Xi Yan 4 - Vancouver

Efficient staff and delicious food. Xi Yan opened just recently (as of now, there is no rating cause of lack of votes and there is a 'Review us on Zomato ' sticker by the front of the restaurant. The food is very traditional and executed perfectly. <br/ <br/ Today was a special day so I ordered the abalone.  The abalone was soft yet chewy, and texture-wise, it was really good. Abalone never has much taste- thank god for the inventor of abalone sauce. It is shiny and like a glaze- thick yet not cloying, and is similar to oyster sauce (but better! The choy sum, soaked in sauce, gave the veggies a juicy kick. <br/ <br/ Then quickly after came the lobster over glutinous rice. The lobster was flavorful, but I really liked the lobster-infused glutinous rice. All the lobstery flavor goodness, juices, and fragrances seeped into the rice making the rice absolutely MAGICAL. All the oil is not the healthiest, admittedly, but this rice is heaven. Later there were delicious golden almond cookies- they were not too sweet but they were deliciously crumbly and shiny too. <br/ <br/ The problem was that the food came a little rushed, making it seem like a really hurried dinner. But amazing classic Chinese restaurant.

We had to order a set menu for the Chinese New Year dinner at this restaurant. Unfortunately, the set menu did not include some of the dishes we wanted, so we had to order additional items. The seating was cramped, with me essentially sitting in the middle of the aisle. However, the quality of the food was good - it was hot, tasty, and well-presented. Despite being the busiest time of the year, the service was still good.

The food is fresh and delicious, the service is excellent, and the prices are very reasonable. I frequent this restaurant for their excellent dim sum offerings.

Not many people know about this place on 41st and Granville. They serve quality chinese food at a high, but fair price for the quality and quantity. The free range fried chicken is my favourite!! Parking is a pain before 6pm.

They are a bit pricy. However, excellent service and their dishes are great. I'm talking about their dinner, I'm not sure how is their dim sum. The only downside of this restaurant is that the parking was quit expensive and the parking machine was not properly working.