The plan today was to pick them up from the Sutton and head over to Shanghai River for some lunch. The whole idea of eating Shanghainese food can be attributed to a discussion regarding Joe's Shanghai in NYC. While they were in NYC, they had tried it on a friend's recommendation that they had the best Xiao Long Bao. Well... Viv and I have eaten at Joe's Shanghai and were not overly impressed. We wanted to show my cousin where the real deal could be found. Suffice to say, they were impressed with Shanghai River and its Xiao Long Bao. After that, we headed over to Pearl
Being in the middle of the afternoon, Pearl Castle was not its usual crazy busy. Good for us, we got to sit at a table of our choice and we took our time. I decided to go for the Strawberry Bubble Tea. Normally, fresh fruit would be my first choice; but I wanted to kick it ol' school. The drink was quite smooth and milky; but I couldn't get over the fact it tasted like Strawberry Pocky.
We never got a chance to try the food because we were pretty stuffed from lunch. However, according to friends, it's pretty good. Service was alright; but the servers seemed more interested in talking with each other than checking on tables.
The Good:
- Excellent selection of beverages
- Well-blended and not overly sweet drinks
- Spacious and comfortable dining space
The Bad:
- Service wasn't bad, but it wasn't that attentive either
4 comments:
A full faced visor can be had for $16 at TnT Supermarket in Metrotown. I saw it there.
LOL! Thanks Wendy!
OMG, I haven't laughed so hard in awhile (full-face visor comment)!
I take secret photos of everyone I see wearing one. And now that I know where I can buy them, I'm going to give them as birthday presents for the next year.
OMG... Stephanie, you're too funny!
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