Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 6 and Version 5 of Pacific Plaza
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...and seven of the thirteen units in the food court are open for business (all but one of the others are rented but not yet fitted out): |
...and five of the thirteen units in the food court are open for business (all but one of the others are rented but not yet fitted out): |
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* <b>Spicy Thai</b> — Thai food! |
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* <b>China House</b> — Chinese/roast meat/dim sum/rice & noodles/Sichuan place</b> <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/4287544483/ dim sum menu photo]</small>, <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/4288289022/ roasted meats menu photo]</small>. |
* a <b>Chinese/roast meat/dim sum place</b> that doesn't seem to have a name yet <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/4287544483/ dim sum menu photo]</small>, <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/4288289022/ roasted meats menu photo]</small>. |
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* <b>Seleramu</b> <small>[http://www.seleramu.co.uk/ website]</small>, <small> [http://www.seleramu.co.uk/menu/ menu]</small> — Malaysian hawker food </small> |
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* [http://www.pacificplaza.co.uk/ Official Pacific Plaza website] * [http://www.facebook.com/pacificplaza#!/pacificplaza?v=info Official Pacific Plaza Facebook page] |
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Reasonably-sized East and South-East Asian shopping mall and food court in Wembley very near Wembley Stadium. It's very similar to (and is touted as the replacement for) the now-closed Oriental City, and the project is in fact the brainchild of a former Oriental City tenant.
The first tenants moved in just before the end of 2009, and the offical opening is slated for mid-February 2010. In addition to the businesses mentioned below, there are plans for a supermarket (fitted out but not yet stocked as of mid-January 2010 photo), a herbal doctor, a bookshop, a clothes shop, and a martial arts hall offering classes and demonstrations.
As of mid-January 2010, there are three businesses trading on the ground floor:
- Doki photo — this is the Japanese crockery shop that used to trade as Utsuwa-No-Yakata in Oriental City. It's open 10am-6:30pm Mon-Sun.
- Tetote Factory photo — a Japanese bakery open 10am-7pm Mon and Wed-Sun. It also sells hot drinks, and although there's no seating in the shop, it's fine to take your purchases upstairs and eat them in the food court.
- A beauty salon.
...and five of the thirteen units in the food court are open for business (all but one of the others are rented but not yet fitted out):
- Sawadee Thai — this will eventually have a Thai massage side, but only the food side is open as of yet.
- NP Star Snack Bar photo — Japanese, specialising in crepes, fried things, takoyaki, and fruit skewers with chocolate dip.
- a Chinese/roast meat/dim sum place that doesn't seem to have a name yet dim sum menu photo, roasted meats menu photo.
- Hot Korean photo.
- Shan photo, website — Japanese, previously Zen at Oriental City menu photo 1, menu photo 2.
Kake tried the dim sum at the Chinese food court stall in January 2010. King prawn cheung fun (£3.80) was OK, though the wrappers were a little thick and the prawns a decent size but unremarkable in quality (and perhaps very slightly overcooked) photo. Pan-fried turnip cake (£2.60) was good, with decent, not-dried-out chunks of roast meat, obvious shreds of turnip, and a decent amount of browning on the outside photo. Siu mai (£2.50) were pretty good too, with large chunks of prawn to complement the pork, and a well-judged fat-to-meat ratio photo. Jasmine tea (80p) came in a 300ml polystyrene cup with the teabag still in.
Accessibility: Step-free to get in. There's a large car park just outside. There are steps up to the food court on the first floor, but there seems to also be a lift (Kake saw a sign for "customer lift" in January 2010 but didn't investigate further).
See also:
- Kake's photoset on Flickr
- Pacific Plaza group on Flickr
- Meemalee's blog post
- Will Eat For Money blog post
- Ferret Fabricates blog post
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