Papaya milk
Lambie Bubble Tea is one of the ubiquitous restaurants along the First Markham Place outdoor mall strip. There’s so many restaurants that reside on the perimeter that I still don’t know what exact restaurants and cuisines are available — I haven’t tried everything yet! It is such a popular mall along Highway 7 and Woodbine that most people know where it is.
Unbeknownst to me, Lambie Bubble Tea is a Taiwanese restaurant that also is like a bubble tea hang out place for individuals to play board games and hang out. My friend Dominic brought me here and I was surprised to see such a little cozy niche of a spot that I had never heard about. Apparently it’s been here in the mall for several years too.
Lambie serves Taiwanese food and drinks. Naturally, there’s a lot of classic Taiwanese dishes like minced pork with rice, beef noodles, and snacks. They also serve bubble tea and papaya milk!
I ended up choosing these two classic Taiwanese items: the minced pork with rice and a small papaya milk. I had been to Taiwan before and had some truly amazing and fresh papaya milk at a mall and a second one at one of the many night markets there. The papaya milk here at Lambie’s was quite good; it was fresh but I thought it was too creamy. You still can’t beat the ones in Taiwan.
Minced pork with rice
I liked the minced pork with rice called 滷肉飯 in Chinese. It’s a classic dish that I haven’t actually eaten in a while. It was a good portion with a seaweed soup on the side. I really liked the preserved egg; it was so smooth and tasted great. The minced pork itself was actually a little salty due to the soy sauce that drenched into everything, but I still liked it.
I tried a bit of Ronny’s popcorn chicken and it was pretty good too. Papa Chang’s (also serving Taiwanese food) still is the winner for popcorn chicken in my books though. Take a visit to this small and cute shop if you get the chance! (They have walls of colourful Post-it notes and Polaroid snapshots that previous guests have left behind as decoration in the restaurant.) It’s also a nice spot to play board games with friends on a rainy day if you don’t want to venture to the many board game cafes that are downtown.
stenoodie 
Yep minced pork and rice is indeed a very common taiwanese dish alright, there’s one near my place that also specializes in everything taiwanese, All the way to oyster noodle and pork intestine 🙂 the dish you have here looks so yummy! 🙂
Oh yum! I love oyster noodle and pork intestines too!! So delicious. I actually think I had a rather great oyster noodle at one restaurant around my area. (Blog post if you are interested: https://stenoodie.com/2013/11/21/chiu-chow-cuisine-at-bayview-court-restaurant/) However, this one wasn’t Taiwanese style but Chiu Chow style. 🙂
Going to your blog right now! I remember years ago when I went back to Taiwan for a visit I had one to go and they put it in a cute little plastic bag, with spoon and chopsticks inside, It was the best street food I ever had! 🙂
Wow, even though I’ve been to Taiwan recently (last year), I didn’t experience the food in a bag experience. Haha, next time though!! Their food markets are amazingg!
Aren’t they?? 24/7 food carts.. 7/11 selling sushi.. cute little red stripe bags and oh yeah soy milk in a little bag with a Chinese donut on the side, yep! if it wasn’t for the extreme heat I would stay there lol!
If only Taiwan wasn’t so far away from Canada. An one-hour travel time would be amazing haha
You’d always know where to find me then, Or! at some super red hot spicy hot pot resto somewhere, that’s always my first stop 🙂
Spicy food, eh? I guess you like Sichuan food then?
Oh I could eat that every meal every hour, I remember going up to the mountains to this restaurant middle of nowhere, Almost an hour drive from Taipei. The hot pot was bright red with beef strips and pork, It was tongue numbing at first bite and then after a few more the flavors finally surface. Was so good I barely touched the rice lol!
Wow, my mouth is watering from that description lol. I just recently discovered how much I love Sichuan food! I’m on the outlook for more great Sichuan restaurants! What’s a really classic Sichuan dish that you recommend? Or two or three? Haha
Oh more than three lol! I frequent this restaurant.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/m/r/14/181541
Their twice cooked fish, or loosely translated water cooked fish is so good! they simmer it in a pot of spices and all the flavor is absorbed into the fish meat along with the sprouts, Another dish I like is their lamb with cumin, no visit is complete without those 🙂
Ah, thanks for the recommendation! I’ve added it to my wishlist. 😀
I’ve heard of twice cooked fish and lamb with cumin! I think I’ve had the fish once before, but only a little bit at a buffet-style restaurant. I’d have to order the actual dish one day to try it more thoroughly. 😀
ohhhh I guarantee you’ll want to order a second bowl, It’s tender and so full of taste 🙂
What’s for lunch in the east coast today?
Lunch was something simple like noodles, vegetables, and fish balls! Tonight will be special as I’m going out for Filipino food! 🙂 What about you?
ohhhh Filipino! some lechon? any palabok? 🙂 just had a Vietnamese sandwich lol not super hungry 🙂
I’m not sure yet! We’ll see! (Or at least it will show up as a food post sometime soon 😉 )
Oh, yum! I love banh mi’s!
They were on food network too if I remember correctly, right beside bambin boys, the ones that make kimchi fries? 🙂
Yes, Banh Mi Boys is the one with the kimchi fries! Have you been there before?
Not yet but it’s Soooo my first stop right from the airport when I get a chance to come over! A friend of mine who lives in Toronto as well told me all about it and I’ve been craving since 😀
Haha, so many things to try on this never-ending food list! 😀
It’s only gonna grow grow grow lol!
I know eh! Lol. I need to split myself up and go on simultaneous food adventures in order to try everything I want it seems! 😉
Naw, just gotta get started. Make sure your first stop is here though! 😀
Haha, will try! 🙂
Big Cheers! i hope your weekend is going well 🙂
Cheers to you too! My weekend has been AMAZING so far. I’m finally home and resting before more amazing stuff tomorrow. 🙂 I hope yours is going well too! 🙂
It has been thank you! sleep well tonight and have a great time tomorrow then 🙂 🙂
Thank you! Good night. 🙂
oh wait nvm I confused banh mi. with a restaurant name, just searched it since I’ve yet to have it, looks yummy! 🙂
Haha, nevermind my reply to you just now then lol
😀 😀
Dang, don’t know if my last message went through? I just linked this restaurant here.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/m/r/14/181541
Their lamb cumin and twice cooked fish is awesome especially the way the fish absorbs all the red hot spices and sprouts, heck I tend to just eat the dish as it is 🙂
Reading your review here reminds me of Taiwan! Loved the food there! I’ll have to come here to get a taste of Taiwan. The minced pork with rice is one of my favourite Taiwanese food!! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
No problem!! I still think Taiwan has the best papaya milk. It must be the actual papayas as opposed to the ones we get here. But mmm, popcorn chicken! :9
I agree with you too about the papaya milk. 🙂 Popcorn chicken is yummy too! hehe I miss Taiwan now!!
Me too!!
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