Casual

Icy Bar, Razor Sharp Icy

There is a type of Cantonese restaurants where they serve all kinds of cuisine. First, you see congee, noodle, and BBQ duck meal, the typical Cantonese food, nothing out of the ordinary. Then you start to see the New Zealand rack of lamb and New York sirloin steak with lobster tail. Next page you see Japanese sushi, ramen and curry rice. If you got curious and ordered the sushi, you'll find out what Chinese infused sushi taste like. Or a bowl of Chiense noodle soup with miso added that is being called "ramen". Icy Bar dessert shop is like that kind of patchwork restaurants in the dessert world

The First Dessert, New Authentic Cantonese Dessert

When we ordered the cold "Green Bean Paste", the staff revealed to us they are unable to serve cold version. To give patrons the freshest dessert, they started cooking at 3pm. The simmering takes 2 hours to get it ready for 5pm opening. When we arrived, the cooking was just finished not long ago. The dessert hasn't been put into the fridge long enough to cool yet. The First Dessert also didn't want to put ice in there to dilute the taste or reduce the portion served.

Big Tree Food Palace Chinese Skewers

Big Tree Food Palace is not a very good restaurant. Our bill comes to $130 for 4 people with 15% tips. A bill of $150 for 4 equals to $37 per person. I don't care if their rent is high. Their food quality is not worth $37 per head. The ingredients are sub-par. The majority of the food is slightly overcooked. I'm not sure if it's bad to a point of "must-try", but I think customers know when they eat something over-priced. The bad food quality of this restaurant would be acceptable if it's $18 per person. Not recommended.

Shanghai Dimsum House (白玉蘭麵家), Tasty Xiao Long Bao

Pick up the Xiao Long Bao from the fold with a chopstick. It's the most sturdy part of the skin, so it's less likely to break. The rest of the skin is quite uniform and did not break when I lift it. Pay attention to the skin that's touching the edge of the steamer, or another Xiao Long Bao. Be careful when separating them. No sudden movements