somewhereintime

回復 1# ACC-HE

Just what do you expect from Cha Chan Tang?

somewhereintime

回復 13# peter236

I  agree with you on this, apparently the best Char Chan Tang is
in Shanghai, very decent. The CCT in Metro Vancouver, no thanks

somewhereintime

回復 45# fibbi

Escargot was good, the owner used to be 5 Star Hotel chef in TW,
so it cannot be classified as Cha Chan Tang

somewhereintime

回復 48# ACC-HE

But most of the case they cannot excel in any category, sigh

somewhereintime

回復 43# ACC-HE

It is so difficult to run a High End HK Style restaurant in Vancouver,
customer always want steak and lobster which has a very low profit
margin, no alcoholic drink and very little tip.
Sell a decent  3 courses steak dinner, all inclusive for under $20 is
very difficult, with a live lobster for $10 extra would bring in nothing.
You go to Kegs for 1.5 lb boiled lobster cost you $20, and they would
make profit on salad, appetizer , desserts and wine, which is not
likely happen in Cha Chan Tangs. And, the chefs at CCT ask for $4,000
to $5,000 with 50% under table.

somewhereintime

回復 48# ACC-HE

Not just that, the restaurants just cannot afford to hire 2-3 chefs proficient in each
category.
Dr. JJ used to boast about his prime steaks, now he concentrates on the
more general and profitable Chinese dishes.
If you have 3 chefs, who would be in charge? how they distribute the resources?
it is a complicate issue

somewhereintime

Who's Dr. JJ?
ACC-HE 發表於 2010-3-29 13:16

JJ Chan

somewhereintime

回復 66# peter236

He has a way to raise fund for biz,  some skills and luck I lack of