issue 24// vol 47 life & style // no. 17 Delicious Chinese food takeout options 1n PoCo » One year since the pandemic, ordering takeout has become commonplace Brandon Yip Senior Columnist group dinner for four to five people costs $69.25 and you get the following tasty items: breaded t has been one year since lockdowns began due to COVID-19. Our lifestyle of once going out to spend time with friends was dramatically altered—and it has especially affected eating inside restaurants. People can dine in at some restaurants with social distancing incorporated, but it is just not the same experience and freedom we had before the pandemic. And now increases in takeout orders are commonplace for many people. There is nothing more satisfying than opening takeout containers full of hot, steaming food after you have arrived home. If you are in the mood to order some hot and delicious Chinese food and family group dinners, here are four popular Chinese restaurants in Port Coquitlam that offer decent family group dinners to go. The first is Happy Chinese Restaurant, located at 3266 Coast Meridian Road. They offer three different family combination dinners (dinner for two, four, and six people). The prices may not make you feel very “happy” in your pocketbook (the dinner for six people costs $84.95). However, if you order it, you get the following delicious items: Wonton soup with 16 wontons, six spring rolls, barbeque pork, shrimp fried rice, chicken chow mein, deep-fried jumbo prawns, beef mixed vegetables, ginger beef, and sweet-and- sour pork. Next is Sky Dragon Restaurant, at 1538 Prairie Avenue. Their family group dinners are similar to Happy Chinese Restaurant and they offer dinners deep-fried prawns. from two up to eight people. The price for their The finger lickin’ good sandwich >» KFC’s famous chicken chicken sandwich review Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist here are many restaurants that offer a variety of different styles and flavours of the chicken sandwich, but one of the best options is Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). The chicken is floured in Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe of 1 herbs and spices and fried in a pressure fryer to give it a taste that will guarantee that you will lick your fingers. There are a few places recently offering new chicken-based sandwiches, including the infamous Popeye’s chicken sandwich and the delicious Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich, but nothing is quite like KFC’s chicken sandwiches. KFC’s chicken sandwich offerings include the Big Crunch where a crispy chicken breast is fried and put ina sandwich. It is better with the Spicy Big Crunch which has a spicy sauce that is Photo by Billy Bui almond boneless chicken, beef chop suey, five homemade vegetarian spring rolls, sweet-and- sour boneless pork, and deep-fried prawns. The third restaurant is Timberman Chinese Restaurant, which is located at 1475 Prairie Avenue. Their family dinner combinations offered are for two, three, and four people. The dinner for four costs $53.95 and you get chicken chow mein, barbeque pork fried rice, and sweet-and-sour pork, beef and broccoli, four spring rolls, and 14 Finally, Rainbow Butterfly Chinese Restaurant at 1-2850 Oxford Street. Unlike the previous three restaurants, Rainbow offers two different menu choices for its group dinner for six people (Dinner A and Dinner B). Dinner A costs $56.95 and you get six spring rolls, house special fried rice, beef chop suey with black bean sauce, chicken chow mein, shrimp foo young, sweet-and- sour pork, and lemon chicken (sauce on the side). But if that does not suit your fancy, you can order Dinner B for $59.95. It comes with wonton soup (or hot and sour soup), beef and broccoli, house special fried rice, deep-fried prawns, chicken with ginger pepper in black bean sauce, house special chow mein, and sweet-and-sour pork. In the end, all four restaurants have very decent family dinners for takeout—it is alla matter of personal preference. And whatever restaurant you choose to order takeout from, you will be guaranteed to be full and satisfied! creamy and bold. Recently, KFC offered a new chicken sandwich that has the spirit of the chicken that you would expect from KFC and on par with the new chicken sandwiches that are being offered. The KFC famous chicken chicken sandwich is a chicken breast floured in the secret recipe but also dipped in buttermilk, fried, and topped with pickles and either mayo or spicy sauce. It is not as big as the Big Crunch, but the chicken breast still has a lot of meat. The sandwich is like the Buttermilk Chicken Club which hopefully Triple-O’s will offer again soon. While the Photo by Billy Bui Photo by Arnaldo Fragozo famous chicken chicken sandwich does not havea loud crunch, it is as good as the Big Crunch. Also, the entire sandwich is as good as the Big Crunch with its artisan bun, which is soft and adds cushion to the chicken breast. The pickles in the sandwich give it a tangy southern taste and the spicy sauce makes the sandwich exciting. The meat is juicy and the sandwich is large like the Buttermilk Chicken Club, so it will take a while to eat it all. The famous chicken chicken sandwich might be KFC’s best item and will guarantee that you lick your fingers.