Old Street - Burnaby, British Columbia

First time trying the restaurant. The online menu is very different from the restaurant menu. The restaurant menu has less items and prices are a lot higher so be aware. We ended up having the beef noodle and Szechuan chili oil wontons. Nothing special and the beef noodle portion size ... really didn’t justify the $15 price tag. I also hate eating in disposable containers at a restaurant. Read more

I ordered the Taiwanese beef noodle soup. There wasn’t much flavor to the broth or the beef and vegetables but the beef was very tender and juicy. I went on my lunch break looking for something different than subway. Service was a little slow and robotic. I did not try ... their Chinese crepes which is something they are known for. Will go back to have the crepes. Read more

Old Street is a relatively new Chinese eatery which opened up in the former Tokyo Tonkotsu Ramen location on Kingsway and specializes in street food items such as Chinese crepes and Taiwanese beef noodle soups. It looks like they haven’t done too much in terms of interior renovations other than ... to add the large mural on the wall which explains the type of food that they serve as well as the signage behind the counter. I’ve had Chinese crepes before and have never been a fan but I thought I’d give them a try anyways. When you’re placing your order, you check off the items that you want and how you want things customized. Each Chinese crepe is made with one egg, green onions, cilantro, and sesame. I opted for the White Flour Crepe ($5.95) and added the HK-style BBQ Duck ($6), Pickled Mustard Greens ($1), Chinese Donut, and with a medium spice level. To that I added the Old Street Fresh Fruit Tea ($5.50). What arrived at my table was a gigantic crepe served up similar to a burrito. The crepe is quite soft and I did enjoy how they mixed in the green onions, cilantro, and sesame in the wrapper. However, it makes it very difficult to eat as the crepe does not hold up well with the amount of filling inside. I think it would have been easier to eat if they took a cue from burritos/donairs which have tighter wrappers. As it was, after a few bites, the whole thing pretty much fell apart. As for the crepe itself, it was just okay. The Chinese donut was quite soft and I missed the textural component of a crispy Chinese donut. While the BBQ duck was meaty, I felt that it needed a bit of sauce to add to the flavour. Plus, I found it to be a bit too salty for my liking. The Fresh Fruit Tea was pretty good but somewhat on the sweet end. I returned a couple of weeks later to try their House Special Beef Noodle Soup ($12.95) with braised beef flank, tendon, beef brisket, green onions, cilantro, and both veggies and pickled veggies. You have the option of various customizations and I opted for medium spice level and thin noodles. A couple of things that came to mind as I ate this: 1) medium spice is actually pretty spicy here, 2) the “thin” noodles that I requested didn’t really seem very thin (but I haven’t tried their thick noodles so I’m not certain), 3) there was quite a bit of tendon in this dish as well as the addition of honeycomb tripe but I didn’t really see the beef brisket so I’m not certain if the items in this bowl were really correct or if the menu just lost something in the translation, 4) the braised beef flank (along with all of the other meats) were quite tender. Read more

This place was pretty good. We came near closing time, so the service was slightly slower, but the beef noodle soup was one of the better ones. We also ordered the bbq duck wrap and the deep fried squid tentacles. The tentacles were really good, because there wasn't thick amounts of ... breading, and it wasn't so overly salted that you can only taste MSG. The duck wrap was really good, but it could have used a bit more hoisin sauce. Shoutout to the waitress tonight who had to put up with an arrogant couple who came in, ate 75% of the food, before complaining that the food they ate was "undercooked", "underflavored", and "too dry" and subsequently walking out without paying. If you think your food wasn't good enough to eat, don't eat it; moreover, nearly finish it. She also had to deal with a delivery driver (FanTuan or another Chinese delivery app, the Skip the Dishes driver earlier was very polite) who told her that she was doing a poor job, because the food wasn't ready yet, and he had to drive to UBC to deliver it, and that she wasn't respecting him because "I am working unlike you". He then stormed out, slammed the door before coming back in and insulting her more. Overall, the food was good but not amazing. It is a very homey taste of taiwanese food. I'm glad I tried it. I would definitely come back. Read more

Taste: 6/10 Value: 6/10 House special Beef noodle: thick noodles were nice and chewy. Broth was mediocre. Only 1 piece of beef brisket (sad) and some hard tendon and chewy tripe. The brisket was ok. Would have wanted more brisket Spicy chicken nuggets: average. Spicy squid: average Overall, everything was average. we also ordered an ... old style crepe but it never arrived even after we finished the entire meal. We cancelled it. Read more