{"id":5492,"date":"2020-04-17T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T07:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chineserestaurantawards.com\/stagingAUG5\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:42:54","slug":"what-to-order-yvr-lee-man-x-fernando-medrano-whattoorderyvr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chineserestaurantawards.com\/stagingAUG5\/what-to-order-yvr-lee-man-x-fernando-medrano-whattoorderyvr\/","title":{"rendered":"What to order YVR : Lee Man x Fernando Medrano #WhattoOrderYVR"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][rs_special_text]Lee Man<\/strong>[\/rs_special_text][vc_column_text]Judging chair of Chinese Restaurant Awards and Judge of Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards<\/strong><\/span>
\nInstagram<\/a> | website<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u00a0Heritage Asian Eatery \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nIf there is a cuisine that is geared well for take out, it\u2019s casual Chinese food. It was a childhood ritual of mine was heading to the local wonton house, having a big bowl of snappy noodles and getting a big take order of BBQ meats for meals later in the week. Heritage Asian Eatery maintains impeccable traditional standards while infusing a bit of modern brightness and finesse. I\u2019m a particular fan of their wontons, plump and full of fresh shrimp sweetness. The soy sauce chicken has a lovely soft tenderness, and adding pieces of any leftover BBQ duck you may have is superb way to perk up a bowl of instant ramen noodles.<\/span><\/p>\n

What to order:<\/span><\/strong>
\nWontons<\/span>
\nSoy sauce chicken<\/span>
\nBBQ duck<\/span><\/p>\n

To savour:<\/strong> Call restaurant 604-559-6058 or Ubereats \/ Fantuan
\nMenu:<\/strong> see specials on their instagram Heritage Asian Eatery<\/a><\/p>\n

Address:\u00a0<\/strong>382 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1R2<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Kishimoto Japanese Restaurant\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nAbsolutely exquisite Japanese food from a neighborhood favorite. Behind their easy-going vibe, is a kitchen that executes with sharp skills – yielding beautiful flavors from the best local ingredients. In a recent take out order – their black cod nigiri, ume saba shiso roll, and okonomiyaki were knockouts. If there is a faint silver lining to the very dark clouds hanging over is restaurants is that you can now easily access top notch dining at places where reservations were difficult to come by. As much as I am enjoying their food, honestly – I\u2019ll be happier when I have to fight for a reservation again.<\/span><\/p>\n

What to order:<\/strong><\/span>
\nBlack cod nigiri<\/span>
\nUme saba shiso roll<\/span>
\nOkonomiyaki<\/span><\/p>\n

To savour:<\/strong> Call restaurant 604-255-5550 or Skip the Dishes\u00a0<\/a>
\nMenu:<\/strong> Kishimoto Restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n

Address:\u00a0<\/strong>2054 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4A9<\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Red Wagon\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nEveryone loves diner foods. But honestly, there are times when it seems you to have choose between the flavors you are nostalgic for and the cold reality of badly made food. Not at Red Wagon. Their classic fare and flavours are underpinned by uncompromising old fashioned techniques and travel surprisingly well. Their take and bake options are particularly awesome – a recent chicken pot pie came out of my home oven bubbling and immediate in its deliciousness. Take out options rotate regularly to keep kitchen ideas fresh, but the thought of being able to fully recreate their (in)famous pulled pork pancakes at home makes self isolation definitely more bearable.<\/span><\/p>\n

What to order:<\/strong><\/span>
\nChicken pot pie<\/span>
\nPulled pork pancakes<\/span><\/p>\n

To savour:<\/strong> Call restaurant 604-568-4565
\nMenu:<\/strong> check their facebook Red Wagon Cafe<\/a><\/p>\n

Address:\u00a0<\/strong>2296 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V5L 1V4<\/p>\n

