When I come here I always order the Filipino Shawarma rice bowl with eggs instead of chicken, it is…read morethe vegetarian version and I love it so much! It has cheese and vegetables and a lot of rice with a creamy, sweet mayonnaise type of sauce on top of everything. It is so incredibly delicious that even though it's a very big bowl with a lot of food I just cannot stop eating it. I chow down and engulf the meal lol. I also tried the restaurant's chocolate drink that's kind of like Nesquik but it's called a Milo. It's pretty tasty. The entire staff is so sweet and helpful. I chatted with our waitress a bit and it just enhanced the dining experience knowing that everyone working there is doing their best to be a great restaurant team. My friend had the chicken and rice meal. He ate everything too and enjoyed it. Next time I stop here I am definitely going to try their cheese smoothies. Yummy!! I love cheese.

Food was great. ordered a beef shawarma which was good. the sauce complimented the wrap greatly and…read morewould 10/10 order again. had the pancit aswell which was just as good the noodles were cooked perfectly and the like complimented the food perfectly 9/10 pork was good not great. the atmosphere was amazing great singers but very underwhelming in the sense that it was so good it felt like i was listening to a radio with professional singers. service was good not outstanding workers were very nice and remembered that i have been there before despite it being a busy place. total 95.9/100. looking forward to going again

Cute little Hong Kong-style fusion restaurant on Corydon Avenue! The waitress was friendly and gave…read moreus menu suggestions when she learned it was our first visit. We ordered the chicken shoyu ramen and the chashumen. The chicken shoyu ramen had a flavourful broth that was a bit on the sweet side for me, but my partner really enjoyed. We both loved the shrimp broth in the chashumen! It's rich and creamy and has a surprisingly strong shrimp flavour. Definitely recommend! We also ordered the bubble matcha matte and strawberry oolong tea which were both refreshing. We'll definitely be coming back to try some of the rice dishes!

Visited the new Asian fusion restaurant in the city…read more They are still in their soft opening phase; however, their grand opening is this Friday, September 1st, so they will have their full menu available. We ordered the three main dishes that they currently offered. All three dishes were good, but my favourite was the signature hellomen due to the unique shrimp based broth. However, we did find it needed a bit of salt to enhance the flavours, otherwise, it would have been perfect. My second favourite was the HK style char siu stirred noodles, which had great flavour and the char siu tasted good. Would have loved for it to have more green onions though. I also really enjoyed the HK style milk tea. It tasted just as how I remembered it when I was in HK before.

I was in a trip here and ordered a delivery. The food was very tasty and I called to ask for the…read morespicy sauce on the side and the waitress even put the beef in a separate box for my need to feed my baby. The food was authentic and the tofu mixed with noodle very well. Will order again in future.

Really cool looking place, and love the overall vibe of the interior! They had dining chairs and…read morepeople also have the option to dine on their counters. Especially nice if you just want to get a quick meal and go. They also have high chairs for toddlers. We were greeted quickly and sat to our table right away. We went around 12-1pm and it wasn't busy at this time. Lots of food and drink options, took us a while to decide. My friend ended up getting their Banza Beef Noodle Soup and Langya Potato, while I got the Tofu and Rice Noodle and Iced Coffee. Absolutely love the Tofu and Rice Noodle (with spice), noodles were soft and slippery to eat, there was meat on it I think but it wasn't listed on the description and I couldn't tell if it was beef or pork. Warning, it was extremely spicy for me and I have moderate spice tolerance, but the soft tofu alleviated the spice and I was able to finish my dish.The hint of nuttiness from the walnut was a great addition to the dish and made it more interesting to eat since it had that crunch while all the other ingredients had softer and chewier texture. Would definitely recommend this place especially if you just need a quick meal!

I have been to Noodle Express on several occasions and loved the food there and prices are…read moreinexpensive, compared to other Chinese restaurants. Every time that I've been there, the place is packed. The interior reminds me of a hole-in-the-wall type of restaurant, much similar to the local shops or known as in Cantonese, "cha chan teng," which you'll find in Hong Kong. When ordering, they provide you with a sheet that has all the food items. All you have to do is put a check mark next to the dishes you want, and flag the waitress/waiter over, and hand it to him/her. I have tried their dim sum, with the selection being limited, but they do offer a bit more on weekends and holidays. The barbecue pork rice was a generous portion and comes with some Chinese greens. The wonton noodle soup is also very good, portion again is generous, and also is served with Chinese greens and scallion. Other items I have also tried include the pan fried beef ho fan, century egg and lean pork congee, and one of the clay pot rices. To sum it all, good food, inexpensive, and large portions that's great for sharing.

