You settle comfortably into a deep, damask banquette or pink upholstered chair. However there are prix fixe menus at lunch and dinner that are appealingly priced. We can't critique everything on the menu, so I'd like to describe several dishes that I've enjoyed from each course. Shanghai spring roll is crisp, crunchy and chockful of shrimp and chicken. Crispy, tangy beef, thin strips of tender beef flavored with hot chile and soy is my favorite.
Soups are delicious and soothing, each is served in a miniature candle-lit tureen.
Ask for it with the scallions, they are zestier than the cucumber variation. With so many to choose from, it helps to first decide if you want chicken, meat, seafood or vegetarian. Lemon chicken is a classic, here the breast of chicken is dipped in ground water chestnuts, crisply fried, sliced and served in a delicate lemon sauce. In a word, elegant. For vegetarians, the vegetarian's treasure is a truly savory dish with winter mushrooms and a variety of flavored tofu in a soy-sherry sauce.