Good sized space. And, a warning. Don't sit towards the back, near to the kitchen. They have a cat. And that cat's litterbox is discretely tucked into the back corner. I first sat back that direction only to realize there was a strong aroma of all the things associated with cats and litterboxes, and finding it under the table. I moved to the front.
Reasonably good potstickers. The dough browned on both sides, but not quite crisped, and clearly not steamed after, so there's sort of a narrow band of dough in between the two sides that's not quite cooked all the way. Filling is heavy on ginger, and quite good. The red sauce in the cruet, along with the soy sauce, is not hot sauce, it's duck sauce - too sweet. You have to ask for hot sauce. 85 pesos.
And, the pollo "panda china" picante - is what elsewhere is known as Spicy Szechuan Peppercorn Chicken (which so far I've only found in two other restaurants in town - Shan Dong and Aroma. They don't stint on the spice in this version, so you better like some fiery heat from the dried chilies, and some complete mouth numbness from the peppercorns. For me, that's a plus, for others, it might be a bit overboard. Big plus on this version, which adds to putting it above the other two places, the chicken is all boneless, whereas both other places it's all chopped up bits with little bones sticking out of it. 285 pesos, which at first seems high, but really, this plate was enough for two people, I brought slightly more than half of it home, after eating the dumplings.
Overall, the ambiance is fine, as long as you avoid the cat's territory at the back. Service is friendly and reasonably attentive. Food, based on two plates, is quite good. Pricing, typical for this quality in the neighborhood. read more