We thought the flavors were really authentic for Northern Chinese food. The lamb dumplings were obviously handmade with chewy wrappers and juicy meat. The lamb soup was full of flavor and had some Napa cabbage with vermicelli as well. They even had a few offerings for my vegetarian husband. The bread (tried the sesame and 5 spice) that comes with the soup has so many layers and a light buttery taste (not overly greasy) which pairs really well with the lamb broth. It is also great that they have 1-2 person portions for soup so you don't have to commit to a large dish. The inside is very cozy and comforting. read more

The soup is wonderful, nicely spiced with warm spices. They have extra chili oil on the counter to make it spicy. The lamb in the soup was tender and tasty. Noodles were springy and not overcooked. I liked the baked buns, the meat is tender with a hint of five spice inside and the chewiness of the bun makes me happy. Counter service is fast and efficient with beeper technology. Another great spot to eat in Aberdeen food court. read more

A very disappointing dining experience. Not recommended. Normally, lamb soup should be served without seasoning so customers can adjust it themselves. However, the soup we received was already extremely salty, which was very unusual and concerning. The so-called "double portion lamb soup" contained almost no lamb, mostly cabbage and glass noodles, which did not match what was advertised. The cold noodles had too much Sichuan pepper oil and tasted bitter, making them difficult to eat. The lamb skewers were also disappointing: They had almost no lamb flavor and were electric-grilled, but this was not mentioned when ordering. There was no charcoal aroma and no real meat taste. Service was poor. When we asked for water, the staff continued chatting and drinking instead of responding to customers. At checkout, the staff kept pushing us to recharge money and join their membership program, even though we were clearly dissatisfied. This made the experience very uncomfortable. Summary: * Poor food quality * Abnormal soup taste * Misleading portions * Electric-grilled lamb skewers without notice * Over-seasoned dishes * Poor service attitude * Pushy sales behavior at checkout This was a very unpleasant experience. I will not return and would not recommend this restaurant to others. read more

Food was pretty good and the staff was very kind and welcoming. The location is kind of interesting; you have to take an elevator when you get to the strip mall in order to get here. I tried their lamb soup with noodles and the lamb skewers. The lamb soup was pretty good and the broth was so flavorful. The lamb meat however could have been tastier, but the soup truly was the saving grace. The lamb skewers were good, they were well seasoned but the price felt steep for ordering 5 individual skewers. Overall, pretty enjoyable experience. This definitely reminded me of my time as a kid visiting family in China and they would take me to lamb specific restaurants. Very nostalgic experience. read more

Shine Valley Lamb Soup - Lamb skewers - Food Court Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Came here based on reviews. The staff were very friendly and provides good service. However the food was just okay. Order the lamb soup, but not the two items below. The breakfast tofu doesn't taste remotely close to being authentic. The portion was tiny, but can't finish a bigger portion anyway, since it was too salty. Don't order this one unless you love soy sauce. The biscuits doesn't have much flavor, especially the sesame paste biscuit. Don't order it. read more

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I love lamb. I love skewers and I love soup. Everything I've ordered was above great. Will go into details then. read more

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We order lamb soup takeout on weekends and would dine in on not as busy days, the soup flavour is just yummy

Lamb heaven. Pretty much everything here is lamb, lamb, and more lamb. I am weeping while writing this. Parking is available in the strip mall parking spot. Surprisingly high number of empty spots. The restaurant is located on the 2nd floor, where Thai Son used to be (they have now moved across the street to the Walmart complex). Decor feels like something straight out of a Chinese museum, with the fur outfits on a wall, and the antique looking tables and chairs. None of the staff speak English at all. Literally. This includes the staff who pick up the phone. Nobody spoke Cantonese there either. Be sure to bring a friend who speaks Chairman Mao's Mandarin. The menu has written English, but hopefully one doesn't plan on asking any questions. Looks like every table gets a free green onion ham cake and sesame cake. Buns are a bit dry, but some chili oil took care of that. Bonus. Lamb pluck in soup - pluck is defined as lungs, liver, and heart. I definitely saw slices of liver and assume the other mystery parts are the lungs and heart. Excellent flavour. There are also clear noodles inside. Spicy pouting lamb - yes, that's what the translation says. Nice large chunks of lamb, with a bit of heat from the accompanied chili peppers. Lamb with cold noodle - nice and tangy, with plenty of flavour. Grilled lamb - 4 large pieces. Meat was nice and crisp. Almost thought I was eating a pork chop. Lamb dumplings - nice and plump. Skins are a bit on the thick side (ie Northern style). Went well with chili sauce and vinegar. Lamb skewers - covered in cumin. Spiciness can be specified. Not greasy at all. My friends and I were so busy destroying the food that we almost forgot to chat. This place is so good, I may consider it for my last meal on Earth. Food was a wee bit pricey, but seriously, who cares. Recommended with great reverence. read more

