So we went here with a friend who reccomended this. It was wonderful. The food was amazing. We…read morechose a few things and everything was tasty. My husband particularly liked the fried rice. We chose three dishes and that was plenty with leftovers. I am sure that the rest of the menu is great so have fun and try something new. Service was really good. The server was prompt and friendly and helpful when deciding dishes. The thing that lost the star was the atmosphere. It was really plain Jane. nothing that would distinguish it from a fast food joint. No interesting decorations or comfotable seating. However food was excellent. So if the ambience doesn't make or break you, this is a great place to try. The prices are also very reasonable for the quality of the food you get.

Do not order from this place! Ordered online through skip the dishes and canceled my order without…read moreproviding a right reason. I've requested or napkins and 2 chopsticks and 2 dishes. Unreliable!

Free 2 hour angle parking is available by the front doors (east side of the building). The waiter…read morereminded us Not to back into the angle parking as people have gotten tickets for that. I can see this being Very busy if Rogers event center had an event. Place was 20% full Monday at 6PM. The decor is very unique and lovely. We tried the buffet which is on daily. The server brings over wonton soup to start before you head to the buffet. It was great. Overall the buffet was fine. Very fresh and hot but also pretty normal. Nothing stood out as spectacular. The shrimp was very well cooked. The green onion cakes as well were great. The spring rolls were very empty of filling. The chicken dumplings were great. Fried rice and noodles were fine. Lots of breaded meats or well sauced meats. You get a very fresh donut at the end - which was very tasty. Overall a good Chinese food buffet.

There are legendary restaurants in Edmonton and then there's The Lingnan. Open since 1947 (that's…read more78 years!!!) you would be hard pressed to find an Edmontonian that doesn't have some sort of relationship with this famed Chinese restaurant, its food, or the family who runs it. Speaking of the Quons, they have become celebrities in their own right especially after their family was featured in a season of the TV series The Family Restaurant in 2009 followed by The Quon Dynasty in 2011. The matriarch of the family, Amy Quon, is well known for her warm and friendly demeanor and the way that she takes time to visit with guests. The Lingnan was the first Chinese restaurant in Edmonton and most people would likely tell you that it remains the best. VUE Weekly named The Lingnan the #1 Best Chinese 2018. The Edmonton Journal has voted them Best/Favourite Chinese Restaurant 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. And EDify Magazine awarded them the Best Chinese Restaurant 2023 title. The list of accolades is long and with good reason. I have personally eaten at The Lingnan many times over the years and I have always appreciated their quality and consistency. I decided to pay them a visit on a recent Sunday evening to revisit this Chinese institution. Located in Central McDougall right behind Rogers Place, the restaurant's tall vertical signage and red and yellow paint cannot be mistaken. They've also got a really cool mural painted on the side of the building. The interior is impressive, expansive, and ornate. Entering the restaurant you'll first be greeted by a life-size bronze statue of a Chinese warrior. Next you'll marvel at their large (and very clean!) aquarium stocked with giant goldfish. The space will take your breath away and there is certainly no where else like it in the city. Every inch is beautifully decorated and the colours of red and gold create the palette. Intricate Chinese lanterns hang from the ceiling. The tiling, the art, and the gilded accents stretch as far as the eye can see. There are at least three different dining rooms and many of these areas can be sectioned off to create even more spaces. Each table is covered with a white table cloth and servers in traditional Chinese clothing hurry about the room. A reservation is highly recommended because even on a Sunday night every single table was occupied and there was a lineup of people waiting to be seated. The Lingnan's patrons are loyal, many of them having spent their entire lives eating meals at the restaurant. A feast for the eyes, simply dining at The Lingnan is an experience in itself. Once seated and settled it was difficult to ignore the flurry of activity all around. Happy customers enjoying their meals, the aroma of delicious plates of food passing by, and the gorgeous jade-coloured ceiling with a dragon in the center of it. Looking for a beverage to match the atmosphere, a warm cup of Chinese Jasmine Tea would've been a wonderful choice. However, I ventured to the cocktail menu for something a bit more special. The China Moon (Soho Lychee, Hipnotiq, Blue Curacao, pineapple - $10.00) caught my attention. A beautiful green-hued beverage to match the ceiling overhead! I appreciated the list of custom cocktails, created to suit the restaurant. Seemingly a modern addition, these drinks elevate the dining experience by complimenting the food and overall ambiance. I loved this sweet, easy-drinking beverage and the flavours of lychee and pineapple were a delight. It's very chic to be sitting with a China Moon in hand. Like any good Chinese restaurant, take-out is a major component of the business. However, another more recent update has been the addition of a buffet. For the exceedingly reasonable price of $31 (every day of the week) you can feast upon some of The Lingnan's most popular dishes. I have enjoyed the buffet on several occasions in the past but on this particular visit I was interested in sampling some of the restaurants more upscale and unique dishes. But first let's take a moment for the Dry Spicy Chicken. An entire blog could be written about this dish alone. In fact, this chicken used to have its own restaurant. A true staple Edmontonian dish and affectionately nicknamed "crack chicken," we all mourn the loss of Chicken for Lunch. Operating out of the Rice Howard Place food court (lunchtime on weekdays only) and run by Amy Quon herself, this place used to attract immense lineups. Why? I mean, they did sell a variety of items but everyone was there for the addictive Hot and Dry chicken. Amy always treated everyone like they were someone special and she still does. With Chicken for Lunch gone, all is not lost because this famous chicken is still on the menu at The Lingnan! Available in both appetizer and entree sizes, I could not imagine visiting the restaurant without ordering it. On this visit I went for the Appetizer Dry Spicy Chicken ("Amy's Chicken." Breast meat strips lightly battered and stir fried with our home made chili oil

