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| - I'd heard great things about this place, so I decided to try it on my own. It was close to 11 PM when I went in, and I had the Hong Kong style crispy chow mein with shrimp and bok choy with some carrots in a white sauce. I specifically asked it be cooked in a white sauce, as they will usually serve you a brown sauce unless specified. I also had their pan fried potstickers. I tell you, the chow mein was perfect for me, because they used the really thin noodles and fried it up. With the sauce and the tender shrimp, it reminded me of some of the hole-in-the-wall Chinese eateries in San Francisco. The potstickers were decent, too. I had a very positive first experience here.
Now, the second time, I brought my family, and we had their family style combinations. The Diamond beef was tasty, and we gave it a thumbs up. We also ordered their sweet and sour pork, and I didn't like it at all. The pork was difficult to chew, and I felt like I was chewing on the lowest cut of pork there was, as it seemed to be cartilagenous in some bites. The sweet and sour sauce was OK, but it didn't mask anything when it came to the pork. We also ordered the pan fried potstickers since they were so tasty during my first visit. They came out, and they just didn't taste the same...like they were lacking in seasoning.
Also, too, the family combination meal comes with your choice of soup and we had the egg flower, and we had no complaints there. They also had some appetizers--fried wonton and fried, battered shrimp. The shrimp had a little smell to it as I bit into it, and upon mastication, I noticed it was starting to go rancid.
How disappointing my second visit was from my first. I think it's hit or miss with this place. I will try them again, but if my third visit's a flop, I won't ever go back.
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