[Mugen EvOlutioN]

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bow down to the king
its that time of the year, get your wallet out and prepare with a empty stomach.

Gonna go this weekend to have a crab feast

sun su wah $13.8 a pound
http://www.sunsuiwah.com/en_home.html

Kirin $22.8 a pound

http://www.kirinrestaurants.com/

jade garden or sth, in richmond...

http://www.jaderestaurant.ca/

$14.88 a pound

[Groot]

yumyumyum!!! saw it going for $10.80 at golden phoenix but then again...not as classy D=

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

i think spending a little extra wont hurt dining at a higher class restaurant

[miss_crayon]

going this sunday!! i do believe it's about 16-18$ at red star right now.

[hotong]

gonna have king crab this weekend!

[king_2011]

i heard they rip ppl off like switching the crab with a diff crab inside the kitchen(smaller crab) or taking bits from ur crab to add on to other ppl's crabs etc. What i mean is, you won't get the whole crab u paid for cause that's how resturants make extra $.

[Gesus]

holy shit those pics just made me fucking hungry and craving those king crabs right now

[twitchyzero]

i heard they rip ppl off like switching the crab with a diff crab inside the kitchen(smaller crab) or taking bits from ur crab to add on to other ppl's crabs etc. What i mean is, you won't get the whole crab u paid for cause that's how resturants make extra $.

this is why you should buy/make your own =9

[RenoMan]

Haha i remember i use to work for sun sui wah as a kitchen helper in charge of all seafood prep. i couldnt read any chinese but eventually recognized enough to cut shit up. I was so fast ,that a king crab would only take me 5 mins to cut up. One of the hardest things to cut up cus you were only given regular kitchen gloves. When de gutting the crab loses alot of water so the final weight would be a couple pounds lighter.

[J____]

saw some for $11 on alexandra beside the cattle hotpot. Really good there, i prefer it over sunsuiwah. oh and when you see specials, dont order their 'set dinner' where they make it different ways for you as a set because the special price doesnt apply to that. what a rip off lol.

[Vale46Rossi]

Already had it this week, they dont have bigger crabs yet from 6-9 pounds only

It would be better if they have 12+

well we have to wait!

[rickross888]

god damn got me feinin for some king crab right now! defs gonna have some this weekend :D

i do prefer lobster more though i have to say

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[cctw]

they rip you off by telling u the weight is 10 pounds when its only 8.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

went to sun su wah last nit , a 11pounder.....sure seemed pretty accurate


my cousin went to one of the abalone high end joint..on no.3 or sth
They ordered a king crab, by the time it reached their dinner table...they served FROZEN king crab legs, and the portion didnt seem right either. Needless to say, they were hella pissed and choked, left a penny on the table

[TOS'd]

Best to make your own, mmmmmmm

[bcedhk]

Hydes gonna make fun of you.


there was this place next to london drug richmond centre, advertising 8.99 per pound..

I went to sun shui wah and it was 10.99. great portion and they cooked it light like a i requested so i can actually taste the king crab and not the msg/salt bombed sauces

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^


when did sun su wah had it for $10.99

[Dr-Vn]

Already had it this week, they dont have bigger crabs yet from 6-9 pounds only

It would be better if they have 12+

well we have to wait!

Went to Kirin and had a 15 pounder. It was a huge son of a bitch! Needless to say, I was very full when I walked out of there

[Durrann]

that place on top of Tnt renfrew and 1st ave
is quite good i think

[asahai69]

where is the best place to eat this? and other than steamed with garlic. what is the best way to have it?

[twitchyzero]

you can use its "juice" to cook vermicili (sp?)
i had quite a bit last weekend and ended up wanting to vomit..too much garlic flavour bleh

[Dr-Vn]

where is the best place to eat this? and other than steamed with garlic. what is the best way to have it?

Kirin is the best place to have this hands down.

http://www.kirinrestaurants.com/

They don't cheat you on the weight plus they make it good.

Personally, I find steamed with garlic the best. You can have it steamed with egg whites, which it's definitely not as tasty as the one with garlic as the taste is a little bland. You can also request to fry it with the spicy seasoning which is great also.

Usually when we eat it, we ask for them to have 1 crab 3 eats... What this means is that half of it it's steamed with garlic, the other half is fried with the spicy seasoning as mentioned above.

The sauce that is left over from the steamed is used to mix it with noodles and also served to the guests. The head shell is used to create a plate of seafood rice which contains scallops, small shrimps, and some kind of yellow sauce (forgot what it's called).

Hope that helps! It's in season right now so it's relatively cheap, around $15 per pound at Kirin.

[asahai69]

dope. gonna have some this friday

[NNT]

Haha i remember i use to work for sun sui wah as a kitchen helper in charge of all seafood prep. i couldnt read any chinese but eventually recognized enough to cut shit up. I was so fast ,that a king crab would only take me 5 mins to cut up. One of the hardest things to cut up cus you were only given regular kitchen gloves. When de gutting the crab loses alot of water so the final weight would be a couple pounds lighter.

do they cheat on weight? I havn't eat king crab at a restaurant anymore unless its a friend gathering that I dont have control of the location. 2 years ago I brought a live one from china town and the 6 lbs I paid equal to 10 lb a restaurant serve...

