We came here for a Chinese banquet rehearsal dinner and nearly left in a food coma!
I won't lie, I was a bit skeptical about the venue given its location but once inside it was clearly a great choice! The restaurant is located on the second floor of the Holiday Inn express in Chinatown. The exterior is nothing fancy, but once you walk inside, the lobby has a large pond with a maze-like bridge to get from one side to the other. The restaurant is open to the pond area and the lobby. Off to the side you'll find a couple of banquet rooms which can be used for private events like ours.
The venue was perfect for our party, there was a small area just outside the dining room where we were able to use as a cocktail area. Once we sat down for dinner, the event was perfectly private and food started flowing (and nearly didn't stop). We had over 10 courses. No, that's not a typo, yes we had 11 courses... Luckily my dress was flowy. Even with the dress handicap I had trouble pacing myself. Every dish was traditionally delicious. I can't list them all or this review would never end, but a few faves: the BBQ platter which included chicken and duck, the Cantonese shrimp croquettes, deep fried crispy chicken and the fried live lobster.
I had to take a couple of breaks in between courses to walk it off and make room for the 7 more to go! Luckily they had the cute little pond area where I could do laps.