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    Lee's House Restaurant

    2.8 (22 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Pork Dumplings ($6.95, front) and Braised Vegetarian Trio ($5.50, back)
    Michelle W.

    Good Chinese food and fast, friendly service--that's how I'd best sum up Lee's House. My sister and I came in roughly an hour before closing, and were quickly seated to a table of our choosing. At the time, there was only one customer, but it seemed like there were a number of takeout orders being completed. Our servers were all extremely courteous--from getting us chili oil, to switching out a pair of chopsticks. It made our experience all the more pleasant. BRAISED VEGETARIAN TRIO ($5.50): Though this is an appetizer, I thought that there could've been more tofu and seaweed as both are sliced so thinly. It is served cold to room temperature, so do keep this in mind if you prefer hotter food. I also found it to be too salty for my liking. PORK DUMPLINGS ($6.95 for 10): I thought the skin was on the thicker side, particularly near the seam. This made the skin to pork ratio off-balance as the latter is not that generously given. With that said, my sister did say that this would've been her favourite dish if it was actually served hot. Unfortunately for us, it was barely room temperature. The dish itself has a light sauce dressed over it. BRAISED BEEF BRISKET IN SOUP WITH NOODLE ($8.95): If you're craving a Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup, I definitely recommend ordering this with the noodle (not vermicelli) option. The soup is savory with great dimension and served piping hot; the beef brisket is tender and fatty; the flat noodles are thick with great elasticity; and the Chinese mustard leaves and bok choy add an additional flavor and textural component. In short, this was a very slurpable bowl of noodles! TOMATO STEW BEEF BRISKET IN SOUP WITH NOODLE ($9.50): This was my sister's dish, but she much preferred mine in terms of both the soup and noodles. The soup is thicker than the beef noodle soup, and has small pieces of softened tomato floating about. The noodles are not the same kind as the beef noodle soup: they soak up their soup more and are not as flat or thick. This too was also served piping hot, which was much appreciated! BBQ PORK FRIED RICE ($9.00): Finally, this was a last minute order and was served within minutes! The "wok hei" was absolutely incredible--the rice was perfectly fried and shone despite the other ingredients (egg, peas, BBQ pork, green onion). It was truly an example of how to master a simple, humble dish. Hats off to the chef! Considering the exceptional service and the stellar execution of two of the dishes, I hesitate in giving Lee's House 3 stars instead of 4 stars. However, I feel that the former more accurately reflects my overall experience given that the first two dishes missed the mark. For what it's worth though, this is my second time here and I do intend on coming back in the near future.

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    James T.

    I'm giving Lee's four stars because they have they boba/tapioca/pearl drinks. For those of us near UVic, the drinks are much better than rival Yang Yang. I just wish the drinks were a little cheaper. The food is less stellar. The menu at Lee's is expansive, offering mainland Chinese, Hong Kong-style, and Taiwanese dishes. I understand that they're trying to appeal to a wide variety of Asian tastes, but it sacrifices quality in the process. Don't expect stellar service. It's run like a family restaurant. I'd be surprised if the servers have any previous, formal food service experience.

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    Great place for bubble tea and Taiwanese food! Friendly staff and love that they open till late most days.

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    4.4(192 reviews)
    5.3 km
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    Is a decent place in Victoria, the rice noodle is good and fired dumpling is better, the server is…read morefriendly, not asking for gourmet Chinese food, but been stuck on a cruise ship for a week, this place is fine, if come back will definitely stop by

    Iffy service, pretty solid food…read more My family and I weren't feeling any of the nearby restaurants at our hotel. Then we decided to visit the small Chinatown in the Victoria area. To make our 3-hour visit there worth it, we wanted to have dinner here, and I don't regret finding this place; it was awesome eating here! The inside is mildly bright with many tables for seating but it also feels oddly quiet inside given the number of people inside (it was halfway to a full house). You'll also see some wall decorations and figures at the front. Service here was pretty slow; it took 15 minutes for my mom and sis's dishes to come out, and nearly 25 minutes for the first portion of my dish. Sometimes my server was pretty busy to take some of my requests like getting a spoon or the check. As for my food, I got the traditional Crossing the Bridge rice noodles, with the standout items being the Yunnan pork and raw pork for me. My ingredients for this dish came out in 25 min, with the soup and coming out 10 minutes later and the noodles following a couple minutes after that. With the way everything but the noodles were being brought out, I was worried the soup would start getting cold by the time I threw everything else into the soup. Looking past all of that, the whole thing was actually delicious! Soup wasn't sour and instead felt very homely, and the amount of ingredients was perfect. The soup wasn't in any sort of stone pot to keep it really hot, but everything ended up being fully cooked before i started eating. Others things to mention: - We got two orders of wonton soup. These don't include noodles, and the wontons looked pretty bland even though they're actually full of taste. - My mom's zhajiang noodles came in soup, which is definitely a first since I usually see it without. - Portions in general are quite small though they aren't as expensive when looking between CAD and USD. I'll mentally add this place to my list of places to revisit whenever I'm back in Victoria!

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    4.5(133 reviews)
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    === 1. VERDICT/VALUE Pretty solid choice based on one…read moretakeout visit: decent food and good service! === 2. FOOD Stir-Fried Dried Green Beans ($19.95) The winner is this category would be Tropical Island Restaurant on Shelbourne; however, The Cozy Place offering would be close behind it. Decent with some crunch still; you can get it spicy or not. Ma Po Tofu ($19.95) You can order it meatless or minced pork; it's somewhat authentic. It does have some heat to it (for those sensitive to spice); however, it's pretty solid! === 3. SERVICE Service was good and professional on call-in, payment, wait, questions around the menu, and when the order was ready. English was fluently spoken by the lady working the front and the man cooking the dishes behind her. === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's a long, narrow restaurant - your group of 6, maybe 8 could fit at one table in the front. For everyone else, you're accommodated in tables of 2's or 4's along the wall. If bringing a wheelchair or baby stroller, I would stick to the table in the front. Parking is all metered on the street - note that the city has their parking enforcement office basically across the way working until 8pm, so put payment into the meters upfront even if you're coming by to do a quick pickup!