Edmonton isn't necessarily known as a hot spot for the best Chinese food in the country (it's no…read moreRichmond, BC or Scarborough, ON) but this cuisine is certainly on its way up. With renewed appreciation for the city's Chinatown and innovators like Fu's on the scene, people are taking notice in a delicious way. My stomach is very pleased to be a part of this renaissance and reframing of Asian fare in Edmonton. I bet you didn't know that we have soup dumplings in town - and I mean really good ones. Named Favourite Dish on the Edmonton Food Faves We Crave 2022 and 2024 lists, this was a dish that I absolutely needed to try. Visiting on a dark and cold Saturday evening, we made the trek out to Dominion Industrial, unsurprisingly not a part of the city that I often frequent. By now you know that I am always happy to venture around for food! The outside of the restaurant is very unassuming and you might even miss it if you don't know what you're looking for. Keep an eye out for the red awning and you'll know that you've found the right place. There's parking around the side and back of the building. Entering through the door and walking into the space, I was immediately struck by a wave of tantalizing hot and sour aromas. A friendly staff member guided us to a table in the decently-sized dining room and I began to take everything in. The room is somewhat modest but maybe a little futuristic with chrome-topped tables and matching chairs. Huge round tables are outfitted with big rotating trays in the center, waiting to accommodate large groups. I liked that each place setting was ready with a bowl, soup spoon, teacup, and chop sticks. A picture of the Shanghai city skyline decorates the wall. Circling back to the staff, we were served by two different women during our visit and both were absolutely lovely. Incredibly warm, friendly, attentive, and helpful. The menu is quite extensive and they were happy to answer all of our questions and made useful recommendations. They really elevated our visit! Upon sitting down we were delivered the customary pot of jasmine green tea - very welcome due to the frigid temperature outside. The warm sips were an ideal way to defrost while creating a plan for our feast. Shanghai 456 is known for their soup dumplings but they serve a whole lot more. The menu is really big and it took a little while for us to decide all of the different dishes that we wanted to try. We got there eventually but not without some effort! Once the order was placed the various plates began to arrive in no particular order. The feast had begun! We thought that a noodle dish would be a good "base" for the meal. I liked the sound of the Shanghai style smoked fish noodle but was informed that it was served as a soup. Soup is harder to share among a group so instead we went with the Shanghai Noodle Sautéed with Pork and Vegetables ($16.95). The ample portion of wok-fried noodles was served hot and delicious. Each tender and thick noodle was bathed in a tasty and savoury sauce. The cabbage within the dish added a nice fresh crunch and the thin strips of pork helped to round out the plate. These noodles were easy to eat and very satisfying. After that, we leaned into the Shanghai Dim Sum part of the menu hard - all remaining dishes came from this part of the menu, arguably what the restaurant is most known for. So much to choose from and so many plates that caught my eye! Next to arrive was the Sticky Rice Roll with Chinese Long Donut and Dried Pork Floss ($7.95). I was too intrigued by the idea of this dish to not try it. It arrived looking kind of like a sushi roll but that was the beginning and the end of the similarity. I'm a huge fan of Chinese long donuts (you can get the best ones in Edmonton at Shan Shan Bakery in Chinatown) so I was really curious to find out how this would work within a rice roll. Turns out, it works really well! A wonderful combination of sweet and savoury combined with some really interesting textural elements from the sticky rice to the crispy donut to the dry shards of pork. I've never tried anything like this before and it was fun to eat! Then it was time for the traditional Chinese broth-filled dumplings! Otherwise known as xiao long bao (or XLB if you're extra cool). "Xiao long" refers to the bamboo steaming basket which they are prepared in, while "bao" means bun and refers to the dumpling itself. They can be made with all sorts of different fillings on the inside. There is also a specific way for them to be eaten - you don't just start tossing them into your mouth (although I'm sure that no one would be mad if you did). The little ritual involved in eating the bao adds to the special experience. You are meant to lift the dumpling from its top with chopsticks and place it into your spoon. Then you poke a hole into the bottom of the bao to release the hot broth. There is soup inside of each dumpling! First you drink the hot broth out of the spoon and then you enjoy the rest o

Shanghai 456 is the only restaurant in Edmonton that offers decent quality dishes from the Shanghai…read morearea, so I'd give them 8.5/10. Items that are worth trying are: - Xiao Long Bao (Steamed Mini Pork Soup Bun): Probably the best in Edmonton. They also offer one with crab meat. - House Special Hotpot: A mix of goodies including fish balls, salty pork belly, vegetables, and noodles. One pot is enough for two people to share

