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2014-10-23
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Mutton with dipping sauce:-moist, flavorful,-meat separated from the bones-skin was crispy, on the hard side but really tasty-meat was falling off the bone , layer of fat and meat was distributed really evenly. Every bite was a juicy, tender combo of meat and fat- layer of fat wasn't greasy or oily-plenty of dipping sauce to dunk the mutton into--soy sauce, oil, green onions, some kind of duck or chicken broth gave it a wonderful aromatic flavourPeking Duck:-lots of juice was flowing from the du
Mutton with dipping sauce:-moist, flavorful,
-meat separated from the bones
-skin was crispy, on the hard side but really tasty
-meat was falling off the bone , layer of fat and meat was distributed really evenly. Every bite was a juicy, tender combo of meat and fat
- layer of fat wasn't greasy or oily
-plenty of dipping sauce to dunk the mutton into--soy sauce, oil, green onions, some kind of duck or chicken broth gave it a wonderful aromatic flavour
Peking Duck:-lots of juice was flowing from the duck. They need to let it rest for a bit before carving it. The skin wasn't roasted enough, pale brown rather than dark brown
-dipping sauce was a thick dark soy bean paste sauce rather than a thin hoisin sauce
-the leeks were cut into 1 inch segments and not thinly sliced. How are you supposed to fit that into your pancake?
Pancakes:
-pancakes were on the dry side. Rough jagged edges, not shaped into perfectly round discs. Thats not a big matter, what interfered with the experience was the still floury surface of each and every pancake.
-they were still nice and soft, just on the dry and floury side
Cold dish trio-marinated jelly fish, sea cucumber, shrimp-really nice and refreshing
-each one was prepared properly and cooled down well
-the texture was really good-nice and chewy
-dressing/sauce was simple and flavourful, on the mild side but that way the natural seafood flavour shone.
Don't get the walnut sweet soup with black sesame glutinous rice balls-the walnut sweet soup was made from a powder mix, not made in-house
-they added crushed walnuts in the 'mixture' to make it look 'different'. but didn't fool me
-sesame glutinous rice balls were the miniature ones found in frozen section of Parknshop
I would definately come back again and try the other dishes. I peered over to what others were eating and the sweet and sour pork tenderloin, sesame prawn cakes, shredded saucey chicken looked good.
Overall, a great restaurant to go to for family dinners, with friends that like bj/sichuan food or for those that want to reminisce about time spent in Beijing.
Other Info. :
Most dishes come with a selection of 3 sizes--great for small or large parties.
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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