restaurant review

Yang’s – all you can eat

I have mentioned a while ago that I’m not very fond of all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant. There are various reasons. Whenever I see “all you can eat”, my mind shifts to “must make my $$$ worth it!”. so i would simply stuff myself as much as possible…instead of enjoying every bite. Plus, in the end, the amount I ate is similar to A la carte… A la carte just serves much better quality…

 They definitely have nice decor

Anyway…my firm was celebrating the end of tax season (yes…this was a while ago. I’m so behind…) and decided to go to Yang’s.

If I didn’t go to Toronto the last weekend, I may have a different opinion of Yang’s. But Toronto’s experience totally changed my view of Yang’s.

At first, I really wasn’t impressed with Yang’s….their sushi was mediocre. Much of their other non-sushi dishes were too oily.  However, their steak was surprisingly very delicious.

However…after my Toronto trip, I realized that Yang’s do offer a great varieties of sushis and other meals. and how much better they tasted than Toronto. Therefore, it sort of really skewed my opinion of Yang’s now.

As a All you can eat sushi place, I think Yang’s is really not bad… But like I said…quality over quantity.

I was only able to capture 10% of what we ordered… we were all hungry beasts at that time, and honestly devour every plate served to our table…

The gyozas are actually better than most Japanese restaurants I had gone to.

 Although they do have many varieties, I find whenever they have the spicy salmon as filing, the rolls end up tasting all the same. The spicy salmon taste is overpowering.

 Their rainbow rolls are nicely executed. Very neat and tasty! Again, couldn’t take a picture of the whole roll…i quickly grabbed a piece before everyone else finished it.
Oh and…do not take their sushi pizza…it’s not good at all…way too oily.
and yes…the service isn’t the greatest…which is why my firm was smart enough to pre-send our orders before arriving there.
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Le Gros Jambon – Got me hooked!

I’ll keep it simple. I wanna go back to Le Gros Jambon. I love their concept and obviously, THEIR FOOD.

 Their dessert display which i had such a hard time choosing which one to take!

The Coca-cola burger with poutine 

The burger is slightly above average…nothing too spectacular. However, their poutine was crazy good! The sauce is the perfect mix, and the fries are not overdone!

The duck confit mac n cheese- THE HIGHLIGHT!
Seriously…this mac n cheese was soooo delicious. The pasta wasn’t not soggy, nor the sauce was not too cheesy. And they give you a generous amount of duck confit. I can’t wait to come back and eat this again!


Cookie – white and milk chocolate
Same quality as Felix et Norton cookies, just not as soft as them (which is good, cuz i find the Felix et Norton overly soft sometimes that it breaks up too easily). 
I can’t wait to try their other desserts!
Definitely a highly recommend spot 🙂
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Troika: My first Russian trip in Montreal

Food was acceptable. This place is overpriced for the food you are getting…

I guess it was a nice introduction to Russian cuisine although people said Russians eat nothing like this…

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Cartel: Montreal’s take of street food?

Cartel is all about street food. The twist is that they have incorporated several continent’s street food into one place: Asia, North America and South America (ok…Mexico isn’t exactly in south america, let’s not get too geographic now…)

I was excited for this concept! 3 in 1 how great is that! but…it was merely just false excitement…

Beef satay in the front – Taco in the back – Fries on the right
The price of these tapas weren’t expensive…but you need to order a few to satisfy your hunger. It’s a good concept if you are like me that always want to try many of the dishes in the menu.

Every Tuesday, Tacos are only 2$! You may need to eat quite a few before getting full though! I really don’t know what’s so special with these Tacos…

 Crab cake
I did not like the crab cake…but I haven’t eaten one anywhere that made me love them either…They are just so plain…

 Charlevoix Burger
Now this is the highlight of my visit!! I’m not often a burger person. But this burger won my heart! It was just so good! Beware – the burger is tiny! However, I was pro enough to cut this cute little burger into 2 without any mess!
If I ever come again – which i HIGHLY doubt, i think i would just stick with the burgers than the tacos…
This is another…unmemorable taco…
The service was alright. My waitress was very friendly and accommodating.  However, it was rather disappointing that many items in their menu were unavailable. They did introduce some new items that were not written in the menu but on some blackboard at the bar. If i understood well, they are in the middle of changing their menu? Not sure.
Overall, I was very disappointed. The menu just seemed so promising…
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High Tea – So dreamy…

This is my 2nd time at Maitre Chocolatier. The experience did not change at all.

They have different sets of teacups. This time I had the red one.

I love high tea. Just enjoying tea and having some nonchalant conversation.

May I add they have a band, playing purely classical music at the corner. Just perfect. All your worries are put away once you step your foot into Maitre Chocolatier.

I want to also add that the servers/host(ess)s both have super sexy French accent. I loooove.

This place offers all kinds of tea that you can choose once you sit. Some are rather ordinary. Some are more interesting.

 The tray of dainty food.

How to eat: we start from the bottom to the top. 

Raisin Scone with some honey and cream spreading.
Personally. I only like their scones…mostly because of the honey spreading that i find so delicious! The other trays have nothing special to write about other than dainty presentation.
Maitre Chocolatier is a great way to experience the British High Tea. However, there are other places that are more “impressive” *cough* Hong Kong * cough*
The price really doesn’t justify the experience and the food you are getting.
I think this place is only worth a try with the online coupons ($29 for 2 people, instead of i think $64 for 2 people…)
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