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65 | bcliving.ca Fried Chicken L.A. Chicken 11780 Thorpe Rd., Richmond COST Meals vary Located in a random strip mall in suburban Rich- mond, the chicken here is unreal. Made to order, your chicken is always fresh and hot. L.A. Chicken o ers di erent meal combos with no-frills french fries and a piping hot cup of gravy. It's totally and completely bad for you – and spectacularly delicious. Xiaolongbao Dinesty 1719 Robson St., Vancouver; 8111 Ackroyd Rd., Richmond COST $7 Xiaolongbao (XLB) is a Shanghainese dim sum dish of pork soup dump- lings. Dinesty's dumplings are smaller than most, but even more savoury. ey're packed tight and explode with mega pork avour in every bite. It's a lovely com- bination of meat and soup in dumpling form. Oxtail Calabash Bistro 428 Carrall St., Vancouver COST $18 Cue the steel drums. is dish will ll your mouth with its meaty, Caribbean avours. e oxtail is mari- nated, then stewed and served with a fried coconut dumpling. For breakfast lovers, Calabash also o ers a stewed oxtail brunch bowl on weekends, complete with poached eggs and Hollan- daise sauce ($13). Filet Beef Luc Lac Phnom Penh 244 E Georgia St., Vancouver COST $5-10 Phnom Penh in Chinatown is famous for its chicken wings, but it's the let beef luc lac served on rice that is the must-try dish. It's a scrumptious combination of Asian avours: soy sauce and sh sauce, with tasty beef (which is shaken in a wok) and fresh veggies, all served on white or fried rice. e Currywurst Bestie, 105 East Pender St., Vancouver COST $8 For the uninformed, currywurst is a German staple: sausage with curried ketchup served with fries. Bestie's version is at out tasty and perfect for satisfying your cravings at all hours of the night (the "friendly little sausage and beer parlour" is open until 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday). To mix it up, you can choose your sausage (pork, turkey or even bison) and add toppings like sauerkraut. 7 9 10 8 Lemon-tru e Hash Browns Yolk's Restaurant 1298 East Hastings St., Vancouver and food truck (For truck location, check @YolksBreakfast.) COST $4.25 restaurant, $3.50 food truck Yolk's food truck recently opened a brick-and-mortar location in Strathcona and its popular lemon-tru e hash browns, which are served on a skewer for easy eating on the go, have now made their way onto a restaurant plate. Not your tradi- tional hash browns, Yolk's elevates the breakfast staple by serving up organic local potato wedges fried to a golden brown with lemon zest, tru e oil, sea salt, chives and spicy ketchup. 6 5