Ocean seafood chinatown dim sum12/31/2023 In a few minutes, an order of rice noodles, stuffed with shrimp and topped with sweet soy sauce, fresh out of the kitchen, arrives to their table. The cart lady calls in their order by speaking into the mouthpiece of her headset. The cart is out of shrimp rolls, their favorite - but no need to settle for less. Meanwhile, an elderly couple picks out a plate of steamed rice noodle rolls from another cart. But if you are on the west side of the city, particularly in Kerrisdale, McKenzie Heights, Dunbar or even UBC, this seems to be the only choice for dim sum.Nearly every dish served during dim sum is a crowd-pleaser.Ī gaggle of twentysomethings examine the dumpling cart’s offerings, each little metal container releasing a chimney of steam as the cart lady opens it for display. The food is not bad, but clearly not in the same league with those Cantonese restaurants in Richmond. The nostalgia of old school dim sum cart service here is worth a visit. However, the version here was slightly disappointing, as it was not sweet enough, and the sesame flavour was quite subtle as well. The last time I saw this dish, it was in San Francisco’s Chinatown. I was overjoyed to find out they serve the Black Sesame Roll, a sweet dim sum dish that has been slowly disappearing from many dim sum menu. Hargow Fried Shrimp Roll Deep Fried Taro Dumpling beef tendon But we were disappointed by the Deep Fried Taro Dumpling, as it was not fluffy and crispy like how we like it. But I thought the deep fried roll could be a bit crispier. The Hargow (shrimp dumping) tasted fresh but the skin was not as thin as what I would prefer. My mom loves shrimp and she seemed to enjoy the Deep Fried Shrimp Roll, which was topped with a lot of sesame seeds. Visually the dishes were lacking refinement. Taste-wise, the dim sum dishes we selected were just okay. Golden Ocean Seafood Restaurant Golden Ocean Seafood Restaurant The price here seems reasonable or even slightly cheaper compared to the typical dim sum places in Richmond. When you finish eating, they will count the stamps in the sections of different grades: small ($4.65), medium ($5.99), large ($6.55), and special ($7.75). The number on the stamp represents from which dim sum cart operator the dish is served. And they would give you a stamp on your dim sum sheet once you pick a dish from the cart. The first reaction when we walked in here was, oh boy, they are still using the old school dim sum cart for the Cantonese style brunch service. I enjoyed the dim sum dishes here back in the days, but since I have been spoiled by good quality dim sum in Richmond, would I still like the food here? I was eager to find out. I even worked as a server at the cafe downstairs from the Chinese seafood restaurant for a week. I remember coming here for dim sum when I was going to UBC a very long time ago. Gold Ocean has been around for many years. A lunch in Kerrisdale seemed adequate after strolling on the westside, and I thought of doing dim sum at Golden Ocean Seafood Restaurant. My favorite scenic route of the fall is always going up Southwest Marine Drive all the way to UBC. I was taking my mom for a ride to see the last bit of the maple leaf season.
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