Happy Valley Food City

CA$20–30

CA$10–20

Upon arrival we were asked if we wanted dim sum or Hong Kong Cafe since they are separate dining areas. We chose dim sum. Service was subpar due to obvious newbie staff (received our neighboring table's food, had to follow up on missing items, etc). Same tasty dim sum as the old location but portions/dumplings are much smaller and pricier. Super busy unless you visit early morning and the huge parking lot (since Earl's is gone) is full with just the Happy Valley patrons.

Couple weeks later I got to try their dim sums and was not disappointed. Lots of creative dishes and we tried a few. The deep fried oyster with minced pork and lotus root was very tasty. The shrimp spring roll with eel on top was good portion, crispy outside and very moist inside. Overall their seafood ingredients are fresh and of good quality. The only dessert I tried was the egg tarts but it’s not outstanding. Will try others like red bean pastry next time. Price wise this place is on the lower side of the scale but yet has the same or even better quality of food. As for service, it’s one of the best. I dropped my chopsticks and before I even asked, a waiter came to me with another pair. I asked him how he knew and he said he heard the sound of chopsticks hitting the tile floor. He must be observing the customers to see how he could help. Way to go. I was more than willing to pay 18% gratuity for this kind of service. I would highly recommend this place for dim sum. Authentic HK style cafe food. Fried beef and veggie rice noodles was tasty. Would be perfect if the sauce was thicker. Baked pork chop in tomato sauce was average. Pork chop was tender but sauce a bit too sour…would be perfect with more sugar. There was lots of onions and tomato chunks which is much better than frozen peas and corns that other places use. Food was quick to come and service was above average for Chinese food eateries. Overall I would give 4.5 stars if I could.

CA$20–30

Need to go to Burnaby ICBC and found that there is a new Chinese Restaurant across the street, so we decide to give it a try. Wow~ what a surprise! One Resturant that offers both Hong Kong Style on one side and other serves Dim Sum. Taste is above average and better than I expected. Servers are nice and green. Lots of parking and lots of customers too. For sure will go again.

CA$20–30

CA$40–50

We came to the bistro side of the restaurant for an early dinner at 1600 so it was quite enjoyable in the dining room when it wasn’t packed. My husband and I shared (1) a plate of chow fun with beef and scrambled egg and (2) baked pork chop in rice topped with Portuguese sauce. Both dishes came with complimentary hot drink and we opted for Hong Kong milk tea. The chow fun dish was very good. The beef slices were velveted perfectly. There was so much wok flavour in the noodle that I could have just eaten the noodle without the beef and egg. It was really good. My husband loves the Macanese dish of baked chicken or pork chop on rice. Before this afternoon, we have tried the dish at a few Hong Kong bistros since we moved back to Vancouver earlier this year and they also lacked flavour. When the dish came, it looked promising and our first bites did not disappoint us. The sauce carries lovely blend of coconut and curry. The service was very friendly and attentive as well. I had been to the restaurant with my parents once and I came here with my husband for the first time this afternoon. My husband said to me, I'm glad the noodle place we wanted to go to was closed.

Great HK cafe, it's new but the staff are all very well trained and it felt like an old joint that has been operating for a long time. Great food, drinks and atmosphere. I would recommend anything on the menu to your delight, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Busy Saturday afternoon lunch with a full parking lot. We enjoyed the baked spaghetti and pork chop on the Hong Kong style restaurant side. The curry brisket was just mediocre, with sauce lacking curry flavor and too much veggies! This is the only HK style restaurant in the area but they offer better value than the neighboring Bin 4 and Birdies.

Choose wisely... When you first enter this restaurant, they ask you if you want to choose the Chinese bbq/dim sum side or the HK cafe side. Apparently, they don't let you order from both menus - which is weird. Wish they would let you order from both menus regardless of where you sit. Our first visit was at the Chinese bbq side. The highlight of the meal was the clams in black bean sauce served in a heated mini wok. The sauce was so good! For the bbq skewers, the beef was nice and tender, pork belly was good, Malay satay chicken wasn't as spicy as we expected it to be. On the other side, the pineapple chicken was quite spicy with a numbing feeling that builds over time. Chicken wings were a bit salty. Overall, service was attentive on our first visit and we also got complimentary dessert of hot ginger and sweet potato with sago. Our second visit was for the same side but they serve dim sum during lunch time. Beef rice rolls were velvety smooth but the soy sauce that came with the dish was quite bland. The eggplant stuffed with shrimp paste wasn't bad but was presented differently than we usually see it and was served with a sweet chili sauce. Siu mai was ok - juicy but not a lot of flavor to it. Spring rolls had big plump shrimp pieces inside it. The chicken feet was tender but again, the sauce was weak and thin. We ordered the clams for dim sum but they weren't as good as the ones we had at dinner service (not served in a heated wok and seemed smaller). Overall, our first visit to their Chinese bbq side was better than their dim sum service/food. Still need to try their hk style cafe side.

Was there August 6th. Really good Cantonese food and bigger than usual portion. Even we didn't ordered expensive items but the manager and servers were still attentive and nice to us. Good seating space too and will be back to try other good dishes 👌😛