Best fried rice?

[Manhattan]

What's a good place for fried rice? Tried a couple places in Chinatown but it wasn't too impressive. Any recommendations?

[max_boost]

I like Fok Kin fried rice personally.

[secol]

ho wan....cheap and large portions. can be hit or miss, but when they hit it's a home run

[spacerz]

Kinjo had the best that I've tried, so far. You have to add a liberal amount of their sweet soya sauce for it to really taste good though.

[nykz]

Homemade is probably the best since everyone has different tastes and preferences, pretty easy to make too, just need some left over rice, 2-3 eggs, soy sauce and whatever you like.

[ExtraSlow]

If making at home, bacon.

[phreezee]

I hate any fried rice recipes that call for soy sauce.

I like the Big Spender's fried rice at Sun Chui Kee off their old menu, most of the staff still know the name. Their 2 Kind's of fried rice is pretty good too.

The Lotus leaf Crab fried rice at Bobby Chao's is good, but not specifically for the rice itself :)

[EG6boi]

I like Gong Kee's Special fried rice even though the place looks ghetto as hell. Don't let the deteriorating look fool you, it's delicious! :thumbsup:

[DENZILDON]

^+1 Gongkee Fried Rice.

We get delivery from them so often that every time we call them and sees our phone no, they don't ask for address and name anymore. :nut:

[DarrelK]

Another +1 for Gong Kee! Love the salted fish fried rice there :drool:

[rage2]

Originally posted by spacerz
Kinjo had the best that I've tried, so far. You have to add a liberal amount of their sweet soya sauce for it to really taste good though.
That doesn't sound like best fried rice. That sounds like best sweet soya sauce.

[Disoblige]

spacerz, are you white? haha.
When I eat chinese with my co-workers, some of them just drench their fried rice with tons of soy sauce. It looks incredibly salty but they still eat it all like it's fine. :nut:

[npham]

The house special, has some name I can't remember, from Dragon Pearl in Inglewood is fantastic.

[dflamzer]

Chinese sausage + green onion + shitake mushrooms + 4+ hour old rice + the sauce of your choosing = ultimate friend rice.

[azian_advanced]

you forgot fried garlic, eggs, and salt to that list... yum

[clem24]

WTF LOL.. Best Fried Rice?? Is OP a whitey? Next, there'll be a thread on where to find the best Chicken Balls and Beef with Broccoli.

I can't say I've ever been impressed with any kind of Chinese fried rice... The only one that's ever been able to make me really smile is the Crab Fried Rice at Pen Thai in Bothell, WA.

[lilmira]

That's because chinese food is mediocre in Calgary in general.

Fried rice is easy to make but very difficult to master.

[spacerz]

Originally posted by rage2


Sounds like you got me there. lol.



Originally posted by Disoblige


Negatory. I am brown.


What can I say, I don't eat out much. lol.

[Manhattan]

Originally posted by lilmira
Fried rice is easy to make but very difficult to master.

:werd:

Similar to how lots of places can make sushi but difficult to make good sushi. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Go to a place like din tai fung and you'll see the difference. Fried rice is also a part of everyday Chinese culture. You'll find it everywhere in Asia and people make it at home. You won't find any sweet n sour pork or broccoli beef.

[mucat]

happy valley restaurant in downtown makes the best (in town) baked pork chop with egg fried rice.

[Mibz]

Originally posted by Manhattan
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. And it's so fucking rare in this city.

[shadowz]

Sun Chu Kee/Tea Pot or Forbidden City, the Big Spenders Fried rice

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3158/2854465447_96fb0e278f_z.jpg

[bulaian]

Originally posted by lilmira
That's because chinese food is mediocre in Calgary in general.

Fried rice is easy to make but very difficult to master.

Really? Calgary has some of the best Chinese food(outside of China/Hong Kong obviously) I've found. Aside from Vancouver, I doubt you'll find much better Chinese food in Canada.

[AudiPWR]

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[clem24]

Originally posted by bulaian


Really? Calgary has some of the best Chinese food(outside of China/Hong Kong obviously) I've found. Aside from Vancouver, I doubt you'll find much better Chinese food in Canada.

Yes Calgary second only to Vancouver.. Toronto.. LA.. NY, NY... I suppose thanks to out status as a preferred Asian immigrant destination, we do have it good here. On an international scale, outside of Asia, I would guess Calgary does rank up there. What we DO have though is FANTASTIC PHO!

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by shadowz
Sun Chu Kee/Tea Pot or Forbidden City, the Big Spenders Fried rice


this, with the capelin roe and everything :drool:

[Shlade]

U and Me down on centre street.

Best chicken fried rice ive had in my life.

[integra_xsi]

fat kee noodle house restaurant in the north east behind the sunridge nissan used car department. they have a really good special fried rice. also the best steamed chicken in the city.

[heavyD]

Originally posted by dflamzer
Chinese sausage + green onion + shitake mushrooms + 4+ hour old rice + the sauce of your choosing = ultimate friend rice.

What exactly is Chinese sausage? Maybe I don't want to know?:rofl:

[flipstah]

Originally posted by integra_xsi
fat kee noodle house restaurant in the north east behind the sunridge nissan used car department. they have a really good special fried rice. also the best steamed chicken in the city.

:werd: That place is awesome!


Originally posted by heavyD


What exactly is Chinese sausage? Maybe I don't want to know?:rofl:

"lap cheong"; educate yoself! :rofl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_sausage

It's like jerky.

[rage2]

cue the chinese sausage looks smaller than north american sausage jokes... :rofl:

[HiSpec]

Originally posted by Manhattan


:werd:

Similar to how lots of places can make sushi but difficult to make good sushi. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Go to a place like din tai fung and you'll see the difference. Fried rice is also a part of everyday Chinese culture. You'll find it everywhere in Asia and people make it at home. You won't find any sweet n sour pork or broccoli beef.

Key to making good fried rice (chow fan) is the rice must be prepped the day before and left overnight to be used the next day. Never use fresh rice.

A good traditional Chinese cuisine chef must know how to make a proper fried rice as a basic skill. Just like a western cuisine chef must know how to make a good steak/risotto, and Japanese sushi chef must know make a Tamago (egg).

[MrSector9]

Originally posted by bulaian


Really? Calgary has some of the best Chinese food(outside of China/Hong Kong obviously) I've found. Aside from Vancouver, I doubt you'll find much better Chinese food in Canada.

he meant bad white man chinese food.