western australia

chinese restaurant

Revisiting a favourite restaurant

@JudyEv (381837)

Rockingham, Australia

January 28, 2022 8:02am CST

We went out to a Chinese restaurant tonight with friends. The restaurant is one we frequented regularly before we left to live in Donnybrook. The food is always excellent and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. We have very fond memories of the place. They employed a lot of high school students as waitstaff. An Irish lady taught them what they needed to know and over time, they became quite proficient. We got to know some of them quite well. Being so young, they sometimes got things a bit wrong. We’d be given wine-glasses straight out of the dish-washer so they’d be warm but the plates would be cold. Vince always liked to tease them and would ask for ‘mongrel lamb’ instead of Mongolian lamb. Every time we went, he would ask for leeches and ice-cream and little Sarah would say, very politely, ‘It’s lychees, Mr Evans’. The same Irish lady was there tonight and gave us a warm welcome. It was so nice to go back there. I’m sure we’ll have more enjoyable meals there. I’ll share more another time. I don't have a photo of Chinese food so here's another sunset.

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@Nawsheen (28761)

• Mauritius

28 Jan 22

I'm sure going to this restaurant brought back many good memories. I have a favorite restaurant too but haven't gone there for so long because of the pandemic

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@Nawsheen (28761)

• Mauritius

1 Feb 22

@JudyEv once you are used to a place you always want to go there. I'm not really keen to try new places at times because I got disappointed on so many occasions

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

It's an easy drive for us, straight down one road. The food is excellent and with good prices so we'll be bound to eat there again.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Feb 22

@Nawsheen I don't mind trying new places but I'm also very happy to go to places I've enjoyed before.

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@cherigucchi (15934)

• Philippines

28 Jan 22

It is really nice to visit such place full with all the fondest memories. I love the sunset!

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 22

I had forgotten just how nice it was.

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@shaggin (74988)

• United States

28 Jan 22

Your husband sounds funny. I wonder if I would correct someone who said the menu wrong or just let it go. If I honestly didn’t know how you pronounce something I’d want to know the correct way.

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@shaggin (74988)

• United States

29 Jan 22

@JudyEv could be. I don’t get sarcasm or jokes and neither so my two oldest biological children.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

It was just funny that she was so young and corrected him so politely. I think an adult would have known he was having a joke.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

28 Jan 22

I hope they will learn not to give you a warm glass and a cold dish. I am planning a Chinese dinner for Tuesday, Chinese New Year.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

29 Jan 22

I forget about the fortune cookies, the Chinese restaurants in the US gave them, they are not Chinese.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 22

@LadyDuck And probably most of the Chinese dishes aren't too authentic either. Or at least have been doctored up to appeal more to Westerners.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

We were given fortune cookies last night which was a nice touch.

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@DaddyEvil (174281)

• United States

28 Jan 22

Pretty and I still haven't started going to restaurants again since the pandemic began but we do call our friend who owns a Chinese restaurant and ask if he'll make us some Springfield style Cashew Chicken once in a while... It's one of our favorite foods. (There's also a Mongolian restaurant in Springfield we'd both love to go to if the virus is ever brought under control. *shrug*)

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

We wore masks until we were seated but I can see us curtailing our visits again as omicron takes hold here.

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@DaddyEvil (174281)

• United States

29 Jan 22

@JudyEv People just don't care here if they spread the virus. Preventative measures only work as long as everyone is taking them.

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@wolfgirl569 (135601)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jan 22

Glad you got to go back.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

It was really nice to go back, especially with the Irish lady still being there. She only does two nights a week there now so we were lucky to catch her.

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@snowy22315 (208782)

• United States

28 Jan 22

I guess you were all happy to see each other and partake of the leeches and ice cream..

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

It did bring back good memories.

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@Aquitaine24 (12000)

• San Jose, California

29 Jan 22

I'm glad you got to go, nice sunset photo,

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@Aquitaine24 (12000)

• San Jose, California

31 Jan 22

@JudyEv that is good to know. Do you have any favorite dishes at the restaurant?

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Feb 22

@Aquitaine24 Not really although I like the sweet and sour dishes and I usually start with a prawn cocktail.

