Review from Tea House... (10-14-08)

Besides getting a little lost finding this place (due to mapquest) I was shocked to see it in a strip mall. But right when walking in the door the decor caught my eye. With it's wood chairs and red hints the place was more then what I was expecting. We were seated at this huge circular table with a "spinner" in the middle. This made sharing dishes a must and also very easy. We started off with the Shanghai Mini Juicy Buns, Fried Cheese Wontons, Egg Rolls, Szechuan Vegetarian Dumplings, and Shanghai Pancake which the waiter had recommended. All were excellent - the Shanghai Pancake was definitely a hit and we would recommend. A few people were daring enough to try the Juicy Buns and besides the squirts of juice the people that tried them were shocked because they don't look very pleasing but were very tasty, just be sure to eat them while they are hot! Next,we decided to just get an entree from each section of the menu and then we would all split. So we got the Chicken with Fresh Asparagus, Mongolian Pork, Gui Chow Beef, and the Lo Mein along with some sticky rice. The entrees were all very delicious - I think the best entree was the Gui Chow Beef, again this was something that the waiter recommended. It had great flavor, a little bit of spice and just something a little different which made it stand out from the rest. The Chicken with Fresh Asparagus I thought would be very plain and simple but it also got great reviews from our table and I was impressed. I was even shocked that with 7 of us we still had food to take home. The service was excellent and it was nice to have a waiter that was very knowledgeable and friendly that didn't smother yet knew when he was needed. I like the idea of them changing all the utensils and napkins after the appetizer. We did wait for our check but I think he didn't want to feel as though he was rushing us, as he did take the time to hand each individual check to each individual person. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone - you can't beat the price and the atmosphere was quiet and homey. We definitely enjoyed it.

****(4.25 OUT OF 5 STARS)