i think this is the ONLY place in the valley that offered a real, homestyle kind of soup. i was dying for a clear simple broth-based soup after a bout with food poisoning (thaaaaanks for cooking for me husband....). i dragged a girlfriend here with me.
ordered the pork sparerib and wintermelon soup ($5!). hit the spot.
she actually had an appetite and ordered the stir-fried rice cakes w veggies and pork, and the spicy wonton. the nian gao (rice cakes) were good, but not the best i've ever had. the spicy wonton was mostly wrapper, and i wasn't a fan of the spicy sauce; every place makes it a bit different, and this wasn't my favorite, although it definitely packs a punch.
i'd come back, but with my mom to order in Chinese for me, and make a real judgment call on this from that. but for now, 4 stars for having what the sick girl needed!