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[Event] Dishcrawl Scarborough – Restaurant Leak – L’s Chinese Eatery

Apr25

Are you ready for Scarborough’s second Dishcrawl event? I sure am and I know something you don’t! *hehe* Well – I’ll share the little secret with you all! I know one of the restaurants that we’ll be heading to that night! Are you ready to know or you want to keep it as a secret? If you want to know – just scroll down – if you don’t – than just exit this blog post!

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L’s Chinese Eatery will be one of our destinations on May 7th 2013! Come crawl with us!

If you live in the area – you would probably know that L’s Chinese Eatery is opened about three weeks and is having a 15% off promotion for the month of April!

I will be writing a better review about this restaurant after I visit! Stay tune!

[Markham] La Piazzetta Ristorante Bar & Grill at Monte Carlo Inns – Woodbine Ave & 16th Ave

Apr15
Address: 8900 Woodbine Ave, Markham, ON L3R 5K6
Phone:(905) 513-8100
Rating: 4.5 star / 5 star

We headed to  La Piazzetta Ristorante Bar & Grill at Monte Carlo Inn for a celebration dinner. It was my Mother-in-law’s birthday and she chose to go here. I’ve been here once and this was my second time stepping inside this restaurant. It’s a Western restaurant but operated by Chinese people. It was quite a quiet place to be on a weekday – only a couple tables were occupied. What I love about their menu is – they have set course dinners at a fix price.

We all ordered a four course meal – it came with either salad or soup, main course, dessert, and a drink. They have different price range depending on what your main course is. The picture above is a lobster bisque soup that my husband ordered.

There was this oyster deal for $9.99 for half a dozen of fresh oysters.

Baked Escargots

Grilled Chicken on Mashed Potato

Steak & Shrimp dinner

Forgot what this dessert was called.

Overall – a really satisfying dinner. We were all very full and happy. What better to have in a birthday celebration right? Of course – delicious food does the job! Next time I would like to try their steaks! Have you been here before? What’s your experience? This location is the Woodbine & 16th Avenue location – inside Monte Carlo Inn. The service was excellent – staff were attentive! A place we must come back to :) !

 

[Scarborough] Asian Legend at Sheppred & Brimley Ave ;; Restaurant & Food Review

Apr1

Asian Legend has been around for a good 4-5 years now. I’m really surprised this restaurant lasted for this long – not because their food isn’t good but if you live in Scarborough/Markham area – restaurants don’t last that long. They change names a lot. So that was why I was surprised because it’s been a good 4-5 years!

The food in this restaurant is pretty good – more on the spicier side. Well at least that was what we had that night. 3/5 of the dishes were quite spicy. I guess for those that love spice – this is definitely a restaurant you should go!

This is the Stir Fry Eggplant – pretty good!! I love the sauce and it’s very tasty.

Forgot what this is called but it was a little blend to me. Not as tasty as the eggplants!

Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice

Not sure what this is called either. But darn – it was SPICY!

Kung Po Chicken! One of my favorite dish that night!

Fried Shanghai Noodles

Overall – dinner wasn’t so bad. A bit on the spicy side but I could handle it. About $13 per person for 6 plates of food + 3 bowl of rice for 6 people. We were pretty full too.

Dishcrawl Scarborough – Review & First Experience

Mar29

How should I start this post off as? Let me start it off with one word – “AMAZING”! It was my very first time experiencing a Dishcrawl Event. Before coming to this event – I had no idea how it would go. Of course – I was very curious of what restaurants we’ll be going to that night but again – I had a lot of questions in my mind. Would there be enough food to fill up my tummy? Would the food be awesome? How many people would be attending this event?

Dishcrawl Ambassador, Jennifer! You gotta meet her – she has a very charming personality!

My first Dishcrawl event was FABULOUS. My husband and I had a blast that night – especially at the end of the night – the dessert was what did it! Till this date – I’m still thinking about that funnel cake we had that night! Jennifer did an awesome job selecting the four restaurants! I will definitely be going to more Dishcrawl events in the future – you really can’t miss it! That means – I’ll need to lose off the extra pounds in order to join these Dishcrawl events. There was more than enough food for my stomach – the choices of restaurants were amazing! I love how the owner introduced themselves and gave a little history about their restaurants – I’ve learned quite a lot that night!

Let me talk a little more about the Scarborough Dishcrawl event that happened on March 27th 2013 (Wednesday). We met up at Pho Metro (a Vietnamese restaurant) – I didn’t know that was our first destination at all but when we got there – we figured it was. We got our names checked off and by 7:15pm – Jennifer gave us an introduction of the event. Then all we did was eat for the rest of the night! We stayed in each restaurant about 40 minutes.

Our number 1 stop was at Pho Metro.

For a better review of Metro Pho – check back on passion4food.ca !

Our 2nd stop: Mak Kal Chon Korean Restaurant

For a better review of Metro Pho – check back on passion4food.ca !

Our 3rd stop: The Loaded Dog Sports Bar & Pub

For a better review of Metro Pho – check back on passion4food.ca !

Our 4th stop: Big Moe’s Burgers & Fries & Funnel Cakes

For a better review of Metro Pho – check back on passion4food.ca !

Overall, I love the variety of restaurants Jennifer chose. It was a memorable experience for all of us who attended. I will definitely be joining future Dishcrawl events! Don’t forget to check out Dishcrawl website to find out where the next Dishcrawl is!

