September 27, 2014
Brief Note from J
Being the veggie-hater that I am, I don't know what possessed me (oh the irony) to actually suggest having a vegetarian meal @ the Chinese temple on Steveston. I vaguely recall having the 'best' veggie meal when I was a kid (a loooong... time ago). Obviously things changed over the years...
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#F Water chestnut cake (ma tai gou) - 2 J's comment > liked the crispness of the chestnuts; 'cake' is actually a jelly, firmer than expected, slices too thick and really greasy |
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#C Mushroom taro pastry - 2 J's comment > taro soft, exterior lightly crisp, but not much flavor other than the taro (didn't see nor taste the mushroom either) |
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#E Red bean pastry - 2 J's comment > pastry slightly flaky and soft but too much pastry to red bean ratio; actually didn't get any red bean flavor |
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#B Radish cake - 2 J's comment > bland and could have used a lot more radish |
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#3 Fried seaweed beancurd roll - 1 J's comment > there was this weird taste to this dish (the beancurd I suspect) that I just couldn't agree on - I could barely finish my one bite |
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Extra Comment
Not sure if you guys noticed the irony, asides from the decorative leaves and the 5 pieces of snap peas, this vegetarian meal of 7 dishes had no actual veggies. Haha... even the vegetarians don't want to eat veggies.
Although the 'restaurant' does not have a price on its 'menu', the general feedback on Urbanspoon seems to be $5 per dim sum dish and $15 per entree. Our bill came out to be $65, so these prices are still intact. Our 'server' (FYI, these are all volunteers) hinted that any 'small bill' (hint for tip) will do.
Labels: chinese, richmond, temple, vegetarian
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