It was Sunday, my only day off from work so I decided to go try a new restaurant that I haven’t yet tried before. My two friends (Mark and Cecilia) and I decided to head out to Monterey Park to try something new. The Restaurant was called Lucky City Restaurant; they mostly serve Chaozhou (Chiu Chow) food. We got there at the peek of lunchtime, as we entered, it was a typical Chinese restaurant with plates and chopsticks rattling as we walk through the restaurant to be seated at our table. Mark and I left it up to Cecilia to do the ordering since she seems to know what’s good in that part of China. We ended up ordering; Steamed Tilapia ($6.95), Duck Fillet w/Soy Sauce ($5.99), Deep Fried Whole Fish ($5.25) and Pan Fried String Bean w/Dry Meat & Pickle Olive ($4.55). Let us start with the Steamed Tilapia. I am never a fish guy but the Tilapia was done perfect. The meat was nice and moist while the shredded onion compliments the taste of the fish. The Duck Fillet w/soy sauce was very flavorful, to my surprise I was drawn to the tofu on the side of the duck more so then the duck meat. The tofu tasted fresh and soft, I thought it was perfect, and keep in mind I’m not a big fan of tofu. The Deep fried whole fish was just average for me; nothing about it really stands out. Lastly, the Pan Fried String Bean w/dry Meat & Pickle Olive, which was a bit odd for me because there’s not many Chinese dishes that utilize olive in their cooking. It was simple and yet very tasty, the bean was cooked with high heat therefore it retain the greens and crunchy taste when you bit into it. Overall, it was a great meal. I would be curious to go back and try other dishes to see how they stack up, but not anytime soon for I have so much more restaurants to try out.
It was Sunday, my only day off from work so I decided to go try a new restaurant that I haven’t yet tried before. My two friends (Mark and Cecilia) and I decided to head out to Monterey Park to try something new. The Restaurant was called Lucky City Restaurant; they mostly serve Chaozhou (Chiu Chow) food. We got there at the peek of lunchtime, as we entered, it was a typical Chinese restaurant with plates and chopsticks rattling as we walk through the restaurant to be seated at our table. Mark and I left it up to Cecilia to do the ordering since she seems to know what’s good in that part of China. We ended up ordering; Steamed Tilapia ($6.95), Duck Fillet w/Soy Sauce ($5.99), Deep Fried Whole Fish ($5.25) and Pan Fried String Bean w/Dry Meat & Pickle Olive ($4.55). Let us start with the Steamed Tilapia. I am never a fish guy but the Tilapia was done perfect. The meat was nice and moist while the shredded onion compliments the taste of the fish. The Duck Fillet w/soy sauce was very flavorful, to my surprise I was drawn to the tofu on the side of the duck more so then the duck meat. The tofu tasted fresh and soft, I thought it was perfect, and keep in mind I’m not a big fan of tofu. The Deep fried whole fish was just average for me; nothing about it really stands out. Lastly, the Pan Fried String Bean w/dry Meat & Pickle Olive, which was a bit odd for me because there’s not many Chinese dishes that utilize olive in their cooking. It was simple and yet very tasty, the bean was cooked with high heat therefore it retain the greens and crunchy taste when you bit into it. Overall, it was a great meal. I would be curious to go back and try other dishes to see how they stack up, but not anytime soon for I have so much more restaurants to try out.
Come to China when there is a chance to try the real Chiu chow food. :-)
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