Huge, huge fan of HOER!
As has been said, there has been a change of ownership. I was never there before so don't know how that was.
I do know that I am in love with it now.
This is authentic Northern style (Shaanxi ) Chinese food. Some of the staff have limited English so probably best to come armed with some dish recommendations. Definitely look for Helen Y's review for some more ideas.
We had a variety of dishes on our first visit. 2 stood out strongly.
The Shaanxi-Style Handmade Noodle dish (#52) was fantastic. The noodles were amazing & they were topped with chiles, soybean sprouts, boy choy and vinegar. So good. A bit salty but I'm a fan of salt.
Our other favorite dish was the Hot & Sour Pork Dumpling Soup (#50). This was a recommendation from our server. This was absolutely wonderful. Excellent tasty dumplings with lovely wrappers (that would have been great on their own) in a yummy broth with vinegar, sesame oil & lots of cilantro. This was brilliant. I saw after we ordered that they also have this dish with lamb dumplings.
We also had the Shaanxi Pan-Fried Noodles (#54) on a recommendation from our server. A nice dish. A bit sweet, a bit of heat (sliced jalapenos), pork & onions. I like these noodles but liked the handmade noodles in the first dish even better. Definitely nothing to sneer at.
And then our first recommendation from our server after pointing at the Shaanxi-Style Handmade Noodles was Kung Pao Chicken (#30). It was good but we couldn't get over some of the other dishes. We'll be digging more on the noodle side in future visits.
On our second visit, we had to get the Hot & Sour Pork Dumpling Soup again and it was as amazing as the first time.
We also ordered the Tomato Egg Soup (#14). This was lovely. I'm glad it came out before the hot & sour dumpling soup as its flavor was far more delicate. I'd be happy to eat this again for certain.
More exploring to come!
Pretty much pining to return as soon as I stepped out the door both visits. And I want to go right now too!