+.5 for service…read more Noodle Express, as the name suggests, serves noodles, but also dim sum as well. As other reviews suggest, it's definitely a hole-in-the-wall establishment, and it's reflected by the relatively low prices for this place. My party of 8 tried a wide range of dim sum (some people I was with were having dim sum for the first time), including shrimp dumpling, pork dumpling, beef omasum, sticky rice, curry squid, eggplant, pork noodle rolls, shrimp noodle rolls, and golden dumpling buns. We also had two noodle plates: Singapore Noodle and Beef and Rice Noodle. The noodle rolls were really good, as well as all the dumplings and buns. Everything else was just okay, but for the price I can't really complain. Their curry squids are miniscule in size though, as well as their sticky rice...something to keep in mind if you're considering those two items. Service was excellent. Rushed, but excellent. The employees will attend to only if you wave them down, so don't expect them to just come over. Asian standards here. Nonetheless, Noodle Express does a decent job for dim sum at an excellent price. It won't get the 4-star approval for me as it's a case of "you get what you paid for", but it works for the clientele here.

I am happy to see this place opened! I tried a breakfast item. A omelette with eggplant and other…read moretoppings like cooked vegetables etc. It was pretty delicious. I loved the buffet style display of food items. It all looked pretty good but I was in a hurry and didn't want to sample something that took awhile to cook. Some of the items are cold and frozen. They kindly asked me if I wanted the item reheated and I said yes please. The man in front of me ordered a lot with his credit card so yes they take credit. My item was only 7 dollars and of very good quality and I recommend that you try this food establishment if you like Asian cuisine. The business is not very well decorated yet but the cashier and staff are pleasant.

I was having a few friends over for the opening game of Canada at the World Cup so I thought I…read morewould try something different. I have tried Philippine food at a few spots and I like the cuisine. I ordered BBQ pork skewers, BBQ chicken, pancit canton, and fried lumps gulay. The owner also had us try a light dessert which was very tasty (I can't remember the name). Wow, the food was outstanding! The flavour profiles were all distinct and delicious. My friends who have never tried Philippine cuisine all loved it and were impressed. As well, the small trays had a large amount of food. Very good value for the dollar. The owners were very nice as it is a family business. As none of us knew the meaning of Kapampangan we googled it to discover that Pampanga is a province in the Philippines and is known as the "Culinary Capital of the Philippines". Not surprising with food this delicious. I would highly recommend trying their food as it adds to the rich mosaic of Winnipeg's culinary scene.

I ate here again with a friend and politely asking the cashier for more avocados in my sushi worked…read morewonders! I ate the sushi burrito called The Chosabi Burrito and it was delicious. I almost tried their shaken fruit tea drinks prepared by their own hands but decided just to drink a regular bottled tea drink. I really liked this meal this time. This Chosabi Burrito has a lot of seafood meat in it too. The salmon was filling!

Food is good. I guess it's "fast food" Japanese and service is good. The ambiance is "strip mall"…read moreCafe and this is expected. If you want ambiance, go to Cho's Wasabi restaurants. I highly recommend!

Whenever I'm in the area this is a great place for a quick bite. Plenty of parking and seating…read moreavailable. This place is very popular for the bubble teas so you can expect it to be busy on a hot day. Their menu offers a good variety of Vietnamese dishes with noodles or rice, bahn mi sandwiches and bubble teas. The sandwiches are great with fresh bread, crisp vegetables and your choice of meats. The noodle dishes with the pork are my favorite. Prices are reasonable and service is quick. They give you a beeper to let you know when your food is ready. This place is very popular for a reason. Check it out.

The best young coconut bubble tea / boba in town!!…read more I have yet to seat down in the restaurant and eat a meal, we like to order to go. Ive tried the bubble tea which is the best in town! (I just repeated myself) The Vietnamese subs are ok filling is good but the bun could be better.

