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georgegong
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2017-08-01
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Good service and good looks.  Bad taste and terrible MSG feeling afterward.  The bill was the highest I paid per dish for Chinese food in Happy Valley.
This place has a really well nicely done interior.  As you sit down, your orders are taken with an iPad.  They can change the language of the iPad very easily.  I also found that the customer service was very good.  My tea cup was filled by waiters as needed.  With all of this well appointed inside, I wondered where all the customers were.  Over the entire night only four or five parties came there.   We found out a hypothesis why people are staying away...
Each dish looked very well done indeed.  It was impressive how well each looked.  If I had a business client I would think about this place.  However, the good appealing looks do not extend to the taste or health impact.

Well, here is one hypothesis as to why not many people are not going there that evening.  The dishes were all very oily, when not expecting such feeling.  Having grown up on Hong Kong style Cantonese food, I was disappointed that much of the food was both too salty and too bland.  Especially I was disappointed in the BBQ roast pork (cha-siu).  The meat had looked very delicious.  However taking a taste, the meat was tough inside.. and the meat did not have a good natural flavor.  The outside marinade didn't go through.  The beef was too greasy.

The feeling is that the food is not healthy.  Perhaps it was the dishes that I ordered.  I can't say for sure if there was a lot of MSG in the food; however I had a very large MSG headache afterward lasting throughout the night.  This required drinking a lot of water.  Our entire party felt this way.  It was strange that everything looks so visually appealing, and the service is so good and we felt this way. 

Our meal:


Roast Pork.  Looks good however was tough and chewy.  Marinade did not penetrate inside.  Meat was bland.
Roast Pork. Looks good however was tough and chewy. Marinade did not penetrate inside. Meat was bland.
The dish was promising as it is extremely visually appealing.  However it was extremely greasy.   The mushrooms soaked u
The dish was promising as it is extremely visually appealing. However it was extremely greasy. The mushrooms soaked u
The vegetables were fresh and this was visually very appealing.  However they managed to make it both too bland and too salty at the same time.  I think that the garlics are a nice touch.
The vegetables were fresh and this was visually very appealing. However they managed to make it both too bland and too salty at the same time. I think that the garlics are a nice touch.
Dish was executed well.  It is a northern dish and they did not add enough if any hot peppers.  As it stood it was just okay.  For the price I was hoping for more flavor.
Dish was executed well. It is a northern dish and they did not add enough if any hot peppers. As it stood it was just okay. For the price I was hoping for more flavor.
Dish was done well.  Was not greasy at all and you could taste this as it should be.  Visually appealing.  However not a good value.
Dish was done well. Was not greasy at all and you could taste this as it should be. Visually appealing. However not a good value.
Dish is very visually appealing.  However they gave us a large spoon that does not fit well inside or else 5 stars.  The taste was like expected.
Dish is very visually appealing. However they gave us a large spoon that does not fit well inside or else 5 stars. The taste was like expected.
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