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| - Wish we had half stars as this is a strong three with high potential to be a full four star. An excellent Chinese restaurant.
The shopping center in which it is located is "in a hole" meaning that you have to slide down into their parking lot and shops. And Baoding is just about exactly opposite one of the entry drives, which makes it hard to get around cars parked in front.
We went for lunch. Interior was warm, to the dark side of light, but cozy and pleasant. Menu had all the standard meals and we ordered quite a variety, all of which were good.
My best take-away experience was that the kitchen will cook to order if you have something you have had overseas or would like a certain dish cooked differently, no problem.
In my many travels throughout Asia I spent a lot of time in Kuala Lumpur (KL) my favorite breakfast was Bee Hoon, the small rice/glass noodles stir fried with shrimp, squid, and lots of other stuff. Very yummy. Problem has been that Chinese/Asian restaurants in the Charlotte area only serve Singapore Noodles, which are Bee Hoon style, but always, to my disappointment, cooked with curry powder.
At last, Baoding understood what I wanted and even offered another way to prepare this dish with a white rather than a brown sauce. The waitress knew exactly what I wanted but checked with the chef, who also joined our table discussion and out came a wonderful pile of Bee Hoon in white sauce. The waitress assured me that if I did not like it that they would replace it.
I did and was, and continue to be, happy with my Bee Hoon.
And I appreciate how Baoding takes special orders in stride. And that says a lot about how competent their kitchen is. Yes, sir...this is the place.
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