In short, this place was stellar. Deer + Almond was one of the best dining experiences I've ever…read morehad. It's on the pricier side but if you're looking for a more upscale dinner location that serves incredibly unique food, this would be the place to go. Our server greeted us with with an amazingly relaxed and zen energy. She explained menu to us; essentially, it was a 4 course meal (2 starters/apps, one main, and one dessert). Each person got to choose 4 dishes, and it was recommended that each person chose a different dish so that everyone could share and have a taste of everything, so we did exactly that. They gave us an amuse-bouche, which was a tortilla chip with some veggies and herbs on it. We weren't expecting to get it so it was a nice suprise. There was lots of flavour packed into the tiny cracker, so we knew we were in for a ride. For our first course, we ordered the lavash with onion spread and the shaved dear. Both were stellar (and this is my personal favourite course). The lavash with the spread had an interesting array of flavours and although there was a lot happening it worked really well. The shaved deer was likewise just as good. The herbs and peanut really came through. We then ordered the scallops and the quesadilla. The mushroom quesadilla came in a pocket form, with a mushroom filling. The sauce combination worked really well, and the filling was creamy and well-flavoured. The scallops were fine, though a little disappointing. The pickled rhubarb, although amazing, kind of took attention from the scallops themselves, which was just decent. Our mains were the drunk prik chicken and the ravioli. The chicken was really good, and it was reminiscent of an elevated Chinese fried rice dish. The chicken was cooked perfectly and it was deceptively huge. The ravioli was quite nice as well. The filling was pork filling was great and savoury, though I wasn't a big fan of the braised vegetable. Finally, the dessert came. We ordered the tres leches and the coconut sorbet. The sorbet was really refreshing and I liked how every aspect incorporated the coconut (from the ice cream to the whip). The tres leches cake was next level and is probably my favourite thing I had that day. The cake was moist and sweet, and the tortilla ice cream elevated it. They gave us free chocolates to end our meal, which was again a nice surprise to an amazing dinner. I like how their menu incorporates different cuisines (such as Chinese, Mexican, and Filipino) and they do so in an elevated interesting way. Do keep in mind that this place is more of an upscale dining experience so you may find the 4-course portions lacking, in which case you can order the honey buns which I heard great things about. Overall, this dinner place is amazing and I would highly recommend it!

We had the loveliest meal at Deer + Almond. This is an upscale, foodie place with a relaxed…read moreatmosphere. We chose it because it regularly makes the list of Canada's 100 best restaurants. Our waiter, Andrés el Tico, was super helpful as we worked our way through the menu. The relatively small menu changes with the seasons so I won't bore you with what we had except to say that it was lovely. We shared one tasting menu, plus additional items off the menu ordered a la carte. Some were fabulous, some were interesting, all of them made us think about what we were eating and the layers of flavor and texture. My wife had a cocktail; I had a very nice mocktail. What a lovely evening. D+A is a fairly small space. Make a reservation.

When I lived in Winnipeg, I could hang out at various malls for hours. These days, I'm more of an…read moreoutlet mall shopper. Well, that's what I thought until I revisited St. Vital Mall. I met up with a couple of friends for an hour. After that, I hung out at this mall some more. I spent a total of seven hours here. Some of that time was spent fetching a late lunch at Koya Japan. The food court at St. Vital Mall is still great. Although most of the vendors have changed since I last was here back in 2011 (yikes!), I felt like teriyaki. Koya Japan felt right. The all-male staff were nice and competent. I got the beef and chicken udon stir fry. I also ordered a bottle of Diet Pepsi. I paid with a credit card. Done! I watched two men make my meal in front of me. One worked on cooking the proteins. The other did the noodles. When the proteins were done, the man cooked the veggies. Then, everything came together. They were generous with the teriyaki sauce. I thanked them both and headed to a available table to hang out. This meal was delicious. The udon noodles were chewy and perfectly stir-fried. This place was generous with the chicken and beef. The morsels were yummy and juicy. The sauce was so good. I loved the veggies, especially the huge sliced mushrooms and bean sprouts. The Diet Pepsi was cold. It complemented my meal nicely. I couldn't tell you when I last hung out at a food court. It was enjoyable. There is free wifi throughout the mall, which allowed me to check my inbox and upload a few Yelp photos. This eatery was a good choice for a later lunch. I'd go back in a heartbeat for more good eats. (282)

Management is not good. Meals are basic. They have extra charges that they don't tell you about.read more

Yummy and healthy! You can make your own poke bowl with tons of toppings or select from a set bowl…read more Ordered a large for $12.95 plus tax with two proteins - I chose cubed tuna and crab meat (it wasn't real crab meat) but still fine. I prefer the cubed raw salmon or cubed raw tuna versus the chopped raw salmon or tuna. The raw fish was fresh. There is tofu as a protein and shrimp as well. The large is a great size for a lunch. You can get half sushi rice and half salad and there's brown and white rice. Loved the corn, edamame, mango etc. Lots of fresh tasting ingredients and I chose the gochu aioli and wasabi mayo - loved that the sauces were not overpowering. It was the right amount of sauce to the bowl portion. Remember to help small local businesses during the pandemic!