It has to be 5 stars this time since the owner bribed us with a complimentary medium dish of celery and pork dumplings. The dough covering was not thin but with firm and chewy texture. The filling came to your bite with some surprisingly pleasant fragrance. Okay, i am not from the northern part of China where people make this type of dumplings from scratch at home in a daily basis or so. But after 4 years living in Beijing, to the dumpling and the owner, i say, Bravo.
And there comes some serious culinary work. We had?
Appetizers:
Chengdu Clear Noodles??????
Scallion Pancakes??????
Main courses:
Braised Duck with Scallion??????
Fire Pot with Pork Intestine and Hot Sauce??????
Steam Fish with Pickled Peppers in Hunan Style (?????
Celery Fried with Dry Tofu and Peppers (????????
The Braised Duck with Scallion?????? and the Steam Fish with Pickled Peppers in Hunan Style (????? were really the highlights. The duck was tender with a source surprises you mouth full. The fish was just so gentle cooked that you feel it softened your teeth and tongue.
Our Russian American friends have been exposed to some fine Chinese cuisines both in Chicago and China (mainland and HK) as well as fine cuisines everywhere so I will say gourmet tourists. They enjoyed the two dishes very much as us Chinese did.
Okay, in a nutshell, write down my list in Chinese or English, one way or another. This is the "You have to know what to order" list. Try it out there and you will never regret.