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    Old Street Express

    3.0 (11 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Popcorn chicken over rice
    Vy D.

    I came to the center to shop but got hungry. I decided to stop into this stall because they had the popcorn chicken I was craving. They have a ton of different options and many various meals you can get. The person at the stall was very friendly and helpful! Service was quick and I waited maybe 5 minutes for my meal. I got the popcorn chicken over rice, which comes with a bowl of ice and bok choy, a drink, and a decent size portion of the chicken for about $12. The chicken was made very well, juicy, and tender! The only thing was, the chicken was not season on the outside. I was expecting a bit of salt or pepper, but it didnt taste like much of the outside was seasoned. The rice was drizzled with some sort of sauce probably from another braised dish, it was delicious! I thought it was a wonderful meal, quick, and made very well. I would definitely come back.

    Crepe with Chinese donut
    Nancy L.

    Yelp reviewers have been saying that this is a Taiwanese stand but I have my doubts. Old Street Express does have a couple of traditional Taiwanese food; however, they also sell traditional mainland Chinese food as well, such as the crepe, which originated from China (one reviewer indicated that it's a "Taiwanese crispy crepe"). They also sell tofu dessert but they called it "tofu brain" (literal translation) and only mainland Chinese people call it as such. We Taiwanese people call it "tofu flower". With technicalities aside, the reason I wanted to try was mainly for the beef noodles. I have a serious addiction to Taiwanese beef noodles. We also got the Taiwanese braised pork rice and the crispy crepe. For the crepe, you can choose between fritter or Chinese donut. We opted for the latter but I highly recommend that you don't. I had imagined that the Chinese donut would be crispy but it wasn't. It was soft and doughy. In addition, the whole crepe was so dry. I've had much better ones in Beijing or even at President Plaza in Richmond (I believe the vendor is currently closed due to covid). The braised pork rice was ok. If a Taiwanese vendor can go wrong with this dish, then you'd have a serious problem. I found the price a little too steep for what we got. If you know how to make the dish like I do, you'll know cheap it is to make everything that's in the rice bowl. The beef noodle was a HUGE disappointment. Firstly, the bowl was SO very tiny and they charged $10.95!! Normally, I can't finish a soup noodle on my own but I was able to finish this bowl very easily. Secondly, the soup was not rich and fragrant. Lastly, the beef was way too salty. For the latter two food items, you're much better off going to Public Market and get them from either Chef Liu or Potelicious. The only pro from this place is that each meal came with a drink but that alone isn't enough for me to go back again. Bye bye!

    menus on the wall
    Ray P.

    I was happy to see A Taiwanese stand opening up in Landsdown so was eager to try out their food. Unfortunately, my anticipation was not met with an equally good food experience. I tried the beef brisket noodle soup and the pigs feet on rice dishes. The beef brisket, normally a soft melt in your mouth feel, was tough and chewy to the point of almost jerky-like. The noodles seemed like the type you buy in the supermarket and the soup base was really thin and lacking in any body. One-star for this dish. Moving on, the pigs feet had good taste so that was a plus. However, the portion size was small...four small pieces that was about 90% bone. The rest was a lot of filler plain white rice, an overcooked hard boiled egg (tasteless too) and some veggies. Two stars for that. Service was friendly though so that was a redeeming quality. I hope they up their food quality though!

    Beef noodle soup. Tastes like Ichiban instant noodles.
    Arron B.

    Save yourself the money and get your food from R and H a few stalls beside this place. It's located inside the Lansdowne Mall Food Court. I ordered the beef noodle soup and the bbq duck crepe and canned drink. The soup tastes exactly like Ichiban soup base and the noodles are instant too. The duck in the crepe tasted bland and was served cold in a freshly made crepe. For this amount of money you will get better value at R and H a few stalls down.

    Chinese Crepe
    Justin C.

    I like their Taiwanese crispy crepe, taste and smell delicious! It has variety of choices, great portion for a lunch. Definitely will come back for their egg crepe and beef noodles.

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    We revisited Fishman for dinner. I still remember how their seafood dishes were outstanding from…read moreprevious visit. This time, we ordered crab again. What we ordered: Limited Gigantic snow crab 3lb with salted egg yolk sauce - highly recommended by staff Seafood fried rice Baked large beach oyster with four unique flavors. Highlight was definitely snow crab! Salted egg yolk sauce was great as usual, crab meat was so tender and sweet! I am glad to follow staff's advice. Presentation was good, too. Rice cake was chewy, soft and paired with sauce so well and so addictive. Seafood fried rice was also great! Clam was so juicy and delicious! prawn was nicely firm and very good. Ingredients were outstanding. And Baked beach oyster was also great item. Oyster paired with each unique different flavor(Forgot to ask what kinds of each flavor..), Oyster itself was very large and creamy. Highly recommend this item, too. Overall, our revisit to Fishman was another great experience. Restaurant was packed, No doubt this restaurant is very popular for long time.

