Had my beef dish not been overcooked, I would have given this place 5 stars.
We ate dinner here our second night in Paris. It's a small place with a prix fixe menu for 2 courses, with dessert optional. It seems they've done some "upgrading" of the decor since first opening and had moved away from the a la carte menu.
My husband started with the pork dumplings -- simply some of the best I've had .... I ordered some more to take back to our apartment for breakfast the next morning. The wrappers are made in-house and are light and fresh and perfectly steamed, then flash fried (but are not greasy at all). The are stuffed with perfectly cooked ground pork and lots of scallions and other small dice vegetables). Dipping sauce is standard black vinegar.
I started with a noodle stir-fry that was just okay -- it could have used more heat and flavor. The noodles were well prepared though.
My husband ordered a chicken stir-fry with chestnuts. The chicken was juicy and moist and the sauce was delicious. My husband doesn't generally like Chinese food, but he was smitten with his choice.
I ordered a spicy beef stir-fry -- unfortunately, the slices of beef were all overcooked. And, they don't speak much English so I didn't feel comfortable asking them in my broken French to make a new one for me with rarer beef (although now, after being here for nearly 3 weeks, all I need to say was "saignant" and the chef would have understood. The flavors of the sauce were very good.
We skipped dessert.
Overall, very good Chinese. Would go back in a heartbeat. read more