Pearl Castle use to be the king of bubble tea cafes in Richmond. But in the past few years, more bubble tea cafes have popped up and staking their claim in the territory. I’ve been to this Pearl Castle for a few years now and have noticed the shift in popularity. It still gets the crowd for sure but not as much as before. We headed there a few weeks ago just for old times sake before some shopping in Richmond.
The room is still bright, clean, and modern. There was a mix crowd of families and young kids happily eating and chatting away over their pots and cups of teas.
To indulge my craving for fried food, the crunchy deep fried chicken knee was ordered
They do remind me of popcorn chicken but with a bit more cartilage. It’s salty, a bit peppery, and just addictive. With one chopstick pick up, you pop it in your mouth and few a chews it’s gone..and then you go in for more.
To continue with the deep fried them, we then went for the deep fried tofu
The bite size tofu was easy to eat too. The tofu was a medium soft texture and was very crunchy but felt the batter was a tad too much. I favour the deep fried tofu type where the tofu is much softer and when fried the batter comes out more like a crisp rather than a crunch. This particular dish was accompanied with a sweet tangy soy sauce and small serving of kimchi.
Oh and the grease continued. Next we ordered a lunch set to share
This very deep fried piece of sole laid in a sweet and sour sauce topped with green onions. Maybe it was the intention but the fish was so deep fried, you couldn’t really taste the meat. As part of this set, it included a side selection of pickled vegetables and a bowl of rice.
To end your meal, we finally went for something different: the House Special Beef Noodle Soup
The beef, which I’m guessing is beef brisket, was very tender and not too chewy. The broth was very flavourful as it tasted like it was well seasoned beef stock.
There’s a number of Taiwanese / Hong Kong style cafes in Richmond but Pearl Castle has been most people’s standby for lunch. Next time around I’m going to treat myself to one of their many popular milk teas
Pearl Castle
3779 Sexsmith Rd
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Comments ( 2 )
Hmm the fish looks just way overdone, but that chicken knee looks awesome! I recommend their deep fried octopus as well for a tasty snack.
MizzJ added these pithy words on
Jan 17 12 at
12:37 am
love the whole deep fried splurge! I think the tofu and the beef noodles look the best. I’ve never been a fan of deep fried fish in the sweet n sour sauce so that dish isn’t for me.
liv added these pithy words on
Jan 19 12 at
4:06 pm
