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| - I remember coming here years back when they used to be in a different location (I think, can't remember that far back...). I also remember that it was quite good, although I again cannot remember at all what I had. I'm sure they were fairly typical dishes such as mushu or kung pao or something. Recalling that they were good and being in the mood for Chinese, we made our way here for lunch.
First of all, no lunch menu on weekends. We got the menu of dozen pages or so that were just normal dinner dishes - fairly expensive dishes. Fortunately we were not looking for a lunch menu and wanted the full gamut so it didn't faze us any, but be prepared that it will not be a cheap lunch. The menu you do get is upscale in both the menu itself and the contents with right balances of seafood and non-seafood.
I was craving some Chinese seafood so we ordered the Seafood Wor Wonton Soup ($10), marinated spicy clams ($14), and sweet & sour crispy rock cod fish ($14). The soup had plenty of fat wontons and ample amount of seafood, and with the large size it's well worth the price. Spicy clams were in deep red, spicy sauce, with a hint of mala tingliness. Loved it. The sweet & sour was not too sweet, not too sour, with perfectly fried fish that was as tender as can be. As good as the first two were, this was even better. With enough unusual items on the menu, this may very well be our go-to Chinese.
Our meal came to $50 after all was said and done, but it was the best Chinese we've had in a long, long time. Service was more pleasant than the typical Chinese restaurants, although it's all relative. Food came fast, restaurant is clean, and traffic was brisk. I'm torn between 4 & 5-stars, but let's leave it at 4 until I revisit. It's really 4.5 stars.
Table-for-1 Factor: Despite the large table-centric set up, I think the atmosphere might actually work for 1. Maybe.
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