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| - I can't believe I've never reviewed this restaurant.
Let me just start by saying I've been going here for about 35 years. Yes you can say I'm a regular, all the waiters know me from since before puberty, yes that's right I get special treatment, don't cry about it just keep coming back, once they know you, you get special treatment too. I realize that my review of this place could be slightly biased but hey I'm still allowed my favorites.
The favorite dishes here are the chow mein (cantonese or beef), the lobster special (ginger and scallions), and the hot and sour soup. Sweet and sour pork, Pekin style duck... pineapple chicken
Now most lobster specials in chinatown come with some sauce, this one is lightly battered salted and sauteed, so the shell is very flavorful, suck on it you must or you'll miss out on all the flavor. The sauteed dry lobsters (2 for 34.95) are served on chopped lettuce and ginger and scallions, it's not just garnish, eat it up, it all adds to the dish. When the lobsters are good (stiff shells gives meat with good body and texture, soft shells the meat is a bit mushy not as good) and the chef in on, there is no better lobsters. On average, it is still a very good lobster and hard to beat.
The chow mein, here's why I like it. It's part crispy, part wet. Don't let it sit, serve and eat right away, otherwise the wet part gets a bit soggy. get a bit of everything, crispy noodle, wet noodle, meats, veggies and enjoy. It's perfectly balanced in terms of taste and texture, add a bit of soy sauce and hot sauce if you want, a little chinese pepper is good too. you might find that chow mein is bland on it's own, but cantonese dishes are usually very steep in one taste and is meant to be paired with another to balance out, a meat dish with some sauce like mongolian beef or sweet and sour dish could fit the bill here, also Pekin style duck is a good dish to add here.
The hot and sour soup, again another of my favorite, sour and spicy just evening each other out is what you get, good color, shrimp just cooked, and tofu is soft and silky. Again perfect taste and texture.
Other good dishes are salt and pepper calamari, soft shell crab or shrimp (comes with the head) these are similar in to the lobsters in tastes and texture. You could add a sweet and sour pork or shrimp dish, which pairs very well with the salt and pepper dish. We always pair a wet dish with a dry one, sweet or sour against salty, also a simple sauteed chinese brocoli with garlic is good veggy choice which is bland and pairs well with all flavors...
I love this place and I'm biased but I've explained my reasoning hopefully it makes sense :)
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