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| - This is a review of the Coronado Cafe's Chinese menu offerings only.
We opened with an order of Crispy Spring Roll. Note that while the menu term is singular, this appetizer is actually composed of 4 spring rolls filled with both pork and shrimp. Cabbage and other vegetation was also stuffed into these medium-sized rolls, which were fresh, delicate, and crunchy as advertised. They were a bit springy, too, but not flaky--which is a good thing. Another enjoyable beginning to our meal were the complimentary deep-fried noodles that were brought to the table with Sweet & Sour Sauce, Plum Sauce, Hot Mustard Sauce, and Hot Chili Oil. The Plum Sauce was sweet, the Sweet & Sour Sauce was okay but not very sweet, and just a dab of the Mustard Sauce almost took my breath away. It was more intense than the Chili Oil, which carried plenty of heat in its own right.
The centerpiece of this dinner was the Wor Won Ton Soup. This was at least the fourth time I have had it, and it surely won't be the last. It featured abundant amounts of very large, succulent shrimp that one could crunch down on and enjoy a juicy flavor burst in response, white chicken meat, very good tasting wontons filled with pork and shrimp, some bok choy, thin lo mein noodles, and pork that was actually tender and very tasty. The chicken-based broth brought all ingredients into nice harmony. I also like that extra broth can be requested, and will be served without charge. This protein-rich soup is a meal in itself for two to four diners to share, but Diane and I somewhat foolishly each ordered another entree to go with it.
Her Honey Walnut Shrimp in Walnut Sauce actually featured large stir-fried prawns and nicely glazed walnuts in a mayonnaisey, tropical-tasting sauce that was accompanied by grapes and chunks of pineapple, honeydew melon, and cantaloupe. It was quite tasty except one prawn had a fairly large black spot where the crustacean had clearly not been properly deveined. Besides an unwelcome fly that arrived above our table just as we were finishing all we could eat, this was the only sour note of the evening.
My Beef with Snow Peas looked a bit dark and foreboding when it arrived, compared with most other entrees of this sort that I have eaten. But covered by a very light Oyster Sauce, it was pretty tasty. The small snow peas were more flavorful than most longer-sized snow peas tend to be. The beef was not overcooked, and onion, carrot, corn, and mushroom included in the dish were not too soft and not too hard. Steamed rice was not particularly remarkable but a little sticky and a good side. I washed everything down with Chinese Black Tea, which I also enjoyed once I realized that it was neither Green Tea nor Jasmine Tea. The biggest shame is that, because we were about to see the Bronx Wanderers in the South Point's showroom following our meal, we couldn't take any leftovers home. I really hated to leave half of the Beef with Snow Peas, and a good deal of the Honey Walnut Shrimp as well, but we reluctantly did so out of necessity. The entree portions served here easily accommodate at least two diners. So, come hungry or else order less than you usually might at a Chinese restaurant.
Yes, the Cantonese food served at the Coronado Cafe is oriented toward American tastes. But, it is oh so very good. As was the service on this occasion. Overall, this was another scrumptious Cantonese meal at the Coronado Cafe!
The show afterward was great, too!
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