Lydia L.
Yelp
*** This is a bar & eatery so they only allow 21+ ***
TLDR: food 2/5, service 5/5, vibes 4/5, price 4/5.
We came here for an early dinner on Saturday. The restaurant signboard was dark so it wasn't easy to be found. Google Map was very helpful. Very few people in the restaurant so we got seated right away. We got carded even though we didn't order any drinks, as they only serve 21+.
We ordered one Roasted Garlic Hand Shredded Chicken手撕鸡 recommended by the staff, one House Stir Fry w/ Enoki Mushroom & Egg Tofu 玉子豆腐煲, and one appetizer - Garlic Onion Jalapeño Fried Tofu 椒盐豆腐 (also recommended by the staff).
The Stir Fry w/ Egg Tofu was really good. Bonus point that they managed to take out the seafood and make it vegetarian. It contained lost of sauce so I imagine it would go well with rice. The only surprise was - I thought it would be served in a clay pot, as most egg tofu pots are, but it was served in a plate. I guess that was indicated by its English name.
The Roasted Garlic Hand Shredded Chicken, unfortunately, was very disappointing. The staff described it as "very garlicky" and said it was her absolute favorite. Yes, it was very garlicky and I really enjoyed 30% of my bites of it (so if you don't like garlic, avoid this dish). However, the other 70% was awfully SALTY. I'm not even exaggerating - every other bite, I had to stop to spit out the chunky sea salt granule on the chicken. I somehow managed to finish the chicken (I don't even know how/why), but drank 2+ bottles of water. Towards the end, the heavy salt made the chicken taste bitter... I don't like wasting food, so imagine how happy I was when I finally finished the chicken... the process wasn't enjoyable at all.
The Jalapeño Fried Tofu, on the other hand, was flavorless. It's called Garlic Onion Jalapeño Fried Tofu, but I could only taste the tofu, which was bland. No flavor of salt, spiciness, garlic, or onion. It's on the other extreme of the hand shredded chicken. We didn't finish it so brought it home. I had to add extra chili powder and salt to finish it.
Price was quite reasonable, but I'm traumatized by the sea salt granule so probably won't return.