Kirin – Downtown Vancouver
Kirin
1166 Alberni St
Vancouver, BC V6E
I am not sure what to think about Kirin (Dowtown location). There is a lot of positive reviews yet, in the couple of times I have been there, it did not “wow” me. How (Or how it does not)? Well, it is just that it does not have anything that stands out over othe dim sum places. Sure, there might have some more fancy version of some dishes but that is about it, nothing spectacular.
Some work colleagues wanted to go there for lunch and that gave me the opportunity to check if it has changed since the last time I have been there (a couple of years ago already)…
This ain’t your traditional “old-style” dim sum place. Given it is located in Downtown Vancouver, it shouldn’t surprise anybody…
One of my colleagues did the ordering after he checked if any of us had any particular request. I did not, as I can eat almost anything. So the among the dishes ordered were (I only took a couple of pictures, sorry about that…).
Dishes ordered but I did not take pictures include haa gao, siu mai and fung zao.
The total bill was just under $50 (for 6, pre-tips), which in a way is inexpensive, considering it is Downtown; however, we did not order that many dishes anyway. Overall, the impressions I had in the past have not change. Nothing spectacular, not much to comment about…
