Brian K.
Yelp
Okay, so I was clearing off photos off my camera yesterday. I found many of which were what I call gratuitous food porn pics. Hands down the winner was Wula Buhuan. 40 pictures in just a couple of years! I can't help myself. I just have to shoot a pic of everything I get from there. It looks that good, but more importantly the taste matches the looks. It's always fresh, colorful, and good. Sometimes I just shoot the pic to send to my son specifically to torture him with. He moved to Utah a couple of years ago as he misses this place so much.
Usually, I'll roll in there around 3 or 4 by myself and order 4 or 5 different things. The cook probably thinks a family just came in, and is eating family style. Nope just me eating family style, but I have enough for about 3 days of yummy goodness. I try to try something different every time I come in that is not typically in my comfort zone, and boy I am glad I have. I have lately started to narrow it down to the flavors I have grown to crave and miss. If I was in town more often I'd probably go in more often and try more things just to do it.
Until I came here I don't think I've ever had REAL Chinese cuisine. Just the standard Americanized Chinese version of Chinese food. Wula Buhuan will serve the typical if that is what you order, and you will get a good version of that, but you are REALLY doing yourself a disservice if you don't try the real Szechuan cuisine. (weird I use "cuisine" here where I never do with anywhere else) I've never not eaten it at the restaurant, and had it take out so I can not speak to that, but I always take my leftovers and love them.
I've never had anything I didn't like. There are things I prefer over others. Even some I won't order again, but it wasn't because it tasted bad, or that it wasn't prepared well. Really it would be because I felt they have somethings that are yummier than others. I certainly have my go to dishes, but I try to try a new dish every time. The traditional lamb was a huge surprising win. I tend to go between wula chicken, and spicy chicken cubes. I love the garlic pork. Man I'm really torturing myself because I won't be in town until next week, but you I'll be rolling in ASAP.
This write up is long overdue, and something I've meant to do long ago. I've attached some of my gratuitous food porn pics I've taken over the years. I labeled everything because I hate seeing a picture of dishes only to be left wondering what I'm looking at. Hopefully I labeled everything correctly.
Wula Buhuan, I'll see you next week!