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Canadian and Chinese decor meet at Kwan's Restaurant
Changes in ownership of a restaurant
can sometimes lead to ironic mixtures of
decor.
Such is the case at Kwan's Chinese and
Canadian Restaurant in Lucknow. The
Kwans, recent arrivals in Canada took over
the former log Cabin Restaurant on
Lucknow's main street and have added
some oriental touches of their own for
something that truly reflects both
Canadian and Chinese cultures.
The old Log Cabin was set out as just
that: wood on the outside to imitate logs,
plenty of pine on the inside and in the front
part of the restaurant tables and chairs that
look like the kind the early pioneers might
have carved out of pine. In the more formal -
rear diningroom there are colonial style
chairs. Above these hand Chinese
lanterns.
The • restaurant also was set up for
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cafeteria -style service and now you can
either use this, or a regular menu in the
diningroom. It surely must be one of the
few Chinese cafeterias around.
The Kwans seem to fit right in with the
friendly small town atmosphere however.
The service was friendly and thoughtful
throughout the meal. With a family of
young children along, such things make an
evening more pleasant.
The children stuck to the old faithful
North American foods: cheeseburgers and
french fries. The adults had a Chinese
dinner for two, beginning with egg rolls
and continuing with sweet and sour
chicken balls, chicken fried rice and chow
mein.
There was no skimping on the children's
portions even though we asked that they be
kept small. They were all the younger two
could handle.
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The egg rolls were fat and well filled
with sprouts. The helpings of chicken balls,
rice and chow mein were plentiful. Experts
say that real Chinese cooking is not nearly
as sweet as we are used to here in North
America and this may account for the
difference in taste we found here from
some of the other Chinese restaurants in
the area. The sauce on the chicken balls
was not nearly as sweet as usual,
something that may be a plus as far as
some people who dislike overly sweet
mixtures. The vegetable dishes were quite
good with bits of chicken and peas mixed
along the rice and a tasty mixture of
vegetables in the chow mein.
The dinner for two was $8.25, not
including coffee or dessert. With the bill
for the children the entire meal came to
$13.85.
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