R & H Chinese Food

XLB were So good! Restaurant quality but food court price! Noodles were bit soft and chewy thought maybe they over cooked?

SO GOOD and SO CHEAP. this unassuming place inside a strip mall doesnt boast much, but the food speaks volumes. yum. yum. yum.

I’ve ate a lot of XLB before. These are not the best but still very fresh and good, thumbs up. But we made the mistake of ordering the vermicelli. The texture and flavor are just awful. And soup is oily and tasteless.

–combos are listed on menus located on the counter
–soup dishes are very large
–nice amount of meat in «rou jia mo»
–wait time can be long when busy

Thought I wouldn’t give a repeat 4 star by when it’s this deleesh and yummy and cheap, worth repeating!
The wonton skin perfectly fine and silky. Yes, really.
And XLB, great juices though a tad thick on the twist off.

I’m not the big Shanghai dumpling fan of the family … That is my son who absolutely loves the place. It is in the food court at Lansdowne Mall, but don’t take that as a negative as most of the Chinese malls in Vancouver have some great food spots. This place makes the dumplings fresh. Based on my son’s criteria, it is one of the best that he has had. The skin is not too thin to cause breakage when handled, but not too thick either. This is important because there must be «soup» retention within the dumpling. In this case, 2 spoonfuls, which is good. Give them a try.

R & H Chinese Food is a Shanghainese eatery in an unlikely location. It is located in the food court of a mainstream mall, Lansdowne Centre in Richmond rather than in a food court at one of the many Asian malls in this city.
I have tried to visit this place a couple times, only to show up late as the mall was either closing or already closed. The mall hours at Lansdowne are most of time rather short. Particularly on weekends when it closes at 6 pm. Finally learning my lesson on my last visit to BC, I made a stop here for a weekend lunch.
The menu here consists of Chinese appetizers, noodle dishes and dumplings including the specialty, xiao long bao. The price point of these dishes is cheap as meals are under $ 10. Basically you are getting a restaurant meal at a food court price.
When it came to order, I decided on combo A which consists of (6) xiao long bao and a rice noodle soup for $ 7.95. There are tables by the food stall, so you can wait nearby if there is a space available.
I like that they serve the xiao long bao in a smaller serving than places like Din Tai Fung in which you need to order 10 at a time. The smaller size allows you to try other things. The xiao long bao is quite good. The soup inside the dumplings was nice and hot. Make sure to be careful when eating them though as the soup squirts when biting the dough.
As for the rice noodles, I thought they were going to be a different sort of noodle than what I got. I thought it would be lai fun or the rice noodles used for phở. Instead, it is the cellophane (fun see) variety of rice noodles. The soup was topped with some tofu puffs. This was just okay.
If you are looking for xiao long bao, but prefer a food court eatery to dining in at a restaurant, R & H is a good option. Though be aware of their business hours. They are more of a lunch and afternoon snack eatery, rather than one for dinner due to the early closing hours at Lansdowne.

Good but cheap dumplings, made right before you. Juicy pork dumplings were really good. It’s a self serve place where they call your number when food is ready. Would go again when am in Richmond/​Vancouver.

This is such a gem in Lansdowne Mall. Dumplings, noodle soup bowls, green onion pancakes, and beef rolls. So good. You can even see them making the dumplings fresh right infront of you. If more food court restaurants were like this, fast food wouldn’t have such a bad rep.

Don’t take the XLB to go! Sit. Enjoy. They deserve every ounce of your attention.
These guys do an amazing XLB. Dare I say, best in all of Richmond? In all of Vancouver? Quite possibly!
Perfecting these tasty little morsels is no small feat! But these folks seem keen to do so. You can see, just peering into the tiny little kitchen area, that these guys are dedicated and totally focused on their task at hand. The only down side is that the guy at the front looks a bit like he is a grump-​a-​saurus (though with the constant stream of hungry hungry hippos, I could see it becoming tiresome) and you wonder if he even got your order as he barely acknowledges your existence, deftly handing you your number with not even a grunt… but it’s okay, the XLB totally makes up for it.

