I took the opportunity to check out some of Chatswood's shops while waiting to go to Charmaine's house after lunch. The food court at Westfield was all set for the lunchtime crowd. The selection did not appeal and I guess I was looking for something different.
At the back of my mind, I remembered someone (must be Charmaine) telling me about a new Shanghai restaurant (opened in April) in Lemon Grove and I decided to head there. Even though it was early (around 12 noon), there was already a queue and the restaurant was abuzz with activity. Took a number to wait my turn. There were about 10 people ahead of me.. .sigh!
Turning around.. who should I see while waiting ... Mr Kevin Yong. He had just finished his meal, having left Wollongong at 7 am and leaving 100 km/h winds behind - really adventurous. Had a chat to decide what to eat as there was also an outlet in the food court selling yum cha and the next outlet had some Beijing cuisine. I lamented to Kevin that if I have to wait a long time, I will resort to getting some yum cha dishes and eat in the food court. After about 10 mins, my turn arrived. Kevin decided to "accompany" us and "look" at us eating. Mind you, he said he had to wait about 20 mins for his main course and his dessert (fungus and papaya) came first. He enjoyed his dessert better.
Hmm... not sure what to order as it was just mum and I. Decided on a combination spicy noodle and a Xiao Long Pau. The spicy noodle was not too bad, although I thought it was quite plain. The Xiao Long Pau was ok, I thought they were a bit stingy with the filling... it did not fill up the dumplings like other places eg the Taste of Shanghai or Din Tai Fung. It was good to catch up with Kevin and glad that he stayed around to watch us eat.
I am a bit nonchalant about this restaurant. Mum sat facing the kitchen and she commented that one of the chefs was tasting the soup with the same ladle he used to dish up the soup and he did it twice...ewww... go figure!
However, I might not be a good judge of this restaurant as we did not order much. Maybe next visit, I will try the yum cha as it appears to be quite popular when we left.
For more information on some of the other specialties, check out these websites:
http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/06/11/new-shanghai-chinese-restaurant-chatswood-and-how-to-eat-a-soup-dumpling/
http://www.herecomesthefood.com.au/eating-out/new-shanghai-chatswood-sydney.html
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I did find it difficult locating the dish that caught my eye the frist time I was in New Shanghai in the Lemon Grove, Chatswood. Eventually I found the cooling dessert better than the mains I chose. I was curious as to what Sassychix and her Mum would settle for = ha, and so sat in to "look". I find the siew loong pau in Ashfield, in a tiny shop beside a fish monger, better then the New Shanghai version.
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