hunan pearl

not even hunan food.. with a name like hunan pearl one would expectdishesfrom hunan on their menu. their website even states, "hunan pearl restaurant specializes in distinctive chinese cuisine, originating from the hunan province in china. " our first tip-off that this is a cantonese restaurant masquerading as a hunan one was that they do not even mandarin. when we spoke to them in mandarin they appeared confused. thedisheshere are more or less standard american-chinese and poor cantonese dishes. if you are actually interested in real chinese food i would suggest checking out books by fuchia dunlop. this restaurant is as far from real chinese as a panda express.
check out http://www.urbanspoon.com/rph/14/1431238/vancouver-alvin-garden-restaurant-photos/
for an idea what real hunan food is.

when we sat down we couldn't help but notice that ourdisheswere greasy. we asked the waiter for new ones and they were dirty! i told the waiter that maybe we should not eat there and he said, "i wouldn't eat here, either!". should have listened as the food was - you guessed it - greasy! will not go back.