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My family and I came here for my birthday dinner. I called to make reservations the week of and got it no problem. They were pretty strict with us around seating. My aunt came half an hour earlier but they wouldn't seat her until our reservation time even though no one was at the table we got. Make reservations. This place is busy on weekends.
One waiter had a bad attitude, but service was ok. On par with what other yelpers said.
For 7 of us, we ordered:
Signature duck: the skin was crispy and the meat was flavourful. I didn't really taste the difference from other duck places so for me, it wasn't the "best" in town. The display of the fixings was impressive though. I give them that. A+
Black fungus: cold and soft. Not bad. B
Spinach and peanuts: I liked this dish. It was a good veggie with a nice northern Chinese spin with the peanuts. B+
Jelly fish: I liked this dish. It was very flavourful. A
Handmade glass noodles: this was delicious. Made in duck soup. I thoroughly enjoyed this dish. A+
Pork ribs: oddly paired with French fries and Chinese chips. I can imagine they were there to soak up the oil. The cumin and salt was overpowering. The meat itself was dry. Was pretty disappointed by this dish. It was pricey too. C
Dried fried fish: it was paired with spam and some other veggies. It didn't look appealing, and I actually ordered the wrong thing, but it surprising tasted good. B+
Frog legs: very juicy and big legs, but extremely salty! B
Sui long bao: not any different from other places that made this. For a simple dish, it was good. B+
Onion pancakes: nothing special but tasted good. B+
Fried rice: nothing special, they didn't screw it up. B+
We didn't get any desserts because we had a cake. When they brought out the cake, there was a candle taped to the box, but the servers there were too dumb to bring a lighter.
Despite the service, I would like to come back and try their other dishes. I liked the northern China style of food prep. It's best to come with a group so you can try more dishes.
There is free parking underground.
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