I can’t recall the exact reason why we came out to Sunflower Cafe, perhaps it was all the discussion generated by Chowtimes discussion about Chef Hung…
In any case, I had this starred in my Google Reader from Eat, Snap, Repeat with the intention of trying it. I linked it to James and he said let’s go! Along with this much more recent post from Eat Me Here in Vancouver we were both impressed and we hadn’t even left our seats yet. There’s another place just across the street, but that’ll be for another day.
James took upon the task of trying out the dry spicy noodles. He thought it was pretty good with a nice hint of spiciness that added to the sauce and brought out the flavour of the dish without overpowering it. Though it was a tad small portion wise, he enjoyed it, and really, for $6, it’s quite a decent serving.
…while I wanted to see how exactly the crispy chicken fared against other Taiwanese joints. Some places will cheat a bit and coat it with so much batter you think the chicken would be headed to Antarctica, being so insulated. Other places will give you the cartilage, not the meat you were looking for. Hello, there’s a reason why there’s two different items, Crispy Chicken KNEES and Crispy Chicken.
/rant
So, the chicken was good as you can tell, because I haven’t said a single negative thing about theirs. The right amount of batter, ample meat, and the spices were just right. Soup & noodle was fine, actually a lot of noodles I thought.
For a family run restaurant, they have not been affected with the price bug like other more popular places in Richmond. Look at the receipt, $6 for both our noodle dishes, $3.50 for a drink. I’m not talking bout some dinky tiny drink you’ll get at Estea, Twinkle, or Pearl Castle. I’m talking, look at me, huge 16oz beer glass size of drink.
