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| - One of the better Chinese/Tai/Sushi restaurants in the south hills I've found yet. I also like a few others, but the strength of this restaurant is sauces that aren't too bland or too crazy, not soggy, attractive and decent sized portions, and a really unique and cool atmosphere with colored lighting and a lot of decorations.
I love the recessed lights that change colors and thin window slats by the entrance, but if it's too much for you, eat outside. They have a big patio I'm eating at tonight, but I kinda miss the inside. You can often find the restaurant nearly empty, so it feels private and undiscovered. Today at 8pm on a Monday night, there's like three other customers, the most so far. Kinda funny, the music has a Latin flavor tonight... But it's a good lively background that doesn't call too much attention to itself nor too loud.
I enjoy their sushi platters and platters, a good variety of flavors made on-site. I'm not a sushi snob but I love to eat it... Rice used is very important, the sushi rices here have the right stickiness and not too mushy. The fish is nice not frozen, great even by itself as nigiri/sashimi.
The General Tso's Chicken and Orange Beef are unusually good. I'm having the Tso's tonight, and the chicken is fried crispy, the ruby red sauce is viscous and sweet (not very spicy, unless you eat the chili pepper!), with a nice garnish on the side of greens and a carved carrot flower.
We also usually get Lo Mein. Lo Mein is important to me, sometimes a restaurant will make it soggy or bland. The Veggie Lo Mein noodles at the New Dragon have a bit of flavor and are cooked just right, though the flavor soaks up into the mushrooms making them have a little salt and aren't dry mushrooms (fiancé loves them).
The Sweet and Sour Shrimp is one of my Fiancé's favorites in the city. She loves that they include pineapple, onions, green pepper, carrots... It just has more flavor. I find the sauce to be pretty light.
I have nice things and nothing bad to say about this restaurant, other than it takes 15 minutes to get here (no biggie) and sometimes I wish the menu had a picture of a monthly special or something to entice exploring the menu.
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