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No 9 Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Chinese Chinese [Edit]
5300 No 3 RdRichmond, BC V6X 2X9
Neighbourhood: Golden Village
(604) 278-7700
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 12 am - 11:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Late Night
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
52 reviews for No 9 Restaurant
Review Highlights
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"Great for late night eating, open 24 hours." In 2 reviews -
"...menu is a mix between a Hong Kong cafe and a congee/noodle..." In 4 reviews -
"It's comfort food for a great price where quality isn't..." In 2 reviews
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52 reviews in English
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Review from Jennifer K.
Vancouver, BC
Updated - 4/25/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Alright, No. 9, you earn one more star from me.
After pulling an all-nighter and fasting the day before, I was ravenous, to say the least. And No. 9 was really the only place open at 6 am.
Ordered the tan-tan noodles with chillied pork.
It was a tad greasy, but it was oh SOO good.
And I was wrong. Their menu isn't a free for all. The only things you can order during these odd hours are congee, dry noodles, and veggies. That's it. If you want spicy soup (which I tried to order) they won't let you. But who knows, that might be a good thing.
I think, the key to toss-up places like this is knowing what to order.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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3/9/2012
Open 24 hours. Ordered the Congee with preserved egg and shredded pork to-go at 4 in the morning.
I… Read more »
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Review from Kari C.
4/27/2012
Every business serves a purpose, and this place falls into the "open 24-hours" category (a rarity!) as well as "best enjoyed if you are completely trashed and everything just tastes like sustenance and you probably won't remember it in the morning anyway" category.
I went here probably around 2 or 3 AM, on Boxing Day, while camping out in line at Best Buy with some special people. Hey, I'm always up for an adventure.
I am also always freakin' freezing. You know the person who wears a shirt, two cardigans and a scarf on a regular Vancouver day? That's me. I cracked and decided to run in and grab something warm before succumbing to frostbite and the restaurant was BUSY. Maybe hanging out with relatives at Christmas makes people turn to the bottle, and then look for carby, fast-ish-food.
Service was quick and polite.
Bathrooms were surprisingly clean for a place that was stuffed with customers, with servers hurriedly running everywhere.
The food arrived shortly, but if it took a little longer, I wouldn't have minded, because it was nice and warm indoors.
Grilled cheese sandwich and fries, and Ovaltine to go. I was in the mood to make an A Christmas Story joke.
What was it like:
Texas toast, processed cheese slice (bright milky-orange, tasted like plastic), soggy-ish, bendy "warm" fries with no seasoning at all, and a steaming-hot cup of watery-ass weak bland "Ovaltine".
You know when you were a kid, and on Sports Days or Camp Days the school would give out that lava-hot, almost see-through shitty hot chocolate that wasn't strong enough? It was like that, but minus the chocolate.
Now I wasn't expecting it to be mindblowingly amazing cuisine, given the time and the place, but come on. They could have at least put a little effort into execution. That was a total waste of 30 cents worth of ingredients.
I hoped at the very least that they would fry my fries to order, not give me the dregs of a batch they likely made an hour before. Like, I know not a lot of people are going to order fries at 3 AM after Christmas (clearly I would!), so...make them fresh! Or at least have some bloody common sense? This wasn't so much "cooking food for people" as it was "an exercise in cheaping the f*** out with zero regard for quality."
Old fries, cold fries, fries with zero salt (unless requested specifically)...they committed a trio of cardinal french fry sins. If frying and salting some potatoes when a customer orders them is just toooo complicated...maybe they shouldn't have them on the menu. Just sayin'.
Again: Only come here if you like "garbage food", are completely desperate for food/warmth, or are SO wasted that it doesn't matter. Read other reviews: It seems as though people don't like finishing their meals here. The menu here is freakin' huge, which is usually an indicator that nothing in particular is executed well.
I went against my better judgement and ordered White People Food at a Chinese restaurant (which often ends up worse off than ordering "Chinese" food at a White People Restaurant), simply because the place was really busy and I didn't want to wait forever, but also had the feeling that it was going to be an oooookay meal at best, and didn't want to waste more money than I was already expecting to throw away, on their slightly pricier Chinese items.
"It can't be THAT bad, can it?" I thought. Apparently, it can!
This place has the "desperation market" cornered in Richmond. It's like the Texas hold 'em cowboy saying:
"This game may be crooked, but it's the only game in town."
