impressed. been wanting to try this since it opened, but never got the chance until today. went with a couple of friends, and we weren't disappointed.
at first, we were a little wary at the huge range of choices on the menu, but it turned out that the food maintained excellent quality despite this.
recommend:
- shrimp wonton in soup- whole shrimps inside a thin wrap. not overstuffed or too heavy and very much like the one in hong kong.
- beef brisketw/turnip- very impressed with this one. the beef was not tough and chewy like it so often is, and portion was very reasonable.
- peking duck (half portion)- we had to try this when 1/3 of the people around us had ordered this. could see why this was- not dripping with fat and the buns were amazing.
- zha leung (rice flour noodlew/flour crisp): authentic cantonese and very reasonable priced at $3.50.
dessert & drink
- ordered mango and grapefruit sago: fabulous. not too sweet and definitely worth trying. also, quite cheap compared to most other placed i've been to, where they charge $5.00+ for almost the same thing.
- friend had tapioca milk tea: a very decent amount of tapioca with milk tea that wasn't weak and watery but not overwhelming either. worth a try.
- i got ribena with lemon. haven't had ribena (blackcurrent juice drink) in a long time, so i'm quite nostalgic. :)
also ordered chow funw/beef, fish combo rice noodle and steamed ricew/chicken broth. (high quality rice used that was cooked just right and served hot.)
couldn't eat anymore, but the fried rice with chicken and salted fish from the next table was very fragrant (couple finished the whole plate, so couldn't have been bad.) will go back to try next time.
overall, great cuisine at inexpensive price. one of the best for cantonese in bay area, and i cannot wait to return!