I came here with a friend last night before going to the Smith Center. This is one of her favorite places and I really enjoyed my meal.
First, she ordered way too much food for 2 people. We got beef chow fun, mixed vegetables with garlic, breaded salt and pepper pork chops, and a tofu hot pot. Yikes! The table was full and there were only two of us.
The dishes were all very good. My favorite was the hot pot. The tofu is fried first and then put in the broth. There were a couple of kinds of seafood in the hot pot and some chicken and pork. There were also some beautiful mushrooms that held the heat from the burner below. Be on guard to let the mushrooms cool a bit before eating.
A couple of things regarding service. We were seated and our server was prompt at getting our order. Since my friend is from Taiwan, she ordered in Chinese and I'm sure that helped our service.
At the end of the meal, they brought us a complimentary warm mung bean dessert that was very tasty--not too sweet. Our server also packaged up all the leftovers in take out boxes and I have enough in my refrigerator to feed half the Taiwanese army. It will taste good as leftovers.
One stereotype I encountered was that one of the servers placed a fork and spoon with extra napkins at my plate but not at my friends. I wanted to jab him with my chopsticks when he next went by, but I realize he was being helpful.