Patterson Wonton House

We had originally wanted to order from another place on Burrard across the bridge, but the owner is on vacation for a few weeks, leaving us to look for a different place to order Chinese food. We checked out a fair amount of reviews and decided to order from Patterson Wonton House. I can't tell you how happy we were with that decision! The order was quickly delivered and everything was fresh and hot.

The hot and sour soup (part of a combo deal) was simply delicious and properly spicy/sour, with a lot of different bits added into a hot and sour soup as expected (tofu, cabbage, shrimp, beef, egg). The texture of everything was nice as well. I couldn't stop talking about how good the soup was. 9/10

The first main dish we opened and served was the sweet and sour boneless port. The sauce for the beautiful portions of boneless pork was spectacular and perhaps a bit more savoury than the traditional red-dyed sauce typically seen in these dishes. The pork was crispy despite being coated with a wonderfully sweet and slightly sour sauce which was perfect. Expect to find some green pepper pieces through-out. 9/10

The next dish in line was the beef and broccoli offering. This dish was well cooked and was tasty. The sauce was a little thin for my liking and the beef not as 'velveted' as often seen in Asian cuisine. It was fairly run-of-the-mill but in no way bad or poor. 7.5/10

The almond fried chicken was another hit-out-of-the-park and delicious. With a slight bit of soy sauce, I just ate this with my hand. I should point out that the pieces we had, had the most almond bits that I have ever seen when ordering this dish from any restaurant. I really liked it. 9.5/10

The last dish we had was crispy house special chow mein. My wonderful other half was a big fan of this boc choy heavy dish (they didn't skimp on the pork, squid, shrimp or beef though). The noodles were done to our liking and the texture difference between crispy and sauce was perfect.

I will definitely order from this location again and see if it is consistent. The menu selection was great and offered some traditional non-western Chinese food which I wouldn't mind trying the next time. Give this place a try!

I started eating here because I live right about it but it is the best Chinese food in Vancouver. On top of that family run and everyone is soo friendly. Wonton soup is made fresh everyone right in front of you. Ask the fam what's best :)

Great food, great price and very friendly staff! Could not ask for anymore