@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 22

I'm sure we'll be going back there from time to time.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Jan 22

I'm glad you enjoyed your meal and could give those kids a good time.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 Jan 22

@JudyEv Yes, you will.

@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

We will have to learn the names of the new staff there now.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

28 Jan 22

We had a very nice Chinese restaurant on the High St. Sadly it closed as the owners seem determined to turn everything into flats

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

That's a shame. We have so much new housing going up here. I can't work out where all the people come from to fill these places.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 22

@Ronrybs Really? That's a shame. Have they plans for a new library somewhere? At least in Perth, they aren't allowed to build huge skyscrapers at the moment but I don't know how long that will last. 52 floors is the highest but approval has been given for 62 floors for a hotel. They sound very tall to me but I know they are trying to limit the number of very tall ones. They won't allow them on the beachfronts for instance as they block everyone's views.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

29 Jan 22

@JudyEv At the moment there is a bit of battle over knocking down the local library and building more flats

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

29 Jan 22

I too like Chinese food provided its prepared well. I like their 'Ginger garlic prawn ' but I love the preparation of Wolfdrof in Kolkata and the Chinese restaurant in a small town called Sambalpur, Odisha.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 22

Some Chinese restaurants have much better food than others. Not all Chinese is the same, is it?

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@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

31 Jan 22

@JudyEv Yes, those restaurants which are run by the Chinese they give wonderful Chinese dishes.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

28 Jan 22

What a gorgeous sunset! It’s nice that you like going toy Chinese restaurant. What food do you usually order?

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

I'm pretty conservative but we had Mango Fillet Steak, Scallops and Mushrooms, Combination Omelette and a chicken dish - with fried rice of course.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Feb 22

@thelme55 Food posts do that to me too.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

3 Feb 22

@JudyEv OMG! That meal makes me hungry by just reading it.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

29 Jan 22

Great, a nice time of friends & a good meal! Lucky still around. 2 of our favorites, gone for good; Kabuki because of pandemic & Wisteria because of, retirement.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 22

Nothing stays the same for ever, does it? I'm a bit surprised this one is still going. It has been there a long time.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

1 Feb 22

@JudyEv That's good it's still here to enjoy.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Jan 22

Beautiful sunset. I prefer fresh seafood. But Chinese is good too.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

Fresh seafood is very expensive here. It is probably easier to source though now we've moved to the city.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Jan 22

@JudyEv It is not even available in my area.

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@FourWalls (86583)

• United States

28 Jan 22

I could enjoy a vegetable egg roll and some chicken chow mien watching a sunset like that…….. I like that, “Leeches and ice cream.”

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

Sarah never woke up that Vince was teasing her. She would gently correct him every time we went there.

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@LeaPea2417 (40020)

• Toccoa, Georgia

28 Jan 22

Chinese food is very tasty.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

I like it the best of cuisines other than Western.

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@Fleura (34935)

• United Kingdom

28 Jan 22

Long, long ago there was a cheap and cheerful Chinese restaurant here run by a lovely lady. It was the first place I ever had Chinese food and she taught us how to use chopsticks by making us practice picking up peas! Sadly that place has gone now.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

I'm a bit surprised this restaurant is still going but it's very popular. It does takeaways too and there were people in and out the door all night.

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@TheHorse (238277)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Jan 22

That's so sweet of her to correct him. I had a 9-year-old "help" me write a short piece for a piano student the she other day. I've also had a 12-year-old "give me tips" on how to catch my horse.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 22

Kids like being 'helpful', especially to adults.

@Shiva49 (28371)

• Singapore

29 Jan 22

I too like to put others at ease with light banter and it does not cost an arm and a leg too! Such experiences remain with us and replay out of the blue too to regale us and bring out a chuckle even when we are alone.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 22

We have told the stories of these kids many times and remember them with great fondness. The older lady said the girl who would tell us how to pronounce 'lychees' is now a lawyer.

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@LindaOHio (222285)

• United States

29 Jan 22

I love Chinese Food. We have a very good restaurant close to us called Yun Ting. I'm glad you enjoyed your meal.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 22

We will be going back to this one from time to time, I'm sure.

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