China Pearl, Bangalore India

It has been a long time since I actually posted any restaurant review on this blog. I am thinking of reviving this blog now. So I am kicking it off (again) with a review of one of my favorite chinese restaurants in Bangalore.

China Pearl is located in the 5th cross, 6th block, Koramangala. I have been a regular here since the last 3 years. Though with the missus not much of a fan of Chinese food, the frequency has gone down somewhat. The ambiance is really good with interesting oriental decorations. Be warned though. You will have to wait around 10-15 minutes to get a seat on the weekend and sometimes on weekdays, if you don't have a reservation.

Now onto the food. The cuisine is oriental, with Indo-chinese, Japanese, Malysian, Thai and Singaporean dishes. My absolute favorite has to be Chicken grilled in Teriyaki sauce, a Japanese dish. The teriyaki sauce is a sweet toy based sauce which gives the chicken a glazed look. A similar dish is also provided with fish. Other must tries include the Drunken chicken (Chicken cooked in rice wine) and the pad thai (Thai street food style flat noodles with a tangy taste) or malaysian flat noodles (fried flat noodles with peanuts and chopped veggies). Staple fried rice dishes are also available. Noodle soups are also available for those who like the wet noodles. It is quite filling! Other attraction includes the Hakka style noodles. The momos are also good. Though I prefer the steamed ones over the fried. The menu content is heavily loaded with non-vegetarian fare. The pure vegetarians would have a slightly difficult time here. The tofu dishes are good though. And so is the vegetarian fried rice dish cooked hakka style. In the dessert section, go for the honey fried datsun in vanilla ice cream or the sizzling chocolate brownie with ice cream. Both are equally rewarding!

The service is fast once we get a table and very friendly. The pricing is affordable, dinner for two would set you back around Rs. 1000. The portions are generous. A starter, chicken dish and a noodles with dessert were quite enough for me and my missus.