(XLB Score: 48.5÷50) Best Xiao Long Bao ever!
My Xiao Long Bao quest continues. I passed by R & H on the way to Bubble Waffle during dinner time. Seeing a lady making fresh XLB and dumplings at R &H made me stop dead in my tracks, walk to the counter and order a XLB. This is not a fancy place, it’s a family run-​kiosk in a food court so it wasn’t a place I would go to for a a Shanghainese feast, but a place for fresh made dumplings and noodles.
Ordering was easy. I got a number. Waited at a nearby food court table and got my XLB in under 10 minutes. The XLB looked big (so I assumed thick skinned) and there was juice on the side so I thought one of the XLB had burst. But I was wrong on all accounts.
So I was pleasantly surprised after I lightly broke the skin of one of the XLB and poured the soup that more than a spoonful of soup came out — tons of fresh, steaming, hot soup. The soup was flavourful, but not salty. The meat was soft and perfectly cooked. The skin looked thick, but it wasn’t!!! It was just thin enough to hold the large amount of soup in the XLB.
Soup and Meat Flavor: 9.5÷10
Amount of Soup in Bao: ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Dumpling Skin Thickness: 9.5÷10 (not the thinnest, but thin enough to hold the soup)
Dumpling Size: ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Value: 9.5÷10 ($ 5.99 for 6 big XLBs)
Total Score: 48.5
After years of searching for the best XLB, Top Shanghai has been debunked finally
! I no longer have to suffer from bad service or long waits for food at Top Shanghai because I found my new fave XLB place!

My chive pancake/​bun was dripping in oil, otherwise good. Partner enjoyed the beef hamburger. They were able to accommodate my request to add a cup of soup to my order. No hot beverages here.
Long wait for food as this place is popular. The lady making XLB and the fellas cooking in the back entertained me the whole time. Watching them work in the back gave me a greater appreciation for the place. Hard workers who know their job well, multitasking and coordinating in concert with each other.
Good authentic food freshly made. Will continue to frequent this place and try different dishes on their menu.

R & H is a shop in the food court in the Landsdown Mall. With all the good Shanghai places in Richmond, its totally unexpected to find the best XLBs being served in a food court.
The Xiao Long Bao here are the juiciest, most flavorful that I’ve ever had. The skin is a bit thick, but it may need to be to hold all the juice inside. Ask for black vinegar, but they don’t have and slivered ginger. Shanghai River and DTF will have to take a back seat to this king of XLBs.
They also made one of the best Spicy Beef Noodle Soups I’ve had. It was very comforting on a cold and rainy day.

Horrible Customer Service — Never Going Back. I’m prompted to share my experience because I’ve never been treated so rudely at a food establishment in Canada until today. Here is what happened:
I order the hot and sour vermicelli and Chinese hamburger special from cashier #1. The picture and the name of the special is printed and framed on a piece of paper near the register. I get my food, finish my noodles, go for the Chinese hamburger and find that it is not a Chinese hamburger. I bring it up and politely tell cashier #2 that it is not what I ordered. He tells me that it is what I ordered because that’s what was written down. I said no, I ordered the Chinese hamburger, I read it word for word from the sign near the register to cashier #1. He said cashier #1 wasn’t there to confirm it so there’s nothing he could do about it. I heard him asking in Chinese if cashier #1 was still in the back smoking. I was still standing there, quite shocked. Finally cashier #2 was like OK, I’ll make you another one, 2 minutes.
I went back to sit with my friends while I waited. 15 minutes later, cashier #1 waves me over. He said you ordered hot and sour vermicelli and Chinese BUN. I said no, I ordered the hamburger, I read it from the sign. This went back and forth for a bit, volume escalating as it went on, so ridiculous. Then finally he said, next time you should speak louder then. There is nothing wrong with my volume, but definitely something wrong with his ego. He had the Chinese hamburger in his hands and said I had to pay $ 2 extra for it because earlier I paid for the cheaper combo. I said cashier #2 should have told me that I had to pay $ 2 extra to make me a new one because I wouldn’t have waited there with my friends. He said, it’s not cashier #2’s job to do that, he just makes the food. So basically, I was just receiving bs excuse have bs excuse from this jerk. As I was walking away I remembered that I actually paid the amount for the Chinese Hamburger combo but there is not point in arguing with these sorts of people. It’s lose, lose.
I’ve worked in restaurants so I know mistakes happen all the time, it’s no big deal to me. But it really irks me when they try to feed me bs excuses. Is it ego? Do they get their pay docked when they admit to mistakes? It just makes the restaurant look bad and makes them look like a jerk. I don’t get it. Good thing the food is very mediocre so I don’t feel bad about never coming back.

