Here is another family meal at Golden Ocean (thanks for the link SaabKen!). The "kids table" this meal was remarkably small. Then again, there aren't many actual kids left so it's more like a "younger generation" table. So we actually ordered stuff ourselves, which is pretty unusual. On to the food:
beef with chinese broccoli
tofu with scallops and black bean sauce
Beef with broccoli was alright. The beef was tender and the broccoli was crisp. We pretty much got what we expected. The scallop tofu dish was surprisingly nice. The texture of the scallops complemented the lightness of the tofu well. The black bean sauce added just the right deep flavor.
honey-garlic spare ribs with fried shrimp balls
fried sole fillets with broccoli
baked tapioca pudding with red bean (underneath)
The spare ribs were really good! We had this dish the only other time I came here, and it's a winner. The ribs are hot and sweet, with a perfect slight crisp on the outside. The shrimp balls are searing hot in the middle - be careful not to burn your tongue! The sole fillets were good, with a slightly hot peppery flavor. Tapioca pudding was pretty good. Dessert is hardly the forte of Chinese cuisine - in fact, there are very few that I like. Mango pudding is the obvious one. Tapioca pudding with red bean is good when done right. The key, I think, is the level of browning on the top, which affects the texture of the whole thing when you eat it. The version here is not bad at all.
beef with chinese broccoli
tofu with scallops and black bean sauce
Beef with broccoli was alright. The beef was tender and the broccoli was crisp. We pretty much got what we expected. The scallop tofu dish was surprisingly nice. The texture of the scallops complemented the lightness of the tofu well. The black bean sauce added just the right deep flavor.
honey-garlic spare ribs with fried shrimp balls
fried sole fillets with broccoli
baked tapioca pudding with red bean (underneath)
The spare ribs were really good! We had this dish the only other time I came here, and it's a winner. The ribs are hot and sweet, with a perfect slight crisp on the outside. The shrimp balls are searing hot in the middle - be careful not to burn your tongue! The sole fillets were good, with a slightly hot peppery flavor. Tapioca pudding was pretty good. Dessert is hardly the forte of Chinese cuisine - in fact, there are very few that I like. Mango pudding is the obvious one. Tapioca pudding with red bean is good when done right. The key, I think, is the level of browning on the top, which affects the texture of the whole thing when you eat it. The version here is not bad at all.