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Really fantastic and fun experience!!!
We ordered off menu scallion pancakes (recommendation from one of Kia’s podcasts) and a tofu appetizer dish which was one of my top two favorites. It had pork in it? We think? It was called Maputofo. We also got Chengdu Dumplings steamed, which was also among my favorites of the night.
Bob and Shawn got a beer which tasted like beer. We also got hot sake which lasted all four of us two shots/cups.
We got a Dry Pot - squid, king mushrooms, lotus root, egg noodle. The “egg noodle” was actually several quail eggs. The lotus root was my other favorite for the whole night. Shawn was responsible for ordering this one.
Bob was responsible for ordering the Hot Pot - frog legs, beef dumplings, bamboo shoots, potatoes. The potatoes were disappointing but the beef dumplings were amazing. We were afraid of undercooking the frog legs so they were a bit tough. My first time- I didn’t like them.
Kia and I were responsible for ordering the Zhu Ge Grilled Fish because the pickled peppers are supposed to be very good. They were ok. The broth was amazing and the fish was ok - they thought it was great I thought it tasted too fishy near the bones. Kia ate one of the eyes, like he did in Iran. Shawn copied him and ate the other one which we think may have been infected- he spit it out and had to go wash his mouth out in the bathroom.