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| - Well, since my last review was flagged, I'll have to start this one again. (Previous post was to confirm the restaurant is indeed Tina's which was in question before she actually opened.)
Tina's new place is at the site of the old Pickles restaurant on Green St. She thankfully gutted most of the restaurant (needed it ages ago) and it is now very open. There are numerous tables for Chinese Family-Style eating (lazy-susan in the middle of the table for food) along with standard tables (4-seaters). So, this is a larger restaurant by Tina's standards (larger than Mandarin Wok's total seating). She has Tea-Pots for tables now and a large tea making machine. A great addition to the restaurant. There's now enough space for the chinese menu out front and also the buffet table (only used during moon festival I think).
Unfortunately I removed one star from the 5 for two things which together I felt were slightly important to new visitors...
(- half-star) The new system of computer ordering from front to back of house is a bit frustrating for old customers of the Woks. You are presented with a pad of paper and a pen and instructed to place your table number and number of party on the pad. You then write down the numbers of items you wish to order. When you get to the front all of this goes into the computer and zipped back to the cooks by electrical magic. This is significantly faster than the older method of ordering, but much less personable. One of the golden linings of Tina's restaurants is actually Tina herself- she knows her menu and she wields it well. So, if you aren't sure what to order, you're in a bit of a bind with the new system. Now, this was the first week, so it all might calm down in a week or two.
Incidentally some of the items on the menu are actually mistranslated.
The items we had (and love) are:
#204 - Spicy Basil Chicken (mislabeled on the menu)
#851 - Garlic Stir Fried Green Beans
The final half-star off is for a slight difference in flavor in the #204- I don't know what it is, hard to put my finger on it- I think it's due to new equipment, but it's ever so slightly different (at least when I had it).
I'm definitely tempted to to give Tina 5 stars, as I can't express how happy I am I can eat her food again, but I feel for those who are going to go to her new place for the first time, those two aspects may make a difference.
I hope to be back with more numbers to add to the list of dishes we really love. I'll reconsider the last star as we go more often. I suspect the first week will always be a bit rough around the edges.
Definitely a place to recommend to everyone interested in Taiwanese food.
[Addendum- we came for dinner the night before, but had to leave as there were no tables to be had and a 1 hour wait for food. We came back the next day for lunch, and it was much better.]
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