Let me start by saying it's freaking hot outside. If it isn't freaking hot outside for you, go ahead and skip to the next paragraph, because the following won't apply to you. We walk in and we are next in line. You use the tablet to put your name and phone number in and than you wait. They let us know that we are next, and that even though they have a small room available, their AC can't keep up with the weather outside, so they aren't using it. Just around the corner from the entrance is a large AC floor unit running. I don't know if the main unit on the roof is out, or it just can't keep up with the 105-ish degree weather outside. I don't know. Anyways while we wait, more and more people start showing up. They let us know that they are waiting for a large table for us, party of 5, to open, so they start seating smaller parties ahead of us. They estimate 20 min wait for us, but it was closer to 30. Meanwhile, the boys and I are sitting in the small room around the corner, while my wife and daughter sit near the door. Slowly I can feel the temperature in the small room creep up as more people come in. My wife tells me later that everytime the door opened, the heat just poured in on her. I start to wonder if the wait is going to be worth it. As it is, I'm already tired and hungry from a very long 3 day weekend. 15 min in, I go to the restroom to splash my face and wet a paper towel so I can wipe my face periodically. After 20 min, more people that have come in after us start getting seated too. Now I'm getting irritated. I say all this to you to say, if it's hot outside and you are determined to eat here, come at a time when it's not so busy. And keep your party to a max of 4. When we finally sat down, we were at a table designed for 8. Felt like a waste. Moving on.
In the time we had to wait, plus the drive over, we have already started to narrow down what we want. I'm trusting in my wife at this point because she found the place and was able to research a few of the dishes. It's pretty cool that you get to see the workers preparing the dumplings as you walk in. We order 6 plates-seafood fried rice, Sichuan style wonton, house special beef roll (henceforth known at the burrito), tan tan noodles, deep fried dumplings and classic pork house soup dumplings. Honestly everything is good! The Sichuan wasn't that spicy to me, which I don't mind. The tan tan had a very distinct buffalo wing flavor. Probably the most filling plate was the "burrito." The deep fried dumplings were kind of basic honestly. Good starter for someone afraid to dip their toes in new foods. The classic pork house soup dumplings are something everyone should try if they want to jump in head first while still keeping it safe. My oldest continues to surprise me with his orders, this time the seafood fried rice. Even my picky youngest wanted to try an octopus tentacle. I do think we could have gotten away with ordering only 5 plates. With 6, we were stuffed and took home leftovers. I'm going to skip the AC situation in my rating. At least they tried to remedy the situation. Some things are unavoidable. I did take issue with the music, which I couldn't really hear at the table. While waiting though, I could hear that the music was uncensored. That means a heard every N* word and other curse words while I waited. Given the location, it was a curious choice in music. Overall, come in small groups of 4 or less, eat family style and try a little bit of everything read more