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2012-11-26
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The meal started off with the house soup. It was very rich. And I was assured by the staff that it had no MSG. It had some really fibrous and tough vegetables within, so I concentrated on the broth. Next, the entree I ordered arrived: Ma Po To Fu. It arrived about mid-way through the complimentary soup. It was served as a two-part dish. It had a ma-po-enough taste, but I thought it overpowered by all the pickles used. This provided a somewhat acrid distraction from the taste of the dish in its e
The meal started off with the house soup. It was very rich. And I was assured by the staff that it had no MSG. It had some really fibrous and tough vegetables within, so I concentrated on the broth. Next, the entree I ordered arrived: Ma Po To Fu. It arrived about mid-way through the complimentary soup. It was served as a two-part dish. It had a ma-po-enough taste, but I thought it overpowered by all the pickles used. This provided a somewhat acrid distraction from the taste of the dish in its entirety. A bit unfortunate - because asside from this, the dish was acceptable.
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Such a social place! Lots of conversations going around, the larger chef was actually quite talkative and jolly.
Although I was assured that no MSG was used, I began to experience MSG-like symptoms about 1h afterwards. I suspect my 'not at all' [mo] got interpreted as 'not purposefully added'[zhou]. I would have preferred better memories.
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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