Some of the best Chinese in Madison. Eaten here twice with a large group, which is the best way to go. Love the atmosphere in here. The back room--which felt rather cafeteria-like a couple years ago--has been redone to make it feel more intimate with deep red walls and wood pagoda-like features. Bathrooms are chilly but lovely. Menus have been redone, with a page in back that has "American Chinese."
About the food: the only trouble with ordering in a group is that I don't have a great idea of what all we ordered! The chilled garlic string beans are one of my favorites. The scallion pancakes were overdone this time. The three kind of dumplings dish were okay. The star of our table was a spicy fried chicken-red pepper dish--this time we knew enough to order two. The fish dishes are very different from how I've eaten fish--both were in a broth--but were very good. I'm not an eggplant fan, but two others at the table raved. A cold noodle dish was surprisingly bland but offset the burn of the chicken-pepper dish. The rice was perfect, as was the green tea and water.
I appreciated the attentive staff, who helped our table with two high chairs and was very conscientious of hot dishes coming anywhere near young ones.