108 West 14th Street
(between Sixth and
Seventh Avenue)
I have wanted to try this Chinese restaurant, which
specializes in Northern cuisine, ever since it opened earlier this year.
Liked that the menu options were plentiful and interesting
and accompanied by photos.
I started with a small cup of wanton soup while waiting for my dinner companion. The taste was interesting as the soup came with seaweed, so it was a mix of miso soup and wanton soup. The wanton did taste homemade.
When my friend arrived, we ordered their well-reviewed soup
dumplings. The dumplings were pleasingly large and did NOT break when picked up
with our tongs (proof of them being well-made). And full of yummy good
juiciness!
We also went with the Dan Dan Noodles.
Which looked nothing like the picture in their menu!
This is the first time that I’ve seen Dan Dan noodles made
with a mix of a bunch of noodles together. It also didn’t have the spicy chili
taste of what one would usually expect from traditional Dan Dan noodle dish.
And we also ordered the sautéed potatoes, green pepper and
eggplant dish. It was flavorful and delicious, but thought it had too many
potatoes.
What was a bit of a surprise was that the restaurant didn’t
serve any alcohol. However, like any self-respecting Chinese restaurant they
did offer complimentary tea in small teapots. Though, I have to confess with it
being a hot summer night, we mostly stuck with the glasses of regular tap
water, which were refilled quickly and frequently.
Pros:
Excellent soup dumplings.
Cons:
NO alcohol!
When paying by credit card, they only provided me with the
merchant copy. I had to specially request that they provide me with my customer
copy, which caused quite a bit of confusion for some reason.
Final Thoughts
Will return to try their takeout.
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