Don’t see much about P&C, but we enjoyed our meal. From a price to quality ratio, nothing to complain about! Unless we’re going to King’s Hawaiian or Hof’s Hut, it’s almost impossible for us (me, wife, two teenage boys) to get out of dinner for less than $120… Our meal tonight was under $100 and we were stuffed.
Dan Dan Mian was solid. Very tasty and noodles were nicely Q, could have used a bit more spice (that’s a recurring theme for me, that their flavors are pretty light… not necessarily a negative by my book, but if you like heavier flavors, you probably won’t like it much.)
Bean curd / picked cucumber starters again were very light. I probably prefer the version at Northern Cafe in Gardena, which are much more in your face.
Shen Jian Bao were filled with cabbage and pork. Again, a light filling, not greasy at all. Filling was probably a bit looser than I like. But the skin was perfectly fried, light and airy on top!
Gai Lan was one of the best versions I’ve had. Lightly adorned with sesame oil and salt, without the usual oyster sauce. The stalks were nicely cut, as were the leaves, so that you could perfectly blanch them without making them too soft / mushy. The stalks were still crispy, which I loved.
Gua Bao must’ve been good. My son devoured them, I never had a taste.
Fried rice cake and mushrooms. I loved this dish. Lightly coated, not greasy at all. Big chunks of fried oyster mushroom, mochi balls and rice cake. With that 5 spice popcorn chicken seasoning and plenty of fried basil leaves. I could eat this all day.
We also jammed in two desserts - grass jelly and shaved ice. Again, very light but not lacking in flavor. Refreshing on a nice warm day like today!
Next time, I’d probably try the beef roll (I liked the way the roll part looked!) and one of their noodle soups.
While we don’t get to DTL much, we’ll probably try to get here every once in awhile!