text: Chop Chop has been a long time coming Having heard Chris M wax lyrical for it for many moons now it was starting to gain cult status So when he the lovely Miss EmmaLou and I had chance to dine here I felt just a wee bit excitednnIts fairly underwhelming or perhaps overwhelmingly yellow from the outside and the inside is very basic Lots of tables all laid out in a large open room but note the many people sitting at all these tables chatting eating and sounding very satisfied It has charmnnChris M guided Them and I through the menu and following his lead we ordered lots of wee things Let us see there was beef and chili dumplings veggie dumplings ribs lamb with cumin seed chili green beans aubergine squid and a large rice I think that was it We ate it all nomnnI admitted to Chris before we ate that Chinese is not my favourite cuisine If I am going Eastern I prefer Thai But I also admitted it is because I do not like British Chinese incantations of the cuisine Chop Chop definitely delivers something different to the norm of MSG fuelled sauces But I would not say it is traditional Chinese either I guess a healthier fresher take on British folks idea of Chinese foodnnThe food was nice like I said we ate it all But the quality was not perhaps the best The ribs were quite tasty although very small and often had big chunks of fat on them But hey they are ribs The lamb with cumin seeds was quite nice as the cumin seeds are just delicious but the meat a little dry The green beans were very good the aubergine nice although perhaps a little oily All of the veg and squid was garnished with chili and ginger which went a long way to helping me enjoy the meal I love fresh ginger so that was super yumnnAs far as Chinese goes I did really enjoy it and if I wanted Chinese again I would come back here Thing is Chinese is not my beallandendall choice and the quality of the meat here whilst it was not bad and the food was satisfying it was not AS good as I thought it could be nnI have one or two other restaurants in mind that do similar food types meats fish with stirfried veg again mainly Thai to a much higher standard But then Chop Chop is not trying to be fine dining I think for a family meal a meal with friends for that quick and simple yet satisfying Chinese meal Chop Chop ticks the boxes It is only stars from me because I cannot see myself rushing back time and time again At least that means Chris will get more ribs to himself next time though