O’Tray Noodle

Came to this plaza just to try their Tianjin Wrap and it extremely interesting but delicious!
It has a wrap cooking on a hotplate that gets an egg cracked onto it. Next, they add some sauces and other things that I didn’t bother asking then finally a crispy cracker before folding it all up and serving it. Best when eaten hot, it was a satisfying crunch without being too salty. Definitely worth a special little trip!

O’Tray is located in President’s Plaza, which is across from Aberdeen Mall. O’Tray specializes in Tianjin Cuisine and is most known for their Tianjin Wrap and Tofu Hot Soup!
The tianjin is basically an egg wrap with fried pork and hoisin sauce. The egg wrap itself is flavoured with pepper and green onion. The pork was crispy and hot, and was nice contrast to the softness of the wrap.
The soup is comprised of tofu in a spicy soup base. The soup itself was very flavourful, from the peanut sauce and spicy oil. This is the dish that everybody usually orders because it compliments the Tianjin Warp very well.

After trying Guizhou province cuisine at Huaxi, I walked around Vancouver before hitching a SkyTrain to Richmond. Headed over to President Plaza’s food court area on the 2^nd floor to try O’Tray Noodle’s Tianjin cuisine.
Compared with all of the other shopping centers in Golden Village, President Plaza is eerily quiet. Even so, O’Tray seemed to have a good stream of customers visiting to try the fare.
Although the title of the restaurant has noodle in it, I decided to try some other items. It didn’t make sense since I had just eaten noodles from Huaxi. I ordered the soft tofu soup ($ 3.75) and a Tianjin burger ($ 2.75).
The soft tofu soup was very silky soft which I liked. But I actually could have done without the actual soup which didn’t have the best flavorings. I think I could have just eaten the soft tofu with some soy sauce and had been satisfied.
However, the Tianjin burger was enjoyable. The breading seems like a cross between that of a pot pie and green onion/​scallion pancakes. This would make for a great snack as would the Tianjin wrap which I saw a lot of people were getting.
The pricing here is good as nothing is over $ 7.50. You can really eat well for little money in the Golden Village as O’Tray demonstrates. If you are seeking a Chinese food experience that is a little less typical or you are just plain tired of dim sum or going to a cha chaan teng, I would say O’Tray is worth considering.

O’Tray was highly recommended by the hard core chowhound food experts
for it’s regional cuisine. The first night we arrived at 6:05 pm and
he said he was closed. The second day we arrived at 9:30 (their
opening time) but food wasn’t really ready til closer til 10 am.
Despite these hiccups, it’s hard to argue with the prices and the very
regional cuisine made here. We ordered the tian jin wrap, a sorta egg
crêpe wrapped around fried dough and filled with black bean like
paste. It was hot, freshly made and delicious. Nicely priced at
$ 3.50.
Next we paired it with the recommended soft tofu soup. This was a
winner. Silken tofu was paired with a wonderful spicy and hot broth.
It was a perfect snack for the morning and did really go well with the
crêpe. Great price at $ 3.75.
President’s Plaza doesn’t have much else notable but this place is a
nice treat.
O’Tray Noodle is Cash only.

5 stars for something not very common. regional chinese abounds and really excels in vancouver. came here for the jian bing and dou fu nao. both go together very well. the savory spicy silky tofu was nice, and the crêpe had bits of crispy chinese dough that was excellent. President Plaza is across the street second floor from the aberdeen centre.

* Tianjin specialist *
This little food stall in the rather empty and abandoned President Plaza food court offers a nice selection of Tianjin specialty items all very reasonably priced. I’m not clear the origin or meaning of the name — which seemed a bit unusual — but the food was very tasty.
The jiangrou kaobing (Tianjin burger) was served on a crispy flaky almost biscuit like bread which was freshly made and piping hot. The meat itself was quite tender and was contrasted with some green onions to make a very pleasant filling. Very reasonable at $ 2.75. Photo:
The doufunao (savoury tofu pudding) was a generous serving of their housemade soft tofu, which was incredibly silky. It was in a meat broth which had been thickened a bit with I believe corn starch. There were bits of wood ear fungus and bamboo shoots throughout the broth, and it was topped with green onions and cilantro. They also added several sauce punches on top including a lovely sesame paste, a fermented bean sauce, and plenty of chili. This all combined into a very complex flavour that highlighted the smoothness of the tofu extremely well. Delicious dish for a very reasonable $ 3.75. Photo:
The jianbing (Chinese crêpe, listed as a Tianjin wrap on the menu in English) was really really eggy. It was filled with bean paste, chili, cilantro, and green onions along with a generous amount of fried Chinese dough to give it a pleasant crunch. Reasonable as well at $ 3.75. Let’s just say it tastes better than it looks though:
Lots more hidden treats on the menu here. I look forward to returning!