Delivery: Yes Take-out: Yes Bike Parking: Yes Good for Kids: Yes Good for Groups: Yes Has TV: Yes Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
2 reviews
Penney Griner
I went here with my parents on literally its second day of existence (I do these things so you don't have to, folks). This took over the old Cafe Blue Ginger spot (which was quickly declining). First thing we noticed is that it's a lot smaller now. There's a BBQ station taking up a third of the space, and only five tables for seating. Luckily, we were able to sit at the only small table in the restaurant- half booth, half chairs (could seat 4 or 5 comfortably). After we sat down, there was a group who had to wait probably 20 minutes to be seated.
For the three of us, we received exactly one menu, which was annoying. The menu itself was very extensive, with English and pictures. But the waiter informed us that a lot of the things weren't available to order yet since they just opened (not a good first impression). They were out of congee (rice porridge) for the night; wonton soup was available but fishballs weren't; spare rib casserole was a no go; and we were able to order some duck from the last one they had prepared for the night.
Onto the food- not big portions, but cheap. Duck wasn't too fatty, but also wasn't too hot (it was around 8pm, so I expect they had to microwave it a bit). Nice and tender though with tons of flavorful sauce.
The wonton soup was pretty good, enough for one person to be full for dinner. The wontons were decent, and the noodles were springy without being overly so. We also ordered a second noodle dish to share – soy sauce lo mein with beef (or some approximation of that). Again, it wasn't too oily the way other Chinese places in the area serve it, which was refreshing. Lots of beef, but it was a bit tasteless. Definitely needed to ask for Sriracha, which made it 5x better.
The entire meal for three people was incredibly cheap. But if there was an opposite of "good for groups", to denote that it's not a great place for smaller groups, I'd tick that. After a while, I got tired of having my chair bumped by passing waiters and waitresses, and having to duck every time they brought a dish to a table or wanted to move chairs around.
On Sunday night around 6, I went here for dinner. We had the salt and pepper fried fish fillet, bitter melon with scrambled eggs and the lotus root with mixed veggies. All of the dishes were pretty good. All of this came out to about $40 not including tip. They charge for rice here, most of the other places charge for rice. What happen to free rice these days? Rice is cheap. I would come back here again since it's close by and convenient.
I went here with my parents on literally its second day of existence (I do these things so you don't have to, folks). This took over the old Cafe Blue Ginger spot (which was quickly declining). First thing we noticed is that it's a lot smaller now. There's a BBQ station taking up a third of the space, and only five tables for seating. Luckily, we were able to sit at the only small table in the restaurant- half booth, half chairs (could seat 4 or 5 comfortably). After we sat down, there was a group who had to wait probably 20 minutes to be seated.
For the three of us, we received exactly one menu, which was annoying. The menu itself was very extensive, with English and pictures. But the waiter informed us that a lot of the things weren't available to order yet since they just opened (not a good first impression). They were out of congee (rice porridge) for the night; wonton soup was available but fishballs weren't; spare rib casserole was a no go; and we were able to order some duck from the last one they had prepared for the night.
Onto the food- not big portions, but cheap. Duck wasn't too fatty, but also wasn't too hot (it was around 8pm, so I expect they had to microwave it a bit). Nice and tender though with tons of flavorful sauce.
The wonton soup was pretty good, enough for one person to be full for dinner. The wontons were decent, and the noodles were springy without being overly so. We also ordered a second noodle dish to share – soy sauce lo mein with beef (or some approximation of that). Again, it wasn't too oily the way other Chinese places in the area serve it, which was refreshing. Lots of beef, but it was a bit tasteless. Definitely needed to ask for Sriracha, which made it 5x better.
The entire meal for three people was incredibly cheap. But if there was an opposite of "good for groups", to denote that it's not a great place for smaller groups, I'd tick that. After a while, I got tired of having my chair bumped by passing waiters and waitresses, and having to duck every time they brought a dish to a table or wanted to move chairs around.
Next time, I'll do takeout or delivery.
On Sunday night around 6, I went here for dinner. We had the salt and pepper fried fish fillet, bitter melon with scrambled eggs and the lotus root with mixed veggies. All of the dishes were pretty good. All of this came out to about $40 not including tip. They charge for rice here, most of the other places charge for rice. What happen to free rice these days? Rice is cheap. I would come back here again since it's close by and convenient.