Taipei Station 台北站

Taipei Station 台北站
Date: October 3, 2011 (Monday)
Address: 11 Fairburn Drive, Unit 14-15, Markham (Hwy 7 & Woodbine)
Phone: (905) 604-4988

we came here when they were still at 試業 stage.. there were some 甩溜‏ here & there.. but in general, food were ok & service not bad!! & their boss is friendly..

招牌滷水蛋 Signature Marinated Soft-boiled Eggs $1.99
..can't really go wrong on this one..

招牌滷大腸 Signature Marinated Pork Intestine $8.49 ..these were well-marinated.. very yummy.. be sure to try this if you are not afraid of the fat..

咖哩大雞排 Fried Chicken Fillet w/ Curry Powder $6.99
..they forgot to put in the Curry Powder (that's why they gave me extra egg).. but the Chicken Fillet was crispy..

鹽酥雞撈米粉 Popcorn Chicken on Vermicelli $7.49
..this one was nothing special.. but the 鹽酥雞 tasted good!

this dessert was on the house.. it melted right on the mouth!!

Spring Rolls @ Mississauga

Spring Rolls @ Mississauga
Date: October 1, 2011 (Saturday)
Address: 90 Burnhamthorpe Road W, Mississauga (Sussex Centre @ Burnhamthorpe)
Phone: (905) 306-7655
Opening Hours: Sun-Thurs 11am-11pm / Fri-Sat 11am-12am

the 3 of us came here to try their AYCE dim sum/sushi, to start our relaxing weekend.. however, a bit disappointed as the food were not that good..

Tom Yum Soup

Szechuan Hot & Sour Soup

Hong Kong Style Wonton Soup

the best of the meal was this Tornado Rolls.. it's tiger shrimp in the "eye of the storm"..
Salt & Pepper Calamari was not bad too..

dim sum



can skip the spring rolls..

the sushi was ok..

Sunset Grill

Sunset Grill
Date: September 30, 2011 (Friday)
Address: 120 Bloor Street East, Toronto (Bloor & Yonge)
Phone: (416) 967-3447
Opening Hours: Daily 7am-4pm

how about All-Day-Breakfast for lunch?
the portion was actually more than breakfast..

the upper one was under the category "Light Breakfasts" while the bottom one was "All-Day Breakfasts"..

Fresh Fruit Salad
An assortment of fresh fruit topped with strawberries
..you could choose what kind of eggs you want.. LW ordered egg-white only..  
Eggs Florentine
Three eggs over easy served on sautéed baby spinach with melted Swiss on English muffins topped with Hollandaise sauce. Served with home fries
..there were too much Spinach which made my mouth feels dry afterwards.. but the Eggs Florentine tasted good.. & very full..

Side Pancakes x3

Spring Rolls @ Eglinton

Spring Rolls
Date: September 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
Address: 45 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto (Eglinton & Yonge)
Phone: (416) 322-7655

having dinner with LG @ Spring Rolls (again!) but we went to the Eglinton one this time.. the Dinner Special is $19.99 each, with Appetizer + Entrée + Dessert..



Mango Milk Share was on special for $3.5.. LG said he would prefer something thicker in texture..







Seafood Salad Wrap
..it's basically crabmeat shredded with cucumber in cabbage..

Salt & Pepper Calamari
..i believe this was the best of the meal..

Grilled Rack of Lamb
new zealand lamb grilled to perfection, topped with thai green curry sauce, served with brown rice
..LG said it's a bit overcooked..

Boston Lobster Tempura Roll
tempura lobster, avocado, tobiko with special mango sauce
..it's not bad, but nothing special

(right) Mango Coconut Pudding
(left) Mango Crème brûlée
..Crème brûlée was better

Spring Rolls @ Yonge

Spring Rolls
Date: September 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
Address: 693 Yonge Street, Toronto (Bloor & Yonge)
Phone: (416) 972-6623

came here for lunch with friends.. we got free specialty drinks since we know someone working here (yea!) we ordered their lunch special set, which is ~$13.99 each.. with appetizer & main.. they introduced sushi/sashimi lately & were not too bad..

Mini Sushi Pizza
..it's crabmeat with red onion & peppers.. an interesting combination..

Dragon Roll

Chicken & Shrimp Vermicelli
..the vermicelli were too soft.. making the whole dish a bit too "wet" together with the sauce..

大家好 Pepper Wok (Revisit)

大家好 Pepper Wok
Date: September 26, 2011 (Monday)
Address: 280 West Beaver Creek Road, Unit 28, Richmond Hill (Hwy 7 & Leslie)
Phone: (905) 889-8928
Opening Hours: 9am-9pm

we came here again on Monday for dinner.. & it seemed like we've ordered a bit too much, which the waitress had to pull another table over to give us more spaces for eating.. heehee!

紅油炒手 Won Ton w/ Hot Spicy Sauce $5.75
..it's pretty big in portion, but didn't taste like a traditional 紅油炒手.. can skip this next time..
雞扒撈丁 $5.5

焗葡汁海鮮飯 Baked Seafood w/ Portuguese Style Sauce on Rice $7.99
..it "today's special", which came with soup & drink.. & it had a strong coconut flavor.. very rich in ingredients.. big & fresh shrimp, mussels, & other seafood.. LG said they made this dish with heart, & they were not cheap on ingredients..
蒜蓉蜜糖雞翼 Honey Garlic Chicken Wings (6 pcs) $4.5
..it's cripsy, with both honey & garlic flavor..

楊家麵館 Yang's Restaurant (Revisit)

楊家麵館 Yang's Restaurant
Date: September 24, 2011 (Saturday)
Address: 8392 Kennedy Road, #9A, Markham (Hwy 7 & Kennedy @ 新旺角廣場)
Phone: (905) 604-0798
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 11am-10pm

another visit.. noodles were still good.. but we ordered different "soup base" this time & we didn't really like it..

煎鍋貼 Deep Fried Dumplings (8 pcs) $4.99
..鍋貼皮太厚了

秘製豬肉打鹵麵 Esoteric Pork Noodle in Soup $6.99
..LG doesn't like the soup base..
 
香辣麻醬涼拌麵 Mixed Noodles with Hot Sesame Sauce (Spicy) $4.99
..it's a "veggie" noodles, with only sesame sauce, cucumber & carrot slices..