Canton Kitchen

A restaurant in the heartlands that goes by the same name as a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles. The 2 are not affiliated however and any similarities stop at the name. I was there one evening for yet another treat by my dear friends. Thanks once again!!

The wonders of nature - Pardon the non food related picture. Just thought i'd share something nice with everyone. Was driving along the road one morning when i saw the view you see above. Its little things like this that reminds me how beautiful the world can be if we could just take the time to appreciate it.

Brightly lit and sporting traditional wooden chairs, the scene reminds me of the times i was in Hong Kong a long time ago. I found it cosy and thank goodness the place wasn't packed as well. Which made discussions much easier and more conducive.

Chicken and Char Siew ($13) - The chicken and char siew were average at best. I found the chicken a little too dry and the char siew under roasted which left much to be desired in its taste. Nothing special about the dish apart from the fact that a small serving cost us $13 (!!!) and thats pushing it a little too far.

Three Egg Spinach ($9) - The exact same item as the one i had at Hai Tien Lo before a long time ago, and if you've read my review, you'll know i didn't like the one at Hai Tien Lo. And over here, its no different, i still didn't like it although i must say that in comparison, the Hai Tien Lo rendition was better. This was too salty and the eggs lacked taste.

Claypot Bean Curd ($8) - What can i say? This was still salty and the beancurd wasn't much to shout about. Its skin was too thick and made chewing it a chore while the egg based beancurd inside simply wasn't tasty. Enough said.

Cod Fish Cantonese Style ($16) - This was good albeit it was still a little on the salty said of things. I detect some vinegar which accounts for the sourish taste and also a moderate amount of oyster sauce. There was also a kick of sweetness in the sauce which made it intriguing. The star of the dish was still the cod however, smooth, sweet and fresh. It managed to right the few wrongs that happened before it. There was one hitch however, the fish was not de-boned which almost had me choking at one point. Otherwise, a pretty good dish.

Sweet, Sour and Spicy Seafood Soup ($8) - I'm not sure what is used to make the soup but i'll say it simply. I liked it. It fulfills everything its namesake suggests in the taste department which included a big crunchy and tasty prawn. The only downside here was the miserly portions.

Complimentary Dessert - Its cooling, sweet and strangely appetising even after our entire meal. The best part? Its totally free and given on the waitresses own initiative! Why can't all restaurants practice this little act of kindness?

This mixed meal of hits and misses came up to $74.74 which is a little too much in my opinion.

I liked a few of its dishes but many fell short. Service was generally good but atmosphere wise, the place isn't anywhere to serenade your significant other. Pricing wise, the place could do a little better by not charging for certain 'complimentary' (make that compulsory) items. That said, my chances of returning are still very slim.