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| - I ordered the cumin beef on a suggestion from who I assume is one of the owners. I don't think I've ever seen cumin beef on a Chinese menu before. The more I thought about it, the less I was sure I was tasting the same kind of cumin I know from Mexican and Mediterranean cooking though. Maybe they use a different variety? The dish seemed a bit salty and very well-spiced. I would've liked more veggies, it was maybe a third veggie. It also has a lot of cut up chili peppers, which made me wonder just how spicy it was going to be. Well, no need to worry unless you have Midwestern spice tolerance. I actually ended up eating all the chili straight and had absolutely no problems (no sweating or anything). The portion is large, so I'd recommend coming here with friends and splitting a few dishes, there was more food than I needed for lunch.
I also got the milk tea, which is solid but not special yet - I wouldn't come here just for it, but I liked adding it on to a meal. The pearls were overboiled and too soft. It's possible they weren't as fresh since I came around 1:45, after the main lunch crowd. It's only available on weekends as it's homemade. I asked the owner how they made it as my attempts come out very differently. He explained that he uses high quality black tea and half and half with just a little brown sugar, "to be healthy." He was very interested in hearing my thoughts about the tea (I'd like to taste the tea flavor more), so I'm looking forward to going back for some more food and see how the milk tea is the second time.
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