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4285 N. Sr-7 Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319-4844

954-486-8885

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Critics'
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Best Chinese Restaurant
Award Winner 2005

Cuisine(s): Chinese

Hours: Daily 11:30am-12am

Price: $, $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: casual

Features: Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Recommended for Large Parties

Parking: Lot Available

Description

Awash in pink linen tablecloths, the dining room at Silver Pond in Lauderhill is framed by assertive maroon wallpaper with a Chinese mural at one end and a wall of tanks at the other, with lobsters and Dungeness crabs on display. Small groups of Chinese families using chopsticks flank a dining room peppered with tourists wielding forks and knives. Don't let a wan dining room dissuade you Silver Pond. Be ready for adventure offered on an epic menu of Cantonese cuisine. Seafood is most represented, including sea cucumber, abalone, and conch. The lobster is among the best in the area, regardless of culinary genre. Aside from seafood, try the bird's nest with savory vegetables, the crispy Hong Kong chicken, or the Peking rubbed pork chops for authentic dishes.

2005 | Best Chinese Restaurant

The best way to find great Chinese food -- unless you happen to live in San Francisco, where it rains jasmine tea -- is to disguise yourself, Inspector Clouseau-style, and trail a Chinese family at a safe distance. A little careful sleuthing and you'll end up at Silver Pond in Lauderdale Lakes. Getting a table might be another matter, since Hong Kong families, and New York families, and Vancouver families will have gotten there well ahead of you. But the few minutes you'll have to cool your... More »

98. Lobster With Black Bean, Pork, and Garlic From Silver Pond

By Melissa McCart | Fri, February 17, 2012

We're counting down to New Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, pleas... More »
Silver Lining: A Lauderhill Strip-Mall Joint Serves Authentic Cantonese Cuisine

By Melissa McCart | Thu, December 29, 2011

"Don't get that," said our Chinese server in a voice that was quiet but firm. "It's really stinky." My friends and I were well into our meal at Silver Pond Chinese Restaurant in Lauderdale Lakes. We had already ordered a first round and were deci... More »
The Other Tradition

By Mickie Centrone | Thu, December 22, 2011

Christmas? Is it a load of bullshit thinking you must celebrate it? Did we not spend all of December hunting down the right gifts for the right people, humming along to the Christmas tunes, and eating all the holiday cookies? We ate every single b... More »
Where Do Florida Restaurants Buy Shark Fin?

By Melissa McCart | Fri, December 9, 2011

Following up on this week's "Should Shark Fin be Outlawed?" I went back to Silver Pond to ask about the soup. "No one really orders it," said a manager who's helmed the dining room for the past four y... More »
Should Shark Fin Soup Be Outlawed?

By Melissa McCart | Wed, December 7, 2011

Update: follow up article here.The other night while having Chinese at Silver Pond with a friend, we debated about ordering the shark fin soup. "If you were in the ocean, the shark wouldn't think twic... More »
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Silver Pond

4285 N. Sr-7 Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319-4844

954-486-8885

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2005 | Best Chinese Restaurant

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