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| - Ah, Li Wah. Haven of late night Chinese food deliciousness and random drunken debauchery.
Now, I've rarely been to Li Wah before 11pm, and I mention this only because I think that the best qualities of the place appear during the late night hours, amongst hoards of theatre people after a show, or to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or loss of virginity.
The food is fantastic; they make the best General Tso's I've ever had, have great standard hot & sour, wonton, and egg drop soup, and serve some of the largest portions around for the price - I always have leftovers for the next day, or later that night. Or morning.
They also serve alcohol, which is a huge bonus for many, though I usually just have endless green tea and water. All the regular (de)hydration is available, as well as QUALITY sake, and a kick ass drink called a volcano (see photo), which is made up of several different liquors (and possibly some heavy duty cleaning solvents) and has a shot in the middle, which they light on fire before handing it to many a drunken, accident-prone patron.
Other bonuses: they stay open LATE. I actually don't even know when they close, but we have never been kicked out, and I know we've stayed at times until well past 2am. They also know us, and know that although we are generally a large, raucous bunch, we respect them and appreciate them and tip them well, so service is always great (except for that one time with the new waitress who couldn't speak enough English to take our order, poor girl - THAT was a rough night).
Possibly my favorite bonus: occasionally, someone will reserve one of the larger rooms for some big event like a Chinese wedding, during which we are able to observe some absolutely priceless drunken Chinese karaoke. I can't even describe it. Amazing.
Add to that the presence of some cool Chinese shops across the hall, giant tanks of live sea creatures (whose demise I try not to imagine), and big tables with giant lazy susans in the middle to make sharing entrees and passing around condiments and tea that much easier, and that equals my favorite Chinese place, ever.
So if you're in need of a big helping of great Chinese food, look no further. If you haven't been here already, go. Now. As in, turn off your computer, for real. Report back to me and let me know what you have consumed so I know you are not slacking.
(Note: Had a version of this one up before, but wanted to make it current since I'm back in Cleveland now!)
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