What a surprise! A friend of mine told me to come here and boy was I ecstatic after having eaten the food. Not only was the place packed for a Monday evening ( filled with young foreigners from China who probably know Chinese food the best), one of the employees who took our order was super kind and funny! :)
We asked for the Chinese yellow menu and skipped the common green menu because we wanted the authentic and different Chinese food with an added level of heat -- spiciness! I'm not much of a spicy eater but I actually enjoyed the entrees.
From the Hot & Spicy Style: Water boiled fish fillet with preserved vegetables. Soft white fish, with crunchy mustard greens, some bits of hot peppers, and a thick base soup that can be eaten by itself or for me, I like to add a bit of rice to calm down the heat. I'd order this again. $14
From the Hot Pot: mixed mushrooms and tofu hot pot. This contained 3 kinds of mushrooms of which I believe were shiitake mushroom, golden needle mushroom ( a family of the enoki mushroom) and king oyster or king trumpet mushroom - which typically brings out the flavor in large stock soups. Tofu looked like it was pre-fried and when opened the inside was just as soft and delicate as it should be. Flavor is on the mild side. $10.29.
From Poultry: Spicy Chong Qing Chicken!! A generous amount of vibrant red chili peppers all over the chicken pieces. We ordered it non-fried. Extreme caution for eating this dish. I picked off some of the bits of pepper off the chicken to avoid too much numbness of the lips. Well worth eating though. $12.
One tv in restaurant. Bathroom was clean and area was surprisingly clean for a Chinese restaurant. I'm due for another visit soon... table for 10 please. :)