Kyoto - Garneau has been one of my favourite Japanese restaurants since 2014. They have a wide…read moreselection of good quality items that come in great portions at amazing prices. Overall 9/10. Strongly recommend: - Bento - Grilled Hamachi Collar: Often out of stock - Sashimi, i.e. Sashimi Boat - Chirashi

If you have no problem with gluten or wheat based food in your maki as I do, then Kyoto may work…read morefor you. I didn't order the food, and I can't verify that these crumbs were indicated in the menu, but they were definitely an unwelcome surprise to me. The California cones were crumb free, as was the yakitori, though I suspect the sauce may have traces of flour in it. The rice was good, and frankly, I was glad to have ordered it, other wise I would have been left hungry, since all of the maki was crummy. Isobe maki comes with fish and crumbs which were not mentioned on the take out menu from skip the dishes. We ordered momiji and avocado maki, both crummy with tempura detritus. As for service, our skip the dishes delivery was slow, as I suspect our driver stopped to deliver part of his paper route- you gotta love the gig economy. The ambiance was okay at home though.

Have tried this restaurant twice, both times the experience was very meh, below average…read more Everything we tried (big rice noodle, lao gan ma fried rice, dumplings, spring rolls, hot n sour soup, won ton soup) was lacking in flavour and just underwhelming. Food from another era. Not worth revisiting.

Spirit Bistro is a new Chinese food restaurant that opened only 2 weeks ago in Chinatown! I can't…read moreimagine how incredibly challenging this is must be in the middle of a pandemic with lockdowns. We ordered on through take out on a Saturday afternoon and our food was ready within 20 minutes. Very impressive considering that we ordered A LOT of food. The staff at the restaurant were very nice and happy for our business. When we got home, the food was still warm and the portions were HUGE. We will have leftovers for days! I was surprised to find a cute note in my order explaining that Spirit Bistro is a brand new family owned business here in YEG. The food tasted great, huge portions and that owners/ staff are very kind people! We will be coming back here for sure!

Today we just grabbed a snack from here while watching the Cariwest parade. i had to get the soup…read moredumplings as per usual, and this time we tried the Sichuan Spicy Potatoes. So this won't be really a full review. I must say that because I find the restaurant so uncomfortable to sit in, I really enjoyed my snack in the sun outside. Service was slow, however I think it was much more busy than what they are use to on a Saturday at lunchtime. Food was delicous as usual. The soup dumplings had a lovely flavour. I love how the wrapper has a great seal so you can slurp the soup out. It is messy (especially in a lawn chair ) but so worth it. The potatoes were well cooked and had a spicy flavour. We really enjoyed them. A great place to go for a snack or a meal.

Every time I go there I just love the place more! The place is very cozy and nice, staff are…read morefriendly and helpful and above all, the food is really delicious and I think so far it's one of the best places in Edmonton. Perfect for lunch with coworkers or dinner with family! I love the place and I highly recommend it! :)

The restaurant is nicely decorated, the staff are friendly and the menu is extensive. I ordered the…read moreKorean Gagnam Chicken Bowl to go. It was prepared very quickly! I like that the chicken and rice are in different compartments so that the chicken and rice stay fresh. The portion was large and the flavour was good.

I ordered a bunch of dishes from Rice Bowl Deluxe and honestly, this is the kind of food that makes…read moreyou sit there quietly for a second after the first bite because it's just that satisfying. The Hainan Chicken Rice was super comforting. The chicken was soft and juicy, not dry at all, and the rice had so much flavor on its own you could eat it plain. Once you add the sauces, it's game over. Simple dish, but when it's done right like this, it really hits. The congee was exactly what you want from congee. Warm, smooth, and easy to eat, but still flavorful. It's the ultimate comfort food, especially if you're tired or just want something cozy. They were generous with the ingredients too, not just a bowl of plain porridge. I love that they have that Hong Kong style café vibe on the menu. It's that mix of Asian and Western comfort food that just feels nostalgic and homey. Everything tastes like real food made in a real kitchen, not something rushed out. The rice bowls are huge. You actually feel full after, which is rare these days. Good amount of protein, fresh toppings, and everything tastes balanced, not overly salty or oily. The fried chicken was crispy outside, juicy inside, and well seasoned. Not greasy, not dry, just really solid fried chicken that you actually want to keep eating. And the Singapore noodles were packed with flavor. Nice texture, lots of ingredients, and that classic curry seasoning that makes you keep going back for "one more bite" until it's gone. Everything came hot and packed well, portions are generous, and the food just tastes comforting and real. This is the type of place you start craving randomly during the week. Easy 5 stars. Definitely ordering again.

The food was good. A bit pricey for a few slices of chicken on top of assorted veggies on a bed of…read morerice. Service was a little slow when we were there, I think because the place was crowded at the time they had the night market going. That day was super busy; you could hear the other tables chisma .

Friendly service? Nope Quality? Meh and my dragon rolls came…read morewith no sauce Crispy noodles are new to me but I don't think I'd order them again. After tipping in advance, not impressed with the service or food.