Lougheed Wonton Restaurant

Normally I'm nowhere near Port Moody but I was hanging out with a friend today and we wandered there.

Very spacious on the inside, especially now that Covid has forced restaurants to space people out. Very generous spacing between tables.

There's the usual bewildering array of Chinese restaurant staples in their menu but also a "Chef's Special Recommendations". Any two items on the list plus rice, daily soup, and daily dessert, for $42.95. So this would work out to over $20 per person, but you're likely to end up with one or two meals worth of takeout so it's actually closer to $10 per person. So whatever you think of the food quality, price for portion is definitely not lacking.

Daily Soup (included in price of Chef's Daily Recommendations)

Honestly this looks like stray bits too small to use and just tossed into a pot to brew until the soup is flavourful.
It's okay, although the chunks of corn are awkward to eat.
It will NOT be doggy bagged. If you're going to have to take home leftovers, focus on finishing the soup first.

Sauteed Rock Cod (one of the selections available in the Chef's Daily Recommendations fixed price meal)

Pretty basic. Nothing special here, but nothing wrong either. Pretty generous portion.

Deep Fried Spicy Fresh Squid (one of the selections available in the Chef's Daily Recommendations fixed price meal)

This was pretty decent! Portion is very fair.
Came piping hot and with decent crunch. When it cooled it started to taste more oily so work on this first.
The spiciness comes in two ways: The batter, and the chili slices. It's mildly spicy on its own so if you need more, add a slice of chili with each bite.
Quite salty.

Rice ("daily dessert", included in price of Chef's Daily Recommendations)

Doesn't look like a lot -- until you start scooping it out. It's more than enough for two persons for lunch.

Mango Pudding ("daily dessert", included in price of Chef's Daily Recommendations)

Barely passable -- Mango flavour not really there.

Staff polite and easily understand English -- whether this happens can often be a crapshoot when you walk into a Chinese restaurant. And credit cards are okay here.

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