Little Bites of Chinese goodness
A Chinese friend of mine first took me to Li Wah for Dim Sum. I was slightly frightened when I first went into the shopping plaza it is in. The plaza itself is fairly run down and slightly frightening but I decided to grin and bear it and I am very glad I did. The moment you walk in the restaurant you nearly forget you are in a run down shopping center in Cleveland. The service is fast and courteous even when the restaurant is busy. For Dim sum a group of ladies push around carts some with fried dumplings others with sweet dessert rolls and another with steamed fare. On a side note some of the servers pushing the carts do not speak very good english so you may end up ordering a couple things you are not sure what is in them. Their selection ranges from the very traditional tripe or chickens feet to the american favorites like pork barbecue buns.
Li Wah for dinner is also a treat especially going in a large group it gives you the ability to order a lot of different dishes and they will be served pseudo family style so that you can try a little bit of everything. I have yet to try anything on their menu that was anything less than a culinary experience.
What I recommend:
Lotus wrapped sticky rice
Sesame buns
Roast peking duck
Salt fried squid
Turnip cakes (to die for)
Some other little bites that sadly I do not know what they were.
General Tso's Chicken
Hit or Miss
Some of the entrees are a little americanized and a little gloppy.
Soft shell crabs (all i'm saying is don't order them when they are out of season)
Avoid like the Plague
The bathrooms (your favorite watering hole has better toilets)
Overall:
Go try it. Even if you don't like one thing there are 20 more to try. Go in a group, order a bunch of different things, be adventurous, eat a lot (trust me you will), and enjoy the variety if nothing else.