Chinatown Night Market

 The Chinatown Night Market was once very popular, spanning 2 streets. These days, it's only a block and is dwindling each year. The majority of the visitors are the older generations and even the shows are catered towards them.

Like many, I come here for the food! Sure, the variety is not as large but if you want the usual "siu mai& fish ball stands" or egg waffles without wanting to head to Richmond, it just might satisfy your craving. 

"Shark Fin Soup"~$3.50?

This was pretty bad. It was extremely thick, too much cornstarch! There was a decent amount of contents. I also learned the "shark fin" is not made of vermicilli!  If it wasn't this thick, it would have been passable.

I ended up bringing it home and adjusted flavors to my liking. One thing I noticed was this was a large size and about 1/2 the price of Shark Fin Soup at Richmond Night Market. 

Look familiar? This place also has a stand at the Richmond Night Market. The prices are $1 cheaper here and line ups are smaller. Also, they are less soggy since they are not as rushed=more time to air dry for crispyness!

My favorite Night Market ones are still Sam's but he doesn't have a stand at either of these places any more

Egg Waffle

These were nice and crispy on the outside. I find them a bit too oily (batter issue) for my liking but I enjoyed them.

Chocolate Egg Waffle

These are the same as the original flavor but with added chocolate chips. There were very few chocolate chips but since ChilliPepper only eats the ones with chocolate chips, so more for me! Muahaha!

I thought this year's Chinatown Night Market was better than last years. They also have "che lun bing" this year! I have been too spoiled by the ones in TW and refuse to eat the ones here if they are not up to par.