The taste is PERFECT. This is exactly how I expect Northern Chinese food to taste. Excellently greasy, hot, filled with flavor, and filling. The place tastes better than Eric Clapton playing live with a Les Paul Guitar. The food is exceptional and every dish I ordered was enough to feed a person. The dan dan noodles had the perfect amount of peanut sauce and spicy sauce to stir and flavor the noodles. The service is attentive and prompt. Although the area is horrible and the location is even worse, it's worth checking out if you're a food affection-ado and want to eat one of the 8 styles of Chinese cooking.