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| - Umbrella Guy @ Taste of Yunnan.
Came for lunch on a Thursday.
They have a rather large restaurant with seating for at least 50.
However, it was basically empty. For the past year or so, everytime I pass this place during lunch time, it's pretty much empty.
I'm honestly surprised they are still in business, but maybe the crowds come in at a different time and I just happen to never see anyone.
The place doesn't look like it's been maintained very much, so it kind of looks old.
Well, it's pretty much chinatown standard as far as I'm concerned with decor.
Washrooms were also kind of rundown looking, but at least they had paper towels.
Having been to another Yunnan restaurant across the street called Origination and having the experience of having the Crossing Bridge Noodle Soup bowl prepared in front of you, I was somewhat disappointed when the bowl just came out already put together. We did come as a group, and several members ordered the crossing bridge, so maybe they decided not to put on the show in front of us.
Food takes quite a long time to serve up. I imagine the lack of customers contributes to this if they're just starting to prepare dishes when they're ordered. We waited on average 10-15 minutes before the first bowls arrived.
There isn't much service here. They'll come and serve tea and take your orders, but after that, if you need anything else, you're pretty much going to have to go up to the counter cause the person handling the cash is the same person handling all the orders and bringing out the food.
Despite the long wait, I do like the flavour of the food, so at least they're making sure to cook it properly. I don't know about authenticity, but the flavours were enjoyable to say the least. Portion sizes were pretty good as well.
I'm not sure why this place is always empty at lunch.
Maybe because it takes so long? Perhaps the food quality?
You definitely need to set aside some time if you want to enjoy a meal here.
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