[Markham] Milestones at Highway7 & Warden Avenue ;; Restaurant & Food Review

Mar27

Celebrated our son’s first birthday at Milestones. I thought it be meaningful to celebrate his first milestone at Milestones. Get it? Hahaha – I like meaningful things. I didn’t know they had a Prix Fixe menu when we got there – even more better. It was a 3 course meal at $25.00 each. These are not the appetizer that came with the meal. What happened was – they didn’t have the soup starter we wanted and we waited about half an hour for it. So they decided to give us complimentary appetizers. We get to pick 5 appetizers on their regular menu,

Bruschetta

Sweet Potato Fries

Garlic Bread

Main Course: Chicken – not quite sure the full name of this meal

Main Course: Grilled Salmon

Main Course: Steak with baked potato

I do not recommend their steaks here – it sucks and it’s rough! it’s my second time trying their steaks and there is no next time! I order medium and it shouldn’t even be a problem chewing it. But nope – my jaw was tired after the second piece of steak. I had to take it home and make noodles with it instead. How disappointing right?

Dessert: Cookie & Cream

Dessert: Peacan Belgium Dark Chocolate Cake

We even had a complimentary dessert for munchkin’s first birthday. It was nice of the restaurant. We had a waitress that was fairly new and she made a lot of mistakes for our orders and such. Good thing I was in a good mood – otherwise I would of been really mad and requested to change servers. I didn’t want it to ruin our mood too especially dining with the in-laws. Hopefully she’ll learn from all the mistakes that night. Overall – had a delicious dinner. Dinner lasted about 2.5 hours long.

Dishcrawl in Scarborough – Spring 2013

Mar12

Yup – you read the title right! Dishcrawl event is happening in Scarborough in 15 days – March 27th 2013!! Are you curious what this Dishcrawl event is? Its an event where you try out 4 different restaurants in one night PLUS you get to meet the chefs too! Its my first time attending any events like this and I’m so excited for the food! When it comes down to food – I’m all for it! Are you ready for some yummilicious food? Purchase your ticket here!

I do know a little secret though! I know one of the restaurant that we’ll be going that day! Are you curious to know? Scroll down!
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Ready to know 1/4 of the restaurants? The restaurant name is Makkal Chon and it’s a Korean Restaurant! I’m thrilled about it because I love Korean food!

That’s what the secret is! Stay tune for other restaurant leaks on Passion4Food! Don’t forget to purchase your ticket now at Dishcrawl! This event will be happening in 15 days – March 27th 2013 !!! Time is flying by quick!! Limited tickets available and is selling out fast! Don’t miss your chance. My hubby and I got our tickets already and I’ll be doing restaurant reviews for each restaurants that we went to that night! Stay tune for my yummilious food / restaurant posts!

[Scarborough] New Northern Dumpling House — Variety of Food & Restaurant Review

Mar4

Another Chinese New Year feast we had during Chinese New Year. We headed to a dumpling house at Silverstar blvd and Steeles Avenue. Been here for a couple times and I gotta say – I love this time. Although this place isn’t all modern up or anything but the food is decent and at a very very very affordable price. It’s like Shanghai food to me. Ever since the first time Hubby and I ate here – it’s become out all time favorite place to go to for Shanghai food.

This is a beef dish – very delicious sauce – a bit on the salty side. It was my first time trying this out!

The regular fried tofu – another tasty dish. Love the sauce.

This is the fried dumpling or as the Chinese calls it “Wor Teep”. Love this dish.

The plain steamed buns – usually I don’t go for these because I find them too blend.

Shanghai friend noodles. “Shanghai Cho Chow” – pretty yummy too!

Gotta love steamed dumplings! I love how they make it on the spot. I mean – handmade these on the spot!!! These are not bought from store – they actually make them when you order them. How neat is that right? A tray like this is $4.99 for 12 pieces. It is my all time favorite – I can have this EVERY DAY if I could. One of these trays will fill me up for sure!

This is the dessert called “Dou Sa Wor Ban” – my favorite but I find the crust a bit on the thick side.

Here’s the red pockets “Lai See” we collected on Chinese New Year. Well – it was us three all combined.

Look at our little munchkin playing with all the red envelopes! It’s his first Chinese New Year!

DIY Chinese New Year Treat Baskets

Mar3

This is a bit belated post about Chinese New Year 2013 – he year of the SNAKES! For myself – I don’t follow much of the Chinese traditions and during my childhood – I never really went “bai leen” because I had no relatives here for that. But ever since I’ve been with my husband – I have this new tradition of “bai leen”. Bai leen basically means – you go visit your relatives during the Chinese New Years and you bring a gift with you. Last year I was not prepared at all because I didn’t know the “traditional rules” that you gotta bring something to someones house. However – this year I’m all prepared!

I DIY (Do It Yourself) two baskets for my husbands relatives. Why did I DIY? I wanted to give something meaningful instead of a bag of fruits or snacks. So to make things meaningful and unique – I packed these little bags of snacks myself with meaningful Chinese New Year phrase stick in each bag. Now – only I would do something like this. I love thinking of unique gifts! Are you the same?

Here’s a picture of my little munchkin and I on Chinese New Year – where we are visiting his great grandparents for “Bai Leen”. Of course I dressed him up in Chinese New Year clothes. As for myself – I dressed in red for good luck!