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First Place I dine after pandemic >><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Dynasty Seafood Restaurant\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nI love all Chinese food restaurants – and you develop a deep relationships with each of them. Dynasty Seafood on West Broadway is my neighborhood spot – my local canteen that I walk to for a great Chinese meal. I come in, and the warmth is immediate, cordial, and real. Over the course of many meals, they have taken very good care of me in big and small ways, to make sure my experiences are always the best. I can’t wait for them to re-open so that I can see the same familiar faces, and order my favorite dishes (Shuntak spare ribs with rice noodles, gailan stir fried with preserved meats, and tofu crab bisque – please!). Most importantly, I want to make sure the people who work there are okay, and I want them to know I’m okay. Because really, that’s what dining at your favorite restaurant means – caring about each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 108-777 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4J7
\nPhone:<\/strong> (604) 876-8388[\/vc_column_text][rs_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][rs_special_text]Fernando Medrano <\/strong>[\/rs_special_text][vc_column_text]Past judge of Chinese Restaurant Awards<\/strong><\/span>
\nInstagram<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u00a0Joojak Restaurant\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nHave you ever had the exotic Silk Road cuisine of Xi\u2019an China? Joojak – mere sliver of a restaurant in the Collingwood area – serves up solid renditions of some of the classic dishes from this region – a tasty amalgam of spicy Islamic influences and what we consider \u201cChinese\u201d. Xi\u2019an – according to food historians – is the likely birthplace of noodles. <\/span><\/p>\n

What to order:<\/span><\/strong>
\nBiang Biang Noodles<\/span>
\nRoasted Lamb with Cumin Skewers<\/span>
\nXi\u2019an Pork Burger<\/span>
\nShredded Pork in Chile and Sour Garlic Sauce<\/span>
\nDumplings in Spicy Sour Soup<\/span><\/p>\n

To savour:<\/strong> Call restaurant 604-563-8816 Takeout only<\/p>\n

Address:\u00a0<\/strong>3337 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5R 5K6<\/p>\n

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\u00a0My Chau Restaurant\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nMy Chau\u2019s fried chicken tops my list of things that need to be around post-COVID. The skin is burnished mahogany; the meat is tender and seasoned. Pair it with their Pho Ga – crystal-clear chicken broth pho. Perfect. It is a small family-owned restaurant \u2014 the kind you definitely want to have around after this apocalypse.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

What to order:<\/strong><\/span>
\nPho Ga (03 – with the Fried Chicken Leg on the side)<\/span>
\nGa Chien (S3 – Fried Chicken Leg\u2026get two orders of this!)<\/span>
\nCha Gio (83)<\/span>
\nHu Tieu Mu Do Bien Nuco (17) Pork, seafood, pork heart, liver, shrimp and squid dry noodle.<\/span>
\nHu Tieu Sate (33) Rare beef and fresh rice noodle with sate sauce<\/span><\/p>\n

To savour:<\/strong> Call restaurant 604 874-6880 Take-out only
\nSee facebook<\/a> page for update.<\/p>\n

Address:\u00a0<\/strong>1715 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5N 2S4<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Nine Dumplings\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nA cult-favourite, this stall at the Robson Public Market foodcourt run by the enigmatic and indefatigable Chef If (or is it \u201cYves\u201d?). The food served here is Sichuan by way of Beijing – spicy and bold – often with a tingle from ‘ma la’ – the signature flavour combination of authentic Sichuan foo.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

What to order:<\/strong><\/span>
\nBBQ Lamb Skewers (F1, min order 6)<\/span>
\nSichuan Spicy Dan Dan Noodle (G9)<\/span>
\nMala Spciy Fried Chicken (H7)<\/span>
\nDumpling Sampler<\/span><\/p>\n

They are not yet on Uber Eats (that is in the works). Order from their Google listing
\nor call Chef If at 778 246-1199<\/p>\n

Address:\u00a0<\/strong>Robson Public Market, 204-1610 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6G 1C7<\/p>\n

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First Place I dine after pandemic >><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0On Lok Restaurant & Wun Tun House\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nOn Lok is one of a dying breed of working-class-friendly Chinese joints. They serve some old school Chinese greasy spoon classics – sweet and sour pork, seafood chow mein, breaded almond chicken…that sort of thing. And that roast pork is the one thing I miss the most. It\u2019s my last meal dish.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 2010 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V5L 1T8
\nPhone:<\/strong> (604) 253-3656[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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