It's NEW!
Open since March
8th of this year, Oli de Chinees completes the image of Alfons Smetssquare as a
cuisine paradise in the student city, Leuven.
WHAT SURPRISED ME?
It’s just 5 and a
half euro for a BIG portion of one of their main dishes like chicken noodle, or
rice with chicken, fish, beef, or pork. They even have a vegetarian menu,
chinese soup, and dimsum.
I often see people bring the rest of their meal home. So, for the light eater,
it will be a jumbo portion indeed.
As a student, you have two choices for
a reasonably priced lunch or dinner. You may go to ALMA’s (the student's
restaurant on campus) or you cook for yourself. The first choice, eaten
everyday, might leave you with a fat belly, and the second choice costs you
time and energy. In short, a healthy and economic asian menu is absolutely a
welcome alternative.
COOKED EVERY DAY
"We start
cooking at 7:30am every morning to prepare more than 10 dishes which are served
to customers from 11am until 9pm at
night,” said Olivier, the owner. He has run the same restaurant in the Leuven
district before. As a Chinese Belgian, Olivier learned chinese cooking at home
and then continued his training for European cuisine in Hotel School Antwerp,
PIVA. “The busineess is going better and better since we opened in March,” he
added.
A BATTLE WITH
CHICKEN KONGPO
Being a regular
customer, I am continually impressed with the distinguished tastes of every
single dish. Unfortunately, one day I went too far with one dish which resulted
in a runny nose. :) For you spicy food lovers: I dare you to a battle with
Chicken Kongpo!
Pictures by Oli de Chinees
Text edited by Gretchen
