum at Sun Sui Wah, we headed over to Aberdeen Centre in the Golden Village District of Richmond. Aberdeen Centre reminds me of the malls in Kuala Lumpur. 90% of the shoppers are Asian and most of the shops are also Asian-themed. There is a shop selling bak kua (pork jerky Singapore style), [...]

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Dim Sum @ Sun Sui Wah, Richmond BC

April 24, 2008

Vancouver/Richmond Part 1 This past month had been rather stressful filled with endless doctor visits. The flu season seem to be extremely severe this winter. Two weekends ago, with the entire family feeling healthy, we decided to head across the border for relaxation and a dose of great comfort food. We headed straight to Richmond, [...]