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| - Came here for dinner with family last night for the first time since opening. As some may have previously said, the owner of this restaurant also owns the Ohana Hawaiian BBQ restaurant chain, which he also had put a new location next door as well. This entire building was newly built and renovated just for these two restaurants.
The interior design of the location is very nice and elegant. Upon entry of the restaurant, a large chandelier with a large glass wine shelf to the left. The restaurant space has about 10 large tables with about another 8 smaller tables. They also have 2 separate private rooms in the back with 1 large table each, but the rooms are NOT connectable. The private rooms has a karaoke machine as well.
Service was quick and we had placed our orders pretty fast after we decided. First thing to come out was the Peking Duck, served two ways. The duck will be brought whole on a cart for a live demonstration of the cutting of the hot, SUPER CRISPY skin cut to serving size portions and plated to be eaten with fresh, steamed buns, chives, cucumbers, and green onions, topped with hoisin sauce. That is the first way to eat it. After the skin is removed and served, the rest of the meat and carcass is returned to the kitchen, meat removed and diced, and cooked to be served as lettuce wraps. Piping hot diced duck meat and other veggies wrapped in a crisp iceberg lettuce cups. YUM !
We had also ordered snow pea leaves w/ garlic, fried salt & pepper pork (this was accidental as we changed it during the order but i guess the waitress didnt hear it, but its ok), large pork intestine with preserved veggies and bell peppers, black pepper beef on a sizzling plate, seafood tofu casserole.
Overall most dishes were pretty decent. The only weird one was the black pepper beef on a sizzling plate. The beef used was not cubed or in larger pieces like most/all other restaurants but slices like you'd get from dry beef chow fun, and a severe lack of black pepper as it was as expensive of a spice like saffron. Lol
The unique thing is this place does not serve rice in a pot, but served in individual bowls. Pros and Cons. Pros, it looks nicer on presentation. Cons is it requires a waiter/waitress assistance for refills, and sometimes it may not be as hot (weird that it should be since they should theoretically be taking it from the rice cooker).
Overall, a good restaurant. Nice setting. Good for those who live on the SW side (mountains edge, etc) from not having to travel too far (chinatown, etc) for decent chinese food (no i hate panda express. thats not chinese food. id rather not eat than eat that)
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