Now if only there was as much energy put into making the food as there was put toward keeping the bathrooms clean.
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Review from Grace C.
Burnaby, BC
2/23/2012
Is there one thing that you think you can eat for the rest of your life and you'd never get bored? Well, this post is that for me. I rarely venture into Richmond, but on a cool wintry day, I did! I went to Lansdowne Mall to revisit #9 Restaurant. I used to go lots before because they are open 24 hours a day. And after those random late night karaoke sessions, some Chinese comfort food was just what the doctor ordered.
I love BBQ Duck. I love rice noodles. I love rice noodles in soup. But I don't like my BBQ Duck in soup. So when I order my BBQ Duck Rice Noodles in Soup, I always ask for the BBQ Duck to be served on the side. So when my food comes, the rice noodles come in a bowl of hot broth, topped with seasonal veggies. Yes, they force you to eat veggies here. It's a healthy serving, but I polish it off everytime.
On this afternoon, instead of just getting BBQ Duck, I got my noodles with a combo of BBQ Duck as well as Roast Pork. And just so you know...Roast Pork BBQ Pork! Roast Pork is a pork belly roasted with the skin ON until you get crackling. BBQ Pork, aka Cha Siu, is a pork tenderloin barbecued until it's juicy.
Here is my complete lunch...noodles with a plate of two meats on the side. The skin on the duck is shiny, crispy and sinfully rich. The crackling on the roast pork is totally bad for you, but honestly, I believe in moderation. Don't eat this every week, and you'll enjoy it for what it is. Be sure to ask for the plum sauce to dunk the duck on, and some hoisin sauce to dip the roasted pork skin in. And once you try this, you'll realize why the meats and noodles have to be separated...who wants soggy crackling, right? -
Review from Yumi K.
Richmond, BC
1/13/2012 5 photos
Great for late night eating :-)
Always come here after clubbing! On Fridays and Saturday's, it's filled with a
After-partying people.
Foods are okay, nothing special but not bad either. The portion sizes are on the large side. -
Review from J D.
2/14/2012 1 Check-in Here
Located @ Lansdowne Mall.
Great late night Chinese food, fast service and its open 24/7/365
There are better choices for authentic Chinese Food, my absolute favorite is Jade Seafood Restaurant in Richmond BC, but If you are hungry and craving for warm, freshly made food, Number 9 Restaurant is the place to go. With over 1,000 menu items I am sure you'll find something you'd like to eat.
Cash payment only, though you can pay in USD or CAD. -
Review from Edward L.
As predicted, this is the Chinaman's version of Denny's. In other words, half of Richmond eats here in in the wee hours of the morning, especially on statutory holidays. So many people came in and out of this building (this was at 0400), I thought I was in the middle of a night market.
BBQ duck - pretty decent (must be the high turnover), but the skins were a bit soggy.
Honeymoon fried rice - actually quite good, as the rice wasn't mushy at all.
Deep fried squid - giant pieces. Probably the largest pieces I have seen in any Chinese restaurant, bar none. Batter was crispy but a bit scarce. This is probably better for your heart though.
Stir-fried dried beans - can't go wrong. Not the driest and the meat was a bit too salty, but tasty nonetheless.Listed in: Open Late
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10/17/2011
Pretty much any Asian kid who's ever hung out in Richmond has been here. You don't come here for the… Read more »
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Review from Caren L.
12/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
Cant really critique the restaurant as we ordered takeaway. The quality of food was not the best though. The beef brisket was tough. The fried rice was ok (how can you go wrong with fried rice?). The chicken and egg congee was the same - acceptable. Star of the night was the spicy deep fried calamari. Sadly, I am not a fan of spicy food. :(
Pretty sure I wont be back. Giving 2 stars for the convenience factor alone. -
Review from Flora C.
The coffee milk tea here and breakfast is just so so. Especially, the coffee milk tea was so wimpy.
However, this is still a good joint for average price food. You just need to know what tasty dishes to order from the big menu. -
Review from Larry L.
Why do I bother coming back? It's all about the name and once you're inside, you can't help but not to leave until you've finished what you can of your meal. You're in a state of transferrance (if it's a late night snack); or your indifferent (because you're on a lunch break); or you are just insatiable and nothing will please you and you just need to eat.
Yes it's all in the name like in the Beatles song Revolution 9 where it repeats itself through a background loop.
"Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9,
number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9,
number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9,"
You come here to eat grub and that's all it really is. It does the job and fills your gut, no matter what time it is.
