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One of the diners was staying in the neighbourhood and when asked about dinner preferences, she said Asian! Nothing more than that. Just Asian. Since she is a world traveller, has cultured taste, and is Asian, we had to find someplace great and quickly.
So first of all, thank you, fellow Yelpers!
After my wife narrowed down to a few options, we turned to all of our Yelping friends to make the decision. The reviews seemed honest and pretty good and hence we took a chance on this 4 star rated restaurant. And we are really glad we did.
We made a quick reservation for a few hours later and they took it happily. Mind you the place was not that busy. When we walked in they offered us window or dining room and we chose one of the two booths in the window. The menus came and since we hadn't seen each other in a while we talked and caught up without making choices. The wait team were very polite and did not rush us. We asked for Jasmine tea and it was good. We then proceeded to pick some of the delicacies.
Our order consisted of soup dumplings (so good we ordered a second after the first). Thin dough layer and brimming with deliciousness. We have had Din Tai Fong in HK and while they are the kings/queens of this fare, the ones at Lee Chen were excellent. A savoury soy soup, my wife remembered this from when she was little. And liked it very much.
Next came the pork dumplings the green onion cake and the mushrooms and snow pea leaves.
And surprise surprise, all of them were really good. The snow pea leaves were cooked to perfection. Colour and all. Just enough crunch and so full of flavour.
Then we got fancy. The House fried rice cakes were so good, texture and all that I think I ate the whole plate. Like little discs of pure pleasure and the flavouring was light but also complex. Add a beef noodle soup, which was deemed ok, and some rice with Ma Po Tofu and we had some eating before us.
Apparently Ma Po Tofu is complicated to make and is a telltale sign of a good chef. While the peppercorn spice is not my cup of tea, I did enjoy this dish as well.
For dessert we ordered the peanut coated Tang Yuan, which are made in house, and were the perfect topper to cap off our feast.
Even though the food was Asiazing (yup, my new word of the day) it was the service that pushed this place to 5 stars for me. For example, we wanted Sapporo for three people and asked for two pints spread across three glasses. No trouble at all. We were there until close and again no trouble. The team recommended items, answered questions and I felt genuinely cared for.
As for ambiance, it is casual to fancy. And overall a very clean and pleasant place to eat.
Price is a little higher than you would expect for Similar fare but I think that may be a little to do with the quality and location.
If you are in the neighbourhood, venture in and you will be rewarded!
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