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| - Do not let the grimy, sketchy entrance deter you from descenting those stairs into a quite nice looking restaurant inside. Space is quite small but it is a hidden gem of the city. The kitchen is upfront so you can watch the two chefs do their work. I believe the woman does the buns and appetizers and the guy does the noodles and main dishes. Anyways, we ordered an onion beef pancake, Dan Dan noodles and a beef brisket soup with Bok Choy.
Onion beef pancake:
- Outer shell was crispy but not oily (big plus! Hate super oily pancake), they used hoisin sauce to piece everything together, laid down one whole stem of green onion that flatten and lightly charred on the stove/grill. The beef was super tender, literally just melting away in my mouth.
Dan Dan noodles:
- Noodles were cooked to slightly higher than a al dente, toppings were minced pork, wood ear mushroom and something else...burdock root I think then all of that was nicely drowned in chili oil with extra chili chunks added. Super spicy but I loved it!
Beef brisket soup with bok choy:
- Broth was delicious, no MSG taste, it was pure beef broth, noodles were more softer almost soggy in texture but still good. Beef brisket chunks were also quite tender and had plenty of cartilage.
Total came to about $34 for two people which to be honest is pretty good. I was gonna go to Swatow but they were packed and I'm glad we took the right path eating here. Definitely hit up this place if you want amazing Northern Chinese style food. Kudos to Uncle and Aunt cooking in the kitchen.
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