The Lingnan

In Edmonton, my family got together with my brother's in-laws at The Lingnan. Retro Chinese food is an understatement. It was great.

Avoiding the fact that this restaurant has its own reality TV show, the Lingnan is a great place on its own:

• the interior is classic; the staff are all in uniform
  
• the tablewear must have been bought on eBay, or they still have stock from 1971
• the placemats are the ones with the cocktail selection that hasn't changed since the '80s
  
• the food is good old-school Canadian chinese food: no Thai/Japanese fusion here
• they contracted a microbrewry to brew their own excellent beer (iinfused with ginseng)

I haven't been to a restaurant like that since my family frequented Lucky Star (Victoria Park and Steeles) in the 1980s, and the Lingnan is far better.