Richmond is a inner-city suburb of Vancouver. In the last few hours of our time in Canada, we rambled across Richmond looking for last minute souvenirs and a very late lunch/early dinner. Loyal readers would know that I get a hankering for Chinese food, in particular, for rice, when I'm on holiday. Sanbo Chinese Restaurant is located in Richmond which is a predominantly Asian suburb - kinda like a mash-up of Doncaster and Box Hill in Melbourne.
Despite the odd time (sometime between 3-5pm), there was a reasonable number of people dining in. We opted to go for the lunchtime deals (CAD$9.75 for a main and a drink). I went for the fish w sweetcorn gravy on rice - comfort food at its best. A big serve of fluffy rice, topped with lots of fish fillets and soupy sweetcorn sauce. This was a healthier version as the fish hadn't been deep fried in batter.
The Lawyer went for the stir fry beef rice noodle. A big dish as well with lots of beef. While this was nice the fish dish was much better.
Both dishes came with your choice of drink - we both went for the Hong Kong style tea, which is made with powdered tea and lots of condensed milk. A rather sloppy presentation with the very tea-stained mugs. You also get complementary Chinese tea...
...as well as complementary soup as a starter.
Verdict: we liked it a lot.
Overall
A really great cheap feed for less than CAD$10 per person you get a big, well cooked meal with a drink and complementary Chinese tea and soup. The place seems to be a favourite with the locals.
2 comments:
The food looks delicious, if you ever visit Toronto do checkout Sassafraz, you won't forget the food, it is managed by the famous restaurateur Zoran Kocovski.
Hi Kathryn
Yep the food definitely hit the spot! Thanks for the tip - I definitely want to visit Canada again (it's such a beautiful country) so I'll keep that in mind :)
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