I read up on reviews of this restaurant before I went there as I was intimidated by their huge menu, unique ordering style, and my unfamiliarity with authentic chinese cuisine. I was determined to try a non-Americanized chinese dish, so I went through all of the pictures and descriptions on Yelp.
I asked the person taking orders to explain the difference between a couple of dishes and make a recommendation. She was very patient and thorough, and her explanations were easy to understand and decipher. Due to raving reviews I read about crispy tofu, that was what I went with.
I got the dish to go- It was a Tuesday night and I waited about 15 minutes for the food to come out. I don't mind waiting- must really be cooked to order! My only regret is that I didn't get it to go. The tofu had been sitting in a puddle of sauce in a container (as opposed to a shallow pool of sauce on a plate) that it lost is crispyness. The sauce, which is rather sweet, was a little too sweet for me to enjoy it as a main dish. I would have loved to have gotten a smaller portion of it as an appetizer.
All in all, I'm excited to go back to Champaign and try another dish next time.
By the way, portions are HUGE. I mean, seriously huge. 1 order can easily feed two!