May 27th 2017: Asian at Golden Garden and District Kitchen, Malden

Today, we decided to check out the new Chinese restaurant at 9 Highland Avenue in Malden, Golden Garden, which apparently is in the process of moving from its old location in Belmont.

We got several dishes, namely the Tofu Jelly,

the Soybean Milk,

the Green Bean Noodle with Sesame Sauce and Pork with Chinese Cabbage Dumplings.

The tofu was pretty tasty with Szechuan flavors, while you had to add sugar by yourself to the milk to make it sweet. The green bean noodles were just alright, even though the waitress recommended them to us, while the dumplings were not bad. Overall, just an alright experience, with many other options in the area.

Later on in the day, we decided to check out yet another Asian place in town, this time at District Kitchen, which is definitely way more upscale, serving fusion food.

We got the Malaysian Satay (grilled chicken marinated in satay, served with peanut sauce) and Grilled Corn Around the World (Japanese) for food.

The portions were really small, and the satay too salty, while the corn was nothing special. We tried to save the day by trying their dessert. We got the Thai Tea Creme Caramel (delicate caramel flan infused with Thai tea, served with fresh berries),

which was pretty tasty, with Thai tea flavor, so we decided to give another dessert a try, the Garnd Marnier Mille Feuille (twenty layer crepe cake, Grand Marnier Chantilly Creme, strawberry elderflower coulis).

Sadly though, the alcohol was still lingering and made the cake taste a little bitter. Really disappointing meals in Malden today at two new restaurants.