Superior Palace

Sept 30, 2007 - We had just had a pretty busy weekend. No cooking. And we wanted walnut prawns. I had remembered reading about a place in the Outer Richmond on Balboa with good walnut prawns so we swung by to see if I could find it. Over on Balboa in the 30-something aves there are bunches of restaurants and cafes. How fun! So we saw two big Chinese restaurants and decided to give one of them a try. Boy did we luck out on our choice.

This place was pretty hoppin'! We were seated right away and the waiters were very attentive in watching to see when we were ready to order. As soon as we looked up someone zoomed over. We ordered honey walnut prawns, beef and Chinese broccoli, garlic eggplant and sizzling rice soup.

The soup came out very quickly. It was so yummy! Well, to be fair, I should mention that we were really hungry by the time we got there. But the soup was really very good. The snow peas in the soup were still nice and crunchy and the broth was nice and clear. It was very refreshing.

The walnut prawns came next and they were so good!!! We love this dish and though we are not sure if it really is actually Chinese food, we love it and always think of it when we think of Chinese food. Trouble with that dish is keeping the prawns crispy even as they are covered in a thick sweet mayo like sauce. Also the walnuts need to stay crunchy too. It's easy to mess this one up but they sure didn't mess it up at Superior Palace. They really are superior!!

The beef and eggplant came out and we realized this was probably enough food another 2-3 days. I am newly in love with eggplant so I thought it was delicious. It had almost a sweet and sour like taste to it. The beef and Chinese broccoli dish wasn't great though. The broccoli was maybe cooked too long and lost it's crunch, while the beef was a bit too soft and chewy for my liking but it tasted alright. We took most of the eggplant and beef home. The walnut prawns and soup were wiped out. All of that food came out to only $32 including tip. Awesome.

This place was one of those pleasant surprises. We stumbled upon it and were so happy with the food and even the service. Yeah, for a Chinese restaurant even the service was good! They were fast and attentive. Not super friendly but that would be asking too much of a Chinese restaurant. It was a great experience and we're totally going back there.