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Great lamb soup and skewers. This place is located in a strip mall you need to take the elevator up to the second floor. Unlike what other reviews say this isn't a food court it's a full service restaurant. We got the lamb soup with veges (you can also get noodles at no charge). Also comes with baked cakes / buns. Not like what I had in xian but still good. Their lamb skewers were great. Fatty and crispy and spiced with cumin. Pro tip - for the non Chinese speakers its marked as chicken gristle skewers on their menu (bad translation). The item on the menu called lamb skewers is not skewers haha. You need to order 10 minimum but they are easy to eat read more

Shine Valley Lamb Soup - Food Court Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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I first came here for dinner after hearing about their leg of lamb with bone marrow (Stew Sauced Lamb Leg Bone). However, they ran out of that so I opted for one of their well known items as recommended by the server - Lamb Soup for one with Tripe Soup Base and Sugar Cake (Shaobing). Since then, I also tried their Lamb Skewers and Chicken Heart Skewers both at Medium Spice Level, their Stir Fried Diced Bone-in Lamb with Bay Leaf, and their Red Bean Shaobing. The shaobing was definitely a good surprise as they were very crispy and the sugar one stood out the most as it had an excellent level of sweetness and I was thankful that the server recommended this filling. It was something that I could just keep on eating. As for the lamb soup, it was very aromatic. It came with tripe, cabbage, glass vermicelli/noodles, green onion, cilantro, and a couple of wolfberries. The soup itself was very soothing as it was rich, had enough flavour, but not at all strong nor overwhelming. The tripe had a good flavour, was tender, but still had a nice chew to it. I am not a typical fan of glass noodles but it went really well with the soup as it brought out an umami flavour. The cabbage, green onion, and cilantro all added extra levels to the soup - crunch and refreshing flavour from the cabbage, and aromatic smell and flavour from the cilantro and green onions. In terms of the skewers, the lamb was very tender, juicy, and had a good spice level at medium. The chicken heart still had a bit of the organ metallic flavour but was tender, crunchy and juicy. Perhaps it would be better at Strong spice level. The stir fried lamb was crispy as it was nicely fried first, was flavourful with a nice level of spice to it, and included good pieces of lamb. Other than the food itself was the restaurant's decor and service. I really enjoyed the decor and atmosphere at the restaurant. Looking out the window on this second floor restaurant made it a lot more pleasant and calming (with the restaurant and table decoration and plating). Service was another highlight at the restaurant. The server was very friendly and welcoming. For me, she offered solutions to selecting spice level such as adding more spice after if needed (if it's not spicy enough) and suggesting that I may have ordered too much when I was leaning to ordering more. In general, she did not urge people to leave but rather offered another cup of tea and said that they should warm up fully before leaving. One of the notable things was that she brought out a cup for the delivery person too. Overall, the food, decor, and service made it a very immersive and enjoyable experience read more

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Food was great. The spices on the meat is not over powered. We ordered the stinky tofu, that was new to us, it didn't have a "stinky" to it like a jar of shrimp paste would but still good. read more

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I'd never heard of Shine Valley Lamb Soup before but a co-worker recommended it to me. It's a Northern Chinese restaurant that's located upstairs. We dropped in on a Sunday evening (around 6:00pm) and were able to get a table with no wait. Service isn't too shabby as they have a button to call a server over (to order, for more water, the bill, etc.). The main menu consists of cold dishes, lamb soup, signature dishes, hot, new, vegetable and staples. They also have a separate menu for skewers. If you order ahead of time, you can buy a whole roasted lamb for $666.00. - Cooked lamb meat in lamb soup ($43.99 large) - this comes with four cakes. Buns have a light, flaky texture but taste better when you dip them into the soup. The broth itself was homey and came with lamb, cabbage and thin clear noodles. - Stir-fried bone-in lamb meat ($19.99 small) - we opted for the spicy version (which it wasn't). Good chunks of meat and chewy bite. - Lamb meat stuffed dumplings ($13.99) - slightly thicker wrapping and solid filling. - Lamb skewer ($1.49 each) - standard fare. - Beef tenderloin skewer ($1.49 each) - tender and beefy. - Chicken heart ($1.25 each) - these were plump and juicy. - Chicken gristle skewer ($1.49 each) - not our favourite. All about the crunchy, cartilage texture. - Chicken gizzard ($1.25 each) - good texture. - Chinese lamb pie ($1.99 each) - these weren't the best. Way too greasy. Most interesting thing was that they looked like pupusas (Asian style). Come with a large group so that you can order more things. SVLS is all about the lamb goodness. 3.5 stars. read more

