Molly T.
Yelp
Next weekend is Lunar New Year but we wanted to celebrate early! My hubby and I had a date planned for Saturday afternoon to get this for take out, watch Everything Everywhere All at Once and enjoy NFL playoffs. I walked right in at 11am with my order already written out. I knew this would be a splurge for just the two of us but I'd have tons of leftovers - so it's a win win.
We ordered crab rangoon (hubby), pork wontons in hot soy sauce, Chengdu spare ribs (medium), spicy dry pot with shrimp, lotus root, black fungus & shiitake mushrooms and bean sprouts (medium), 1/2 a Peking duck and shrimp fried rice. I wanted only a side of fried rice but they don't offer that so I had to order an entree sized portion. It came out promptly in 15 mins, I doubled checked the order in the parking lot and zoomed home!
The aroma in the car was torture. It smelled so good! As soon as I got home, I spread out our own buffet and we dug in. The wontons, I'm afraid, just aren't transportable. They're still very tasty but they sort of stuck together with the steam. Dining in they're fantastic! So, I wouldn't order those to go again.
I put a base of the shrimp fried rice down, then spooned the dry pot stir fry over that. The dish is brought alive by the oil and chilies, then the other ingredients are wonderfully added in. YUM! My hubby had never had that before and he loved it. The spare ribs, piled high with more chili peppers, a few green bell pepper slices with onion were good. Salty, flavorful, spicy, just what we were after!
The duck.. oh my goodness. I felt bad that the skin soaked in all the steam on the ride home, I bet that would've been good but I like my duck skin crispy so I pulled that off. I ate about 4 of those little wraps by myself! First, slather some hoisin in the middle, add the duck, then the cucumber and onion. I think this may be the first time I've ever had those little wraps - and when you get a bite of that all together.. it is soooo good.
It's not a fancy place to dine in, it's definitely IMO convenient to sharing dishes. I will go back for more dry pot, always get those ribs! And, it's definitely a splurge - all those delicious things soaking in spicy chili oil makes my tongue sizzle. Even with medium, my nose started to sweat a little and that's a good sign that I'm in the heat zone! So, go ahead and step out of your comfort zone. Give it a try! Go there, get some. Life is too short for boring food.
*Edited after eating the duck in tacos for dinner. I eat pretty healthy most of the time so my stomach was not prepared for the richness of the duck - or spiciness of the dry pot (think stir fry). My tummy was hurting overnight and into the morning.