I don't take spicy food (not even a little bit) so it's very rare that I would step into a restaurant that serves Laksa. Well, they do offer non-spicy items on their menu such as burgers and pasta, but I was there to try out one of their signature desserts - the Chendol. They even have an ice shaving machine in a corner where they prepare the chendol. It consists of a mixture of gula melaka, red beans and pandan jelly over shaved ice and drenched in lots of coconut milk. The Chendol here makes for a sinfully yummy dessert if you have a sweet tooth and love coconut milk! =D

A friend recommended me to try the chicken pies here, claiming that they are the best chicken pies he's ever eaten. The pies come in large or small sizes and are accompanied by a side salad if you're dining-in.Unfortunately, the pies that were served to us that day were not hot enough which made the crust not crispy enough. The good thing about these pies is that it's filled to the brim with chicken meat. I didn't enjoy the breast meat though, as it made the texture pretty dry. However, the cream sauce base they used tasted quite natural and not too salty. Probably not "the best" chicken pie for me, but I think it's worthy of a second round. =]

There are quite a few good hawker food stalls at Wisma Atria's Food Republic but this is my first time trying the Dim Sum here. I ordered a Lor Mai Gai 糯米雞($6), steamed glutinous rice, that comes packed with lots of ingredients.There are Chinese sausages, chicken slices and mushrooms all mixed together with sticky glutinous rice that is steamed to perfection. I'm quite surprised to find rather good dim sum at a food court, but of course it is on the pricey side compared to the other food stalls there.I also ordered myself a Char Siew Sou 叉燒酥 ($3.20). While the bbq pork meat is not as flavourful as the ones you would get at a high-end Chinese restaurant, I thought that it was comparable to the ones you can get at Crystal Jade Bakery. The baked skin was crumbly and sweet, with savoury slices of char siew inside. Mmmm.. yummy!

A very interesting ice cream store that concocts your chosen ice cream flavor on the spot using liquid nitrogen!  



From liquid flavoring to ice cream in a matter of seconds, this is an interesting concept that kids will love! I tried the Hazelnut Cheese Cracker 

 

The ice cream came with chunky bits of crispy stuff in it which made for a nice texture. However, the hazelnut flavor wasn't that strong and I would have preferred a more pronounced nuttiness to it. 

Overall, it was great fun watching the 'scientist' concoct your ice cream and I would probably return again to try out their other flavors. 

This dim sum restaurant is located in a secluded area of Star Vista and one would easily miss it out if you don't venture to the carpark area. Be prepared to queue on weekends, although I do not feel that the quality of the food here is worth the wait.The Baked Char Siew Bao 脆皮叉燒包 ($4.80) is probably the only good dim sum you can get at Canton Paradise. The crumbly pastry is probably the closest alternative you can find that is comparable to the one at THW. Although the char siew filling inside falls a bit short of the real thing.This Jellyfish in Aged Vinegar 海蜇 ($7.80) is probably just a bad order on our part - we expected it to be the Japanese kind of jellyfish salad but it turned out to be whole jellyfish in a sourish, herbal-like sauce that can only be described as 'revolting'. I was actually expecting to enjoy the Xiao Long Bao 小笼包 ($4.80) but it turns out to be equally disappointing and almost inedible. You can see from the close-up shot that the skin of the 小笼包 is bumpy and grainy - well it tastes just like that with a very grainy and flour-like texture as if the flour was not kneaded in properly. Biting into it also caused the soup to become milky from the excess flour. And the meat inside was all mushy to the point I did not really know what I was eating. Definitely one of the worse 小笼包 I've ever eaten.Luckily the Siew Mai 燒賣 ($5.60) and Har Gow 蝦餃 ($5.60) were pretty edible although they tasted quite normal (which is a huge lifesaver!). Finally, my friend also ordered a Chicken Claw w/ Black Bean Sauce 豉汁鳳爪 ($3.90). I'm not a fan of chicken feet, so I steered clear of this dish, but it seems to be quite appetizing since he finished the whole plate by himself.

Would I re-visit Canton Paradise to have dim sum again? Definitely not. Maybe it was just not a very good day for the chefs *shrugs*, but it definitely left a bad impression and taste, considering this is my first visit here.