Chinese food, pseudo western food, it's a Wuntun diner disquised as a Hong Kong cafe.
Don't expect the best, don't expect to write rave reviews or read them.
Just expect that when the time comes and you are hungry, this is an option.
Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9,
cash only
number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9,
they have a cash machine
number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9,
my last two dines here the wuntun soup was salty, but the chowmein was decent.
Number 9...
And for some history on the Beatles song.
go to here:
http://beatlesnumber9....Listed in: Wanting for Wuntun and Congee, Places with Potential
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/27/2010
It's always there when you need it. Usually for those late night Chinese Nom Nom snacks that you… Read more »
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Review from Amy H.
Vancouver, BC
9/1/2011 1 Check-in Here
I've been coming here for more than ten years and I've never been disappointed. Granted, it's not the best Chinese restaurant, it doesn't have the best service or the best quality food, but it certainly hits the spot. The portions are big and the dishes are satisfying. It's definitely not a gourmet Chinese food place, but it's not advertised like that. To me, it's a place to get inexpensive Chinese comfort food when I'm craving it. It's also great for late night as it's open super late or 24 hours (not sure).
I went again today for dinner with my some of family and my boyfriend and we got the family set dinner for $39.95 - a choice of one appetizer, two main dishes, and one noodle or rice dish (from set options). What a deal! Between the four of us, we didn't even finish half of each plate (although we ordered an extra dish of wings). We ended up with more than enough leftovers for my brother waiting at home.
The hostesses and waiters' service hasn't changed a bit; they're always not overly friendly but not rude either. They'll get your order in, get you your bill, and do their job - nothing worth a huge tip in my opinion.
Anyways, I'll keep coming back here every once in a while when I want a lot of satisfying food for a good price.
Pros: inexpensive, quick service, big portions, great business hours, and they usually show a major sporting event like a Canucks game on the cluster of TVs
Cons: can get noisy, mundane hostesses and waiters, and they only accept cash (there's an ATM inside but it charges a convenience fee)
Verdict: I've been coming here for so long I'm sure I'll keep coming back. It's comfort food for a great price where quality isn't sacrificed. -
Review from Patricia L.
Vancouver, BC
9/15/2011
It had been awhile since I stopped by here as I don't leave the downtown core all that often anymore, but as soon as I found myself in Richmond, I had to come here for a quick visit.
I had the Fishball Noodle Soup and a plain Wonton Soup (no noodles), and my partner in crime had Beef Brisket with Dry Noodles. Everything was delicious and fresh.
The fishballs had pop, the noodles were silky, the broth was tasty to slurp along with the noodles and they added lots of Gai Lan to each dish for some "choi" ("veggie" in Chinesee) variety as well.
The girls serving were efficient and overall our latest experience made me wish we visited Richmond more frequently.
On another note, I've always been No.9 fan. While I was away in Costa Rica for a year long trip, whenever I missed real Chinese food I would think of the noodles from No.9 and comfort my crying belly to sleep by falling asleep to dreams of eating mountain sized portions of No.9 fishballs and wontons.
When we returned from our travels No.9 was the first food stop we made, and it wasn't just because it was the closest Chinese restaurant from the airport. Just go - it's good! -
Review from Goshen F.
10/6/2011
Our squeaky voice waiter rudely slapped menus from other guests on the bench of our booth! My baby was sleeping in her carseat on the bench!
Awful.
The food was decent, and since it's opened 24hrs, it is convenient. -
Review from James P.
Vancouver, BC
8/15/2011 1 photo
Very good food for how much they charge... and it's opened 24/7... totally awesome.
Do try to avoid going at 3am coz it gets super busy, I kid you not. -
Review from Daniel C.
7/25/2011
Great for late night eating, open 24 hours! Also came here twice during my stay in Richmond, both late night. The service is fast and efficient, and no wait both times.
Ate soup both times with vegetables on the side. Their soup is really good. Had wonton soup one time and a thick noodle soup with duck one time. It's great that no matter what time it is, and very cheap too. Seems like the place to go after going to a club or for drunk food. -
Review from Cat D.
Richmond, BC
7/18/2011
So gross and so good...
I've heard of the health violations and I don't care...
Like the other reviewer said, #9 is always there for you.
My fiance smartly said...don't think too much about the implications of a kitchen that is constantly open (when do they clean everything?)
