Red Star at Radisson Hotel

This has been one of my favourite dimsum places in Richmond.  Good food, pleasant staff and nice ambience for a Chinese Restaurant.

Rice Roll w/ Chinese Donut

Rice Roll w/ Shrimp

Hakaw

Century Egg & Pork Congee

Siomai

Chinese Donut

Pea Tips

Spring Roll

Bean Curd Skin w/ Mushrooms

Red Star 

8181 Cambie Road

Richmond, BC

604-270-3003

Shalin Noodle House

We went to Shalin Noodle House for our weekly Sunday lunch after church. There was no line up because we got there a few minutes before they opened.

The kitchen has a glass window so customers can watch while the chef makes the hand-made noodles they are famous for.

They have four different types of noodles as seen on their menu.

 They also provide scissors to cut the noodles.

J ordered the beef noodle soup with stewed type noodles.

I had the seafood noodle soup with dragged type noodles.

We also ordered the handmade pork and chive dumplings which I loved. It was so juicy and tasty even without the sauce.

Overall, I find the place to be just okay. I find the noodles chewy and filling but the broth too bland. You will definitely need to use the condiments they provide to make it tastier. The dumplings on the other hand is a must try.

Condiments

Sha Lin Noodle House

548 West Broadway

Vancouver, BC

604-873-1816

Peaceful Restaurant

Last weekend, J wanted to take me to Shalin Noodle House for their famous hand-made noodle soup. I got excited because I've heard good reviews about this place and I love noodle soup especially on a cold winter day. When we got there, we saw a huge line up and didn't want to wait. J suggested we try Peaceful Restaurant instead. It's also a hand-made noodle place just a few stores down.

The place was just as busy but the wait wasn't as long. We ordered the beef noodle soup and chicken noodle soup. We had the option of choosing between the broad and thin hand-made noodles. We chose broad for our beef noodle and thin for our chicken noodle soup so we can try both :)

I loved the beef noodle soup. The noodles were chewy, soup was very tasty (with a hint of sweetness) and beef very tender. It's definitely one of the better ones I've had in Vancouver.

The chicken noodle soup on the other hand was a bit bland. It's not something I would order again.

Overall, I was satisfied with the service and food and will definitely go back. I want to try the other dimsum and noodle dishes they have.  Diners, DriveIns and Dives's Guy Fieri is also featuring this restaurant in his show so expect longer lines in the future! :)

Peaceful Restaurant

532 West Broadway #110  

Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E9

604-879-9878