Tom B.
Yelp
The old place was just up the street until recently, and the new place brings the whole former menu to life in a setting that's much prettier, more comfortable, and more spacious. The queen is dead...long live the queen!
It's still a strip-mall setting, but this is a much bigger one. It's still a great collection of Asian restaurants that range from very good to amazing, but this collection is even bigger. Essentially, it's everything you always loved about WNH, but in a setting where it'll be even easier to get other people interested in it.
You park around the corner from the dim sum goliath that faces 99. There's usually plenty of parking. Over the years, there have been great pho and boba places here on the north side of the building; now it's a dumpling spot and a chicken spot. All great.
There's one big wall of windows leading into a very tidy and orderly dining room--neat rows of tables, perfectly aligned, on a tile floor. Everything is clean and bright.
The staff here are fantastic! Such wonderful, friendly kids. Easy to talk to, full of life and energy and charm. You immediately feel like you'd happily have a meal with them and pick their brains about their favorite places to go, and they clearly love the food they're serving.
The menu is definitely focused on the starchy side of the food pyramid. Wonderful dumplings and wontons, along with great noodles. We started with deep-fried wontons that we doctored up heavily with chili paste. The sweet and sour dipping sauce is really nice but spice almost always sounds good with a fried dish. Nice crunch and flavor to the fried wrappers, good filling too.
We had bowls of wonton/dumpling and dumpling/brisket/noodle soup. The brisket is a tiny bit chewy and could do with less cinnamon, but I definitely demolished every bite. The dumplings are sensational, as are the wontons. The noodles definitely stew and grow in the hot broth. Broth is very mild, it's a typical wonton broth. Chili paste goes a long way here, too.
I can't wait to come back for more! The prices are great, and you can't beat the great food and charming, helpful service.