I've been eating here for almost a decade. Forget about getting good service, it doesn't matter, they are working to turn tables. They move fast, and it's never too long before you get your hot plate. I've eaten here at 4 AM, at 12 noon, at 7 PM, at 10 at night - doesn't matter, they are always busy!.
This is a staple for club-heads needing their post-party eats, and eating here always brings back memories of my youth and clubbing-filled weekends.
I was here again the other night/early morning for a late night after a friend's stag. Hot, salty, greasy, Asian food at 3 am is such a comforting thing!
They have some of the deadliest chicken wings in town, riddled with MSG crystals, and infused with chilli garlic. So intense, so crunchy and super addictive. You'll hate yourself for gorging on them but it's hard to stop, they are soooo good. And people may disagree, but their ultra-fatty Honey BBQ Pork on rice is still my favourite.
Also they have what I like to call 'Fries with Eyes' - I think on the menu it is listed as "salt pepper silver fish". It is a revelation. So crispy and salty, like potato chips, you can't eat just one (handful).
I have friends who are disgusted at the thought of eating here but it is my guilty pleasure!
Besides, they have beer AND bubble tea and their sandwiches ain't bad! -
Review from S K.
Vancouver, BC
7/26/2011
Usually my mom insists on coming to eat at No. 9 every time she's in Vancouver, but after this time, no more! Why? First of all, the waitress seemed like she was in a bad mood like she didn't even want to be there. The food (noodles and beef intestines) was not cooked right (i.e. the noodles weren't cooked long enough and the intestines were not cut cleanly enough). I had a french toast with a hot drink and it was already around $5! It was way too expensive for mediocre service and food quality in a Chinese restaurant in Richmond. I can eat much better food and with a server in a seemingly better mood for a cheaper price!
The only good thing is that it is open 24-hours, but I haven't go there in the middle of the night, so I wouldn't know.
I don't think I'll go there again, it's not worth it! -
Review from Vicky L.
2/22/2011
This place reminds me of Hong Kong. It is totally hitting the vibe of Tsui Wah (pre smartification era). It even opens 24 hours like the one in central! The people even give a little bit of a f@#k more than they do in HK! They actually greet you and stuff. Yup. I have low service expectations when it comes to HK diners. Hey, it's not like I come here for the atmosphere and service.
I must say the skinny meat and hundred year egg congee and the roast duck soupy noodles we had were pretty good. I'd give both dishes 8/10. My poor brother in law went for the gyoza. It looked a bit previously frozen and anemic, but that is only because he broke the cardinal diner law- never get anything that could be frozen and defrosted and mass bought- noodles being an exception to the rule.
Anyhoo, it is a great place to hit before heading out to the airport and at $25 for 3 dishes and 2 cold drinks, I'd say it is a pretty fair deal too- go for the tea sets if you can for maximum cheapness. -
Review from Benson H.
Vancouver, BC
11/18/2011
I've long resisted going to No. 9 because of my prejudice against going to 24 hour restaurants during the regular hours when there are many other options. Also whenever I've gone to a 24 hour restaurant, my appetite and palate is usually not the most discerning given the time and circumstances.
But most recently I reluctantly went to good ol' No. 9 during regular evening hours and was more than pleasantly surprised. For a larger family dinner of about 12 people, we ordered a fair amount of food and dish after dish I could not find anything wrong with it as I didn't have high expectations. Even the more delicate fried rice which most restaurants don't hit on the nail - Dried Scallop with Egg Fried Rice. It's one of my favourites when it's done right - and it was done right.
Then on another evening we needed some take out and I thought to give them a try again. Out of 4 dishes, maybe just the rice noodle was slightly overcooked, but it doesn't warrant a complaint because unless you're at one of the "fancier" Chinese restaurants eg. Kirin, Sun Sui Wah, etc. then it's all within the parameters.
I haven't tried their BBQ so I can't comment on that. All the dishes I ordered were of the woked-up variety: fried rice, fried noodle, rice noodle, spare ribs, salty-peppery-squid, etc.
I should qualify my review that this is during regular daytime/evening hours. If you're going there at 4am, I suspect a different Chef and cooking staff will be on and so there may be some variance in quality. But as I mentioned earlier, at that time your palate may not be tasting everything right.
Oh almost forgot: cash only. -
Review from Stephen Y.
Richmond, BC
1/6/2011 6 Check-ins Here
Grease, Asian style, 24/7.
