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Second: The lady who works the counter could not be any nicer - she was wonderful, and very tolerant of our extremely energetic and UN-shy two year old "baby giraffe" of a daughter.
On to the food.
Pot Sticker Dumplings - Fresh, grilled perfectly, crispy on one side. As good in texture and feel as they were in flavor.
Soy milk - Sugar to taste, served warm - they make this on site too. Perfect for calming down a spice burn.
Beef noodles - The beef is tender, and not stringy. This is rare. They're using higher quality beef cuts than I'm used to.
Chive pancake - Just like I had in Wuhan, but less oily. Very fresh taste, highly recommended.
Sour and spicy noodles - Quickly becoming a favorite. I usually order without cilantro, but that's just my preference. I'm one of those people who can taste cilantro TOO well.
Ok, saying something is better than something else doesn't necessarily mean the item being compared to is "bad." The other thing is just better.
Keeping that in mind, I feel Kong Fu Gyoza is better than the venerable China Magic Noodle.
Sure, it's more of a "food stall," but... the food I get... tastes better to me.
I've been to mainland China something like 35 to 37 times, to all of the Five Dragons except Chengdu, and I nearly never eat hotel food - I insist on local places that serve local cuisine, and have on many occasions eaten at home with people in China - plus my wife is Chinese (via Malaysia). So I can say with some expertise that eating here DOES give you the experience of what food in China tastes like. It is not Americanized.
You will NOT need to add Sriracha or any other sauce to these dishes. The pot stickers come with little cups of dipping sauce, but I honestly barely touched them. They're delicious as-is.
We'll be back. I already want more noodles.
How to improve? Simply, better location. But I'd be perfectly happy going there right where they are - often growing a business too fast or in the wrong way destroys it, and I'd hate to see that happen here.
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