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| - Food: 8/10 -- Value: 9/10 -- Service: 7/10 -- Ambiance/Décor: 6/10
There's nothing groundbreaking about the food here, but it's dependably good.
The "Meat balls in pot" were a favourite at our table. The meatballs are soft and break apart easily and the soup is flavourful enough to go well with the meatballs, veggies, and vermicelli. The dish is perfect for a colder day. You'll warm right up. The "pan fried green onion cake" was also a favourite because it was piping hot and crispy.
Their fried dumplings (called "guotie pork") were good, but a little moist by my standards. I like my pan fried dumplings to be on the crispier side. The regular dumplings (we got a few different types) were all good, with wrapping that is the perfect thickness.
The most unique dish we had was the "Julienne potatoes wire". It was a cold appetizer dish of thin strings of potato covered in a lightly sour sauce. It was crisp to the bite, maybe softer than a biting into a raw vegetable, but with not as much give as boiled veggies. It was an interesting texture and taste, but very enjoyable.
Food and service are both quick, which is great. The restaurant's biggest downfall is the atmosphere. It's a little rough around the edges with an exposed ceiling, plastic tablecloths, and dull colours. The exposed ceiling only serves to give some of its loud Mandarin customers' voices more room to echo. While it's not a big deal, sometimes it's a little off-putting to have people yelling while you eat. This is no fault of the restaurant's, but it's something you might expect with the style of food and the good prices.
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