Relatively new, sauerkraut fish (suan cai yu) place at the corner of Roosevelt Ave and Northern Blvd. I came around 4pm in the afternoon and was surprised the restaurant was about 60-70% full with single diners as well as families with kids.
They've got a decent amount of seating but it's not a big place. Place looks clean and spacious, minimal decorations. 2 wait staffs.
We got the combo set for 2 ppl which comes with your choice of a main fish dish (any flavor from their fish pot menu, we got their signature golden broth) and it comes with your choice of 4 ingredients to add to the fish dish (we picked tofu skin, wood ear mushrooms, vermicelli noodles, and bok choy), a side of fried chicken nuggets, and 2 drinks (select from anything from their soft drinks menu, we got the coconut water). This also comes with 2 bowls of white rice. The menu indicated this was spicier with 3 chili pepper symbols but I didn't taste any spice...it's more like white pepper type of spicy but actually spicy spicy.
Gold Broth Sauerkraut Fish Pot - super delicious, one of the better ones I've had and I've been to most of the places around Flushing and Bayside. The broth is drinkable and not very oily compared to many places. Snakehead fish was tender and fresh. There's also thinly sliced daikon radishes which comes with the fish in addition to the 4 sides we've added. 5 stars for taste.
Fried chicken nuggets - we had to remind the waiter of this when we were almost done with our main dish, guess they forgot. The portion looks a bit sad compared to the picture shown on their menu, lol. Also they serve it with duck sauce which feels off too. Taste itself was fairly good. I think if they continue to serve this amount perhaps think of serving it in a smaller bowl or plate so it doesn't look underwhelming.
The total came out to about $43 with tax and tips for 2 ppl. Decent price.
I know the prior 2 reviews mentioned attentive service but I didn't see that in my experience, other tables I noticed also had to remind the waiters of their pending food items.
I'll be back again to try some of their other fish dish flavors. read more