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It's slowly becoming obvious that many of our favorite haunts are slowly becoming extinct. We've been patronizing Silver Dragon since it's days when it was still by 19th avenue and Dunlap, before the light rail station was built.
It was a stalwart fixture within that neighborhood, and even though it was out of my way, I always made it a point to stop by for takeout.
Imagine our surprise when Silver Dragon closed, and the New Silver Dragon opened under new management and new menus.
When we first arrived, the VERY first thing I noticed was the noticeable absence of the Chinese menu. What happened to my Salt & Pepper pork chops? Where's my fried noodles? Why is this menu so small, and mostly in English?
No, I don't speak Chinese yet! But, I can sure read and pronounce the delicacies that I have come to love over the years.
Annie, our server (and maybe the owner?) saw how perturbed I was. She tried her best to allay my discontent regarding what was missing on their new menu.
She suggested alternatives that we could try, and so we did.
I was hesitant about ordering, and wanted to walk out. But, her kind demeanor seemed to quiet down my dissatisfaction.
We ordered the Beef & Mushroom, Singapore Rice Noodles, Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings, and the Pot stickers.
To be fair, I will rate this Cantonese Style Cuisine based on its own merits rather than an unfair, and seemingly biased palate expectation.
The Pot Stickers were quite mediocre. We normally like ours more deeply Pan Fried, rather than glossed over. These didn't taste quite as well done as we would like.
The Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings were flavorful, but had nothing special about them. It's just chicken wings that is slightly salted and has batter. That's it.
The notable exceptions were the Singapore Rice Noodles, and the Beef & Mushroom dishes. The Singapore Rice Noodles were quite appetizing, as the noodles were properly prepared. And the addition of the various meats enhanced the already rich flavor of the dish.
The Beef & Mushroom had amazing mushrooms, and fresh snow peas. We love snow peas, especially, if they are properly prepared and cooked through and through. Some places under cook them, and they wind up tasting raw and inedible. This dish was a great surprise to us.
All in all, the New Silver Dragon may not be a comparable replacement to its former glory. But, rated on its own merits, is quite an acceptable Chinese food establishment.
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