Phuong T.
Yelp
I've come here several times and this place can knock out many of the Chinese Restaurants in Chinatown. Love their food, so tasty and flavorful!
There is street parking for which you have pay the meter. Weekdays, better to find parking, weekends harder. But haven't had too much of a problem.
The restaurant is very small. I wanna say they have about 7 or 8 tables. All large round tables with the circle server in the middle. Nothing fancy or special about the decor or the layout of the restaurant. When you walk in, there's the small cash register counter on your left. They make their fresh fruit smoothies here too, which I highly recommend. Had the Avocado smoothie with tapioca, always my favorite!
It was only two of us and we were sat at large round table cause that's all they had, but didn't bother me at, especially since we order a ton a food! There was only one lady working the front. She took orders, made smoothies, took phone orders, waited tables, and bussed tables! She was like the loony cartoon character Bugs Bunny playing baseball by himself! Needless to say, don't expect great service here, but I take great food over mediocre service anytime. I give her respect cause it didnt look easy handling everything like she did.
I ordered the steamed oysters, fish filet with bitter melon in black bean sauce, salt and pepper soft shell crab, ginger onion lobster, and the avocado smoothie with tapioca. Steamed oysters were huge and steamed to perfection. The fish filet was seasoned beautifully and I loved the contrast of the bitter melon in it. Soft shell crab was lightly battered, fried, and seasoned with chunks of garlic and sliced jalapeños. Ginger onion lobster....oh....my....god.. whole lobster cut into smaller pieces sauteed with, well ginger and onion. Everything was delish!
This place was packed given it being a Wednesday afternoon. During the course of my meal, there was probably at least 10 people coming in to order their lunchbox special. The lunch menu was very extensive and it was very affordable. Ranges from $4.95 to $5.50. You can have it put over steamed white rice, lo mein, pan fried wide rice noodles, or pan fried egg noodles. Wish I lived closer, I could order just about everyday.
I highly recommend this place for authentic chinese food. They are reasonably price and gives you a ton of food. Very flavorful and cooked perfectly. This place tops some restaurants I had in Chinatown. Just don't expect great service here but understand they are swamped and only one person working the front.