I don't usually write in English. But when I do, it's for new restaurants that I think might be worth sharing, or when someone wants me to translate. In fact this is like my second English post. Anyways, Today we came across a new Chinese restaurant at the Surrey-Delta border, at the location that used to be Saturday's Fish and Chips.
Forgive me first, that I was not having a high expectation, reason being:
1. It's on Scott Road. Or more generally, it's south of Fraser.
2. The outer and the inner of the restaurant looks like it's Chinese food tailored for non-Chinese eaters. (the inner being the remains of the previous restaurant). Not to mention that the servers we encountered don't seem to be able to speak Chinese.
Anyways,
you can't judge a restaurant by its cover. We sat down and started looking into their menus. It was definitely on the pricey side of things in their dinner menu (thus the Delicacy label in the title), though they do have special dinner menus at more affordable prices. Their Dim Sum, on the other hand, was reasonably priced, at $4.95 for medium, $5.50 for large, and $7.95 for kitchen specials.
Pork Shiu Mai was decent sized, with a combination of enough lean meat and some fatty meats. We can't stand those mediocre Siu Mai's that have cheap, fat stuffing inside their yellow skins, so this is definitely a plus. The skins are fine too, they don't rip when you try to pick it up and send it to your mouth. It was served hot too, which is another plus.
Deep Fried Taro Dumplings are easily our favourite of the meal. There's enough meat that are nicely seasoned, wrapped in mashed taros, breaded and deep fried. What we really liked was that the deep frying process was done perfectly that it is light and crunchy, and not super oily. It is definitely one of the nicer Deep Fried Taro Dumpling in the Greater Vancouver area, comparable to higher level restaurants like Kirin and Fisherman's Terrace.
