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| - This is an ok restaurant with reasonable prices. I used to come here pretty often, both for dim sum and dinner, with my family when everyone was just too busy/tired to cook. Just had dinner here last night.
The dim sum here is average. Nothing spectacular, nothing horrible... ok for the price. If you value quantity over quality, then this restaurant will be fine.
Their e-fu noodles with eggplant are quite good, as is the rice with chicken feet and rice with sausage.
As for dinner, the peking duck, once again, is slightly greasy, but decent. Also, don't ask them to prepare the rest of the duck as a separate dish-- it does not taste good, and is a waste of money. I quite like the lobster here- not too overly seasoned, or too bland, and pretty fresh tasting.
The casseroles and hot pots aren't that good. We ordered some tofu once and it was horribly bland. The fried rice is mediocre... I've had much better at Graceful Vegetarian on the other side of the plaza.
The complementary desert selection used to be better. And the soup... isn't really good at all- too sweet and MSG-y. But I won't complain... it's free after all.
Overall: Nothing better. Food is quite cheap. Large portion sizes. Sometimes it's good, usually its decent, and sometimes the food is just bad- depends on what you order. Too much MSG is used, and the food often tastes greasy, especially the fried food, which is slightly soggy rather than crispy.
However... the service isn't that great sometimes. The staff isn't the friendliest... not terrible, but doesn't meet my expectations. We're rarely greeted with smiles... and sometimes the servers ask us to help them clear the table... without saying thank you. Maybe I'm being overly sensitive about etiquette, but isn't only polite?
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