Eating in Toronto

Pier 4 Storehouse Restaurant, 245 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto ON [see menu]

After sightseeing at the CN Tower (November 14th), Ting and I decided to go take a look at the Harbourfront, since we were so close by. Dinnertime came and we saw a restaurant by the pier. Looked like a tourist restaurant, but we stopped inside with a mood for fresh seafood. Ting order the Lobster Special, and I got the Drunken Chilean Sea Bass.

We got complimentary Beef Satay. It tasted pretty good even though it wasn’t something you would expect to find in a seafood restaurant. The peanut sauce was executed nicely.

Ting was insistent to take a picture of her chicken noodle soup. She had no complaints. I thought it was weird that chicken noodle soup was the soup of the day, I was expecting clam chowder or seafood bisque.

When her Lobster came, it was very nicely arranged. It also tasted pretty fresh (I tasted it too ^_^). The garlic butter came in a small dish that was on top of a candle to ensure that it won’t solidify. I didn’t use to much of the butter due to its unhealthy nature, but Ting gobbled it up since it was so delicious.

My drunken Chilean Sea Bass finally came, and it was delicious. Seared sea bass brushed with miso, romanced by vodka beurre blanc with tomatoes & fine herbs and served with wild rice. I have to say the vegetables were alright, nothing really to be desired, but the sea bass was cooked perfectly. There was no toughness to it (I know it’s really hard to mess up this fish, but I went to a restaurant that did mess up before -_-;;). I definitely satisfied my chilean sea bass cravings.

Ting’s special came with vanilla ice cream with caramel topping. It was also delicious, but I didn’t feel like taking pictures anymore. ^_^;;

A Day with Frank

Shanghai Mong (상하이몽), 30 West 32nd Street, New York NY

I went shopping with Frank on a Saturday afternoon (November 1st) and we decided to break for lunch. Where were we? 34th Street Herald Square. What was I in the mood for? Jajangmyun (자장면)! I ordered a Green Tea Bubble Tea and Seafood Jajang (삼선간자장). Frank ordered the Chicken Noodle Soup (기스면).

Frank’s dish came first. The chicken noodle soup was actually very soothing and calming. Great for a cold day or a day when you’re having a cold. Not spicy at all (well, since it’s Korean-Chinese food).

My Jajangmyun came next. It was so neat and pretty that I didn’t want to mix it. But then it wouldn’t taste good, so here goes:

And it’s done! It was a pretty good Jajangmyun, and it is the place to go to when you need your Jajangmyun fix around Herald Square. I would prefer more myun though, but I’m a starch eater. ^_^;;

*Sidenote– Even though bubble tea is a Taiwan thing, Shanghai Mong does the Green Tea Bubble Tea really good. Why? Because they use high quality green tea powder. The problem with that is that their other bubble teas? Yes, they use powder as well -_-;; Powder for bubble tea is great if it’s green tea, but bad for anything else, especially fruit flavors. By the way, Shanghai Mong likes to make their bubble with crushed ice inside. Why? I dunno. Does it work? On a hot summer day. ^_^