This was our first-time here, and our first-time eating traditional mainland Chinese food.
The Place: Located in a strip mall, the restaurant has several names listed about the entrance, and around the building, which can be confusing. The main room has about eight bench tables....And a second room for private functions. It has an open kitchen concept, which can be seen when walking in. The decor and benches are dated. The menu is quite large and written in both Chinese and English, with pictures of most dishes. Although strangely enough, there's no description of how the dish is prepared, or the ingredients. It only lists the name of the dish, which doesn't help.
The Food: We ordered: #2 Cold Noodle (cold dish)(staff recommended) as an appetizer $6.98; #3 Spicy Pork Hand-Ripped Noodle (hot dish) $10.98 - very spicy; #8 Cold Egg Noodle With Shredded Chicken (cold dish) $10.95. We were told all the noodles were made in-house. The portions are quite large and filling. It was more food then the two of us could eat. We're use to eating Catonese style dishes, so we found these dishes very bland, but very spicy. And what flavour the food did have wasn't pleasant.
The Service: We had dinner on a week night, and the small restaurant was packed with young Asian couples. However, the service was still fast. And although our waiter was very polite, and we could understand him, he did struggle to express himself in English.
Overall: We found that it was great value for our money. And the service was excellent. And although the food was presentable, and appeared to be cooked properly, we just didn't enjoy the flavour of the food. And for that reason alone we won't be back.More