Dol Ho
808 Pacific Ave
San Francisco, CA
A lot of times, plans get shift around because things do not happens as we wished it would. In this trip to San Francisco, originally we were planning to go to Yank Sing on Monday before flying back to Vancouver for some dim sum comparison. However, on Sunday, plans ended up being shuffled because of weather: It was “raining”. So, Sherman and I were in the situation of wondering where to go for breakfast. After some brainstorming, we decided to switch that visit from Monday to Sunday. However, that wasn’t the only change: Given that Yank Sing, from the outside, had the looks of Sun Sui Wah or Kirin, we thought we could give it a try but… But.. Why not make it more “interesting”. That’s how we ended up going to Chinatown where we found Dol Ho.
(And, yes, old school Cantonese dim sum is served as early as 6:00 a.m. for breakfast, not brunch/lunch as done here in Vancouver! 
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Did I say… Old!
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Dim Sum Express
200 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC
There are reasons why I do not often write (or even go!) to Chinese restaurants: I am way too biased. Why? First of all, check my mom’s cooking (here and here). Because of that, I am used to her particular cooking style so, anything else is, well, not there. Granted, my mother cooks mostly Cantonese style but I grew up eating it so any thoughts will be skewed towards a comparison with that. Sure, I have tried non-Cantonese but, but, but… Sure, “Vancouver has the best Chinese food outside of China” (not 100% true statement, if it is, then wouldn’t be then considered Vancouver-Chinese, rather than actual Chinese?) but, likewise, there are a lot of other cuisines to explore. If you are looking for a Chinese food post, I will write about it here and there. If you want special focus towards Chinese, let’s just say I won’t run into a certain situation Sherman ran into once: As mentioned by a commenter, “yet another blog post of a Chinese restaurant?!” Having said, for today’s post, my visit to Dim Sum Express, yet-another-food-cart, this time, located just outside of Canada Place. Given the popularity of dim sum, how would such dishes be suitable in this environment?
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Golden Swan Restaurant
5380 Victoria Drive
Vancouver, BC
As a sort of follow-up of yesterday’s post, after coming back from Panama, it was time to start calling people around and give them some goodies I brought from this trip. Among them, it was Elaine of Parker Pages. Let’s just say there are some wacky connections between the two of us aside from the (not necessarily) obvious ones. Originally, I was going to meet Elaine and Chris at their place; however, Elaine suggested we meet at Golden Swan instead. Hey, I am always good for food!
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Po King
5665 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC
All of us are always looking for a good deal and, in the case of us food bloggers, nothing beats a cheap good meal. Be it ridiculous portions or ridiculous price, we have to try it once. But, given there is always balance in things, have those criteria mean *something* will take a hit. According to Sherman, Po King, a Cantonese in Kingsway, is one of those places, where the food is decent, portions are big, the room looks nice but there is something that makes him not recommend it. Since going to a dim sum place by yourself is the equivalent of going to a gunfight with a sword, I checked with Elaine (of Parker Pages) if she and Chris would be game to visit it (in a way, also to test their luck on getting a table in such places!).
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Palacio Lung Fung
Via Simón Bolívar and Calle 62 C. Oeste
Panama City, Panama
It is said that you can find Chinese people in almost everywhere in the world. In the case of Panama, it is said that Chinese born and/or first generation accounts for at least 5 percent (150,000 of over 3,000,000) of the Panamanian population. However, Chinese people have been in Panama goes way back to the time of the Panama Canal construction (if not further back) and have intermingled with the local population. A lot of times you will find people with a Chinese surname, yet, physically, they look like any other Panamanian born. Regardless, Chinese people has made its mark in the Panamanian culture. For example, the neighbourhood grocery store, it is usually referred to as the “Chinito de la esquina” – literally, “The Chinese of the corner”. (However, this is not unique to Panama, other countries in Latin America will also use the Chinese for this expression).
And, of course, food. It is said that wherever you can find Chinese people, you will find Chinese restaurants. In this case, I took my parents for dim sum to one of the best known Chinese restaurants in the city: Palacio Lung Fung.
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Panama City
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)…
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