Just went to this place last Tuesday night with husband and couple of friends.

Now, when I got in, I didn't even get seated! I asked a waiter to give me a table, and guess what he said: "Wait standing, I don't give you the tables" in Chinese. So... I standed. And we waited 45 minutes for someone to take our order.

After 45 minutes of waiting long, someone finally came. I ordered a genzong and banana bread, a pork hot pot, and seafood noodles. The order didn't come until 20 minutes of waiting! Plus, I saw the real price on the menu, and he charged me way more than it's worth!

Restaurant is really small. The old restaurant Tokyo Taipei was way better than this one.

All I can say is: I'm not coming back, unless someone bribes me to.

This little restaurant is easy to miss if you don't know exactly where you're going. It's attached to Crystal Mall in Burnaby, but there's is no mall access, and it's on the parking entrance side of the building. Amazingly, this place is very busy, especially around the lunch hour! I guess there are many ppl in the know!
I met my sister here for lunch on a weekday and I got there first. Silly of me not to look around before ordering, I ordered from the menu w/o noticing the picture menus adorning the walls. I just picked the pork hotpot because it sounded appetizing (no pictures in the menu). My sister joined me shortly after and ordered one of their "illustrated" rice combos from the wall.

Our meal didn't take long to arrive at all. My sister's meal looked delicious and she reported that it was quite tasty, with the exception of the overly greasy deep-fried pork-chop which was just passable.

My meal, however, looked much better than it tasted. Top marks for presentation - you get your own stone bowl overtop burning charcoal (hotpot). Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this as I thought I would. Everything in the bowl was kind of bland and tasted the same. Calamari rings were like rubber bands. If it were not for the tasty dipping sauce it came with, I don't think I could have eaten it. Also a tip for those who have limited time, skip the hotpot. It took forever for it to cool down enough to eat without burning my tongue with every bite.

On the flip side, it's a great deal. Most meals will cost you under $8 and you'll leave full and satisfied! Next time, I'll be sure to order one of the combos instead of the hotpot.

This eatery is quite small and jam packed, so in case you're thinking of bringing children here, remember to leave the strollers at home.