Come here early and you'll find yourself sitting amongst the more senior people of our population. Arrive for lunch and fit in with workers looking for a quick noon food fest. During dinner time, you'll find yourself with families from different ethnicities enjoying their BBQ'd meats and chow mein or fried rice. Stagger in at 2:30am and you'll be in a madhouse of drunk Asian teens, red from booze, trying to stuff food down to soak up the drinks they've been downing...strangely, the parking lot is full. I think the drinking and driving Counterattack program should set up shop here.
Anyhow, I usually order their BBQ pork and duck on a plate of rice and a side order of gai-lan with oyster sauce for a normal meal but if I was out for some drinky drinks, then I'll order me some preserved egg with pork congee and a iced lemon tea. Their congee isn't the greatest but the fact that regardless of when you come in and it always tastes the same, this place at least has consistency down.
I will have to order something downright crazy like a burger or something stupid from their menu once, just to see what comes out of the kitchen. -
Review from Alison S.
1/1/2011
I used to come here a lot with my family (part of our family tradition is eating lunch out together on weekends), but after a while we stopped coming here.
I came back here last night with some friends. Okay, more accurately, this morning. At 4:30.
What? We were hungry!
So was the rest of the population of Richmond under the age of 30, looked like. The place was packed! A guy was sitting above the din with a megaphone calling out table numbers while a girl was frantically handling the till. We decided to get take out.
Food came out fast, and hot. We got the chicken fried rice, dry fried beef noodle, beef brisket noodles, and beef stomach noodles.
The first four items were pretty good, more or less what we were expecting. My friend said her beef stomach tasted a little off though. Oh well.
A good alternative to Denny's at four in the morning. -
Review from Annie M.
Vancouver, BC
I usually don't pick 24 hours open restaurant for lunch and dinner, b'coz the food quality always lower than average.
We went there for lunch coz I need to buy things at Landsdowne Mall. It wasn't busy during the lunch time, it only half full.
I ordered Special beef brisket and stomach noodle in clear soup, it didn't look good but taste ok.
My husband had BBQ Pig and Soy chicken on rice, BBQ pig was very fatty and chicken bone more than meat. -
Review from jason g.
7/31/2010
People in Vancouver just don't know how good they have it. Well........ Canadians should be picky because there are just so many great places to eat. The No 9 restaurant is comparable to New Sun Hong Kong in San Francisco's Chinatown but a lot better, ALOT.
It's open 24 hrs which is a plus because there aren't too many places that are open around here except for River Rock Casino and Denny's. So...........take a wild guess where you are going to be dining at around 3 am?
This would be a solid 5 star restaurant restaurant in San Francisco. The food comes out piping hot, the menu is a mix between a Hong Kong cafe and a congee/noodle house. I would probably stick with the chow fun, chow mein, wontons, roast duck, roast pork, beef brisket etc. I would actually stay away from the Hong Kong menu.
The worst wonton house in Vancouver is better than any wonton houses in San Francisco. -
Review from lee k.
4/16/2011 1 photo
This place reminds me that it is like a Chinese Denny's.
They open 24 hours and offer many many choices of decent Chinese foods.
The menu(s) offer so many types of combo plates at your choices.
They serve breakfast menu in late afternoon a well!
Conveniently located and fast serving. A popular place at Lansdowne.
My favorite dish is the fried little white crispy fish (white rice fish?),
try it! -
Review from J C.
Edmonton, AB
1/3/2011
I eat at No.9 for breakfast after 7 am. They have specials thousand year old eggs and pork congee and a plate of fried soya noodle with tax and tip for $8.00
You will be full for the day. -
Review from Carina N.
1/18/2010
Honestly, I'm surprised that this restaurant still stay in business with all the competitions in Vancouver. No. 9 is busy, filthy, and a fleet of not-so-friendly staff. We went to the booth area in the back of the restaurant. It was so dim and depressing so I got up to open up the blinds a bit. Then this waitress told me they want to keep this area dark. I guess that's because they have a TV up on top.
The food was disappointing. The beef brisket noodles was chewy and tasteless. Noodles was an OK. Porridge was not cooked together with the ingredients. It was bland white porridge and the chicken (or pork, or other meat) was added at the end before they serve.
The steamed milk pudding (Dun Nai) was so hard that I could rest a spoon on top without it falling. It tasted more like a jello. Ew. Milk tea was way too sweet. I couldn't even take a second sip. Oh... and they only take cash. So bring enough cash, or you'll have to use that shady ATM machine at the back. -
Review from Tiffani L.