    The one star is for the food. The service deserves zero stars…read more I have never experienced this kind of treatment in Canada before. Throughout our visit, the waitress directed almost all of her attention to my husband. She explained everything to him in detail while barely acknowledging me. I was left to read the menu and figure out what to order on my own. I also noticed the same behavior at other tables. She spoke primarily to the men while largely ignoring the women. Even after I placed the entire order for our table, she continued checking only with my husband about everything we needed. When it came to drinks, after the two men had placed their orders, she didn't even ask me if I wanted anything before walking away, as if I were invisible. At the end of the meal, after I paid the bill, she turned to my husband, smiled only at him, and completely ignored me. It was extremely impolite and made me feel disrespected. The food was good, but the service was the worst part of the experience. Based on how I was treated, it felt discriminatory. I hope the management takes this feedback seriously and ensures that every customer is treated with equal respect.

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    Micha

    4.3
    (61 reviews)
    0.5 km
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    First time trying Micha and it was great! We took advantage…read moreof their combo meal for 2 and got chicken nuggets, lamb stir fry and 3 braided veggies I love a beef roll and this one was great also got the 2:1 drink deal as well. The interior is big, clean and modern decor. Menu is big with delicious options and reasonable prices. Food also came out quickly! My only feedback would be is if they had some photos on their menu to be more clear as to what the dishes are and how they are prepared.

    Decent Taiwanese spot in Richmond area. We usually go to Memory Corner for Taiwanese but decided to…read moretry something new. What's appealing here is that their Instagram advertises daily specials so you can get some dishes for a great discount (like 40% off). We tried the braised combo (pork ear, pork intestines, fish cake), Taiwanese egg wrap, braised pork sauce rice with deep fried pork chop, and yam taro mochi balls. The braised combo is pretty solid - I didn't really like the funkiness to the intestines (I generally enjoyed it in barbecue settings) but the fish cake was fantastic. I also liked the texture of the pork ears. The Taiwanese egg wrap was a bit tasteless, so I wouldn't recommend. Braised pork sauce rice is the lu ruo fan which is a large portion with seaweed, bean sprouts, and soup on the side. Pork chop was flavorful and juicy but not crispy batter, which is okay. Yam taro mochi balls were sweet and chewy. I don't like taro but I loved this dessert! Service is okay. They give a water jug for self pour but the water jug was of questionable cleanliness. The specials were not discounted so we called it out and we weren't told that we had to put the order with a server, not the QR code, so it was a strange interaction. They ended up honoring the discount. Also, they shut down ordering 1 min before 10:30pm - guess they didn't want more money as we wanted to order 1 more dish and they preemptively told the kitchen to close. Sure it's fine no big deal, it was a lot of food.

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    Micha
    Chicken nuggets that came with the chicken nuggets rice entree $15.95

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    Chicken nuggets that came with the chicken nuggets rice entree $15.95
    Lucky J

    Lucky J

    4.2
    (5 reviews)
    1.3 km

    Love this place! Despite the limited menu, each item was spot on…read more I had the beef congee, shrimp rice rolls, and donut rice rolls and popcorn chicken. Every was very good. Prices are like food court prices but restaurant quality level. The only thing that needs to be improved is service. For Sunday lunch time service, only 1 server was working the till, taking and serving orders, and grabbing the check. Everything slowed down considerably. You had to get your own napkins, sauce dishes, sauces, chili oil etc. so had to take 1 star away. But the quality of the food was enough to make it a 4 star review. The rice rolls were of the perfect texture. Generous servings too. The popcorn chicken was salty and savoury with friend basil As well. Very nice touch. I would repeat. Cheers! Happy eating!

    For this price, you don't expect the best quality, but I think their food exceeds the price point…read more The rice rolls were soft, but I wish they added more sweet soy sauce as it got dry at the end. Finally! A place that doesn't charge you $5 for a fried dough stick. It was ok - a little on the dense side The wontons were not good. The wontons and soup had no flavor. The cold noodle fen pi was really good. Perfect amount of vinegar and savory. I wish there were more vegetables, so I'm not eating noodles 90% of the time. I would come back for the rice noodle and cold noodle and maybe try their congee next time.

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    Chinese donut roll
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