Lin Chinese Cuisine and Tea House named world's best Chinese-food restaurant

amor de cosmos · #1 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 6:52 PM**

anyone been to this place?

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Visitors to a Chinese restaurant that's gaining a word-of-mouth fan base in Vancouver hardly notice the orangey-peach walls and black ceiling as they stand in line for a meal.

Instead, their eyes are fixed on the food being devoured by diners in the packed "hole-in-the-wall" eatery where decor has taken a back seat to good taste and value.

The dish that tops several tables is chef Ru Lin Zhang's pork dumplings, which won him a critic's choice award this year at the city's inaugural Chinese Restaurant Awards.

Zhang, who opened the Lin Chinese Cuisine and Tea House near a bustling west-side intersection two years ago, demonstrated two of his dishes - Green and White Fish Soup and Crunchy Golden Prawns - at the Vancouver Home and Interior Design Show's food stage last week.

http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-e..._world_s_best_

not a hole-in-the-wall anymore...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...near=&t=h&z=16

Yume-sama · #2 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 6:58 PM**

I have never been there. BUT I *highly* doubt any place could be better than my favorite place.

Perhaps I will have to go undercover and check them out.

mr.x · #3 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 7:12 PM**

lol, i'm sure it's a great restaurant....but come on, world's best?

amor de cosmos · #4 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by mr.x

lol, i'm sure it's a great restaurant....but come on, world's best?

lots of people seem to say vij's is the world's best indian restaurant, so why not?

Yume-sama · #5 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 8:52 PM**

I will attest that a lot of food in Vancouver is the "World's Best" based on my travels. Of course, it could just be to my Canadian tastes... though, there is little "Canadian" food in Vancouver, I guess. Either way, I can't stand American Chinese food, or their twist on a lot of dishes

I made so many people mad by telling them I couldn't find a good restaurant in New York City...

But it's true. They all do such weird things... like slipping goat in your lasagna. And not as cheese.

Vancouver is spoiled by its Worldly food, and a lot of tourists come away thinking so. I mean, you can't even find a Japanese hotdog in Japan! Only in Vancouver

NetMapel · #6 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:03 PM**

Well, according to my American friends, Vancouver lacks "soul food" like the ones found in New Orleans and also Latin-based food like Mexican food.

Yume-sama · #7 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by NetMapel

Well, according to my American friends, Vancouver lacks "soul food" like the ones found in New Orleans and also Latin-based food like Mexican food.

It's only soul food because an hour later you have to say "Jesus Christ, where did I put the Tums"

LeftCoaster · #8 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by NetMapel

Well, according to my American friends, Vancouver lacks "soul food" like the ones found in New Orleans and also Latin-based food like Mexican food.

"Soulfood" I could do without. I couldnt care less if we are lacking that.

As far as mexican goes tehre are plenty of great mexican spots in the city, ranging from your standard tex-mex to more traditional mexican cuisine.

mrjauk · #9 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

"Soulfood" I could do without. I couldnt care less if we are lacking that.

As far as mexican goes tehre are plenty of great mexican spots in the city, ranging from your standard tex-mex to more traditional mexican cuisine.

Well, I have a couple of sets of friends from California--LA, San Diego, and San Francisco--and none of them has been able to find a decent Mexican food place in Vancouver. Any suggestions?

Yume-sama · #10 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:40 PM**

RED BURRITO!

Although real Mexicans don't really have rice or beans.

touraccuracy · #11 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:46 PM**

"las margaritas" on the westside is high quality and "charlie or carlos" in port moody is delicious and cheap (but terrible service). we don't really have the taquerias like they do in california... it's too bad. red burrito is a disgrace to food.

Yume-sama · #12 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by touraccuracy

"las margaritas" on the westside is high quality and "charlie or carlos" in port moody is delicious and cheap (but terrible service). we don't really have the taquerias like they do in california... it's too bad. red burrito is a disgrace to food.

Hmm, it's not bad. If you don't get something with meat, as it's just crunchy for no known reason.

Sadly I only went there because one of their employees was on some Intervention show for a crack addiction.

Oh, the weird things that attract me...

johnjimbc · #13 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 9:50 PM**

I agree on the lack of really good Mexican places (at least that I've found). I do kind of like Primo's in the South Granville area, or 12th just west of Granville. And as a little place, I like the Salsa & Agave on Pacific Blvd in Yaletown (not far from Davie).

There were some incredible Mexican restaurants on the east coast of the US though, and I've found nothing close to the best ones there. It's the one cuisine I have missed here in Vancouver.

sono65 · #14 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 10:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrjauk

Well, I have a couple of sets of friends from California--LA, San Diego, and San Francisco--and none of them has been able to find a decent Mexican food place in Vancouver. Any suggestions?

How about La Casita, Cobre, Me and Julio, Havana, Lolitas, Pepitas... all local Latin/Mexican restaurants with great food and favourable reviews.

SpongeG · #15 Posted **Oct 20, 2009, 11:55 PM**

my mexican friend said there are two good mexican places here one is on robson and the other i forget where - hes not a fan of the rest of the mexican places in Vancouver

but i've heard rave reviews for some taco place on hastings

Skook · #16 Posted **Oct 21, 2009, 12:51 AM**

La Taqueria on Hastings near Victory Square (old nuba location). And yes, it's good.

CBeats · #17 Posted **Oct 21, 2009, 1:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by NetMapel

Well, according to my American friends, Vancouver lacks "soul food" like the ones found in New Orleans and also Latin-based food like Mexican food.

My impression of soul food is that much of it is fried and little of it is healthy (collard greens excepted?). Not really my thing.

I don't know of any great mexican restaurants, but I'm sure there are a few, as mentioned above.

delboy · #18 Posted **Oct 21, 2009, 1:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

"Soulfood" I could do without. I couldnt care less if we are lacking that.

As far as mexican goes tehre are plenty of great mexican spots in the city, ranging from your standard tex-mex to more traditional mexican cuisine.

Never could get the fascination with mexican food, all those gritty beans, runny cheeses and deep friend tacos

canucks23 · #19 Posted **Oct 21, 2009, 1:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by delboy

Never could get the fascination with mexican food, all those gritty beans, runny cheeses and deep friend tacos

Me neither, iv never been a fan of mexican food. Who cares if its freaking spicy, thats not flavor its pain!

en2 · #20 Posted **Oct 21, 2009, 2:18 AM**

I have been to the place a while ago and there was nothing special about it.

Hardly, "world's best".

There are better places in Richmond.

Some of the comments on that news article are quite interesting...

" 4. Posted by Osakapik on Tue, Oct 20, 2009

Hon's WonTon House (Keefer Street location, especially) has the best WonTon I have ever had. Nothing in Toronto comes close, and better than the places I have been in Hong Kong. . . Too bad they dont pay their taxes and may close..."

I don't know why people love Hon's so much. It's the worst, low quality wonton that you could ever eat.