Tag: Marcus

May 05 2013

樂園 (Nak Won) Korean Restaurant

樂園 (Nak Won) Korean Restaurant has a few locations in Toronto area but I had never been to one until now.  A new location was opened a few months ago at Weldrick rd. and Yonge st. and I finally got a chance to try this place out.  Same as a lot of Korean restaurants, this one has all you can eat BBQ and normal fine dinning to choose from.  Since I/we wanted to try their different varieties of food, we chose to order dishes separately.  We were quite happy with everything we ordered really, the beef was tendered, the kids loved the yummy noodles and the presentation on everything was perfect, just take a look at the mouth watering pictures below.  I would definately recommend this to everyone if you are looking for a mid grade Korean Restaurant.  Why mid grade?  Well, food is really not bad compare to the a few others but service wasn’t the greatest…  We had our food on the table and we got no bowls or plates, BBQ ribs arrived with no knife or scissors and other little things…  Maybe my friends didn’t notice while we were there but it is something that I am looking for in a restaurant really, maybe the other locations are better, I don’t know 😛  Anyways, this is really another option if you are looking for Korean food in that Richmond Hill area, tho other ones are at least a few blocks away I think!?

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May 05 2013

Cherry Blossoms 2013

Perfect timing for a perfect cherry blossoms at High Park Toronto and all Sakura trees are now in full bloom!!!  I remember the last time I was there was 3 years ago when it was almost at the end of the season which I thought it was amazing already but this time, I really know how amazing cherry blossoms can be in real.  It was a Sunday afternoon where the sun was in full blast and no clouds around, cars were stuck in traffics and people were totally packed the area.  It was a scene where I thought half of the people who lived in Toronto were there enjoying this cherry blossoms.

A cool tip for all of you if you are planning to go this coming week or even in the future, parking was a pain in the ass from what I saw, but did you know that there is a TTC subway station just around the corner with parking and its free during the weekends?!  Yup, its free, tons of parking spaces and that’s where we parked.

Anyways, it was another cool experience seeing it first hand, the day went by so fast that we ended up walking for almost 5 hrs in total.  Conclusion, hot, tiring and super annoyed at the playground near the end of the park where we stayed a little bit for the kids to play…

if you want to see the full album, please go to my facebook link here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151596683680211.1073741825.689775210&type=1

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Apr 30 2013

五榖雜糧 (Golden Harvest Northern Chinese Cuisine)

五榖雜糧 (Golden Harvest Northern Chinese Cuisine), is a new restaurant located in 黃金商場 (Golden Bright Plaza) at Chalmers and Highway 7, used to be 南園餐廳 (Richmond Court Restaurant).  As most people know, Northern Chinese Cuisine is usually very greasy and fattening but they claim their food is very healthy and less greasy than others so I had to give it a try 😛

When I was looking at the menu, I was surprised totally by the varieties they have and some were not even seen at other restaurants, we just couldn’t resist on ordering as many dishes as possible because everything just look soo yummy.  Just look at the pictures below and you know how many we ordered for just 2 adults and a kid 😛  As expected, didn’t really see a lot of oily stuffs even with the deep fried Taro and others, but less greasy means less taste, not saying the food was bad but as a result of eating healthy, everything taste a lot milder.  I would definately recommend this place because I like the idea of Northern Chinese Cuisine doesn’t really have to be greasy, plus they have a lot of things that others don’t have 😀

P.S. I was told it would be a 15 – 30 mins wait time during weekends so I went on a weekday instead 😉

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Mar 30 2013

Easter Long Weekend 2013

Spring has come already but it still feels like winter in Toronto but this Easter Saturday was super sunny, tho it wasn’t warm enough but we just couldn’t wait to have a BBQ 😛  We had something I never tried, not sure if you guys ever had, look at those super size clams and salmon on cedar wood below.  Not to mention I didn’t know you could cook salmon this way either, a little seasoning, a few pieces of lemons, into the grill and in a few mins, Viola!!!

Just like every gatherings we had at Karen’s house, it was fun and filling, and of course for the kids, they were high on sugar, playing/running around like crazy the whole night…

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Mar 16 2013

Celebrating Karen’s Bday early @ TOMO SUSHI Japanese Restaurant

It has been kind of a tradition that me and my friends would treat the birthday person a nice meal and to celebrate Karen’s up coming birthday, we picked TOMO SUSHI.  The last time I was there was with my Aunties http://www.karlng.com/blog/?p=5522 and with 10 people this time we could order a whole lot more 😛  As usual, I always enjoy the moments with my friends no matter what we do and having nice dinners with them would just step a notch up 😛  From what I remembered from my last experience was that their food was really good and the presentation of food was quite amazing and over the years I have learned food presentation would definitely make food taste a lot better and ummm, just compare the pictures I took from months ago http://www.karlng.com/blog/?p=5522 and below… noticed anything different?  Food was still great… if I closed my eyes if you know what I mean…  Anyways, it was still super fun hanging out with friends and of course, wishing Karen a super happy birthday this coming Friday 😀

Not sure if I want to dine in there again… but take out is still good tho 😛

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