This weekend I finally had the chance to eat at this magical On Yuen Chinese restaurant in Surrey that my friends have been raving about. This place is so good lah!
We got seated right away, and half way through our dinner the restaurant was full with people lining up. I let my friend do the ordering, because he’s a regular diner here. He comes here so regularly that almost all the staff knows his name. He ordered us Chicken Fried Rice, House Special Chow Mein with Crispy Noodles, Salt and Peppery Shell-less Deep Fried Prawns, and Boneless Honey Garlic Pork.
I wasn’t paying too much attention while my friend ordered, so every dish came as a surprise. Shell-less prawns and boneless pork? SUCH a genius idea! There’s nothing better than just picking up your food and eat it as is without trying to peel the shell off or eat around the bones. How come other restaurants don’t have these options?
The Boneless Honey Garlic Pork is to die for. I loved it sooo much. Every piece has a thin layer of batter, and the rest is all meat, all lean, not a bit of fatty part in there. I ate them like popcorn, so good, and so satisfying! The Chicken Fried Rice went really well with the pork. It is not greasy as it doesn’t have a shiny layer of oil on every single grain of rice. The crispy noodles for the House Special Chow Mien was REALLY crispy, I think they might have left it in the deep fryer for a bit too long. Other than that, the topping was delicious too.
The staff here were really friendly, and they are definitely not short staffed like a lot of Chinese restaurants. Our tea pot was always refilled right away, and were asked if everything was okay once in a while. There was free oranges and mango pudding dessert after our meal. The mango pudding was really good, it had a hint of calpis (yogurt flavored drinks), it was very nice.
This is the only good Chinese food in Surrey! I am going back for sure.
Note: Closed on Wednesdays!
Shell-less prawns is a special request. If you don’t mention shell-less to the waiter, your Salt & Peppery Prawns will have shells on them.
Boneless pork is a special request. If you don’t mention boneless when ordering the Honey Garlic Pork, your pork will have bones in them.
On Yuen
9014 152nd St., #304
Surrey, BC V3R4E7
Tel: (604) 583-3238
7 Comments on "On Yuen Chinese restaurant, so good lah!"
omg i haven’t had their boneless honey garlic ribs in sooo long.. gimme!
what?! mango pudding?! i wannnnt
and i just had some of the pork for take out and it wasn’t good and crispy.. probably because it was steaming a bit in the plastic container
What about that Asia restuarant by the Subway and Tim Hortons on 156th and Fraser Highway? That has some amazing Chinese food and also Jade Valley by the Cash Converters in Guildford across from the TD Bank and Nando’s Chicken?
Yes I know I’ve been to a lot of places it’s not funny anymore. If you haven’t been to those places before I suggest you check them out they are unbelievable and out of all the times I’ve been to both of them they’ve almost never disapointed me.
Hi Matthew,
I’ve tried Asia many times, and used to be where my family got their Chinese takeout, and yah I agree it’s good. But On Yuen is closer, cheaper, and I think a bit better. They are also really close with a friend’s family.
Jade Valley is something I haven’t tried for quite a few years though. I’ll definitely give it a shot some time soon though. Thanks for the recommendations. Let me know where else you think is good!
I heard about this one and been to Asia, but how about China King by IGA plaza? I saw a sign saying they have weekend lunch handmade noodles when i passed by , kind of curious, anyone tried
Hmm, haven’t been to China King yet. I think my friends went years ago and didn’t like it so I haven’t been. I should go for myself though.
I’ll check it out and let you know. I’ll try to go during weekend lunch to see the handmade noodles.