I’ve made several visits up to Richmond, BC since moving up to Portland, and I have trawled No. 3 Road pretty heavily looking for Chinese deliciousness. I tend to agree with you David. In comparison to a city like Portland, Richmond is a haven for Chinese cooking, but the San Gabriel Valley is just so much larger geographically, and exponentially more diverse in its offerings, that there’s really no comparison. Having said that, the quality and creativity of the dim sum we ate in Richmond far surpassed anything I’d eaten in Los Angeles. This is because of a trend of rich Hong Kong chefs retiring in Vancouver. They quickly become bored, and open new restaurants in Canada. It’s quite an interesting phenomenon.
Mr Taster