Kam Wah B.B.Q.

I love this little hole-​in-​the-​wall Cantonese BBQ place. It terrifies my wife, who says that taking the fattiest cuts from the fattiest animals and then roasting them, using the rendered fat to make a sauce and then dumping it right back on top isn’t good for you. I say that if this were true, there wouldn’t be any French people. Take that!
This little joint is just a couple blocks east of Churchill Square, across the street from a Greek restaurant and right beside a very blurry sign for the parking lot next door, which you can see on Google Maps. You can’t miss it.
As you enter there is a nice glass box full of all the best animals, expertly roasted by a small crew of magicians who manage to get every piece of skin crispy while keeping the meat tender. These works of art are sold by the pound. On the left is a takeout buffet, where a cheerful lady (perhaps the Same Good Cook referenced on one of the signs outside?) will fill up a styrofoam tray full of Cantonese vegetables, amazing char siu, and then whatever offal they’re cooking today. Another reason my wife hates this place is because she doesn’t like the idea of eating tripe, but if you love organs on the cheap you definitely need to try this place. The cost is only $ 5.50 for a large box and $ 3.50 for a small, so if even if you hate the food it’s still cheaper than a cup of Starbucks. You won’t hate the food.
They sell uncooked poultry in a refrigerated case by the door. I haven’t tried to eat it yet, but it looks nice.
One of my favorite things to do in Edmonton is to get lunch here, sit down outside and watch as the good samaritans yell at the cars which pull onto this one-​way street in the wrong direction. It happens about every five minutes, so for you traffic mishap enthusiasts you have a way better chance of seeing this one than you do of seeing a semi try to enter the High Level Bridge.