Vancouver's best Chinese restaurants According to the 2011 Chinese Restaurant Awards
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The winning vegetarian dish: Sautéed Buddha’s Feast from Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
Above: The winning vegetarian dish, sautéed Buddha’s feast, from Vancouver's Dynasty Seafood Restaurant at Broadway and Willow.
Nothing says gung hei fat choy like a feast at one of the best Chinese restaurants in Vancouver, Richmond or Burnaby
The Chinese Restaurant Awards come at the perfect time for those looking for delectable Chinese food to usher in the year of the Rabbit. (Chinese New Year’s eve falls on February 2 this year.) The awards break down into three general categories: Diners’ Choice, Critics’ Choice and Chef of the Year.
The Diners’ Choice Awards recognizes the best restaurants in each respective category, as voted by the public. Rather than ending up with a punter versus pundit result, the judges (a.k.a. the Critics) award gold for the best interpretation of a signature dish (e.g., Cantonese-style dim sum or geoduck). The critics also present gold, silver and bronze to honour the Chinese Chefs of the Year.
Once again, Vancouver and Richmond slugged it out for supremacy, with 19 Diners' Awards each. But Richmond claimed the title with one more of the coveted Critics’ Choice Awards (12 to Vancouver’s 11). Burnaby came in a distant third with two Critics’ Choice Awards.
The quickie list: Top rated Chinese restaurants in the Lower Mainland
If you haven't time to read through all of this because you have to get to a Chinese restaurant right now, winners in multiple categories were: Jade Seafood Restaurant, HK BBQ Master, Kirin Restaurants, Landmark Hotpot House, Rainflower Seafood Restaurant, Alvin Garden, Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant, Good Choice Restaurant and Shiang Garden Seafood Restaurant.
The winning northern and Shanghai dim sum: peaceful beef roll from Peaceful Restaurant on Broadway near Cambie in Vancouver.
Diners’ Choice Award categories
Click on the award category below for the winning restaurant, as well as its location and phone number.
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Chinese Chef of the Year
| Gold | Tony Luk, Executive Chef, Jade Seafood Restaurant, Richmond |
| Silver | Sam Leung, Executive Chef, Dynasty Seafood Restaurant, Vancouver |
| Bronze | Wing Ho, Executive Chef, Fortune House Seafood Restaurant, Burnaby |
Gold winning geoduck hotpot from Landmark Hotpot House at Cambie and King Ed in Vancouver.
Diners' Choice Winners
145-4651 No. 3 Rd, Richmond (604-272-6568)
8511 Alexandra Road, Richmond (604-249-0082)
6236 Fraser St, Vancouver (604-324-8855)
8278 Granville St, Vancouver (604-269-0002)
2- 6360 No.3 Road, Richmond (604-270-3092)
Congee/Noodle House Restaurant
141-143 East Broadway, Vancouver (604-879-8221)
102-1166 Alberni Street, Vancouver (604-303-8833)
1163 Pinetree Way, 2/F, Coquitlam (604-944-8833)
2/F 555 W. 12th Ave., Vancouver (604-879-8038)
350 Gifford St, New Westminster (604-528-8833)
200 Three West Centre, 7900 Westminster Hwy, Richmond (604-303-8833)
102-1166 Alberni Street, Vancouver (604-303-8833)
1163 Pinetree Way, 2/F, Coquitlam (604-944-8833)
2/F 555 W. 12th Ave., Vancouver (604-879-8038)
350 Gifford St, New Westminster (604-528-8833)
200 Three West Centre, 7900 Westminster Hwy, Richmond (604-303-8833)
2015-8580 Alexandra Road, Richmond (604-278-9229)
Hong Kong–Style Milk Tea (new category)
150-4231 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond (604-231-0055)
4023 Cambie St, Vancouver (604-872-2868)
163 Keefer St, Vancouver (604-688-0876)
Northern/Shanghainese Restaurant
160-8111 Ackroyd Road, Richmond (604-303-7772)
Hakkasan Contemporary Chinese Cuisine
110-2188 no.5 Road, Richmond (604-273-9191)
1128-3779 Sexsmith Rd, Richmond (604-270-3939)
1380-4380 No. 3 Rd, Richmond (604-270-1870)
Bodhi Choi Heung Vegetarian Restaurant
3932 Fraser St, Vancouver (604-873-3848)
Gold with distinction for Sun Sui Wah's Alaska King Crab threeways. The restaurant has locations in Vancouver and Richmond.