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We have heard all the good things about this place and finally had the chance to try it out recently in one of the cold days. The Lamb soup with "Shāobng", baked cake, is one of the must-order set if you come to this store. The soup is so creamy and sweet which you can taste that naturally come from the lamb bone soup. It's not very heavy or over seasoning, very light but homey taste but warm your heart. The free baked cake is very nicely done with a very flaky outer layer and flavourful filling. (Btw, we get the "green onion and ham" flavour".) "Liangpi " the cold flat spicy noodle and Lamb shank also were good. Good value and taste for those two dishes. However, the skewers were not recommended unless if you just want some small bits. However, they are just not our taste. Overall, a good experience. The price range could be low or high depends on what you order. If you order lots of skewers then its easy to add up quickly and quite expensive. read more

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Was just ok. Stomach doesn't feel great after eating the meal here. Wouldn't recommend. Won't come back. It wasn't the worst thing I ate but not a healthy pass. read more

Best lamb ever. This place is pretty good. Located inside a food court, this place looks legit the first time we saw it. As the name suggests, this place specializes in lamb dishes, and served only lamb dishes. After we ordered some lamb meat skewers, we saw order after order after order from this shop. In the span of 30 min, the shop next door had no orders, but this lamb meat shop had been pumping it orders non stop--there must have been 20 orders here comparee to 0 next door. When we got our meat skewers, we found out why. The meat is super tender, with a lot of spice, served hot, and the meat slides right off the wooden stick. This place knows what it's doing, and everyone seems to be in on it. Have to come back again! read more

Shine Valley Lamb Soup - Lamb skewers - Food Court Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Graduated from a food court stall to a full-fledged restaurant, just not sure if they've really improved. When the lamb skewers came warm not hot, we started to worry. We also saw them bringing in jugs and jugs of purchased soya milk into the kitchen, even though they advertised those as made on the premises in their poster inside the elevator. Lamb soup was ok, nothing special really. Not sure if we'll be back, prolly not. read more

This venue used to be in a food count but I guess they upgraded and transform themselves to a restaurant atmosphere. I went to this place with a friend of mine for lunch. On that day, we ordered the Lamb Soup Noodle, the Lamb dumpling and Cha egg. The Soup Noodle is good. The soup tasted good and it needs a bit of work in seasoning. However, the noodle was great, house-made and great in texture. The dumplings were great in taste and I like the texture of the dumpling lamb fillings. As for the Cha egg, it was a bit under-seasoned and it needed more time in the tea marinated. Overall, the dishes is good in taste but the chef need a bit of work on their menu. read more

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Ordered pick up, had to wait an additional hour after arriving at the pick up time. Server acted like they just got the order despite ordering two hours ahead of time. read more

Their lamb soup is amazing. I love the buns that come with. They also offer other gamey meat skewers so if you want to try some extraordinary meats, they'll most likely have it here. I also had their pork burger which is not too bad. read more

Had the lamb leg and it was very juicy. The spice was awesome. Also I really enjoyed the soup. read more

Shine Valley Lamb Soup - Lamb leg. Well seasoned and very juicy. - Food Court Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Went to this restaurant this morning to have breakfast..but unfortunately they aren't doing breakfast anymore..so we waited an hour for their lunch We ordered the steamed bun stuffed with lamb, cooked lamb in lamb soup, specialty baked sesame cake..I would highly recommend the steamed bun stuffed with lamb!! The bun is so moist and the lamb tastes really good!! The lamb soup is great too..but if you are looking for a strong scent of lamb, i wouldn't recommend this since the lamb has already been cooking in the soup for some time..the scent of lamb doesn't taste as strong as the steamed bun. For the speciality baked cake, I wouldn't recommend it as it is really dry..will definitely try some other lamb dish next time definitely go for their steamed buns!! read more

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Not much choices for lamb specialty around here. Food is OK but over priced for the quality and quantity. A plate of stir fried noodles is $16, and a bowl of noodle soup is $12. I probably could have made similar food... if I wasn't so lazy. read more

Been searching for an authentic lamb soup spot in Vancouver and I have finally found it! The soup is creamy and delicious but not overly salted which I love. The Sao Bing comes with the lamb soup which is an added plus. Also recommend the lamb skewers which has a great meat to fat ratio. The pork burger and stir fry lamb was just okay so I would not order it agaib. Will definitely be back to try more dishes in the future! read more

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Delicious food. Authentic Northern Chinese taste. Most of the menu are lamb dishes. The noodle is excellent. Full of lamb flavors.

It is a great restaurant. We liked the food there and have been a few times in a few months (once a month on average) though I live in the US. Further, the owner and staff at the resturant are really putting customers first. read more

Great lamb soup! Their sesame buns are also really good!! Will definitely go visit again!