My date and I visited this place late Thursday night and were seated in the five-table smoking section apart from other diners. We found the tiki drink menu charming and ordered a fruity Zombie complete with skull cup and straw. For an appetizer we chose the fancy Shoo Mai dumplings; each pair tasted and looked different, some fishier than the others. We ordered the chicken in spicy garlic sauce and the Mongolian chef's special which was a stir fry of chicken, beef and shrimp in a pepper sauce. I was pleased to discover that only white meat chicken was used and the beef slices were quite lean and crispy with a charbroiled flavor. The stir-fry was replete with white onions and scallions and the garlic chicken with mushrooms and sizable chunks of garlic. We both agreed that the stir fry was incredibly tasty and would be difficult, if not impossible, to duplicate at home. While he enjoyed the garlic chicken, I'm not particularly fond of thick syrupy chinese sauces (the waitress said this was akin to their sesame dish) and just mostly picked out the strips of chicken. The flavor was spot on, although the spice was very mild, at best. To finish we agreed on green tea ice cream which was, to me, mostly like dyed vanilla and was a dissapointingly small scoop for $2.50. Contrariwise, the well drinks were reasonable at just $3.00 each. The staff here was so alarmingly attentive--three people took turns delivering drinks and clearing the table throughout the experience. We will be returning soon and perhaps often.
Pros: service, pricing, portions
Cons: rice and dessert portion small
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