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  • The best way to describe my lunch at Li's would be the equivalent of being on a mild-mannered roller coaster. That moment when you see the ride, anticipating the conquer: Li's posts their menu on the restaurant window, revealing an extensive list of dishes from northern China and Mongolia. $5-8 lunch specials from the land of lamb and carb heaven? You had me at Mongolian lamb pancake. Upon stepping in, you will find a fancy decor for an Asian place, upholstered chairs and wait staff dressed in traditional Malaysian clothing. Ookay okay. That first tease of a downhill: We went on a weekend. They don't offer the lunch specials as advertised outside on the weekend. Drat. Should have read the fine print, the devil is in the details. That slightly bigger second bump: The downside of a very diverse menu was the labouring process that ordering food-for-two turned into. Think a large hard cover book binded with 15+ pages of ambiguous categories, lost in translation English titles, and blown-up photos of the dishes. The latter just aggravates our growling stomachs even more. The climb: Service is pretty good for an Asian restaurant, waiter speaks enough English to provide us with some recommendations that we agree on. The anticipation grows as we wait for their most popular dishes, Stewed Beef Ribs with Bread and Mongolian Lamb Pancakes, to arrive. The climax: The Stewed Beef Ribs with Bread. Beef is well marinated and has that chewy-but-not-too-soft texture. The bread is not your traditional "mantou", but slightly deep fried "mantou" folded in layers. The drop: The highly anticipated Mongolian Pancakes. Not a bad dish overall, but I think my expectations were set really high because of the exotic sounding "Mongolian" prefix in the title. They're just ordinary green onion pancakes with lamb instead of the usual beef. Pancake was on the thicker side so ratio of pancake to meat was not ideal. To conclude: I would recommend this place if you're already in First Markham Place, and craving the Asian version of comfort food. And bring more friends, so you can try out more things on the menu, since each dish is not cheap at $18-20. Or with your Markham-nese parents, who will foot the bill.
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