Flourishing — Restaurant in City of Langley

Let's just keep this simple as they did the same with us. Me and my family were walking around the neighborhood to check out the shops which is a "flourishing" small business area with great little kooky spots.

Then we thought.. "wouldn't dim-sum be great" once we saw the Flourishing signage. We walked into Flourishing Chinese Food and the Dim-sum, general food & atmosphere/server was... leaving something to be desired.

Here's why (keeping it simple): Service: OK. Tea never refilled, hard to flag down servers whilst the restaurant was not all that busy. 3 Servers for 4 tables so having Tea and water was all we asked whilst we waited for Food.

Atmosphere: Vibes were not unique in any way. Looks like they've been doing the same thing for years which in it's own way could be construed as character but nothing super exciting about the atmosphere or service to write home about. No smiles upbeat attitude as you walk in just the simple line "How Many?".

Now for the important part. FOOD: What did we order:

1. Hot & Sour Soup
2. Dim Sum *Chicken Wings *Pork Siu Mai *Shrimp Har Gow *Shrimp Rice Roll
3. Combo A *SS Boneless Pork *Beef Broccoli *Chicken Chow Mein
4. Beef & Broccoli on Crispy Noodle Chow Mein.

Let's get the good stuff out of the way: -Hot & Sour Soup: GOOD not Great (nothing to special & Waaay too much tofu) -B&B Crispy Noodle Chow mein: Quite Good. Cooked well. wonderful nood, crispy with freshly cooked broccoli. No Complaints.

Now.. the BAD (and that's most of it):

Dim Sum Chicken Wings: Not Good, may or may not have been cooked fully. some Pink. too late after we found out as our 6 year old was eating the Wings and it wasn't till I had the last one that I noticed it may not have been fully cooked. Siu Mai: Not steamed long enough. Mince Meat Mix not at all tasty and to dough'y (if that makes sense). Terrible Flavour Profile. Needs to steamed much longer or needs to be pre-made better. -Har Gow: Not Steamed long enough. Had to be sent back as the edges were hard and dried out. Wrap was quite thick. When we asked for them to please re-steam they brought out a set that was steamed just a bit more but this is where we found the problem wasn't just with the steaming process but also with how they were made (I assume) in-house. Not deserving of the chefs kiss. -Shrimp Rice roll: Serviceable. no Complaints, Not impressed enough to make a positive comment. Edible.

Combo: SS Sauce was OK. Boneless pork was mostly fried dough and was in there I wouldn't consider as the "decent pork parts" of the pig. Was tasting lots of connective tissue and cartilage as this was not cut/butchered properly. It does look like they try to use every pork bit they have on the chopping block and it shows in the texture of the meat as you eat it. If i was to rate this simple meal on a scale of 1-10 I'd give it a 4/10 for the sauce and even then would ask you NOT to order this till it's improved. Beef Broccoli was OK. Chicken Chow Mein, still cold so not good.

So there you go. A transparent review of me, my wife and my 2 kids sit down experience at Flourishing. Overall a 3.5/10. i will say the head server was super nice at the end when we paid our $120.00 (and still included an 18% tip). Just wished it started with that smile and attitude and it would've been more even if the food was not good.

I think a little more care towards your customers on a Sunday at 1pm could go a long way towards repeat business. There are way too many other chinese restaurants out there with better service and food in general we'll be going to.

The area is still awesome just beware of this spot. I'm hoping that if you do go that YMMV and you get a wonderful experience cause others have had that it seems based on other reviews. We may have...

My family and I ate at this restaurant for dinner and we have to say that the food here was pretty good. Although I do not remember precisely the names of each dish, I believe we ordered a shrimp and vegetable dish, a ying Yang fried rice and a beef cooked in black bean sauce dish (please see the dishes below).

Overall, the food was cooked on top of a good stove with high heat and it seems like the chef at the back knew what they were doing. The food was steaming when it came out. The food was delicious, but portions were smaller than what I have previously seen in Vancouver. The atmosphere of the restaurant was nice. There is ample lighting in the restaurant. There were drawings and Chinese calligraphy on the wall which added to the anesthetics of the restaurant.

There was good customer service. The waitress was friendly and kind.

Parking is limited for the restaurant. However, there are lots of nearby food and places available which is good when you want to walk around first when you are waiting in line. This restaurant has two separate washroom for people to use. The seating in the restaurant can take around 40-45 people. On the night we ate (around 7pm), there was not a lot of people. There are lots of options to choose from on the menu, and there are combos and sets available for a...

I love, love this Chinese restaurant. I live in Langley and introduced this restaurant to my family in Maple Ridge and they will only eat at Flourishing for Chinese now. However I was moved to write something not so good. In the past I called and ordered a single combo of sweet and sour pork, chicken chow main and chop suey. Great I pick it up and up get it and it comes with an egg roll as well. Today I ordered the exact same dish and I was told it would cost me 2 dollars more because it wasn't exactly what was on their menu. I said no problem because it was so good. I picked it up and there was no egg roll. I called to let them know they forgot it. They said because I ordered separately that I was charged 2 dollars more and didn't get an egg roll. So next time order a number one and exchange one item for another and I'll get the egg roll and not be charged the $2.00. I ask you, Does that make sense? Same order just asked in a...