Point Zero Four Fusion 零點串吧 Review ON Sunday, April 28, 2013 AT 12:48 AM
This was just a few days ago after work and going to Point Zero Four Fusion with my coworkers.
I went to Point Zero for hot pot before. I can say that for hot pot, it tasted like anywhere else except if you get a really good broth and sauce. And to expect really slow service if there are already a few tables with people because usually there's only 1 or 2 servers. A lot of the reviews I read reflect on the hot pot but there are also szechuan style dishes that should be taken note of.
I don't exactly have the dishes names so I'll just describe it.
Here, we got the ..squid. It had a nice flavoring to it with soysauce and xo.
We also shared the eggplant with chili and potatoes. I don't like eggplants but the sauce for it helped mask the taste (but not entirely overpowering it). Overall, the sauce made the dish enjoyable to eat but it wasn't spicy - it had the kind of slightly sweet chili sauce. Its nice as a vegetarian dish.
This dish has pork, cucumber and green onions. You would use the white dough skin and put a bit of everything into it, fold it up and then eat it. I liked this a lot because it tastes refreshing with the cucumber and serves as a nice snack.
This dish has lamb with onions and a lot of cumin (or hua jiao?). The lamb along with the cumin tasted very strong although not spicy in this dish. It was a decent size and probably would taste good with rice but we didn't order any.
This is one of my favorite kind of dishes to order from sze chuan style dishes. It had pig ears, beef slices, tripe etc. It wasn't spicy though (which I love!) but it still tasted really good with the parsley on top. I can't really describe the sauce taste, I guess its like flavorful, herbal influenced with cumin/hua jiao.
We also had chicken and pork skewers which I forgot to take a pic of and they were peppered with really spicy hua jiao. It was the spiciest and almost all of us couldn't finish it. We did but with lots of water and I had a coke.
Rating
Food: 4/5 I was surprised that their dishes were not bad although I wish some dishes were spicier.
Atmosphere: 3/5
Service: 2.5/5 This second time I went, I see the same lady with the same tired and solemn face serving everyone. I think she only understands mandarin too since my friend switched to mandarin after she didn't say anything. She doesn't smile and just plops your food on and moves on to her next task (kinda feel bad since she does everything as the only waiter atm). There was another guy server who came later that had a nicer attitude but I suppose hes not there all the time (especially the busier hours).
Price: N.A/5 Sorry! I can't comment on the prices, because this meal was paid for!
Overall: I think it was a nice experience to try their dishes instead of the hot pot (although I did wanted hot pot) but I don't think I would come back again for it because of service. I can probably go to the same or better quality food with better service. Actually, after my first time there with the hot pot, I wasn't going to come back but since I was with coworkers and they wanted to go...
Labels: beef, chinese, eggplant, lamb, Point Zero Four Fusion, pork, potatoes, Sichuan pepper, spicy, squid, szechuan, 零點串吧
Chicken Chalet Express and other food pics from the Lonsdale Quay Market ON Sunday, March 31, 2013 AT 7:24 PM
Its sushicat, and on Friday - March 29, I went with some friends to do the Grouse Grind. It was my first time and of course it was tough but especially since we went on the bypass route (because the main grouse grind route was closed from the SNOW) and that made everything harder.
Anyways, we went back to the Lonsdale Quay Market for lunch. I ordered the #4 from the Chicken Chalet Express.
You get the chicken and any 3 sides so I chose rice, potatoes and broccoli/vegetables. I think the price for this was ~$8.90 and it wasn't that great in my opinion. The chicken didn't taste as sweet as I thought having bbq sauce on it would be. The potatoes were okay, they were just like the usual baked taste and the broccoli vegetables tasted average too. I thought the portion size for this price was small too, would've preferred if they gave me a bit more. If you look at it, they only gave me like a few pieces of the broccoli/vegetables.
Rating
Food: 2.5/5
Atmosphere: N/A - its the market, we sat outside looking at the waters~
Service: 3/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: I don't think I would be visiting this place the next time I come to the market. The portion size for the price wasn't worth it and the taste didn't make up for it either.
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Here are some other pictures of food my friends got! I didn't want to annoy them and ask where they got their food from, sorry :p!
I'm guessing these two foods were from some Chinese stall.
My friend says the oysters there (I remember it was near the entrance) were pretty good. This is a baked one and it does look yummy... I'll try it next time!
I think this was from the Greek stall, my friend felt very full afterwards (there's rice underneath since you can't see). That chicken leg looks yummy (lol).
And my friend got this eggplant dish, I have no idea what it tastes like and I don't like eggplant so I didn't inquire about it (haha). But despite my distaste for eggplant, this does look aesthetically tasty.
Labels: bbq chicken, broccoli, chicken chalet, chinese, eggplant, greek, lonsdale quay market, lunch, oyster, potatoes, rice