[gabbergabber]

Even though Sun su wah is good, its just another place to eat and show off you are rich.

[Gumby]

do they cheat on weight? I havn't eat king crab at a restaurant anymore unless its a friend gathering that I dont have control of the location. 2 years ago I brought a live one from china town and the 6 lbs I paid equal to 10 lb a restaurant serve...
My parents ate one at SSW recently and they suspect that SSW cheats on the weight...

[ilvtofu]

Just went last night to northern dynasty for king crapb (y)

[orange7]

i like it when they put fried rice into the shell.. sooo delicious...

any idea when they have the 12+lb ones?

gonna wait till then.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

umm did u even read my thread?

[d1]

Had a 10 pounder last night at Shi-art. It wasn't as good as usual, but still decent.

[miss_crayon]

Just an update Kirin is having it at $14.80!

[sam0m0]

empire chinese cuisine is only $8.99

[ASG111]

Hope that helps! It's in season right now so it's relatively cheap, around $15 per pound at Kirin.

Just an update Kirin is having it at $14.80!

.

[Mr.HappySilp]

OO I watn king crab now! Let's have a RS king crab meet!

[Vale46Rossi]

My parents ate one at SSW recently and they suspect that SSW cheats on the weight...

Actually, from what I know SSW is one of the only that does not cheat in weight, i have many friends that work there. I have never heard of anyone accusing SSW for cheating on weight.

[cctw]

c'mon...each restaurant cheats on the weight cos they dont calibrate the the machine to take into account the weight of the container used to put the crab in...and of course they round up....so you're gonna be paying an extra pound or 2 more for sure anyways..

and besides..dont you have to add extra $10 or $15 for the baked rice?

[kchan]

I went to Sun Wing Kee on granville in Richmond for King crab. Got a 7 1/2 pounder for 3 people, and its as big as what I got from other restaurants which they claimed to be 10 pound.

Crab itself was garlic steamed :) and they used the head and baked rice in it, was AWESOME

$8.99 per pound

10/10

[Alby]

nothing beats my father in law. works in the seafood business and buys a king crab for $8.50. brings it home and steams it or in butter and garlic. delicious.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

Actually, from what I know SSW is one of the only that does not cheat in weight, i have many friends that work there. I have never heard of anyone accusing SSW for cheating on weight.

i wonder if it goes the same for kirin

[gabbergabber]

Happy King is selling theirs for 8.88$ per pound, but I suspect them for cheating the weight also. Pretty good food there, but their customer service is shitty as fawk.

[Vale46Rossi]

i wonder if it goes the same for kirin

I went to SSW today again for King Crab got one that was great again, and they gave us free Baked Sago Pudding also they gave out free mango pudding as well.


In the next week or so I'll go to Kirin and I will reply on weather they cheat or not.

[RenoMan]

Slaughter so many king crabs and lobster. Im sure we didnt cheat on weight at ssw although im not the one to weigh it. From the degutting and prep your bound to lose weight because of the water and parts. Garlic sauce used is made ftom dehydrated garlic and salt and msg.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

did SSW lower their pricing again? or still at $13.80

thinking going back this weekend

[Vale46Rossi]

Slaughter so many king crabs and lobster. Im sure we didnt cheat on weight at ssw although im not the one to weigh it. From the degutting and prep your bound to lose weight because of the water and parts. Garlic sauce used is made ftom dehydrated garlic and salt and msg.



"Gay Jai" helped me yesterday he is awesome he always offer me free stuff :D haha

and to mugen, i think it was 12.80

[Onassis]

Slaughter so many king crabs and lobster. Im sure we didnt cheat on weight at ssw although im not the one to weigh it. From the degutting and prep your bound to lose weight because of the water and parts. Garlic sauce used is made ftom dehydrated garlic and salt and msg.

I love king crab but I always wonder how many people die fishing it and getting it on your table.

[Senna4ever]

While I do love the delicate flavour of King Crab, I prefer the sweetness of Dungeness Crab.

[tripleE]

looks so fucking good
im craving now
where is the best place to get it?

[Alphamale]

Did you not read the fucking thread?

Fuck.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

looks so fucking good
im craving now
where is the best place to get it?

sigh.........

[rawr]

i went to Shun Feng on saturday. $168 (i think), and you get 3 dishes of crab.
1) garlic steamed crab legs
2) some sort of sauce crab legs
3) crab head noodles

we also had a cow tail with tomato sauce.

it was epicly good! with epic proportions too

[Senna4ever]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Senna4ever/Photos%20II/P1030934.jpg

[Farfetched]

Went with my parents to some place in Richmond called the Excelsior. I was told it may have been called Dynasty. Or D nasty - it still is. The interior is classic east side chinese restaurant. The soup we had was mainly vegetables and had flies. I'm serious. When we pointed it out to the waitress she told us they probably came from the vegetables. I don't even know what to say. King crab was ok. Everything kind of tasted like chicken broth. My heart sunk when my mom told me it cost about the same as SSW.

