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| - This one is a little tricky. We received a recommendation for it, and the reviews seemed to be OK, so here we are. I saw "kung pao chicken". I know that! It's a good metric to judge them, right? Well, the owner (I assume) indicated this was "Shanghai style". Not spicy. Kung pao that isn't spicy?? Isn't that like water that isn't wet??
Well, I ordered it anyway. My wife ordered the beef noodle soup.
The kung pao was not what I would call "kung pao". Sprinkling peanuts on it doesn't change that. However, if I put "kung pao" out of my mind and just ate it, it was tasty. A hint of sourness, but just a hint. Not spicy at all. But a nice flavor.
My wife liked her soup. I didn't. It clearly used whatever seasoning appears in every Vietnamese dish I've ever had, and I don't like that flavor. It's why I don't eat Vietnamese. No idea what it is, but it's in everything-Vietnamese and in this beef noodle soup. But, as my wife liked it, I'll have to score that as a positive for them.
The two of us ate for a bit over $16. We both walked away full, and had some soup leftover. All-in-all, "A-OK". Not wonderful or spectacular, but pretty good.
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