    At the suggestion of the umbrella shop owner in the alley we tried Cozy Place . Food was good…read moreespecially the boiled fish in a spicy soup and the veggie eggplant. We had the Gung Po chicken which was a bit over done. Service was friendly and service was quick

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    The Cozy Place Restaurant - Stir-Fried Green Beans ($19.95): tasty!

    Stir-Fried Green Beans ($19.95): tasty!

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    Golden City Restaurant

    3.5(122 reviews)
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    I may (not) be Asian....but I eat a lot of Asian food. I also go to every ChinaTown in any major…read morecity I can. Golden City is a real good place to dine: - Hot & Sour soup: This place has about the absolute best hot & sour we've ever had anywhere. - bbq pork: a traditionally prepared dish that was very good. - Fried dumplings: Not the greatest dumpling I've ever had...but good enough. They had a real good dipping sauce to accompany. - duck: This duck dish was real good. We certainly we like this place. Oh...and it's open later than most any restaurants around in the area!

    It was our first time in Victoria and we were looking for good Chinese food, luckily we found…read moreGolden City! When we arrived around 7pm the restaurant was not busy at all! I think it would probably be busier at lunch since they do have a dim sum menu. We ordered off the dim sum menu because I was hungry for it and they still offered it. From the regular menu I just got stir fry pea vines. The pea vines were crunchy and garlicky. They were to my liking. On the dim sum menu we got tripe, Xiao long Bao, omasum, har gow, chicken feet, and ham sui gok. My favorites on the dim sum menu were the tripe, Xiao long Bao, and chicken feet. The omasum was a bit too chewy and needed to be cooked long because I also had a hard time eating it. Everything else filled me up quickly and they were a great late night eat! Overall, Golden City is a standard place for Chinese food. The employees were nice but it's easier to talk to them if you have another mandarin speaker with you. My partner speaks mandarin so he helped me order.

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    4.0(37 reviews)
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    I was familiar with Cantonese and Szechuan styles of Chinese food, but I'd never heard of Guangxi…read more I'm definitely a convert and need to seek it out! They are known for rice noodles. Unlike Vietnamese bun which is thin like vermicelli, these were quite a bit thicker, almost like a round fettuccine. As appetizers, we had the duck egg rolls. We managed to eat them before taking a picture.... they were finally ground duck in egg roll wrappers. We also had the sliced pork belly with garlic sauce. I remembered to take a picture before it was completely gone! It was one of the most amazing things I've had. It's cooked and thinly sliced pork served cold, with crisp and refreshing julienne carrots and cucumber. It's served with a thin dressing that includes fresh garlic. The whole thing is cool, sharp, refreshing, and satisfying. Finally, I had the noodles. I borrowed somebody else's picture, because I forgot to take it before I dumped the toppings in. It comes with two or three different kinds of pickles, toasted soybeans, and green onions. The idea is to stir those into the noodles and eat them first, like a cool noodle salad. Then... you dump the broth on top and enjoy them like a Ramen or a noodle soup. It was absolutely amazing. As a Texan, I'm no stranger to spicy food, but somehow the spicy broth caught me at the back of my throat rather than just the tongue. You should definitely give this place a try! It felt authentic.. most of the customers in there appeared to be Asian, which is usually a good sign.

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    4.5(2 reviews)
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    === 1. VERDICT/VALUE It's out of the way, but it's worth it…read more- authentic Chinese food is hard to find in Victoria, and this might be one of the few (or only?) place to recommend to friends and family - visiting from out of town or otherwise. === 2. FOOD We've tried a variety of things and overall it's been solid: - Chicken Corn Soup ($12.95): solid choice - Mushroom, Peas, Egg Drop Soup: ($11.95): even better! - Dumplings (10, $12.95): nice and meaty. - BBQ Pork Chow Fun: good pork, wish there was more pork; noodles OK. - Beef & Broccoli ($18.95): feels pricey but it's solid. - Assorted Meat Chow Fun ($17.95): best value if you're doing noodles! - Prawns & Snow Peas ($19.95): good option as an entree! - House Special Chop Suey ($15.95): I guess it's supposed to be veg with some meat? === 3. SERVICE We've never dined in; only gotten takeout - but the service has always been good. Like other Chinese restaurants in Victoria, the time indicated for our order to ready seems to be a lot longer than say Vancouver, Toronto, or even Honolulu. But everyone answering the phone and serving at the counter speaks English well and it seems like they can speak Mandarin also. === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's spartan in a good way - big, open, and clean without the gaudy overly-Chinese decor that often accompanies the Chinese restaurant stereotype. A large fish tank at the front (likely for Feng Sui purposes) offers some distraction for younger kids. Those with wheelchairs and baby strollers should have not challenges here. The complex they are in seems to have plenty of parking - we've never seen the lot full, so that helps if you're driving!

    The beef brisket in hot pot is my favorite. The 14 piece chicken wings is a excellent. Noticed a…read morelot Chinese eating here for lunch and dinner, this is the place to go. Prices are resemble compared to other chinese restaurants.

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    Fish Filet in Spicy Pickled Vegetable Broth ($23.95): alright - the broth wasn't as flavourful as expected.

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