Saigon star serves an exotic blend of Thai and Vietnamese cuisines. They heavily advertise their signature Dungeness Crab dishes. This restaurant has stood the test of time along the Hwy 7 area for many years. My work colleagues have visited this restaurant very often during many lunch outings. However, this review is the first time trying out the Curry Crab dish! My wife...
Wife and I finally have the chance to try out Hokkaido Ramen Santouka a couple times (whenever we go downtown). This ramen place was recommended by many of our friends. All of them said Santouka has one of the best ramen in Toronto and here we are giving it a try a couple times.Visit: 5/23/2015Food: 4.5/5Service: 4/5Pricing: $10-20 per noodle dish Atmosphere:Santouka is...
This was an old visit from the past with some old friends back in 2015 after a dinner meal. A very small dessert shop that serves someone with a sweet tooth.Food:Souffle is made of many ingredients cooked to a puree, thickened with egg yolks and with stiffly egg whites folded in, poured into ramekins, and finally baked. Souffles are both simple and complex....
Back to work after my very short maternity leave. Tuesday is my work lunch day and my colleagues have agreed to try out this restaurant called "Chinese Dumpling House" at Commerce Gate along Hwy 7. I have been to this restaurant a few times before it's renovation but this is the first time I have written something about on the internet.Atmosphere:Very busy restaurant...
This is my second visit to this restaurant to try their original Xiao Long Bao dish! The first time was quite a disappointment with the seafood upgrade version (missing soup explosion). Food Comments:We ordered both the original xiao long bao (XLB) and mini version. When eating into the regular version, it's filled with tasty soup jelly. I found the skin thicker compared to...
Wife and I were able to visit this last restaurant just before my daughter was born the following day! We were debating what was to be her last meal outing and decided that Kwan would be the restaurant to try. Kwan Dim Sum was opening up another new location at the York Mills/Leslie plaza for all day dim sum. In my experiences with...
My small group of high school and university friends decided to go to Casa Manila to try the Kamayan feast. We had a large group of people. This is my first time having the Kamayan and trying this restaurant.Food: 2/5Service: 0.5/5Pricing: $30-40 per person for dinnerAtmosphere: The restaurant has decor with lots of bamboo themes through the restaurant. Kind of looks like a tropical...
If you read a lot of my blog postings, you might have noticed that I got some Taiwanese blood in me and I often like drinking bubble tea even thou it's not healthy ... This posting is a review of the Mama Bear restaurant located on Hwy 7. Initially, Mama Bear started out as a "stinky" fried tofu vendor at some of the...
