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Tim Kee Kitchen

Tim Kee Kitchen Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato I called them up for take out. A Chinese lady picked up. I asked for the Chicken Chow Mein $7.50. She asked if I wanted it as a lunch special. Since I didn’t know about it (as I did not see it on Zomato), I asked. She was reluctant in explaining what it was and told me it was such and such $ (more than chow mein) for a special, and so you want, ok? No, I didn’t want that much for lunch and told her I only wanted the Chow Mein.

idearabbit-timkeekitchen2The place is a hole in the wall. Typical Chinese restaurant that looks run down, and maybe only 10 people can sit inside? There was no one there when I was there to pick up.

idearabbit-timkeekitchen1I was surprised to find a spring roll, though I later realized that it came with it :P But it was pretty burnt badly. Boo. The portion was huge! I couldn’t finish it, and ended up saving some for dinner. Taste was alright…

Another time, one of us ordered the Pan Fried Rice Noodles with Beef. I tried a bit, and it was slightly oilier, but I really liked the flavour a lot more! One of our staff did not feel good after consuming it, but the other staff and I were ok, so not sure if it was related to the food.

Last Time

Again for take out, I had the House Special Chow Mein with crispy noodles and toppings on top – my favourite! I was super excited.

idearabbit_timkee5 idearabbit_timkee6However, I was super disappointed. The sauce just seemed like it was soy sauce with no additional flavour. It had an odd smell that was unappetizing… It looked great with shrimp, beef, chicken and broccoli, but it had no flavour and the meat were fatty. I kept sniffing every bite. Something was off. The smell made me nauseous. When I bit into the broccoli, it was really gross. Not sure if the broccoli itself was bad, or the bad meat’s juice had seeped into it, but I had to spit it out. I tried eating it as I hate wasting food, but unfortunately, over half of it went into the trash T_T… I will not go back again.

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Mazuya Sushi

Click to add a blog post for Mazuya Sushi on ZomatoAn interesting name for sure, since when Japanese eat something that tastes bad, we informally say “mazu!”. It means ‘it tastes awful!’, plus ‘ya’ means ‘house’ or ‘building’, as in ‘sushiya’, so I bet any real Japanese would avoid this place, lol.

Despite the name, I wanted to give it a try for lunch, so I went to get some take out. The restaurant was your typical hole in the wall restaurant. A small place, served by one server who was kind and prompt.

idearabbit-mazuya1I ordered Negitoro roll $2.95 which unusually had black sesame which added another flavour to the roll which was pretty good.

The Tamago (egg) nigiri $1.00 was the end piece (I don’t think they ever serve the ends in a sushiya in Japan – it’s regarded as garbage). It lacked in flavour, and top of a very small rice.

Salmon nigiri $1.35, my biggest disappointment. It was so thick, stringy and chewy that I left over half of it, and threw it away. The first time I had to do this…boo.

The prices are quite cheap considering their Burrard and close-to Broadway location. However, the price does not justify the quality.

idearabbit-mazuya7Gyoza seemed like frozen and unappetizing…expensive for $4.25 for this quality…

Would not return.

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