shanghai house: another visit of many

yes, my mom and i still come to shanghai house even though there's better in richmond BUT it is convenient and not too busy! we now order some different things and i honestly think they're pretty dang good. 

salted duck ($6.98) - cold duck that is actually delicious and probably my favourite place for it. a lot of breast meat, not overly salty and not filled with those splinter bones. you can taste the natural duck flavours which is the best. 

4.25/5

spicy beef noodle in soup ($6.98) - this is my new favourite dish here. it is quite spicy but very flavourful at the same time. they give quite a bit of meat which is not too fatty. the only thing i dont love is the noodles which are very "normal" compared to hand pulled noodles.

4.5/5 

xiao long bao ($4.98) - better than visit one: skin wasnt as chewy and was thinner. as you can see in the picture these were FILLED with soup but the pork texture is still not the best.

3.75/5

better choice of dishes makes for a better experience but overall, still a solid choice for shanghainese eats! 

beefy beef noodle house: good group buy deals!

i love group buy deals. big city perks, living social, social shopper and groupon are all my best friends and imagine my joy when i found one for beefy beef noodle house! it was 6 dollars for 12 dollars worth of food and since i didnt have time to go down there, my mom got take out and boy was it delicious. yes a bit oily but delicious nonetheless. 

salty peppery chicken($6.50): deep fried chicken pieces covered in salt and a bit of pepper. delicious and still crunchy after being put in a box, good portion too

4/5

taiwanese fried noodle ($8.50): good portion full of veggies but there was a lot of liquid, either condensation or oil..cant complain too much since it is take out! 

3.85/5

soho: super tasty bubble tea & honey toast box!

 i went to soho tea house during the summer as a catch up with some friends and we wanted to go mostly because we wanted to try the infamous honey toast box. for those that dont know, its basically a huge square of toast with the middle cut out, baked in some kind of sweetener and them put back into the box then topped with sugary sweets. while we were here i also got their beef noodle, salty peppery chicken and a bubble tea (that was shared) AND TASTED AMAZING.

their beef noodle ($8): i didnt know it was udon ): next time i'm going to try and ask for the regular noodles that come in taiwanese beef noodle. huge portion though! 

salty peppery chicken: pretty good but expensive ($6) for the amount given

fire on ice (lychee, peach, mango and strawberry with mango stars $5.50) was a 30 minute wait but tasted so good. a bit expensive but big enough to be shared! 

the honey toast box: ($8) we got chocolate but its just the sauce that makes a difference. bread inside was tasty but its mostly for looks.