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A date with the "celebrity chef"
2009-06-25 81 浏览
Had dinner here a while ago with a few other friends of mine, after we realized that this place was actually run by a "celebrity chef". Place was situated on the 2nd floor of a pretty run-down commercial building. Despite its name of 私房菜, the decor of the place was actually more typical of an ordinary chinese restaurant and lacked the "homely" feel of a usual private kitchen. The restaurant was quite crowded and busy on the night we visited, with lots of activities going on in the main area: wai
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Had dinner here a while ago with a few other friends of mine, after we realized that this place was actually run by a "celebrity chef". Place was situated on the 2nd floor of a pretty run-down commercial building. Despite its name of 私房菜, the decor of the place was actually more typical of an ordinary chinese restaurant and lacked the "homely" feel of a usual private kitchen. The restaurant was quite crowded and busy on the night we visited, with lots of activities going on in the main area: wait staff passing around dishes and yelling at each other, customers laughing and having a great time, while the chef was busy cooking some items in front of them. We tried quite a few items that night, and in general we were not disappointed with their quality. In particular, the 酸菜炒肚尖 and 虾子扣柚皮 were both very nicely done and ranked amongst the best we have tried before. The vegetables in bean sauce arrived in a casserole sizzling hot, and the sauce was excellent for going with rice. The 弄堂煎焗鸡 was prepared and pan-fried in front of the patrons, with cripsy skin and tender meat, and was quite tasty, although it was not too special and we wondered whether this could rightly be called one of their signature dishes. The 名门炒饭 likewise was ok but not very impressive in our opinion. The 秘制骨 was the only real hiccup of the evening, as both the texture and the temperature of this dish suggested that it was probably made up a while ago before being served; still, the meat was marinated with 陈皮 which gave it a special and interesting taste, and was worth trying in our opinion, perhaps at times when the place was not too busy and overwhelmed. The complimentary dessert was a bonus. Even the 10% service charge was waived, which helped to keep our bill managable
Not bad for a casual dinner, but do remember to book a table in advance as this place seems to be quite popular.
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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    用餐日期
    2009-06-18
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    • 虾子扣柚皮
    • 酸菜炒肚尖