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| - Oh Yunnan Garden, you really spoil us! Day two in our search for a comparable Yunnan style restaurant here in Vegas. We were led to Jugoo by a fellow Yelper who told us about this "Yunnan" style restaurant yesterday. Looking at the pics and review from fellow Yelpers, we had to give it a try. Though nowhere as good as Yunnan Garden, IMHO, it is better than J's Noodle which we tried last night. Price-wise, most of the dishes that are under $10 are about $1 more than Yunnan Garden. The letdown is that the dishes here are smaller than Yunnan Garden.
Here is what we ordered:
Dan-Dan (or Tan Tan as Jugoo calls it) Noodles-I have eaten several variations of this noodle in Vegas, SoCal, Taiwan and China. Flavor is light and delicate. My biggest complaint is that for $7.99, I expected a larger portion with a little more meat. I was disappointed that the bowl mine was served in (see my pic) was not as big as another reviewer. This portion is about 75% the size of Yunnan Garden's in terms of total noodle weight and mix-in ingredients and $1 more.
Sliced Fish in Oil (spicy)-Well executed dish. Very flavorful and consistent with others we have tried. The one thing is that Jugoo cheats on portion size by using Napa Cabbage on the bottom as "filler" material to make the portion of fish appear larger. Again, Yunnan has Jugoo beat in terms of price and quantity of fish.
"A-Choy" in Garlic-well executed and full of garlic flavor. "A-Choy" is like spinach where it cooks down to a small size. There was plenty of vegetable in this dish. We really liked this dish.
Mushroom and Pork Stew-"Wheres the pork???" I have saved the worst for last! What a big disappointment this dish was. If I came alone and only ordered the Tan-Tan Noodles and this dish, Jugoo would have received a One Star from me and I hardly hand out One Star. My expectation of a Chinese "Stew" is something that comes out of a clay pot or a large bowl. I envisioned a savory variety of mushrooms with chunks of stewed pork. I was terribly mistaken, my fellow Yelpers. The "stew" was placed in a metal basket kept warm with some Sterno on the bottom. Mushrooms were the long-stringy type (sorry don't know the name-look at my pic for these dark stringy items). The pork was a sad collection of thin strips. The total weight of the pork before cooking had to be less than two ounces; there was hardly any meat. To add insult to injury, Jugoo used green bell peppers and white onions as "fillers" to make the portion appear larger. Jugoo needs to re-read the definition of "stew."
I am a big fan of beef stew noodles and see they serve it here. But after this meal, I refuse to trek back.
I really wanted to give 2.5 Stars but Yelp doesn't have half-point ratings and a 3 Star is not warranted based on our experience tonight. We feel really cheated by the Mushroom Pork Stew for $11.99 (IIRC) that hardly had any pork and had more green peppers and white onions and also, the Napa filler underneath the fish to make the dish appear "larger."
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