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​​🏅 Review: Ex-Michelin Star Spot in Vancouver Chinatown

📍 ​​The McKenzie Room​​ – A former ​​Michelin-starred​​ gem in Chinatown! We tried their ​​$24/person Tasting Menu​​ (aka "chef’s choice roulette" 😂). Here’s the ​​brutally honest​​ breakdown: ​​🍽️ COURSE-BY-COURSE VERDICT​​ ​​🥄 Amuse Bouche (Bite-Sized Starter) ⚫️​​ Tofu + Anchovy + Olive ​​First bite:​​ Tofu balances the salty fish perfectly. ​​Then… OLIVE EXPLOSION.​​ If you hate olives (like me), this’ll ​​wreck the vibe​​. ​​🐓 Chicken of the Sea (Add-on $24) 🔴​​ Sea Urchin + Hazelnut + Smoked Fish Mousse ​​Tastes like savory custard​​—weird but ​​weirdly addictive​​. ​​Worth it?​​ Only for ​​adventurous eaters​​. ​​🥒 Cool Hand Cuke (Cucumber Salad) ⚫️​​ Pickled Cucumber + Radish + Fennel Literally just ​​fancy (smacked cucumber)​​. ​​Pretty for pics​​, but $0.99 at T&T tastes the same. ​​🐄 Shiitake Happens (Beef Tartare) 🔴🔥​​ Raw Beef + Mushroom + Cured Egg Yolk ​​THE STAR OF THE NIGHT.​​ Silky beef + umami bomb from yolk + earthy shiitake. ​​10/10.​​ ​​🐟 Spring Break (Salmon Main) ⚫️​​ ​​Fish = tender but fishy.​​ Roe turns ​​bouncy like gummy balls​​ (why??). ​​Skip unless you’re a salmon martyr.​​ ​​🔫 Chop Gun (Pork Chop) 🔴​​ ​​Juicy AF pork​​ + tart lingonberries = ​​no regrets​​. ​​Onion rings feel cheap​​, but flavors slap. ​​🍫 Chocolate Nemesis (Dessert) 🔴​​ Dark Chocolate + Sea Salt + Crème Fraîche ​​Not sweet!​​ Bitter, salty, creamy—​​adult dessert heaven.​​ ​​💰 WORTH IT?​​ ✅ ​​Highlights:​​ Beef tartare, pork chop, chocolate dessert. ❌ ​​Lowlights:​​ Olive trauma, "meh" salmon, overpriced cucumber. 📸 ​​Vibes:​​ ​​Instagrammable​​, but some dishes are ​​style > substance​​. ​​#MichelinEats #VancouverFoodie #HitOrMiss​

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​​🏅 Review: Ex-Michelin Star Spot in Vancouver Chinatown

📍 ​​The McKenzie Room​​ – A former ​​Michelin-starred​​ gem in Chinatown! We tried their ​​$24/person Tasting Menu​​ (aka "chef’s choice roulette" 😂). Here’s the ​​brutally honest​​ breakdown: ​​🍽️ COURSE-BY-COURSE VERDICT​​ ​​🥄 Amuse Bouche (Bite-Sized Starter) ⚫️​​ Tofu + Anchovy + Olive ​​First bite:​​ Tofu balances the salty fish perfectly. ​​Then… OLIVE EXPLOSION.​​ If you hate olives (like me), this’ll ​​wreck the vibe​​. ​​🐓 Chicken of the Sea (Add-on $24) 🔴​​ Sea Urchin + Hazelnut + Smoked Fish Mousse ​​Tastes like savory custard​​—weird but ​​weirdly addictive​​. ​​Worth it?​​ Only for ​​adventurous eaters​​. ​​🥒 Cool Hand Cuke (Cucumber Salad) ⚫️​​ Pickled Cucumber + Radish + Fennel Literally just ​​fancy (smacked cucumber)​​. ​​Pretty for pics​​, but $0.99 at T&T tastes the same. ​​🐄 Shiitake Happens (Beef Tartare) 🔴🔥​​ Raw Beef + Mushroom + Cured Egg Yolk ​​THE STAR OF THE NIGHT.​​ Silky beef + umami bomb from yolk + earthy shiitake. ​​10/10.​​ ​​🐟 Spring Break (Salmon Main) ⚫️​​ ​​Fish = tender but fishy.​​ Roe turns ​​bouncy like gummy balls​​ (why??). ​​Skip unless you’re a salmon martyr.​​ ​​🔫 Chop Gun (Pork Chop) 🔴​​ ​​Juicy AF pork​​ + tart lingonberries = ​​no regrets​​. ​​Onion rings feel cheap​​, but flavors slap. ​​🍫 Chocolate Nemesis (Dessert) 🔴​​ Dark Chocolate + Sea Salt + Crème Fraîche ​​Not sweet!​​ Bitter, salty, creamy—​​adult dessert heaven.​​ ​​💰 WORTH IT?​​ ✅ ​​Highlights:​​ Beef tartare, pork chop, chocolate dessert. ❌ ​​Lowlights:​​ Olive trauma, "meh" salmon, overpriced cucumber. 📸 ​​Vibes:​​ ​​Instagrammable​​, but some dishes are ​​style > substance​​. ​​#MichelinEats #VancouverFoodie #HitOrMiss​

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