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We came here because of Yelp reviews and photos other diners took. A caveat, we knew from previous reviews that this would be more "Americanized" Chinese than Yunnan Garden, where we ate an awesome meal last night. But because we were bringing two non-Chinese friends with us, this was more in line with what they considered "adventurous" dining. Our suspicions were confirmed when no chopsticks were present on the table or being used at any of the adjacent tables.
We ordered the salt and pepper scallops, steamed flounder, Mongolian beef, green beans with minced pork, and snow pea leaf with garlic. The salt and pepper scallops were pretty good, with a reasonably crisply breading and very hot jalapenos topping them. One of the two specials was the steamed flounder, and it was very well presented. However, the fish was unevenly cooked with the lowest half inch of the fish under cooked to the point of still being somewhat gelatinous. The Mongolian beef was salty and drowning in a gravy-like dark sauce. The green beans were crisp with a decent amount of minced pork and snow pea leaf with garlic was cooked just right. The veggies were definitely the best of the bunch.
Our first waiter was initially very helpful and filled our drink and food orders accurately. After that, he checked on us twice to refill beers and sodas, and that was it. The staff was mostly absent for the second half of our meal. We had to try several times before finally flagging another waiter to get takeout containers and the check.
Unless we have other friends who have very conservative palates, we won't be going back. There are too many better places.
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