[RenoMan]

"Gay Jai" helped me yesterday he is awesome he always offer me free stuff :D haha

and to mugen, i think it was 12.80

omg he still works there. The gay server! im pretty sure hes bi sexual i remember asking him..... fucken guy touched me too when i was working, im not gona go into details. :eek:Scared for life

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Senna4ever/Photos%20II/P1030934.jpg
how many pounder was that
Went with my parents to some place in Richmond called the Excelsior. I was told it may have been called Dynasty. Or D nasty - it still is. The interior is classic east side chinese restaurant. The soup we had was mainly vegetables and had flies. I'm serious. When we pointed it out to the waitress she told us they probably came from the vegetables. I don't even know what to say. King crab was ok. Everything kind of tasted like chicken broth. My heart sunk when my mom told me it cost about the same as SSW.

WTF, tats horrible...should of went to SSW

[Senna4ever]

how many pounder was that

No clue.

[hotong]

had king crab last night at rainflower... SO GOOD highly recommended

they cook it three ways for you.

[mindcruising]

MMM!!! steam kingcrab legs with garlic :)

[HonestTea]

Kirin this week! :D

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^
+1

kirin tomorrow :D

[skyxx]

Anyone know if Red Star is doing King crab? If so, how much per pound and if it's good.

[guesswho]

mmmm went the other day so good :p

[hal0g0dv2]

+ 1 for rainflower

[miss_crayon]

.

Thanks, didn't realize someone already posted.

[Phil@rise]

I've only ever had it once in a restaurant and prefer it at home cooked whole on the BBQ.
A great spring meal 10 pound crab a couple pounds of shrimp fresh off the boat some fresh oysters. Some wine a very happy drunk gf.

[DHP 1]

^
sounds like a happy ending


:haha:

[skyxx]

The Sponsors are Invading! :lol

[Phil@rise]

The Sponsors are Invading! :lol

Sponsors are people too ya know :D

[skyxx]

I went to Red star last night and they were having for $16.80/Lb. We got a 9 pound one for Three people! haha Crazy! I must say, Red Star did a pretty good job at cooking the three courses. The crab itself was packed with meat(In canto, "Sut").

[BlackZRoadster]

^^ you wanna talk about crazy, try going to eat with your other half, and the minimum size is like 9 lbs lol

for 2 ppl its overkill

[winson604]

Just had King Crab last night at Jade Seafood in Richmond. I think it was $13/pound or $14. It was pretty damn tasty. Got 2 huge ass plates of the steamed garlic plus deep fried from a 9lb crab.

[hal0g0dv2]

Just had King Crab last night at Jade Seafood in Richmond. I think it was $13/pound or $14. It was pretty damn tasty. Got 2 huge ass plates of the steamed garlic plus deep fried from a 9lb crab.

that is pretty solid

[hotong]

I went to Red star last night and they were having for $16.80/Lb. We got a 9 pound one for Three people! haha Crazy! I must say, Red Star did a pretty good job at cooking the three courses. The crab itself was packed with meat(In canto, "Sut").

16.80 fuck that's expensive.

[skyxx]

I've had it at Sun Sui Wah and many other places and it seems like the crab at Red Star had more meat. I'm assuming King Crab has various grades too.

[rawr]

went to Sea Harbor. $16.80 for two dishes. we had a 16 pounder, it was HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE :haha::haha:. expensive too, i think sea harbor is the most expensive in richmond at 16.80, but it's well worth the price. better than shun feng's! (shun feng's is pretty good already)

[skyxx]

Nope, I believe Kirin is going for 22/Lb.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^

:eek:


you got it wrong dude, i was there last friday night, its $14-15 dollar a pound (the one in richmond). I find my dining experience was more pleasant at kirin than SSW, food and service wise that is...actually the overall interior design as well

[!LittleDragon]

I had no idea you lose so much from gutting. I bought a 12 pounder from Lobster Man on Granville Island and had them cut it up for me... the parts I took home weighed about 7 pounds.

[rawr]

would it be possible that they charge u the price of a 12 pounder but instead give u a 7 pounder? O_O

[!LittleDragon]

Nah, I saw them chop it up in front of me. It's not like they can really do a switcharoo, they don't keep many on hand and they're usually spoken for.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

the guts weighs 5 pounds? lol


how much did lobster man charged you

[!LittleDragon]

It was a few weeks ago, I think it was around $15/pound. BBQ'd some, garlic steamed some and deep fried some..

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

but thats nearly as much as a restaurant would charge:(

[!LittleDragon]

It is... but have you ever had BBQ'd king crab? :thumbsup:

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

nope, sounds promising tho lol

[hamsup]

is 15 bucks per lbs the norm ??? any recommendations... i want the restaurant to be able to seat around 15 people ! ! !

[Gumby]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think king crab season is winding down already... the ones you'll find now are small!

[WHEYsted]

^ Nope. Went to SSW last week and they had plenty of HUGE ones.