Yummy #1: Dim Sum in Victoria

Hello Everyone:

I am Yummy. This is where I will be posting reviews for different restaurants and places to eat.

Today I will begin reviewing a restaurant named Golden City Restaurant. It is located in Victoria, BC, Canada. I have to say that their Dim Sum was AMAZING!

Golden City Restaurant's Exterior

First of all, I have to give their minced beef rice with an egg a 5 out of 5. The presentation was amazing, the color was very attractive. In terms of taste, the beef was very smooth, with an apparent taste fresh water chestnut and a hint of orange peel. When the raw egg on top was mixed in with the beef and the rice, it was immediately cooked rare, making the dish even smoother in terms of texture. The rice was cooked just right, where each grain of jasmine rice was cooked to perfection.

Minced Beef Rice with Egg in a Hot Pot

In terms of dessert, I highly recommend the glutinous rice cake with custard filling and the old-fashioned steamed sponge cake. The glutinous rice cake was the best I have every tasted. It was very soft and chewy, and the custard was sweetened just right, not overpowering the fragrance delivered by the freshness of eggs and cream. The serving was 3 rice cakes per dish, which was often enough to share. I also like the old- fashioned sponge cake, it was made with genuine cane sugar, which was visible from its brown color. It was not too sweet and unlike other yellow sponge cake we see at other Dim Sum places, which has small holes. The sponge cake here has more elasticity and it gave us a greater sense of pleasure when we masticate the cake. It was not falling apart due to the cane sugar within, unlike other restaurants that uses plain white sugar in order to keep their budgets low.

Custard Filled Glutinous Rice Cakes

Old-fashioned steamed sponge cake

Overall, it was definitely worth our trip to go as far as Victoria to find this real gem. It was the most authentic old-fashioned Dim Sum I have ever tasted. Even the local Lions Club hold their gathering at this restaurant once a month, which further indicates the status and quality of this restaurant. No doubt that this was one of the best or maybe the best Chinese restaurant you could find in Victoria. Furthermore, the prices were fair, the portions were generous, the service and ambience was warm and welcoming!

Golden City Address: 721 Fisgard Street, Victoria, British Columbia

Telephone Number: (250) 386-8404