Visual Bites: Peaceful Restaurant
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Karen Hamilton
June 11, 2009
I’d been wanting to try the fare at Peaceful Restaurant for quite some time, but leaving the cocoon of downtown Vancouver is always hard for this reluctant commuter. Luckily, dining companion and design partner Jason Lau was willing to play chauffeur during one lunch hour last week.
The restaurant sits across the street from the new London Drugs and 50 paces from the sparkly Whole Foods along the Cambie corridor. Also nearby are a camp of similar noodle shops such as Sha Lin and Lucky Noodle. Why these restaurants decided to operate under such stiff competition is beyond me, but Peaceful Restaurant scores a point in my book for most engaging storefront.
Despite the array of items that peddled housemade noodles of every variety, our eyes were drawn to their selection of dumplings. We opted for the Mandarin pork dumplings pictured above – 10 pcs for $6.95.
We also couldn’t resist the Schezuan hot chilli wontons for $5.95. Its nomenclature leant towards redundancy, but it was a fitting name and our favourite of the meal.
Rather than the usual order of cutting noodles with beef or pork, we selected a stew-like dish called Xin-Jiang noodles: chicken, potato, star-anise reduction, and 3 types of hot pepper with a bed of hand-pulled noodles. The neighbours to my left were riveted by the arrival of this bowl as it sizzled and crackled and wafted rich spice in their direction. It was enough diversion for them to tell us that they’ll order the Xin-Jiang noodles on their next visit.
What’s on the menu for our next visit to Peaceful Restaurant? Another bowl of those fabulous chili wontons and further exploration of their affordable dumplings and noodle soups.
Peaceful Restaurant
532 W Broadway | Vancouver
(604) 879-9878
www.peacefulrestaurant.com
Categories: Broadway, Food, Restaurants
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I really need to make it there! I have heard they have great soup dumplings which I have been searching out since I was in shanghai.. yummmm
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You *must* try the beef roll (its famous there) and the spicy cucumber as well. Fantastic.