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| - Tucked away in a rather outdated corner plaza, I was surprised to find a paper sign outside the glass door that said "fully booked" on a Sunday night. Really! Who goes here? I wondered.
Luckily, we had reservations for the night so we were good to go. It looks better and cleaner on the inside than it does on the exterior, and the food was better than I thought it would be.
The good: I didn't find the food overly salty, the fried shrimp was served hot and crispy (deveined as well, thank goodness, I think it's lazy when restaurants leave them in). Not amazing, but OK. I say it's OK because they really seem to try but sometimes miss the mark.
For example, the black bean stir-fried clams were fresh and full to the shell brim with plump clam meat and not a single closed or bad clam was served. On the other hand, the sauce was a little too goopy, as if too much cornstarch had been added. The crab was nicely put together with ingredients but was also a bit overcooked so that the crab meat itself was a little dry.
On that very busy night, I'm sure the kitchen had more than their share of work to do that night. Plus the prices are on the low-mid end and I would say that what you get for it is more than fair.
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