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| - Came here under the recommendation of a friend who's been here a couple of times. From my experience with Asian eateries I know it can swing two ways, but this place serves good Chinese food. We ordered from the 'Family Dinner' menu. This list really caters to the family, they have selections ranging from 3 to 6(?), might be more, dishes, depending on the size of your 'family'. So with that you get a choice of what you love to try.
Food is decent enough. I love their spicy chicken wings in claypot. Note: The wings are not the boneless wings, something to keep in mind if you want to save some hassle during your meals. But most Chinese places serve traditional wings, and I love them. Our next dish was a stir-fry green vegetable. Tasted fine, not much to say for this classic. We also had the steamed fish. The selling point of steamed fish is to preserve the 'natural' taste and texture of the fish, for that reason you need to use fresh ingredients to make it work well. Unfortunately they fell a little short in this aspect. That said, though, it's not easy to get fresh seafood in town, so I give them some credit.
At Tai's you place your order and pay upfront at the counter. You go take a seat at your table and they will bring the food out once they are ready. Pretty easy and efficient system. Sometimes when they are busy, they might tend to look around a little before spotting your table. So keep an eye out for the items you ordered, and give them a shout-out if you see them with it.
One comment I have is that their atmosphere in terms of ventilation needs some improvement. They have an open kitchen concept, so the kitchen is completely open to the dining space. As you can imagine with the amount of stir-frying and stuff going on, the smell of food and spices can get pretty strong. Though it might be cool to watch you food being prepared, at times it could be a little too overwhelming for me and my clothes.
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