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1. Crystal Mall
One additional update to my favourite places in the food court: Wang's Shanghai Cuisine (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) for their xiao long bao (Shanghai soup dumplings). Tied for my favourite in the Vancouver area.
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11/6/2008 First to Review
The circular design of this mall can drive you crazy. You feel like you are walking in circles -… Read more »
2. Want Want Hot & Spicy House
Burnaby, BC V5H 2A9
(604) 438-2377
Categories:
Fast Food,
Food Stands,
Chinese
Neighbourhood: Metrotown
* Photogenic(?!?!?) lamb *
I returned today to grab a "lamb patty" which is a delicious little fresh made sandwich of Chinese bread dusted in chili and cumin and stuffed with fresh grilled chili cumin lamb. These little bites of joy are a favourite…More »
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2/15/2010
* Mary had a little lamb, and I ate it..... *
This spot does fast food hot pot, where you serve… Read more »
3. Huaxi Noodle Specialist
Burnaby, BC V5H 2A9
(604) 438-8620
Categories:
Food Stands,
Ethnic Food,
Chinese
Neighbourhood: Metrotown
* Definitely a specialist! *
The name doesn't lie. This place specializes in Guizhou style noodle soups, and does it REALLY well.
The menu is fairly straight forward with a bunch of options listed as different numbers, but if you look closely most…More »
4. Wang's Shanghai Cuisine - CLOSED
I want to thank Claudia L. for suggesting this spot. I had been to Crystal Mall many times, and with the excellent selection available there just had never gotten to try Wang's. Wang's really does have some of the best xiao long bao (Shanghai soup…More »
5. Ali Shan Restaurant
* Reliable Taiwanese *
When at Crystal Mall I generally zoom right into the food court and don't think twice about the sit down restaurants as there are so many good options in the food court (http://www.yelp.ca/lis...).
But I decided to sit down…More »
6. Fung May
* Another Crystal Mall winner! *
The food court at Crystal Mall (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) is not your typical boring chain food court.
Hidden in it are such wonders as the xiao long bao from Wang's Shanghai Cuisine (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...), the…More »
7. 99 BBQ House
Burnaby, BC V5H
(778) 899-1899
Categories:
Chinese,
Food Stands,
Barbeque
Neighbourhood: Metrotown
* New BBQ stall in Crystal Mall Food Court *
This food court continues to improve with new offerings. My latest find is this new BBQ food stall, which specializes in various skewers grilled as you order them right before your eyes. The smell coming…More »
8. Kingspark Good Food
This stall within the Crystal Mall Food court holds one of my favourite treats - deep fried chicken knees. They fry them up to order and they come out hot enough to burn through the disposable plate they are on (literally - this always happens).…More »
9. Beijing Restaurant - CLOSED
* A new addition to the Crystal Mall food court *
Spotted a new addition today in the food court. They had a big sign that read in English, "Chinese hamburger." Looking more closely, the picture resembled rou jia mo (meat on flatbread). So I just…More »
10. Top Gun Hot Pot
This is part of the Top Gun group, which also operates Top Gun Dim Sum in Richmond (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...). The dim sum offerings at this location are quite similar sans the distracting Japanese options, which are skipable at the Richmond…More »
11. Northern Meixi Fast Food
* Perhaps I got the wrong thing *
I had the lamb dumplings. I was hoping for something similar to the ones available at Peaceful Restaurant (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...).
But alas, these were not of the same quality.
They were clearly handmade, but…More »
12. Xu's Wonton House
* Sad day *
Oh no! Wang's closed up shop?!?!?!?!?! This was one of my favourite places for xiao long bao in the Vancouver area: http://www.yelp.ca/biz...
In its place is a spot called Xu's Wonton House. At quick glance everything looked the same.…More »
13. Cherry's Tea & Icy Bar
Burnaby, BC V5H
(604) 779-2928
Category:
Juice Bars & Smoothies
Neighbourhood: Metrotown
The cooling watermelon juice was made with fresh watermelon after I ordered it. They blended it with a substantial amount of ice, so it was more of a watermelon slush than watermelon juice - but it was a refreshing palate cleanser after a nice dim…More »
14. Abdul BBQ & Shawarma
Burnaby, BC V5H 2A9
(604) 431-9498
Category:
Mediterranean
Neighbourhood: Metrotown
* Syrian style shawarma *
Very friendly service from the man behind the counter. He was quite on top of things with the rush of people that were in this small little spot in Crystal Mall.
I ordered the lamb shawarma, which is served in a pita with…More »
15. Crystal Seafood
Located in the market area on the ground floor of Crystal Mall, this little seafood shop offers a selection of mostly frozen seafood. The prices are fairly reasonable - but a lot of the fish are from China and Vietnam. They appear to potentially be…More »
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