Wholesome, all you can eat hotpot place with a mid high price…read more We went on a weekend, made reservation for 6, but the table wasn't ready for another 15 min after we got there.   This is a fairly casual, home-style establishment. Tables were quite tightly packed.  No fancy interior design or decorations at all. Instead they focus on the quality of their ingredients.  Their beef and 'home made balls' were definitely one of the better ones.  Even the veggies were very good. The cooked food,  particularly deep fried chicken wings were incredible. Quality similar to those of 'wo fungs'  The only gripe I have about this place was that not only the base price for all you can eat was somewhat high. 38 or 45bucks (choice of regular and deluxe menu),  many other items were considered extras.  Like sauces, fish tofu, oyster. Pop and drinks were $3 each, while most places ayce place just charge you one set fee for unlimited refills. (Since you naturally eat less when you drink more). Regardless, still pretty good experience overall. Will likely be back, but only be going with friends who can eat their money's worth.  Food 9, Service 8, Ambiance 6, Value 7

Hot pot anytime !! A hidden gem on Victoria drive…read more The restaurant is small so we waited 30min even though we had a reservation. The manager was very apologetic about this. They have a 1.5 hour seating per table but they did not rush us out after It would be nice if they have better fans/vents that take out the steam. You and your clothes will smell like hot pot after! To make ordering easier, paper ordering sheets are given to each table. It's helpful that the sheets are in English and Chinese There are lots of option for hot pot items, even for those who are adventurous (pork intestine, uterus, pork blood, gizzard ) The waygu beef slices, house made balls, and fried chicken were my favorite But they do charge for side garlic, side green onions to add to the dipping sauce (soy sauce and satay sauce) $31.99 for adults and $19.99 for kids $7.99 - $9.99 for the soup base Lots of free street parking

Stopped by for lunch. Still a good deal huh…read more Lamb and thin noodles. Always good anytime of the day. I can always hear myself in this shop, even when it's busy.

This hidden gem has a charming old-school interior, and the highlight is definitely the fresh,…read morehouse-made noodles. The service is friendly, and the portions are generous for the price, making it great value overall. I tried the duck cumin noodles and would definitely recommend them--flavorful, satisfying, and well worth a visit.

The workers were very efficient and friendly, they were welcoming and seemed to genuinely enjoy…read moretheir job. The food was very worth it considering the price and the Mother's Day special was a great deal. Overall I would recommend this restaurant families and groups.

Come hungry, come ready to eat and you will be rewarded with many options. I am liking the new hot…read morepot style at Happy Lamb on Burrard/Vancouver. Previously, it was order and wait to be served the items. Sometimes the items were missing, too little or too much. Now, the hot pot items are placed in an open refrigerator, and you can go up as many times as you like to select your items. The thinly sliced meats must be ordered. Soup base is an additional $10. We were mindful to not waster food, so we rather go up multiple times to select our items. The hot pot items in the refrigerator included a variety of greens, seafood, vegetables, and some meats in chunks/balls. A taro flavoured ice cream was served as a dessert - so good. With tips and tax my portion was $42.00. Service was good. We came hungry and left stuffed!

This place has been on my list for a long time and Kerrisdale is such a lovely neighborhood for a…read morestroll. I got the chicken and preserved meat clay pot rice. It took almost 20 minutes to make and it was so delicious. The chicken was flavourful. A crispy rice bottom developed nicely. Soy sauce is a great compliment for this and definitely needed. I loved eating this so much. My only point is that the service is typical of Chinese places and is a bit short. Also not the most comfortable place to sit and eat.

The food is okay. Nothing amazing, but also not bad. Not a fan of their milk tea at all. Parking in…read morethis neighbourhood is now a real hassle. Hard to find any free parking around anymore.

I love visiting mom and pop shops and Preference Noodle House fits the bill. The food is good, the…read moreplace is clean and the service is friendly. We ordered 3 things: Beef Fried Rice Noodle - lots of crunchy onions, green onions, bean sprouts with a decent amount of beef. Beef Potato Rice Lunch Special - comes with beef and potatoes of course, stir fried green peppers, onions and carrots. They also give you a side bowl of hot & sour soup. All good with no complaints. Pork in Spicy Garlic Sauce - The star of our meal. So spicy and full of flavor. The pork slices are on top of some bean sprouts so after eating a few slices, you can have some sprouts to change up the texture. I'm not a spicy food person so I was only able to eat 1.5 slices before my throat hurt, but my husband finished the whole thing.

Tiny restaurant with the fancy menu books. I found a parking spot on the side lot after zipping…read morepast the free street parking. We ordered the eggplant lunch special, chicken with Shanghai noodles and their special pork wrap. Portions were generous and they didn't skimp on the meats. Everything had good "wok hay". They filled up the tea pot in a timely manner. The place is so small you feel like you're eating in their home. We were really full afterwards. Already talking about what we're ordering on the next visit.

Service 3/5 Quality of Protein 4/5…read moreCondiment Bar/Snack Bar/Self Serve 2/5 Side street parking and backlot parkade available My friend is a VIP here so clearly it's one of his go to hot pots. It was my first time here, as I was on a recent hot pot spell. We came here for dinner and it was under $60 a person with drinks. I wasn't wowed with the broth or protein, it was just allot of protein. The snack bar was rather limited and the items were barely warm. Desserts at the bar was below average. The quality of the unlimited drinks was the highlight (non alcoholic). Not running back.