Had the XLB and the pancake, both were excellent. Who would have thought you could get food this good in the food court of a mall?
Am already thinking about my next trip to Vancouver… Will definitely be on my list of places to eat.

Some of the best Xiao Long Bao buns around! Made by hand when you order. Watched the mom (looks like a family biz) make them right then and there. Amazingly juicy and delicious! Glad I now live 5min away, this will be a frequent stop.

Been here a few times for spicy beef noodle soup. I think it’s decent. There is, of course, some limitations to what a food court place can do. However r&h really push the standards of what to expect from a north american food court venue.
You can get a combo with this bun mixed with herbs. In not really sure what it is but it’s not bad. And it let’s you dip it into the soup after.
I would not say this place is the greatest for beef noodle soup, but for a small mom and pop shop in a mall nobody comes to, this place gets my vote.

I would give them 5 stars but I have a few dislikes. First the beef wrap had too much wrapping and not enough filling, gets really hard after 5 mins. Second, the wonton in spicy chili oil had too much skin, not enough filling. Third, which is a bit beyond their control, is the beef noodle bowl shape isn’t suitable for spooning the delicious soup.
Now to end with all the good notes. The beef noodle was amazing, it seemed as if the chef studied pasta making cause the noodles were chewy all the way till the end… al dente style. Complement this with the flavorful and not too salty soup… heavenly! The siu long baos were wonderful, so much juice inside, I actually had a squirting moment haha. After eating their lamb dumplings, I’m not sure I can go back to eating any other dumplings… so so so delicious! Despite having too much wrapping/​skin on the beef wrap and wontons, they did not lack in taste.
This is, by far, the best food court food I’ve eaten.

Foodcourt XLB in a steamer– How can you hate on that?
The XLB is often crowded and sticks together in the steamer–
But they are big, VERY soupy and still delicious.
All sauces are self serve– mix the chilli flake oil with some vinegar and you’ve got yourself the perfect dip.
I’ll still eat here if I’m at Lansdowne (it really is the best foodcourt option). But to be honest it isn’t much cheaper or faster than just going to a restaurant.

*This review is just for their Xiao Long Bai (XLB) Steamed Pork Dumplings.
I came here twice in one week for their XLB, it’s that delicious and also it’s so easy to get since it’s located in the quiet Lansdowne mall’s Food Court.
They sell a variety of other Shanghainese cuisine but I focused on their XLB. It takes a couple of minutes for them to steam them up fresh but it’s worth the wait. Make sure to not arrive too late before they close because they only make a certain number each day and if you’re too late they may run out — like when I wanted to devour two orders but could only order one *cue sad face and sad stomach*
The XLB come in the typical bamboo steamer box. Piping hot, you have to be careful for the explosion and heaping spoonful of soup that comes out of the dumpling — sometimes it even fills two spoonfuls! The broth is rich and flavorful with the soft, meaty pork. Occasionally there’s the lumpy pink fat that comes out and it’s a delicious slurp when that happens. The skin is thin and delicate with enough folded at the top so you have something to grab with your chopsticks without ruining the rest of the dumpling.
Overall, one of my top 3 XLB go-​to spots! R & H has got you covered if you’re Really Hungry (or Hangry) for good XLBs!