Chiu Chow Boy

Bright and spacious inside - the restaurant has the space of two storefronts. It's definitely larger than it appears from the outside.

Chinjew Chicken with deep fried kale $7.50

At first we thought the dish wasn't chicken, the meat was rather tough. The chinjew sauce brought an interesting flavour and the deep fried kale was crispy, but overall the dish was too dry. 

Fukien Fried Rice $9.50

Huge portion with tons of chicken cubes, sliced gai-lan stems, shrimps, carrots, scallops, egg and sauce. One of my favourite fried rice dishes - they do it well at Chiu Chow Boy. 

Lo-sui Duck (direct translation is "old water" duck) $10.50

It's called lo-sui because the juices from meats cooked are added into the original sauce (which is constantly replenished but never replaced). In Chiu Chow cusine, lo-sui is a master sauce used to make many dishes. It  is a rather strong sauce and it might take some getting used to it; I think of it as similar to the way people like blue cheese (although it's nowhere similar in taste), you either hate the pungent smell or eventually it grows on you.

The lo-sui duck here was delicious! The sauce is soaked into the duck and gives it a great flavour. If you're looking to try it for the first time, I recommend it here since it's not as strong as some of the lo-sui dishes I've had in the past (so it's a good introduction to lo-sui cooking).

Noodles with Salty Pork Hock $6.50

This was probably the disappointment of the night: the pork hock was all fatty meat and it wasn't that great. The noodles and soup base were really good though and it probably would have been better with the lo-sui duck (yum!)

Overall: the food is great authentic Chiu Chow cuisine - really tasty! Service was decent, if anything the prices are slightly more expensive, but you can still have a meal for 4 people for under $50 (gotta love asian restaurants).