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| - Wow! I had dinner here earlier this week and was really, well....wowed! We sat at the bar in front of the cooking action so we had a chance to get a little insight on the menu, ingredients, recommendations, etc. We started out with the Peking duck bun. Think Chinese taco. It was seriously tasty, stuffed with succulent duck with a little bit of crisp on the edges and a tasty, bright dipping sauce. Next we ordered the pig face dumplings (cheek). They were served on a little kimchi with their house made sriracha (they should bottle and sell the stuff). The dumplings were tender and delicous. The stand-out dish of the night for me was the wood grilled octopus. I will return specifically for this dish. As the name indicates, the pieces of octopus are wood grilled and have a slight char on them and are pile atop the crispy rice cake and surrounded by a beautiful, rich, bright and absolutely delicious broth. This was hands down the best preparation of octopus I've ever had and it made me wonder why I'd never thought of grilling it. It was super tender and the combo of flavors and textures - smokey, crispy, creamy, citrus, spice....superb. Entrees did not disappoint. We had the Kung Pao brisket with brown rice and the roasted pork ramen. I can't say a bad thing about either dish. From the super tender brisket in the Kung Pao and the perfectly cooked egg in the ramen, it was pure yumminess! They somehow talked us into dessert and recommended the banana fritters served with a lush caramel sauce and their coconut rice pudding soft serve ice cream. We practically licked the bowls clean. Yeahhhhh...........we'll be back. :-)
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