Congratulations to my cousin! Last night was the celebration of her new baby boy's first month. In the Chinese tradition, it is a big deal. It is time for friends and family to gather together and congratulate her and the new born. She held a dinner at Taste Good Wonton Seafood Restaurant for over 40 people, which took up half the restaurant. The exterior of the restaurant looks quite shabby. But when you enter and get seated, the interior is actually quite grand looking.
Each table is meant to seat ten people, hence the following dinner is designed to feed a table of ten. But of course, knowing my cousin, she does not cheap out and always ensure everyone leaves with a happy full belly.
The food was not chilled. It was warm, so it was probably left on the counter for an extended period of time prior to serving. Certain pieces (ox tongue) were bland, and certain ones (squid) were too salty.
Standard. The size is actually larger than most other restaurants. It was served steaming hot - fresh off the deep fryer.
Great decor. However, I found it a bit too oily.
Although not much ingredient, this was actually very tasty! I still do prefer ones with more quality ingredients.
This is probably one of the better tasting dish the entire night. There are two crabs on this dish. Very good flavour with the stir-fried garlic and green onions. The crab itself is actually not very fresh. But overall, the strong house special flavour overpowered the original flavour of freshness. A dish I may order again when they have quality crab.
Chicken flavour was average. Slightly dry and they did not use free range chicken. The flavour of the glutinous rice was good, but I found it too sticky. It did not go down my esophagus well.
Tasted like home-made. Mui Choi is a preserved mustard green that you can find in Asian markets. It comes in a can and is very salty. For those who never tried, it is actually very tasty.
This was below average. It is deep fried pork chop with Asian-style salad dressing.The pork chop itself was very fattening. The coating was too sour and too moist. A good sala pork chop should have a dryer sala sauce to prevent greasy texture when consuming.
This was surprisingly good! It was topped with a lot of fried garlic, so if you love garlic, this is the fried rice for you! The flavour was taken from the House Special Stir-fried Crab. A delicious salty and peppery and garlicky taste! It is was the only dish that 'wow-ed' me tonight.
After trying the fried rice, the fried noodle was really bland. It is yee mein - which is a noodle that is generally served at large Chinese dinner at the end of the meal. It should have been served first, since the fried rice completely overpowered it.
This was not bad, but many people on my table complained that it has taro and not enough mango tapioca. The crust was too thick, so the entire Baked Pudding was too dry. Also, there was too much taro and not enough mango to balance the moisture.
A very filling 10-course Chinese dinner. This set menu did not include much vegetables. It was all seafood and meat, which I do not mind. I am quite carnivorous when it comes to stir-fried crab. Taste Good Wonton Seafood Restaurant is not bad for Chinese dinners. I have had better, but it is still passable in my books.
Location: On the south side of Marine Drive and Fraser Street. Easily accessible if you are traveling eastbound. Can be tricky if you are coming from Burnaby, due to the island divider on Marine Drive. There are parking in front of the plaza. Can be difficult to find parking during the dinner rush hour.
Food: Passable. Generous portions, good flavour, but below average quality.
Service: Average.
Price: Since this is a family dinner, I did not need to pay for it. But from overhearing the discussions with my cousin, at least $500. My guess for the portion and the quality of the food, approximately $600 per table.
Recommended? No.
- Hippo
Taste Good Wonton Seafood Restaurant 豐澤樓
620 SE Marine Drive
Vancouver, B.C.
Phone: 604-323-1318
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