Horrible much better hot pot places. Server does not explain anything on how long to cook each…read moreitem. You can only choose 2 broths. The self serving area for seafood, vegetables seemed very unsanitary and not food safe. Disappointed with this dining experience.

This is the first time i've ever been to happy lamb. I rarely eat at all you can eat hot pot places…read morein general. -came on a weekday early afternoon with my friends. -happy lamb had a $19.99 happy hour all you can eat lunch special so we decided to try it out. -We selected the mushroom broth for our hot pot broth. Not a big fan of it. Tastes pretty plain in my opinion. Not bland by any means but it was just ok in terms of taste. -The meat was fine. It wasn't fatty. It tasted like any sliced hot pot meat you can get anywhere. There were lamb, beef, pork, and luncheon meat slices available for this menu. There was a small selection of seafood available as well. I didn't really like the cod paste siu mai. The texture was rubbery and the flavor wasn't that great. The fish tofu, fish roll, and fish balls were fine. They tasted like any other fish balls you can get anywhere. There was also a small selection of vegetables available. The Napa cabbage leaves and winter melon slices were fresh and big. No complaints on the vegetables. The sauce station was vast and everything you could possibly want was there. There were no lines and the station was clean. Some places like Big Way Hot Pot provide simple sauce recipes for beginners, but there were no suggestions here. It would be nice if they added some suggestions because i'm a newbie when it comes to sauce combinations. A very small selection of hot small plate appetizers were available too. They served as appetizers for the hot pot or something more solid in case you want a break from just eating hot pot foods. I wish there was a bigger selection though. For the appetizer buffet area, there were lamb bones with meat in some type of brown and red sauce, the classic vegetable spring rolls with sweet chili sauce, and deep fried mantou, which is basically a kind of crispy fried dough bread with condensed milk. They had a few cold vegetable appetizers like chinese Kelp salad which was slightly spicy, and wood ear mushrooms which were slightly sour. I didn't like either of them. Also, i noticed from past yelp reviews that customers were offered free ice cream. We were not offered any. I guess they discontinued that bonus. As for the service, I don't really have any problems with the service here. The staff were pretty good at refilling the water jug with sliced lemon even though it wasn't really empty. We didn't have to wait long at all for our hot pot ingredients. It all arrived within 10-15 minutes. One little hiccup was that we ordered udon but the staff gave us thin ramen noodles by mistake. Our server changed it to the correct udon noodles after we pointed it out. As for the place itself, it was pretty empty with a couple of solo eaters and a couple tables with families. The dining area was clean and roomy. We were seated at a booth by the window but the blinds were closed since the sunlight was too bright. Washrooms were tucked away far in the corner so it was a bit of a walk but they were clean, not too small, and empty. Overall i would give the food 3 out of 5 because nothing stood out to me. The food was just average all around. The service was fine, but the price was great at $20. In fact, I think $20 per person is by far the cheapest, best value all you can eat hot pot deal in the Vancouver area. So i'll give Happy Lamb Burnaby 4 out of 5 yelp stars overall because its a good value. This is the best bang-for-your-buck AYCE hot pot deal as long as you're okay with their average food quality.

Yikes! We came early evening (~4pm) and it wasn't very crowded. The food isn't terrible, the broth…read moreis actually pretty good. We got half spicy, half original. Spicy was traditional Chinese spicy (so pretty spicy) but both are flavorful. The lamb and beef meats were good. The inside was nice and clean. They had a small buffet style section where you could grab toppings and certain side items. I guess they only put certain items out at a time and don't refill it when they run out. We ordered the Chinese Donut, as we got the last 2 in the buffet style area, but the guy came back and said they are all out. So it seems like they don't make more after a certain point. Parking seems a bit bad. We are not familiar with the area and planned to go to the nearby mall afterwards, so we ended up paying for parking at the mall across the street. From the looks of it, they only really have street parking available. We paid in advanced for the happy hour price before happy hour ended. That all being said, the service was subpar. It was okay at first, but then we ordered more meat and fast forward 20 minutes, it still had not come out. It the took a minute to find a flag down a worker, but we asked once again. It felt like only had 1 (maybe 2) actual server on the floor. We waited like 5 more minutes before ultimately just leaving. I'm not sure what happened since they were pretty empty (customer wise), but it heavily ruined the experience. If you go, I hope your experience is better!:)

There is something deeply comforting about these handmade shrimp, chive, pork dumplings, where a…read morechewy dough is stuffed to the brim with a generous amount of juicy shrimp and fresh chives. While they are delicious pan-fried, the boiled version is truly special. Its unique texture is so remarkable that it stands out as the must-try choice. ​The experience continues with the Xi'an cold noodle, which arrive with the warm, irresistible aroma of sesame oil. Every strand of the handmade noodle is coated in a sauce that balances nutty, sweet, and sour notes perfectly, creating a playful harmony of flavours. Stop by at Lao Cai Chinese Cuisine to try authentic Xi'an foods.

I guess the summary of this restaurant is that nothing stood out... neither positively or…read morenegatively. It was all mediocre. Service was the standard you'd expect at a Chinese restaurant. A little tight on the space between tables, but clean. We ordered several dishes: stewed beef noodle soup, stewed pork burger, liang pi, lamb pao mo soup, xi'an lamb soup, and sweet & sour pork ribs. All the food arrived pretty quickly, but the overall theme was that it was underseasoned. Nothing was wrong with them, they were just boring and lacked flavour. There are better restaurants for Xi'an cuisine, and I won't be returning here. Paid street parking.