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The China Marble Review

15 Feb

First of all, Happy Valentines Day everyone & Happy Chinese New Year.   Today as soon as I got home from work, me, the missus & a good friend went to our favorite restaurant.  The name of the restaurant  is called China Marble.

While we were walking their were really hoping for them to be open as today was a New Year for the Chinese.  Luckily they were and it wasn’t busy at all.

When you step into the restaurant, the setting is almost like a simple canteen with chairs & tables. There are no special designs on the wall, except for a few picture frames & a broken wall clock that always points to 8:00 o’clock.

They have a washroom available to their customers.

The server and the cook were having a nice long chat inside the kitchen and they didn’t notice us come in.   We looked around for a suitable table to sit at & sat down, we had to shout out “Ni-Hao!!!” to grab their attention and the lady quickly came to us with a smile.

She knew us as we were their often (before http://www.mylocalreview.com was created).  The sever gave us three menus and we turn the pages. All the tables had different types of food menus in them, one of them was completely in Chinese so we were able to choose from that batch.  But the other two menus that are visible under the glass top tables where in English.  The separate menu given to us has a number of pages with a long list of menu items that seems to be good to read, however we weren’t sure if they tasted good or not.

So we decided to play it safe today being that it was a special occasion.  The following items where what we ordered for this small event.

  • 3 orders of Green Onion Cake
  • China Marble Chicken
  • Ginger Beef
  • 2 orders of Salted Fish & Chicken Fried Rice (my favorite)
  • 2 orders of Diet Coke
  • Tea
  • Shrimps & Scallops in a Birds Nest

As we placed our orders we patiently waited for the food to be prepared.  Please keep in mind that when  you place an order with them, their usual deliver time averages to about 30 minutes.  However if you order something small, their deliver time is usually 15 – 20 mins long.  If you order something like the Birds Nest usually would take a long time for them to prepare this dish.

Tonight, it took them 30 minutes to push out all of these orders but it was worth the wait.  The food was very tasty.  However we weren’t able to finish the food as the servings provided were enormous.

Things to take note of if you plan to eat with them:

  • They have home delivery
  • If you call and place your order & pick up that order you will get 10% off however the owner stated that you should have an order total of $45.00 or more.
  • If you call & pickup, you have to pay in CASH.
  • Order Time is usually 20-30 minutes.

Our Review Rating : 4.2 / 5.0

Address :

Their first branch :

2809 Mill Woods Road Northwest, Edmonton, AB T6K-4A9, Phone: (780) 461-3333

Their second branch :

198-7615 38 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton, AB T6K 3Y7?, Phone: (780) 461-6233?

Website :

The restaurant currently don’t have a website.

 

The Famous Wok Experience

08 Feb

I really wasn’t expecting to have this place reviewed but me and my wife were there  on Monday 8th February 2010.   But after what I saw, I figured it was worth a post.

At first, I ordered bubble tea, one of my favorite drinks.    During the time it took for the cashier to make this drink for me,  I started looking at the way they would serve their customers.

There were two servers looking through the dishes that they have on display up front & picking a few things to throw into a garbage bin located next to their station.  At first I thought it was just a small thing, however they did that for the other plates of food there, and would throw it into a garbage bin next to them.

After a few minutes they started serving the same food to customers that came by.

I didn’t ask them anything but you can only wonder why they are doing that.

To top it all off the Bubble Tea I drank tasted like water with sugar & food coloring.

I wasn’t happy with their services at all.

Our Review Rating : 1.8 / 5.0

Address :

Food Court at SouthGate

Edmonton Alberta

Website :http://www.famouswok.ca/

 

Dumpling Kabob Noodle House

04 Feb

We were greeted by an Asian person who asked us what we would like to eat today.  Our orders where just one order of Bubble Tea & Wor Wonton Soup.  We really didn’t feel like eatting too much as we just eat, but we wanted to try out the place.

The area is hidden from site.  You really have to walk around every corner just go to this store.  If you see a Winners Retail Store then you are surely close.

When our Wor Wonton was served the soup had some flavoring but it’s what you’d expect of a Chinese restaurant.

The area is very small and consists of 5 tables and a side bar section facing the window just in case they would get busy.

Already you will notice that the people who run this little restaurant are a family.  The cook is currently with child.  The father is in charge of the front area.  And the eldest of the kids was sitting on one of the available tables busying making a Chinese Dragon with Playdo.

Looking around  you will notice a small bed inside one of their rooms so that the child can rest or the parents during a not so busy period of the day.

I also noticed that one of the chair was wobbly.   I asked the guy if I could get another chair & promises to fix it. tomorrow.

The food here is great especially if you are just looking for a light snack to eat during your travels,  I haven’t had a chance to eat any other food on their menu, perhaps next time.

At an average a person will pay $10 – $15 dollars a meal there with a drink.   One reason why me and my wife will be visiting their again some day.

Our Review Ratings : 3.3/5.0

Address :

260-2331 66 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6K 4B5
Tel: 780-468-2268

Website :