Monday 21 November 2011

Pok Pok

Ambiance: looked kinda dirty to be honest


Seating/Wait time: Reservations recommended.  There are very limited indoor seats, there are like 8 tables! sitting outside sucks!  They do offer take-out, but you can't do take out when you're a tourist.  


When you make reservations, be specific you want to sit indoors.  They have heat lamps outside but it sucked sitting outside.

Dress Code: No shoes, no shirt, no service!


Crowd: Anybody


Meal: 
Kai Yaang Half Bird 
Charcoal rotisserie roasted natural game hen stuffed with lemongrass, garlic, pepper and cilantro served with spicy sweet and sour and tamrind dipping sauces
(You don't need the sticky rice despite what they say)

$7.50


Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings
Fresh natural chicken wings marinated in fish sauce and palm sugar, deep fried, tossed in carmelized Phu Quoc fish sauce and garlic and served with Vietnamese table salad$12.50
Coconut Ice Cream Sandiwch
Coconut-jackfruit ice cream served on a sweet bun with peanuts,
sweet sticky rice, condensed milk and chocolate syrup.
$8.50
Cha Yen
 $3

Personal Remarks:  Eat here only ONCE! This place has diminishing returns on satisfaction, the more you come, the more disappointed you get with each subsequent visit.  


I was so addicted to the chicken wings that I had to come a second time.  To let you know how bad I wanted another taste of these wings, I tried to find the recipe and recreate it.  I failed and said enough was enough!  I just had to eat them from Pok Pok!  


When I came again, I was so disappointed because they were not as tasty as the first time.


If you come, the only thing you need to order is the Fish Sauce Wings.  The Cha Yen was not special, it is similar to Chinese milk tea but even sweeter.  




The rotisserie chicken sounds nice but it was not mind blowing, it was kind of dry.  The worst thing about their menu was the lack of pictures (kind of like my blog at the moment).  I may be over hyping the greatness of these wings.  And they deserve this hype.  


They are like nothing I've ever tasted before in Vancouver.  When you eat it, it's like honey garlic, but not really because of that saltiness of the fish sauce.  It's just good! Try it!


The desert (coconut ice cream sandwich) is a STAY AWAY item! That thing was gross, the description sounds nice, but everyone had a taste of it at the table and after one bite none of us could eat anymore of it.

Value: 5/5 Overall: 5/5

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