Critics' Choice Winners
Alaska King Crab (with distinction)
Restaurant: Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Alaska King Crab Three Ways
3888 Main Street, Vancouver (604-872-8822)
#102-4940 No. 3 Road, Richmond (604-273-8208)
Appetizer (with distinction)
Restaurant: Alvin Garden
Winning dish: Five-Spice Pork Heart
4850 Imperial Street, Burnaby (604-437-0828)
Restaurant: Alvin Garden
Winning dish: Beef with Pickled Green Chili
4850 Imperial Street, Burnaby (604-437-0828)
Restaurant: Jade Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: The Jade Smoked Grandpa’s Chicken
8511 Alexandra Road, Richmond (604-249-0082)
Chinese Barbecue (with distinction)
Restaurant: HK BBQ Master
Winning dish: Barbeque Pork
#145-4651 No. 3 Rd, Richmond (604-272-6568)
Restaurant: Good Choice Restaurant
Winning dish: Stir-fried Scallops with Celery, Ginger and XO Sauce
6007 Fraser Street,Vancouver (604-325-9788)
Restaurant: Landmark Hotpot House
‘Winning dish: Cross Bridge-Style’ Seafood Congee
4023 Cambie Street, Vancouver (604-872-2868)
Restaurant: Rainflower Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Baked Durian Pastry
3600 No. 3 Rd, Richmond (604-278-7288)
Restaurant: Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Steamed Bun Stuffed with Preserved Salty Egg Yolk
3711 No. 3 Road, Richmond (604-232-0816)
Dim Sum: Northern/Shanghai-style
Restaurant: Peaceful Restaurant
Winning dish: Peaceful Beef Rolls
532 West Broadway, Vancouver (604-879-9878)
Restaurant: Good Choice Restaurant
Winning dish: Soy Duck (Chiu Chow style)
6007 Fraser Street, Vancouver (604-325-9788)
Restaurant: Jade Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Golden Dungeness Crab
8511 Alexandra Road, Richmond (604-249-0082)
Restaurant: Bing Sheng Restaurant
Winning dish: Steamed Tilapia with Egg
1800 Renfrew Street, Vancouver (604-215-1800)
Restaurant: James Snack Sand Pot Rice, Empire Centre
Winning dish: Claypot Chicken & Sausage Rice
#1160-4600 No.3 Road, Richmond (604-716-1328)
Restaurant: Landmark Hotpot House
Winning dish: Geoduck Hot Pot
4023 Cambie Street, Vancouver (604-872-2868)
Restaurant: Rainflower Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Lamb Rack in Chinese Wine Sauce
3600 No. 3 Rd, Richmond (604-278-7288)
Restaurant: Shiang Garden Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Lobster with Ginger & Green Onion in Premium Soy Sauce
#2200-4540 No.3 Road, Richmond (604-273-8858)
Restaurant: Red Star Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Dungess Crab with Wild Rice
8298 Granville Street, Vancouver (604-261-8389)
#2200 – 8181 Cambie Road, Richmond (604-270-3003)
Restaurant: Luda Southern Dishes
Winning dish: Beef Ball & Cuttlefish Ball with Noodle in Soup
2683 East Hastings St, Vancouver (604-255-3188)
Restaurant: Shiang Garden Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Shiang’s Specialty Layer Pork
#2200-4540 No.3 Road, Richmond (604-273-8858)
Prawns (with distinction)
Restaurant: Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Pan-fried Prawns with Soy
3711 No. 3 Road, Richmond (604-232-0816)
Restaurant: Landmark Hotpot House
Winning dish: Stir-fried Glutinous Rice
4023 Cambie Street, Vancouver (604-872-2868)
Soup (with distinction)
Restaurant: Bamboo Grove
Winning dish: Pork Stomach & Gingko Long-boiled Soup
6920 No.3 Road, Richmond (604-278-9585)
Squab (with distinction)
Restaurant: Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Fried Squab
3711 No. 3 Road, Richmond (604-232-0816)
Restaurant: Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
Winning dish: Sautéed Buddha’s Feast
#108-777 West Broadway, Vancouver (604-876-8388)
Happy eating and gung hei fat choy!
N.B. Gold Awards with Distinction denote a restaurant which has won Gold in this category in the previous two years.
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