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The mushu pork. Again, too bad it tasted bland as it does contain good ingredients. The crepe were not the best I have had with mushu. I prefer the ones at Mandarin Ogilvie.

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Here is a picture of one the daily lunch specials: beef and veggies with spring roll as appie. All for $8.95. Definitely a bargain eat if you add your own soy sauce.

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Finally tried it today. It was decent. I prefer So Good for lunch.

We tried the mu shu pork. It was bland and the accompanying sauce was salty and barely sweet. Mu shu normally comes with hoi sin sauce, which is sweet.

We also shared a lunch rice dish which was beef and vegetables with steamed rice and a spring roll. The spring roll contains beef and shredded cabbage, no bean sprouts, a + in my books. As for the beef and veggies, it was wel. Cooked but again it was on the bland side. I had to add soy sauce.

I'll again another time just in case the regular chef was on vacation today or was just off!

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Nov 10, 2010 failed City of Ottawa restaurant inspection: Critical Non Compliance.

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Ashley, is this what we would call Hohm Yu Gai Lup Fan in Cantonese?

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I am in no way an authority on Chinese food, but this place is my favorite little secret. Maybe it's just me, but this place reminds me of the now-defunct "Peter's Cafe" on Gladstone, though a bit lighter on MSG. I only wish they had a delivery driver. Portions are HUGE and prices are low, which is so rare in this damned city. Bring friends, so you can order a few varied dishes, unless you like eating a whole pile of one thing.

Their meat dishes actually have a lot of meat in them. One of my favorite dishes is their chicken-fried rice (no joke), big chunks of lightly-seasoned chicken. Cover it with Maggi sauce and I'll gladly eat myself to death :) Their Singapore noodles are also quite rich, lots of shrimp and pork in every bite.

Ben Ben is DELICIOUS! Their food is great as is the service. And the best part is, they are the most authentic Chinese restaurant I’ve been to in Ottawa. I moved here from Toronto/Hong Kong a few months ago and I’ve been continuously disappointed till I found Ben Ben. They make the best spicy salt tofu I’ve had. That is a must try! You may also ask for dishes specialized and for them to drop to make the dishes more homely.

Go try, you never know if you might like it!