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| - A Saturday afternoon spent roaming the cofco center for the Chinese New Year celebration. My buddy was hungry so we checked out all the food vendors of which some looked good, some smelled great, but I knew there were better things to be found in the Super L.
Two parts to this hidden gem. One of them is a "panda express style" hot food line. Premade dishes that can be ordered in one, two, or three item combos. This stuff is decent, quick, and inexpensive but this isn't what you want....
You want the BBQ meats hanging up in the hot box. The peaking duck, bbq pork, bbq chicken, and various roast pig parts. It's all sold by the pound and will be chopped and thrown in a to go container.
Continue down the line and you will find an order counter with a large display menu and an even larger non pictured menu. This is all made to order gastrohappiness. You'll find everything from the Americanized dishes to the crazy things you see them eat on your favorite travel channel/discovery shows.
I agree fully with NormR, although the quality and taste is good/great, they still fall a bit short of the amazing Asian food that can be found on the east coast.
My friend, being from that side of the country, is always craving and constantly let down by the General Tso's chicken throughout the valley. He ordered it here, extra spicy, and he got what he asked for. His dish smelled so good that several random people in line asked him what he ordered so they could get the same. It was probably the best Tso's I've tasted since living in NYC. Sweet, spicy, carb load, artery clogging masterpiece :)
I decided to get some of the BBQ pork from the hot box. It was very tasty and although had plenty of fat on it was on the lean side in comparison to most establishments. It had been cooked nice and slow and the glaze had caramelized to the pork just like it should. It had a very curious, but not unpleasant crunchy texture to the fat.
If I allowed myself to take pleasure in food regularly this would be a frequent stop on my lunch hour. This is saying a lot since my expectations for food have gone sky high in the last year. I guess its true that you never appreciate something until its gone.
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