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GOOD REVIEW - After at least two visits
NOT SO GOOD REVIEW - After one visit. Why would I go back?
I am NOT often led astray by New Time "Best Of" so I keep a record of the ones I want to visit and this little Restaurant, having received "Best Chinese" was one of those on my list.
The recommended (by New Times) dishes were the Hot and Sour Soup with Lamb Dumplings and the Braised Chicken and Potatoes.
A friend and I ordered the Hot and Sour Soup with Lamb Dumplings' and fortunately, we decided to wait before ordering anything else.
The Soup - greasy might be an apt description and it was almost like spooning pure Balsamic Vinegar. Nothing much in the soup except a few green onions and the dumplings.
The Dumplings - texture was unusual, almost slimy, while the filling, when eaten separately from the dumpling skins was flavorful.
Candidly, it was hard to get through this course and we decided to try a significantly better Chinese Restaurant (Chou's Kitchen - never disappoints) right across Alma School, that should have won the award by far!
Also important to note was the price. $10.95 for a large bowl, $6.95 without Dumplings, OVERPRICED to say the least!
All in all, an unfulfilling visit. What the hell was New Times thinking?
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