1676 Suburban Ave
Visited January 29, 2008
Mongolian Lamb ($12.95). Nonspicy dish. I was expecting a hearty rustic stew arrangement so the presentation was a jolt. After the first bite, I thought the waiter had made a mistake. It tasted and had the texture of beef – tender, velvety, and none of the lamb aftertaste – and most pleasantly surprising, came with the elusive wok hay taste. Even the onions and green onions tasted great. With a few more bites, I thought I could detect the lamb aftertaste but I still couldn’t shake the feeling the dish was a combination of beef and lamb. This most enjoyable dish was the most costly.
Tea House Shanghai Mini Juicy Bun ($5.95). These are a mini version of the Xialong Bao aka Shanghai soup dumplings. The six buns were definitely mini overall and mini with its pork ball filling. The skin remained intact which allowing a careful pick and plop it into the mouth and allow the hot but fortunately not scalding hot soup to fill the mouth. The buns weren’t bad but I’ve had significantly better.
Mongolian Lamb ($12.95). Nonspicy dish. I was expecting a hearty rustic stew arrangement so the presentation was a jolt. After the first bite, I thought the waiter had made a mistake. It tasted and had the texture of beef – tender, velvety, and none of the lamb aftertaste – and most pleasantly surprising, came with the elusive wok hay taste. Even the onions and green onions tasted great. With a few more bites, I thought I could detect the lamb aftertaste but I still couldn’t shake the feeling the dish was a combination of beef and lamb. This most enjoyable dish was the most costly.
Tea House Shanghai Mini Juicy Bun ($5.95). These are a mini version of the Xialong Bao aka Shanghai soup dumplings. The six buns were definitely mini overall and mini with its pork ball filling. The skin remained intact which allowing a careful pick and plop it into the mouth and allow the hot but fortunately not scalding hot soup to fill the mouth. The buns weren’t bad but I’ve had significantly better.
Szechuan Dan-Dan Noodles ($4.95). A beautiful presentation with a nice but not overly powerful kick that warmed the body on a cold winter day. The noodles were airy and lacked a nice bite. The dish seemed to be missing something.
The waiter was slow, inattentive, forgetful, mediocre at best and never put me at ease. He tempered how I felt about the food as well as the restaurant.
Revisit 6/8/21. It's been a LONG time between visits.
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