Very authentic but also very salty and spicy.
We ordered the crispy spicy beef. very generous portion of 'deep fried beef'. This one was just right.
The cold appetizer of spicy beef tripe and tendon came with lots of chili oil and you can definitely taste the 'ma' (sesame oil) and the chili.
The cold appetizer of smoked fish was good but we did not like that it came with sauce. We like it dry with no sauce.
The water cooked beef was so spicy we were able to taste only one spoonful each. Lots of peppercorn such that it was too bitter. Although as a leftover, it tasted fine today.
The spicy beef noodle was ok but the broth could be better.
Overall, different from everyday Chinese but you need to like spicy food.
Maybe next time, we will balance the meal with someone of the non-spicy items.