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| - My wife and I visited this place after we saw an ad on this restaurant. The reviews on Yelp convinced us that we should try.
This is a very small eatery and can accommodate about 19 people at one setting.
It is located in a small strip mall. The interior decoration is pretty modern and has an large open kitchen. The appliances in the kitchen are all well provided and taken care of.
The menu is a small menu but large enough to offer a variety of dishes.
Specifically, this restaurant tends to cater to the younger generations and possibly to the non-asian group. Henceforth, spicy hot dishes are not really that hot.
We ordered four dishes:
1. Cucumber salad - strips of cold, crisp cucumbers mixed with a hot, spicy sesame sauce. The sauce is tasty and the cucumbers are fresh. Unfortunately, the cucumber too can have a bit of a flavor. If you like plainer food, this is ideal. For me, it is a bit too plain. Nonetheless, it is a B+.
2. Beef Pancakes - minced beef in a piping hot Bao. Very juicy and tasty. Though one has to be careful to eat them as the juice can be too hot to the tongue. Love this dish and it is definitively an A.
3. Pork dumpling - presentation is nice but a major disappointment in taste. Can use some extra flavoring. The worst dish of the day. A solid C.
4. Shang Beef noodle soup with hand pulled noodle - my wife likes the noodle although I feel it is a bit on the tough side. The beef ( and tendons ) are well cooked, very flavorful and the meat is tender. But the soup is a bit diluted, a bit more concentrated will be better. Still worth a solid B+.
Service is good. Pricing is reasonable. Food improvement is possible, whether it is necessary or not depends on customers' taste.
For us, we are searching for the perfect Beef brisket noodle soup and we have yet to find it. But we will be back to this place till ....
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