3.5/5
When I went to Japanese Ramen King the first time around, I noticed this restaurant which was quite busy. Looking at the menu, I decided to give this place a try some other time, which ended up being this past week.
First thing to note, this is a Mandarin speaking restaurant. The employees do not know Cantonese (at least the ones I dealt with that day), and their English knowledge is limited to acceptable. However I did notice they gave preferential treatment to ones who can communicate with them, which was a poor sign for people like myself.
This is a Northern-style Chinese restaurant, so don't expect dim sum here. I ordered the Peking style meat pie and a beef noodle soup. I was also looking at the pork bone noodle soup and the pork noodle soup, but opted to go with beef for my first visit.
I liked the meat pie a lot: Crispy, yet soft at the same time, just the way I like it. There was also a good amount of pork meat in there. For the noodles, I liked the noodle and the beef slices, but the broth was a little on the plain side. I suppose it's meant to be not as oily as other places, but it's definitely not something I'm used to.
For $12 after taxes this dinner meal was definitely a steal. I left the restaurant completely stuffed and had to walk it off a bit before driving away.
With practically all Chinese restaurants, food trumps service. Using that theory I will return for future visits.