Richmond, BC
10/7/2011 5 Check-ins Here
The food is ok! But as long as its 24 hours, its convenient XD
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Review from Joe L.
Vancouver, BC
I used to come here for late night dinner and snacks after my parents picked me up at the airport on my visits. We stopped coming for one reason or another but I think I will revive my patronage based on my last visit.
The restaurant is still busy as ever. It was packed when we came here for lunch on the Saturday before Christmas but were able to be seated in 6 minutes. Yes, the host said 6 minutes when he gave us our queue number and we were seated in that time.
The menu continues to be extensive and it IS a good place for late night snack type dishes with plain congee although they begin serving them at 10am now. We ordered BBQ pork congee and flat rice noodle in soup with beef briskets and organs. There was not a piece of briskets to be found in my bowl of noodle but the organs were bountiful - intestines, 2 kinds of stomach linings, lungs and tendon. The prices were the same so I didn't bother to ask for an exchange. The congee looks good although I didn't try it. I'm a bit surprised that they don't offer Chinese doughnuts or rice rolls to go with congee on the menu.
The only thing that really bugs me is that they don't accept credit cards. Who carries cash???Listed in: Congee in Metro Vancouver
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Review from Jando S.
8/7/2008
24 hour Chinese food? Sign me up. This joint has been the site of many late night eats with a lot of Chinese comfort food and excellent prices. Don't expect an amazing meal at 3AM, because the food here is nowhere as mind blowing as other restaurants within the Richmond area. For Chinese foodies this is the place to be after a long night and one of the few places that are open past midnight.
Decor is solid and there is a lot of seating for groups, couples, and loners. The service could use some work since they are sometimes short handed during the wee hours of the morning. All and all I'm a big fan of coming here, but only late at night. -
Review from Tim L.
12/12/2008
If you know what you're expecting then this place isn't all that bad. There's a vast selection of food including non-Chinese food.
Yes you can get a cheeseburger here, but don't do it!
It's loud and obnoxious, service is nothing out of the ordinary. It's a quick in, quick out kind of place. It's 24 hours and its greasy.
Perfect as an apres drinking activity. -
Review from Fritz S.
4/23/2011
i find that if you come at 3am your food comes out faster and you get better service!
I came here with my wife after i picked her up from her night shift at the hospital. she had a craving for meat since the previous day was good Friday and meat is a no no for us. (its a catholic thing ya'll) anyhoo. i was hungry as well so we hit up no 9.
when we arrived, we were seated right away. it wasn't that busy anymore. the post clubbers were already finishing up their food, still drunk, tiara's to the side, messed up hair, holding on to their boyfriends and stumbling back to their cars. haha you had to be there to see it. walk of same FTW!! ANYHOO im going off topic..
I ordered the roasted duck on steamed rice 7.95, my wife ordered the beef brisket wonton noodle soup 5.95. both very tasty and came out QUICK!!! our server was always there when we needed her. it was great. we never would have got this service if we came at 9pm lol.. just saying. thank you no9 for the food and the drunk show ;) -
Review from Claudia L.
Burnaby, BC
1/6/2009
There are only 2 occasions in which I will eat at No 9:
1. Feigning for live entertainment - I am bored at 2am and would like to be entertained by a crowd of drunken Hongers
2. Feigning for sadism - I am feeling masochistic and want to be treated badly
Someone once told me to never trust a 24-hour restaurant ("when the eff would they ever clean?") - good point. -
Review from Jonas T.
4/27/2009
It's what a typical HK cafe is like, except 24 hours. Huge menu with decent prices and average food. I'd be happy if every major city I visited had one of these.
JONASAPPROVED! -
Review from Allen W.
12/23/2009 1 Check-in Here
Lengthy menu full of all sorts of snacks and good eats. I've eaten here a few times and found the food to be generally good.
The downside of this restaurant is how busy it can get. Tables are close to one another with staff hustling around, bumping into your chair as they fly by. Dishes are constantly making noise as tables are quickly cleared.
It's not for those seeking a peaceful meal ;-) -
Review from Lee N.
