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Sherman's Food Adventure: The Boss
Restaurant Review: The Boss
The Good:
• Decent portions
• Decent eats across the board
• Food comes out quick
The Bad:
• Service is pretty basic
• Can be quite busy
Sherman Chan
Special to The Post
I started off with a bowl of “Borscht” and a roll (I chose a mini-pineapple bun).
The use of “borscht” is a loose association when dining at a Hong Kong-style cafe. Don’t expect beets nor sour cream, instead think vegetable soup. And that it was being hearty with lots of veggies and a very mild tomato broth.
For my main, I had a choice between 2 items and I ultimately went for the Baked Seafood Rice because my Chineseness prescribed that I pick the best value item.
The fried rice base was topped with plenty of well- prepared seafood including fish, shrimp, scallops and squid. Being more goopy then creamy, the starch-thickened sauce was mild and did the job in providing moisture.
My second dish was the Fried Vermicelli with Duck and Pickled Vegetable. Interestingly, the plate of food was noticeably bigger in portion compared to the Metrotown location.
It exhibited good wok heat where there was caramelization of flavours. There was an adequate amount of duck meat, but it was a bit light on the pickled veg and soy. Hence, the flavours were too mild bordering on bland.
My friend’s second dish was Chicken Curry with Rice.
The dark hue of the sauce gave intentions of spiciness and bold flavours. Alas, it was actually quite mild with a certain level of sweetness. It had a good consistency and an appealing taste.
The chunks of chicken were surprisingly moist while the fried potatoes did they job.
My other friend, Kaiser Soze, ended up with the Baked Ox-Tongue on Rice. He offered some of his tongue and I bit.
Uh, it was moist with a bit of chew and was bathed in a tomato sauce which exhibited more tomato paste than ketchup.
Therefore, it wasn’t as sweet with more of a tang.
Remarkably, The Boss has not changed much from years past.
The menu items are all still there and tasting very much like they did before.
Sherman Chan is the #1 ranked food blogger on the Vancouver portal of Urbanspoon.com. Read more of his reviews at www.shermansfoodadventures.com.
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