El Caracol Cafe

A restaurant that I have wanted to try for many years has been El Caracol Cafe and since I have been in the area for the last week or so, I finally made the visit. 

The restaurant is on the smaller side with only seven tables and the interior has bright orange coloured walls, yellow tables, with a counter resembles a cabana. In addition, there are a few nicknacks such as a Mexican pinata and a Japanese lucky cat. Furthermore, the restaurant has a case of jewellery for sale beside the pop machine and the back of the counter has DVDs available to purchase.

Guu Garden

I have mentioned in my previous posts on Suika and Guu Richmond that I am not a tapas fan. Many of my friends know this and claim that the only Guu restaurant I will enjoy is Guu Garden. So after finishing some shopping Downtown, I decided to finally make a visit here after years of hearing this is the only location that I would enjoy.

Guu Garden is located on the second floor and above Gyu Kaku. On a weekend evening, the restaurant was pretty slow with only a few people sitting at the bar and three to four seated tables. Out of every Guu location that I have been to, Guu Garden's interior has the most spacious as well as comfortable seating arrangements.

Yu Xiang Yuan Restaurant 豫湘園

REVISIT POST ON YU XIANG YUAN 豫湘園 [HERE]

A restaurant I wanted to visit for a while is Yu Xiang Yuan on Fraser Street. On the nights of Taste Good Wonton Seafood and Golden House Seafood, BF did not want to stop here because of the "meh" looking exterior. Although if talking about a restaurants' exterior, Golden House Seafood's is equivalent to here as well as most Chinese late night restaurants, so bad argument on his end. Yu Xiang Yuan is known for serving fresh housemade noodles which is also what I have been craving for! The restaurant has a homey vibe and is somewhat small, with only ten tables and two larger tables for eight to ten people. Luckily on a Saturday evening the restaurant was not very busy, however, I would expect long line ups in the future.

XIAO LONG BAO, FRIED PORK WITH GREEN PEPPER, DRAGGING NOODLES WITH BEEF AND VEGETABLES IN SOUP, CHICKEN WITH SPECIAL HOT SAUCE, BEEF PANCAKE AND STEAMED PORK AND CHINESE BOK CHOY DUMPLINGS.

Golden House Seafood Restaurant 福陞海鮮酒家

Looking for a restaurant on Fraser Street, Golden House Seafood it was. When entering, I noticed a photocopy of an article from the Asian Pacific Post that stated the chef's experience as a cook in Hong Kong, at the Hyatt Hotel. Golden House Seafood is a small family owned mom and pop operation, with the husband at the back of the house and wife at the front. 

The restaurant is very small and only has eight tables. Furthermore, the seating arrangements are very comfortable, spacious and another table could have been squeezed in, but they chose not to. I really appreciate restaurants that do not cram in extra tables. 

Walking in, we were greeted by the owner's wife within less than one minute and she even apologized for our "wait" because when we walked in, another man was leaving and she only heard the door open once. Wow eh? At a Chinese restaurant? Friendly owners are hard to come by sometimes. Since we arrived for a late evening dinner around 9:00pm, roasted peanuts were provided.

Taste Good Wonton Seafood Restaurant 豐澤樓

Attempt #2 on dining at Koon Bo failed, and somehow we ended up at Taste Good Wonton Seafood. When entering the restaurant, I was surprised there was two to three tables on a snowy Monday evening and the staff was not so welcoming. The interior of the restaurant is clean, spacious, has comfortable seating and around twelve tables.

STICKY FRIED RICE WITH CHINESE SAUSAGE, SAUTEED SCALLOPS WITH BROCCOLI, HOUSE SPECIAL CRAB, AND SOUP OF THE DAY.