Vancouver, BC
7/6/2009 25 Check-ins Here
Its 3 am and where is the food, well at that time its only 15 minutes down Oak street and over to Lansdowne Shopping mall in Richmond, open 24 hours a day and it's just cooking at 3am sometimes, so after a long night out and IF YOU SHOULD BE DRIVING, head over a bridge for some Cantonese food, easy parking right outside, you can tell how busy it is when you pull across the acres of parking lot.
I gave it 4 stars because its open 24 hours a day. -
Review from Katie O.
9/18/2008
So I woke up at 6am to feed my daughter and when she went back to bed, it was a good opportunity for me to walk around the block of our hotel. Nothing was open! Usually when we stay at a hotel, I'd like to go get breakfast, I couldn't even find a mcdonalds! So I walked farther than I expected and saw the Lansdowne center sign and immediately, No.9 Restaurant came to my mind and I remember that they are opened 24 hours a day. A chinese restaurant opened 24 hours! That's unheard of in SF!
I knew what I wanted...ROAST DUCK! I know, I know....it's crazy to even think of eating roast duck at 8am in the morning....but how else was I going to get a chance to eat it, since we already have plans for lunch and dinner! I ordered 1/4 of a roast duck and some porridge combo (which came with soy sauce chow mein) and I also ordered a iced milk tea. After a 15 minute walk back to the hotel, it didn't take long for my husband to get up since I told him I had roast duck.haha
The duck was good, maybe it was too early in the morning, but the skin wasn't crispy enough. The taste was delicious. To me, the duck itself tasted gamier. Kinda different from the roast ducks we have in SF. The porridge was ok and the chow mein could be better. I loved the ice milk tea; creamy but still had a lot of tea flavor in it.
I'd give their roast duck 3.5 stars and for the porridge and chow mein...2 stars. -
Review from Katie F.
11/11/2008
I was totally disappointed by this restaurant. This place was recommended to us as good Chinese food in Richmond and open 24 hours... I would not return.
The food is very average at best, and the dishes are so grease laden that I felt ill after eating there. We had so many left-overs and ended up tossing a lot of them out (not my style at all since I hate seeing wasted food). We ordered a variety of noodle dishes, pork and lemon chicken. The noodles were okay and quite typical in quality for most restaurants but the meat dishes left a lot to be desired.
Quite loud but service is average. I would not return because there are so many better options in Richmond. -
Review from Brian W.
7/11/2010
Best part: open 24 hours.
Second best part: pretty cheap.
Worst part: the food.
You'd think a place packed with Chinese people would be a good sign, right? It's a mix of high school kids and older adults so hopefully at least some of them know what's good, what's bad, what's cheap, and how to do good and cheap at the same time. Not to mention late night, although honestly 10pm isn't all that late til you realize three-quarters of the other restaurants in the area closed an hour ago.
Then you get to the food. We had pei dan jook (congee)-- pork and preserved egg. It wasn't bad. We also had won ton mein. Again not bad, although we started to notice the taste of MSG...
Paid, left reasonably satisfied.
Got back, had more water. Noticed more MSG aftertaste. Uh-oh.
Went to bed... woke up... STILL? Ewwwwwwwwww. Yeah. Not going back, especially when better places are only a block away... -
Review from Cody S.
1/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is our last resort restaurant. Having said that, I will always come here because there is such a wide variety of dishes on the menu that we both enjoy. Unfortunately, the staff here are very pushy and many times unprofessional. The food is worth the price. The HK BBQ is sometimes dry and is better other places. Oh and most importantly, They DONT accept credit cards. Many restaurants in Richmond are this way. I have a tendency to have a lack of trust with these 'cash only' businesses because many avoid paying taxes. Other then that, if you need to have a bite to eat at 2am, this is the place.
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Review from Amary N.
7/27/2009
24 hours Chinese cafe. I love that!
I got hungry around 12am. I ordered the House Special Chow Mein. It has lots of seafood and meat on it. If it was a bit crispier it would have been perfect! Came out $13.80 but it was worthied.
Judging for this place. It isn't so bad, if you want to have a decent meal late at night. They also serve Canadian food. Such as toast bread, jam, omelettes. The menu is huge and you have lots to select from. The cafe is located the same roll as Best Buy. -
Review from Irene L.
12/29/2011
what the hell? $4.95 just for a bubble milk tea. damnnnn. just last week , i ate here with my dad and it was our first time eating there and we just needed a place to go for dinner because it was late,and i'm not from this area , i was part of some tour thing, and my food tasted decent. but again my dad was so surpised about the noodles/ with beef . he was disappointed at the food quality.
